Xiaotao covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Does such a terrible thing really exist?"

I nodded, "Have you ever heard of Stockholm syndrome?"

"I think I’ve heard of it somewhere."

In 1973, two criminals went to the largest bank in Stockholm and held four bankers hostage. After a stalemate with the police that lasted over a hundred hours, the criminals chose to turn themselves in.

However, the four hostages pitied and sympathised with the two criminals, not only refusing to testify against them in court, but also actively raising defense funds for them. One of the female hostages was eventually engaged to one of the criminals while serving his sentence.

This incident sparked a great uproar in the academic circles who named it the Stockholm Syndrome. Psychiatrists explored the reasons behind...