The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 55 The Widow's Smile

"With this old lady?" Qi Fei asked curiously.

Xiaoyou said as she drew: "Daddy-Long-Legs sent Xiaoyou home. Daddy-Long-Legs lives with the old lady."

This statement perfectly confirms what Chen Liangdi said - Chen Liangdi said that her dead son has returned.

At this time, Lu Xiuxia hesitated for a long time, and finally said to Qi Fei, "Well, I want to ask, when can my mother and I move back? Xiaoyou is not used to living in a hotel and always has trouble sleeping at night."

"Hmm? I'm worried you won't be able to sleep well when you go back." Zhong Kui glanced and said.

"Don't talk like that." Qi Fei felt that Zhong Kui sometimes spoke without empathy, so he politely said to Lu Xiuxia, "I'm sorry, but Room 401 is a crime scene right now. You can't leave until the case is closed."

Lu Xiuxia was obviously disappointed after hearing this. She lowered her head and murmured, "How long do we have to wait?"

"You have to believe us. No matter who killed Yue Fengsheng, we will find him. By the way, we found this photo under the glass top of your dining table. Has Yue Fengsheng ever mentioned this person?" Qi Fei showed the photo.

When Lu Xiuxia saw it, she immediately said, "Ah, this photo. Sometimes when he's drunk, he'll cry in front of it. Whenever I ask him about it, he'll lose his temper. Many of our arguments have been because of this."

"Before Yue Fengsheng died, did anything special happen between him and Chen Liangdi in Room 202?"

Lu Xiuxia thought for a moment and said, "I remember that a few times ago, Yue Fengsheng got drunk and said that he would die at the hands of Chen Liangdi sooner or later!"

Before Qi Fei could continue asking, Zhong Kui had already stood between them, staring at Lu Xiuxia's face and said sarcastically, "Yue Fengsheng won't like you making up stories about him."

After hearing this, Lu Xiuxia turned pale and looked straight at Zhong Kui's face: "Everything I said is true."

"You're not a good liar. Doing this will only increase your suspicion of killing Yue Fengsheng." Zhong Kui's sharp eyes were burning. Lu Xiuxia couldn't continue to confront him and couldn't help but dodge. Zhong Kui pressed on, "You were obviously very happy on the day Yue Fengsheng died. Do you know that when people are happy, it's hard to suppress the upward smile on their lips, and many times they don't even realize it. Although you acted very sad and shocked that day, when no one was paying attention, you would reveal a strange smile, and it didn't escape my eyes."

Lu Xiuxia hurriedly shook her head after hearing this: "No, I didn't! You are slandering me!"

"Tell me, what are you so happy about? Why do you want to lead us to suspect Chen Liangdi?" Lu Xiuxia was completely unable to resist Zhong Kui's aura.

"I..." Lu Xiuxia sat dejectedly on the bed. "I don't want to either... but I've endured so much these past two years, taking care of this drunkard. If it weren't for giving Xiaoyou a home, I would have divorced him long ago!"

"There's such a huge age gap between you and Yue Fengsheng. Don't tell me you married him because of true love." Zhong Kui's tone was cold, as if Lu Xiuxia would be cursed if she evaded the question.

"Oh, who would like such a drunkard? Xiaoyou's father died suddenly, and I was left without anyone to rely on in Nancheng. We came to Nancheng in the first place, not for anything else, but because we hoped that Xiaoyou could go to school in the city in the future. His father always said that when he saved enough money, he would buy a house in Nancheng so that he could register Xiaoyou. Now that this hope is about to be shattered, I have no choice but to think of blind dating. For Xiaoyou, I have to marry a city person, so that Xiaoyou can stay in Nancheng with a new father.

Who knew that the shady agent introduced Yue Fengsheng to me? When I first met Yue Fengsheng, I thought he was quite polite and attentive despite being a bit older. The only thing was that his face looked a bit swollen. I thought it was from not getting enough rest, but I never thought it was from drinking!
His true nature was revealed only after I walked through the door. That's when I realized he was a well-known alcoholic.

Every time he drank, he would start to scold me for marrying him for his wealth. He said the most nasty things, calling Xiaoyou a bastard... The two years I spent with him were really worse than death! To be honest, what kept me going was that I thought this man was over sixty years old, and he wouldn't live long if he drank so much every day. There was really not a single day that I didn't hope for his death. But! I didn't kill him! Can't you tell if I'm lying or not? You should know that what I said is true now!" Lu Xiuxia said this hysterically, trying desperately to prove it to Zhong Kui.

Zhong Kui wasn't affected by her emotions, but continued asking questions at his own pace: "Why did you mislead us into investigating Chen Liangdi? Yue Fengsheng probably wouldn't even dare to mention her name, right?"

"Because you said that Xiaoyou and I can only move back in if we find the person who killed Yue Fengsheng. From what you said, this old lady is very suspicious. I thought, maybe we should arrest her so that I can move back in."

"I don't understand. The police found a way to pay for you to stay in this hotel. It's comfortable. What's so good about that shabby house where someone just died? Why are you so anxious to move back in?"

"I'm afraid if I go back too late, I won't be able to stay here..."

"How do you say this?"

"It was only after I married Yue Fengsheng that I found out that Room 401 wasn't his at all. He rented it from his employer! If I don't go back and deal with it quickly, I'm afraid I won't be able to live in this house anymore!" Lv Xiuxia said angrily. "This liar said he had a house and a pension in Nancheng, so great, but it turned out to be all lies!"

Qi Fei couldn't help but say, "Even if that's the case, you can't frame others for this matter, right?"

"That old lady is over 80 years old. Who knows if she will still be alive tomorrow? I don't think it matters..." There was ignorant cruelty in Lu Xiuxia's words.

……

As soon as they left the hotel, Qi Fei finally said to Zhong Kui, "You found Lu Xiuxia suspicious on the first day of your Yue Fengsheng's death. Why didn't you tell me?"

Zhong Kui looked at Qi Fei innocently with her big eyes. "She's just happy because her husband died. It's not illegal."

"You!" Qi Fei didn't know how to answer. He knew that what she said made no sense, but he was speechless.

Then, Zhong Kui sneered: "The person who killed Yue Fengsheng is quite interesting. I have seen people framing others for murder, but I have never seen people framing a dead person for murder."

"Huh? You're a fortune teller and you don't believe in ghosts?" Qi Fei said deliberately.

"Could it be possible that this touches upon my area of ​​expertise?" Zhong Kui said proudly. "Chen Liangdi said her son's bed was always warm. Do you believe it was a ghost?"

At this moment, Qi Fei's cell phone suddenly rang. After answering the call, his face was obviously not right. He murmured to Zhong Kui: "Chen Liangdi is dead..."

(End of this chapter)