That afternoon, the heavy rain stopped abruptly as predicted by the weather station, and Chen Xiaoxiao and Yang Lu left Lu Wan's home.
After seeing the two of them off, Lu Wan stood on the balcony and looked into the distance, looking at the empty blue sky after the rain.
She held a spiral wire in her hand. On the other side of the wire was a small iron ring, and in the iron ring was a burning lady's cigarette.
"The last time you smoked was during that case." Teng Jie came to Lu Wan's side and lay on the armrest. "Don't worry, Jingjing will have a meal with the neighbor on the third floor before coming back. I'll use the air purifier." Always keep it.”
Lu Wan showed a happy smile. Although she had promised Teng Jie not to smoke anymore, Teng Jie still prepared everything to clean up the smoke smell.
This is her husband, a husband who takes care of everything.
After taking a puff of cigarette, the faint white mist exhaled from Lu Wan's red lips in a columnar shape and dissipated directly outside the window.
Bai Mo's incident put Lu Wan under unprecedented pressure. If the problem was caused by anyone other than Bai Mo, Lu Wan would have suspended him directly.
But facing Bai Mo, Lu Wan couldn't do it, not only because of Bai Mo's superior talent for solving crimes, not only because of Bai Yonghui behind Bai Mo, but also because of the sister Bai Mo often talked about.
Because of Bai Yonghui's relationship, Lu Wan had long regarded Bai Mo as her younger brother. Even though she was the criminal police captain, she wanted to be selfish for once.
"You don't have to be under so much pressure." Teng Jie consoled him. "Although Bai Mo's behavior is very problematic, it does not violate any police rules and regulations. In other words, you did not bend the law for personal gain."
Lu Wan shook her head bitterly, "No need to comfort me, why don't you tell me how soon you can give me a mentally healthy Bai Mo?"
Teng Jie stretched, "Then we have to see if this great painter's gallery is as scary as Yang Lu said."
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There are always deviations in the description of human language. As a writer, Teng Jie strongly agrees with this, so when writing books, he always thinks about the picture that words present in readers' minds from various angles.
When he saw Bai Mo's gallery, Teng Jie was even more convinced of this statement. Yang Lu's words were simply pale and feeble.
How can Bai Mo's paintings be described only as scary and scary? Teng Jie would like to call it purgatory on earth, which is simply the origin of evil.
Walking out of the gallery, Teng Jie had already listened to all Bai Mo's stories, including the conversation between him and Yang Lu last night.
"Brother-in-law?" Bai Mo called out to Teng Jie who was a little distracted. Seeing Teng Jie's wandering state, Bai Mo couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"I didn't expect your paintings to be so expressive." Teng Jie explained the reason why he was distracted in one sentence, "I must ask you to draw the cover of my next book."
Bai Mo was overjoyed, "So you think there's nothing wrong with my painting, right?"
But Teng Jie pursed his lips and shook his head slowly, which made Bai Mo's heart tighten again. Teng Jie asked, "Do you think the truth is always in the hands of a few people?"
"Not entirely correct." Bai Mo didn't understand why Teng Jie asked this question. He answered according to his own thoughts, "Actually, there are many truths that are in the hands of most people, or almost 100% of them."
Sure enough, aside from the gallery issue, Bai Mo's perception is absolutely normal.
Teng Jie nodded with satisfaction, "Your summary is not quite right. It is not appropriate to call truth what is in the hands of everyone. It can be said to be common sense, or right and wrong. For example, killing someone is wrong, such as saving people, this is correct."
Bai Mo nodded in agreement.
Teng Jie followed this topic and asked, "Then do you think your paintings are within the category of truth or within the category of right and wrong? For example, a well-known painter, his paintings are sought after by many people, so he is a well-known painter ,Is it right?"
Using questions as examples, and using persuasive and psychological suggestions to let Bai Mo choose the answer Teng Jie wants, this is the first step for Teng Jie to correct Bai Mo's concept.
Bai Mo was silent. How could he be so smart and not understand what Teng Jie meant? He didn't realize that Teng Jie was secretly changing the concept.
Unless his paintings are accepted by the majority of people, his paintings are worthless, so the painter's paintings should be within the scope of common sense.
Seeing that Bai Mo was beginning to struggle, Teng Jie took his time to mislead, "Feng Zhigang should have seen your paintings, so he changed his target from me to you. In your eyes, who is Feng Zhigang?" Is this kind of person a heinous devil?"
Bai Mo's head nodded uncontrollably.
"Your painting resonates with a serial killer. Do you think it's the painting or Feng Zhigang's problem?" Teng Jie asked lightly, without any questioning tone, but he asked the most pointed question.
"But brother-in-law..." Bai Mo frowned, "Didn't you just say that my paintings are very expressive? You also said that you want me to draw the cover for you. You and Feng Zhigang are different!"
Teng Jie took off his glasses and looked at Bai Mo, "You are not me, why do you think Feng Zhigang and I are different?"
The next strategy is not to deny Bai Mo’s paintings directly, but you can deny everything by denying yourself!
"Hahaha!" Seeing Bai Mo's stunned look, Teng Jie laughed out loud. He put on his glasses, "I write about perverted murderers every day. Sometimes I feel like I have a mental problem. Your sister has it. Sometimes when they encounter a serial murder case that cannot be solved, they will even jokingly ask if I did it.
If I hadn't been a psychiatrist, I feel like I might have fallen into criminal fantasies. "
The laughter stopped and the whole living room became quiet.
When Teng Jie retracted his smile, there was a hint of chill in the corner of his mouth, which made Bai Mo feel like his scalp was numb.
For a moment, Bai Mo thought that Teng Jie had a serious mental disorder. Coupled with Feng Zhigang, another person who recognized his paintings, Bai Mo couldn't help but feel confused about himself.
"Is there really something wrong with my painting?" Bai Mo's eyebrows showed a look of struggle. He had been influenced by Teng Jie.
"Tsk!" Teng Jie put on an angry look, "Didn't I tell you everything? Your paintings are very vivid. I almost felt like I was there. Although I am not good at painting, I am also I have seen many painters, and your paintings are the most perfect I have ever seen!”
In the past few months of contact, Teng Jie had long discovered that Bai Mo liked to use the word perfect. This word was Bai Mo's highest praise for things.
Sure enough, after hearing the word perfect, Bai Mo relaxed for a moment, but then fell into confusion again.
Bai Mo murmured: "There is nothing wrong with the painting, but there is something wrong with the person who appreciates the painting. Whose problem is it?"
Seeing that Bai Mo said something similar according to the preset, Teng Jie said in a gentle tone: "Have you ever thought that there is nothing wrong with the painting, but there is nothing wrong with the person who painted it. Is it possible that there is something wrong with the materials chosen?"
Whether it's Yang Lu's memories or Bai Mo's retelling, Teng Jie will always hear the word material.
The reason why Bai Mo joined the police force was to find materials, so Bai Mo's paranoid cognition is not the pursuit of art, but the choice of materials.
Teng Jie believes that in Bai Mo's heart, the biggest obsession must be the pursuit of art, which definitely exceeds the choice of materials.
This was Teng Jie's treatment strategy, which allowed Bai Mo to clarify himself and make him realize that he was indeed pursuing the perfect painting, but he had chosen the wrong material.
Separate the paintings and materials reasonably and replace the materials selected by Bai Mo.
Teng Jie gave this treatment strategy a simple and clear name - stripping!
