On the return subway ride, Gu Yuan watched the distorted, twisted reflections of advertising light boxes in the train window.
Wu Xi’s righteous, indignant accusations were now rearranging themselves in his mind into an entirely different picture, like a meticulously choreographed stage play where every pause in her indignation subtly matched the rhythmic induction of psychological manipulation. He recalled a transnational fraud case he had helped crack two years ago; those "financial advisors" had used similar tactics to plant the seeds of greed in the hearts of their victims.
Insiders had revealed that this woman had once been a corporate elite who endured long-term, high-intensity work pressure. She had poured her entire heart into her company, only to be hit with a layoff at the peak of her career. The massive psychological disparity caused her mental defenses to gradually collapse, eventually manifesting in abnormal behavioral states that triggered widespread social discussion.
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