Chapter 85 Discovery
After leaving the hospital, Xiao Xiao did not go back to the teahouse directly, but went to Grandpa Zhou's house instead.

Grandpa Zhou's house was in a mess, and you could smell an unpleasant burnt smell when you got closer.

At this time, the crowd that had been watching when the incident first happened was long gone, and only a few passers-by would inevitably stop and watch.

Leaving the room deserted.

I heard that the police have opened a case for investigation.

The previous strange events were naturally also included in the scope of key investigation.

Many people speculated that what happened to Zhou's family was probably done by one person.

Many people did not expect that what seemed to be a playful prank almost turned into a murder case.

Everyone was wondering what the Zhou family had done to deserve such a disaster.
If it were before, Xiao Xiao would have thought it was the work of an arsonist, and the strange things that happened before were just acts of scouting.

Although it is a bit strange, it is not incomprehensible. After all, the psychology of criminals is somewhat unreasonable.

However, the aura he felt in the hospital just now told him that this incident was probably not done by humans.

There's a demonic aura about that child!

……

There is a cordon at the door of Grandpa Zhou's house. Even if the door is wide open, there will surely be no ignorant thieves breaking in.

What's more, there was a policeman standing at the gate faithfully performing his duties.

Xiao Xiao stepped forward and explained his purpose very consciously: "Grandpa Zhou asked me to help him get something."

This is the truth. The incident happened suddenly and Zhou's grandparents left in a hurry without taking anything. Now the child is still in a coma and they are reluctant to leave.

I was so flustered in the morning that I didn't come to my senses until noon.

Xiao Xiao happened to be visiting a patient, so I'd like to trouble him to come back and get some things.

It’s not a lot, they will come and pick it up in the afternoon.

It’s just a little bear, a present for my grandson’s fifth birthday. The little guy loves it so much that he holds it in his arms every day.

They think that when the little one wakes up and sees the little bear, he will feel better, right?

Grandpa Zhou was a frequent customer of Xiao's Teahouse. It could be said that he had watched Xiao Xiao grow up and treated Xiao Xiao as his grandson. So he did not hesitate to be polite with Xiao Xiao and asked him to help make the trip.

Xiao Xiao naturally accepted this and was happy to make the trip.

Besides, he just needed a reason to check on Grandpa Zhou.

This opportunity couldn't be better.

……

Not the entire house was burned, other places were intact, except for the room where Grandpa Zhou's grandson was, which was burnt black and dilapidated.

No one believes that this was not a premeditated murder.

"Fei Fei, can you help me find out if there are any monsters hiding here? Or any remaining demonic energy?" Xiao Xiao turned his head and whispered to Fei Fei.

After the previous experience of hearing monsters, he knew that not all monsters' demonic aura was as bright as a headlight in the dark. Some monsters' demonic aura was very faint and could not be detected at all unless within a certain range.

But Feifei is also a monster, so he should be more sensitive to demonic aura than him, right?
"Fei Fei~" Fei Fei responded happily, just like a puppy, sniffing around with his nose raised.

……

Xiao Xiao focused on searching back and forth in the burnt room.

Even though it had been ventilated before, there was still a pungent smell of smoke and fire in the room.

This has invisibly added a lot of difficulty to the search for evil spirits.

Moreover, I don’t know if the monster who committed arson and attempted murder is still in this room.

No? Xiao Xiao's eyebrows slightly knitted together. There was indeed a faint demonic aura floating in this room, but it was indeed filled with the entire room, and there was no way to track it.

"Fifi, can you tell me where this monster is?"

"Hey, he ...

"Coffee~"

……

Next, Xiao Xiao and Fei Fei carefully checked every corner of the outer room, especially the kitchen, because the rice cabinet was there.

Unfortunately, nothing was found.

He wouldn't really run away, would he?
That would be troublesome.

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but walk to the windowsill of the living room, as if he wanted to find the way the monster left, but he got an unexpected surprise.

Behind the heavy curtains, other people could see nothing, but Xiao Xiao could clearly see a purple-red figure.

A giant...rat?

The whole body is purple, with red extending from the head to the back. There are also red demon patterns on both sides of the body, and a ball of flame is burning on the slender tail.

"Fei Fei~" Fei Fei jumped lightly and leaped onto Xiao Xiao's shoulder. He stared at the big rat in front of him with obvious disdain in his eyes.

The big rat turned its head suddenly when it heard the noise, and then, to Xiao Xiao's surprise, it shot out like lightning, jumped off the windowsill, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Hello, this is the fourth floor!

Well, that's not the point.

The point is, this was the first time he encountered a monster that turned around and ran away when it saw him.

Even if ordinary monsters don't attack immediately, they should roll up their sleeves and prepare for a fight, right?
Xiao Xiao leaned on the balcony with both hands and looked into the distance, but his good eyesight could only allow him to catch a glimpse of a small black shadow.

"What's wrong?" A policeman's somewhat puzzled voice suddenly came from the door.

Xiao Xiao was completely dispelled from the urge to jump off the windowsill and chase after the mouse.

"fine."

No matter how regretful I am, it won't help.

Xiao Xiao hugged the teddy bear and said goodbye to the policeman who was looking at him with suspicion.

It was not until we turned a corner that the policeman's scorching gaze finally disappeared.

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and then smiled bitterly. He was about to be treated as a suspect.

No wonder, after hanging around in someone's house for a long time, he finally came out with a bear in his arms.

Thinking about it this way, it is indeed very suspicious.

……

Although he knew there was little hope, Xiao Xiao still searched in the direction where the big rat last disappeared.

As expected, nothing was found.

This is bad. If the monster hides, it's fine, at least it's still in this area, but if it leaves, then there's really nothing we can do.

Xiao Xiao stopped and thought for a while, but couldn't think of any good solution. He looked down and saw the teddy bear in his arms. He decided to send the teddy bear to the hospital first before considering other things.

It has been delayed for quite some time. Grandpa Zhou should be anxious, right?
But Xiao Xiao just realized that the girls passing by were secretly looking at him with a smile on their faces... The little bear in his arms couldn't help but frown, thinking about his image.

……

When we arrived at the hospital again, the child had not woken up yet, and there were other people in the ward, probably Grandpa Zhou's children.

Grandma Zhou took the teddy bear handed over by Xiao Xiao and sat back down on the bedside, looking haggard and worried.

"Xiaoxiao, thank you for your help." Grandpa Zhou's usually strong body was slightly hunched.

"No." Xiao Xiao hesitated for a moment and finally said out the thought that suddenly occurred to him on the road.

"Grandpa Zhou, do you still have the same rice you had before?"

(End of this chapter)