The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 49 Orphan Complex
After hearing this, Qi Fei couldn't help but look at He Zhixin with suspicion: "If you don't know each other well, would you let their children come to your house to play?"

He Zhixin saw this and softened his tough attitude. He sat down on the sofa beside him and sighed, "That's right, but that was all in the past. We haven't had much contact this month."

"Because Yue Fengsheng was drunk and thought you were meddling in his business, he kept harassing you." Zhong Kui continued.

He Zhixin opened his eyes wide in surprise: "How do you know this? It's like you were there?"

Qi Fei cast a warning look at Zhong Kui, worried that she would say something weird again.

Zhong Kui obviously understood what Qi Fei meant. She deliberately stretched out her voice and said, "Because I can..." Qi Fei thought she was going to say something about psychic communication. Just when Qi Fei was about to interrupt her, she immediately changed the subject and said, "I guessed it from the shoes at the door and the date on the magazine. The soles of those women's sneakers were stained with mud from the rain, but it hasn't rained in Nancheng in the past month." She looked at Zhou Li beside her and said, "Your wife is in good shape. You can tell at a glance that she exercises daily, but she hasn't gone out for a run in the past month. Unless there are special reasons, people who have exercise habits usually don't suddenly stop exercising. There are several marks on your door where someone kicked hard, concentrated in different places. It looks like they kicked it over several days. The shoe prints are all sunken in. It seems that they have been here repeatedly and it was quite a mess. Also, this magazine is a monthly magazine. There have been children's graffiti in the past few months, but there are none in the latest issue. It seems that they haven't been here."

He Zhixin showed a look of admiration, but also shook his head helplessly, and said dejectedly: "We are not deliberately so indifferent. Our place is an old residential area, and the neighbors around us are all retired from the same unit as us. We have known each other for decades and are used to helping each other. In fact, Yue Fengsheng used to be a good person. He didn't talk much and was very considerate in dealing with people. It was normal for him to drink and act crazy occasionally. Who knew that after his wife died, his drinking problem became more and more serious. Zhou Li was Yue Fengsheng's second wife two years ago, and she brought this child here. We think her child is cute and very likable. He often plays outside alone. My child went abroad and often felt lonely, so we kindly invited him to our home.

But Yue Fengsheng was one way when he wasn't drinking, but he was different when he was drinking. At first, the whole building could hear the couple quarreling. Then we realized that Xiaoyou often ran out to play alone because his mother was afraid that he would be beaten by Yue Fengsheng at home.

The child was really pitiful, so when they quarreled, we took Xiaoyou in and let her hide at home.

As a result, Yue Fengsheng noticed this matter and came to ask us for people.

At first, my wife was furious and argued with Yue Fengsheng. His wife, after a mixture of coaxing and scolding, took him away. The next day, he sobered up and seemed to have forgotten the incident. He was still polite to us, and we thought the incident was over. Who knew the nightmare was still to come?

Just like you said, my wife has the habit of exercising after dinner. This Yue Fengsheng got drunk and waited for my wife on the path she had to take for jogging. He pulled her, insulted her, and said some unpleasant things. I rushed over and punched him twice. He was drunk and couldn't stand steadily. He was no match for me. He walked away cursing. The first time it happened, we thought it was just an accident because he was drunk. Although we had a fight and our relationship was broken, we should have learned our lesson and would not do it again. It turned out that he was determined to make things difficult for us. The second time, he simply rode his bicycle and knocked my wife down! Look, it's on the road by the river you just came from." He Zhixin said excitedly and walked to the back window, pointing to the opposite side of the river, "It's under that telephone pole. Damn, he even hit people with his bicycle. I don't think he was drunk at all!" At this point, He Zhixin was furious and went to the bedroom and took out a red sportswear, "Look! The clothes are so worn out, you can tell how badly my wife fell. If it wasn't for the cold weather and the thick clothes, I don't know what the consequences would be! This bastard hit someone and ran away. We went to his house to argue and he refused to admit it. What else can we say after it has come to this? We didn't let the child in after that.

"Zhixin, forget it. They're dead," Zhou Li advised, then said to Zhong Kui and Qi Fei, "We're just one of the families he harassed. There's nothing special about us. Let alone the people in this building, if you ask anyone on this street, nine out of ten have been picked on by him for different reasons."

Zhong Kui listened to them quietly, and suddenly said, "From the time we came in until now, neither of you has asked us how Yue Fengsheng died. You seem completely unconcerned about how Yue Fengsheng died."

Zhou Li said, "Lao He and I are both honest people who take care of our own lives. He is dead and has nothing to do with us. There is no point in asking about him." "By the way, since you often took in Xiaoyou before, have you seen or heard him mention a long-legged uncle? He said he was quite tall." Qi Fei asked before leaving.

Zhou Li listened and thought for a moment, "Did Xiaoyou say that?"

"Do you know?" Qi Fei asked hurriedly with hope in his heart.

"Wait a minute." Zhou Li turned around and walked inside, took out a book, and there were four words written on the cover: "Daddy-Long-Legs".

"This is what Lao He bought for his son. When Xiaoyou came, I watched it with him several times and told him the story of Daddy-Long-Legs."

Zhong Kui had obviously read the book and immediately said, "It's quite famous. It's a novel written by American author Jane Webster in 1912. It tells the story of an orphan who is anonymously helped by a man who goes by the pseudonym Daddy-Long-Legs. It seems Xiaoyou took it to heart and projected this image into reality."

Qi Fei was disappointed: "So, this person is Xiaoyou's imagination?"

Zhou Li was also surprised: "I thought this story was too mature for Xiaoyou to understand. Since we don't have children that young at home, I looked everywhere and couldn't find anything suitable for Xiaoyou. I just felt this one was closer. Xiaoyou has always been a very well-behaved child, so I asked him to listen and he listened right by my side. I didn't expect him to actually understand it."

"An orphan, being redeemed, this is what Xiaoyou hopes to achieve most in his heart. Xiaoyou lost his biological father when he was young, and his stepfather was an alcoholic and abused him. He must have a strong orphan complex." Zhong Kui said, looking at the cartoon portrait of Daddy-Long-Legs on the cover.

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Several people appeared in the autopsy room, but saw a strange scene...

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