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

Chapter 452 I felt relieved to hear she didn't have a good ending [4000 words, two chapters combined]

What happened next was quite interesting.

Upon hearing Nan Zhuren's words, Judge Meng's deputy's expression immediately changed drastically. Without regard for anything else, he squatted down and began trying to pry open Old Lady Wang's left arm.

Then, he felt a stubborn resistance.

Grandma Wang was seen gripping her left hand tightly, which was holding her right arm, and resisting the force exerted by her assistant by pulling in the opposite direction.

Throughout the entire process, Grandma Wang kept her eyes closed.

Make a gesture that is "clearly unconscious, but the whole body is stiff, and even as if they are pulling hard in a tug-of-war".

It has a strange sense of absurdity.

It's as if by simply burying one's head in the sand, one can demonstrate one's scheme and make others believe it.

Now, the deputy finally realized that they had once again been treated like dogs by Old Lady Wang.

He became angry and unconsciously increased the pressure on his hands.

Now, Old Lady Wang could no longer exert herself while unconscious. She groaned a few times, as if she were waking up from a dream.

However, the intern beside her had already prepared at the signal of her assistant. While Old Lady Wang was still trying to feign a casual struggle, she seized the opportunity and stealthily reached in—

An old-fashioned cell phone rolled out of Grandma Wang's arms and fell to the ground with a "thud." The intern quickly caught it, glanced at the screen, and his face immediately darkened.

She tapped it a few times, and soon a familiar sound that made everyone's ears ache came out.

[Boss, boss...]

……

Nan Zhuren took a step back and picked at his ear.

What did he say before? These people never come up with anything new when they're up to something bad. They just keep using the same old things like cell phones and voice recorders. How many times has this happened?
However, this also shows that the simplest things are the most useful.

At this point, Old Lady Wang had gone from "slowly waking up and struggling unintentionally" to "being startled awake and then resisting frantically."

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Those are mine!"

"Robbery! Court leaders are robbing me! That's my phone! They're hitting me! Ouch, they're stealing—"

boom!
A loud bang suddenly came from the head seat of the long table!
The sudden loud noise made some unprepared staff members in the reception room shudder. Old Mrs. Wang swallowed her complaints and could only make gurgling sounds.

Judge Meng's hand was pressed on the table, the edges of his palm slightly red from the force of the impact.

Besides his hands, his neck was also flushed red.

In such a short period of time today, Judge Meng's attitude in public has changed many times.

And now, he seems to finally be showing the demeanor that a judge and a presiding judge should have when they are working.

The atmosphere in the reception room instantly shifted to that of a courtroom; the gel-like, viscous air made it difficult to utter a single word or even breathe loudly.

All the strength in my body was focused on my ears, so that I could hear the judge's next question clearly.

"So, you're sure this phone is yours, Wang Xiufen?"

One sentence struck Old Lady Wang like a thunderbolt, leaving her stunned on the spot as if she had truly been struck by lightning.

Behind her, Judge Meng's deputy had somehow managed to straighten the video camera again.

Luckily, it wasn't broken.

At this moment, the video recorder resumed recording the scene before it, with the red dot flashing.

The only person in the room who was not affected by Judge Meng's change in attitude was Nan Zhuren.

He felt that his work was not yet finished and that he needed to continue to perform his duties diligently.

Nan Zhuren explained to Judge Meng, "When she was talking to you just now, she repeatedly mentioned 'thirty thousand yuan,' which is a kind of performance with a repetitive nature."

"At the time, I had a guess that her performance might not only be aimed at us 'those who were present,' but also at some 'absent' people."

“Now that this hypothesis has been confirmed, the next question is how she plans to profit from this ‘recorded performance’ method.” Nan Zhuren pointed to the phone that his deputy had already snatched away. “She might be trying to use this to blackmail you or something. I plan to…”

“Now it’s our turn to work,” Judge Meng interrupted Nan Zhuren.

……Um?

Nan Zhuren was stunned.

But he quickly figured out the key to it.

The court officials were initially at a loss with Wang Laotai, partly because they were concerned about her true intentions—if she really was just an uneducated old woman who didn't understand the law, then Nan Zhuren would have to step in to appease and intervene.

On the other hand, even if Old Lady Wang had some ulterior motives, considering the complex combination of her identities as a "petitioner," an "elderly person," and a "family member of the party involved," Judge Meng and his team needed an external expert like Nan Zhuren to find a breakthrough.

In other words, as long as Nan Zhuren opens up a breakthrough, that will be enough.

Currently, Wang Xiufen, as a family member of the party involved, is actually recording her conversation with relevant court staff—

This is the biggest breakthrough.

The next step falls into Judge Meng's area of ​​expertise.

……

It would be extremely impolite to offer help and then immediately send the person back because you no longer need them.

So even though Nan Zhuren's work was temporarily over, he did not return to the company immediately.

In the summer, we found them a reception room, turned on the air conditioning, poured water, and let them play there by themselves.

To be honest, this is the real meaning of going on official business.

Nan Zhuren and the others are still working.

Unfortunately, these individuals were either interns or part-time consultants, neither of whom were in positions where they could simply coast through the hours and collect a paycheck.

Around noon, Xia Tian arrived with a relaxed expression and found Nan Zhuren. She then took them to the court's cafeteria for a light meal. It was during the meal that Nan Zhuren learned about the aftermath of the Wang Xiufen incident.

"When I first saw that phone, I also thought the old lady was trying to scam us," Xia Tian sighed. "At that time, I just thought the old lady's idea was outrageous."

Xia Tian's assessment of a family member who wanted to extort money from the court was rather tactful.

Nan Zhuren had a more accurate term in mind: "Rebellious Heavenly Gang." However, it wasn't appropriate for Xia Tian's profession and status to use that term.

"It's practically turning the world upside down," Chonghui said, speaking up for Xia Tian.

Upon hearing this, Xia Tian quickly gestured for her to speak softly, then continued, "But I didn't expect that old lady to be... more cunning than we imagined!"

At this point, Xia Tian's tone had turned to amazement.

Chonghui and Mokai were originally considering whether to sit at the same table as Nan Zhuren and Xia Tian. But after hearing Xia Tian's tone, they were reluctant to leave and stayed, listening intently.

They were also able to fully sort out the cause and effect of the matter—

Recently, Li Wei, the son of Wang Xiufen, got into a dispute with urban management officers over illegally setting up a street stall, resulting in a minor fracture to one of the officers. He was ultimately fined 28,000 yuan in compensation and sentenced to ten days of administrative detention.

Dissatisfied with the judgment, Ms. Wang went to the plaintiff's home and, after court mediation, received a certain degree of reduction in compensation.

This is what Nan Zhuren and the others know.

“The new things start to happen from this moment.” Xia Tian leaned closer to Nan Zhuren and whispered, “Old Mrs. Wang had been complaining to people about being wronged, and after the mediation results came out, she went to her neighbors to cry and complain.”

“At first, no one paid any attention to her, but that day a college student from out of town happened to be returning home from studying in the neighborhood. After hearing about what happened to Grandma Wang, he felt very sorry for her.”

"After hearing what Grandma Wang said about her family's poor financial situation, the compensation she received exceeding her financial capacity, and her son's injury that prevented him from supporting the family, the college student decided to use the internet to help the old lady solve her problems."

At this point, Xia Tian finally couldn't hold back her emotions any longer: "That college student decided to help the old lady raise money."

Thinking back to the old lady's behavior today, and then connecting it with what Xia Tian was saying, Nan Zhuren couldn't help but exclaim, "Huh?"

There's a feeling that the logic seems to make sense, but it doesn't quite.

Xia Tian said, "We found that the old lady had forged her son's medical records and related information on her phone and uploaded them to several fundraising platforms; at the same time, she also shared her 'experience' in several public welfare WeChat groups to guide donations to 'help' her."

According to the old lady, at first the college student only taught her how to use the relevant platforms and told her that she could get "help" in the relevant WeChat groups. But then the old lady quickly learned all the relevant operations, and started using more and more platforms and joined more and more WeChat groups.

"I have to say, this old lady learns things pretty quickly—it would be even better if she didn't learn this kind of thing," Xia Tian said. "By the way, she initially wanted to say that all her actions, including her behavior today, were taught by that college student, but Meng Ting saw through her immediately, and she finally told the truth."

At this moment, Chonghui and Mokai's eyes were filled with great doubt.

Mo Kai couldn't help but ask, "Leaving aside those platforms... are there really people in WeChat groups who have been scammed?"

Xia Tian sighed: "When you cast a wide net, there are always a few that will get caught."

Nan Zhuren also sighed.

"In short, because the relevant medical records are still incomplete, the old lady's earnings on several fundraising platforms have recently stopped. However, the channel of profiting through WeChat is still there, so she thought that if she had the opportunity, she could find a big enough 'leader'—that is, Judge Meng today—to record a recording, and then use the key information in the recording to harvest money again in WeChat groups."

As Xia Tian spoke, she still felt a lingering fear: "Luckily, Teacher Nan came today, otherwise the outcome would have been very different."

Nan Zhuren, however, was concerned with something else entirely.

He thought for a moment and said, "What kind of behavior does this old lady Wang have, and how should it be dealt with afterward?"

“It’s undoubtedly fraud.” Xia Tian answered without hesitation. “Then it’s a matter for the criminal court; our Civil Division has no jurisdiction over it.”

The words seemed to convey a sense of helplessness, but Xia Tian couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

"Although Wang Xiufen might receive a lighter sentence due to her age, her son is also an accomplice, so..."

Be severe and strict.

The three people who heard Xia Tian speak breathed a sigh of relief, and they were finally at ease.

Nan Zhuren felt particularly strange at this moment, as this was the first time he had used micro-expression analysis to work with the court staff.

As usual, he had to put in a lot of effort to get the person being analyzed to obediently accept his questioning, and afterwards he had to use closed-ended questions to gradually correct the direction of the questioning before he could finally get the answers to the open-ended questions.

If he were to encounter this old woman Wang outside, even if he were to obtain her phone, which was recording, it would still take considerable effort to uncover her true motives.

It's even possible that because they can't guess, they might miss the truth in the end.

But today, the courts handle all these troublesome tasks.

"This is so convenient," Nan Zhuren couldn't help but exclaim.

It's even a bit like "Detective Conan": when the main story begins, all the suspects are gathered together beforehand and forced to collect evidence. The protagonist is only responsible for revealing the key methods of the crime, and the culprits will explain the motives and background stories themselves.

Nan Zhuren also hopes to work in a way that allows all those being questioned to answer Nan Zhuren's questions when micro-expression analysis is required. Furthermore, when Nan Zhuren discovers that the person is lying or concealing something, the person being questioned will naturally break down and reveal their motives for lying and the truth they have been hiding…

This is the ideal work environment...

[No, that's not right.] Nan Zhuren paused for a moment, [I'm a psychological counselor, why am I obsessed with this kind of micro-expression analysis all day? My main battlefield is in the consultation room!]

Nan Zhuren straightened his heart.

"Professor Nan," Xia Tian asked at that moment, "How was your experience cooperating with the court today? We actually have quite a few similar cases here, they come up every few days. We're discussing whether to talk to the president about turning it into a regular cooperative project..."

Chonghui asked in surprise, "You guys get scammed like this every now and then?"

Xia Tian quickly shook his head: "No. What I mean is, in similar cases where 'the parties involved or their families repeatedly petition against the judgment,' many of them are actually trying to set a trap, which is why the staff are becoming increasingly afraid of them."

"We also hope that with Teacher Nan around, we can distinguish who truly needs our help and who has ulterior motives..."

Nan Zhuren and Chonghui exchanged a glance.

This is a good thing; it'll bring in business.

Seeing that Nan Zhuren was interested, Xia Tian was also happy: "Okay, let's call Meng Ting. He also needs to sign the approval report for this kind of long-term project."

However, what Xia Tian didn't expect was...

This matter is stuck precisely with Judge Meng.

(End of this chapter)