Chapter 600: The young master can hear inner voices again! 16

That servant looked to be in his prime; to say that, he must have served the Fu family for many years.

Jin Chen thought he might get some clues from them.

The servant kept muttering to his companion, apparently very dissatisfied with the power outage caused by such extreme weather.

"It's strange; even a heavy rainstorm shouldn't affect the electricity here."

The short-bearded companion also found it odd, frequently glancing back and lowering his voice.

"Hey, you don't know; besides that incident two years ago, the young master also had a power outage when he was ten, and it's said someone heard screams in the mansion; after that, the young master seemed like a different person."

"What… No wonder the young master has autism; didn't the police ever investigate?"

The short-bearded man shook his head and sighed, "How could there not be? The problem is they found nothing—just a circuit fault."

"As for that scream, they found nothing at all; everyone says it was just a prank."

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly seemed to recall something, bumped the servant's shoulder, and said, "Hey, you'd better not tell anyone, or Mr. Fu will surely fire me."

"I know, I know, don't worry."

The two chatted as they hurried to the flower room, set right the rain-soaked flower pots, turned on the temperature control system, and only then finished tonight's work.

Not far away, the butler was still directing other servants to handle the emergency, so as not to affect the employer tomorrow morning.

Jin Chen followed behind them with his arms crossed, hearing their entire conversation, but the more he listened, the stranger it seemed.

Upon hearing the word 'dismiss,' he suddenly realized, stared at that companion's face, his eyes flashing with a probing cold light.

【0731, you said earlier that all the Fu family's servants were replaced the year the young master was diagnosed with autism, with no exceptions?】

【There shouldn't be any, I checked the Fu family's employment records—only the butler wasn't replaced.】

Then it's strange—how did this person end up staying?

Boom——

Another clap of thunder.

Lightning split the rain curtain, bathing the entire Fu estate in brightness like midday for an instant.

At the same time, a baby's wail rang throughout the mansion, sharp and piercing.

The servants who heard the noise fell into chaos, forgetting their tasks, clamoring over where the sound came from.

【Ahhhhh so scary! I'm logging off! Host, hang in there!】

【……】

The sound grew ever sharper, like something being abused, but if you listened closely you could hear mixed-in electronic tones.

Someone was deliberately playing it.

Jin Chen sized up the short-bearded man's expression, finding it odd, and intended to keep following.

He also instinctively glanced toward the third-floor window; the young master would surely be frightened.

At that moment, the baby's wail abruptly stopped.

Backup power lit the Fu estate's courtyard; Xu Li, wrapped in a nightgown, ran upstairs somewhat panicked.

Upstairs……

He thought to himself, 'Not good.'

As expected, Fu Zhenhua followed, also telling the butler to quickly call the psychiatrist to ask if there was any way to calm the young master.

He also loudly urged the servants to quickly find the source of the sound, his tone cold and stern.

Jin Chen silently followed, glancing at the butler as he began to call himself.

He touched his nose, feeling a bit embarrassed.

He'd forgotten his phone; getting through would be a miracle.

Fu Muci's condition was off, so Jin Chen couldn't continue the investigation; he had already memorized the servant's appearance and would check again another day.

He glanced at his own clothes, then darted out to the outside of the Fu estate's main gate, also snatching an umbrella from the guard booth.

"Butler! Butler! Mr. Jin has arrived!"

The butler was puzzled that the call wouldn't go through and worried that Doctor Jin might already be asleep; hearing someone shout, he hurried over.

"Doctor Jin! How did you get here so quickly!"

Jin Chen's clothes were somewhat soaked; he hurried inside, saying, "Woken by the thunder, I imagine the young master's condition must be terrible."

"Exactly! I was just about to call you."

"I came in a rush, forgot my phone, sorry."

Jin Chen handed the umbrella to the butler and hurried toward the third floor, seeing Fu Zhenhua pacing back and forth in the hallway, face full of worry.

Meanwhile, Xu Li's worried voice kept coming from the room, yet there was no reply.

"Doctor Jin! Please go check on Muci, I'm counting on you."

Upon seeing Jin Chen, Fu Zhenhua's expression immediately relaxed considerably.

The bedroom door opened; inside only the lamp Xu Li had brought was visible, not very bright, casting a faint warm yellow glow over the room.

Xu Li wore a shawl, speaking anxiously to the cabinet beside the bed, while the bed lay empty.

"Muci, Ci'er… you're all right now, won't you come out with Mother?"

Her only reply was endless silence, and the cabinet trembling slightly.

Jin Chen stepped in quickly, his voice still heavy with the damp chill of the night.

"Madam Fu, let me take over."

Xu Li saw Jin Chen, gasped, wiped her tears, and stepped aside.

"Young master, it's me; may I come in?"

Jin Chen knocked on the cabinet door, lowering his voice.

Inside the cabinet fell silent for a few seconds, then came the sound of cloth rubbing, as if hesitating.

Jin Chen could only look toward Xu Li beside him, "Sorry, Mrs. Fu, you go rest first; after I calm the young master, I'll tell you."

Xu Li's tears came again, she pressed her palm against the cabinet door, her voice trembling, "Mu Ci, I am Mother…… Why won't you see me?"

Thump thump thump—

A sound suddenly came from inside the cabinet, as if someone were hitting the door with their head, occasionally leaking a weak breath, sounding very painful.

Jin Chen's expression suddenly changed, and he didn't have time to be polite with Xu Li, "Mrs. Fu, the young master's condition is not good; I think the most important thing is to let him calm down."

Xu Li was also frightened, she repeatedly said okay, stepped back several paces, and unable to bear that her son would rather hurt himself than see her pain, she sobbed as she leaned into Fu Zhenhua's embrace.

"All right, all right, let's go downstairs first, trust Doctor Jin."

Fu Zhenhua sighed, embraced the person, and left the bedroom.

"Young master, there's no one else left, only me."

Jin Chen tried to pull the cabinet door open, his voice gentle, "Let me come in to keep you company, okay?"

Inside the wardrobe it was very quiet, so quiet that Fu Muci, curled up sitting inside, could hear his own heartbeat.

A fearful, timid heartbeat.

Like drumbeats, it sounded in Fu Muci's ears, his forehead still pressed against the cabinet door, having just been hit and hurt badly, he couldn't help but clench his lower lip, tasting the metallic tang of blood.

He dared not open it; outside was very dangerous.

But the person outside is Jin Chen……

〖The young master actually doesn't want to see me, how sad…… It seems we aren't even friends; I can't even go into the cabinet to comfort him. 〗