Chapter 64
Chen Xi took a step into the supermarket, and then there was a scream.
"Meow!"
Seeing that the cat was about to pounce on Chen Xi, the teller quickly grabbed the cat and stuffed it into a cat bag beside him, repeatedly apologizing to Chen Xi.
"I'm sorry, little friend, I hope I didn't scare you. The cat is usually very well behaved. I guess he's in a bad mood because I didn't give him food just now."
Chen Xi's face was calm, without any abnormality or fear in his expression. He answered calmly,
"It doesn't matter."
Sheng Yao was afraid that the cat would continue to meow if it saw Chen Xi, so she pushed a shopping cart and pulled Chen Xi into the supermarket.
In a place that no one noticed, a cold light flashed on Chen Xi's sleeve. The tip of the dagger that flashed with the cold light had a red mark that had not been wiped clean. Chen Xi quietly put the dagger back into his sleeve.
"Xixi, why are you wearing long sleeves in such hot weather? Aren't you hot?"
Sheng Yao walked into the supermarket and stood facing the air conditioner. When she saw Chen Xi's outfit, she suddenly asked.
Thinking about it carefully, Chen Xi seemed to always wear long sleeves at home.
"It's not hot, I'm used to it."
Sheng Yao just felt that the child in front of her was wearing clothes that were not suitable for the season because no one was taking care of him.
Immediately, Sheng Yao pulled him towards the clothing area and said in a firm tone,
"Just bear with it for a while and buy two short-sleeved shirts at the supermarket first. When we get home, I'll help you buy two better quality ones online."
Chen Xi did not answer, but looked down at the two people holding hands. Feeling Sheng Yao's warmth, Chen Xi hid the dagger in his sleeve deeper to avoid accidental injury.
At this time, a familiar figure also walked into the supermarket. Cheng Yanchu and his friend happened to be passing by nearby. They were thirsty and came in to buy a bottle of water. In a trance, they seemed to hear Cheng Xi's name.
"Xixi? Chenxi, come over and see what you like to eat."
Cheng Yanchu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar figure appear in front of him. Seeing the back of "Cheng Xi", he immediately became angry. He stuffed the drink in his hand to his friend and walked directly towards "Cheng Xi".
The friend didn't react for a moment and grabbed her.
"Where are you going?"
Cheng Yanchu gritted his teeth and spoke,
"I saw my brother, but he should be in tutoring at this time. The rebellious son of the family has already learned to skip classes."
After saying that, Cheng Yanchu rolled up his sleeves and followed.
At this time, Chen Xi was standing in front of the snack shelf, picking out what he liked, while Sheng Yao went to the other side to buy daily necessities.
Chen Xi keenly felt someone approaching. He turned around and looked back, and happened to meet Cheng Yanchu's eyes. He immediately ran away.
Cheng Yanchu was so angry at the moment that he didn't notice anything wrong with "Cheng Xi" in front of him. He thought that he was running away because he was guilty, so he immediately chased after him.
"You've even learned to skip classes! You're getting bolder and bolder. I'll catch you and punish you!"
Chen Xi was very fast and kept running towards places with a lot of people. After a while, he left Cheng Yanchu behind and followed the residents of the unit back to "601".
But when Sheng Yao turned around, she couldn't find Chen Xi. She searched every corner of the supermarket and checked the surveillance camera, only to find that Chen Xi had suddenly run away. Sheng Yao immediately became anxious and walked home with her things. She didn't feel relieved until she knocked on the door of 601 and found that Chen Xi had returned home.
"Xixi, why did you come back so suddenly without telling me in advance? I almost thought I lost you. I was so scared."
There was a thin layer of sweat on Sheng Yao's temples, and she was panting as she spoke. It was obvious that she was really concerned. The pure worry in her eyes could not be deceived.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xi was obviously stunned for a moment, hesitated for a second, hid the pointed dagger, and the cold light in the air subsided, adding a touch of warmth to the surroundings.
Chen Xi took the shopping bag and said calmly,
"I'll get it. I just felt unwell suddenly and didn't have time to tell you. I won't do it again next time."
While explaining, Chen Xi took out a bottle of water from the shopping bag, unscrewed it and handed it to Sheng Yao.
Sheng Yao's breathing gradually stabilized, and she looked at Chen Xi with some disbelief. After she came to her senses, a look of pleasure appeared on her face, and she took the mineral water very naturally.
Before this, Chen Xi would never take the initiative to help Sheng Yao unless Sheng Yao asked for it.
At this point, Sheng Yao truly felt that the relationship between the two was becoming closer.
On the other side, Cheng Yanchu lost the person and was very upset, but when he thought about it carefully, something seemed wrong!
"When Xiaoxi went out today, she was clearly wearing a white short T-shirt, but that 'Chengxi' just now actually wore long sleeves in this hot weather. Damn it!"
Understanding it in an instant, Cheng Yanchu immediately informed Lin Sheng.
[Master, I saw that fake Cheng Xi! ]
[This is the address: Huixin Supermarket, No. 33 Street, Fangming District.]
I saw him running into a residential complex, so he must be living nearby.
When Lin Sheng saw the news, it was already 4:30 in the afternoon. She immediately reported it to Xu Guannan.
Xu Guannan quickly checked the latest local surveillance footage and discovered that there was another woman with Chen Xi, so he directly locked onto the apartment building where the two lived.
But after checking the property management, no owner named "Cheng Xi" was found. In desperation, Lin Sheng could only start with Sheng Yao.
While Sheng Yao was out shopping, Lin Sheng appeared at the same place with Wangcai.
“Woof woof woof!”
When Wangcai saw Sheng Yao at the supermarket entrance, he kept calling out to her, sticking out his tongue, with a childish smile on his face, and kept rushing towards her.
Lin Sheng was holding the dog leash, unable to pull it back. He could only look up at Sheng Yao, smiling at her with an apologetic look on his face.
"Wangcai, stop it. Don't be so rude to the girl. Sorry, my dog wants to get close to the pretty girl when he sees her. Did I scare you?"
Sheng Yao's guard dropped instantly, the panic on her face turned into a smile, she approached Wangcai, reached out to hug it, and stroked its head.
"It's okay, your dog is very cute, such a lovely big guy."
After being praised by Sheng Yao, Wangcai became even more enthusiastic, constantly trying to get into Sheng Yao's arms, and even followed behind Sheng Yao, unable to get rid of her at all.
Sheng Yao was delighted to see it so enthusiastic and asked without hesitation,
"If you don't mind, you can come to my house and sit for a while. I live nearby."
Lin Sheng showed an apologetic look on his face. He couldn't stop Wangcai at all, so he could only agree for the time being.
But when Lin Sheng entered 504, he could not find any trace of the doll in the room. He had a guess in his heart. He looked around and chatted with the doll seemingly casually.
"So you also live in this apartment building."
Sheng Yao brought a glass of water and placed it in front of Lin Sheng, and asked curiously,
"Does Miss Lin live here too? I don't think I've seen Miss Lin before."
"It's not me who lives here, it's a relative's kid. His parents bought a house here. A while ago, they had an argument, and the kid got so angry that he ran away here. No matter how much they tried to persuade him, he refused to come home. His parents are so worried. It's not safe to let a ten-year-old child live out there alone."
Sheng Yao immediately thought of Chen Xi, and asked further with some curiosity,
"What's the kid's name?"
"Cheng Xi."
Sheng Yao understood it in her heart and took the initiative to mention it.
"Chen Xi lives upstairs from me. We've been getting along pretty well lately. How about I help you persuade him?"
Lin Sheng slapped his thigh, a look of delight appeared on his face.
"That would be great! We're really at our wit's end, and it would be great if you could help us."
The two stood in front of the door of 601. Lin Sheng deliberately hid at the side of the door to prevent Chen Xi from discovering her. Sheng Yao knocked on the door as usual.
"Xixi, are you home? I'm here to bring you some freshly made cakes."
When Chen Xi heard the noise, he was caught off guard and immediately opened the door. He glanced at Sheng Yao, but saw that she was not holding anything in her hands. He immediately realized that something was wrong and wanted to close the door.
A white shadow rushed up in an instant, leaped, flew directly over Sheng Yao's head, and headed straight for Chen Xi.
Sheng Yao had no time to react before she saw Wangcai leap into the room and was about to knock Chen Xi down, but unexpectedly Chen Xi dodged it by turning sideways. The incident happened too suddenly, and she was surprised that Chen Xi's reaction ability was so fast.
Chen Xi's expression darkened slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, the temperature of his body dropped several degrees, and he faced Wangcai head-on with a dagger in his hand.
This is obviously not a state that a child can display.
Sheng Yao panicked immediately, with fear in her eyes.
"What's going on? Aren't you Xixi's relative?"
Lin Sheng folded his arms across his chest, leaning lazily against the wall, and said jokingly,
"I came here to take it in as my younger brother, so why can't I be considered its adoptive parent?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wangcai rushed towards Chen Xi. Seeing the situation, Chen Xi swung his knife. A cold light cut through the slightly warm air, making people tremble in their hearts.
Wangcai dodged it perfectly with a quick move, and took the opportunity to bite back, directly biting off Chen Xi's right wrist. There was a cracking sound, and the dagger fell to the ground, and a dark red color was pumped out of the transparent blood vessels.
Wangcai's mouth was inevitably stained with some blood-red liquid, with the corners of his lips dripping with blood-red liquid, and the white hair around his mouth also showed a few strands of blood-red.
Chen Xi continued to struggle, and tore his broken hand apart. A thin thread emerged from his wrist, and he immediately slipped out of Wangcai's mouth. He turned around and ran towards the floor-to-ceiling window, intending to repeat the same trick.
"Oh no, he's trying to run away!"
Lin Sheng's relaxed expression disappeared at this moment. His face turned stern and he took out a yellow talisman and threw it towards Chen Xi. The moment the yellow talisman stuck to Chen Xi's back, Chen Xi stood still and lost his consciousness.
After putting Chen Xi into the treasure bag, Lin Sheng explained to Sheng Yao,
"Chen Xi ran away from the magic troupe some time ago. He's not a real person. Thank you for your help just now. I wish you a happy life."
After Lin Sheng left, Sheng Yao finally understood that Chen Xi was a puppet created by the troupe, and she had been living with the puppet all this time.
Recalling the puppets in the video and the horrific scenes, which looked like zombie killing machines, Sheng Yao couldn't connect the puppets with Chen Xi at all.
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