Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 174 I was just about to leave, and you...

When a person faces a question they cannot answer, they enter a state of malfunction.

This is also a form of self-protection, or rather, a form of defense.

Those who are interested can search for videos of college students' graduation defenses. Many students will show a clear smile after being asked questions that are beyond the scope of the subject by the teachers.

—You might think they're trying to get away with it by being cute or to stand at attention and face criticism; but actually, their brains have just completely shut down. They may look like they're still here, but they've actually been gone for quite a while.

However, this state is not actually a "crash," as the human brain is still receiving information from the outside world.

At this point, if the person asking the question raises another question, or if any information in their speech touches upon the knowledge area of ​​the person being questioned.

The person being questioned will then immediately restart and begin taking action, solely to escape their current awkward situation.

The first half of what Nan Zhuren said clearly caused Liu Pan to "crash"; but then Nan Zhuren mentioned "Chen Jie," which provoked Liu Pan's reaction.

"Chen Jie? Is that the name of the visitor who jumped off the building?"

He said instinctively, "Hasn't this happened more than a year ago?"

Nan Zhuren narrowed his eyes: "It's been over a year since 'it's all passed'?"

Liu Pan steadied his voice and a look of understanding appeared on his face: "I understand... Senior brother, you really haven't gotten over it yet."

"But I still want to advise you, senior. You know my family is in the medical field, and birth, aging, illness, and death are actually very common. When you get sick, there is a possibility of unexpected events, and we all have to accept that."

Nan Zhuren looked into Liu Pan's eyes; the other man was speaking fluently and thinking clearly.

Clearly, this was no longer a rigid recitation of a prepared script, but rather an expression of genuine feelings and opinions.

Or rather, to "impart" to Nan Zhuren certain "knowledge" that he had already thoroughly grasped and understood.

Nan Zhuren took a deep breath: "'Very common'? You think this situation is normal?"

Liu Pan unconsciously raised his chin, while simultaneously making an understanding expression.

"It's normal for you to find this hard to accept, senior brother..."

Nan Zhuren narrowed his eyes and interrupted the other person: "But isn't Chen Jie's drug abuse your clinic's responsibility? Are you just going to let it go so easily?"

Liu Pan instinctively retorted, "Isn't it normal to take medicine when you're sick?"

"Is the condition under control? In fact, if the environment in China weren't so strict, some illnesses could even be treated more efficiently with machine therapy..."

……

Nan Zhuren didn't want to listen anymore.

He waved his hand, interrupting Liu Pan's boastful talk: "That's enough. Junior brother, your persuasion of me has failed."

"However, thanks to your repeated switching of words just now, I was able to calibrate my baseline for your expression—now it's my turn to ask questions."

Liu Pan's words caught in his throat.

For someone of his caliber who has prepared a "speech" in advance, following the text plan is easy; however, once interrupted, he becomes extremely flustered.

He was met with Nan Zhuren's relentless attack.

"Was it your father's instruction to take charge of Li Minglu's case—no, it was Lin Lilin?"

"—Yes. It wasn't his father, but his teacher who brought him in… Anyway, that's beside the point… Let's continue. When you were in charge of Li Minglu's case, was it at the clinic or the school?"

"I understand—it's a clinic. That's why even Huang Xin didn't know at first."

"Then let me verify—Li Minglu's medication use during the intervention was completely normal, right?"

"Okay, then it seems that the consultant surnamed Zhang didn't lie to me."

During this process, Liu Pan tried several times to speak and regain control of the conversation. But each time Nan Zhuren successfully asked and answered his own question, it was like a fist ramming into Liu Pan's throat, forcibly shoving Liu Pan's words back down.

Now, he seems to have forgotten what he wanted to say.

Huang Xin sighed behind him, and the defensive characteristics of his body became even more pronounced.

"So, the last question—in Li Minglu's case, although the medication was normal, there were other issues, right?"

……

Generally speaking, this problem only arises when the target is reached;
Once the answer to this question is obtained, it's basically equivalent to completing the task.

Whether the answer is correct or not, at least we've gotten a result.

But this time, Nan Zhuren was stunned after asking the question. He looked at Liu Pan's expression.

[Dilated pupils, rigid expression.]

The eyes did not deviate, and there were no obvious changes in the area around the nose and eye sockets.

But this expression doesn't seem like he's telling the truth.

There was neither a reaction of lying nor a reaction of telling the truth.

“You…” Nan Zhuren’s pupils dilated.

"You don't know, do you?"

Upon posing this question, Liu Pan finally reacted.

[This is an affirmative response.]

Oh, this...

Yes or no, if you don't know, then you're just being awkward.

Nan Zhuren pursed his lips: "You, a psychology graduate student whose father is a psychiatrist, participated in a case with your professor, and now you're saying you don't even know if there's anything wrong with this case?!"

His voice involuntarily rose.

Tilt your neck back and tuck your chin in.

[Pupils dilated, lips pursed.]

It means "to shrink back".

So you feel ashamed after hearing such comments?

Nan Zhuren began to organize her thoughts.

There's definitely something wrong with Li Minglu's case; Lin Lilin was definitely involved in it.

However, Liu Pan, as a witness, was too naive and only knew how to do things blindly, without knowing why he was doing them.

In that case, the only way to find the answer is to have Liu Pan repeat everything he did in great detail so that Nan Zhuren can analyze it.

However, this would take too much time.

There's no chance today, at least.

According to Xia Tian's description, another experimental subject will be coming to the lab to conduct the experiment in a little while.

If possible, Nan Zhuren still didn't want others to know about these things.

Nan Zhuren withdrew his aggressive interrogation stance, straightened his back, took a step back, and decided to leave.

Unexpectedly, Liu Pan, who was in a daze due to the interrogation using micro-expression analysis, started to react.

As soon as the young graduate student saw Nan Zhuren about to leave, he stepped forward and grabbed Nan Zhuren's arm.

"Nan Zhuren, wait a minute!"

Are people no longer willing to call each other "senior brother"?
It seems that the psychological damage caused by micro-expression analysis is indeed significant.

Nan Zhuren frowned, grabbed Liu Pan's hand with his backhand, and was about to break free.

"Just because of Chen Jie? Just because she died, you're unwilling to accept reconciliation?"

Nan Zhuren lowered her head, and her hand, which had been trying to break free, suddenly clenched down, creating a structure that made it impossible for her to break free.

You just said... 'because she died'?

Should we try using [Mood Rebalancing]?
Nan Zhuren asked himself this question in his heart.

No, not for now.

Faced with Liu Pan's persistent and almost shameless behavior, Nan Zhuren remained calm.

"You seem unusually persistent in trying to persuade me, which makes me a little curious."

"There's still some time—not enough to dig up information, but more than enough to analyze your background."

"It's precisely because I misjudged your information before that I'm correcting it now, so as to avoid repeating the same mistake in the future."

(End of this chapter)