Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

Xie Qingfei felt a slight pain in his heart, and suddenly looked a little at a loss.

As soon as Wei Cheng said this he realized he had said it too harshly and felt annoyed.
He just wanted to prove something after he found out that Xie Qingfei might not be completely indifferent to him. But she was so unmoved that he felt that hope was just an illusion.
But even so, why would he be angry with a pregnant woman? Wei Cheng sighed in his heart.
She doesn't like him because he is incompetent, and she can't blame anyone else.

Xie Qingfei had no idea what was going on in his mind. After all, it was normal for Wei Cheng to be sarcastic to her.
She came to meet him specially at this time, not just for some personal matters.

"I noticed something strange when I went to Wang Shuang's house this morning. Can you help me analyze it?"
Wei Cheng came back to his senses and followed her into work mode: "You go ahead."

"At first we all thought that since Zhang Yan was suffering from depression, it was normal for Wang Shuang, as her family member, to be particularly concerned about her. But it was precisely because of this excessive concern that I felt that he cared more about Zhang Yan's condition than Zhang Yan herself. I wonder if you can understand what I mean."

Wei Cheng asked seriously: "What did he tell you?"

Xie Qingfei thought for a moment and said, "It is said that Zhang Yan is in poor health, often sick, and has heart problems. She will suddenly suffocate when she falls asleep at night."
Wei Cheng's expression was serious: "How come I didn't know that Zhang Yan had these problems?"
"She didn't tell you?" Xie Qingfei asked, "From Wang Shuang's expression and tone, it seems that Zhang Yan is very ill. He also said that he took her to various major hospitals for examinations, but no lesions were found. He used some mild drugs, but her condition still showed no signs of improvement. Could it be due to her depression?"

"I'm not sure. But Zhang Yan said that she did have symptoms of decreased pain and loss of taste in the past, and she has gradually recovered in the past two years due to active treatment. Since she got married, the disease has hardly recurred. The last time she lost control of her emotions was when she lost her first child. Abortion is very harmful to the body, but as far as I know, the situation Wang Shuang described will not happen. I met her several times and she looked very healthy." Wei Cheng pondered for a moment and asked, "How do they get along with each other? Who is in charge of the family?"

Xie Qingfei said: "Wang Shuang used the excuse that Zhang Yan was not feeling well and did not allow her to go out to work. This shows that he is the one who has the final say at home. If Zhang Yan does not work, she will naturally have no income, and without income, she will have no say. Despite this, Wang Shuang treats her very attentively, taking care of all matters, including housework, and it seems that he does not want her to be a housewife."

Wei Cheng, however, was not relieved by the latter part of the sentence. He said, "Last time I told you that Wang Shuang secretly came to the hospital to inquire about Zhang Yan's condition. After that, I carefully recalled his appearance at that time and always felt it was very strange. As you said, he cares more about Zhang Yan's condition than Zhang Yan herself. So can we also say that, compared to how Zhang Yan feels, he actually cares about the feelings of the doctor who learned of the situation?"
Xie Qingfei: "What's the difference?"
Wei Cheng: "The former only concerns Zhang Yan herself, while the latter is reflected on Wang Shuang. Combined with what you just said, I guess Wang Shuang may be a patient with Munchausen syndrome by proxy."

Xie Qingfei didn't hear clearly: "What's Sen?"

Wei Cheng: "It's called MSBP for short. There is a kind of mental illness in which the patient hurts himself to gain attention from others. MSBP is a branch of this disease. As a caregiver, the patient will fabricate symptoms of the disease in the person he is caring for to get the attention of medical staff. There are indeed very few related cases in China, and there are even fewer cases where both the subject and the object are adults. I have only seen one case. The patient at that time paid special attention to the physical condition of her husband after he fell ill. Because her husband always had difficulty breathing and trembling limbs in the middle of the night, she thought her husband had epilepsy, so she took him to various departments of the hospital for many tests, and she explained it clearly and did not allow her husband to explain his condition himself."

Xie Qingfei opened his eyes wide: "We saw a lot of medical books in Wang Shuang's house. Is he really studying it himself?"

Wei Cheng: "The reason why the husband in this case had difficulty breathing at night was that the patient always woke him up in the middle of the night and felt his pulse, saying that something was wrong here and there, which affected his sleep and made him feel depressed for a long time. It was not because he really had any physical problems.

"None of you have ever been with Zhang Yan, and you have no idea about her physical condition. Even her parents and brother are not as close to her as Wang Shuang. She is already dead, and all the symptoms were described by Wang Shuang, who was her bedmate. From my experience with her, she did not experience any of the symptoms Wang Shuang described. Wang Shuang also said that he took Zhang Yan to various major hospitals for physical examinations. It is hard to say whether Zhang Yan was willing to do so. Since she had undergone various examinations, any problem would have been found out long ago. How could they not find the lesion? Wang Shuang did not believe in medical technology, but was unwilling to stop the examination. These behaviors all meet the characteristics of MSBP."

"So, even though Zhang Yan had no physical problems, he fabricated symptoms in order to take her to see a doctor. He even went so far as to hurt her body to make her feel like he was telling her the right thing to do. Zhang Yan had miscarried several times before due to her own reasons, but this time there was no sign of miscarriage even after eight months. It's possible that Wang Shuang was... manually creating problems in order to satisfy his own morbid feelings?"

This was the first time Xie Qingfei had heard of someone having this kind of problem. After all, they had all doubted Wang Shuang's motives, but no one had doubted his feelings for Zhang Yan, so they felt that he was contradictory.

"If we take Wang Shuang to a psychiatric department for treatment, can we find out whether he is a MSBP patient?"

Wei Cheng shook his head regretfully, "No, this is a special mental illness. To confirm it, just like you police officers investigating a case, you need evidence. In practice, we can try to separate Wang Shuang and Zhang Yan, who is under his care, to see if Zhang Yan still has the symptoms he mentioned without Wang Shuang's interference. Only in this way can we prove who has the problem. But Zhang Yan is dead, and without a reference, we can't make a diagnosis for Wang Shuang based on our guesses alone."

A figure flashed through Xie Qingfei's mind, and he suddenly said, "What if it was someone else? Not Zhang Yan, but another woman around him, would he transfer all the things he had done to Zhang Yan to her?"
"I'm not sure, but I can't rule out this possibility." Wei Cheng also thought of the same thing as her. "Perhaps you can check the woman I met in the mall to see if her life experience is similar to Zhang Yan's. If Wang Shuang really suffers from MSBP, then his 'love' will probably be given to anyone with Zhang Yan's similar traits."

What are Zhang Yan's characteristics? From the perspective of personality, she is kind-hearted and generous, and has many good qualities. However, her background is that she is a poor woman who has not been valued by her family since she was a child, and has been ignored and even exploited because of her gender, and cannot resist her fate.
What Wang Shuang liked was obviously not her ability and glory. Perhaps it was just the fact that she was struggling in misery that aroused his morbid desire to protect her.

Zhang Yan was his "perfect prey". Before they got married, he treated her well, "healed" her, "saved" her, and could not live without her. But Zhang Yan loved this boyfriend so much and regarded him as her light. Her psychological depression was relieved. Marrying him was her only remaining knot. This wish was finally realized after many twists and turns. She was immersed in a happy life and no longer had any weaknesses. Wang Shuang could only satisfy his psychological needs by inflicting physical pain on her, so Zhang Yan became weak and sickly in the past two years.
But there are other pressures in reality, the most serious of which comes from Zhang Yan's family of origin. Wang Shuang himself is not a masochist. When Zhang Yan's suffering is shared with him and he can no longer be a bystander to appreciate the suffering of others, this relationship, which was not based on love, has come to an end. In addition, Zhang Yan cooperates with the treatment very well, so he can no longer get satisfaction from her, so he naturally has to look for other "prey".

Xie Qingfei immediately sent a message to Zhao Chongyun, but did not get a reply immediately. During this time, Wei Cheng also popularized the causes of the disease and explained many foreign cases. Xie Qingfei listened very carefully.

"In fact, this disease is widely prevalent in the field of children's education. Most of the patients are guardians of children. Male patients are especially strict with medical staff, just like Wang Shuang did. They are keen to take the victims for various physical examinations and get psychological satisfaction from the sympathy of others. Because most of the victims are children, the mortality rate of this disease is not low, and the criminals are mostly male patients. But as I just said, the diagnosis of MSBP is very difficult. Before that, we may have to observe whether Wang Shuang has other neurological diseases, because..."

When Wei Cheng talks about topics related to his profession, he unconsciously reveals a cautious look, but his tone is exceptionally calm. You get the feeling that although he's talking to you about threatening problems in people, it's no big deal and is all under his control.

He paused halfway through his speech, feeling that the look in the other person's eyes was a little strange: "What's wrong?"
"Hey, nothing." Xie Qingfei's earlobes felt a little hot, and he turned his head away uncomfortably.
Wei Cheng insisted, "It's nothing, why are you blushing?"
Xie Qingfei subconsciously touched his face, then realized that he had been tricked by him: "Are you sick? Why do you care if my face is red or white? Even if my face is colorful, what does it have to do with you?"
Wei Cheng said: "I like colorful ones."
Xie Qingfei: "Then go and fall in love with the Seven Fairies. I'll give you four more colors."
Wei Cheng: “…”

This discussion finally had a result, even though it sounded outrageous.

Xie Qingfei didn't eat much at noon. Xie Yinan was fiddling with something in the kitchen. The fragrance drifted in through the crack in the door, which aroused her appetite.
Wei Cheng saw her touching her belly and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Xie Qingfei somehow remembered the lunch box in the ward, and said, "Hawthorn Snowball."
Wei Cheng: “…”
He stammered, "It's okay to eat a little in moderation, but, but if pregnant women eat too much of these acidic fruits, it will be harmful to the body, especially in the third trimester..."
Xie Qingfei suddenly looked at him and asked urgently, "What will happen if you eat too much in the late pregnancy?"
Wei Cheng was confused by her reaction and answered honestly: "It will easily cause miscarriage."
"What about leeks and eggs? Bacon? Kelp? Can you eat these?"
"It's best not to eat anything cold, spicy, or pickled. If you really want to eat..."

Xie Qingfei snorted, patted the mat under him and said, "Sure enough! Wang Shuang did something to hurt Zhang Yan intentionally. The lunch box he brought to Zhang Yan that day was full of the things you said were not suitable for pregnant women. This is just what we found out. He might have done this every day and every meal before. He has read so many books on mothers and babies, and it's not his wife's first pregnancy. How could he not know this? Zhang Yan's many miscarriages may not be caused by her own body!"

After that, he looked at Wei Cheng gratefully and said, "Doctor Wei, you are really knowledgeable. You even know these little facts about pregnant women."

“…I understand a little bit.”

Wei Cheng was so speechless that he felt like his throat was bleeding.

While sending a message to Lu Shaohui, Xie Qingfei casually said, "When you become a father, you will be more responsible than most men."

Wei Cheng was suddenly startled and became excited again.
What do you mean, test him?
He straightened his sitting posture in an instant, and said nervously and rhythmically: "You can rest assured about this. I, I will definitely try my best to do my best. I... ahem, I am proficient in the relevant knowledge of child psychology, and have some theoretical research on how to guide the growth of children and adolescents. I have published many relevant papers. Of course, I will further strengthen my studies in this area in the future and strive to be a good father that will satisfy you."
Xie Qingfei glanced at him in confusion: "Whose father do you want to be? There should be a limit to taking advantage of others."
"Of course I am..." Wei Cheng endured it again and again, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay."

You still don't want to say it, right? Then he will wait. Isn't it just pretending not to know? He has been holding it in for a whole day and night. He is not so impatient.

There was a doorbell ring, and then it was probably Xie Yinan who went to open the door.
Xie Qingfei stood up and said, "I guess it's my brother-in-law who's here. Want to meet him?"
Wei Cheng did not move: "In what capacity?"
Xie Qingfei was stunned by the question, and then realized that she had made a wrong suggestion. No matter how she spent the past few months alone with Wei Cheng in a familiar environment, she would occasionally forget the fact that the two had broken up.
So he said very seriously: "Then I will go out first, and you can come out after the people leave."
Wei Cheng: “…”
Isn't this even weirder?

In the living room, Xie Yinan was nestled in Shen Yu's arms, the two of them were talking quietly with their heads close together, Shen Yu carefully reached out his hand and gently touched Xie Yinan's flat belly. Of course, he couldn't touch anything, but his face still showed a happy expectation - even a silly smile.

Xie Qingfei saw this scene as soon as she came out. She felt warm at first, and observed Shen Yu's expression. She felt it was really rare. Perhaps because of love, even steel can be turned into soft silk, and personality may not be shaped by emotions. She was also present when Xie Yinan told Shen Yu about her pregnancy. At that time, she could never have imagined that such a noble and cold boss would behave like that because his wife was pregnant...

Xie Qingfei suddenly remembered something and immediately took out her phone to watch the video again. The picture was frozen on Wang Shuang's expression when she learned that Zhang Yan was pregnant. At first glance, it was well concealed, but with the comparison, she seemed to understand what was wrong with what the netizen said.
It happened that the barrage was not turned off, and a slowly passing barrage caught her attention. Among the "Congratulations" that filled the screen, this [WS? ] was buried without paying attention. WS is the abbreviation of Wang Shuang's name. The person who posted the barrage obviously knew Wang Shuang. Xie Qingfei noted the time, asked Dai Lin to check the sender's information, and asked for a detailed personal information of Wang Shuang.

Then he went back to the room and asked Dr. Wei, who is also a man and to some extent a professional who understands human nature better: "What do you think would be a man's first reaction when he finds out that the woman he loves is pregnant with his child?"
Unexpectedly, Wei Cheng stood up suddenly, his body suddenly stiffened as if his acupoints were pressed, and he looked at her nervously, his voice still trembling.

"What are you going to say to me?"

(End of this chapter)