Chapter 233

"Hungry!"

"So hungry!"

A sudden hunger panged, as if a deformed sharp claw were scratching at Feng Yuhuai's stomach wall, causing her intestines to spasm and twist, stomach acid refluxing and bringing waves of burning pain, while sticky saliva secreted in her mouth.

"But I clearly ate just the day before yesterday, I shouldn't be hungry this fast."

Every nerve of Feng Yuhuai was screaming, craving fresh flesh and blood.

Because she had merged with the 【Rag Doll】, the Puppet Mother's hunger had become her hunger; she could feel the torment of starvation more clearly, and likewise feel the deliciousness and satisfaction of devouring flesh.

The current Feng Yuhuai was more averse to eating than before, yet also enjoyed a full meal more.

Feng Yuhuai's brows were tightly knit, her teeth gnashing with a clicking sound; she struggled to swallow the saliva constantly welling up in her mouth.

She stared fixedly at Feng Ju; in a trance, the human before her gradually blurred, the layer of wrapping skin melting and shedding like a sugar coating, revealing the pile of flesh inside that exuded an irresistible fragrance.

This flesh was more tempting than any blood-food she had ever tasted before, as if the other's blood vessels flowed with a fatal temptation that could complete her genes.

Feng Yuhuai felt a terrifying and eerie palpitation spreading in her chest; she did not understand where this feeling ultimately came from.

A primal desire surged in the depths of her heart, an impulse she herself could not control.

Unfortunately the Special Commissioner was not here at this moment; otherwise, he might have been able to answer Feng Yuhuai's doubts.

Feng Ju watched his daughter's breathing suddenly become rapid, her face pale and twisted, and she tightly covered her stomach with her hand, as if enduring some pain, so painful that she even closed her eyes.

He was startled, immediately stopped speaking, hurriedly walked over, and asked: "Yu Huai, what's wrong? Does your stomach hurt?"

Feng Yuhuai could feel the fragrance of that flesh had nearly touched her nose tip; the palpitation in her heart grew ever harder to suppress.

She abruptly stood up, shoved Feng Ju away with one hand, covered her mouth with both hands, and hurriedly fled the private room, rushing into the restroom beside the corridor.

Wang Xiuli followed close behind, stood at the restroom door, listening to the suppressed retching sounds from inside, her face showing deep worry.

After a good several minutes, Wang Xiuli walked back to the private room.

Feng Ju hurriedly asked: "What happened? Did she eat something bad?"

Wang Xiuli said angrily: "In the homicide case at their school you mentioned, there's a girl named Lu Yazhi, she was in the same dorm as our daughter, the two were very close; you just talked about the case with Yu Huai, making our daughter recall the corpse's miserable state."

Feng Ju let out a light breath, then coldly snorted, speaking with dissatisfaction:

"Merely seeing a corpse and reacting this violently, this won't do; Yu Huai's courage still needs training."

Wang Xiuli's voice rose several degrees, carrying obvious anger:

"Don't you ever bring up this case to Yu Huai again; there are so many people in the school, how many could Yu Huai possibly know? Could she still help you find the murderer?"

She paused slightly, the worry on her face growing more obvious: "Or else, let's not let Yu Huai go to school for a while; I really can't rest assured."

A flicker of hesitation flashed in Feng Ju's eyes, but soon his brows furrowed again, and he said:

"No, this Martial Dao League is organized by the Executive Government, key universities from the Nine Districts all participated; for Yu Huai it's a rare opportunity to distinguish herself. Moreover, I'll be leading a team to station near their school recently; with me there, Yu Huai won't meet with mishap."

Seeing Wang Xiuli seemed to still have words to say, Feng Ju added:

"Furthermore, the Special Commissioner assigned this case to me; if I let my own daughter stop going to school out of fear of danger, how would the Special Commissioner view me?"

Wang Xiuli wanted to speak but stopped; just then, Feng Yuhuai pushed the door open and walked in, interrupting the two's conversation, her face extremely pale as she said:

"Dad's right, I can't be cowardly and escape; I have to keep going to school, I still need to get a good ranking. Mom, don't worry too much either; with my dad near the school, if anything happens I'll immediately call my dad, nothing will happen for sure."

She paused, then said with particular seriousness:

"Besides, there are so many people in the school, how unlucky would I have to be to be targeted by the murderer? Mom, just stop overthinking."

Feng Ju felt very satisfied with his daughter's bravery and calmness; his face was full of relief.

Feng Yuhuai took a deep breath, raised her head to meet Feng Ju's gaze, her voice still a bit hoarse from retching, and said:

"Dad, I'll keep an eye on things at school; if I discover any suspicious people, I'll notify you immediately. You must catch the murderer, avenge Ya Zhi."

Feng Ju clenched his metal fist, responding powerfully: "Dad promises you with this uniform and this arm, I'll catch him very soon."

After bidding farewell to her parents, Feng Yuhuai walked quickly out of the restaurant, stood by the roadside, took several deep breaths, using the air to temporarily suppress the hunger constantly surging up her throat.

Then, she lowered her head to glance at the countdown on her phone, turned her head, and disappeared into the dim alley at the street corner opposite.

Chang Wei dragged his exhausted body, turned the key, and entered the room.

All the lights in the room were on, yet there was not a sound; he searched the living room in a circle and didn't find his sister's figure, so he went to his nephew's bedroom door, and sure enough saw his sister lying on his nephew's bed, as if asleep, tear tracks faintly visible on her face.

He sighed, walked back to the living room, took a bottle of ice-cold beer from the fridge. Then, he opened the cap and downed the beer in one go; the cool liquid brought a moment of relief in his throat.

"Any clues?" Chang Qingsen's mother walked out from the bedroom; her eyes were red and swollen, gaze urgently looking at her younger brother Chang Wei.

Chang Wei turned his head to look: "Sister, why don't you sleep a bit more? You haven't slept well for days."

Chang Qingsen's mother walked straight to the sofa side, asking word by word: "I'm asking you, have you found any clues or not?"

Chang Wei felt helpless, could only answer: "Qingsen's school has indeed had several homicide cases recently."

Chang Qingsen's mother's breathing became rapid, voice trembling as she pressed: "Then, Xiao Sen he..."

Chang Wei gently shook his head, trying to soothe her emotions:

"Still uncertain for now; I specially had someone inquire at the Patrol Bureau. This case's confidentiality level is very high; the personnel responsible for supervising the case have all been rotated once."

"Before the case is solved, they cannot disclose any information to the outside. So I went to great lengths, and through a friend on the Investigation Bureau side, only managed to learn a little inside information."

"......"

(End of Chapter)