My Healing Games

Chapter 69 Abnormal Relatives
The murderer might commit another crime, so Li Xue's former colleague, who had been called in, began to report to their superiors according to procedure.

Under the pretext of protecting the site, they stood guard at the cave entrance, constantly making phone calls.

Discovering Meng Changxi's whereabouts was a great achievement. The two policemen treated Han Fei very well, but they subconsciously kept him outside the cave, as they did not fully trust him.

"Leave the rest to us."

Police backup arrived shortly afterward. Han Fei stared at his own photo, deciding he wasn't going to stay any longer.

"I'm glad I could help you. I won't cause any more trouble here." Han Fei is a professional actor, and with the experience he gained in the game, it's difficult for others to understand his inner thoughts through his facial expressions.

On the surface, everyone was getting along well, but in reality, Han Fei had already made other plans.

"Li Xue, can you take me home?"

"it is good."

The two who first discovered the cave were the first to leave; Li Xue rode her motorcycle to take Han Fei back to the old town.

The two remained silent throughout the journey until Han Fei got out of the car, at which point Li Xue finally spoke.

Do you still believe that Meng Chang'an is the murderer?

“My suspicions about Meng Chang’an haven’t lessened, but you’re right, it’s a fact that Meng Changxi buried the body; he did commit a crime.” Han Fei returned the helmet to Li Xue without saying anything more.

After Li Xue left, Han Fei looked at the apartment building in front of him, reached into his pocket, and touched the stun gun.

If it were someone else, knowing they might be being watched, they probably wouldn't be able to enter their own building as usual. But Han Fei is different; he's been into building stairwells a hundred times more terrifying than this one.

Having mentally prepared himself, Han Fei was just about to walk inside when his phone suddenly vibrated.

Upon seeing the message, Han Fei's expression turned strange.

"Why would Wei Youfu's father send me a message at this time?" After a moment's thought, Han Fei quickly figured out the key.

Since he was a person of high concern to the police and his residence was heavily guarded, it would be difficult for Meng Changxi to meet him here. Therefore, the most effective way was to go to another place and meet with the help of a third party.

“If the person who was following me before was Meng Changxi, then he must have known that I had a good relationship with Wei Youfu’s father and that he had personally promised to take care of him.”

Clicking on the message revealed a simple message: Wei Youfu's father wanted to meet him.

Without unnecessary words, there will be no unnecessary flaws.

Han Fei immediately replied to the other party and then headed straight to the North Street of the old city.

Passing by the filming location of "Flower of Evil," the courtyard outside the apartment building was deserted; the crew had not started filming.

"Director Jiang stopped filming? Did he decide to wait for the case to be resolved?"

This was good news for Han Fei, but now was not the time to focus on such things. He and Li Xue had visited the old man's house once before and knew that the old man and Meng Shi lived in the same building.

Wei Youfu's father lived on the fourth floor, while Meng Changshou, who occupied Meng Shi's house, lived on the third floor.

Without alerting anyone, Han Fei quietly went up to the fourth floor. He knocked on the door and found it unlocked.

"Grandpa, are you home?" To keep up the act, Han Fei pretended to know nothing and went straight into the house, but in reality, every nerve in his body was on edge.

The door to the kitchen seemed to be open, as the sound of running water could be heard. As Han Fei walked toward the kitchen, the bedroom door next to it suddenly opened.

He immediately dodged to the side and then took out his stun gun.

Having likely experienced too many terrifying things in the game, Han Fei's calmness at this moment surprised even himself.

Even though there might be a fugitive suspect hiding in the room, he felt no fear whatsoever; his mind was calm, and his eyes were like deep, ancient wells.

"A normal person would probably be scared half to death if they saw my face, but you didn't react at all. I knew I wasn't wrong about you. Being an actor is probably just a profession you use to fool people."

His hoarse voice sounded as if his throat was full of iron filings; just hearing it made you feel pain.

"You're really wrong, I'm just a comedian."

Han Fei looked toward the bedroom and saw a person with severe burns on their face standing at the door.

His entire face was burned, making it impossible to even see his features. Only his eyes were bright and sharp, like a sharpened knife.

As Han Fei sized up the man, the man was also looking at him.

"It seems you knew I'd be waiting for you here all along." The man, whose face was completely disfigured, revealed a terrifying smile. "You have a stench that I find very familiar. You went to the sewers of the Winter Flower Ice Factory before? I shouldn't have given anything away. How did you find it?"

"You have so many questions, Meng Changxi." The smile on the person in the bedroom stopped after Han Fei said Meng Changxi's name.

Looking at the terrifying man before him, Han Fei showed no fear whatsoever. His calm reaction deterred the man from making any rash moves.

The two stood facing each other for a long time before the man, whose face was completely disfigured, slowly raised his hands: "It's been a long time since anyone called me by this name. Don't worry, I mean you no harm."

"I know." Han Fei slowly retreated to the living room. "Where is Wei Youfu's father?"

"The old man is sleeping, I won't hurt him."

Meng Changxi, whose face was completely disfigured, pushed open the door to another bedroom. Wei Youfu's father was lying on the bed, breathing evenly.

Seeing that the elderly man was safe, Han Fei breathed a sigh of relief. This subtle action caught Meng Changxi's attention: "I followed you before. You were very kind to the families of the victims of the human body puzzle. Are you also one of the victims' families?"

Han Fei thought of his roommate in the haunted house and nodded slightly: "I have a reason to catch the real culprit. My investigation shows that Meng Chang'an is a prime suspect. But what I find strange is why you suddenly disappeared a few years ago?"

“If I don’t disappear, my wife and I will be next to die.” Meng Changxi touched the scars on his face: “My brother and that beast have both gone mad.”

"Big Brother? Meng Changshou?" Han Fei narrowed his eyes; the truth that had been buried for many years was finally about to surface!
“I know you’re surprised, but there’s a very important reason why I chose to disappear without a trace, and that’s because of my older brother.” Meng Changxi’s scars were twisted together. “When my mother was killed, there was one question I couldn’t understand: why did she take Chenchen to the Donghua Ice Factory? There was no reason for it. Later, I thought of a possibility: it wasn’t my mother who took Chenchen there, but someone who used Chenchen to trick my mother into going there.”

“I had always suspected Meng Chang’an and kept comforting my older brother, but later I realized that wasn’t the case.” Meng Changxi’s voice was devoid of emotion; he seemed to have lost all feeling. “My older brother is very honest, not very quick-witted, and has a good temper. Everyone thought he was easy to bully. After Chenchen and my mother had their accident, he became mentally unstable and didn’t say a word all day. I was worried about his health, so I took him to the hospital to rest and had him checked out.”

"and after?"

“I was worried that my brother’s grief would affect his health, but the results of the brain examination really scared me.” These things happened ten years ago, but Meng Changxi remembers them very clearly: “According to the results of the positron emission tomography scan, my brother’s frontal cortex, ventromedial prefrontal cortex, temporal cortex and marginal cortex all showed functional defects. Connecting these defective areas together, it is exactly the shape of a butterfly.”

Thank you to Lengye1986 for being the leader!
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