"Are you now suspecting there's something wrong with sister-in-law's condition?"
Jing Yan said, stroking his chin.
Zhan Mohan frowned, "Although I can't prove it now, we can't rule out this possibility. We've always proceeded with the assumption that Yu Meng has PTSD, believing all her hallucinations were due to the symptom. But what if this PTSD never existed from the start?"
As Zhan Mohan spoke, he recalled what Wei Yu Meng had told him at the hospital.
"Mohan, don't you find this whole thing strange? Think carefully about what has happened from the very beginning when they proved I was sick, until now. If all my sensations and hearing are just my imagination, then why was it such a coincidence that when I went to the amusement park, I felt danger and the child almost got lost, and then the car accident happened?"
Zhan Mohan looked at Wei Yu Meng. Her expression was clear when she spoke, not like a mentally ill patient. Even Zhan Mohan had to admit that there was some sense to Wei Yu Meng's words.
If Wei Yu Meng's account were true, then everything she encountered was real. It was just that these real events, combined with Wei Yu Meng's fear and the suspicion of those around her, had truly affected her psychologically.
Although Zhan Mohan couldn't be completely sure if Wei Yu Meng was truly not ill, based on this conjecture, investigating in this direction was not an impossible task.
After hearing Zhan Mohan's words, Mu Linjing also recalled Wei Yu Meng's reactions on many occasions. "To be honest, the day I returned, I chatted with Yu Meng, and her attitude made me feel like she wasn't talking nonsense because of her illness. That's why I later said we needed to investigate this matter thoroughly."
Jing Yan paced the room, stroking his chin. For someone with some understanding of psychology like him, if the details of the events could be connected, he could form a hypothesis based on his professional knowledge.
"I regret to inform you that, based on what you've said, sister-in-law may indeed have been driven to believe she was mentally ill by someone," Jing Yan sighed with some sadness. "Let's assume sister-in-law was a normal person at the start. Then she truly felt she was being followed that day, and naturally, she would feel fear and tension. Following that, the near loss of the child and the car accident undoubtedly intensified sister-in-law's fear step by step."
Zhan Mohan and Mu Linjing remained silent, listening intently to Jing Yan's analysis.
"Although the voices sister-in-law heard are still a point, let's assume the voices were real. Then sister-in-law would naturally become more fearful and scared. When a person's fear reaches a certain level, they will naturally exhibit behaviors and states that others find incomprehensible."
This reminded Zhan Mohan of the time he came home and saw Wei Yu Meng virtually tearing the house apart, claiming someone was monitoring the house. Now, setting aside the premise of mental illness, Wei Yu Meng's actions were something an ordinary person would do if they had such suspicions.
"However, this fear might just be the first stage," Jing Yan thought and continued, "You said that at this point, she was still very certain that everything she heard was real. But later, she would occasionally insist, but more often she had become somewhat hysterical."
Mu Linjing suddenly remembered. This turning point in her behavior, shouldn't she be clearer about it? It was precisely during the time they went on vacation together.
Before they left, Wei Yu Meng often told her her understanding and doubts about the matter. At that time, Wei Yu Meng absolutely refused to accept the notion that it was all hallucinations.
It wasn't until they went on vacation that Wei Yu Meng had a nightmare and woke up saying, "I might really be sick."
That sentence startled Mu Linjing at the time, because Wei Yu Meng had never considered herself to be ill before.
And the reason that made Wei Yu Meng feel this way was...
Jing Yan clarified Mu Linjing's thoughts. "In the first stage, only sister-in-law herself heard that voice. But during the vacation, you and sister-in-law experienced a stage of hearing voices together, yet only sister-in-law heard them. This was the first time sister-in-law truly realized that only she could hear the voices."
"But I really didn't hear any voices at all. To ensure the safety of our vacation, I had thoroughly investigated the hotel before booking the room. That place was known for its good soundproofing. I genuinely can't convince myself of any other possibility."
Mu Linjing found it unbelievable. She truly couldn't think of any other possibility that would allow only Wei Yu Meng to hear voices while she did not. It sounded almost like a superpower.
Zhan Mohan waved his hand, "We can investigate this issue further."
"Next, sister-in-law was admitted to the hospital, and an environment like a hospital is even more conducive to manipulation. If everything before was done under strict protection, then in the hospital, whatever the doctors do, we as family members won't interfere."
Jing Yan said this while glancing at Zhan Mohan. In fact, he hadn't initially intended to place suspicion on the doctors, but if Jing Yan revealed his deductions, Zhan Mohan might not be able to accept it.
Hearing this, Zhan Mohan clenched his fists. Since Wei Yu Meng entered the hospital, her condition had clearly not improved but worsened. It now seemed perfectly understandable.
If, according to their current discussion, Wei Yu Meng was not ill from the start, then at this stage...
They had undoubtedly made a mistake. Due to their distrust, they had sent Wei Yu Meng, who was not ill, to a mental hospital. What would happen to a normal person who was forcibly placed in a mental hospital?
The scene of the doctors forcibly trying to inject Wei Yu Meng with sedatives that day flashed in his mind. How could a normal person not feel fear?
What had he done?
Mu Linjing also realized this. Her face turned pale, and she looked as if she was about to cry. She never imagined that things would turn out this way, and that they themselves were the ones who had gradually driven Wei Yu Meng mad.
Seeing their state, Jing Yan could only comfort them, "All of this is just our speculation for now. I've only met sister-in-law once before, and it was just a very superficial examination. After all, although I have some involvement, I'm not a psychiatrist. If possible, it's best to have a real expert examine sister-in-law before making any decisions."
Zhan Mohan nodded slightly. It seemed that was the only way now. Even if they wanted to bring Wei Yu Meng out of the hospital, it would require a more senior expert to prove it.
But none of these were the most important things. What was most important to Zhan Mohan now was that if Wei Yu Meng was truly not ill, how would he face her in the future?