Chapter 327: Severe Illness Calls for Harsh Measures

Chapter 327: Severe Illness Calls for Harsh Measures

“The victim has regained consciousness!”

Guo Qiang’s words snapped Xiao Yu out of his reverie.

“Conscious? That’s just in time!”

Xiao Yu got up, leading He Li straight to the hospital.

As for Feng Xiuyun, she would stay with the Criminal Investigation Team for now.

If she ever tries to escape…

All the Criminal Police in the team should collectively have their throats slit…

The police car sped along the road, reaching the hospital in fifteen minutes.

The moment they stepped into the ward, a woman’s piercing scream could still be heard.

An elderly couple was restraining a woman on a hospital bed.

Nearby, the medical staff wore strange, helpless expressions.

Fixated on the woman who seemed as unstable as a lunatic, Xiao Yu strode forward.

Smack…

Grabbing the woman’s neck and pinning her to the bed, Xiao Yu spoke coldly, “Do you have any idea how worried your parents are about you? All you think about is dying and leaving this world. Have you ever considered the living? What will become of your parents? They raised you all this time and you’ve done nothing even remotely filial. Even a dog barks at its owner a few times, doesn’t it?”

Smack!

A slap landed on the woman’s face as Xiao Yu continued his tirade, “Wake up! I know you’re scared and hurting. If you’re hurting, then cry it out. Once you’ve sobbed it out, we’ll find that bastard and tear him to pieces. Then, life can go on properly. How about that?”

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They stared at Xiao Yu, bewildered by the scene unfolding before them.

None of them could understand.

The poor woman deserved compassion, so why were they subjecting her to such abuse?

Especially her parents, whose faces burned with anger as they prepared to rush over and confront Xiao Yu.

But then…

“Ah!”

Amid heart-wrenching cries, the woman clung to Xiao Yu, sobbing uncontrollably.

“It’s alright, it’s over now.”

Xiao Yu refrained from touching her further, letting her cry as he softly reassured, “Don’t worry. With us by your side, no one will ever hurt you again. Moreover, we’ll track down that bastard. I’ll have you see firsthand the fate he deserves. I promise, even if he escapes execution, his life will be a living hell!”

“Sob, sob…”

The woman held onto Xiao Yu tightly, her cries a vent for her inner torment.

But anyone with sense could tell that her condition had visibly stabilized by now.

She was no longer in that frenzied, lunatic state.

Everyone watched in silence, unwilling to interrupt them.

After more than half an hour, the woman finally released Xiao Yu, saying, “Th-thank you…I feel so much better now!”

“Mm.”

Xiao Yu grinned, “Want to take him down?”

“…”

A tremor ran through the woman as she clenched her fists and nodded vigorously, gritting her teeth, “I do!”

“That’s it.”

With his expression hardening, Xiao Yu continued, “From now on, whatever I ask you, you answer without hesitation. Don’t be afraid of the doctors when they examine you—let them do their job. Trust me, I’ll find that trash, that bastard. And when I do… we’ll kill him together!”

“Okay!”

A bright spark of determination and boundless hatred flashed in the woman’s eyes…

…..

Two hours later.

He Li stepped out of the ward and looked toward the corridor where Xiao Yu stood by the window.

“Honestly, I’m starting to consider studying psychology.”

Moving toward her younger colleague, He Li’s expression turned expectant. “Despite his rough, violent outburst, his way of shouting seems to have helped her mental state recover. How did he manage that?”

“It’s a process of getting acquainted, emotionally and in will… perceptions, feelings, personality, behavior…”

Shifting his gaze from the distant sunset, Xiao Yu turned to He Li beside him and said, “There are many ways to comfort someone. It doesn’t always have to be gentle persuasion. When someone is gravely ill, sometimes harsh measures are needed. If we don’t shock her out of her despair, she’ll never escape her inner demons. Once that’s shattered, she’ll find normalcy again!”

“I can’t fully grasp it, but it does sound impressive. Still…”

He Li smiled briefly, then grew serious. “It’s clear there was abuse—so evident that the injuries were severe, even torn apart in some cases. But that’s what struck me as odd. First off, the victim isn’t a girl anymore… In normal circumstances, such tearing injuries wouldn’t happen. Even normally strong men… they wouldn’t be capable of this!”

Xiao Yu frowned as he understood He Li’s implication, “So you’re saying…”

“Mm.”

He Li nodded in confusion, “Even if it were a foreign individual, causing such damage would still be nearly impossible. Something’s very off.”

Xiao Yu’s mind raced.

Exactly.

Inflicting such severe tearing injuries on a woman might be conceivable under certain circumstances.

But could a man really be capable of it?

It’s undeniable he wouldn’t be fit for it!

What could it be then… Xiao Yu continued to analyze, deep in thought.

Until…

He remembered a case from five years ago.

The police couldn’t find a suspect via surveillance.

Because all the focus had been on a man dressed as a woman.

A normal line of reasoning.

Who else but a man would be capable of such a brutal assault?

But now, something didn’t add up…

“He Li, is there any possibility that…”

Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes, “That those who committed these acts on the victims weren’t men at all, but rather… some kind of apparatus?”

Who said only a man could commit such atrocities?

Why not a woman?

With the aid of devices, similar damage could be inflicted.

A device could easily cause such severe tearing injuries!

“This…”

He Li thought for a moment, her face registering shock, but she nodded, “It’s possible!”

Xiao Yu’s eyes grew even brighter.

One trail of thought after another began to fall into place.

Back then, the police had focused their suspect search solely on men.

Thus, the investigators never unearthed any clues.

Because they never considered that such a crime might be committed by a woman.

That’s how human bias works.

When it comes to brutal assaults, it’s always assumed to be between men or with a man.

Who in their right mind would think that a woman could assault another woman?

Who would have imagined a woman committing such a crime against three other women?

That also explains why when the victims were taken away, they were blindfolded and didn’t hear the perpetrator speak.

If they hadn’t been blindfolded and had heard him talk…

The victim would have immediately recognized the assailant as a woman.

A cold laugh escaped Xiao Yu.

Then he recalled someone.

The Red-Dressed Woman!