Genius Club-Chapter 549 - 6 The Lie from Twenty Years Ago (Extra for monthly tickets!)_3

"So we were thinking, meeting is also a kind of destiny. How many people in the world look exactly alike? We wanted to take this opportunity to pay respects to Zhang Yuqian... to sweep her grave. Could you possibly tell us the location of the cemetery?"

On his way there, Lin Xian really couldn’t think of a suitable reason to ask the other party where their daughter’s grave was.

He could only use the upcoming Tomb-Sweeping Day as a clumsy excuse.

However...

To Lin Xian and Gao Yang’s surprise,

The expression on the elder Zhang Shi’s face was very wrong. He became extremely flustered in a moment, then immediately became alert:

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

His words were harsh.

"No, no, no,"

Lin Xian hurriedly explained:

"Uncle Zhang, we just simply want to pay our respects and bring a bouquet of flowers."

"No need."

Zhang Shi’s attitude was firm, as he shook his head:

"I appreciate your sentiments, I will mention it to my spouse, thank you for your kindness. But... my daughter preferred peace and quiet while she was alive, and we don’t plan to visit the grave on Tomb-Sweeping Day either. Our local customs don’t involve mourning during Qingming."

"So... you just enjoy your trip. There are many interesting places in Shandong, like Tai’an, Jinan, Zibo, Liao City; there are many places you can visit. Just leave my daughter’s business to us. On that note, please leave."

Having said that,

The middle-aged man didn’t even wait for the two to respond, and he immediately closed the door.

Lin Xian blinked, turning to look at Gao Yang:

"Did I say something wrong?"

Gao Yang shook his head:

"You didn’t say anything wrong... but the way you handle things never goes smoothly. Asking directly about the location of someone’s daughter’s grave, I imagine any parent wouldn’t answer you."

"So what should we do?"

Lin Xian spread his hands:

"I don’t know how else to broach the topic, I can’t just spill the beans about Chu Anqing’s situation, can I? I feel like revealing such fantastical things would only make the old man more suspicious. Like you said, asking about the location of a grave, who does that in normal conversation in China? There’s no appropriate way to ask,"

"But..."

Lin Xian stepped back and pulled Gao Yang into the corridor, whispering:

"Don’t you think... the attitude of Mr. Zhang Shi just now was really abnormal?"

"Indeed, it was abnormal."

Gao Yang nodded:

"He was too nervous, and it’s that kind of unwarranted vigilance! It’s like he feels guilty about something. Yes, that’s it! It’s not us who are feeling guilty, it is he who seems to feel guilty!"

Lin Xian agreed with Gao Yang’s observation.

It was normally acceptable to either say yes or no to the offer of cleaning a deceased’s grave... Lin Xian had come today to try his luck; he wasn’t expecting to get all the information in one go.

If he couldn’t find out in the Imperial Capital or if the couple refused to tell him, he could try finding another way in Qufu.

So, if today Zhang Shi had simply refused his request, that would have been fine.

But why was he suddenly so vigilant?

If it had been just ordinary vigilance, that would have been understandable...

But Zhang Shi’s reaction.

It really was guilty and flustered, as if... as if some conspiracy or scheme had been uncovered.

Lin Xian couldn’t quite describe what he was feeling.

But anyone with clear eyes, including Gao Yang, could see it.

[Something’s fishy.]

[Zhang Shi must be intentionally hiding something, hence such an unreasonable display of panic and vigilance!]

Snap.

Gao Yang snapped his fingers:

"Let’s let me handle this."

"You?"

Lin Xian looked at him skeptically:

"Are you going to knock on the door again?"

"No, no, no..."

Gao Yang waved his index finger:

"Actually, I was thinking that we should break through by speaking with that old lady, the one you said was mentally unstable."

"Think about it, Lin Xian, we both noticed from Zhang Shi’s reaction that there’s clearly something more to the car accident involving Zhang Yuqian, it’s not that simple. You could also say, the middle-aged man just now is deliberately hiding something, not only unwilling to tell us but also afraid that we’ll find out."

"Remember the Psychologist Doctor Liu I once mentioned to you? In one of his articles, he said... if a person truly wants to hide a secret, unless you use violence to force a confession, it’s very difficult to directly get an answer."

"So, the best way is to create a relaxed environment, with a tension-free mood, and to use indirect and leading questions. You should never ask directly but let the other party start the topic. That way, they won’t be on their guard, will be willing to open up to you, willing to communicate... That’s what the article Doctor Liu shared on his WeChat Moments says."

"This uncle is clearly a smart man, can you fool a smart person? That’s too hard. Since you say the old lady is not in her right mind, then we should really talk to her! At least she won’t be as guardful, and the way you ask questions is too sincere... You’re already planning to play the villain, so why hang on to a hero’s cape? If you need to strategize, do so."

Gao Yang patted his chest:

"Leave it to me! I’ll take on the solo defense against the old lady!"

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Watching Gao Yang speak so confidently, Lin Xian hadn’t expected to hear the psychologist’s name in this situation, under these circumstances.

"Gao Yang," Lin Xian said earnestly.