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Chapter 196 - 194 I Know What’s Wrong with Li Minglu’s Case

Chapter 196: Chapter 194 I Know What’s Wrong with Li Minglu’s Case

A few hours earlier.

After Nan Zhubin left the laboratory, Huang Xin hurriedly wrapped up the data collection work.

He immediately took Liu Pan to find Lin Lulin.

After hearing the report from Huang Xin and Liu Pan.

"Really?!"

Lin Lulin stood up excitedly, even knocking over the materials on the table, creating a mess, without noticing.

"You’re saying Nan Zhubin went to the lab today, found you, and forced you to reveal more details about the past case of Chen Jie, as well as specific information about my psychological clinic."

"And then, he even hit Xiao Liu?"

The senior psychology professor revealed a side of himself completely different from his usual calm demeanor.

But contrary to what Huang Xin imagined, Lin Lulin seemed rather... pleased at this moment.

Even Liu Pan could sense this obvious emotion, which left him a bit baffled—Why is the teacher so happy when I got beaten?

For some unknown reason, Huang Xin instinctively glanced at Lin Lulin’s desk, looking at the scattered documents. Normally, he would never do such a "dishonest" act.

But he quickly regained his composure, retracted his gaze, and replied to the teacher’s question: "It wasn’t a ’beating,’ just ’a punch.’"

Liu Pan felt wronged, "Isn’t one punch enough?!"

Lin Lulin took a couple of deep breaths, calming the visible emotions on his face.

The mentor first comforted Liu Pan, then turned to Huang Xin: "Is there a recording? How about audio?"

Huang Xin shook his head: "The lab doesn’t have cameras, you know that, teacher."

Liu Pan’s voice was muffled as he also answered, "I had a recording pen before, but Nan Zhubin snatched it after he found it."

Lin Lulin’s expression grew more composed, but his squinted eyes remained unchanged.

He was still happy.

"Given Zhuren’s level... it’s not surprising, Xiao Liu, don’t take it to heart."

"Also, don’t worry, after a while, he won’t be a problem anymore."

Lin Lulin comforted Liu Pan again, then changed the topic.

"Xiao Liu, do you still have the phone number of Li Minglu’s family?"

Liu Pan was taken aback: "I have it."

"Then contact them, call under the guise of ’consultation effect tracking.’ Keep the conversation casual, just like before, show concern for the family’s situation."

Liu Pan was even more puzzled: "Isn’t Li Minglu already referred to Nan Zhubin?"

Lin Lulin pursed his lips first, then revealed a gentle smile: "That’s why we need to engage under the guise of ’consultation effect tracking.’ As their referral agency, it’s quite reasonable for us to show concern about the current situation, isn’t it?"

Liu Pan didn’t understand but since it was the teacher’s instruction, he could only nod in agreement, half-understanding.

While they were communicating, Huang Xin lowered his head, seemingly trying to hide his expression, pondering something unknown.

Lin Lulin noticed it at a glance and softly said: "Xiao Huang, do you also want to start seeing clients?"

Huang Xin jerked his head up.

Is it finally time for him to conduct supervision and officially take over cases at the psychological clinic?

He noticed Lin Lulin’s gaze at him, it was a rare look of "satisfaction," as if waiting for him to say "yes" and then hand over the opportunity to him.

This was an opportunity he had been longing for years.

But when he opened his mouth, what came out was: "Teacher, if we let Junior Brother contact Li Minglu’s family again, might it risk an incident?"

"Incident?"

The teacher’s expression changed, and Huang Xin couldn’t help but shrink his neck, but he continued: "Like... incidents similar to Chen Jie’s in the past."

Lin Lulin squinted his eyes, assessing his student.

"If you knew more about this case, you wouldn’t be asking such questions, is your foundation really that shaky?"

Huang Xin opened his mouth slightly.

"Forget it, focus on your paper for now, how is the recent data collection?"

"...Enough."

"Then start preparing the final draft. Guide your Junior Brother Liu during this process; it’s a ’Co-first Author’ paper, enough for graduation. Guiding your junior will also help you better absorb knowledge, improving the quality of your subsequent papers."

During the phase of publishing key papers in graduate school, it generally requires multiple authors to collaborate, resulting in joint authorship. The importance varies: "First Author," "Second Author," "Third Author," abbreviated as "Co-first Author."

Among them, "Co-first" indicates "Joint First Author," meaning two individuals equally contributed during the paper’s creation.

Huang Xin pursed his lips, just nodded: "Yes."

Lin Lulin added: "Also, the senior undergraduates are starting their thesis preparation; make time to guide them. Be strict in reviewing to prevent them from submitting clearly erroneous work to me."

"Yes."

"Moreover, there’s an upcoming supervision conference at the school; I need to attend. You represent me in contact with the academy, and keep me informed of any assignments."

"Yes."

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A few hours later, now.

Huang Xin came back to his senses.

He asked Nan Zhubin, "Are you very concerned about the teacher’s reaction?"

Nan Zhubin nodded.

Huang Xin not only regained his senses but also understood: "You seem to have used me again to accomplish something. I’m not sure what exactly, but I know I’ve been calculated by you once more."

"Honestly, it makes me feel very unhappy."

He stared at Nan Zhubin, yet dejectedly found the person in front of him showed no change due to their conversation.

So, Huang Xin could only find a way out for himself: "But—regardless, you have indeed helped me, and I no longer have to worry about being caught by the teacher for leaking information."

"So I will also tell you the teacher’s reaction, assisting you in return; we’re even."

Nan Zhubin smiled, not picking apart Huang Xin’s words, just asked:

"So, what was the teacher’s reaction?"

No matter how the conversation circled around, he maintained his own pace, sticking to the original question.

"Happy." Huang Xin replied, "He was very happy."

As Huang Xin said this, he watched Nan Zhubin’s expression, seemingly trying to discern what this answer meant to him.

But Huang Xin was quickly disappointed. The person in front seemed to have detached from emotions, maintaining a terrifying stability, showing not a hint of reaction.

The only movement from Nan Zhubin was nodding, then thanking without any change in tone: "I understand, thank you for telling me this."

Then he continued with the topic: "You mentioned earlier you had two matters to discuss with me—this is the first; what about the second?"

[Is he like this in psychological consultation sessions as well? Wouldn’t it be too tormenting to be his client? Can he really do consultations well like this?]

Huang Xin took a deep breath.

"The second matter..."

He hesitated, seemingly undecided about whether to speak.

But for some unknown reason, as if in a fit of pique, he suddenly fixed his gaze back into Nan Zhubin’s eyes, seemingly curious if the other would show emotions now.

"The second matter is: I know what’s wrong with Li Minglu’s case."