Chapter 164: Which Home?
As Su Yuqing walked out of the room, Liu Xin, who had been inside with her, watched her retreating figure in surprise.
He never expected this young woman to be so skilled at psychological counseling.
She had actually talked a grown man to tears.
His original plan had been to lead the counseling, with Su Yuqing merely assisting.
For he had already seen it when Li Tie laid bare the entire thought process behind his crimes: Li Tie himself was in immense pain.
Pained by having fallen in love with his own sister-in-law.
By loving someone he never should have.
Bound by ethics and morals, this love could neither be voiced nor find a home, and it ultimately became twisted and projected onto Su Yuqing.
And his obsession with Su Yuqing wasn’t true pedophilia. From the very beginning, his idea had been to wait until Su Yuqing was a legal adult so they could be together.
Of course, this line of thinking was still completely misguided and wrong.
Even though Su Yuqing was Li Gang’s stepdaughter, she had already established a relationship of legal affinity with him.
Li Tie didn’t know that under such a relationship, he would be unable to marry Su Yuqing even after she became an adult.
He simply believed, either naively or, more accurately, obsessively, that his feelings for Su Yuqing were mutual.
When he took Su Yuqing and Li Mingyu out to have fun, Su Yuqing’s smiles led him to believe that she liked him.
He was like one of those guys who thinks a girl is interested in him just for giving him a second look.
If she smiled at him, he would have already picked out their children’s names.
Li Tie had more or less this kind of self-hypnotic mentality.
He had already bound himself and a future, adult Su Yuqing together as a couple.
So, when he found out that Su Yuqing was actually living in a strange man’s house...
A fire of rage, as if he had been cheated on, immediately ignited in his heart!
This rage was enough to make him want to kill the other man.
Having sorted through all the facts, Liu Xin naturally understood the root of the problem at once.
With a mentality like Li Tie’s, simply sending him to prison wouldn’t be enough to easily reform him.
He had seen the pain on Li Tie’s face as he recounted his story, so he felt it was worth trying a round of talk therapy first.
That way, with punishment, therapy, and rehabilitation in prison, Li Tie’s psychological problems should be easily resolved by the time he got out.
He was just very surprised. He had accompanied Su Yuqing in, but she had been the one to carry almost the entire conversation with Li Tie.
She was able to clearly deconstruct Li Tie’s psychological problems from the ground up, then articulate and analyze them.
Every step of this process took Liu Xin completely by surprise.
He never imagined a girl still in high school could have such a level of expertise.
At this point, he was even more surprised.
As Su Yuqing came out, Li Fengzhi hurried forward in concern. "Yuqing, how did it go? Ah Tie didn’t say anything inappropriate to you, did he?"
Although she had agreed to let Su Yuqing come, Li Fengzhi was also worried that Li Tie would say something inappropriate and cause her daughter psychological harm.
If Liu Xin hadn’t accompanied her the entire time, she never would have agreed to let Su Yuqing face Li Tie alone.
"It’s fine. Uncle Li Tie is just sick in here. Once he thinks it through, everything will be fine."
Su Yuqing pointed to her own chest and gave her mother a deep look.
’When will Mom’s illness ever get better?’
’When it came to others, she could speak at length, clearly identifying their problems and helping them make corrections.’
’But with her own mother, she found it so hard to say anything.’
’Because it was also tied to the issue with her father.’
’To completely resolve her mother’s psychological condition, she would have to help her sever her feelings for her father.’
’That part alone was enough to make things very difficult for Su Yuqing.’
With Li Tie’s matter more or less settled, the three of them began to walk out.
Just then, a familiar figure suddenly entered the police station.
They ran right into Su Yuqing and the other two, who were on their way out.
However, no one paid any mind and they simply brushed past each other.
"Let’s take you home first," Li Fengzhi said, looking at Su Yuqing, who had suddenly gone quiet.
Clearly, she was afraid her parents would take this opportunity to bring her straight home with them.
"Which home?" Su Yuqing asked subconsciously upon hearing her mother offer to take her home.
But after asking, she felt that what she’d said was a bit off.
’Does living at Chen Mo’s place count as my home?’
"Whichever one you want to go back to is fine," Li Fengzhi said, smiling at her daughter.
Clearly, when she wasn’t having one of her episodes, Li Fengzhi was very respectful of her daughter.
"I want to go to the hospital. Chen Mo is still over there on an IV drip, and I don’t feel right leaving him there alone," Su Yuqing said, looking in the direction of the hospital.
"Alright, we’ll take you there," Li Fengzhi said with a nod, not pressing the issue.
As they drove away, the woman who had just brushed past them had already found an officer and was explaining her situation.
"A heroic act? Is there a video?"
"Yes, yes, the precinct over on Renmin Road already pulled it up. The officer there said he’d already coordinated with you and told me I just needed to come here and explain the situation," the woman said with a smiling nod.
"Alright, please wait a moment, let me see..."
Soon, the policewoman in front of her pulled up the surveillance footage that the Renmin Road precinct had sent over.
It showed a young man jumping into the river, but the light on the water was dim, so the image wasn’t very clear.
But from the riverbank, at least, it was clear that not long after jumping in, he was seen dragging a drowning young man ashore.
He had clearly gone into the river to save someone.
This was an undeniable act of heroism.
Jumping into a river to save someone carries a huge risk.
It was something that absolutely had to be commended.
Even if the person was unwilling to leave their name, once the police found out about something like this, they would do their best to identify them. At the very least, they would publicize their deed so that a hero’s story would not go unnoticed. They would also issue a certificate of commendation, and perhaps even a cash reward, as both an award and an encouragement.
"So, this is the young man you’re looking for, right?" The policewoman paused the video and pointed to Chen Mo, who had gotten dressed and was preparing to leave.
"Yes, yes, that’s him! That young man. He left that day without leaving any information, and I must thank him properly. If it weren’t for him, my son would be gone.
And my son remembered afterward that when he woke up from his daze and started struggling, he almost harmed this young man. He feels terrible about it,
so he wants to find this young man to thank him and apologize," the middle-aged woman said apologetically.
"A drowning person’s struggling is often an instinctive reaction, so you can’t say it’s your fault. Tell your son not to take it to heart. Still, I’m sure the other party would be gratified to know about your apology and gratitude. You just said he didn’t leave any information that day, but you managed to find your way to our station. Does that mean you have some information about this young man now?" the policewoman asked immediately.