《Dear Freud》


 CH 1

    CHAPTER 1


    In April, it suddenly started to rain.


    In the afternoon class, the students were running around the campus with their schoolbags.


    Zhen Yi stepped on the puddle, ran quickly under the big tree at the alley. She looked up to see the green tree buds, and the high sky in the north.


    At the end of the alley is a small building similar to those during the Qing Dynasty. Quiet and elegant, like a peach blossom, it is intriguing, surrounded by the modern teaching buildings.


    The spring breeze blew across the treetops, the raindrops between the leaves fell, and the water fell cold to the neck. She quickly entered the rain curtain, and ran into the small building at the end of the alley in a hurry.


    The wooden door squeaks, and the interior is mostly old wooden furniture, warm and cozy.


    On the old-fashioned radio, the announcer read the news lowly: ¡°One week after Tang Chang, the victim of the rape of Lin Ziyi, commited suicide by cutting her wrist.The Beicheng District People¡¯s Court found that the evidence was insufficient and rejected the rape lawsuit against 4 people, including Lin Ziyi. Yesterday , the victim stated that she complied with the verdict. This three-month-long official gang rape case¡­¡±


    Zhen Yi took off her scarf and coat and shook the petals and raindrops on her clothes. Seeing that the window was not closed, the water from the rain came in. She hurriedly hoked the wooden window and locked the latch.


    Grandpa lives in this old house. He is an old professor in the Department of Philosophy at HK City University. Not to mention such small things as closing windows, she even need to remind him to eat three meals a day. In short, he is an old person with a high intelligence and low energy.


    Zhen Yi has been so busy these four months that she has no time to visit Grandpa. In the early years, her cousin who married into a rich family invited the nanny Zhang Ye to take care of grandpa. Today Zhang Ye asked for leave and Zhen Yi came over.


    The clock was pointing at 2:30, and it was time for Grandpa to take a nap.


    Zhen Yi prepared to go upstairs, and saw a delicate paper box that came from the United States on the mahogany chair. She remembered her sister, who was working on Wall Street, sending a gift to congratulate her first big case on her life.


    It is indeed a big case, and many lawyers in the same industry will never encounter it in a lifetime.


    Zhen Yi opened the carton, there was a backless dress with fluffy white gauze and diamonds as a design, which was quite amazing. The attentive sister also matched the dress with handbags, accessories and high heels. Everything are expensive.


    The phone rang in the living room. She held the dress in her hand and took the phone with her head crooked in her ear. ¡°Hello?¡±


    There seemed to be a little surprise there, paused, and said slowly: ¡°Zhen Fu?¡±


    It was a man¡¯s voice, low and warm. Zhen Yi felt her heart stir due to this voice.


    Zhen Fu? This title is too respectful and old-fashioned. After thinking about her Grandpa, this title is not too scholarly.


    For a moment she wondered, she was not in a hurry. She could wait patiently.


    In the silence, she just listened to the rain outside the wooden window.


    Zhen Yi looked back, quickly put down the dress, and held the phone: ¡°It¡¯s Zhen¡¯s house.¡±


    ¡°I made an appointment with Professor Zhen at three o¡¯clock. I wonder if the professor is at home?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s here.¡±


    ¡°Thank you.¡± He greeted her gently and hung up.


    Grandpa came downstairs, wearing a wrinkled cotton shirt, with white hair, like Xiu Caicai in the late Qing Dynasty. Zhen Yi said that someone was going to visit and combed her grandfather¡¯s hair. She convinced him for a long time but she could not persuade him to change his clothes. She had no choice but to iron his gown again.


    It was still raining outside, and the FM radio broadcast low: ¡°¡­ At the trial, the prosecutor Yin Duo and the victim¡¯s lawyer deliberately used his unwilling court cross-examination to refute the defendants¡¯ defenses in a conclusive manner. Legal experts analyzed Lin Ziyi and other three people will be sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison. However, in the second trial, the defendant presented strong evidence that the victim, Tang Chang, was a sex worker, and then Tang Chang was overwhelmed and committed suicide¡­¡±


    ¡°Slap!¡±


    Zhen Yi turned expressionless and turned off the radio.


    When the rain stopped, she reopened the wooden windows, holding them up. After cleaning the house, the windows were clear, and she made tea for the guests in the study. Then she went upstairs with her clothes.


    Tailor-made clothes, wearing elegant clothes, Zhen Yi was in a good mood. She sent a message for her sister to thank her, took off her skirt, and suddenly heard her grandfather¡¯s sudden shouts downstairs. thanked my sister for MSN thank you, took off the short skirt, and suddenly heard the grandfather downstairs surprised:


    ¡°Water! Water!¡±


    Zhen Yi kicked off her skirt and flew downstairs, but she forgot to turn off the iron. Smoke spread on the tablecloth. Grandpa was slow in daily chores, and even poured tea in a small tea cup with a thumb.


    She grabbed the glass water tank on the coffee table and poured it. She took off the coat on the coat hook, sweep the smoke and flames to try and stop the fire, and ran to the kitchen to bring a basin of water, and finally poured it on the table.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid old man, it¡¯s okay!¡± She comforted Grandpa playfully, but she heard someone close the door behind her. It seemed very light and slow, trying not to be noticed, but the creak of the door was inevitable.


    Running upstairs, although her clothes were chaotic, she did not reach the point of ¡°being rude.¡±


    This situation is really embarrassing.


    Zhen Yi went upstairs happily. It didn¡¯t take long before the grandfather shouted downstairs, ¡°Yi¡¯er, the guest is leaving.¡±


    Zhen Yi refused to send him out, pouting, and reluctantly exclaimed: ¡°Goodbye!¡±


    The other party did not answer.


    She came out, and the water stains on the floor had been cleared. She was surprised because Grandpa didn¡¯t even know where the mop was. It seems that the guest did it, worried that the old man will accidentally step on it and fall.accidentally stepped on and fell.


    The table was wiped clean too, and a coat in the trash.


    Zhen Yi¡¯s mind flickered. She took the guest¡¯s trench coat to fight the fire?! She actually used the expensive windbreaker of the guest as a rag, blew the fire, and poured water?


    Zhen Yi mourned, and examined it carefully. The windbreaker was half-wet, and the fire ash was burnt. There were few burnt holes. She was holding a men¡¯s windbreaker and flew out of the door.


    There was a black Porsche parked at the alley. Someone held him a black umbrella respectfully. He was in a suit and stooped to get in the car.


    ¡°Wait a minute, please!¡± She ran quickly, kicking in the puddle, and the mud splashed.


    He straightened up, tilted his head slightly, but didn¡¯t turn around to look at her.


    I don¡¯t know if it was because of a car or a person.


    She ran behind him and noticed that he was tall, standing on his back, and there was no trace of folds in his tailored suit. The umbrella man next to him looked at Zhen Yi with cold eyes.


    When the spring breeze blew, raindrops fell on the leaves and crackled in the umbrella. Zhen Yi stood outside the umbrella, her neck narrowed sharply, her voice was not humble or high: ¡°I accidentally took your windbreaker to put out fire, I don¡¯t know where I could take it to be fixed?¡±


    ¡°No need,¡± he said lightly, bowing to get in the car, but he paused. ¡°Professor Zhen¡¯s guidance is far more precious than a piece of clothing.¡±


    With Grandpa¡¯s mental condition, he could still teach?


    Zhen Yi wondered, but she was always casual. Since it was not worth mentioning, she was not entangled and turned to leave, but she glanced at his handsome face.


    It seemed that the cherry petals were not far away and flew in the wind.


    ¡°Yan Ge?¡± She was slightly uncertain, holding his long coat, and took a step forward; after seeing his face clearly, she smiled generously, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you in a long time.¡±


    ¡°Sorry, I don¡¯t remember you.¡± He said, and got on the car.


    She knew he was quick to forget about people, and she didn¡¯t mind, and was very happy to see him in another country: ¡°You forgot, I¡¯m Zhen ¡­¡±


    The umbrella man closed the door and Zhen Yi only glanced at his sharp, fair chin.


    Zhen Yi looked at the car and left, shrugging indifferently.


    It has been 8 years since their separation, and with his indifferent character, it is time to forget him. If she is still so shy as she was in middle school, she will pretend to be quick, and said with a smile: Senior, I am a girl who has been in love with you for a long time. She looks ashamed and her face was red.


    But she wasn¡¯t as crazy as before, he was so indifferent to her that she didn¡¯t need to say hello.


    Back at the house, grandpa sat at the table and ate walnut brownie.


    Zhen Yi ran to grab the dinner plate, pretending to be stunned: ¡°You old man is not obedient. How old can you eat such sweet stuff?¡±


    Grandpa grabbed the fork and was very wronged. ¡°It¡¯s xylitol.¡± (Xylitol looks and tastes like sugar but has fewer calories and doesn¡¯t raise blood sugar levels.)


    ¡°Eh?¡±


    Sure enough, xylitol is special, who cares so much?


    There were also a few cans of nuts on the table: walnuts, cashews, hazelnut ¡­ The glass jars were pasted with notes, with clear handwriting and saying ¡°3x a day¡±.


    Zhen Yi, as the granddaughter¡¯s shame, returned the plate to Grandpa, and asked, ¡°Who was that person just now?¡± Grandpa retired early, and could not be his teacher. And he went abroad in his early years.


    Grandpa scratched his head: ¡°Mr. Su recommended.¡±


    Professor Su and his grandfather were colleagues and engaged in medicine. Grandpa¡¯s philosophy has long been famous in the circle. Even if he retires, there are often junior asking for advice.


    Zhen Yi remembered that year in the southern, tree-lined deep city, he said that he would study medicine abroad. Look now, does he have a philosophy? Think of it this way, it¡¯s a strange match with his, very light personality.


    At first sight, 12 years; respectively, 8 years; oh, time flies.


    Zhen Yi took a spoon and scooped a small piece of brownie, which tasted very eccentric. The sweetness of this good brownie made her speechless.


    She poked at the dark cake, and suddenly remembered the years that she chased him, watching Wuthering Heights. In 20 years, Catherine became a ghost, and she had to get back to Heathcliff on a stormy night.


    At that time she thought she had the affection of Catherine. But gradually she realized that how many men were as crazy as Hisscliff?


    She is not a fool of that time. When a girl grows up, she needs to know what is reality and what makes youth proud, especially the youth of young women.


    The old days passed by, and Zhen Yi raised an eyebrow. The only regret is that such a beautiful face cannot be used by herself. As the president of the Appearance Association, she was distressed!


    She laughed at her unruliness and took a moment to laugh: ¡°Old man, the next time you see that handsome junior, introduce him to your granddaughter.¡±


    Grandpa ignored her and obediently ate the cake.


    Zhen Yi pouted at him.


    In these years, she never chased a boy like that.


    She still remember that she followed him behind his back and said very seriously, ¡°Yan Ge, lend me something.¡±


    He looked at her lightly, his eyes asking: What?


    ¡°Kiss! A kiss.¡± She grinned.


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t go, don¡¯t go! Rest assured, I will pay you back ¡­. Hey, don¡¯t run! Hey, do you think you can run away?¡±


    Thinking of the past, Zhen Yi twisted her cheek and laughed: ¡°My skin was really thick.¡±

 CH 2

    Zhen Yi asked her college classmate Si Gui to eat dessert.


    In the year of graduation, the two entered the police station together; Zhen Yi resigned after working for a few months and went back to graduate school. Over the past few years, Si Gui has realized her dream since she was a child: becoming a criminal police officer.


    Si Gui grew up in the countryside of northwest China. She has both the hearty pride of the North and the simplicity and kindness of the countryside. She is a woman with strong roots. Even Zhen Yi, who claims to be the master of the offensive, occasionally calls her a dead ghost in a "coquettish" way.


    Si Gui knows that there is nothing she can do about the nickname "dead ghost" that everyone will call out at the same time, but today, she wants to fight:


    "Zhen, I want to change my name."


    "Your name is the same as the dream, you are safe." Zhen Yi was perfunctory in comforting her, and ordered poplar nectar and mango sago, and when she turned her head and saw Si Gui''s squinting expression was quite estatic, she immediately made a confiding look, "It''s the opposite, look at me my name is Zhen Yi which mean righteous, but I''m actually fake."


    The corners of Si Gui''s mouth twitched: "That''s true."


    After she finished ordering, Zhen Yi paid first.


    She is still obsessed with changing her name: "Zhen, I want to change my name. I was called a servant (si) by a bunch of men all the time in the police station. I should have been a flower in the police station."


    "...."


    "You let men call you little ghost (Gui) ambiguously?" she asked.


    "Let''s choose an English name," Zhen Yi suggested, "Rose."


    "Rose."


    Zhen Yi Laughing loudly, Si Gui knew she was being tricked and kicked her hard from under the table.


    "Mom likes roses, so she called me Si Mei. She can definitely call me Si Mei." Si Gui lamented.


    Zhen Yi: "Do you want the brat who just entered the police station to call you Shi (Si) sister?"


    Si Gui''s expression disappeared, and her forehead fell on the table: "Why is my name so unlucky?"


    Zhen Yi couldn''t stop laughing.


    Seeing her like this, Si Gui let out a silent sigh of relief.


    The case of Tang Shang and Lin Ziyi has entangled Zhen Yi for too long, especially after Tang Shang jumped off the building, Si Gui was afraid that she might be in a bad mood, so she tested it today and found that she was in good spirits, so she pointed out: "Is your mood okay recently?"


    Zhen Yi naturally understood: "Well, I''m still calm."


    Si Gui encouraged: "You are still amazing. You performed amazingly in court, and this lawsuit made you famous. If Tang Shang hadn''t committed suicide so suddenly, maybe the case would have had a different outcome."


    Zhen Yi: "It was you who settled the case. Did she really commit suicide?"


    "What are you suspecting?"


    "No, just ask." She didn''t think Tang Chang would commit suicide. But, no matter how well she comprehends, she still couldn''t fit the puzzle pieces.


    Si Gui: "There are rumors that you sold the evidence to get $3 million for the Song family''s private expenses."


    Zhen Yi raised her eyebrows: "Miss Policewoman, do you want to interrogate me?"


    Si Gui stopped asking; she doesn''t want to push it further. She''s not in Zhen Yi''s position, so she can''t comment on her choice.


    She probably guessed what kind of exchange Zhen Yi made, which might be what some officials in the system hoped for. She disagrees, and she believes that punishing evil is a must for society. But she also knew how difficult the case was because of the strong backgrounds of the four defendants. She knew how Zhen Yi had survived the past few months: sleeping only two hours a day, collecting evidence everywhere to find witnesses, being threatened every day, and supporting herself. Supporting Tang Chang, who was emotionally unstable on the cusp of the storm.


    She must have wanted to send those four people to prison more than anyone else, but in the end...


    Zhen Yi lowered her eyes, remembering the words of Tang Chang''s younger sister Tang Yu:


    "What''s the use of going to prison? Lawyer Zhen, can they be sentenced to death? Can you let them die? How long will they stay¡ª10 years? With their background, I doubt they will be locked up for 3 years. Then let the media exaggerate our tragedy? Then what about our family''s pain and my sister''s death? If so, just treat my sister as publicity. Don¡¯t netizens say that? I¡¯d rather take 3 million to make up for my parents. People are dead, what¡¯s the use of bullshit justice? Yes, don¡¯t tell me that I¡¯m not that noble to bring them to justice and save others from harm. To be honest, I really hope they gang-raped all the women in the Imperial City."


    Inadvertently, Zhen Yi smiled and got lonely.


    Seeing Si Gui, she blamed herself for talking too much and changed the topic: "Why didn''t Yang Zi come?"


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 CH 3

    Zhen Yi had a mango in her mouth, and summed up her grievances in a few words: "Yang Zi was involved in a divorce case. The man sought out a mistress and transferred his property to her, saying that the woman''s job as his wife would be to eat with him and live with him. He used this against his wife, so she was not entitled to ask for money. It''s not bad to give her tens of thousands in breakup fees. There is a son; he doesn''t want his son to be given to the mother, saying that the woman has no ability to raise him. The woman refuses to leave, crying every day about how loving he was back then."


    Si Gui groaned, then nodded sympathetically: "I''ve seen women that are going through the same thing,they really are pitiful.  She has probably lost hope in life as a result of hearing too much drama." Zhen Yi glared at her.


    "Yang Zi is the husband''s lawyer."


    "..." Si Gui rolled her eyes.


    "That''s why it is said that women should be self-reliant and not get too attached to men. Without the initiative, they are doomed to destruction." Zhen Yi quickly settled Yang Zi and moved.


    "You lawyers are black-hearted, but luckily I''m a policewoman."


    "You also ate my black-hearted money." Zhen Yi quickly took a big scoop of ice cream from the Si Gui bowl and stuffed it into her mouth.


    Si Gui didn''t compete with her this time: "In the murder case I handled last week, the female murderer was abandoned by men. She turned herself in and made a statement, telling of her beautiful past for four hours. Thinking of the scene that day, she was mad."


    "What is there to say about the past? No matter how painful it is, the listener will not empathize with it and will just make fun of them. Those men would just leave them."


    Si Gui felt: "Hey, beauty, which son has hurt your heart?"


    Zhen Yi pointed at her: "I have always hurt people''s hearts, but I have never been hurt."


    Si Gui giggled.


    "Lawyer Zhen?" Someone called her from behind. She is a tall and thin beauty, wearing sunglasses, and very elegant.


    "Song Yi?"


    Si Gui immediately looked up, God! Song Yi, the actress?


    Song Yi and Tang Shang are both models. Tang Shang is not well-known, but Song Yi has developed well, and because of her superb acting skills, she has become a small actress on the screen. If this mall was not too high-end and no one came, it would have been blocked long ago.


    She and Tang Shang were at odds, but this time in the Tang Shang case, she acted as Tang Shang''s witness, but she was dismissed as hype.


    The famous actress Song Yi smiled beautifully, and opened her handbag: "Lawyer Zhen, I''ll pay the bill. I have recommended you to many friends, and if they run into trouble in the future, they will be the first to think of asking you."


    Zhen Yi smiled back, flattered, and explained: "I don''t do business, I specialize in personal injury If you or your friends are involved in murder, violence, rape, etc., remember to find me."


    Song Yi: "..."


    Si Gui turned her head away, her shoulders straightening with a smile.


    "Yes, see you next time."


    Zhen Yi didn''t pay attention to her crow''s mouth, let alone that her words came true. Something happened that night.


    Si Gui looked back at Song Yi: "Zhen, the big star is so enthusiastic about you, I''m curious, what kind of relationship is there between your client?"


    "Every man has his secrets; when a man has a mistress, he will try to hide it until such time that he can''t anymore and will just deny it as if nothing happened."


    Si Gui was amused by her metaphor, and thinking about it for a while, poof, it¡¯s indescribably appropriate.


    "Zhen, who is the wife?"


    "The law."


    "Because we ''took'' the law''s loopholes."


    "..."


    Si Gui was used to her indecent words and despised them: "If you have ''boyfriend'' there will be someone who will pay for you wherever you go. It''s so refreshing."


    "Be jealous of me."


    "Yes, I''m so jealous. Lawyer Zhen Yang Zi said, that it seems that you haven''t lost because the sympathies of the netizens are with you, and they are believing that you have won the case."


    "I only take cases that I can win." Zhen Yi stated the obvious.


    The boss of the firm, Bian Qian, who is a student of her grandpa, once said, that she specially chooses cases that will gain both fame and fortune for her, and wants to turn herself into a famous lawyer who "has never failed". She is very clear that she has received a lot of favoritism and favors along the way, and she is at ease and not ashamed; human relations are the same as academic qualifications, IQ, and appearance, and she is stupid if she doesn''t use it.


    After Zhen Yi finished sweeping the two bowls of ice cream, there was still a big portion in Si Gui''s bowl. She got up and went to find the bathroom in the mall, pushed open the security door, passed the stairwell, and walked nearly 50 meters along the empty corridor before seeing the red and blue stick figure at the end.


    Zhen Yi slandered: "The toilet is so remote, it''s really stupid."


    She glanced at the men''s room, wanting to laugh, crap... Of course she can''t take a shit... At this moment, the door suddenly opened.


    How can a pure young woman stare at the men''s restroom and laugh? She immediately tightened her smile and prepared to go to the bathroom.


    But she knew the person who came out of the men''s room.


    In just a few seconds, her expression changed ever-so-subtly.