The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 24 Silver Pearl's Blood
Grandma Meng?" This was the first time Qi Fei heard this name.

"Haven't you seen her? She's usually in this Wong Tai Sin Temple. The Great Immortal is so elusive, and Granny Meng is the one who liaises with us whenever there's anything going on."

Hearing Chen Youwei say this, Qi Fei understood that it was the old woman who was like Zhong Kui's messenger.

Grandma Meng, Grandma Meng, Qi Fei thought, these names really seemed to be intending to bring all the people from the underworld up here.

"You don't have to wait. It's snowing heavily, and the immortal and Grandma Meng won't show up. You should go back." Chen Youwei persuaded Qi Fei.

Qi Fei felt somewhat disappointed. He suddenly realized that Zhong Kui didn't even have a cell phone. He was so immersed in the role that he thought of himself as a demigod.

The snow gradually became lighter, but Zizai Mountain was already covered with white snow, and all the roads were nowhere to be found. Qi Fei had no choice but to return to the town entrance, take a car and rush to Nancheng.

Based on the evidence, the cases of Zhu Mingen and Yang Jinhan have been closed.

However, Qi Fei had no way to reconcile with himself.

He is very familiar with this highway, which connects Nancheng and Sanwu Town.

The iron-gray guardrail flew past the car window.

The monster pattern that was lingering in Qi Fei's memory once again attacked him like a phantom.

He did not forget the pattern he caught a glimpse of out of the corner of his eye the last time he passed by here with Wu Shanqiu.

For some reason, after this period of time, he became more and more convinced that this was not an illusion he had at that time.

He clearly remembered that the pattern appeared near the camphor forest not far ahead.

Qi Fei prepared in advance this time and pulled the car over in the emergency lane.

In the cold weather after the snow, he put his hands in his pockets and hunched over, searching one by one.

Finally, the dark red mark on one of the pillars appeared before my eyes.

The faces of a man and a woman, drawn crudely but vividly, were smirking at him.

Dark red, this is not a good thing.

He took some samples back to the police station and tested them. As expected, it was human blood.

Unlike Zhong Kui's saliva, this time the owner of the blood was quickly matched.

"We found a match in the missing person database. This blood belongs to a missing person named Niu Yinzhu. Three years ago, Niu Yinzhu lost contact while on a business trip and has not been found yet." Wu Shanqiu said as he looked at the report.

Qi Fei leaned over to the computer and looked at the missing person report. He immediately saw the problem: "It was her company that reported her missing. They said she went to Hai City. The place where the bloodstains appeared now is in a completely different direction from Hai City."

"This Niu Yinzhu was invested by Nancheng. When he disappeared, he was less than 30 years old. He was already a department head and quite capable." Wu Shanqiu said.

Next to the highway, people from the Nancheng Police Station were conducting an intense search.

Throughout the day, the accumulation of snow made the search more difficult, and nothing was found except the monster pattern.

"In three years, anything could happen." Wu Shanqiu was somewhat discouraged. "Brother Fei, I feel like the chances of finding someone are slim."

"It's a pity that the mountain is closed due to heavy snow. The fastest way now is to find Zhong Kui." Qi Fei had to admit, and then said stubbornly, "Of course, she is also the number one suspect."

As if by telepathy, as soon as he finished speaking, the familiar sound of high heels came from the highway.

Zhong Kui just happened to appear before them. He was dressed as flamboyantly as usual, wearing a silver-grey mink coat, which made him look out of place among the uniformed police officers.

"I heard you were looking for me?" Zhong Kui looked at Qi Fei intently with a smile on his face, not knowing how he got here.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't show up on a snowy day?" Qi Fei didn't know what mood he should be in when facing Zhong Kui. Intellectually, he had to be wary of her, but emotionally, he was very happy that Zhong Kui showed up. It was the kind of happiness that couldn't be stopped by his brain.

"The snow has stopped." Zhong Kui glanced at the people who were busy searching.

"How do you know we are here?" Qi Fei asked suspiciously.

"I can count."

"Fortune-telling is really a universal cover." Qi Fei sneered.

Zhong Kui ignored him and his eyes fell on the pattern on the railing.

"I guess you already knew what this is?" Qi Fei said with some ulterior motive.

Zhong Kui, unlike her previous overreaction, remained silent. She simply glanced at it calmly and said, "It said it's been here for a long time. You can find it in such an inconspicuous place. Your observation skills are truly amazing."

"Ha, he is a criminal policeman after all, so he does have some observation skills." Qi Fei said.

Zhong Kui just smiled, looked at the policemen conducting a carpet search in the snow, and then looked at the monster pattern on the railing post.

"He doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all." Zhong Kui moved closer to observe the painting of the monster, bent down, and almost put his face against the pattern.

Suddenly, he reached out and picked up a small piece of coagulated blood and put it directly into his mouth.

This was unexpected and Qi Fei had no time to stop it.

"What are you doing?!" Qi Fei looked at Zhong Kui who was savoring the blood, looking as weird as a vampire.

Zhong Kui disagreed: "It tastes interesting, are you sure you don't want to try it?"

"You are sick!" Qi Fei shouted excitedly.

Zhong Kui grinned: "How do you know I'm sick?"

Qi Fei knew that he was facing a madman, but he was terrifyingly calm.

She glanced at all the busy people and said, "It's a waste of time. The person you are looking for will not be here."

"Human life is at stake. You'd better not try to beat around the bush with superstition. Tell me what you know immediately." Qi Fei had already lost some patience.

Zhong Kui was very perceptive of the other person's emotions and spoke frankly, "It only takes about ten minutes for blood to clot. If this is where the murder took place, and the person used fresh blood to draw this mark, you should have discovered it long ago with your search method." Then, as if recalling the smell of blood, she said, "Hmph, even after so long, it still smells strongly of alkaline."

This remark was a revelation to Qi Fei, and he immediately realized: "Alkali can prevent blood from clotting! If the scene was nearby, the murderer would have no need to add this substance!"

"I think the only thing you know is the owner of the blood?" Zhong Kui's ethereal big eyes moved closer and blinked at Qi Fei.

Qi Fei had a strange feeling. After her moment of insanity in Zizai Mountain, she regained consciousness and seemed even more powerful than before, as if she had evolved, like a monster. He doubted her, resisted her, yet had to believe her—she had a point. Currently, the most useful clue was Niu Yinzhu herself—who was she, and why had she disappeared?

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