Chapter 101: Zhifei
Chapter 101: Knowing the Faults

Xu Zhifei is a very beautiful girl.

But when you get close to her, for some reason, you always feel an indescribable chill.

It was an utterly gloomy aura, and it was hard to believe how such an aura could be associated with such a charming appearance.

Hu Yue is Xu Zhifei's friend, or to be more precise, her best friend.

But in recent times, she has obviously found that her friend has changed.

Although Xu Zhifei was not talkative in the past, she did not have that cold aura.

She became strange.

She spoke even less and often stared at one place in a daze, and the places she looked at were even stranger.

Outside the window, at the door, under the bed, on the ceiling, in the corner...

Hu Yue also looked at those places out of curiosity, but there was clearly nothing there.

But Xu Zhifei’s eyes… clearly showed him seeing something.

Hu Yue has seldom seen her recently, and she seems to always lock herself up at home.

But when she met Xu Zhifei on the street today, she recognized her at first sight.

She was wearing casual clothes, her skin looked even whiter, and she looked even more charming.

But...her left hand seemed to be injured and was wrapped in bandages.

"Zhifei!" Hu Yue called out to Xu Zhifei.

Xu Zhifei stopped, his body didn't move, but his head turned.

"What's up……"

"What's wrong with your hand?" Hu Yue asked with concern.

Xu Zhifei looked at her quietly without answering.

For some reason, when Hu Yue was stared at by her quiet gaze, his heartbeat began to accelerate strangely.

It's not a feeling of excitement, but... panic.

"How about...having a cup of coffee together?"

Xu Zhifei looked at her quietly, then nodded slowly.

After getting her consent, Hu Yue actually felt relieved.

The two sat in a cafe.

Hu Yue stirred the cup of dark brown coffee in front of him, trying to break the awkwardness.

She vaguely felt that she and Xu Zhifei were no longer familiar with each other.

"By the way...you haven't told me yet, what happened to your hand..."

Xu Zhifei raised her head, and a strand of her bangs slid down, covering one of her eyes.

She still didn't answer immediately, but the expression on her face became a little hesitant.

This surprised Hu Yue, as she had never seen such a vivid expression on Xu Zhifei's face.

In my impression, she always had a cold face. She would never laugh, cry, get annoyed, or get angry.

She has been like this since I met her. No matter what she does, she is calm and calm, but decisive.

"Do you want to see it?" Xu Zhifei suddenly asked.

"Hmm?" Hu Yue's rising tone showed interest.

Xu Zhifei untied the bandage on his left hand with his right hand, revealing his bloody palm.

Hu Yue was horrified and asked, "What happened to you? How did you get hurt like this?"

Xu Zhifei's cold face still showed no expression as he said, "I drew it myself."

"Why!"

“It’s not safe.”

Hu Yue's first reaction was that she was joking, but she immediately remembered that Xu Zhifei never joked.

Is she...crazy?
Why do you self-harm?

Hu Yue felt very conflicted. To be honest, she felt a hint of fear from Xu Zhifei.

She always felt that Xu Zhifei's cold eyes didn't seem to be looking at her, but more like looking at... something behind her.

Hu Yue turned his head uncomfortably and took a look.

Just like before, there was nothing behind her.

"Well... let's talk about it another day. I have something urgent to do." Hu Yue put down her coffee and felt a chill on her back. "Are you afraid of me?" Xu Zhifei's voice came.

"how come!"

Hu Yue immediately denied: "I...I really have something urgent..."

However, she couldn't even make up what the urgent matter was.

She was indeed scared.

You shouldn't have said hello from the beginning. Wouldn't it be better to just pretend you didn't see her?

Hu Yue regretted it very much.

How could Xu Zhifei's eyes be so scary... No... She couldn't even sense any sense of being alive from Xu Zhifei.

This woman, even her breathing is strangely light.

Her skin was abnormally white.

But it is undeniable...she is really beautiful, with a standard oval face, long, smooth black hair, icy yet clear eyes, and...nearly perfect delicate facial features.

Just like... a puppet, yes! It's a puppet.

Hu Yue finally found a word that could describe Xu Zhifei well.

Xu Zhifei also put down her coffee, and she did not stop Hu Yue from leaving.

"I'm leaving," she said.

"Ah...Oh, then...together?" Hu Yue had just finished speaking when he wanted to slap himself. Why be so polite!

Xu Zhifei did not respond to her invitation to go with her, but just looked at her quietly.

Being stared at by her, Hu Yue suddenly felt a little embarrassed and ashamed.

No matter what...she is my bestie, not...my friend.

Although...she became more and more strange, she didn't do anything to let herself down.

But Hu Yue really couldn't stand her aura. She was... too weird.

"I'm going to Yecheng." Xu Zhifei's tone was still calm, but if you listened carefully, there seemed to be some other emotions.

That kind of emotion... is called seriousness.

"Not coming back."

Xu Zhifei looked at Hu Yue, who was looking away.

She...didn't dare look at her.

Xu Zhifei said nothing and turned and left.

Hu Yue opened his mouth and wanted to say some words of blessing, but in the end, no words came out.

……

Li Mu was dozing off on his desk.

Of course, this is a normal thing during lunch break. Detectives are also human beings and they also need rest.

But when this happened to Li Mu, everyone was surprised.

Everyone in Liangcheng Police Department knew that this young detective was famous for his hard work, especially when it came to the criminal named Miji. He would not let go of even the slightest clue, and he had never been seen squinting during lunch break.

However... I recently received news that Mi Shi left Liang City and went to Ye City. Maybe this is the reason why he suddenly relaxed and took a lunch break.

"Xiao Li may have insomnia recently, so please don't disturb him." The leader of the police station glanced at Li Mu, then turned to give instructions to everyone.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see Li Mu's condition. Over the past half month, he has come to the police station with dark circles under his eyes every day. It is obvious that he has not rested well.

In fact, everyone is right.

Li Mu did not get enough rest.

It's been more than half a month.

Every night when he fell asleep, he would have that dream, and the content of the dream was exactly the same, that... old man floating in the elevator.

The same is true today.

"Wait for me..."

Same voice, same dream.

When Li Mu woke up again, he found himself lying on the desk in the police station.

"what's wrong with me……"

Li Mu closed his eyes, pinched his nose bridge, and exhaled a breath of foul air.

(End of this chapter)