18 Devil Mountain

Pan Fei got up and walked towards the lab table.

Zhou Yun stared at his back, continuing to feign weakness, waiting to retaliate when she was untied.

Li Li, standing beside her, was still sobbing and trembling with fear.

Pan Fei suddenly turned around, holding a thin knife. He curled his lips into a sly smile, his expression dark and ruthless, completely devoid of his previous innocence.

He glanced at Zhou Yun and Li Li, seemingly hesitating about who to strike first. After a few seconds of hesitation, he exclaimed as if suddenly realizing something, then smiled sinisterly at Li Li, slowly approaching and revealing a razor blade. "Let's start with you, you little liar."

Seeing this, Li Li struggled fiercely, his wrists were rubbed raw and bleeding, and he was completely listless. Because the air in the basement was not well ventilated, coupled with his constant panting and fear, he suffered from severe oxygen deficiency.

Pan Fei first grabbed "her" hair, but unexpectedly, a strand of long hair fell off, revealing a buzz cut. Pan Fei disgustedly discarded the wig, which landed in front of Zhou Yun.

It turns out that Li Li is a man.

Pan Fei felt both disgust and pleasure. He raised the knife and slowly slid it across Li Li's face: "I have never seen such beautiful hand bones. Although you are a man, it does not stop you from being more beautiful than most girls."

Li Li cried even louder, but her mouth was stuffed with cotton cloth.

"Pan Fei, do you know who I am?"

Zhou Yun's voice sounded particularly deep and slightly hoarse in the enclosed basement.

Pan Fei abruptly stopped what he was doing to Li Li, paused for a second, turned around, and looked at Zhou Yun by the corner of the wall with great interest.

Seeing this, Zhou Yun secretly adjusted her posture.

She's just stalling for time to prevent Pan Fei from making a move against Li Li.

Zhou Yun revealed her most beautiful smile, radiant with joy. She was naturally a bit aloof, but this smile had a gentle, warm effect, even surprising Pan Fei.

Zhou Yun deliberately said, "Since you have plenty of time, why don't you listen to me tell a story?"

Pan Fei was indeed intrigued; it was only a matter of time before he took action. He was curious about what story Zhou Yun could tell. He walked to the side, leaned against the table, stuck the slender knife into the wooden table, and braced his hands slightly against the edge of the table.

Li Li felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders, and his eyes were filled with gratitude and relief as he looked at Zhou Yun.

Pan Fei said, "I also can't bear to see you die so soon. After all, you are indeed a girl who can make people's hearts flutter."

He looked at Zhou Yun, his eyes indeed filled with infatuation.

Zhou Yun's eyes revealed a very clear expression; she had recovered from the drugging.

Her voice was calm: "Your doll is made of human bones."

Upon hearing this, Pan Fei merely smiled slightly. Li Li, standing to the side, was taken aback and felt as if she wanted to vomit but couldn't.

Zhou Yun continued, "These dolls are heavier than the dolls on the market. Logically speaking, the materials should be lighter, but yours are all very heavy. I'm afraid the limbs of the dolls were installed after you had your bones shaved."

Zhou Yun's gaze fell on the experimental table behind Pan Fei, where there were various knives and some broken bones.

Pan Fei's eyes were filled with amazement: "You are truly a captivating woman, Zhou Yun."

He offered a word of praise, then his expression turned sinister, as if he were reminiscing.

"When I first saw you, I was drawn to your beautiful little arms. I've never seen such strong bones before. I thought it would be fun to make an unconventional doll."

Zhou Yun interrupted him and continued, "So, you've set your sights on me."

Pan Fei smiled. "That's right."

Zhou Yun: "So the first meeting in the mountains wasn't a chance encounter at all, but rather your ulterior motive. If I'm not mistaken, you always chose your victims by spying in the corners of the mountains. If you saw a decent-looking girl, you would approach her and strike up a conversation, then bring her to this guesthouse so you could carry out your plan. You are the owner of this guesthouse, but you disguised yourself as a tourist to lower our guard. I suppose you used the bones of those victims to make dolls, no wonder the police couldn't find any bodies."

Every word Zhou Yun said made Pan Fei's smile widen.

At this moment, Li Li shouted, "A girl? But I'm not! No, let me go!"

Pan Fei sneered, turned his head, and stared fiercely at Li Li. "You are also the first boy I have ever met with such beautiful bones. Although you lied to me, it doesn't matter. Since you are a woman at heart, just treat you as a woman."

Li Li's face drained of color, a mixture of embarrassment and anger at being exposed washing over her. She roared, "You're a pervert! You've killed so many people, you'll definitely spend the rest of your life in jail and die a horrible death!"

Pan Fei laughed even more wildly, "You're all dead, who would know?"

Li Li panicked.

Zhou Yun's voice remained calm, but her tone grew even louder, "Why is that? Pan Fei, why do you like making dolls out of human bones? These are dolls that little girls like to play with. You, a grown man, also want to play with dolls. You're no different from him."

These words did not anger Pan Fei. Instead, Pan Fei became a little sad. He approached Zhou Yun step by step, grabbed the long hair behind her head, and forced Zhou Yun to look at him.

Pan Fei said, word by word, "Do you know what loneliness is?"

Zhou Yun frowned, her hands, which were tied behind her back, were starting to loosen, and she was trying to figure out how to get out of her predicament.

Pan Fei was lost in his memories and didn't notice Zhou Yun's strange behavior. He released Zhou Yun's head, slowly got up, turned his back to Zhou Yun, and went to the shelf where the dolls were displayed.

"When I was all alone in this huge manor, you had no idea how scared I was. I couldn't even find a friend. Nobody wanted to come over to play. I was all alone, all lonely in this manor. If it weren't for these dolls keeping me company, I might have gone crazy. So after I left the manor, I suddenly wondered why people have to part ways. I wanted to keep all the people I love by my side. Only the dolls would never betray me..."

Pan Fei's voice carried a hint of resentment and desolation. Zhou Yun could tell that Pan Fei might have other stories to tell, but she didn't know what he had been through.

Zhou Yun pondered how to escape. She had already surveyed the basement, and the only weapon she could quickly reach was the wooden stick on the shelf next to her.

Zhou Yun quietly loosened the rope and slowly got up from the ground. At this moment, Li Li also saw Zhou Yun's actions. Zhou Yun shook her head at Li Li, telling him not to disturb Pan Fei.

Pan Fei, with his back to Zhou Yun, continued telling stories.

"After I left the manor, I met a girl I really liked. But I never expected her to be so materialistic. Seeing that I was just a lowly doctor, not comparable to a rich second-generation heir, she cheated on me on the very day I finished surgery. I caught her in bed with me! I couldn't bear it anymore. I loved her so much, and she betrayed me. So, she'll be my first doll! Zhou Yun, you know, you and she look somewhat alike. You're both the kind of girls who stand out in a crowd at first glance..."

As he spoke, Pan Fei slowly turned around, seemingly wanting to see Zhou Yun express her feelings for him.

However, the next second after he turned around, Zhou Yun was already standing in front of him, raising a wooden stick and striking him on the forehead.

With a heavy groan, Pan Fei fell backward, knocking over the shelf along with him. The shelf crashed to the ground with a loud thud, creating a mess.

Zhou Yun rushed forward, wanting to knock Pan Fei unconscious again.

Unexpectedly, Pan Fei reacted quickly. He was also quite strong and directly fought with Zhou Yun who pounced on him. He grabbed Zhou Yun's neck and tightened his grip, causing the veins on his wrist to bulge.

Zhou Yun suddenly stopped breathing, a feeling of suffocation washing over her.

She struggled, and then the two rolled on the ground. Pan Fei's legs wrapped around Zhou Yun, and he squeezed her tightly, throwing her to the other side.

Zhou Yun fell to the side, struggling. She hadn't expected that Pan Fei had also studied jujitsu; it was her oversight.

"Help! Help!" Li Li cried out anxiously, unable to move as he was bound.

Pan Fei smiled sinisterly, tightening his grip on Zhou Yun's neck. "No one can save you, Zhou Yun. I will make you into the most perfect doll and keep you by my side forever."

Zhou Yun's face flushed red, and she found it increasingly difficult to breathe.

Gunshots rang out in the air, and Zhou Yun watched helplessly as Pan Fei was shot in the arm, blood spurting out.

Pan Fei was caught off guard and paused. Seeing this, Zhou Yun immediately retaliated, shoving Pan Fei and quickly getting up from the ground.

"Pan Fei, stop now."

The cold sound echoed through the air.

Fang Chengjin's voice carried his unique calmness and authority, like that of a judge sentencing criminals.

The sound of footsteps followed, and several policemen lined up on both sides, pointing their guns at Pan Fei on the ground.

Lin Long also stepped out from behind the police officers, his face bearing a confident expression of victory.

"Pan Fei, you are suspected of murdering multiple young women. The evidence is conclusive. We are going to arrest you from now on. Stop making any more futile struggles."

At a command, several armed police officers stepped forward and stood in front of Pan Fei.

Looking at the dark weapon, Pan Fei finally lost his initial enthusiasm and became dejected.

"Impossible! How could you possibly have found this place... It was you, it was you, wasn't it!"

Pan Fei was furious, glaring fiercely at Zhou Yun not far away. He seemed to have figured things out. "You've been luring me all along, deliberately stalling for time. So, you already called the police! You're such a vicious woman!"

Seeing this, Zhou Yun's gaze darkened, and she looked away, turning to Fang Chengjin.

It was him.

It was Fang Chengjin who reported the incident. So, he already knew, but... when? Did he only find out after I entered the well? Did he see it then but didn't say anything, deliberately arresting the criminal at the last step?

In this way, wouldn't she become a pawn deliberately luring the criminals? Although she had used this tactic before, it was still like pushing herself out to be the first to stick her neck out. For some reason, Zhou Yun felt uneasy.

Zhou Yun took a deep breath, feeling a throbbing headache. She slowly walked to Fang Chengjin's side, her lips trembling slightly, and asked, "What... what exactly happened?"