The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 75 Ten Years
He Zhixin suddenly burst into tears, and her cries were so shrill that everyone's hair stood on end.

"I've worked diligently for the International Trade Company my entire life, hoping to own a house of my own and live happily with my wife, son, and family. At the time, Lao Lin promised us that the "rent-to-own" policy was only temporary, and that once the International Trade Company's restructuring was complete, he would get everyone their property certificates.

At first, I was hesitant, but Lao Yufei pulled me in, saying that this was the last chance to get a room, which made me dispel my last bit of doubt and submit the application.

In the end, the company was restructured, and the Guomao Company ceased to exist. The manager in charge of allocating housing went into business, and Lao Lin said he would find out what to do. Year after year, the Guomao Apartments were transformed into the Guiyue Apartments, and we got used to living there. The modest monthly rent made us forget that this house didn't even belong to us.

Originally, the days went on in a muddle.

Maybe it was really the accident at the construction site that cursed this apartment. Twenty years ago, my wife was diagnosed with uremia. To survive, she had to undergo high dialysis costs. However, the combined salary of the two of us was only that much, and our son was still so young.

All I could think of was to sell the house. When I asked Lao Lin, he was still the same as before, playing Tai Chi with me!

I had no choice but to ask around myself. I don't know how many people I asked and how many times I got looked down upon. In the end, I came to the conclusion that this would only be possible if all eight households in Guiyue Apartment were willing to sell their houses, and a representative had to be elected.

At that time, I had not given up hope on Lao Lin, so I went to discuss it with him as soon as possible.

He said he would discuss this matter with everyone, but a few days later he told me that no one supported doing so and they couldn't reach an agreement.

Time passed day by day, and my poor wife had to work overtime despite her illness, just for that little salary... The child's mother always lamented, intentionally or unintentionally, saying that she might as well die. I thought she was just complaining, until that night, when she didn't come home from her night shift and couldn't be contacted. I searched along the route she took after get off work with a flashlight, but I couldn't find her. A few days later, someone found a floating body in the river facing north of our apartment. When I went to claim it, my wife, such a beautiful person, had been soaked beyond recognition, unrecognizable. You have no idea how I felt at that time, and the man named Lin on the third floor will never know!" At this point, He Zhixin gritted his teeth, like a wounded hyena, his eyes full of hatred.

"Do you suspect she committed suicide?" Qi Fei asked.

"Suspicious? Hahaha!" He Zhixin cried and laughed. "A few days later, I received a letter from her. Inside was a personal accident insurance policy and a letter. She told me this was the only thing she could do for the family. She asked me not to tell anyone she had uremia, otherwise I wouldn't get any compensation. She said her son wanted to study abroad, and this money was enough for him. After my wife died, I couldn't sleep for nights. As soon as I closed my eyes, I would think about the house. These people are all thinking about their own little calculations. No one cares about my family's life or death.

Ten years ago, my son successfully applied to a prestigious university abroad. When I sent him abroad, I knew that the little money my wife had risked her life for was only enough for him to finish his studies. What about after that? He would have to start a family and build a career, and as a father, I couldn't give him anything. I kept thinking... "

"Hmph, and then you think that if they don't agree, they can just disappear, so there's no need to discuss it." Zhong Kui helped him finish the words that he hadn't said yet.

"I live on the first floor, and every day I see Lao Lin and his family of four happily coming in and out of the third floor. I heard Lao Lin has been looking at properties in Nancheng. This guy tricked us into this apartment, got a job as a manager at a leather factory, made a fortune, and now he's planning to walk away! I won't accept it! I want him to never leave this building again!"

"You approached Lao Yu and became friends with him for a purpose, right? You know that Lao Yu came from a lock factory, and you need to acquire the skills to enter every household." Zhong Kui continued.

"Old Yu is indeed a good person. I told him that I was under financial pressure and wanted to learn this craft from him to open a key shop, and he believed me. I also told him that I was shy and afraid of being laughed at if I didn't learn it well, so I asked him not to tell anyone, and he really didn't tell anyone. I didn't expect that you would find out anyway." "You still killed him despite this?" Qi Fei couldn't believe it.

"Humph, who told him not to sell the house in the first place? Ever since then, I've become the friendliest person in the building, always helping everyone."

"This way you will have the opportunity to copy everyone's keys." Zhong Kui said immediately.

He Zhixin no longer cared. He glanced at Zhong Kui and continued, "I've lived with these people for too long. I know every household's living habits like the back of my hand. The Old Lin family sleeps like pigs after 9 o'clock every night. Humph... When I used the copied key to enter the house, none of the four people were awake. They really deserved to die!"

At this moment, Zhao Xiaozhen, who had been too frightened to speak, suddenly shouted, "I remember now! You were the first one to suggest not calling the police!"

He Zhixin glared at her fiercely: "So what? You all agreed without saying anything! If you hadn't all made your own calculations, and someone had suggested calling the police, I might have been arrested! Wouldn't the people behind you have never come? Hehehe..." As he spoke, he grinned, and in the dim light of Room 402, his expression looked even more sinister.

"You are in a hurry to kill people because your son is about to return home, right? But, when he comes back, will he be able to see you?" Zhong Kui's words cut off the fire from the bottom of the fire, causing He Zhixin, who had no remorse so far, to collapse on the ground.

"The moment the killing began, you had already killed yourself." She looked down at He Zhixin condescendingly, without a trace of sympathy.

The sound of police sirens could be heard downstairs, surrounding Guiyue Apartment...

……

During the evacuation, Sha Gou reluctantly handed over the camera's memory card to Qi Fei and just opened his mouth to say, "Can I..."

Qi Fei responded with a "Don't even think about it!" but then he thought of something and pulled the depressed Luo Yang from the crowd to Sha Gou's front.

"I thought you could get to know each other," he introduced to Sha Gou. "This is the guy who posted the video about the haunted building."

Sha Gou couldn't help but open his eyes wide after hearing this: "You are that great god?!"

Luo Yang nodded woodenly.

(End of this chapter)