Chapter 615: Chapter 589: Qian and Fa Wei Unleash Their Power

Xiao Qian freshened up and went to the agreed place, so Yu Liumei no longer needed to protect her closely and went out to look for a job instead.

Yu Liumei’s short-term job ended, and she should have gone back to the city where her parents were, but she found the snacks in Lin City were delicious and didn’t want to return home to be managed by her parents. She wanted to find a long-term job to stay here, and Xiao Qian appreciated her company during this time.

Liao Fugui waited at the door for Xiao Qian, and when they met, he introduced the situation to her.

He found Zhiming’s case very special and highly representative, so he helped Xiao Qian apply for an assistant position. This position was unpaid and only for the short-term; Xiao Qian would be responsible for recording things when Liao Fugui and others were assessing Zhiming.

She had no say in the matter and no right to diagnose.

Basically, Fu Gui thought this case could help Xiao Qian understand more about multiple personalities, so he brought her over to observe.

When Xiao Qian learned it was Zhiming’s case, she became interested because she had never seen such patients in her past life. She had only read about patients with multiple personalities who had no memories of their previous persona in books, never encountering one in person.

As they walked in, they suddenly saw two familiar faces in the lobby.

It was the uncle and aunt from the farmhouse. They had only been separated for dozens of hours, but seeing them again, they seemed to have aged by decades. The uncle and aunt were kneeling in the lobby, clinging to the legs of an investigator.

“It seems like they are the suspect’s family members.” Liao Fugui had seen many cases like this and, fearing the effect on Xiao Qian, led her up the stairs. Xiao Qian looked back at the old auntie and heard her cry.

“My son is not that kind of person! He is so honest; he wouldn’t even dare to kill a chicken, let alone do such things! It must be the sinister spirit of our late eldest son that is haunting him! My son is not that person!”

How to persuade the family members, Xiao Qian didn’t know. As she thought about the previous incidents involving Zhiming, the various scenes flashed quickly through her mind.

“The lie detector test was used on him, but the results were inconclusive. So far, everything Zhiming has said seems to be true.” Liao Fugui introduced the situation while taking Xiao Qian to the appraisal room.

“Lie detectors aren’t useful for cases of multiple personalities anyways. These detectors gauge whether someone is lying based on their heart rate, skin electricity, and other physiological indicators while they answer questions. Since he was not aware of the existence of the other personalities during the test, it was deemed that he wasn’t lying. But because of this, it is more likely that he has multiple personalities.”

Xiao Qian was not surprised by this result.

“No one has been able to awaken his second personality, so an accurate diagnosis cannot be made.” Liao Fugui also encountered such a case for the first time.

“Has he taken the scale test?”

What Xiao Qian referred to was an important basis for diagnosing multiple personality disorder, similar to a psychological test with many professional questions to be answered. The results would then be analyzed step by step to determine whether the person had multiple personalities.

“He’s like a frightened bird now, lying on the table and crying, not cooperating with us. My colleagues have been struggling with this for an entire day.”

Liao Fugui was also exhausted.

Outsiders often misunderstood their job, thinking they had fancy titles and high salaries without realizing the daily work could be so overwhelming.

“Qian’er, this time just watch and learn. The main purpose is to give you practical experience. If you encounter such patients in the future, you’ll know how to judge.” Before Liao Fugui could finish speaking, they had already reached the appraisal room. His colleagues came out looking exhausted and disheartened.

Liao Fugui stopped chatting with Xiao Qian and asked his colleagues.

“Is there still no progress?”

“Director Li just tried to hypnotize him, but it failed…”

People who do not understand mental assessment cannot imagine their difficulties. Although there are devices, most appraisals still need to be concluded through tests and conversations.

Due to the shock, Zhiming is now refusing to cooperate with the scale test and also refusing to work with the hypnotist. These two key indicators for diagnosing multiple personality disorder cannot proceed.

“What a bunch of incompetents! Getting such high salaries without getting anything done! What’s the use of you people! If you can’t do it, call for external help at a high price! This whole province doesn’t have a capable forensic doctor!” A man with a high-ranking appearance was heard roaring from inside.

Liao Fugui and his colleagues exchanged glances in silent sigh.

This was a big leader from above who came to inspect their work. The leaders only knew how to put pressure on them to speed up the process without considering their difficulties.

Xiao Qian followed Liao Fugui closely. She was brought to gain experience and didn’t plan to get involved, but people in administrative roles love to point fingers at technical staff without any real understanding of their jobs or the industry, just swaggering around like big-tailed wolves.

The leader-like man finished berating Fu Gui’s boss inside and walked past Fu Gui and Xiao Qian’s group. If they had just brushed past each other, nothing would’ve happened, but the leader had a bad temper and was looking for trouble after venting inside.

Pointing at Xiao Qian, he asked, “Who is this?”

“She is my temporary assistant,” Fu Gui explained.

“Assistant? Haha, it seems you have too much funding! You guys only know how to think of ways to get money while handling cases! As for this, even without a salary, it’s a waste of public resources and delays our efficiency. How can you serve the people like this? From what I see, you guys don’t want to work hard, just focusing on romantic relations. Is this how you repay the people who raised you?”

In the end, this major accusation caused Liao Fugui and everyone in the research institute to become angry and clench their fists, but they dared not to speak out.

Who made him the leader? Who let Fu Gui bring Xiao Qian here and give the leader an excuse to step on them?

Xiao Qian couldn’t take it anymore. She initially didn’t intend to step in, but this self-righteous leader was targeting her and causing trouble for her brother-in-law. If she could tolerate this, she wouldn’t be Xiao Qian.

She stepped up, not caring about Liao Fugui pulling her hand, and faced the leader, ordering,

“Take back your words!”

The leader glared, “Who do you think you are talking to?”