Chapter 65
My brain was working rapidly and I nodded slightly.
"Then do you want to know whose body that is?"
I was stunned and my eyes widened: You knew?!
"Not only do I know," his lips suddenly curved beautifully, and his eyes flickered, but the smile was ultimately a little fake, so fake that it was filled with a cold, dark light that didn't even reach his eyes, "I actually created these two corpses."
The moment I heard the news, I turned my head, looked past the bright green plant on the windowsill, and looked directly at the plainclothes police officer.
My body couldn't help but tremble.
Once, following Wen Liangxi's tip, Teng Zheng and I went to the factory to pick up Xiaoju, only to discover that Xiaoju had already been bought. I assumed it was just a random buyer on the dark web who had taken a liking to Xiaoju's fur. Little did I know that the buyer had acted on Wen Liangxi's instructions, and that Wen Liangxi had secretly killed Xiaoju the moment he got his hands on him.
Simply because the other party saw his face during the transaction.
The other body in the grave was that man.
As for why he didn't give this task to Sui Yusheng, whom he should have trusted the most, but instead took the risk of breaking the law and being caught to kill someone, it was because he didn't want to disturb Sui Yusheng's understanding of the relationship between him and me, didn't want to lift the fog, that is, didn't want to destroy the superficial relationship with me. After all, he still wanted to watch the show and see how Sui Yusheng became angry because of his closeness to me.
He is used to enjoying the emotional fluctuations of others because of him.
Looking at the elegant smile on the lips of the person opposite me, I felt like I was having a meal with the devil: It turns out that you had a purpose when you approached me from the beginning, you really are an evil ghost.
"Devil," Wen Liangxi said proudly. "Everyone in there calls me that, and I'm very happy with it. My cruel methods drive them crazy, and my superb skills make them envious. I'm worthy of their admiration, worthy of their screams. They spend money on me, and I perform for them. It's a mutually beneficial and win-win situation. Just thinking about it makes your blood boil, doesn't it?"
I suppressed my emotions, gritted my teeth and asked word by word: So the welfare home and the dark web are related to you?
Wen Liangxi lowered his eyes and ate the food in his bowl listlessly. He simply said to me, "It's a win-win situation."
The evil ghost really ruined my good skin: you have no humanity.
"Human nature?" he asked me, then dropped his chopsticks and sneered. "There's no humanity when it comes to profit. Everyone's true colors are revealed when it comes to profit. You think he's indifferent to fame and fortune, and has nothing to lose, but in fact, he just wants to save face and be praised. This kind of person is the most hypocritical, because when they accept praise, they are also accepting the benefits."
He no longer held back and dissected himself for me. I was horrified by his dark insides and could only sit there blankly.
In the end, none of us spoke. Wen Liangxi sighed like a troubled child who refused to eat and pushed the small cake in front of me. "If I remember correctly, you invited me here to eat, right? The food is cold and you haven't eaten a single bite. What a waste! Now hurry up and eat."
After learning the truth, I lost my appetite. My stomach was filled with nausea and I would vomit if I ate one more bite.
I stood up from my seat again. This time, Wen Liangxi immediately looked at me warily, but I had no intention of hitting him again. I just wanted to escape from here as quickly as possible.
The air was so murky, so murky it made me feel sick.
"Are you leaving?" He picked up the food and chewed it slowly. "Do you need me to pay or have you already paid?"
I turned around and gave him a cold look, without saying a word of revenge, I turned around and left.
Since Wen Liangxi had already guessed that there was a plainclothes police officer on the street, I didn't hide it and walked out of the hotel and went straight to the policeman.
I nodded to him and told him the room number: 10.
The plainclothes officers who received the news immediately accompanied me back to the Public Security Bureau to take a statement. A few hours later, I was safely escorted home.
In the following days, I quit my job and waited for the result from the police. Li Ying'an was unable to face his boss because he had taken leave frequently recently, so he also resigned after thinking it over.
During the few days I had left in my human form, he had always been by my side.
He said that after this matter was over, and the rent was about to expire, he would take me to live in another place, rent a house near the sea, and then find a new job to start a new life.
But before that, we received some bad news.
Wen Liangxi is missing.
After the police collected all the evidence to convict Wen Liangxi of the crime, his parents called the police and said that Wen Liangxi had not appeared at home for many days and all contact information had been disconnected.
With a suspicious attitude towards the family, the police first thought that they were covering up for the child, but after searching, they found that the couple was not lying and Wen Liangxi had indeed disappeared.
This incident aroused the high vigilance of the police. Considering my personal safety, they immediately began to protect me, patrolled the residential building from time to time, and asked me not to go out easily.
As for why they were so serious with me, it was not only because I had just finished talking with Wen Liangxi and knew everything he had done, but most importantly, they were afraid that Wen Liangxi would retaliate against me.
The last dinner was indeed a trap. Although the bug hidden on me was discovered and destroyed by Wen Liangxi, there was still one that he didn't see - a real-time mini bug in the flowerpot.
Wen Liangxi's disappearance was likely due to this. It's likely someone within the police department passed this information to him, likely a friend of his parents, whom he had mentioned in his conversation. He likely wanted to use this incident to buy a favor. However, Wen Liangxi didn't mention his name or official position in his conversation. The police only knew that the person was a high-ranking official, so it would take time to close this loophole.
For a time, Li Ying'an and I were in a panic. Even though there were plainclothes police patrolling around the community, we still didn't dare to let our guard down, fearing that we would be retaliated against by Wen Liangxi one day.
These past few days at home, when I've got nothing better to do, I've transformed into a cat and snuggled up in the corner of my bed. Perhaps I'll be back to my original form soon, as my sleepiness has been peaking lately. As time passes and the weather gets colder, curling up in my blanket as a cat is much warmer than in human form, and I sleep more soundly.
Recently, because of Wen Liangxi's disappearance, Li Ying'an and I have been worrying a lot. As a result, my health is not as good as Li Ying'an's. If you worry about something for too long, you will get sick.
I was supposed to face a physical fitness test before being taken back into the human body, and now something bad happened again. That night I had a low-grade fever as if I had a virus, accompanied by a strong urge to vomit, which made Li Ying'an very worried.
However, there was no fever-reducing medicine stored at home, so he had to go out shopping. Thinking of the recent situation, he first called the police and mentioned his situation. After receiving approval and assurances of increased patrols, he locked the door and left.
In the quiet night, I lay alone in bed. The fever made me cough dryly, and my throat felt like it was on fire. Without water, I felt like a fish out of the sea, suffocating, as if I would die in the next second.
I slowly got out of bed. I didn't feel dizzy at all, but I saw double. After getting the water, I stumbled and sat down on the bench beside the bed, staring blankly at the street lights.
Suddenly, in this quiet environment, I heard the slight click of the door lock. My first reaction was to be surprised at how quickly Li Ying'an bought the medicine and hurried on his way, even though he had just left not long ago.
But then, I stopped feeling dizzy and the fever seemed to have subsided, and I realized that something was wrong.
But it was too late. When I looked back, the locked door was opened and the person standing at the door was not Li Ying'an.
At that moment, I felt like I was poured with a bucket of cold water.
Wen Liangxi, who had disappeared for many days, appeared in front of me.
He was still dressed the same way as he had been that day at dinner, except this time he was no longer so monotonous. As I suggested, he had a light gray plaid scarf wrapped around his neck. He stood straight, his hands in his pockets, like a predator watching its prey, with a malicious smile on his lips, watching my every move with interest.
The lights in the corridor went out at some point, and it was pitch black behind Wen Liangxi, so he couldn't see anything else.
Suddenly, he took a step forward and walked straight towards me. I was so scared that my eyes widened. He looked like a monster that had escaped from the black hole, ready to grab me with his fangs and claws and then eat me cruelly.
His actions forced me to retreat again and again until I had nowhere to retreat. My trembling back pressed against the cold wall. I sat there waiting to die, watching him get closer and closer, and then stop in front of me.
If I say he was smiling when I saw him just now, then now he is standing in front of me, his blue eyes are shattered, his smile instantly fades, and his face is full of sternness: "How dare you trick me."
I held my breath and was about to push him away and run out, but he grabbed my arm and covered my mouth and nose with his gloved hand. The sweet and pungent smell instantly attacked my already dizzy brain. My legs and feet froze and I lost response, as if my bones and muscles were being pulled out and I had no strength to support myself. My eyes closed and I lost consciousness.
I woke up in a bed that was familiar but felt strange even when I mentioned it. The room was dim and the air was filled with a strange smell. The discomfort made me tilt my head, and I happened to see the lush green Areca palm next to the windowsill.
The plant was iconic and I immediately knew where I was.
Suddenly, I sat up from the bed. My unbuffered brain seemed to be filled with hot water, shaking me until I felt dizzy and nauseous, and my eyes seemed to be covered with steam.
"It's not like I've never been here before. If you get so excited, you might get a headache and even lose your ability to speak clearly."
I turned around when I heard the sound and secretly noticed Wen Liangxi sitting by the bed. He was playing with the cold medicine in his hand.
He put the box of medicine on the table and said, "You seem to have a slight fever, so I'll give you a packet of cold medicine."
I stared at his face calmly without saying a word.
Since I didn't say anything, Wen Liangxi naturally wouldn't let the atmosphere become silent. He took the initiative to ask me, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
This sounds like a relationship, but I know that this is just Wen Liangxi's cat teasing mouse trick. All the care and charity will turn into sharp blades and cut me at the last moment.
I moved in the opposite direction of Wen Liangxi, keeping a safe distance from him. "What's your purpose? How did you go to Li Ying'an's house and come back here without being seen by the police?"
"You have a lot of questions," Wen Liangxi sighed, taking the photo album on his lap to the bed. "But don't worry, I have enough patience to answer your questions, just like the day you tricked me. You ask me, and I will answer."
I set my eyes on the photo album beside the bed. The protagonist in the album was the Bubu cat that Wen Liangxi had once adopted.
He did not directly answer my question about his purpose, but instead went beyond that and started talking about police surveillance.
He said frankly that the police protection was too weak, so weak that he could find loopholes anytime and anywhere. Of course, he exaggerated a bit, otherwise he would not have waited for the right opportunity and dared to break into my house and kidnap me today.
High-intensity patrols do consume police resources. There are so many criminal cases across the country, and there are a lot of unresolved cases locally. It is already good enough that they can send personnel to protect me. How can they keep an eye on me all the time?
It is inevitable for police officers to take a nap due to fatigue and relaxation. The fact that Wen Liangxi took advantage of this gap to catch me is enough to test his courage and ability, but I don’t understand how he could come back here as if nothing had happened?
I remember Li Ying'an saying that while the law doesn't require parents of criminals to stay home when their children disappear, in reality, even if they feigned composure and returned to work amidst such a scandal, they would still face criticism. Moon Liangxi's parents, both highly educated, couldn't have easily withstood this. Furthermore, with permission from their superiors, the police had installed surveillance cameras outside his residence. If Moon Liangxi returned home, they would have noticed, but I haven't heard a single whiff of anything.
"You're curious about how I got back, aren't you?"
Wen Liangxi stood up from his seat, walked over to the closet, then turned and smiled at me. "You also saw Sui Yusheng in that room. As far as I know, the route Sui Yusheng took to take you out was the same as the one I took you here."
I felt as if my soul had been taken away, my eyes were dazed, and I was blankly thinking about what Wen Liangxi meant by this sentence.
The precious decorations, exquisite ornaments, and fresh green plants placed in every corner, I have seen these scenes around Wen Liangxi and Sui Yusheng... What Wen Liangxi meant... in other words, that scarlet, bloody and strange cat-torturing room is near where Wen Liangxi lives!
My eyes gradually focused on one point, and I looked at Wen Liangxi, who was hidden in the dark, in disbelief. I watched him smile and clap his hands at me, then turn around and open the wall cabinet.
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