The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 13 Born Bad
"You told me yourself." As the charming voice came, the cloth curtain on the side was lifted, and Zhong Kui appeared in front of them.

"If you don't eat it now, it will get cold. I've been cooking it for a long time!" Zhong Kui had a friendly smile on her face, and she didn't have the respect and fear that the people in the town had for her.

Obviously, both of them had forgotten what they had said to Zhong Kui.

This gave Qi Fei a great sense of insecurity, which meant that he might have said something when he was chatting with Zhong Kui alone that he didn't remember.

Zhong Kui had deliberately planned this meal. She was demonstrating to him that the two of them were in a position of extremely unequal information.

Despite this, Qi Fei still couldn't deny that the meal was quite delicious and almost perfectly replicated the taste of his childhood. This feeling of being deeply grasped made him love and hate it.

"Are you satisfied with dinner?" Zhong Kui didn't pick up her chopsticks herself, but just sat at the table watching them finish eating, and then asked with a smile.

"It's delicious." Wu Shanqiu was more generous than Qi Fei, and she didn't forget to emphasize to him, "I said Zhong Kui's cooking is delicious, right?"

Qi Fei didn't comment. He put down his chopsticks and said to Zhong Kui, "I've finished my meal. Now it's time to talk business. You should know why we came to Sanwu Town."

Unexpectedly, Zhong Kui held his chin with his hand, looking innocent: "I am only a half-immortal, not a god, and I am not omniscient and omnipotent. I am just very happy that you are back. However, when I left Nancheng, I heard that Zhu Mingen had died."

"Are you so well-informed?" Qi Fei looked at Zhong Kui with a vigilant look and said coldly.

"Tell me after Zhu Mingen dies." Zhong Kui smiled evilly. Seeing Qi Fei's speechless expression, he changed the subject:
"It's all spreading on the Internet, there's no way I don't know about it. Plus, Xiaoqiu was in a hurry to go out early in the morning, so I think it's not difficult to guess." Zhong Kui smiled, not looking guilty at all.

"Okay, since you know something about Zhu Mingen, are there any suspicious persons?" Qi Fei asked directly without hiding anything.

Zhong Kui smiled and pointed to a dish on the table: "You can't buy such good sea cucumbers in this town. I've soaked them for several days. Try it, rich man."

This woman, even her thoughtfulness is so considerate that it makes people shudder. This was said to Qi Fei. Qi Fei really likes to eat this, but he never mentions it to anyone. This kind of food is deeply tied to his family, and he wants to pack it up and throw it away. This is Zhong Kui's trick to play with people's hearts. Qi Fei did not let it lead him astray. Although he felt uncomfortable in his heart, he still firmly continued to ask about Zhu Mingen: "You promised Chen Youwei that he would get his wish, and Zhu Mingen really died. It's such a coincidence. I'm sorry, I have to doubt you."

"You two are here, you should have exchanged messages. Xiaoqiu and I were together on the night Zhu Mingen died." Zhong Kui said and winked at Wu Shanqiu playfully, making Wu Shanqiu at a loss for words.

"Xiao Qiu?" Qi Fei said unhappily. "When did your relationship become so close? We've checked, and the Chen family is all in Sanwu Town, so there's no suspicion. What kind of magic did you, a half-immortal who took money from Chen Youwei, use to kill Zhu Mingen?" His words were half-truths, echoing Zhong Kui's words. However, speaking in Wong Tai Sin Temple, these words seemed overly appropriate. It was already dark outside, and a chilly wind blew in, giving everyone goosebumps.

"I was also surprised when I learned that Zhu Ming'en had died." Zhong Kui spoke of surprise, but her tone was so calm that it was hard to tell whether her words were true or false. "In fact, he should have died."

Zhong Kui's blunt words made Qi Fei and Wu Shanqiu open their mouths in surprise.

"This is a curse." Zhong Kui continued.

"Tsk, there's really not a single reliable word you say." Qi Fei said unhappily.

"I'm serious." Unexpectedly, Zhong Kui was extremely serious. "On the second day of the tenth month of winter, the ice melted and the tiles collapsed. It was a very bad omen. It was the time for him to die." Zhong Kui said seriously, "So, I told Chen Youwei that his wish would definitely come true. It wouldn't be too much to make another fortune by using this scumbag Zhu Mingen." There was an unfamiliar greed in her flickering eyes. She was really an unpredictable person with a thousand faces.

Qi Fei put down his chopsticks and looked at Zhong Kui seriously. "So you came to me on purpose to fulfill the so-called curse? Did you already have a premonition last night that Zhu Mingen would die?"

"It's not a premonition. He will definitely die, but I didn't expect it to be in this way." Zhong Kui suddenly said.

A hint of vigilance flashed in Qi Fei's eyes: "What method?" He had never revealed the details of the scene.

Zhong Kui saw through his suspicion and immediately said, "The internet says there's a strong aroma of alcohol coming from the hospital's underground garage. That says it all. He was executed in the same way Chen Xiaojing did. Am I right?"

"Apart from you and the Chen family, I can't think of anyone else who could do this to Zhu Mingen?" Qi Fei said with a frown.

"Everyone has their own destiny. It's just that his death time has come." Zhong Kui said indifferently, picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of sea cucumber into Qi Fei's bowl, as if the more he refused, the more he would give in.

"This was fished out by a water ghost from Liaodong who risked his life to dive down. You have to try it," said Zhong Kui.

"It will take at least a week for this kind of sea cucumber to soak and swell. You knew we were coming a long time ago." Qi Fei said vigilantly.

"Zhu Ming'en is dead, so of course you guys would come." Zhong Kui said nonchalantly, "But it's interesting that you went to the Gu family."

"Oh, nothing that happens in this town escapes your sight. It's a shame not to let you be the mayor."

"I am a great immortal. I have to protect them. I have to be well-informed."

Qi Fei looked like he didn't believe her, but there was nothing he could do about it. He smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, then let me tell you, do you have any impression of Yang Jinhan?"

"That domestic violence man?" Zhong Kui blurted out without thinking.

"You react really quickly." Qi Fei said with some sarcasm, meaning that Zhong Kui's question just now was obviously a deliberate answer.

"Of course, I will remember everyone who has contacted me. This person is also very interesting, but unfortunately, he was born a bad seed, and I can't save him."

"No one is born bad, right?" Wu Shanqiu couldn't help but say.

Zhong Kui smiled softly. "Yang Jinhan's birth chart shows a strong fire element in his day pillar, and the Chou-Xu conflict makes him a hot-tempered person. He's quick to snatch money from his grasp. This is innate, not a case of being possessed by an evil spirit. There was a way to resolve this, but when I saw his hand, I knew it was too late."

(End of this chapter)