The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 329 Anonymous Letter

"What?" Wu Shanqiu and Lao Qian asked in unison.

Qi Fei asked Lao Qian, "I noticed she had a light purple handbag. Does she carry that handbag when she goes hiking?"

When he asked the question, Wu Shanqiu immediately understood. The so-called light purple handbag was the bag that originally had the candy charm hanging on it, but that style was obviously not suitable for carrying during outdoor sports. Tian Mi would most likely not bring this bag when hiking on the Buerjing Trail. If that was the case, it would be unreasonable for the candy charm to be left there.

Unexpectedly, Lao Qian nodded: "Haha, she takes that bag with her everywhere she goes. She even took it with her when I took her to Bu Er Jing the other times."

"Huh? How do we climb the mountain?" Qi Fei asked, puzzled.

"Officer Qi, she's a boss, of course someone's helping her carry things," Old Qian said sourly.

"What? Does she have subordinates accompanying her when she goes hiking?" Qi Fei asked.

"Of course, Ms. Tian needs company people to accompany her for everything. Not to mention mountain climbing, she also sends company people to pick up her mother to see a doctor and run errands for her husband." Old Qian said with a wry smile, "After she came here, the number of people using green transportation in our company has increased significantly, for fear that Ms. Tian will suddenly need someone to run errands for her."

"This is a bit much. Nancheng Investment is a state-owned enterprise, not her private property," Wu Shanqiu said, inexplicably angry.

"Even your own company shouldn't act like this, right?" Qi Fei added.

"How come your company always gets leaders like this?" Wu Shanqiu said to Lao Qian with a hint of sympathy.

"Because these people know how to get things done. And isn't it precisely because they don't treat us laborers like human beings that the higher-ups like them? If the higher-ups need anything, they can make everyone work overtime all night without hesitation." Old Qian hit the nail on the head, but he quickly suppressed his dissatisfaction, adding, "Forget it, it's just a job. Actually, anyone would do the same work." He looked at Qi Fei and asked curiously, "Why are you suddenly interested in Boss Tian's briefcase?"

"We found the items from her handbag at the crime scene. By the way, you said someone would carry her bag for her. Do you know who they were? Her assistant?" Qi Fei asked.

"Not necessarily. For a while, she really liked bringing Li Shuangshuang along. As for why, everyone found out later," Old Qian said dismissively, then came to his senses. "You suspect that President Tian is involved in Dong Ziwu's death?"

"Not necessarily. After all, there are so many people in your Nancheng Investment who don't like Dong Ziwu. On the contrary, Tian Mi is the one with the least motive to kill," Wu Shanqiu said.

As soon as she finished speaking, Old Qian couldn't help but cough.

Qi Fei noticed the subtle change in his expression and quickly asked, "What's wrong? Is there some conflict between Tian Mi and Dong Ziwu that we're unaware of?"

Old Qian hesitated and said, "I only heard about it, I'm not sure if it's true. It's said that something Dong Ziwu handled at another company went wrong, and President Tian is trying to distance herself from him. What 'best friend's son'? They're all pretty superficial when it comes to money. But these kinds of things happen often in the workplace, do you think it's serious enough to warrant murder?" "We've encountered all sorts of strange reasons for murder, anything is possible," Wu Shanqiu laughed. "Old Qian, you're quite kind."
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After Lao Qian left, Qi Fei asked many employees of Nancheng Investment, and without exception, none of them knew where Tian Mi went on the day Dong Ziwu mysteriously disappeared.

Tian Mi's refusal to reveal her whereabouts only fueled Qi Fei's suspicions.

When they were leaving Nancheng Investment, an unexpected person appeared in front of them.

"Xiao Kui?" Wu Shanqiu, with a completely dull sense of intimacy, reached out and took Zhong Xiaoyu's hand. Clearly, such an intimate gesture made the other person feel awkward, as if her whole body had stiffened.

Wu Shanqiu then noticed something was wrong, slowly released her hand, looked at the person in front of her, widened her eyes, and pointed at her, saying, "You wouldn't..."

"Zhong Xiaoyu, you've finally shown up," Qi Fei said as he walked up to the two of them.

Indeed, Qi Fei recognized at a glance that the person in front of him was not Zhong Kui but Zhong Xiaoyu.

She was wearing a simple trench coat, jeans, and flat shoes, with her hair in a ponytail. Zhong Xiaoyu, who only existed in photos, was now completely standing in front of Qi Fei.

Since their parting in Sanwu Town, Zhong Xiaoyu seems to have vanished into thin air, disappearing for quite some time now.

Qi Fei went to Wong Tai Sin Temple to look for her and learned from Granny Meng that she had not returned to Zizai Mountain. As a criminal police officer, he was good at finding missing people, but this sorceress who never used a cell phone really stumped him.

Zhong Xiaoyu put her hands in her pockets and spoke in a voice eight octaves lower than Zhong Kui's: "Has anyone died here recently?" She glanced at the four characters "Nancheng Investment" on the office building.

"You're quite well-informed," Qi Fei said, wondering why she had suddenly appeared. "Where have you been all this time?"

"Xi He's massacre of the Wu family was the final straw, crushing the last vestiges of my cowardice. Rather than being manipulated by him, I decided to take the initiative. I am the person who knows him best in this world, so I have been tracking him down for some time now. I have tried many methods, and the final conclusion is that his biggest weakness is his fanaticism for manipulating humans. Therefore, finding his followers is a starting point for finding Xi He."

However, finding his followers is no easy task. I reviewed the cases we had handled before; those murderers corrupted by the Xi River were mostly in a passive response state when it came to contacting him. But it wasn't entirely without clues. Nanling was the Xi River's safe base; he used it as an altar to collect the souls of those who committed sins as sacrifices.

We received letters from Xi He several times. Through my treatment of him, I also learned that letter writing was a ritualistic way for Xi He to control his life. I speculated that this was his primary means of communicating with his followers. He couldn't possibly deliver these letters himself; there must be some channel. So, I infiltrated the villages near Nanling and secretly observed them for a long time. I finally discovered that every so often, anonymous letters would be sent from cultural and creative shops near Nanling. To avoid alerting him, I dared not intercept these letters, but I pretended to be a tourist and checked their destination. Recently, these anonymous letters have been frequently sent to Nancheng Investment.

Qi Fei was shocked upon hearing this and turned to look at the gate of Nancheng Investment. He whispered, "Someone inside sacrificed their soul to Xi He and, at Xi He's instigation, killed Dong Ziwu! Who could this person be?"