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BY 长洱

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I was born amidst the sky, amidst the scorching sun;
I will soar in the wind, never going far;
my dear, please don't cry for me.

—— song shengsheng

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summary

One day, while Lin Chen read a book, Xing Conglian said to him, “You’re a psychologist. Can you help me find out what kind of person is suitable for me to marry?”Lin Chen remembered telling him love was the most immeasurable thing in the world. Even psychologists couldn’t predict love, because its progress in two people’s lives had countless variables.What variables?Lin Chen thought, at the time, the first variable was: You’re just an ordinary police officer who liked eating crayfish at the stall with a bottle of beer. I didn’t know you were…Or: I didn’t know when I fell in love with you or when you fell in love with me.

notes
Criminal Psychology has a lot of real-life references throughout the story as well as real psychology techniques and deductions; if you read and enjoyed Mo Du, then I think you will enjoy this novel! This novel is not focused on love, although it is danmei. There is a lot of pain (especially case 4); this novel is not for the faint of heart. Join Lin Chen on his journey of solving crime, falling in love, and finding a family!

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content warnings

general cws
blood, mental disorders, death, violencecase 1: a world of sand (ch 1 - 17)
murder, (slight) dismemberment, self harm, suicide, hospitals, stalkingcase 2: two-way trip (ch 18 - 37)
hijacking, kidnapping, murder, bomb threats, threats of suicide, explosionscase 3: three graves (ch 38 - 88)
suicide, brainwashing, planned mass murder, mentions of pornography, dark webcase 4: four tones (ch 89 - 163)
murder (of animals), non-con (kissing), graphic descriptions, prostitution, rape, abusive relationship, suicide, self harm, explosions, hospitals, stitchescase 5: five floats (ch 164 - 301)
kidnapping, non-con (kissing), bombing, dehumanization, cannibalism, murder, teacher/student relationship (not main cp), offensive words, mentions of sexual assault, drugs, mass murder, hospitals, insanity, human experimentation, dark web, virus outbreaksextras (ch 302 - 310)
none!

notes
This story is quite similar to Mo Du books 2 + 4 in terms of how disturbing it is (to me, although I think the cases in Criminal Psychology are slightly more unsettling); there may be some content warnings that I have missed (because there are a lot for each case) so please contact me if I have!

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characters

lin chen / 林辰
- "consultant lin"
- top-of-his-class psychology graduate
- very smart + good at predictions
- self deprecating + self sacrificing
- needs someone (xcl) to care for him
- suspected of murder

xing conglian / 刑从连
- "captain xing"
- leader of the hongjing police squad
- mixed race + has green eyes
- domineering attitude but also cares
- basically wang chao's dad
- very rich but drives a shitty car

wang chao
- 18 year old hacker
- picked up by xing conglian
- born in africa
- very cute and very smartfu hao
- lin chen's junior
- also a psychology majorhuang ze
- inspector of the hongjing police
- has known lin chen for many years
- probably (very) jealous of xing conglian
- "im better than everyone because i have status"su fengzi
- lin chen's shixiong
- slightly erratic but gets the job done
- likes to bother people (especially lin chen)+ many others
- most characters only show up for one case
- some people (ex. policemen, acquaintances) will show up more than once

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