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Chapter 458 - 449: The Reason for Refusal

Chapter 458: Chapter 449: The Reason for Refusal

After the sun climbed to the peak of the sky, it began to slant downward, causing the colors that enveloped the scene to start darkening.

The people coming and going at the courthouse became even more hurried, their varied expressions and body language weaving a complex dance.

The diversity of people here is even more complex than in a psychological consultation room. If conditions allowed, many cases suitable for psychological intervention might be found here.

When the group emerged from the courthouse, Nan Zhubin’s expression remained fairly composed.

Chonghui and Xia Tian’s faces were filled with a sense of defeat.

Xia Tian’s was particularly pronounced.

"I’m sorry, Teacher Nan." The young woman lowered her head, her mood mirroring the dimming sunlight around them.

Up until closing time, Chief Judge Meng had been reluctant to agree to a long-term partnership with Nan Zhubin’s group.

This got stuck in the bureaucracy.

The reason Nan Zhubin’s team was able to come this time was, on one hand, because Mrs. Wang’s situation caused too much trouble for Xia Tian and her team, squeezing resources, and interfering with the normal workflow. Many intolerably disturbed staff frequently provided feedback to higher-ups. Xia Tian’s recommendation finally sealed this collaboration.

On the other hand, the nature of Nan Zhubin’s work this time was akin to a "trial," requiring fewer approvals and easier decisions.

Now, to achieve a long-term collaboration, an essential step is—Chief Judge Meng, having experienced the "trial" with Nan Zhubin, must give a "positive review" of the trial experience.

The current issue is that Chief Judge Meng has not agreed.

After lunch, as an intern assistant to Chief Judge Meng, Xia Tian seized every available gap in his schedule, exhausting all means to recommend Nan Zhubin.

Chief Judge Meng might still be hearing phantom whispers of the words "Teacher Nan" around his ears.

Yet Chief Judge Meng remained distracted and busy with work, ultimately not giving his nod.

This went on until the end of the workday.

Chonghui frowned, very concerned about this matter, muttering, "Was there something today that didn’t meet Chief Judge Meng’s expectations? It didn’t seem like it; he was visibly shocked during the process, and the outcome was good..."

Unless it’s for some more private, dark reasons, like before with Liu Jiahang?

Nan Zhubin was rather carefree: "Actually, today was lucky, good thing that old lady had ulterior motives. I only had to simply and directly expose the scheme. If it were a stubborn old person, making interventions with such deeply ingrained cognition would really be difficult..."

Upon hearing Nan Zhubin’s humble response, Xia Tian hurriedly explained, "It’s not Teacher Nan’s fault; perhaps Chief Judge Meng has some additional viewpoints of his own..."

Chonghui immediately focused his gaze, wondering if there might be another minor antagonist involved.

"It’s just, Chief Judge Meng has handled quite a few cases related to... uh..." Xia Tian glanced at Nan Zhubin, seemingly concerned about causing offense, "cases related to fraud."

Nan Zhubin blinked, seemingly understanding.

"It’s those so-called ’masters’ of [hypnosis], [mind reading], [spiritual healing], and such, some of whom also use [expression analysis] as a guise..." Xia Tian’s voice grew softer.

Chonghui also caught on.

And it felt all too familiar.

"The original sin of those in psychology," is indeed a burden.

It’s true that Nan Zhubin’s form of [micro-expression analysis] can seem rather mystical.

From an external perspective, it might even have a greater impact than those so-called "masters."

"It’s okay, Teacher Nan." Xia Tian quickly regained her composure, "I’ll find another opportunity to speak with Chief Judge Meng in the coming days—we really need Teacher Nan!"

Nan Zhubin smiled, about to say something, when he suddenly noticed Mo Kai had fallen two steps behind the group.

This assistant was tapping away on his phone while glancing around, making Chonghui chuckle.

"Junior Brother, what are you doing?"

"Oh, Senior Brother." Mo Kai looked up, "I’m arranging consultations for Nan... Senior Brother."

Having witnessed Nan Zhubin’s performance in the meeting room, Mo Kai was clearly struck. Following some cognitive restructuring, he managed to call "Senior Brother Nan" instead of "Teacher Nan" more smoothly.

Nan Zhubin perked up with interest: "How’s the consultation arrangement going?"

Mo Kai replied, "Yesterday’s visitor has already contacted me. She hopes to schedule the next meeting as soon as possible."

This was Lin Xi, a university teacher in her thirties who still lived with her mother. Her need for psychological consultation was indeed pressing.

"But no matter how soon, it should be at least a week apart," Nan Zhubin advised.

Mo Kai nodded, "And then, the day before yesterday, Teacher Nan had another visitor, right? I obtained his contact information, but he hasn’t responded to me yet..."

This referred to Nan Zhihao, a suspected visitor with unexplained [social fear].

The day Nan Zhihao visited, Mo Kai wasn’t at the company, so he didn’t know the person. He had received the contact information through an assistant connected to Liu Jiahang.

"And then, one more thing..."

Mo Kai lowered his voice, "Senior Brother, someone seemed to be watching us just now."

"Five o’clock direction, a man wearing a mask and hat."

Nan Zhubin blinked, following the gaze.

Sure enough, he saw a tall man, even in the scorching heat, wrapped up tightly with a mask and hat.

He looked somewhat familiar.

Nan Zhubin quickly realized—oh, Nan Zhihao.

Junior Brother, the visitor you just mentioned, who’s been unreachable, is right there.

Admittedly, this visitor’s attire and his continual trailing behind them could easily cause misunderstanding.

But why was this person here?

Upon hearing Mo Kai’s words, Xia Tian’s expression grew serious. However, after using her phone’s selfie camera to glance behind, she breathed a sigh of relief, "It’s fine, Teacher Nan, this is someone I know, probably here to find me..."

This response was quite interesting.

Nan Zhubin thought for a moment but decided not to ask further.

Unaware of anything, Mo Kai felt no restrictions: "Is this also one of Chief Judge Meng’s clients?"

Xia Tian smiled at this.

Although the question was asked by Mo Kai, Xia Tian answered while looking at Nan Zhubin: "Teacher Nan, there are some things in our field that aren’t convenient to say, you know."

Nan Zhubin smiled lightly.

Mo Kai blinked, wondering if he should continue speaking when suddenly a voice came from behind them:

"Xiao Xia, are you just seeing off Teacher Xiao Nan and the others?"

Everyone turned around and saw the weary-faced Chief Judge Meng emerging from the door. His excuses to Xia Tian about being too busy during the day were not entirely empty talk; he indeed had a heavy workload.