We arrived at his office with the help of a nurse. He ignored me and looked at He Xin first.
"It looks like you brought her here directly?"
"I had no choice. If I let her continue, I was really afraid..."
"Alright, I'll take her to the highest-level Paradise Treatment Room first."
Paradise Treatment Room?
I looked at He Qing with suspicion.
He gave a confident and gentle smile. "Brother, it's like this. The Paradise Treatment Room is our highest-level service. I usually charge 5,000 yuan and up. Since He Xin is my niece, I'll do it for free!"
"Thank you!" Fortunately, He Qing didn't mention money, or my salary would have been insufficient. Even with my manuscript fees, it would have been a strain.
After He Xin was taken away, I found that she seemed to have recovered a bit. He Qing was indeed a natural psychologist. Anyone who stayed with him immediately felt calmer.
On the second-floor corridor, I looked down at the situation in the wards, just as I had before. The ward where He Xin was being treated was quite interesting. Unlike other wards, it was located above the Ocean Ward, Forest Ward, and Star Ward, but not on the second floor. It looked as if a luxurious palace had been built in the sky.
No wonder it was called the Paradise Treatment Room. Interesting, very interesting!
This time, He Xin was not lying on the metal bed but was in a bathtub.
I initially thought she would have to undress, but He Qing didn't ask her to. He simply let her lie in the bathtub wearing her pajamas. She hadn't changed clothes when she woke up, so she was still wearing a low-cut pink lace nightgown.
He Qing seemed unaffected by this. He was solely focused on the treatment.
He picked up the quicksand, closed his eyes, and juggled it in front of He Xin like an acrobat. For some reason, he suddenly spoke in a very strange tone: "I haven't used this hypnosis method for a long time, but given He Xin's condition, I'll give it a try. Heh heh, I hope it works!"
He Qing's words seemed to be directed at me, but he didn't look up. I felt something was wrong at that moment. However, in the next second, He Qing's gentle expression returned. "The Supreme Hypnosis Method of the Mind, Professor Huo's thesis! No, it should be mine that I wrote for him. This one, alright, He Xin, what did you see!!"
He Qing pressed his hand against He Xin's temple. I noticed that his method this time was completely different from before. It was as if he had entered the patient's spiritual world.
Afterward, He Xin slowly opened her mouth and said, "Dad, will you be good to me?"
"Of course, you are my daughter!" He Qing's voice momentarily replaced mine, and his tone was exactly like mine.
Even I, who was well-versed in psychology, was dumbfounded.
"Then shouldn't my first time be given to Dad!"
"Are you serious?"
"Of course. Actually, I've always loved Dad, loved him to distraction. Sob, every time I see you with Captain Liu, I get very angry. Let me tell you! Actually..."
"What do you want to say?"
"It's nothing. I'm not your biological daughter anyway, so what's there to be afraid of? Come on! I'm ready."
At this moment, He Qing slapped her fiercely and roared, "Do you know what you're doing, He Xin!"
"Dad... what is this?"
"We can't do this. If you mention this to me again, I'll kick you out immediately!"
"Dad, I'm sorry!"
"You don't need to apologize to me. You need to take responsibility for everything you've done, understand? You're not a child anymore, and you know what you should and shouldn't do. Alright, let me tell you a secret, Gao Mingqiang likes you!"
"Is that so? Actually, I think Brother Mingqiang is quite good too."
When I drove He Xin away, she had returned to normal. She was happily telling me about a new Japanese drama while eating a lollipop in the passenger seat. But when I asked her about what happened before, she had completely forgotten.
As we were leaving, He Qing told me very seriously, "I've removed the trigger from her. The method was a bit brutal, and I could only make her forget. Otherwise, she might have nightmares like this for the rest of her life. Brother, although these dreams are absurd, they are He Xin's true feelings. Do you know? She's been hiding this kind of emotion towards you all along. She lives with a mask every day, and it must be exhausting for her!"
"Is there no other way?"
"There is. Distraction can help clear her paternal complex."
"It seems I need to engineer a chance encounter." As I said this, He Qing and I couldn't help but exchange a knowing smile.
I drove to the foot of Gao Mingqiang's building and deliberately made a sound like "Ouch," saying, "Why is this darn car broken!"
"No way? Oh? Isn't this Brother Gao Mingqiang's home?"
"Yes, do you want to go up and see him?"
"Um, how could I bother you?"
"It's okay, we're all colleagues!"
"Then what about you, Dad?"
"I need to fix the car. I don't have time."
"Oh." He Xin got out of the car, lingered at the entrance of Gao Mingqiang's house, twisting and hugging her hands repeatedly, but in the end, she went upstairs.
I watched her retreating figure, then leaned against the car, took out a cigarette, and sent a text to Gao Mingqiang: "Target approaching. It's up to you now!"
"Understood, Section Chief He. You can go back. I'll take care of He Xin!"
"Okay."
I drove away. But as I was heading towards the provincial headquarters, my phone suddenly rang. I found it was Takeda Yutaka calling, and I was immediately curious. Why was he looking for me?
I answered the call, and Takeda Yutaka's anxious voice came through the earpiece: "Officer He, help me! My daughter has gone mad. She took a hostage while boarding a plane, and now the entire airport is on alert!"
"What happened?"
"I don't know. Officer He, please come quickly. You're the only one who can help with this!"
Without a word, I turned the car around and headed towards the airport. I remembered that today was the Takeda family's return to the country, and I didn't expect something like this to happen at such a time.
Upon arriving at the airport, I soon heard shouting from the direction of the runway.
A plane that was about to take off was forced to stop on the runway. There were at least 50 criminal investigators and over a dozen special police officers present. I stood behind a detective and saw that both Xiahou and Xiao Yuande were there.
"Section Chief, this is bad. Takeda Yuko seems to have lost her mind!"