Chapter 530 - A Whole Family of Crazy (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

After a whole full minute, Doctor Pei finally spoke. He looked at Jiang Xiaohu on the bed, and his expression was curious.

“From how I see it, the whole family is sick, and I don’t mean it in a demeaning way—that’s just my professional prognosis.” Doctor Pei stood up and walked around the bed. “Three years ago, Jiang Xiaohu’s mother came with his sister for his illness. I can remember that day like the back of my hand. His mother’s name is Zhang Chuyu. She was very pretty, and she wore a thick mist of perfume.

“From head to toe, there were many branded clothes, but I couldn’t feel a trace of happiness. She was thinking about something because she kept spacing out during our conversation. After a brief conversation, I had a rudimentary understanding of the family’s situation.

“The sister, Jiang Bai, suffered from paranoia. She felt like everyone was out to kill her, like everyone was a murderer.

“Jiang Xiaohu’s illness was rather curious. He would often do things that were very dangerous like turning on the stove on his own, splashing water on the electrical socket, playing with fire, and so on.

“Zhang Chuyu had scolded him more than once, but it did nothing to stop the boy. After her husband, Jiang Long, found out, he beat the boy several times, but the violence did not improve Jiang Xiaohu’s condition. If anything, it only exacerbated his condition.

“Reckless, irritable, and often getting into fights with his classmates. Sometimes, it felt like he was possessed as he tried his best to harm the people around him. That was my first time running into a patient like that. Considering his young age, I did not write a prescription for Jiang Xiaohu but encouraged his parents to communicate more with him.

“I was only being concerned for the child’s future, but Zhang Chuyu disagreed with me. She was adamant that since her child was sick, he needed the medication. There was a disagreement with the treatment method. As a psychiatrist, we’re always misunderstood, so I did not mind that.

“The change in a child’s personality often has much to do with his environment. From how I saw it, Jiang Xiaohu’s illness had plenty to do with his parents. To treat Jiang Xiaohu, I had his mother and sister leave the room so that I could communicate with the boy on my own. From our conversation, I realized something incredibly creepy and scary.”

Doctor Pei did not show concern for Jiang Xiaohu, who was within earshot, and he continued. “When I was talking to Jiang Xiaohu, the boy accidentally revealed some information to me—his mother was lying.”

“Lying?” Chen Ge was confused. “The mother lied to send her child to an asylum? That’s unlikely. Perhaps it was Jiang Xiaohu who was lying.”

Doctor Pei shook his head. “I also could not tell the authenticity of his claim at the time, but after Jiang Long got into the car accident and passed away, I realized that perhaps Jiang Xiaohu wasn’t lying to me.”

“What did he tell you?”

“Jiang Xiaohu told me in confidence that he did not want to do those dangerous things. He had been forced to do those things by his mother to create the impression that he had gone mad!”

“The mother forced her boy to do dangerous things?” Chen Ge got even more confused. “Then what was her purpose for doing that?”

“The purpose was to kill Jiang Xiaohu’s father—Jiang Long.” Doctor Pei looked at Jiang Xiaohu, and his eyes were swirling with complicated emotions. “The boy told me that the one that had gone crazy was his mother, Zhang Chuyu. After his mother found out that the husband had a mistress, she planned to create an accident to kill the father, collect the insurance premium, and consume Jiang Long’s company.”