"Zi Zi wouldn't commit suicide, she was murdered..."
"I'm telling the truth, why won't anyone believe me..."
After returning from the cemetery, Zhao Yafen was still talking to herself.
He Yunting thought she was not thinking clearly and impatiently brushed her hand away. "The doctor said it was suicide, how many times do you want me to explain? She couldn't cope, so who's to blame? Stop making trouble!"
It was already a magnanimous gesture to return for Zhou Yingzi's funeral. What else did she expect from him!
Zhang Lan glanced indifferently at He Yunting, then stepped forward to help Zhao Yafen sit on the sofa. "I believe you. Zi Zi wouldn't choose to commit suicide for no reason, she must have had some difficult circumstances."
Seeing that someone finally believed her, Zhao Yafen's eyes immediately lit up. "You really believe me?"
"Zi Zi came to see me a few days ago, and I advised her to break up with Luo Fei, but she refused." Zhang Lan sighed and said, "At the time, she seemed normal, like a young girl in love..."
"Yes, she said she'd get married after Dr. Luo divorced. She would never end her life so easily..." Zhao Yafen became even more convinced that her daughter's death was suspicious.
"I don't approve of them being together. That Luo fellow is not a good person." Zhang Lan pushed some gathered information towards Zhao Yafen. "Take a good look."
When Zhao Yafen learned that Luo Fei was married, she had also forced Zhou Yingzi to break up with him. However, she couldn't bear Zhou Yingzi's crying and threatening, so she changed her strategy and actively supported her.
Moreover, Luo Fei had promised to divorce and marry Zhou Yingzi, so Zhao Yafen turned a blind eye.
Zhao Yafen had met Luo Fei and thought that someone who could open a psychology consultation studio in a prime location must have some financial backing. Plus, the profession of psychologist was popular and sounded good. Zhou Yingzi would likely have a good life with him, not as affluent as a wealthy family, but at least financially secure.
Luo Fei presented a good first impression with his decent looks.
Those who were deceived by his appearance often met a bad end.
Zhao Yafen picked up the stack of documents with doubt, her fear growing with each page. "He, he truly has improper relationships with so many people?"
"These are just minor issues, look at what's behind." Zhang Lan slowly sipped her tea.
Zhao Yafen's gaze returned to the documents, her trembling hands turning the pages. When she saw information about several women committing suicide because of Luo Fei, Zhao Yafen covered her mouth in shock.
"Where, where did all this come from..."
"I put in some effort and asked colleagues at the hospital for help." Zhang Lan had been a doctor for many years and had her connections. Although Luo Fei had paid to suppress the incidents, walls have ears, and hospital rescue records couldn't be erased.
And the families who lost their daughters still had a thorn in their hearts. A little provocation, and they would spill everything.
Listening to their tearful accounts, Zhang Lan increasingly felt that Luo Fei was problematic.
Such a scumbag should be sent to prison!
To seek justice for her niece, Zhang Lan intended to investigate thoroughly and ensure that the wicked Luo Fei, who had done so much evil, received his just deserts.
"So, Zi Zi might have been hypnotized by him?"
"Think carefully, when she came back last night, was there anything unusual about her?" Zhang Lan prompted.
Zhao Yafen put down what she was holding and tried hard to recall. "She seemed normal, just a bit tired. She barely ate dinner and went straight to sleep..."
"When she spoke to you, did she look you in the eye?" Zhang Lan asked again.
"I didn't notice that..." Zhao Yafen became anxious. She stood up and paced the living room, even hitting her head, trying to remember something. "Ah, right, Jing Yang installed a camera in the house a few days ago. I don't know if it captured anything."
As she spoke, she opened a mobile app and brought up the surveillance footage from the previous night.
Zhang Lan took her phone and studied it carefully.
As she had suspected, Zhou Yingzi's eyes were vacant, her speech wooden, looking as if she had been gravely ill, completely lacking any vitality. She was a different person from the one she had met that day.
Moreover, when Zhao Yafen spoke to her later, it was as if she hadn't heard her, directly walking past her into her room.
This state reminded her of how she was after being violated.
It was very wrong.
"How is it?" Zhao Yafen asked nervously.
"She was hypnotized." Zhang Lan's expression was grim. As a doctor, she was more sensitive than most. Her previous suspicions had come true, filling her with inexplicable anger and sorrow.
Zhou Yingzi had already suffered enough, only to encounter such a beast worse than a pig or dog, and pay with her life.
She was only in her twenties, with a bright future ahead of her.
Zhang Lan, as her aunt, couldn't let this go.
"Hypnotized?" Zhao Yafen clearly hadn't expected this.
"Yes. Luo Fei studied psychology and can use certain methods to exert psychological influence on people. I suspect he targeted Yingzi early on and controlled her from the very beginning of her treatment."
Of course, these were Zhang Lan's speculations.
"Think carefully, when did she start showing signs of being in love?"
Zhao Yafen's face was pale, her fingers trembling. "It was, shortly after she started treatment... I knew it, she only went a few times and the results were so immediate, it turns out..."
"This man is too malicious!"
Zhao Yafen's blood surged, and she wanted to rush out and confront Luo Fei. "He killed my daughter, I'll fight him!"
Zhang Lan was much calmer and grabbed her. "If you go like this, he'll deny everything. Besides, even if you stab him, it won't bring Yingzi back, and you'll end up in trouble! We need to plan this carefully."
"I can't wait! The thought of Yingzi lying in a pool of blood makes me unable to calm down." Zhao Yafen might have been harsh and selfish at times, but her love for her two children was undeniable.
"I grieve Yingzi's death as much as you do. What we need to do is bring him to justice and let him face legal consequences. Then, we'll expose his crimes to the media and alert the public."
"Isn't that letting him off too easily?" Zhao Yafen felt this kind of revenge wasn't satisfying enough.
She wanted Luo Fei to wish he were dead!
"For some people, killing them is letting them off easy! For someone like Luo Fei, who seeks fame and reputation, ruining his name is the best outcome." Zhang Lan held her hand, trying hard to calm her down.