Chapter 440: You’re inside While I’m Outside
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The case had reached its final stage.
They would send the relevant dossiers to the Procuratorate.
When they sorted out everything, they realized that there were as many as 16 files about the entire 121 case…
It took the detectives about a week to sort and organize the evidence accordingly before handing them over officially.
During this period, Bai Muchuan tried to communicate with Meng Chi frequently.
However, he still kept his mouth shut about the case…
Meng Chi’s mom also tried to contact many people in Xi City, trying ways and means to meet Meng Chi—
However, even Meng Chi himself was unwilling to meet her.
…
Xiang Wan’s level of curiosity regarding Meng Chi’s psychological state reached its peak.
She even discussed her questions with Zhan Se.
Coincidentally, this complicated person also piqued Zhan Se’s curiosity.
At present, there was sufficient evidence to close the 121 case.
Meng Chi’s crime was very clear cut.
Nevertheless, Meng Chi’s feelings towards Xie Wanwan obviously contradicted their pieces of evidence.
However, since they had proven that Meng Chi had consulted a psychiatrist before regarding his split personality, then this would nullify the contradictions.
One personality of his treated Xie Wanwan well, but the other personality wished he could kill her. It might have sounded ridiculous, but it was not impossible.
However, the law did not have a clear treatment about a person suffering from split personality or multiple personalities. This meant that it did not acknowledge the existence of such a condition affecting a crime someone had committed. Hence, besides it being something they could take into consideration, it was only of minor importance to the case.
In Zhan Se’s perspective, she felt that Meng Chi displayed obvious traits of a split personality.
“Based on my many years of research, these people have one thing in common…”
“What is that?” Xiang Wan was eager to know.
Zhan Se replied, “He believed that there is one more soul living inside his body.”
“Why is that so?” Xiang Wan looked startled for a second.
“Split personality is actually a psychological disorder. Only when the patient himself believed the existence of this person would this person be ‘born’ within him. If you think about it, all of us actually have different personalities, not only double, but even more…”
“Mm, it’s just like how you would sometimes talk to yourself inside your head. There are even times when one voice would express totally different views from the other. All these could be different personalities, right?”
“Correct!” Zhan Se affirmed her simple explanation.
“But usually,” she continued, “people’s cognition of different personalities is unlike those who are suffering from multiple or split personalities. They would not be as extreme or as radical, and keep dwelling over things… When one has a healthy psychological state, it would not be easy to give rise to another independent personality. Hence, when a split personality occurs, it is usually closely related to traumatic events…”
“I know! It’s called post-traumatic stress disorder, and then with this—one would turn evil!”
“Hah!” Zhan Se felt amused when Xiang Wan used the word ‘evil’. “You’re right; the word you used is very accurate! I’ve been researching for the past few days about Meng Chi’s behavior. It should have started from the death of his sister since his dad refused to donate his bone marrow to his own daughter, and caused his mom to become mentally unstable. His dad then divorced his mom and remarried. Not only that, but the mistress his dad remarried also had a son… This series of blows should have triggered that.”
These things could already drive a normal person crazy.
At that time, Meng Chi had to dress up like his twin sister to make his mom happy. What exactly was he feeling when he went through all these?
Did he not feel hatred?
That was impossible.
He must have felt hatred. He must have felt a need for revenge.
Xiang Wan’s thoughts were the same as Zhan Se.
However, she wanted to flatter her Senior without her noticing.
“Senior Zhan, you’re really capable! After what you’ve just said, I’m now enlightened!”
That really worked on Zhan Se. “Criminal psychology is a profound and complex subject. Take your time! You’ve just started, so there’s no hurry!”
Xiang Wan nodded as she replied, “I will! I still need Senior to guide me along!”
“Hah! You sure know how to talk!”
That appropriate compliment gave Zhan Se a happy mood. Her fondness for Xiang Wan also came from her heart.
“Let’s progress together. If you have any ideas or doubts, bring it up! We can discuss them together!”
“I will! Thank you, Senior!”
…
Before formally handing over the case to the Prosecution; Xiang Wan followed Bai Muchuan to the detention center.
They were now detaining Meng Chi there.
He would be in there for a long time before the court pa.s.sed any judgment.
Bai Muchuan did not go there empty-handed.
He had brought along a set of books.
It was “The Grey List”—a physical set of books.
Xie Wanwan was the one who bought the books and asked Bai Muchuan to give them to Meng Chi.
When they opened the package for inspection, Xiang Wan actually felt a little surprised to see that.
According to Xie Wanwan, it was Meng Chi’s favorite novel; it was something he was obsessed with.
Back then, he was also the one who wanted to film “The Grey List” into a drama series.
Xie Wanwan hoped that Meng Chi’s favorite book, “The Grey List,” would accompany him during his incoming period of hardship—
This was what Xie Wanwan said to them: “We are brother and sister after all; I’m only doing my part!”
“Do you also feel that it was him who did that to you?” Xiang Wan asked her.
“Yes,” said Xie Wanwan, “besides him, I really can’t think of anyone else!”
She sounded so certain.
Xiang Wan looked at her apathetic expression.
Then she thought of the hefty amount of a.s.sets Meng Chi had given her.
She kept her mouth shut after puffing a sigh.
…
Xie Wanwan and the rest of them did not seem to know that the author of both “The Grey List” and “The White List” was actually Bai Muchuan.
Xiang Wan felt sweet and warm inside when she knew this little secret of Bai Muchuan.
This was proof that Bai Muchuan trusted her.
Absolute trust.
She treasured this trust.
Hence, she would definitely not feel jealous over a trivial thing such as Bai Muchuan helping Xie Wanwan bringing books to Meng Chi…
However, Bai Muchuan was being very careful since he stole several glances at Xiang Wan, checking out her expression. He also used his “ident.i.ty” as Second Young Master Mu to give a mild explanation.
“Treat it as a special benefit for a wealthy fan!”
“… Eh? Wealthy fan?” Xiang Wan frowned at him. “Are you expecting him to send you gifts or something?”
“He gave me a lot of gifts!” Bai Muchuan remarked.
“Ah!” Xiang Wan was astonished. “Really?”
“If I lie, can I write a chapter lesser?”
“… Nope.” Xiang Wan rolled her eyes at him.
Bai Muchuan ruffled her head; a smile appeared on his face. “Go look at the ID of my number one fan. That’s him.”
“…”
Wow!
How much money was that?
Xiang Wan had actually seen this ID before.
She had a hard time counting the number of digits she was seeing…
She had never thought that Meng Chi was his number one fan.
Not to mention that Bai Muchuan seemed so calm about it—
“So that is your real fan! What a pity!”
“Pity? What’s there to feel pity about?”
“Well, once he entered prison and got the death sentence, you’ll lose him forever…”
“!” Bai Muchuan rolled his eyes and stared at her before ruffling her head once again. “So I should keep him till Lunar New Year?!”
“… Hur, better not!”
This unexpected discovery made Xiang Wan see Meng Chi a little differently when she saw him.
She couldn’t just look at him as a criminal suspect anymore.
Besides that fact that he was a murderer, he was also Second Young Master Mu’s number one fan.
He was also… someone with an illness.
Meng Chi sat quietly on a chair with handcuffs on him. His hair was now shorter; his lips were dry and cracked. There wasn’t much color on his face, and he had lost so much weight that he was almost out of shape. If not for his distinguished facial features, his current appearance and aura was a huge contrast between the Meng Chi who was donning his prison garb and the CEO Meng who was always in his suit and tie. They were totally like two different people.
Xiang Wan was very curious about which personality he was currently.
She sat beside Bai Muchuan, but her gaze was focused on him quietly.
Meng Chi did not look at her, but at the books Bai Muchuan had placed aside.
“Thank you!”
“Your sister asked me to pa.s.s them to you!”
Xiang Wan noticed that Bai Muchuan used the word “sister” instead.
She also noticed a slight change in Meng Chi’s eyes when he heard that word.
That cold glint disappeared in just a second.
“Do you also like ‘The Grey List’?” Bai Muchuan asked.
The fact that Bai Muchuan did not mention the case surprised Meng Chi.
He chuckled after giving Bai Muchuan a casual look. “Yes, so can you sign this book for me?”
This sudden and unexpected sentence took Xiang Wan unawares.
What was going on?
What was he up to?
Meng Chi actually knew about the fact that Bai Muchuan’s the author of the books?
Bai Muchuan raised an eyebrow. He did not show any sign of having the same look of surprise that Xiang Wan had on her face.
“How did you know?”
“I just guessed it!” Meng Chi’s expression was nonchalant.
“Just guessed?” A corner of Bai Muchuan’s lips quirked upwards. He propped his forehead and tapped on the surface of the stack of books. Next, he took the book on top and flipped through the pages while showing an indolent smile. “Your ability to guess seems just as good as your ability to investigate!”
His tone sounded peaceful as if he was chatting with an old friend.
Meng Chi’s nose moved. “Nope, it’s actually the opposite. In fact, I couldn’t get hold of the ident.i.ty of Second Young Master Mu. It has puzzled me all this time as to who exactly he is. Hur, Captain Bai is indeed a very careful person! However, the moment I saw you holding the book, I suddenly feel enlightened! Only you, Captain Bai, is worthy of the pen name Second Young Master Mu!”
So they fell into his trap instead?
Impressive!
Bai Muchuan’s gaze sharpened suddenly. “Why did you try to investigate the ident.i.ty of Second Young Master Mu?”
Meng Chi looked into his eyes slowly and said each word clearly.
“I like it! Really like it! I like it so much, I feel like I’m going insane!”
“…”
His tone started to sound serious, and his mood soon reflected on his face.
Especially, the last few words; he said them as if he was growling!
Xiang Wan felt gooseb.u.mps all over her skin when she heard that!
Bai Muchuan raised an eyebrow after a momentary pause. “So should I feel honored?”
Meng Chi let out a chuckle as he calmed down.
“That’s up to you. If you’re here today just to give me the books, I’m really glad, and I feel honored. If you’re here to ask about the case, then sorry! I’m just going to give you the same old stuff; I have nothing to say!”
“You’ve got character!” Bai Muchuan smiled. “I’m here to give you the books. As for you… if you have anything to say, you can tell it to the judge in the future!”
When he said so, he took out a sign pen from his bag and wrote a few words on the t.i.tle page of the first volume of “The Grey List”.
“The darkness outside locked up the light within. You can’t see the light as I can’t see through you. The reason being is that you are behind the door while I’m outside of it—Second Young Master Mu.”