The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 186 Deserted Zoo

The temperature in Nancheng has been unusually high recently, and it no longer feels like spring weather.

As soon as you enter the Nancheng Zoo, you will be hit by the stench of grass and feces. The beasts of the Lion and Tiger Mountain are lazily hiding in the shade, dozing listlessly.

There were not many visitors to the zoo. The temperature was one reason, but a big reason was that they had posted a notice saying that the Myna Xiaohei was closed for the next two days.

The news that someone had died in the aviary had spread like wildfire, causing panic among the people and somewhat affecting the zoo's business.

Due to Chen Hao’s death, the investigation led Qi Fei back to the mynah bird Xiao Hei, so he had to go to Nancheng Zoo again.

For Xiao Hei's safety, the zoo specially set aside a room.

"Liu Binjie, are you doing a live broadcast today? I am yours, little apple!" Before Qi Fei even walked into the door, he heard Xiao Hei's excited voice.

When I walked in, I saw that the equipment had been set up in the room, preparing for Xiao Hei's live broadcast.

"Officer Qi, why are you here?" Liu Binjie immediately went up to him when he saw him.

"Aren't you going to give up live streaming?" Qi Fei said, looking at Xiao Hei jumping back and forth in front of the camera.

Liu Binjie scratched his head and said, "Actually, this live broadcast is mainly for Xiao Hei."

"Oh?"

"Birds, like humans, also have emotions. Xiao Hei likes live streaming very much. Because someone died a few days ago, we didn't do any live streaming, and Xiao Hei was in a very low mood. We thought that live streaming is online anyway and there is no direct contact with people, so it shouldn't be a big problem, right?" Liu Binjie said the last few words carefully, as if seeking Qi Fei's consent.

Qi Fei walked closer to the starling and observed the bird, wondering, "Can it understand what live streaming is?"

Liu Binjie smiled and said, "Don't underestimate Xiao Hei. I'm often startled by him. Although he's a bird, he sometimes acts like a mischievous child."

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice that spoiled the mood came from the side: "Idiot!" Xiao Hei started swearing again.

Liu Binjie said helplessly, "I really don't know what happened. After that night, I can't get rid of this bad habit again."

As if it really understood human words, when Xiao Hei heard Liu Binjie mention that night, it actually started to imitate the same vicious tone as last time and said: "I will kill you, kill you!"

"Officer Qi, Xiao Hei has been doing this often these past two days, blurting out words like this. I always feel like it's imitating a person's specific tone. To be honest, when I'm alone with it, I get a chill down my spine. I always feel like the murderer is in Xiao Hei's body." Liu Binjie said with some fear.

Qi Fei looked at Xiao Hei, and what came to his mind was the image of Chen Hao stretching his neck to look at it.

"This Chen Hao, oh, I mean the deceased from the Bird House, have you confirmed that you have no contact with him before? For example, have you gone to the airport, or bought plane tickets from him?" Qi Fei couldn't help asking.

Liu Binjie shook his head decisively: "Because Xiao Hei is so popular, I, as a breeder, am so busy that I don't have time to go far, let alone go to the airport. I would be very happy if I could go shopping in the mall."

"That's strange. We checked Chen Hao's phone. He only started following your livestream account three days before the incident. He's hardly a fan of Xiao Hei. Why is he suddenly coming here every day to see you?"

"Ah, you mean, the man who died in the aviary came to the zoo because of Xiao Hei?"

"Well, from what I saw on the surveillance camera, it seems to be true." "Could it be that he sneaked into the Bird House by himself? But who was the person that Xiao Hei imitated?" Liu Binjie looked confused.

"From our on-site evidence collection, it seems that Chen Hao was the only one in the Bird House that night."

"No way, who said those words that Xiao Hei heard? It can't be a ghost, right?"

"We need to investigate further, or the murderer's anti-detection ability is particularly strong..." Qifei's voice had just fallen when a sharp voice suddenly rang out: "Oh my god, murder~~ murder~~"

The two people were so frightened that they looked in the direction of the sound and found that Xiao Hei flapped his wings and jumped to the highest point of the shelf. Below was a big gray cat, staring at Xiao Hei with its amber eyes. It seemed that this cat scared Xiao Hei to death.

The silent appearance of such a large creature in the room startled Liu Binjie: "Which museum did this escape from?"

Qi Fei was delighted when he saw it, and blurted out: "Rakshasa? Why are you here?"

The big cat then shifted its attention from the starling, glanced sideways at Qi Fei, and did not respond enthusiastically to his welcome. It jumped lightly off the table and walked towards the door.

Following the direction Luosha was walking, a graceful figure appeared in the bright sunshine, and the sunshine seemed to illuminate Qi Fei's face all at once.

"Why are you..." Qi Fei couldn't help but took a few steps forward, not hiding his joy at all, "I thought you wouldn't come back."

As the weather warmed up, Zhong Kui changed into a light silk cheongsam with a light green landscape pattern. It was uniquely elegant and matched the vibrant spring scenery outside.

After returning to Zizai Mountain, she seemed to have become a new self. The dark night in the Nanling Labyrinth left no trace on her.

The corner of her red lips raised, and she didn't forget to mock Qi Fei: "How idle is the Nancheng Police Department that they even care about birds?"

Qi Fei now understood her and was not angry at all: "Since you can find this place, you must have known about the case of the Bird House. Don't joke around."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Liu Binjie looked at the girl in front of him, who looked nothing like a police officer, with great confusion: "Officer Qi, is this your friend?"

"This is Zhong Kui, the consultant of the Nancheng Police Department."

"Consultant? Oh, hello." Liu Binjie obviously didn't understand, but still greeted politely.

As he was speaking, there was a noise outside the room.

"If you do this again, I will tell the park leaders!" an elderly woman said sternly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I won't do it again next time!" Another voice apologized repeatedly. It was also a female voice, and from the sound of her voice, she was about the same age as the person opposite.

Qi Fei and Zhong Kui were attracted by the quarrel and looked outside the door.

Liu Binjie seemed to be used to it and explained: "It's just the cleaning lady here who is arguing. It's nothing."

"Huh? What are they arguing about?" Zhong Kui immediately understood what Liu Binjie meant. It seemed that quarreling was a common occurrence.

"Alas, these are all trivial matters that can't be brought to the table. There is an old lady who works very efficiently and the boss is very satisfied with her, but she has a small habit of being greedy and can't change it, which is a headache."