Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 451 - 324. Dimly, saw clearly the past (3 Chapters 3) - 3

"Then... her nightmares at night began, which is to say those events happened after the old man broke in and there was a quarrel. The arrival of those nights might be the result after the old man broke in and the argument, possibly having a logical causal connection."

Shi Nian was silent for a long time, then slowly said, "The situation could be like this: The clown initially took Rosa away, perhaps without any ill intentions, genuinely pitying her as a lonely child ignored by others, and so took her away according to her wishes. The clown provided everything Rosa desired for her living environment, reading, painting, listening to music. But unexpectedly to the clown himself, the old man intruded. The old man took an interest in Rosa and then made a request to the clown."

"The clown perhaps was still unwilling, but later due to inequality in status or seeking something from him, ultimately had to give up Rosa... Thus Rosa became the plaything offered to the old man by the clown."

Huo Danru nodded, "Rosa’s inability to wake up is partly due to her psychological self-protection and resistance; secondly, it was relatively basic hypnotic techniques that made her unable to wake up, yet clearly still conscious."

"Or maybe it’s because Rosa herself has a strong personality, so the hypnosis was not completely effective."

Shi Nian lowered his head, "I don’t know much about hypnosis, but I heard that some people’s methods of hypnosis are relatively fixed and unique. So, for professionals like Auntie Huo, if you’ve seen it, you might recognize it, right?"

Huo Danru squinted slightly, "I might not be able to do it because I later switched to marriage counseling and didn’t continue researching psychology. But Du Songlin can do it."

Shi Nian nodded, "Does Auntie Huo remember Mark’s situation back then? Was there any sign of hypnosis or being hypnotized on him? Also, does Mark’s behavior have any similarities with Rosa’s reactions?"

Huo Danru raised an eyebrow too, "Why do you ask like that?"

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At the police station, Tang Yan Yi and Guan Liang were holed up in the computer room, focused on checking Old Buddha’s data.

Just like with Huangfu Huazhang, it’s hard to find any information about the Ford family online; evidently, this family values their privacy greatly, so they hired a PR company for a thorough cleanup long ago.

Tang Yan Yi felt a bit unwilling, "If we can’t find other information, at least we should be able to find his birth and death dates, right? Even if his birth date is so long ago it might be vague; but the date he died should be traceable, right?"

Guan Liang nodded, fingers flying over the keys, pulling up the time of Old Buddha’s death.

Tang Yan Yi stared at the date, inexplicably startled, "2001? This date seems strangely familiar! Hey, hurry and help me think, did we mention this date in anything we talked about before?"

Someone knocked on the door.

Tang Yan Yi opened the door to see Shi Nian, a bit impatient, "We’re busy here, what mess are you trying to cause?"

Shi Nian directly stood on tiptoes, looking over Tang Yan Yi’s shoulder at the computer screen, and saw the date.

Shi Nian then let out a light sigh, "In 2001, Rosa, who had been taken away for a year, was returned home."

Tang Yan Yi widened her eyes, clapped her hands, "That’s right!" Then raised an eyebrow at Shi Nian, "How did you think of it so quickly?"

Shi Nian sat down and unabashedly took a sip from Tang Yan Yi’s teacup, "Because I just figured something out: the reason Rosa was taken away for a year and then returned was because that old man died."