The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 263 Fantasy and Lies
One end of the handcuffs was fastened to Xi He's wrist, and the other end was fastened to Qi Fei's own wrist.

Xi He didn't struggle or resist; instead, he became unusually excited: "This is impossible! Only I know the location of Qidong County. How could you possibly find it?"

“Because of Li Yang’er.” Zhong Kui stepped forward. Only she could be so fearless as to get so close to Xi He.

"After all these years, this face is finally so close to me again." Xi He stared at Zhong Kui's face, as if he had forgotten all his tricks, his eyes only on her.

“I am not Zhong Xiaoyu,” Zhong Kui said coldly. “Xi He, your patience and meticulousness are truly admirable. You laid out this pawn, Feng Yongfu, a long time ago. Unfortunately, you overlooked one thing despite your careful planning—I am not Zhong Xiaoyu.”

Feng Yongfu, he knew I was in Sanwu Town. For so many years, you've been his mentor. You're quite adept at helping someone who killed their own family escape their guilt.

On the other hand, you exploited Feng Yongfu's twisted love for your mother. From any angle, you bear a striking resemblance to Xi Ziyun; the innocence and gentleness in your eyes irresistibly remind Feng Yongfu of his past love. This gave you an opportunity to manipulate him into doing whatever you commanded.

But don't forget, I've retained Zhong Xiaoyu's talent for psychology. Feng Yongfu, humph. "Zhong Kui said, glancing contemptuously at the corpse on the ground, "How could he possibly be my match? He's nothing but a parasite, spending his entire life searching for someone to whom he can find spiritual solace, Xi Ziyun, you, and..." Zhong Kui's lips curled into a smug smile, "...I... Let me tell you a secret, I only hang my wind chimes in front of one type of person's door—those I've tamed. You should know when you see the wind chimes hanging at his door. As soon as the wind chimes ring, Feng Yongfu will tell me anything."

Upon hearing this, it wasn't Xi He who was surprised, but Qi Fei: "So you knew everything?"

Zhong Kui shrugged indifferently: "I didn't deliberately hide it from you. It's just that Zhong Xiaoyu's plan backfired, suddenly jumping out and taking over the body. If there was anything I was hiding, it was only from Zhong Xiaoyu. She overestimated her so-called personality design."

Personality develops, and I have my own independent thoughts. Her surveillance system is full of loopholes.

She only knew that I had a close relationship with Feng Yongfu, but she didn't know why.

Hmph, jumping out to impersonate me in your own cleverness, how laughable. No wonder you've been searching like headless flies all this way. If I were here, three days wouldn't have been enough, let alone ten.

"Zhong Xiaoyu is such a coward. She always does this. When things get tough, she realizes she can't handle it and hides, leaving me to clean up her mess."

Only then did Qi Fei realize with a start: "No wonder Feng Yongfu suddenly turned against us, it was because of you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Kui rolled her eyes and scolded, "Only a stupid pig like you can't see the difference between me and Zhong Xiaoyu. Feng Yongfu is smarter than you."

"Hehe, would you mind telling me how Feng Yongfu told you the whereabouts of Qidong County right under my nose?" Xi He interjected unwillingly.

Zhong Kui pursed her lips, as if it were an interesting thing: "It was just those few minutes when we were exchanging harsh words. Don't forget, besides speaking, people can communicate in many other ways, such as through a mobile phone."

There's interference in this area, but it doesn't affect typing on the phone, right?

You can only hear our voices from inside, but you can't see what we're doing while we're talking.

"Haha, such a boring method." Xi He suddenly burst into laughter. "You guys typed and looked at each other's text on your phones? I thought it was a more sophisticated method." "So sophisticated or not doesn't matter, as long as it fools you, that's enough." Zhong Kui retorted sharply. "Without any effort, we got the four words 'Yuanxi Dam.' I have to say, you're really clever. Summer is the flood season in Yuanxi, and the dam releases floodwaters every afternoon. If we can't get there before the floodgates are opened, Qidong County would already be a flooded mess."

Xi He narrowed his eyes slightly: "It seems we were too slow to take action against that idiot Feng Yongfu."

"Back then, when I found Feng Yongfu in Sanwu Town, he immediately told me about his younger brother Yongshou being frightened to death by Huang Daxian. What a joke! I'm the one who had Huang Daxian possess me; of course I know whether the spirit did that or not. Haha, I could tell at a glance that Feng Yongfu was suspicious. He even believed his own lies, but once he told enough lies, we could find out what the truth was. All lies have a basis; they are words spoken under the influence of his conscious and subconscious mind. After all, a person is just a person."

If Feng Yongfu hadn't been so intent on misleading me, I wouldn't have fallen into his hypnotic trap step by step.

Under the guise of remembering his younger brother, he repeatedly accepted my consultations, never noticing the crisp sound of the wind chime he touched as he entered the doorway.

The more unconscious a memory is, the more firmly it is retained.

By the time he realized he had completely opened his heart to me, it was too late.

It's true that Feng Yongshou was so frightened that he lost his mind, but the real reason he couldn't confront his memories was because the killer he saw was Feng Yongfu.

Xi Ziyun did indeed approach Li Yang'er, but not because they couldn't agree on the embezzled funds. Rather, she discovered that Li Yang'er's goods were all illegally obtained and wanted to recover the funds invested by Qi Dongjun, which Li Yang'er disagreed with.

Therefore, Xi Ziyun took a risk and stole their cooperation agreement from the hotel.

That year must have been incredibly difficult for Xi Ziyun. Her husband's business was in trouble, and she was trying her best to salvage it. But on the other hand, the arrival of an uninvited guest completely disrupted her life.

This person is Feng Yongfu.

So many years have passed, but Feng Yongfu has never forgotten Xiaoyun, the girl he used to play with.

In Feng Yongfu's memory, Xi Changhe was indeed tripped and fell into the river by him and Xi Ziyun pulling on the rope.

However, with a little guidance, you can dispel this illusion and see the real version.

In the darkness, he imagined the person pulling the rope on the other side, but when I asked again, he said it was just the willow tree that still stands by the ancient bridge.

He fantasized that by clearing away the obstacles for Xi Ziyun, she would fall in love with him. Fantasies, like lies, become believable the more you think about them.

As Zhong Kui spoke, she leaned close to Xi He's ear, her breath tickling his ear as she whispered like a devil's conversation: "I know what you want. You want to prove that in this world, no one but you can have pure love. Feng Yongfu would kill his family for Xi Ziyun, and Qi Fei's love for his mother would waver because of Xi Ziyun's suspicion of murder. Xi Ziyun, this name, is only pure and flawless in your eyes. Even if she is dead, you still want to completely possess your love for her."