The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 268 Enough is Enough
Zhong Kui placed her cool hand on Qi Fei's back: "Qi Fei, forget it. What you told Xi He in the culvert is what you believe. As someone without a past, I understand all too well the importance of looking forward."

Qi Fei cast a resentful glance at her, and Zhong Kui threw out a decisive statement: "Feng Yongfu is dead. Apart from Xi He, you can't find any witnesses from back then. A reason that can never be verified is not the truth."

"But do you know, is the version you told my dad really what Xi He told you himself?" Qi Fei asked with some doubt.

Zhong Kui sighed softly, seemingly helpless about Qi Fei's persistence, but with a hint of indulgence. She pressed the button for the highest level.

The sunlight on the rooftop was so intense that it was hard to open one's eyes, but the advantage was that apart from the wind, no one else bothered us.

It seems that only in this way can Zhong Kui unveil the most hidden veil of the story.

"First of all, I can tell you responsibly that what Xi He recalled to Zhong Xiaoyu was exactly what I told Qi Dongjun. Feng Yongfu caught up with Feng Yongshou, who had gone to find Xi Ziyun. Feng Yongshou died and was buried by Feng Yongfu in the garden."

Can you hear the problem here? He can't tell how Feng Yongshou died, just like Qi Dongjun saw the scene in the garden back then and immediately concluded that Xi Ziyun was the murderer. Xi He's memory only contains the two Feng brothers.

You should now know that memories can be deceiving.

The brain will hide some traumas as a protective mechanism.

"Xi He's trauma..." Zhong Kui stopped talking and looked at Qi Fei, whose expression was getting heavier and heavier.

Qi Fei made up his mind to face the truth, gripping the railing tighter and tighter: "So, the truth is that my mother was there, and my father's suspicions were correct."

"Zhong Xiaoyu used hypnosis to help Xi He recover his true memories. When Feng Yongshou found Xi Ziyun, he wanted to tell her the truth about Li Yang'er's murder. He naively believed that Xi Ziyun was as innocent as Feng Yongfu had said."

In fact, Xi Ziyun took advantage of Feng Yongfu's love for her and instigated him to get rid of Li Yang'er for her.

Feng Yongshou was completely unprepared for Xi Ziyun's sneak attack. She directly stabbed Feng Yongshou in the body with a kitchen knife without hesitation, just as Xi He had done to her later.

Little did she know that Xi He, who should have been sleeping, had already woken up and witnessed everything from the stairs.

When Feng Yongfu arrived, Feng Yongshou had already been killed. Feng Yongfu told Xi Ziyun to leave the house, while he stayed behind to dispose of the body and cover up the crime.

This was the true scene that Xi He witnessed, and it marked the beginning of his descent into darkness.

The moment he regained his memories, he understood why he had killed his mother. Love and possession were only part of it; the subconscious fear had driven him mad.

Many mental health issues do indeed have a genetic component, and we cannot avoid this issue.

The truth behind Xi Changhe's death, which occurred much earlier, is now impossible to verify.

However, judging from how Xi Ziyun handled Li Yang'er, it's hard not to suspect that Feng Yongfu killed Xi Changhe at Xi Ziyun's suggestion back then.

It seems that Xi He has perfectly inherited Xi Ziyun's talent for manipulating people's hearts.

But you're more like Qi Dongjun, a rather intelligent ordinary person. Don't mind this assessment; for someone like me who's also a madman, "ordinary person" is a compliment.

Qi Fei fell silent, unsure of where to begin. After a long pause, he whispered to Zhong Kui, "You're right. What I told Xi He in the culvert, and what you told my father in the hospital room, is the whole truth." Zhong Kui smiled knowingly. "After all, there are already enough lunatics in this world. There's no need to add another one like Qi Dongjun. He can go back to being President Qi, a 'lonely man' with two sons."

"Two sons? It seems you're certain Xi He isn't dead."

Zhong Kui smiled brightly: "Because I'm still here. If Zhong Xiaoyu's desire for revenge had been fulfilled, I should have disappeared by now. I can only say that a woman's intuition tells both of us that things won't end so simply."

Qi Fei gave a wry smile, then casually asked, "By the way, Feng Yongfu is dead. Will you still go back to Sanwu Town?" His eyes were filled with eager anticipation as he spoke.

Zhong Kui looked at him with a satisfied expression: "You can come back to Zizai Mountain with me. I think it's not just me who needs healing. It just depends on whether Liu Tong will approve your leave."

"This blazing sun overhead is unbearable, let's go down," Qi Fei said, changing the subject.

Zhong Kui knew he needed time to process this heavy past.

The two returned to the elevator, and when the door opened, a female doctor in a white coat appeared in front of them.

The female doctor stepped out of the elevator and brushed past them.

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, Zhong Kui suddenly reached out and pressed the open button, then quickened his pace to catch up with the female doctor who had already walked to the edge of the rooftop.

"I heard that the lotus flowers in the release pond in front of the Great Bao'en Temple are blooming exceptionally well this year. You should go and see them," she said to the female doctor abruptly.

The female doctor looked flustered and surprised. She looked up at Zhong Kui and then revealed her red and swollen eyes.

Qi Fei had also arrived. Seeing the situation, he stepped forward and blocked the female doctor's path: "You wouldn't happen to be..."

The female doctor remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Zhong Kui's tone was somewhat cold: "I once read a book written by a survivor who jumped from a building. The process was far more painful than imagined. He had already begun to regret it while he was in mid-air. Fortunately, he miraculously survived. Unfortunately, his muscles were torn due to the impact, leaving him with a lifelong disability. Despite having to live with this disability for the rest of his life, he was still grateful to have survived."

Upon hearing this, the female doctor, who had been suppressing her emotions, suddenly erupted.

On the rooftop where there were only three people, she suddenly squatted down and burst into tears.
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The female doctor finally went back with the two men.

Seeing the female doctor surrounded by hospital leaders and colleagues who rushed to the scene, Qi Fei asked Zhong Kui, "How did you know she was going to jump off the building?"

"Nobody goes to the rooftop. A normal person would be surprised to see the two of us suddenly appear outside the elevator. But this doctor didn't react at all, which means he had entered a state of stress."

Going to the rooftop in this state won't end well.

Just then, a doctor who looked like the person in charge walked up to them: "Thank you so much, otherwise we would have lost an excellent doctor."

“Would you mind asking what happened? It’s unusual for an excellent doctor to jump off a building,” Zhong Kui said.