"Why would something like this happen? Psychological illnesses usually have a trigger. He couldn't have developed this condition for no reason."
Many people had phobias, but few cases were this severe.
The child in the inner room seemed to have reached the point where he couldn't overcome his fear without medication. That was extremely dangerous.
"You're right, but I don't know how the child got sick either. I'm only looking after him for someone else." The woman spoke very slowly. After the boy in the inner room took his medicine, he seemed to be feeling much better, and the woman relaxed, too.
"He has a psychological illness. To ease his symptoms, we have to find the cause." Chen Ge took a few steps toward the woman. He couldn't see a thing, so he had to feel his way along the wall.
"I want to find out what caused it, too, but no matter how much I ask, the child won't tell me. It seems like he doesn't know himself." The woman sounded helpless. "Eventually, I gave up."
"Could I talk to him for a few minutes? I specialize in psychological illnesses." Chen Ge was glad he had met Dr. Gao. The way he spoke and carried himself now was very much like Dr. Gao before he turned evil.
A psychologist first had to get a patient to let down their guard before slowly entering their world. Chen Ge's appearance and the impression he gave were both a good fit for the role.
"You're a psychologist? I don't remember anyone in this building working in that field. Did you just move in?"
"More or less. I can promise you I mean no harm." Chen Ge gave a wry smile and pointed at his eyes. "I can't see a thing, and I