The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 270 Claim
"Hmm? Is it the kind of dissatisfaction?" Zhong Kui asked.

Dr. Li nodded: "It's obvious she's angry with her son. Sheng Dazhi always looks very guilty, I don't know what happened between mother and son. I feel sorry for Luo Yongmei, so sometimes I ask her more about her situation. The old lady can't speak, so she just nods or shakes her head in response."

On several occasions, when I was speaking alone with Luo Yongmei, her daughter-in-law Zhang Yingdi would come in and deliberately block my way, preventing me from talking to Luo Yongmei. Sigh, looking back now, I realize they were hostile towards me even then, and I don't know why.

“Because you’re doing something they don’t want, of course they hate you. But according to you, this family isn’t very proactive about the old lady’s treatment. Why is that?” Zhong Kui said thoughtfully. “They’re only after your money. Maybe, from the very beginning, it was all about money.”

Qi Fei understood Zhong Kui's meaning: "Could it be that from the moment they sent Luo Yongmei to the hospital, it was all for the compensation?"

Dr. Li couldn't believe it: "Luo Yongmei's injury wasn't fatal. If they're deliberately delaying treatment to wait for the old lady to die, this is just too bad." She was too agitated to speak for a moment.

“Dr. Li, we will make them stop cyberbullying you. Punishing yourself is not a good way to solve the problem,” Zhong Kui said seriously to Dr. Li.

Qi Fei rarely saw Zhong Kui so serious; perhaps she saw a reflection of herself in Dr. Li.

After leaving Dr. Li, Zhong Kui looked up at Qi Fei and said, "I watched you make a scene, and your illness is almost completely cured. You really are a born cop."

"It seems you've made up your mind to get involved in Dr. Li's matter." Qi Fei laughed as well. "This inexplicable sense of justice is somewhat similar to mine."

“I don’t believe in justice, but I do believe in the darkness of human nature,” Zhong Kui said coldly. “According to your investigation methods, shouldn’t you check the financial situation of Sheng Dazhi’s family? After all, what we just said was just our speculation.”
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When Qi Fei returned to the police station, he saw Jiang Tianyi coming out of Liu Tong's office.

Jiang Tianyi was quite surprised to see Qi Fei appear: "Qi Fei, you're awake? Why don't you rest for a couple more days?"

"Yes, thank you for saving me," Qi Fei said immediately, recalling the scene underwater in the culvert where Jiang Tianyi struggled to restrain Xi He.

"I'm glad you're alright." Jiang Tianyi pushed up his glasses and patted Qi Fei on the shoulder as they passed each other.

Qi Fei knocked on Liu Tong's door to report for duty.

"Wow, young man, you're in great shape." Liu Tong stood up from his seat as soon as he saw him.

"Captain Liu, what does Dr. Jiang want with you?" Qi Fei asked, puzzled. "I just ran into him."

Liu Tong seemed quite calm: "It's alright. The case in Qidong County is special. I asked him to assess your psychological state, and he said you're fine and can return to work."

"Oh, I see..." Qi Fei felt that this answer was too expected, but he also knew that he couldn't get anything else out of Liu Tong. He then reported Dr. Li's situation to him and requested an investigation.

“Sure, keep Shanqiu cooperating with you.” Liu Tong readily agreed, then laughed, “She’s already taking on cases before she’s even been discharged from the hospital?”

"Isn't it because a case has come knocking on our door?" Qi Fei scratched his head.

Liu Tong sized him up: "So here's the question: what were you and Zhong Kui doing on the rooftop?"

This question seemed ordinary, but it caught Qi Fei off guard. He didn't want to tell Liu Tong what they had talked about on the rooftop, a deduction about Xi Ziyun that could never be proven or disproven.

However, Qi Fei was not a good liar. He knew that as soon as he opened his mouth, Liu Tong would see through him. For Qi Fei, no investigation was as difficult as this moment.

Just as he was caught in a dilemma, a sweet voice came from behind him: "Liu Tong, why are you asking so many questions about our relationship?"

Qi Fei was so nervous that he didn't even notice the sound of high heels behind him.

Liu Tong smiled at Zhong Kui and said, "The captain has to be responsible for the team members, especially going to the rooftop with such a beauty like you."

"Talking about these things in the office is hardly befitting your authority as a leader, isn't it?" Zhong Kui pouted and said coquettishly.

"Don't tell me you're going to get involved in this small case at Nancheng Hospital, are you?" Liu Tong said.

"Otherwise what? You know I'm willing to help you guys because I can spend more time with Qi Fei." Zhong Kui said bluntly, already linking her arm with Qi Fei's, making Qi Fei's ears turn red instantly.

"I have a feeling that my team members are being haunted by a fairy," Liu Tong said with a wicked grin.

"Huh? Who are you calling a fairy?" Zhong Kui said defiantly.

Seeing that the conversation between the two was becoming increasingly inappropriate, Qi Fei dragged Zhong Kui out of Liu Tong's office.

"If I hadn't saved you just now, you would be done for," Zhong Kui said bluntly.

"Then..." Qi Fei suddenly became very concerned, "Were those words just now true?"

Zhong Kui said with an arrogant look, "Heh, of course not, who do you think you are?" She then tossed her hair.
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September has arrived before we knew it, and the climate in Nancheng in September has a subtle feeling of being neither summer nor summer.

The temperature is still high, but it no longer feels as scorching as it did in July and August; it's starting to have a long, warm autumn feel.

A familiar scene unfolded in the Criminal Investigation Brigade's office: Wu Shanqiu, holding a notebook, approached Qi Fei.

Like a diligent student who has done his homework, he reported to Qi Fei in detail: "Brother Fei, I have a clear understanding of the situation of Sheng Dazhi's family."

This family moved from Liuxian to Nancheng five years ago, renting a piece of land in the suburbs to run a scrap metal recycling business. Including the recently deceased Luo Yongmei, the family consisted of six people: the husband, Sheng Dazhi; the wife, Zhang Yingdi; their son, Sheng Tianbao; Sheng Tianbao's wife, Huang Ruifen; and their eight-month-old child. However, two months ago, Huang Ruifen took the child and went back to her parents' home. When Luo Yongmei's accident happened, there were only four people at the recycling station.

"I've clarified the key financial situation you wanted to investigate. The Sheng family's income comes entirely from scrap metal recycling, and they're certainly not well-off, especially after Sheng Tianbao's child was born; expenses have increased significantly, so they're probably facing difficulties."

As Qi Fei listened to Wu Shanqiu's report, the phone on the table was still playing a short video that Zhang Yingdi had just posted, continuing to incite people to say that Dr. Li had killed her mother-in-law and that they should seek justice. It seemed that the cyberbullying was still going on.

"Let's go check out their recycling station," Qi Fei said, grabbing his phone and car keys.

They arrived at the scrap metal recycling station in the suburbs close to evening. As soon as they got out of the car, they saw a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the station...