Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!

This time, faced with such aggressive remarks from Nan Zhubin, the students seemed still immersed in the tragedy that concluded the case.

The atmosphere was heavy, and no one laughed.

However, it was no longer a time to liven up the classroom atmosphere to grab attention, as the students' attention had already been fully captured.

Following the previous statement, Nan Zhubin continued to elaborate, "The 'people' I mentioned here refers to you."

He pointed to the students present, saying, "You are 'people,' while they are not 'people.'

Some of the students looked a bit puzzled.

Is the teacher complimenting us? But why doesn't it feel like a compliment?

The quicker-thinking students began to vaguely catch on to the twists and turns in Nan Zhubin's description.

Sure enough, Nan Zhubin continued, "In the broad sense, 'people' is the collective in which we live in society. We are born in a normal society, grow up in a normal society, and live in a normal society."

"Our thought patterns, our cognitive structures, are imperceptibly formed under the influence of various aspects of society. Therefore, when we interact with others, we try to understand them according to this 'people' standard."

As he spoke, Nan Zhubin pointed to several key points on the PPT, such as the part where fraudsters repeatedly reassure the victim that they "only seek money."

"In our everyday assumptions, we would definitely think, 'Fraudsters just want to scam money; they don't want to blow things up, as that would increase the likelihood of being caught by the police.'"

Nan Zhubin shook his head, "And this thought is precisely the type of thinking that criminals hope victims will continue with, for victims who hold this view will be unusually obedient, even actively pushing themselves deeper into the fraud process."

"But —"

Nan Zhubin clicked on the PPT, and several large characters appeared:

[False Consensus Effect]

...

[False Consensus Effect] is an important concept in "Social Psychology," referring to the individual's natural tendency to overestimate others, believing that others share similar views, beliefs, or behaviors.

There are many causes for this effect.

For example, [Egocentrism Bias] — where individuals use their own experiences as an anchor to infer others;

Or [Cognitive Simplification] — where individuals assume others have similar social backgrounds and values.

But criminals are always the group that makes individuals with such a [False Consensus Effect] suffer loss.

...

"If we really think that fraud rings are only 'seeking money,' then our thoughts are fundamentally mistaken."

"The worldview of criminals is vastly different from ours; their cognition and personalities are even more dissimilar."

Nan Zhubin picked up a book casually, "As an example, what I have here is the 'Criminal Law.' You might feel that the things written here are rules we should absolutely not touch, the red lines of behavior."

"But to those 'non-people,' they see it as a 'road to riches.'

Nan Zhubin's voice lowered, almost as if he were telling a horror story.

That was exactly the effect he wanted to achieve at the moment.

Such fraud prevention lectures, in a way, are meant to scare people, to scare students, to scare children.

Some suspects in crimes of passion still have thoughts that don't deviate far from normal; but professional criminals, they adhere to a mindset completely different from societal systems.

Even many rookie police officers find it bewildering; and for the even more antisocial villains, even a team of experts can be at a loss.

Using exaggerated examples from film and television, it's like a certain psychological chef who likes tinkering with people; even more exaggerated is a certain Zhou Ke'er from Gotham.

"The purpose of sharing this case today is to hope that everyone can understand one thing — never, ever think you understand the minds of criminals; never think that the actions of criminals will proceed in accordance with your assumptions."

"Once they remove their masks, your loss is already inevitable, and the only choice we can make at this moment is —"

Nan Zhubin, with his palm facing upward, signaled to the people seated in the courtroom, "Call the police, let professionals do professional work."

...

The people in the courtroom looked a bit puzzled, we're not the police, you know.

But now that the atmosphere had been built up, Judge Chen also rose to signal to the students.

At this point, the lecture part of Nan Zhubin's talk was theoretically concluded.

It was much shorter than before.

But Nan Zhubin thought for a moment, seeing that there was still plenty of time, and finally sighed.

He said, "The victim of this case, Ms. D, paid a far heavier price than the average victim. Not only was she scammed out of her entire fortune, but she also ended her own life."

"The deceased are gone, and judging the right or wrong of actions holds no meaning. But one thing is for certain —"

Nan Zhubin enunciated each word with a pause, "She, was, a, victim."

Nan Zhubin's expression was indescribably serious, "I sincerely hope everyone present here never has to recall what I'm about to say, but I must say it now — if you ever truly find yourself in a situation where you've lost your assets and also suffered personal humiliation, you must tell yourself that you are a victim."

His gaze swept across every individual in the classroom, without lingering extra on anyone, yet it seemed as if his words were directed at certain individuals specifically.

"Do not punish yourself, do not convict yourself. All the sins are committed by those on the other end of the phone, and will ultimately… be cleansed up and borne by them."

"If at that time, you find something that troubles you, I urge you to seek out professionals, find a Psychological Consultant to help you deal with it."

With that said, Nan Zhubin's voice softened, no longer in the frightening tone from before.

Yet it remained steady, remained thick, like a winter blanket just warmed by the sun.

He smiled faintly, "This is the meaning of our profession's existence."

These words, rich with humanism, made Xia Tian in the audience involuntarily close her eyes; this was also one of the reasons she had left Jiangdu for Beidu.

...

At this point, Nan Zhubin's lecture concluded.

According to the schedule, next was the part designed to simulate a live fraud scenario, to help students deepen their memory.

But —

"Do you have a question, student?"

Seeing a hand raised high in the air, Nan Zhubin smiled.

Every step doesn't have to be rigid; proper adjustments are fine.

Then a round-faced boy with glasses stood up, wearing an extremely polite smile.

"Sir, firstly, I am very grateful for your sharing."

Nan Zhubin nodded with a smile.

The round-faced boy continued, "I've encountered fraudsters before. I don't know if he counts as the dangerous type you mentioned, but at the time I found it amusing and went back and forth with him for quite some time, finally managing to make them hang up on their own. I reported it to the police afterward. It felt amusing then, but listening to your lecture today, I realized how risky it was. I got lucky."

"For this reason, there are two parts of your lecture I didn't quite understand."

Looking at the round-faced boy's expression, Nan Zhubin raised an eyebrow.

—Hmm?