Chapter 78: Perfect Personality

"She has a high possibility of being a mental patient. Captain Liu, don't you think the hidden danger is very big for such a person to be a consultant for the police station? It is very important to investigate the background clearly," Qi Fei argued.

Liu Tong said: "We know Zhong Kui's situation very well, but you have no right to investigate. Alright, work with peace of mind. Look, Zhong Kui has made great contributions after becoming a consultant."

"Captain Liu, do you think this is appropriate? I don't think this fits your consistently wise persona?"

"Oh, it's already very reluctant for me, a layman in criminal investigation, to be your captain. How can I still be wise? Alright, just treat Zhong Kui as a consultant, limited to being a consultant. Don't worry, she won't delay the case," Liu Tong stepped forward and patted Qi Fei on the shoulder, repeating those four words, "Work with peace of mind."

Qi Fei was very frustrated. After a long time, Liu Tong seemed to know about Zhong Kui or Zhong Xiaoyu's affairs early on, and only he was kept in the dark.

The roundabout method didn't work, and he had to embark on the journey to Sanwu Town.

That place that only he could find, in the cold air, Qi Fei didn't know how long he walked.

This house also seemed to be part of the puzzle. The environment in the mountains changed, and the road was very difficult to find.

Fortunately, Luosha smelled his scent early and came out to greet him.

In the wooden house, Zhong Kui was wrapped in a plush blanket, leaning on the couch, closing her eyes and resting, as if she hadn't noticed that someone had come at all.

Qi Fei watched her quietly at the door and waited for a long time.

"You are different from before," Zhong Kui finally opened her eyes slowly.

Qi Fei didn't know what he was guilty of, and was so nervous that he didn't respond to her words.

"Did you get a haircut?" Zhong Kui's second sentence was unexpectedly this.

Qi Fei felt relieved: "Uh, I was busy with the Guiyue Apartment case a while ago, and I was so sloppy. I took this time to adjust."

"Looking for me?"

"I..." Qi Fei didn't know where to start.

If it was really as they said, Zhong Kui was very likely a multiple personality developed by Zhong Xiaoyu because of huge stimulation. If he rashly brought up Zhong Xiaoyu's matter, he didn't know what the consequences would be.

However, those subtle expressions didn't escape Zhong Kui's keen observation.

She smiled slightly, got off the couch, put a few walnut charcoals in the small mud stove, and placed a pot of yellow wine on it to heat.

"Actually, you don't have to be so tangled. If you have any questions, just ask."

"I went to Baicheng."

Zhong Kui's hand stopped in mid-air, then continued to pour wine steadily.

"So?"

"I went to investigate a case of a psychiatrist named Zhong Xiaoyu," Qi Fei continued to probe, staring at Zhong Kui's every move without blinking.

"I guess you didn't ask for what you wanted, otherwise you wouldn't come to me."

"Are you Zhong Kui or Zhong Xiaoyu? I want to know what happened to you?"

Zhong Kui turned to look at Qi Fei: "Who I am, is it important to you?"

"Not to me, you are now a consultant for the police station. I have a responsibility to find out the truth."

Zhong Kui stared at him with an "I don't believe it" expression.

"Alright, I admit, during this period, your appearance, the kind of puzzle on you, I..." Qi Fei didn't continue.

This time, Zhong Kui stared straight at him. She, who was good at picking up words, let this silence continue this time.

"I..." Qi Fei felt a lump in his throat, even with a plea for help in his eyes, hoping Zhong Kui would break this awkward silence.

But Zhong Kui still stood quietly in place, waiting for him to finish his words.

Qi Fei lowered his head dejectedly: "Zhong Kui, I admit, I long to know everything about you, but I'm afraid that what I like is not the real you..."

A complex expression flashed in Zhong Kui's eyes. The wine on the stove began to boil, and she didn't take it.

The fragrance of yellow wine spread in the room.

Finally, Zhong Kui picked up the wine and poured a glass for Qi Fei.

"Regarding Zhong Xiaoyu, I don't know more than you," Zhong Kui said.

"No, you are Zhong Xiaoyu. I have seen your photos. Although your appearance has changed a lot, I believe my eyes," Qi Fei said firmly.

"Zhong Xiaoyu killed herself. I am an independent personality she designed. In front of you, I am a complete person. I am me, Zhong Kui."

"I don't understand."

"If you have inquired about Zhong Xiaoyu, you should know that she proposed a rebellious proposition that people can separate an independent personality through subjective will. I am the product of her practice."

"Why did she do this?"

"When you sit in the flesh and blood of your loved ones for three days and three nights, watching their corpses rot bit by bit but are helpless, what would you do?"

Qi Fei was silent.

"This is what Zhong Xiaoyu experienced. Qi Fei, I know that pursuing the truth is your persistence as a criminal police officer, but the truth is often something you cannot face."

"No wonder you are so sensitive to the corpse stench in Room 402 of Guiyue Apartment."

"Heh, just physiological memory. Don't worry, for me, it has no effect on emotions."

"But you shed tears that day."

"Said it, body memory."

"They said you, oh no, Zhong Xiaoyu should have seen the murderer, but kept silent about any information about the case. Why? What exactly happened back then?"

"Qi Fei, I said I don't know. The only thing I know is that Zhong Xiaoyu jumped into the dark current of the soul with all the painful memories, and I, Zhong Kui, am an independent individual who will not have sadness or pain."

"I don't believe it. Regarding that monster, you must know something!" Qi Fei pursued relentlessly.

"That is Zhong Xiaoyu's final obsession, right? Didn't she tell you all the situation herself? Haha, I'll take it as a corpse fraud of Zhong Xiaoyu, but there won't be another time. I hate people who don't keep their promises."

"Don't keep promises? What did Zhong Xiaoyu promise you?" Qi Fei heard the trickiness of this remark.

Zhong Kui stood up and walked around Qi Fei: "Oh, every time a case is completed, Qi Fei, I will give you a candy. Then, this segment can be considered the settlement reward for this Guiyue Apartment. I woke up for the first time in the Baicheng Psychiatric Hospital. At that time, Zhong Xiaoyu was still there. We shared a body. Compared to me, she was more like a mental patient, hysterical, painful, broken, full of self-destructive lethality. Fortunately, I am a personality designed by Zhong Xiaoyu, the only personality in the world that has been designed. She gave me all the qualities she couldn't do, or didn't have. For example, there is no option of cowardice in my attributes." ===== CHAPTER 79 =====