The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 67 Shadow Man

Xiaoyou recognized Zhong Kui as soon as she saw her and called out, "The sister who painted with me."

Zhong Kui walked towards him with a smile and squatted beside him: "Do you like the sketchbook I gave to Xiaoyou?"

Xiaoyou pursed her lips and said, "I like it."

"Can you draw me some more pictures?"

Xiaoyou happily responded: "Of course!"

As he said this, he took out a pen and started drawing seriously.

Soon a tiny stick figure appeared on the paper.

"who is this?"

"This is Xiaoyou." Xiaoyou said and began to draw a lot of black lines on the edge, "This is Daddy-Long-Legs."

"Can you draw a mother?" Zhong Kui continued.

Xiaoyou immediately drew a stick figure with braids, the same as the one in the previous sketchbook.

"Xiaoyou, why is Daddy-Long-Legs different from others?" Zhong Kui asked softly.

Xiaoyou was still drawing circles on the paper with great interest, saying, "Daddy-Long-Legs is black." Then she continued to draw on the messy black lines with a black crayon.

"Is your face black too?"

"Yes, the face is black, the clothes are black, and the hands are black too." Xiaoyou nodded seriously.

Zhong Kui touched Xiaoyou's head and said, "What a good kid."

He stood up and turned to Lu Xiuxia: "I came to see you."

"Looking for me?" Lu Xiuxia was surprised.

Zhong Kui raised the corner of his mouth and handed her a black envelope: "If you want Xiaoyou to stay in Nancheng, do as the instructions above."

Lu Xiuxia opened the envelope doubtfully, and saw a black card inside with the word "invitation" written in gold.

When she looked up again, Zhong Kui was gone.

……

Qi Fei sat in front of his computer, repeatedly watching the footage shot by Sha Gou. He turned around and took a picture of the dark shadow behind the door, which flashed by. No matter how he slowed down the video, he could not see the person's appearance clearly.

Qi Fei's eyes were sore after looking at the screen for so long that he couldn't help pinching his nose.

A cup of hot coffee was placed in front of him.

Zhong Kui appeared in front of him at some point, looking at the black shadow on the computer screen.

Put Xiaoyou's painting right under Qi Fei's eyes.

Qi Fei still remembers the messy black lines of Daddy-Long-Legs in the painting.

"Isn't he exactly the same as the person Sha Gou photographed?" Zhong Kui said with a smile.

Qi Fei, however, was not interested: "The person who entered Room 301 is very likely the murderer. He just passed by us. If Sha Gou had held the camera still for half a second, we might have been able to see his face clearly." "At first, I thought Yue Fengsheng died because he offended many people due to his alcoholism, and someone used Xiao You to take revenge on him. But the video recommended by Sha Gou was a big help." Zhong Kui said, "I borrowed Xiao Qiu's computer to watch the video several times, and found that this person and I are really kindred spirits."

Qi Fei looked at Zhong Kui and couldn't help but be curious: "Is he someone of the same faith as you? Is he also a charlatan or a great immortal?"

Zhong Kui rolled his eyes. "Oh, this is how I make a living. You don't have to be so shady. I mean the rhetoric. This person himself brought up a phenomenon that is difficult to explain, that is, people often die in Guiyue Apartment. It is human nature to believe that everything has an explanation in the end. When things become difficult to answer, curses, ghosts and other supernatural things become the most convenient excuses. It sounds outrageous, but in fact, it works every time. Nine out of ten people will believe it. Even you, let me see, will be shaken occasionally."

As he spoke, Zhong Kui looked at Qi Fei with an expression as if he saw through him.

Qi Fei had no time to pay attention to her sarcasm. He thought carefully about her words and said, "You're being so mysterious all day long just to make money. Then why is this person stirring up panic? Why is he so concerned about Guiyue Apartment?"

"Ha! Brother Fei, you are out of date. Isn't traffic money?" Wu Shanqiu listened for a long time and finally interrupted.

"Alas, they are all profiting from the misfortune of others." Qi Fei said unhappily.

"Otherwise, why would Captain Liu invite me to join you? We have to catch the real ghost!" Zhong Kui said arrogantly. "By the way, there's one question I can't explain. Why did this shadowy figure go to Room 301? If Sha Gou went there to attract attention and explore the mystery, what was the shadowy figure's motivation?"

"Let's go! Let's go to Room 301 again." Qi Fei said.

"Wait a minute, Brother Fei, it's going to rain soon." Wu Shanqiu muttered.

Qi Fei didn't listen to her and went downstairs.

Wu Shanqiu had no choice but to take her things and go downstairs.

Arriving at the entrance of Guiyue Apartment, Zhao Xiaozhen ran into Zhong Kui again. She greeted him enthusiastically upon seeing him. "Master, when will you set up the copper coin formation we talked about last time? I can't sleep well in this building day or night."

Zhong Kui said, "Hasn't it been quiet upstairs these past two days?"

Zhao Xiaozhen nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes, our family is wondering why it suddenly became quiet."

"Because we've cordoned off the scene." Qi Fei finally couldn't help but interrupt and said to Zhao Xiaozhen, "You see, even ghosts are afraid of the police."

"Oh, it's so pitiful. Lao Yu is a good man, and Ai Lili is also a miserable person. How could they end up like this?" Zhao Xiaozhen lamented.

As he was speaking, He Zhixin happened to open the door and came out. Seeing so many people standing at the door, he was stunned for a moment, and then asked Qi Fei: "Have you found who did it with Old Yu?"

Qi Fei looked at He Zhixin, who looked concerned, and asked in confusion, "Huh? When Yue Fengsheng died, you didn't care at all. Why are you suddenly concerned about Old Yu's case?"

"Old He and Old Yu are buddies," Zhao Xiaozhen said before He Zhixin could. Then, she sympathetically said to He Zhixin, "Ah, I see you've been in a bad mood these past few days. I told Lili that we should go hold a ritual for the girl who died. They were right. Our building is really unlucky."

He Zhixin frowned and was about to say something when Zhou Li's voice came from the room: "Old He, I'm done eating."

When he heard this, he immediately went back to the house.

Seeing the strange expressions on the faces of several people, Zhao Xiaozhen smiled and said, "Old He is a very good husband. Lili is going to exercise after dinner, so the dishes and cleanup are all Old He's responsibility. Now she's going back to wash the dishes!"

After chatting with Zhao Xiaozhen, just as the three of them were about to go upstairs, the door of Room 101 opened and He Zhixin opened the door again.

His face was very pale, as if he was under a lot of pressure: "Um, Officer Qi..." He stammered.

"Is there any clue?" Qi Fei guessed about 80% of it as soon as he saw this.

He Zhixin suddenly raised his head and looked at Qi Fei's face, and asked in a daze: "Are you sure that the person in the trash can is Old Yu?"

"Why do you ask?" Qi Fei immediately withdrew his foot from the steps and walked up to He Zhixin.

(End of this chapter)