Chapter 18 15 The Bastard in the Cradle (Part 2)

The next afternoon, the middle-aged woman arrived as scheduled with her younger brother. The partner led him into the study alone, and told his sister: "Please wait in the hypnosis room for a while." After entering the study, he looked around. He looked to be in his forties, not tall, very thin, a little hunchbacked, with long hair and a look of disdain on his face. In the morning, my partner reminded me countless times: "You must maintain a calm attitude. If you can't do this, then don't talk." I choose to be silent. Partner: "Sit down." He nodded and looked around for a while before sitting down.

The partner noticed that he was looking at the books on the bookshelf: "They are all scattered books, don't laugh." He spoke, his voice sounded weak and thin: "Well, I didn't plan to watch it. Isn't your place a spiritual clinic?" Partner: "There's no psych clinic, there's a psych clinic. Not here." He: "Actually, there should be a spiritual clinic. When I start my business, I plan to open one." Partner: "Psychic clinic? What are you going to do?" He: "Purify the soul and give people a higher realm." The partner kept smiling: "What kind of realm is considered higher?"

He: "People nowadays are so bad-minded, thinking about making money all day long, but almost completely ignoring self-cultivation and self-quality. You don't understand what I'm talking about? I'm talking about cultivating the mind, this time Can you understand?" Partner: "Yes, I understand. But how do you cultivate your mind?" He: "Of course I will explain it, and I will tell them what the higher state and higher wisdom of life are. For example, by focusing on those growing entrepreneurs and cultural industries, creating entrepreneurial opportunities for newcomers, etc. "

Partner: "It sounds like a venture capital evaluation agency." He smiled: "You don't understand, this is actually a kind of mind-cultivation, the purpose is to let oneself put down the arrogant airs in the heart, usually the more accomplished the person, the less airs. I have been paying attention to my own airs for a long time. Cultivate your mind, so when I become famous in the future, I don't need to cultivate my mind anymore, because I have been cultivating my mind." After finishing speaking, he nodded in satisfaction. Partner: "Sounds great, self-cultivation while growing up."

He: "Of course, this is a very important thing, and I have repeatedly emphasized this point on various occasions." Partner: "Various occasions? The media?" He: "I don't bother to tell the media about this matter, it's with some friends... But too few people pay attention, everyone is busy with reality and money, but, what's the use of that? What can you do if you have more money? No Or three meals a day and one bed? So I said those are useless. Fortunately, after all, some celebrities still understand what I mean and are doing what I tell them.” Partner: "Oh? Who is there?"

He casually mentioned the names of several well-known entrepreneurs and famous venture capitalists. The partner looked a little surprised: "They all believe in your...uh... mind-cultivation theory?" He nodded with a hidden smile: "In their eyes, I'm almost a spiritual mentor. Of course, people have their own status, and it's difficult for them to admit it publicly. It's okay , I don't care about these, as long as someone can get the true biography, I will be very pleased." Partner: "Well, that's understandable. What about your own business? How is it doing?"

He seemed a little helpless: "I may have paid too much attention to cultivating my mind. I didn't take part in some things. I wanted to let go and give some young people a chance to work hard. Do you know what is most important when a person is young? It is a hard work." Opportunities for advancement, not high salaries, but there are too few young people who really understand my heart. However, even so, I still let them do it. ?My company is not very good, so I will temporarily close the company, and I will talk about it later, and suspending the company's business now can also avoid the limelight."

Partner: "Avoid the limelight?" He: "The big tree attracts the wind. If you don't reach that level, you can't know it. Since I started my business, I have been slandered and slandered constantly. I see some things in my eyes, but I don't intend to really care about them. Think about it, how can ants shake a big tree? Although I have also reported to the police, it was just to scare them. If I really plan to do something, I will definitely collect evidence. You don’t know, those things It's too distracting, so I'm too lazy to do it, and I don't take it seriously when I have time to practice calligraphy and read books."

Partner: "Well, yes...how many employees did your company have at its largest?" He smiled: "Have you ever seen a truly elite company with thousands of people? That is a bloated structure, which is not conducive to development. I don't need so many people, but the people I look for are all elites, although some have just graduated , haven’t shown their sharpness yet, but I will give them a chance to show their talents. Just like Liu Bei in the movie, he has no skills, but with his faith and kindness, he has gathered so many outstanding talents under his command. This It’s the charm of personality.”

The partner frowned: "Liu Xuande is not what you said, is he? It is described in history books that his organizational skills are very unusual, and most of the battles of the Shu Han were personally commanded by him. In addition, he also has some innate conditions , such as the identity of the clan of the Han Dynasty, so it can have appeal. The portrayal of him is relatively weak..." He waved his arm disdainfully: "You can't read well, but it's actually his personal belief that matters more." Partner: "Well, well... By the way, from what your sister said, your personal relationship problem doesn't seem to be very good?"

He: "I admit that it is true that I have not belonged yet. This is caused by several aspects. One is that I am too ambitious and put all my energy on it. It's not that you don't know the women these days, they always pester me You accompany me, where do I have so much time? Second, many women are interested in my company and status, so..." Partner: "Wait a minute, isn't your company closed?" He: "Yes, but my structure of the whole system is still there. Do you know how many people are staring at the prospect I have planned? Of course, the time is not ripe yet, so I will put it aside for a while. At present, it includes a lot of venture capital. People and well-known entrepreneurs want to come here and exchange their own business shares for my company's equity. They are too ridiculous. I usually say: 'I'm not interested in your industry. Just exchange 40% of yours for 10% of mine, and the other 10% or 5% will belong to your personal name.' My conditions are very generous and not harsh.” Partner: "Do they agree?" He: "Those people are very greedy. They tried their best to get more, so they all procrastinated until I let go, but I just didn't let go. Why? Think about it, what I want to do is the cultural industry , this industry is boundless. I dare say that as long as there is civilization, I can get involved. I have been saying for a long time that the cultural industry is the real industry, and everything else is rubbish! I have carefully conceived this For several years, don’t look at the company being closed now, but when I want to do it, I can sweep the entire cultural industry circle, including financial media and industries, and even wipe out the financial giants in less than two years. Excuse me, I'm not bragging, I've already planned it..." Partner: "So where are you going to start?" He: "Of course, we must first gather excellent entrepreneurs to participate together." Partner: "No no, I mean: you, how?" He: "I must start with my own corporate culture." Partner: "For example?" He: "Well... first frame my corporate structure..." Partner: "Wait a minute, you've established the size and purpose of the business, but not the structure?" He: "This is not a random structure. There must be excellent talents, and talents with self-sacrifice beliefs. I have already found some, and I am talking about it now." He casually mentioned several well-known corporate executives and The name of the professional manager. Partner: "How's the talk going?" He: "It takes time to persuade them, and I will subtly influence them. Now I have their numbers in my mobile phone, and I can contact them at any time." The partner nodded: "Well... Got it... By the way, what we just said was your personal feelings, and now it seems to have strayed a long way, right?" He smiled: "Look, I'm more career-oriented, and that's what I'm talking about." Partner: "Well, can you talk about the relationship problem?" He: "Of course, I never shy away from this question. There are women in the list I just mentioned to you, have you noticed? There are many suitors of mine, but I think their motives are not pure. They are more inclined to The halo of my future is not me, so I am more cautious about it. For a long time, I have always believed that feelings are actually dispensable, and I can give up my personal feelings, but those women... Alas... don't say anything." I suddenly found that he seemed to regard this conversation as an interview. Partner: "Where is your ex-wife? What kind of woman is she?" He seemed a little caught off guard by this question: "Huh? Well... I've never been married..." Partner: "Don't you all have children?" He quickly returned to his normal state: "At that time, I was very opposed to having a child, but in order to marry me, she insisted on going her own way, insisting on giving birth, and even lied to me. In the end, she stole my ID card without knowing it. I went to register with the household registration book. But from a practical point of view, I have not really experienced marriage.” The partner frowned and picked up the information in front of him: "That's not what your sister said, and you have lived a peaceful family life in your hometown for several years, haven't you?" He stared at his partner for a while: "Don't listen to those women talking nonsense. I said that since I started my business, many people have been jealous and jealous of this, and made up a lot of slanderous and slanderous remarks to create my reputation everywhere. rumor……" The partner interrupted him: "Where is your sister? She is also that kind of nonsense woman? She got divorced because of borrowing money from you, do you know?" He: "I'm not good at commenting on the relationship between my sister and my brother-in-law, but you only see one side of things. What if I succeed without being demolished? I will give her bonuses and interest. In fact, she This is equivalent to investing, and there must be risks..." Partner: "What about your child? Let's not say whether you have had any marital problems. You can be sure that the child is yours? Have you taken care of her? Or paid attention to it?" He lowered his head and thought for a while, then sighed: "I'm not a good father, I owe her too much, maybe I paid too much attention to my career and neglected it... But I plan to let her hold shares in the future, so it will be counted to her A compensation." Partner: "Hold shares?" He raised his head: "Yes, what I want to do is to be an aircraft carrier in a cultural enterprise, and I will definitely go public in the future. Although I have encountered many setbacks, I am actually one step away from success. But I have not forgotten the hardships in the early days of starting a business. About Two years ago, I wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling on him to pay attention to the growth of entrepreneurs..." The partner suppressed the deviation from the topic: "Excuse me, interrupt, we are talking about your personal problems now, I want to know if you have taken on the responsibility of being a father?" He froze for a moment: "As I said just now, I paid too much attention to my career, so I didn't..." The partner interrupted him again and repeated the question: "Have you ever taken on the responsibility of being a father?" He: "I really haven't done enough..." The partner did not intend to give in on this issue: "Not enough, or did you not take it at all?" He: "Although I haven't actually undertaken it, if I look at it from a psychological point of view, I pay attention almost every day, but I can't be distracted by it, and it's impossible to separate myself..." The partner nodded: "I understand... It means that you have never assumed the responsibilities of a father. Maybe you didn't recognize the previous marriage, but after your ex-wife gave birth, you cared about her and care?" He: "From a certain point of view, I really paid attention to her. I was young at that time and didn't understand what a relationship is. I just felt that since two people are together, they should be together well. I treat everything with respect." Serious and responsible attitude. But about the pregnancy, she has been hiding it from me, and I am very angry about it! As a woman, how can I deceive others like this? How can I indulge myself so much and trample on other people's future and entrepreneurial spirit at will? ..." Partner: "Then, what about your sister? Don't you feel guilty?" He seemed indifferent to this question: "I will compensate her for those." My partner glanced at me and nodded: "I heard that your mother passed away very early?" He: "Yes, my mother died when I was about 10 years old." Partner: "Your mother loves you very much?" He seemed a little emotional at this time: "My mother loves me very much. I remember that when I was a child, she couldn't see me cry. As long as I cry, she will satisfy me no matter what I want." Partner: "Is your sister treating you badly?" He: "I know in my heart that she has done a lot for me, and I will make up for that." The partner shook his head: "No, what I'm asking is: Do you think your sister treats you well?" He hesitated for a few seconds: "It's pretty good..." Partner: "Your sister got divorced because of lending you money. Do you feel guilty about that?" He: "I've already said that after my business is established, I will compensate her for everything. Having said that, isn't that enough?" Partner: "What if your business doesn't take off?" He didn't even think about it: "Impossible, it will definitely be done. It only needs 20 million start-up capital. Of course, I will be flexible in the second round of financing and lower the conditions so that they are not so harsh. More entrepreneurs and investors have a piece of the pie. I will never refuse with an arrogant attitude. I still have to give others a chance. For a long time, I have always insisted on taking a low-key and humble entrepreneurial route. Of course, the first Except for investment, I stick to my principles on this point... I can’t say more, because I don’t want to tell you the detailed dismantling of this cultural industry carrier, which is considered a top-level commercial secret.” The partner did not respond to his provocation: "Have you had a love life after the divorce?" He: "No, I focus on my career itself, and my personal relationship issues have been left behind by me." Partner: "Then why did you get detained twice?" He: "You really don't know how messy this business is. It's just part of the slander. I've been used to it for a long time. Maybe you will find it incredible." The partner glanced at the information in his hand: "But wasn't the first time you were detained before you started your business?" He made a sudden realization expression: "Oh, you were talking about that time, that time I believed in the wrong person." Partner: "Huh? What?" He sighed deeply: "There was a girl in my original unit. I thought she had great potential and wanted to promote her, but I didn't expect her to develop feelings for me because of this, and she always wanted to repay me with the flesh. At that time, I I just feel something is wrong, why does this girl have such nasty thoughts? I don't know why, but you can't understand her reaction to this, and she turns into anger! Look, is there something wrong with this girl? After I repeatedly rejected her, she began to insinuate to others what happened to me. I thought it was funny, but I was not afraid, I was not afraid of the shadow, I should help her at work, or I would be selfless Do it, but I completely refuse personal emotional issues. Do you know? She once pulled me to ask me to go to her place, and I couldn't help but go, but I never entered the door. I want her to understand that the reason why I pay attention to her is because I hope that one day she can grow up and become a great talent. At that time, she may have touched her. She said that she hopes to take me as a teacher for the rest of her life. I thought about it , and did not refuse..." Obviously, the partner couldn't stand it anymore: "Then why were you arrested?" He sneered: "Later she repeatedly harassed me and failed, so she became angry and went to the police to falsely accuse me of harassing her." Partner: "The police believed it? Didn't collect evidence?" He: "I don't know how the police proceeded, but I can be sure of one thing: she must have sold her body to let the police detain me." Partner: "Have you ever hit that girl? Also, she said that she has a lot of screenshots of text messages you sent her in the middle of the night, all of which are foul language. What's going on?" He was a little flustered: "Did she take a screenshot? This woman's mind is too bad..." Partner: "Is that true?" He pondered for a few seconds: "That's because I couldn't be more angry, because although she has resigned, she still harassed me endlessly. I couldn't bear it, and finally cursed. You think, I am such a qualified entrepreneur At the same time, I also study religion and humanistic culture, I can't help it, how serious this matter is..." Partner: "Then what about your second detention?" He: "After she heard that I started the company, she hinted several times that she wanted to work under me. I was afraid that her old illness would relapse, so I declined. In the end, she became angry again and went the same old way: selling her body to the police in exchange for her right My detention..." Partner: "You harassed her for 7 years, right?" He looked flustered again: "I...I wanted to teach her a lesson at first..." Partner: "So hitting a girl on the street? Just because she disobeyed you?" He: "I... didn't really call... I just waved my hand and hit it... Besides, I just want to talk about work, for example, in a quiet environment, where I live is very quiet... Actually I just find her inexplicable resistance disgusting to me..." Partner: "Don't you think this doesn't match what you said earlier?" He: "But as an elder, what's wrong with inviting your subordinates to come home with you to talk about work?" The partner asked back: "You have the right to invite, but others have the right to refuse, isn't that right?" He: "I just think she shouldn't be so resistant... Besides, she also harassed me, and I was arrested twice..." Partner: "However, more than one person said that you harassed that girl." He: "That's all the perjury she bought with her body..." The partner lifted the stack of materials: "Didn't you read this? It was collected by the original psychotherapist." He: "I never read perjury." The partner patiently explained to him: "It proves that the person who harassed the girl is also a woman." He snorted disdainfully: "That's what she paid for." Partner: "It's mentioned in this document that you harassed more than one girl." He brushed his long hair: "Women are all the same thing, and the methods are the same. They all use selling their bodies to slander me." Partner: "Then why slander you?" He: "It's nothing more than wanting to pursue me, but I can't succeed, and then use various means..." Partner: "There is a situation like this: Among the recorders of the data, there is a person I know, after all, they are all in the same industry. I called last night to ask about some information, and he sent me a part of some girls handed over to him I have seen the picture information, most of them are text messages and screenshots of emails. I noticed that you once sent a lot of text messages to those girls in the middle of the night. The content is very explicit about men and women. The behavior when you are angry is not like your persuasion, what's going on?" He looked up at his partner: "They lied to me, because I can't care about anything when I get angry, and I may not be able to control it." Partner: "No, I can see that the content of the information is very calm, the language structure is also very clear, and the order is not chaotic or disorderly. And what you just said about 'someone who likes your profession Manageress', one of the sources. Would you like to see the printouts of those screenshots?" He stared at his partner for a while: "Have you slept with her?" Partner: "Huh? What?" He: "As an entrepreneur in the cultural industry, I want to tell you seriously: 'If you participate in the ranks of slandering me, you will kill yourself.'" Partner: "It was your sister who found me, not me. You should be very clear about this logic, right?" He nodded thoughtfully: "I understand. Those who want to annex my company have set up a bureau, and now it is one of them." The partner laughed: "You mean to say..." He glanced at his partner coldly: "I don't bother to say any more words to you." After speaking, he got up and left. A few minutes later, I heard the sound of the door being slammed shut, and then his sister ran in: "What did you say to him?" My partner and I glanced at each other: "There is a full recording, you can listen to it now." After closing the door of the hypnosis room, I asked my partner, "I think he might really be delusional—living almost entirely in his own world, centered on himself." Partner: "No, he's definitely not delusional, he's just a liar." I didn't realize it for a while: "Um...ah? Why do you say that?" Partner: "I read the information verbatim before. Although I have some emotional problems, the situation is basically true. So what he said today is not credible. More importantly: He will have his own if it is not good for him. A set of sayings, and it is determined to be a conspiracy. You should have noticed this too." Me: "Yeah, he thinks those are conspiracies, isn't that the characteristic of paranoia?" Partner: "No, you missed the point, I meant 'whatever is bad for him'." I froze for a moment, then understood: "You mean..." The partner nodded: "He is a greedy and selfish person to the extreme. The reason why he gives you the illusion of paranoia is because he only pays attention to himself, and nothing else is important. Moreover, his self-importance The focus has gotten to the point where it hurts people.” Me: "You mean him to those girls?" Partner: "Not only that, he discriminates against all women from the bottom of his heart." Me: "For example?" Partner: "When he mentioned the women he had harassed, it was all contemptuous and without any guilt for hurting others." I thought about it, and indeed it was. Partner: "His attitude even spread to his own sister—because of him, his sister got divorced, and he didn't regret it at all. Instead, he used empty words as a promise to make himself calm. I guess at that time His sister had no choice but to lend him the money." Me: "Being pestered by him?" Partner: "No, it should be because of his father's constant pestering. I can almost assert that his father was involved in that incident." Me: "But... I always feel a little strange, why does their family spoil him so much?" Partner: "One is what the siblings have repeatedly emphasized: he is the only boy in the family..." Me: "I thought of that too, what about the other one?" Partner: "It is very likely that his mother said something or confessed something when he died, which is why he is domineering and confident at home." Me: "Oh... the transformation of the psychological process is: he thinks that women should serve him, so women are inferior to him... Judging from his state and attitude, it should be like this." Partner: "Maybe there's something else." Me: "What?" Partner: "I'm not sure about this, it may be: Although he looks down on his ex-wife, but he didn't propose the divorce, it may be a psychological blow to him... I'm not sure about this , but there is no need to go deeper, because I already know the answer I want." Me: "Yes, I almost forgot if you didn't tell me, you just hid it with a grimace yesterday, what the hell is it?" Partner: "Call his sister, you'll know right away." I nodded. Middle-aged woman: "I listened to part of the recording, but I haven't finished it yet." Partner: "What do you think?" Middle-aged woman: "I think he is very sick, it seems to be more serious than before." Partner: "Let's not draw conclusions on this point, we'll talk about it later. Excuse me, do you know what he was doing after the company collapsed?" Middle-aged woman: "He stays where he lives all day, and I don't know exactly what he does." Partner: "When did you come here?" Middle-aged woman: "It's almost 3 months?" Partner: "Why are you here?" The middle-aged woman seemed a little hesitant: "He always told me... um... some strange things... I was worried about him, so I came here..." Partner: "Is that the reason?" Middle-aged woman: "Well... Also, he has no money, so send him money, and take a look at him..." Partner: "Nothing else?" Middle-aged woman: "No...not anymore." The partner leaned forward slightly and looked at her: "You two have a younger sister, right? Why didn't you bother to mention it?" Middle-aged woman: "My sister...has a very bad relationship with him..." Partner: "He also borrowed a lot of money from your sister?" Middle-aged woman: "Hmm..." Partner: "A lot?" The middle-aged woman nodded silently. Partner: "He can't pay the money back, can he?" Middle-aged woman: "Yes." Partner: "Where's your father's savings? Did he take it too?" Middle-aged woman: "Well... also... there is not much left, and now I basically wait for that little pension every month." Partner: "How much does he owe?" Middle-aged woman: "Well... family and relatives... a total of more than 1 million..." Partner: "No, that's not what I mean. What I'm asking about is what he owes the bank, including the malicious overdraft of the credit card." Middle-aged woman: "This... I'm not very clear..." Partner: "Are you sure?" The middle-aged woman took a deep breath slowly: "There are probably a few million..." Partner: "In addition to these, there are people who are suing him, right?" Middle-aged woman: "Yes..." The partner sighed: "Are you going to let him continue like this?" Middle-aged woman: "He...he is my brother..." Partner: "That's right, blood relationship is a fact, but if you continue to let him do whatever he wants, what if you can't help him end?" Middle-aged woman: "But I have to help him..." The partner straightened up and nodded: "That's the problem! If I'm not mistaken, that's why you came here. So far, he's at the end of his rope and unable to repay many debts, so I hope you can help him this time. But when When you learned that the debt he owed was so huge, you knew that you and your family's savings were powerless this time. So, you hope to have a psychological evaluation to prove that he is not normal, so that your precious brother Get away with it, right?" The middle-aged woman raised her head dumbly: "I... I know that he has been spoiled by us since he was a child, and I also know that he is very arrogant, but my dad always reminds me that there is only such a boy in the family. , I don’t live anymore, so we all...but this time I think he is really abnormal..." The partner opened the folder in his hand and handed over some screenshots of text messages and emails: "After reading it, tell me what's wrong with him? He was very organized when he described those pornographic scenes, and he had to say , the verbs are used very precisely. There are also these harassing emails, which threaten a well-known female executive, saying that if they don’t give him money and don’t meet him, they will splice the other party’s photos and pornographic pictures and send them around... Is this delusional?" The middle-aged woman didn't take it, but looked at her partner in horror: "You...you are trying to kill him." The partner looked directly into her eyes and said word by word: "No, you are the one who caused him." The middle-aged woman was stunned. Partner: "He has done so many shameless things, but you have never looked at the problem from the perspective of the victim. You asked him to change his name, change his job, and ask him to avoid it, but you had no intention of stopping him from continuing to do those nasty things. Son. Therefore, he became more and more unscrupulous and confident. He thought that as long as he hid under your umbrella, everything would be safe. It is also because of this that these things happened later. With your help, he became more and more Self-willed, more and more arrogant, only talking but not doing things, and finally, come to this point. When you see huge debts, when you find that you can't make up this time, what you choose is still How to help him escape—you have found so many psychological institutions, just to prove that he is not normal, so that he can continue to act recklessly. But, is there an end? If you can help him this time, what about the next time? What about the next time? What should I do? What you have done is to pamper and protect you all the time. You never let him leave the warm cradle that was carefully created by you, and you don’t even care whether he hurts others. But, have you thought about it? ?What are you going to do when he's so self-inflated that the cradle can't fit him?" The middle-aged woman sat there in a daze and didn't speak for a while. The partner opened the drawer, took out the money, packed it together with all the materials, and handed it over: "Accept it, the cradle is broken, this is an irreversible fact. And the one standing on the cradle fragment is the one you have cared for carefully. asshole."