Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 509: Chapter 509: Hypnosis, Lost Memories!

Chen Xiao was seriously painting "Ten Demon Sons."

This painting was quite different from the Sacred Heart Church’s emblem.

Moreover, looking at Qi Wei, although she hadn’t heard of Sacred Heart Church, she might recognize the image! (Thanks to the readers for pointing this out, I’ve revised the previous text.)

While Qi Wei was reminiscing, Chen Xiao continued to paint, trying to recreate the image of the Ten Demon Sons from what he saw before.

However, even after "Ten Demon Sons" was finished, Qi Wei still didn’t remember.

Yet, when "Ten Demon Sons" was handed to Qi Wei, she widened her eyes at first glance.

"Have you... have you seen this holy icon?"

It wasn’t Chen Xiao asking, but Qi Wei!

With this question, Chen Xiao immediately followed up: "You’ve seen it?"

Qi Wei stopped reminiscing and nodded: "Yes! And it was brought back by Zuo Shu!"

"When?"

"June 16, 1995."

"You remember so clearly?" Chen Xiao was quite surprised.

There was a hint of pain in Qi Wei’s eyes: "I suppose you must wonder why Zuo Shu and I, after so many years of marriage, haven’t had any children."

"In fact, we did have a child. But shortly after the child was born, he passed away, and his birth almost cost me my life, making it impossible for me to conceive again."

"Zuo Shu accompanied me through those dark days, but later he went out of town, and when he returned, he brought back that holy icon you painted. He devotedly placed it in our bedroom and told me that with this icon, we would have children again."

"I remember that day so vividly because not long after, I indeed became pregnant again! That day, I prepared a lavish dinner waiting for him to come home."

"But as I waited and waited and he never returned, I went alone to his company to find him. It was because I went to find him that I discovered he couldn’t even spare the grass by the nest!"

"That night, witnessing him with his secretary, I went alone to the hospital and aborted the child! If he wanted an heir, I would personally terminate his lineage!"

"Even though half of my blood ran in that child’s veins, even though aborting that child meant I could never conceive again!"

"Because of this incident, my relationship with him turned completely extreme, and later, whenever he got close to any woman to have children, I would interfere, unless he wanted to leave Li Hai!"

As she spoke, a fierceness appeared on Qi Wei’s face unlike any seen before.

Even Chen Xiao, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but squint.

Honestly, he was somewhat worried about Xiaoji Knife Man.

But he also saw the deep pain in Qi Wei’s eyes.

Her actions could be described as damaging herself while exacting revenge.

"With Li Hai and my family’s status in Shencheng City’s business world, I’ve been suppressing Zuo Shu. My heart should be full of hate for him, but people can be foolish sometimes."

"Over the years, especially in the dead of night, no one knows how much I wish he would come home. But whenever he does come home, I look at him and feel disgusted."

"Until the day Xiaodao appeared before me, when he grabbed me by the collar just like Zuo Shu did back then, I realized that I might still love Zuo Shu."

"But it’s not the current Zuo Shu I love, it’s the domineering, unreasonable man from when I first met him."

Qi Wei spoke with tears streaming down her face.

But she quickly wiped away the traces from her face and said seriously:

"Mr. Chen, where did you learn about this holy icon?"

Chen Xiao replied, "A deceased acquaintance gave it to me, but after extensive inquiries, I found that this thing isn’t a holy icon. On the contrary, all its owners meet tragic ends. Either families are destroyed or they die far from home, almost none find peaceful ends."

Qi Wei’s mouth dropped open, revealing disbelief.

Chen Xiao didn’t wait for her to respond and continued, "To be precise, Zuo Shu knew that I received this wooden sculpture later and used it to contact me, creating a facade of deep connection between us!"

"But in reality, this thing is not very relevant to the current case. So, President Qi, what’s truly important is the painting I just gave you; you seemed to have memories of it. Yet, why haven’t you remembered after such a long time?"

Seeing Chen Xiao steer the topic to the earlier painting, Qi Wei appeared hesitant.

"It’s not that I can’t remember; it’s just that the painting you gave me makes me feel as though I’ve lost something."

Chen Xiao frowned: "Lost what? What does that mean?"

"I don’t know, but I feel I’ve seen the pattern you painted. No matter how hard I try to recall, it feels as if I’ve lost part of my memory."

Qi Wei’s statement made Chen Xiao glance at Zhang Xian.

Although Chen Xiao had solved many cases now, in terms of experience, Zhang Xian, who had been a police officer for over ten years, had more cases.

Qi Wei’s words prompted Zhang Xian to ponder briefly, then say:

"I’ve encountered a victim before who said similar things. The culprit in that case had a very special ability—hypnosis!"

"The victims hypnotized by him couldn’t recall that part of their memory even after medical examination."

"So, Director Zhang means President Qi might have been hypnotized?" Chen Xiao asked Zhang Xian, but his eyes stayed on Qi Wei.

Before Qi Wei could respond, Chen Xiao had already thought of a way to verify, saying:

"You should have a good relationship with your mother’s side, right?"

"There have never been any issues. Even when I loved Zuo Shu deeply, my relationship with my maternal family was always good."

"Hmm, maybe you should call them and inquire. You’re doing well now and Qi Family doesn’t seem to have had major problems. So, if someone wanted to hypnotize you, they must have had a motive."

"But neither you nor your family have suffered any losses, which means the person attempting to erase your memory probably failed."

Listening to Chen Xiao’s analysis, Qi Wei found some logic in it, so she took her phone from Zhang Xian and dialed her father’s number.

But before the call was answered, it was Lin Xi from Dongzhou who called first.

Chen Xiao checked the time and quickly answered the call:

"Hey, didn’t I tell you to drive slowly? How did you get home so quickly?"

Lin Xi laughed: "Dummy! Even if I were flying, I couldn’t have arrived so quickly. I asked Sister Liang to run another trip to our house. Following my hints, she found that business card!"