In Freud's dream interpretation, the snake is a symbol of man, a symbol of power and majesty. I pointed to the snake in her painting and said, "Is there a man in your heart who can restrain her?" ”

Chen Chen was a little surprised by what I said, and after thinking about it slightly, she nodded vigorously: "Yes, if you have to say that you want to curb her, then you can count it on." ”

"This man, is this your boyfriend?" I asked.

"It's the man, but he's not my boyfriend anymore." Chen Chen raised the corners of his lips and said, "He's quite capable." ”

"Then why don't you turn to him for help?" I asked softly, "Since you think he can control the woman of your dreams." ”

"Him?" Chen Chen hooked his lips and smiled, looked at me and said, "He's dead." ”

This time it was my turn to froze. Chen Chen rubbed his hands together, looked at me and asked, "Can I smoke a cigarette?" ”

In principle, I am not allowed to smoke here, but seeing the sadness in her eyes and the forced smile that she desperately suppressed herself, my heart suddenly softened, and I nodded: "You are free." ”

Chen Chen took out a very thin lady's cigarette from her bag and lit the fire, she looked very good-looking and elegant when she smoked, and the way she spit out smoke from her mouth had a kind of beauty that was out of the world. I asked softly, "You have a good relationship with him?" ”

"Okay?" She hooked her lips and smiled, "Okay, I'm good to him, he's good to me, general." But anyway, he gave me a lot of money and took me to a lot of people. My life today is all given to me by him, without him, maybe I would still be in a hurry, from one hotel to another. ”

I pursed my lips, I couldn't answer, I couldn't imagine what it was like to live, why couldn't I just do some proper work? I was tempted to ask, but for the sake of my profession, I held back. I asked, "So are you looking for a boyfriend again now?" ”

"I've found it." Chen Chen stretched out his finger and flicked the cigarette ash elegantly, his voice was a little surprised, as if I had asked a very stupid question, "Why should I keep a festival for him?" His wives have remarried. Besides, he didn't love me. Men love women, who still admits it. She said a lot, trying to justify her own behavior, but the more she said that, the more she showed that she was actually uneasy in her heart. Otherwise, why would she desperately convince herself that it was right to find another boyfriend?

However, her feelings for the man had nothing to do with her dreams, and the snakes in her paintings were smooth and black, but they were heavily painted, and if the authority in her heart was the man, and the man was dead, it should not be such a clear and vivid projection. The man symbolized by the snake should not be a dead man, but a man who is alive and has authority in her heart. When Chen Chen said this, either she didn't recognize her heart, or she was lying.

I asked, "How's your current boyfriend?" Is it okay with you? Can it be sheltered from the wind and rain? ”

Chen Chen took two puffs of cigarette and said with a smile: "Now this, it's very good to me, listen to me for everything, it's two years younger than me, it's quite well-behaved." Shelter from the elements? I don't need him. ”

It seems that Chen Chen's current economic conditions are very good, and he may have raised an obedient little white face. In order for a man or a woman to have family status, they must first have economic status. I asked gently, "It seems that your tea shop is doing a good business." Is it wholesale? Or is it the kind of tea art teahouse? ”

"Wholesale." When it comes to her business, Chen Chen is more cautious, and only answers me with two words and then doesn't say anything. This is a bit abnormal, listening to the meaning of her words, she is raising that man, and when it comes to her money-making business, she should be very proud to talk about it, rather than the current secret.

I asked again: "Are you taking care of your business?" ”

Chen Chen nodded slightly and changed the topic: "Teacher Xin, what should I do now?" I really don't want to have that nightmare anymore. You don't know, every night in front of a miserable white grimace, I really get into a nervous breakdown. ”

I thought for a while and said, "Actually, you don't have any actual evidence, your face is according to a certain person, and even if it is according to a certain person, that person may not be dead, let alone wearing a red dress." It's just that because of your suspicions, these clues are linked together step by step. There is no basis for this association of yours, just your intuition. ”

Chen Chen thought for a while and said, "That's what I said. But I already thought about it, and I thought it was like that. The more I think about it, the more I feel right. If you want me to change my mind, it's impossible. ”

She is also right, human thinking has inertia, once many thinking nodes are connected into a chain, and then break this chain, it will be difficult. I thought for a moment and said, "Since your mind has formed an inherent chain, our first step in treatment is to break this chain. ”

"How to break?" She asked.

I took out another box of oily colored pencils from the drawer, the color was brighter, and put it in front of Chen Chen: "The first step is to peel off your face and red skirt." From now on, you have to form a conditioned reflex that red doesn't match your face. You start by drawing a face of your own. ”

Chen Chen half-convinced drew a yellow pen to draw herself, although the drawing was not good, but her pointed chin, big eyes, and long hair were her typical characteristics. Then I said to her, "You paint three self-portraits of yourself, with your skirt painted in blue, green and yellow. "These three colors are very different from red, and they are the most opposite.

Chen Chen did as I said and drew carefully. It took about an hour. I approving, "It's a good drawing." I'll get here today, and when you go back, you'll paint two or three of these paintings every night before you go to bed. After a week of drawing like this, you can cut out the paper of the skirt from the magazine and stitch it together with the avatar of your photo. Do this repeatedly, so that your brain gradually perceives that you have nothing to do with the red dress. ”

"Does that work?" Chen Chen looked at me in disbelief.

"It will take time, and it will take effect. Since you choose to come to me, you should believe me. I gave her an encouraging smile.

Although Chen Chen was puzzled, he still took my colored pencil and left. Looking at the back of her leaving, I wanted to give Yang Yize a call. I remember that he said before that he could restore the appearance of the female corpse on Nanqi Island through the skull, and if it was restored, it would directly prove whether it was her or not.

It just so happened that Li Xuan came in and told me about another visitor's appointment, and I forgot about it when I put it away.

After two or three days of panic, I called Lu Zenghan every day, but his phone was always turned off. He went out to pick up the goods, and he never let me reach him. I don't know if he will be able to complete it successfully this time. It's ridiculous to say, I used to work with the police a lot, and I always hoped that they would be smarter and more capable of making appointments, so that they could find more clues to solve the case; But now I hope that they are stupid and confused, so that Lu Zenghan can be spared, I am afraid that he will be arrested by the criminal police, and I am afraid that he will be arrested by the anti-smuggling police.

Thinking of the police, I suddenly remembered that I was going to ask Yang Yize about it, and I could also find out if there was any bad news about Lu Zenghan.

Yang Yize didn't know what he was busy with, I called twice and no one answered, and it took more than an hour to come back to me, and his voice was tired: "Sister Xin, what's the matter?" ”

"The red-dressed female corpse on Nanqi Island, didn't you say that you can restore your appearance based on your skull? How's it going? ”

Yang Yize sighed and said, "That case, it's not yet." Domestic experts tried to do it several times, but they were not very sure, because it had been too long, and in the sea, some parts of the skull also had traces of corrosion. I guess it will take a while to come out. Why did you suddenly ask about this? ”

"It's nothing, I just remembered it out of the blue, and asked." I prevaricated, "Isn't there a case for me to assist in recently, I'm idle." ”

Yang Yize laughed: "It seems that you should be transferred to our police force." ”

I laughed dryly twice and asked, "What have you been up to lately?" Is there a new case? ”

"We don't have a case. But last night there were two boats near the high seas that seemed to be engaged in illegal transactions, and when the anti-smuggling police arrived, they found that someone on board was dead and the other had escaped. We're all helping with the aftermath now. Too busy to keep your feet on the ground. Yang Yize said hurriedly, "If it's okay, I'll hang up first." ”

I hurriedly asked, "What kind of ship is it?" ”

"One was supposed to be offshore, but it was camouflaged with a Chinese ship mark. The other is domestic, and the personnel have not yet verified their identity. A few more fell into the water. Now the Marine Police are searching for it. Yang Yize said hurriedly.

My heart hurts so much, could it be him? Yang Yize hung up the phone, I wanted to call him again, but I also knew that I couldn't get more news from him, so after thinking about it, I called Mei Zijun.

I haven't opened my mouth yet, Mei Zijun already knows what I want to ask, and his voice is a little gloomy: "Are you asking about the boat that exchanged fire last night?" ”

I didn't have to hide it with him, I asked directly: "Is there Lu Zenghan?" ”

Mei Zijun paused for a moment and said: "I haven't found it yet, but the ship is a long voyage, judging from the remaining goods, it is worth a lot, this kind of heavyweight, it is possible that Lu Zenghan will personally go out." But Joe, you prepare your mind. No one survived on board, and if it was underwater, it would have been more than lucky. ”

My head was buzzing and I didn't know how I hung up the phone. I hung up the phone, my mind was running crazy, what should I do? How can I be sure if it's Lu Zenghan? Who else can help me? I called Lu Zenghan's phone over and over again like crazy, but it still turned off. Three or five days he said, it's been four days. What to do?

In a hurry, I thought of Zou Shizhao. Only by going to him and asking whether it was Lu Zenghan who had the accident, and only him, can he know how to save Lu Zenghan.