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Both Chu Yue and Qiao Lin knew that Guan Ruoyu was going to say something against him, but they didn't expect such negative words when they opened their mouths.

In the thinking of ordinary people, the words of persuasion are said along the way, and then gradually pulled away.Everyone always feels that doing so will less irritate each other.But in fact, direct positive opposition can sometimes have unexpected effects.

The core thought of Guan Ruoyu is: "You do this not to atone for your sins, to face them, but to escape. You don't want to bear this kind of psychological torture and try to get rid of it, so you want to 'repent', want to Put the option in the hands of the other party. In effect, you're putting the onus on the other party."

Qiao Lin fell silent after hearing what Guan Ruoyu said.

——Not facing it, but... Do you want to escape?

"But I sincerely want Teacher Xu to know that I am also responsible for what happened back then." After thinking carefully, Qiao Lin revised his rhetoric, "My idea is that no matter what kind of reaction he has, I will Accept it. Whether it's accusations, swearing or whatever, I'm ready for it."

"If your purpose is to confess to the family members, you should not care whether the other party understands you, but disclose it to everyone. Or tell the relatives of the few suicide victims who may be directly related to what you did. "Guan Ruoyu chuckled, "But you chose Mr. Xu. Yes, as you said, he is a professional. He has watched the whole thing, and he most likely understands that you will have that kind of motivation. Psychology, but..."

Guan Ruoyu put down his cup, leaned against the back of the chair, and turned to look at the young man who was a few years younger than him.

"But, aren't you picking soft persimmons?"

Hearing this, Chu Yue slightly raised his eyebrows, then the corners of his mouth curled up as if nothing had happened.

He knew that his little junior brother could sometimes be tricky and unexpected.Look, isn't Qiao Lin getting more and more stupid now?

The persuasion strategy adopted by Chu Yue before was relatively common, which was to communicate with Qiao Lin with affection and reason.However, Qiao Lin firmly believed in his thoughts and attitudes, and still wanted to "redeem".But now Guan Ruoyu directly denies his logic of "coming to confess is to atone for sin", and puts forward the view that "to confess is to avoid the facts and add new wounds to others", which is still a kind of thinking that is consistent with Qiao Lin's original idea. Qiao Lin was shaken by the opposite view.

Of course, this is not just pure talk.Guan Ruoyu was well versed in the rhythmic approach to negotiations, allowing Qiao Lin to gradually enter his thinking, and even added imperceptible hints to his words.Although Qiao Lin can be regarded as a "genius boy", in front of an "veteran" like Guan Ruoyu, of course, he is still a step away.

After all, Guan Ruoyu was trained under the hands of the boss.If he had continued his studies, his name might now appear on the well-known list of members of the experimental group.

After Mr. Guan dismissed all of Qiao Lin's plans in four or two ways, he drank the remaining half cup of tea leisurely.

His attitude seemed too natural, as if what he said was the "truth", beyond doubt.But Qiao Lin, who was in a state of confusion, didn't notice one thing. Chu Yue, who was sitting across the table "watching the fire from the other side", was keenly aware of it.

——After such a long time, Guan Ruoyu only drank half a cup of tea, and sure enough, his mind went into a frenzy and he forgot to drink tea...

After all, Qiao Lin didn't discover this detail.He sat with his head down, staring at the teacup in front of him in a daze, lost in his own thoughts.His logic has been shaken by Guan Ruoqu, and it is still impossible to establish a new order.

Contrary to Chu Yue's guess again, Guan Ruoyu didn't want to leave him too much room to think alone.

"I feel that the longer you think about it, the more confused you will be." Guan Ruoyu said again, "Well, I just happened to come to this city with Senior Chu, so I should see the teacher, so you can go with us .”

Qiao Lin: "...Huh?"

Chu Yue: "Guan Guan!"

Qiao Lin was at a loss: "Mr. Guan, you don't agree with me going to Mr. Xu..."

"I don't agree, but we took you there and you didn't go to find him yourself." Guan Ruoyu said, "You don't have to introduce yourself carefully, just treat it as the little junior we brought along. Let's take a look at Mr. Xu first. , see what he is like in person, and then you can think about what you want to do, can you?"

At this time, Qiao Lin was suddenly asked for his opinion, but Qiao Lin obviously would not give another answer, and could only respond subconsciously: "Uh...OK."

"Guan Guan!" Chu Yue said again, this time he became the only "opponent", "How could you...!"

"Shh, it's okay, senior." Guan Ruoyu blinked and chuckled, "Even if Qiao Lin wants to do something, we two big men, are we afraid that we can't hold him down as a young man?"

"That's not the case!"

"Okay, okay, relax. If you asked me to come, then cooperate with me first, huh?" Guan Ruoyu casually said a few words of comfort, and then raised his hand.

"waiter, Bill please!"

***

When Guan Ruoyu and Chu Yue brought Qiao Lin to their alma mater, it was just in time for the end of get out of class and the time for dinner in the cafeteria.

It's really Guan Ruowu's regular time.

So he took Chu Yue and Qiao Lin to find the teaching building where Mr. Xu was teaching now, and stayed at the door as usual.

The "experienced hunter" waited for his "prey" again.

"teacher!"

Guan Ruoyu rushed forward with a bear hug—of course he was leisurely—and startled Teacher Xu who was walking out of the teaching building with the book in his arms.However, Mr. Xu is quite familiar with this scaring mode, and quickly reacted.He stood firm, adjusted his glasses, and looked at the young man who jumped in front of him: "Guan Guan? Why are you here at this time?"

"Come and see the teacher!" Guan Ruoyu pointed to the person standing behind, "Look, senior Chu is here too! There is also a young cub who is an employee of his studio and graduated from psychology. What about the promising young people brought by the seniors!"

Qiao Lin had never seen Guan Ruoyu jumping like this before, and stood behind him a little dazed.Chu Yue, on the other hand, walked forward naturally, and shook hands with his teacher: "Teacher, long time no see, I came to see you today."

"Are you here on a business trip to S City?" Of course, Mr. Xu would not think that these two children were making a big splash just to see themselves, and they brought a younger junior with them.However, Mr. Xu was very happy that the students wanted to come and see him.He patted Guan Ruoyu on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "You are clever, you come to me every time you watch the meal, and you want me to treat you to this meal, don't you?"

"Hehe, in the past, I thought so. But today is different!" Guan Ruoyu pointed to Chu Yue, "With Mr. Chu here, how could we let us eat in the cafeteria? Isn't that right, Chu, Xue ,long?"

Chu Yue, who was suddenly called out to treat guests by name: "...Yes. Let's go, invite everyone to dinner. Qiao Lin, you come too."

His tone really seemed to come to S City to give birth, and to see people by the way, so he brought his subordinates and juniors to have dinner together.Qiao Lin blinked in a daze, but still followed the two seniors.

The restaurant was still the one near Mr. Xu's house. Chu Yue ordered the dishes familiarly, and the four of them sat around a small table to eat.

Because Guan Ruoyu and Chu Yue sat on Teacher Xu's left and right hands respectively, Qiao Lin naturally sat opposite Teacher Xu.Qiao Lin was the lowest in age, seniority, and position at the table, and he was outside the circle of the other three. Logically speaking, he would probably become embarrassed because of this, and just concentrate on eating.However, Mr. Xu is very approachable. He heard that Qiao Lin also graduated from psychology, so he specifically asked about the school's study and work after graduation.Because Mr. Xu happened to have a little friendship with Qiao Lin's teacher, so unexpectedly, he and Qiao Lin had something to talk about.

After the meal, although Qiao Lin was not active in speaking, he was not left out in the cold.

It was different from the scene he had expected to meet Mr. Xu, the current situation is not only not tense, but rather warm.Qiao Lin observed Teacher Xu face to face during a meal, and found that the teacher was calm, gentle and natural.He is like any teacher, any ordinary person, recalling the past with a student he is familiar with, and speaking a common language with a newly acquainted young man.If Qiao Lin didn't know in advance, he would never have thought that this teacher had suffered such a major blow five years ago.

But this is the characteristic of human beings. After getting over it, life will continue and everything will return to normal.

Qiao Lin somewhat understood Guan Ruoyu and Chu Yue's thoughts.

A person who has experienced pain, if the wound has been healed by time, really should not be uncovered easily.

If I rushed forward to tell the story of the past at this time, I would be relaxed, and I would only leave troubles, disgust, remorse and other emotions that are easy to fall into the other party.How is this different from the second "murder"?

Thinking of this, Qiao Lin felt a little dazed.

His absent-minded state lasted until the end of the meal.

The young man didn't know that his seemingly normal expression fell into the eyes of Teacher Xu who was sitting opposite.

Seeing that the dinner was coming to an end, Teacher Xu gave Guan Ruoyu a meaningful look, then stood up and said, "I'm going to the toilet."

Guan Ruoyu immediately stood up after receiving the "signal" and said, "I'll go too."

"Hey, Guan Guan, are you still a primary school student? You have to be taken to the toilet by an adult?" Chu Yue didn't know if he saw the scene where the two of them were eyeing each other, but he helped to talk, "Go, go, wait for you You can leave when you come back, and the time is almost up, so we won’t delay the teacher’s rest.”

The implication is that they have to pay the bill while the two of them go to the toilet.

These words sounded quite normal, but Qiao Lin didn't notice any clues, so Teacher Xu and Guan Ruoyu went out together.

However, after the two of them went to the toilet, they did not return to the small booth immediately, but stopped in front of the wall of the tank where the ornamental fish were placed in the restaurant.

Facing the fish tank, they seemed to appreciate it, but what they said was the real purpose of coming out this time.

Teacher Xu looked at the ornamental fish with a calm expression, and first broke the topic.

"That kid named Qiao Lin...does it have something to do with what happened back then?"