Chapter 35: Perverse Mental Illness
Xiao Yu remained calm.
Opposite him, He Xiao’s expressions constantly changed.
It was evident to the naked eye that these changes weren’t just simple expressions.
The elders often said, “The face reflects the heart”; it’s no joke.
How a person changes their face, how their personality shifts, the ‘underlying face’ doesn’t change much.
If the ‘underlying face’ changes too, it means the personality is changing.
From one personality, to another!
It was clear that two personalities were alternating on He Xiao’s face.
One moment astonished and angry, the next cold as a venomous snake, easy to differentiate.
Xiao Yu wasn’t surprised, nor uncomfortable.
In his past life, he indeed cracked a case involving multiple personalities.
Is multiple personality disorder rare?
Not really.
According to authoritative surveys, the prevalence of multiple personality disorder worldwide is about 2%, more common in women.
In other words, in a group of a hundred people, at least two might have this condition.
How terrifying is that prevalence!
Moreover, it’s not just simply having multiple personalities.
It can range from dual personalities, triple personalities… to N personalities.
The key triggers are often related to childhood trauma, learned defense mechanisms during growth, poor environment, dissociative traits, lack of external support, etc.
This trauma often occurs before the age of 5, causing the patient to develop splitting and dissociative defense mechanisms, retaining the good parts of themselves…
Coincidentally, police found that He Xiao had a history of mental illness.
At four years old, He Xiao had a mental illness, but the medical records didn’t describe multiple personalities, only noting a common mental disorder, which was cured.
As Xiao Yu asked, was your mental illness really cured?
“I don’t know why you weren’t diagnosed with multiple personality disorder back then, but your medical history is clear.”
Xiao Yu stared at He Xiao, whose expressions kept changing, coldly saying, “When I first saw this case file, it mentioned you claimed to have suddenly fallen asleep and had memory gaps. I thought you were drugged. But now it seems it’s not that, the memory gaps are because another personality took control of your body. It’s safe to say, you’ve likely experienced memory gaps more than once?”
“…”
He Xiao’s expressions grew more intense, gritting his teeth, saying nothing.
“Can I deduce further, your ex-girlfriend wasn’t just the girlfriend of one personality, but of both personalities?”
Xiao Yu’s expression turned complex, “According to police investigations, your ex-girlfriend got together with your good brother, married him, and had a child… If it was a normal breakup, you shouldn’t hold such a grudge, and no normal person could go to such lengths. This means your other personality is not only very intelligent but also very perverse and psychologically twisted, right?”
He Xiao gritted his teeth harder, his face turning colder.
His eyes faintly glowed with a mad and venomous light.
“So, it wasn’t just about your breakup with your ex-girlfriend, it was also about the other personality.”
Xiao Yu sneered, “If I’m not mistaken, the other personality woke up recently, found out his old girlfriend not only broke up but also married his friend and had a child. This felt like a betrayal he couldn’t bear. During that time, this personality controlled your body, planning this case, plotting murder. Because of the twisted mind, he not only wanted to kill the ex-girlfriend but also her husband and child.”
Suddenly.
“Go on.”
A cold voice spoke from He Xiao’s mouth.
His expression completely changed, calm yet cold, insane and sinister, his bloodshot eyes turning red, terrifyingly fierce!
“But you’re not stupid, rather extremely smart. You didn’t want your body to die or go to jail, right? So, you came up with a plan.”
Xiao Yu sneered, “You not only committed those cruel acts but also evaded all charges.”
“Anything else?” He Xiao asked with a sinister smile.
“Of course.”
“The family of three was actually killed before those 33 hours, right?”
Xiao Yu said coldly, “The day before that period, neighbors heard noises from the victims’ home, thinking it was renovation.”
“Dismembering serves two purposes: one, to vent frustration, and two, to conceal the time of death. Without complete or partial bodies, even a forensic doctor can only estimate a rough time of death.”
“After killing the family of three, you used the victim’s phone to send a text to yourself. Otherwise, without familiarity with the female victim, you couldn’t mimic her tone so well.”
“After sending the text, you cleaned the scene and quietly returned home, returning control of the body to the primary personality.”
“When the primary personality woke up, saw the text, and went to the victims’ home, upon arrival, you took over the body again, causing a memory gap…”
Saying this, Xiao Yu coldly stared at He Xiao.
“You did it on purpose, didn’t you?”