I looked at Xie Wanhua calmly: "Although I have never studied psychology, I know one thing, that is, the more people are in a crisis, the more they will choose to use the method they are best at to break the situation. This is not only because of habit, but also because people subconsciously think that doing so is the most reliable."
"Rather than a battle of magic, your layout in the ghost building is more like a combination of magic and human nature."
"It's just that you failed to keep all of us in the room on the third floor, and you didn't have time to make arrangements on the following floors, so I rushed all the way to the roof smoothly. At this time, you can only throw Yang Jiakai out and use his death to cover up your existence. Am I right?"
"That's roughly right." Xie Wanhua looked at me with a half-smile, "But I really want to hear, in your opinion, whose psychology did I exploit, and what kind of scheme did I set up?"
I continued, "You haven't had much contact with Monk Shi and me, and you may not understand our habits. So, you set your target on Lao Du. This was also reminded to me by a sentence that He Yang's wife said after she turned into a ghost."
"I remember that woman said that Xie Wanqiao was not a talented woman, otherwise she would not have been seduced by a rough man. This is the most fatal weakness in Lao Du's heart."
"Old Du married Xie Wanqiao, but he was also very aware of the gap between himself and Xie Wanqiao. So, while he was grateful, he also had a sense of inferiority that he himself was not aware of. He felt that he could not hold his head up in front of Xie Wanqiao."
"So, Lao Du must have thought about why Xie Wanqiao fell in love with him. In the end, he came to a conclusion. That is, Xie Wanqiao, who had always been trained as a lady and a talented woman, had never been exposed to the world of martial arts. Lao Du's experience from a special forces soldier to a criminal policeman, as well as the temperament that resulted from it, made Xie Wanqiao go from being curious to being attracted to him."
"In fact, many people can understand this principle. The so-called ladies love rogues, that's the reason. So, Lao Du has always been afraid that one day he can no longer maintain that kind of mystery in front of Xie Wanqiao, and Xie Wanqiao will fall in love with someone else for other reasons."
When I said this, I raised my hand and pointed at Xie Wanhua: "You have grasped Lao Du's mentality. Lao Du is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that he will not understand whether Xie Wanqiao has betrayed him before he dies."
"Especially the clues you left at the end, which clearly told Lao Du that Xie Wanqiao was beginning to replicate her love with Lao Du, except that the protagonist this time was a sorcerer."
"Old Du panicked. At least in his mind, he had already determined that Xie Wanqiao had betrayed him. However, he still needed evidence that could convince him."
"You cut off the clues before he found the evidence. You used Yang Jiakai's words 'She won't play with me for now' to deal a fatal blow to Lao Du. At the same time, you also planted a seed in his heart that wanted to find out what 'play' meant."
"Lao Du will definitely hate us warlocks. I believe that Lao Du will come to us again soon, as a policeman. He will try every means to bring us to justice, not only because of his responsibility, but also because of the seed you planted."
"When Monk Shi and I are running around, and even fighting Lao Du to the death, all the truth will be covered up, and then you will have achieved your goal."
I stared at Xie Wanhua and said, "You still have a plan that you haven't implemented yet, right? What exactly do you want to do?"
Xie Wanhua smiled and said, "If... I mean if, you can escape from my brother-in-law, we will have another chance to fight, and I will tell you my purpose. However, you will not have such an opportunity. When my brother-in-law wants to catch a fugitive, no one has ever escaped from his palm."
Xie Wanhua's laughter faded, and Lao Du's hoarse voice suddenly rose behind her: "You don't have this chance anymore. Hold your head with your hands and squat where you are!"
Xie Wanhua, who had been facing me, shuddered slightly: "Brother-in-law, why are you here?"
I smiled and said, "Dr. Xie, you may be the undisputed king in your field, but once you cross a field, you are just a rookie. Lao Du is a criminal policeman, and he must have solved more cases in his life than he has seen more patients."
"Even if he was deceived by you for a while, as long as someone reminds him, he will think things through. Otherwise, why do you think I had to carry Lao Du and run forward for a distance? At that time, I told Lao Du to find a way to leave first."
"I asked Lao Du to go ahead so that I could come and wait for you. This place is relatively empty, and you don't have room to cast spells."
The most taboo thing for a wizard when casting a spell is being interrupted midway, so when a wizard is casting a spell, even if he cannot find the secret room, he will not cast the spell when people are coming and going.
I chose this place because I was afraid that Xie Wanhua would use the terrain to hide and cast a curse quietly. When I took Lao Du upstairs, I quietly told him to find a way to get away first, and then wait for me in the square we passed by.
"I admire you!" Xie Wanhua raised her thumb slightly and gently placed her hand behind her head.
When Lao Du habitually raised his gun and walked towards Xie Wanhua, I saw a smile on the corner of Xie Wanhua's mouth.
"Old Du, don't move!" I reminded Old Du while I rushed towards Xie Wanhua with Monk Shi.
Just at this moment, Xie Wanhua somehow misstepped her feet and rushed towards Lao Du like a venomous snake brushing across the grass. Before the latter could react, Xie Wanhua grabbed his wrist.
Xie Wanhua just exerted a little force, and the gun originally in Lao Du's hand fell into Xie Wanhua's palm. When she pointed the gun at Lao Du's head, Shi Heshang and I had just rushed to a position about one meter away from each other.
After Xie Wanhua held Lao Du hostage, she didn't even look at me and Shi Heshang. Instead, she put her face close to Lao Du's ear and said affectionately, "Brother-in-law, I really like you. Unfortunately, I can only borrow you for a while."
As soon as Xie Wanhua finished speaking, Lao Du's body trembled violently. I clearly saw Xie Wanhua stabbing something into Lao Du's body.
The moment Lao Du collapsed to the ground, Xie Wanhua pulled away and said, "Brother-in-law was only stung by my snake venom. If you want to see him die, just come and chase me."
When I rushed to Lao Du's side, I found a wound on his leg. I cut open Lao Du's clothes with a few cuts, took out the snake medicine from my backpack and pressed it on the wound: "Monk, stop chasing, send Lao Du to the hospital."
Monk Shi, who had already chased for a few steps, cursed loudly before turning around, carrying Lao Du on his back and running towards the hospital.
Although the snake medicine I have is of the finest quality, it is only effective against ordinary snake venom. If I encounter a master of poison, I have no idea how effective it will be.
Although I am 70% sure that Xie Wanhua cannot use advanced poisons, I dare not gamble with Lao Du's life on the remaining 30% chance, so I can only let Xie Wanhua go for the time being.
In fact, Lao Du’s injuries were similar to what I expected. The hospital concluded that the snake venom in Lao Du’s body was no longer a serious problem and he could be discharged after two days of hospitalization and observation.
However, Lao Du didn't want to stay in the hospital. He pulled out the IV drip himself and insisted on dragging me to track Xie Wanhua. I thought about it and said, "Lao Du, after you get out, did anyone send someone to control the clinic?"
Lao Du nodded and said, "I notified the bureau as soon as I came out. My colleagues in the team will definitely be able to control the clinic before Xie Wanhua rushes back."
"That's good! Let's go to the clinic right away." I breathed a sigh of relief. I was afraid that Lao Du would not believe me and fail to take control of Xie Wanhua's residence immediately. Now that the clinic is surrounded by police, maybe we can find some useful clues. Otherwise, trying to find Xie Wanhua is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
On the way, Lao Du couldn't help but ask, "Could there really be any clues in the clinic?"
"I'm just guessing," I said in a deep voice, "I guess that should be Xie Wanhua's lair. Do you still remember that the ghost who delivered the courier left the clinic door backwards?"
I didn't wait for Lao Du to speak before explaining, "At first I thought it was a ghost playing tricks, but now it seems that it was a kind of respect from the lower to the higher. At that time, Xie Wanhua was too close to us, and she didn't dare to cast a spell easily. I guess the ghost acted like that because it had been to the clinic before."
Lao Du was relieved. When we arrived at the clinic, the criminal police had already searched the clinic from top to bottom, but did not find any useful clues.
Lao Du said in a deep voice: "Search again, and don't miss any place you think is weird."
Not long after the second search began, I accidentally caught a glimpse of a familiar name on a form - Wen Xin.
I reached out and picked up the form: "What form is this?"
A policeman replied: "That's a directory of patient records."
I said urgently, "Find me this person's medical record."
Lao Du also came over: "Wen Xin has suffered from psychological disorders, and Xie Wanhua is Wen Xin's attending physician?"
I looked at Lao Du and said, "Do you feel that the method used by the ghost behind Wen Xin to attack me is somewhat similar to that used by Xie Wanhua?"
Old Du suddenly realized, "Not similar, but exactly the same. Especially the part about making people feel torn, this is definitely Xie Wanhua's method. Are you saying that Xie Wanhua also made a deal with the ghost behind Wen Xin? Didn't that ghost ask you to kill him?"
I looked at Lao Du very seriously: "There must be a deal. But I think it was Xie Wanhua who controlled the ghost, not Xie Wanhua who was controlled by it."
Lao Du was surprised and said, "Xie Wanhua can control ghosts? This is unlikely, right?" (To be continued)