The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 64 New Stove

When Sha Gou saw this, he was so scared that he fell to the ground and looked at the place where the black shadow was photographed. It was empty now.

"Oh my god! There is a ghost here." Sha Gou cried out.

"Calm down, grown man!" Qi Fei said helplessly, then pulled out his gun and inspected each room one by one, but there was no one there.

Qi Fei walked closer to the place where the black shadow appeared at the door, and sure enough, a pair of footprints appeared there.

The scene at that time emerged in his mind. The man was about to open the door to enter the empty room, but he didn't expect Shagou to appear and climb the stairs with a camera. In a panic, he didn't have time to remove the key and hid in room 303. Unexpectedly, Shagou followed him in because he saw the key in the door hole.

Sha Gou was still immersed in the horror brought by the video, muttering, "I never thought that one day I would be scared to death by my own video. Did I capture the evil spirit of Guiyue Apartment?"

"Don't talk nonsense. There is currently no apparent connection between the deaths in Guiyue Apartment. The video you saw online is just a fabricated attempt to scare netizens, just like you did!" Qi Fei scolded Sha Gou, but he knew in his heart that the video, uploaded by an unknown person, sorted out a series of deaths in Guiyue Apartment with a clear context, making it hard to believe that it was a coincidence.

"Well, well, it could also be a supernatural event!" Sha Gou said, looking at Zhong Kui as if to get support.

"If it's a ghost, does it need a key to enter this room?" Zhong Kui poured a basin of cold water on Sha Gou.

Shago muttered, "That's true."

Qi Fei looked around the lifeless room. Sha Gou was right about one thing. There was indeed a ghost in this building, but this ghost was a living person. It seemed as if he could wander around the rooms of each resident at will and learn the secrets of each household.

"I'm taking this key and your camera too," said Qi Fei.

"Hey, hey, hey, that won't do. This is what I eat." Sha Gou was anxious.

"The things inside are evidence, you can't upload them online." Qi Fei didn't give Sha Gou a chance and put them away directly.

Qi Fei walked around the rooms, looking at everything here, and couldn't understand why the murderer broke into Room 301. He knew very well that the police were investigating Yue Fengsheng's death during this period, and it was actually very risky to suddenly come here during this period. And why did he have the key to Room 301?

The living room of this house is tiled and the bedrooms are paved with wooden floors. Due to the long time, the floors have cracked and warped. In that era, a family that could afford solid wood floors was considered quite well-off. Lao Lin was the manager of a leather factory and was considered a small leader. Judging from the decoration, he had a good income.

Some of the furniture had been moved, and I didn't know why. The living room was fine, but the bed and cabinets in the bedroom were all covered in thick dust. It felt like it would fly up if I spoke loudly, but the bedroom windows were clearly closed. Where did all this dust come from? Qi Fei stopped in the bedroom, thoughtful.

"What a shame." Wu Shanqiu's words broke the inexplicable silence. "If it weren't for everyone's selfishness at the time, no one would have called the police after this family was poisoned by gas. The details of that tragedy could have been recorded."

"Let's assume that the person who killed Yue Fengsheng and instigated Chen Liangdi to commit suicide is the same person. Then it is very likely that this person's target is the residents of this apartment. According to this logic, all the accidental deaths in the analysis video must be re-examined. The gas poisoning in Room 301..." Qi Fei said as he walked towards the kitchen.

The gas pipe is right under the stove. After decades, the pipe has already rusted and aged.

The old gas stove is still there.

Qi Fei stopped in front of the stove, unable to move away.

"Brother Fei, what are you looking at?" Wu Shanqiu came over.

Zhong Kui also came over and looked in Qi Fei's direction. After looking for a while, he suddenly said, "Strange, how could a family that doesn't cook get gas poisoning?" Qi Fei then realized why he felt strange - this gas stove was too clean, with only dust and no oil stains at all, including the range hood directly above it.

The food preparation table next to it still has seasonings from ten years ago, all of which have never been opened, just like props from the crew.

"It's not a question of whether it's been disassembled and cleaned, it's just that it hasn't been used." Wu Shanqiu examined it carefully and said, "Even the stove's certificate is still there."

"I don't care when he replaced the new stove, at least this family definitely didn't cook on the night the accident happened," said Qi Fei.

Several people who came out of 301 were already planning to leave, but Zhong Kui was the only one standing there with no intention of leaving.

"What's wrong?" Qi Fei asked with concern when he saw that she looked unhappy.

Zhong Kui glanced at the fourth floor, then said to Chang Hui, "You've been on more business trips lately, so don't come back to live here unless necessary."

There was an inexplicable certainty in her tone. Chang Hui was obviously uneasy. He nodded blankly and then muttered, "Is this really like what they say, a haunted house?"

Qi Fei patted Chang Hui on the shoulder: "Whether it's a human or a ghost, we'll figure it out eventually."

The heavy rain finally stopped. I met Zhao Xiaozhen again in the corridor. She was walking downstairs with a big bag of garbage. Zhou Li also appeared in the corridor, also carrying garbage. It seemed that she was waiting for Zhao Xiaozhen.

"You two have such a good relationship that you even take out the trash together?" Wu Shanqiu said with a smile when she saw it.

Zhao Xiaozhen was a chatterbox and immediately started complaining, "That's right! You don't even know how far the trash can is! We used to have a few mobile trash cans at the north gate, but they got stolen. How greedy! Now we have to walk so far! Lili and I are so lucky to have some company."

Zhou Li was obviously in a good mood. She smiled, took her hand and said, "Okay, let's go quickly and buy some vegetables." With that, the two of them walked away.

"It's really rare that there is such good neighborhood relationship in this apartment." Qi Fei sighed.

"How's it going? Do you have a headache? This weather seems perfect for hot pot." Zhong Kui said with a smile, "Fill your stomach first before investigating the case?"

"I know there's a good hot pot restaurant nearby!" Sha Gou's voice came from behind them.

Qi Fei said with disgust: "It's none of your business! I'm telling you, you are not allowed to leave Nancheng during this period. Report any findings at any time."

Shago gave a rather uncharacteristic salute and replied solemnly, "Yes Sir!"

"Stop talking so slickly. You are also a suspect in the case now." Qi Fei said.

Wu Shanqiu looked on, looking pleased with herself: "If you were really the murderer, you would have been the number one trending search."

Upon hearing this, Sha Gou immediately gave in: "Well, I won't disturb you from eating. I'll leave first, I'll leave first..." Then he left Guiyue Apartment in a panic, carrying his bags.

"How do you know he has stomach problems and headaches?" Qi Fei couldn't help but ask Zhong Kui on the way.

(End of this chapter)