The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 70: Otaku
When Qi Fei heard this, he immediately said, "In other words, he might have died of illness?"

Xiao Tao nodded: "It's very likely."

"It seems that what we are looking for is not the living person who disappeared six years ago, but the missing dead person!" Qi Fei stood up from his chair, "Let's go check the police records!"

Throughout the year, there are many records of missing persons, including those of living people who have gone missing. However, it is indeed very easy to find missing dead people.

A quick search revealed that six years ago, someone had indeed reported their father's body missing. When they saw the security guard's name, Qi Fei and Wu Shanqiu exclaimed in unison, "It was him?"

The name of the person who reported the case was Luo Yang, and the registered address was: Room 102, Guiyue Apartment, Nancheng - yes, that strange young man.

They vaguely remembered that the mysterious video said that the owner of Room 102 died of cancer a few years ago, which perfectly matched Xiao Tao's judgment of the skeleton.

The door of Room 102 was also knocked open.

If he hadn't called Luo Yang in advance and told him that his missing father's body had been found, he might never have opened the door.

It can be seen that Luo Yang's facial features are pretty good, but his hair looks unwashed and his beard looks unshaved. He looks messy and it seems like he hasn't taken a shower for several days.

Compared with He Zhixin's house across the street which is well-maintained, Room 102 can only be described as a garbage bin.

Qi Fei and Wu Shanqiu felt like there was no place to step.

There were boxes of junk food like instant noodles and potato chips scattered around the house around a computer.

It seems that he is undoubtedly a otaku.

"You, you guys said that the bone just found on the fourth floor is my father's? Didn't everyone say it belonged to Uncle Yu?" Luo Yang stuttered a little, and it was obvious that he was not nervous, but rather felt uncomfortable after not talking to anyone for a long time.

"One of the purposes of coming here today is to collect your sample and compare it with the bones. From the information we have so far, it is very likely that he is your father," said Qi Fei.

After hearing this, Luo Yang didn't know what to do for a moment. It seemed as if many thoughts flooded into his mind. He stammered, "So it was Uncle Yu who stole my father's body? How could he do this..."

"Can you help us recall how your father's body was lost?" Qi Fei took out the notebook and asked. Luo Yang scratched his messy hair, his eyes a little dazed. "My dad died of cancer, you all know that. My mom died early, and before, there were only my dad and I at home. We don't have many relatives in Nancheng. I was just a middle school student when he passed away. The neighbors in this building helped to take care of the funeral. The most enthusiastic one was Uncle Yu. He was recognized as a good person in this building because he had always been alone, without any worries, and had more time. Whenever someone had a problem, he was the first to rush up to help. When the Lin family on the third floor had an accident, it was he who led everyone to deal with it. My dad died in the hospital, and Uncle Yu helped to contact the funeral home. I remember that when I got on the hearse with him, he comforted me and said that if I had any difficulties in the future, I could tell him and just treat him as my father. I was quite touched at that time. We both knew that after my dad died, this house might be taken away. Uncle Yu also said that if I really had nowhere to go, I could live in his house.

The day before the funeral, there was a vigil. The neighbors said they would take turns helping out. As you know, according to Nancheng custom, my father's face was covered with a white cloth. No one had noticed his body was missing, but when he was being cremated, I was so heartbroken. I wanted to take one last look at him. Despite everyone's objections, I went up and lifted the white cloth. Only to discover it was a paper doll, the kind you cremate for the dead, wearing my father's clothes, lying there.

My head was buzzing. I asked everywhere for my father's body, but no one knew. Furthermore, Uncle Yu hadn't come to the funeral that day, but what good would Uncle Yu have done stealing my father's body? So, there was no connection between Uncle Yu's disappearance and the disappearance of my father's body.

Aunt Xiaozhen said that maybe the funeral home had lost my father and made a paper man to fool people. She even helped to argue with the funeral home, but the funeral home refused to admit it, so I called the police, but they couldn’t find him after a thorough investigation. At that time, I was just a middle school student without parents, isolated and helpless. I thought that even if we found him, what would it matter? My father would not be alive. Later, the case was left unresolved... "Luo Yang didn't sound too sad when he spoke, but just a little depressed.

"In other words, your father's body and Lao Yu disappeared at the same time?" Qi Fei asked.

"Yes...but why did Uncle Yu do that? He was clearly helping to inquire about the sale of the house at that time."

"Huh? Are you talking about selling Guiyue Apartment?" Wu Shanqiu couldn't help but become interested after hearing this.

"Yes, ever since my dad knew he had cancer, he's been thinking about selling the house. He knew I couldn't inherit it, so he wanted to leave me some money. At that time, he was too ill, so he asked Uncle Yu to go to the company to ask. At that time, Uncle Yu often came to my house to discuss with my dad what to do, and also discussed with other neighbors to see if we should sell the house. Who knew that my dad passed away before we could even come to an end." Speaking of this, Luo Yang sighed, "I've become an illegal resident since then. I don't know how long I can live in this house..."

"You don't have a job now, right?" Qi Fei asked Luo Yang while looking at the situation. Moreover, he had come here frequently to investigate the case during this period, but he had never seen Luo Yang go out.

Luo Yang said helplessly: "My father left me nothing except this house without a title deed. Shortly after he passed away, I dropped out of school because I couldn't afford the tuition. With no money and no connections, where can I find a job?"

Wu Shanqiu couldn't help but ask sympathetically, "How did you survive these years without any income?"

"I don't usually do much, so I just play games and help people level online to earn some pocket money. Luckily, Uncle He, who lives next door, takes pity on me and helps me out from time to time. The water and electricity bills in this building are shared equally, and Uncle He has always helped pay my share. If it weren't for Uncle He, I definitely wouldn't be able to survive."

Qi Fei sighed inwardly after hearing this. Looking at the messy house, he said, "This isn't a long-term solution. Don't you have any long-term plans?"

"I don't have any ideas. Let's just take it one day at a time..." He scratched his body, as if he was itchy because he hadn't taken a shower for too long.

However, Qi Fei's eyes fell on his computer at this moment...

(End of this chapter)