Everyone looked at each other in a stalemate for a long time, and the boy in the crowd became more and more nervous as time passed.
Li Huixi wanted to step forward and pull him out of the crowd, but just as she was about to take action, she was stopped by her inner voice:
"Wait!"
"What are you waiting for?"
"What if he is not a ghost?"
"Why don't we just let him go?"
"Do you think the group of people behind you will let him go easily? Finally, with a scapegoat, will the real murderer let him go?"
"That makes sense..."
Li Huixi retracted the leg she had just stepped out.
After a long stalemate and still no clue, Xue Xiao suggested that everyone disperse first.
After all, you can't find the murderer even if you stand here. On the contrary, you can easily be targeted as the next person to die, so no one is unaware of this and they all walk away silently.
Li Huixi caught up with the little boy in a quiet place where no one was around. She didn't use any force, but just blocked his path.
Unexpectedly, the little boy was not afraid, but stood there blankly staring at Li Huixi with his pitiful eyes.
This made Li Huixi a little confused. After the two looked at each other, Li Huixi said:
"Did you kill the person?"
The little boy pursed his lips and shook his head slowly.
"Then did you see the murder scene?"
The little boy didn't respond to her words, and his body didn't move.
Li Huixi knew that she had guessed correctly. A child of this age does not have the ability to disguise his emotions. If it were a human being transformed from a strange body, his reaction should be more natural. The child in front of him obviously has a look that belongs to his age. of purity.
Li Huixi squatted down and looked at the thin boy in front of him. His hair was mixed with a few hairs that did not belong to him. There were a few tiny blood scabs on his face. The areas around his eyes were dark. In addition to dust, there were more Dark circles under the eyes caused by not getting enough rest.
Li Huixi rubbed the boy's head, and her tone no longer contained the hint of questioning at the beginning:
"May I have your name?"
The boy still said nothing and looked at Li Huixi warily.
Seeing that the other party didn't respond, Li Huixi was at a loss for what to do. For her, she had basically zero experience in getting along with children.
Just as Li Huixi was squatting aside and trying to get the boy to speak but was unable to do anything, a familiar figure covered the boy's shadow.
Chen Chichi also squatted down, took out a lollipop from his pocket, handed it to the dirty child, and helped him clean the dirt on his face.
But the child just looked at the lollipop stretched out in front of him with some curiosity and did not take it.
Li Huixi was a little surprised by Chen Chichi's arrival. She originally thought that Chen Chichi would stay with Xue Xiao. On the other hand, she didn't want Chen Chichi to come to see her because in the next week, her There will be danger all around.
Li Huixi didn't know why the little boy didn't eat candy, and thought Chen Chichi's "bribery" had failed.
Chen Chichi observed quietly for a while and found that he just didn't seem to have seen the thing in his hand, so he unwrapped the lollipop and stuffed the candy into the little boy's mouth.
The little boy's eyes immediately lit up after eating the candy, and something belonging to his age briefly flashed back in his eyes.
Chen Chichi took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory and asked the boy:
"Tell sister, what is your name?"
This time, even though his mouth was drooling, the little boy still answered Chen Chichi's question:
"My name is Chang Li..."
With candy in his mouth, Chang Li's words were a little unclear.
"Is it called a long gift? The length of the gift is the gift?"
Chang Li looked at Chen Chi Chi with some doubts, and after a while he nodded hesitantly.
"You can't read? Don't you even have a last name?"
Changli replied with a few "wuwu" sounds.
Chen Chichi and Li Huixi quietly finished the candy with Chang Li. During this period, their faces were a little solemn, the lollipops changed from big to small, and Chang Li's state slowly returned to the gloomy look just now.
"Sister, no more..."
Chen Chichi knew he was talking about sugar, so he stroked his little head again and explained gently:
"This is called a lollipop. It will melt if you hold it for a long time."
Chang Li nodded confusedly.
"Where do you live? Let's take you home."
Chen Chichi originally thought that the murderous monster had not yet been found, and it would be dangerous for Chang Li to go back alone, so he made the request out of concern.
But Chang Li shook his head and refused.
"But you are alone..."
Li Huixi immediately saw that something was wrong, so she stopped Chen Chichi from talking, winked at her, and went home alone.
When the two of them were far away, Chang Li walked toward home alone, but the two of them didn't go far.
Li Huixi initially set her sights on Chang Li because of his demeanor. Since it was determined that he was not a ghost, there must be a ghost in his home.
Instead of forcing his way in to arouse the enemy, it is better to follow Chang Li and observe quietly.
When passing through those living areas, Chang Li tried his best to take small paths to avoid being seen. Although he was young, he already had some awareness of counter-investigation.
But a child is a child after all, and his methods are still too immature in Li Huixi's eyes.
After walking through several alleys and passing through several houses, Chang Li finally stopped.
His home is located on the innermost floor of the living area. Most of the houses here are warehouses used to store tools. There are only a few survivors living here.
The room in Changli's house is not big, and there is only one window on the right side of the door.
Li Huixi and the others followed and hid not far from Changli's house. As soon as they settled down, Li Huixi's keen sense of smell smelled a faint smell of blood.
Instinct told her she was in the right place.
In this dark alley, Chen Chichi didn't know what slippery things were on her fingers. She put her hands in front of her eyes and saw that the warm red liquid had covered her palms.
"Xixi...look..."
Chen Chichi's voice was trembling, and he didn't dare to look away from the blood on his hands.
However, her call went unanswered for a long time.
"Xixi?"
Chen Chichi began to feel something was wrong, and a cold wind began to pass through his ears. He called again, but still received no response from Li Huixi.
An ominous premonition arose in Chen Chichi's heart.
Sure enough, at the end of the dim alley was Chang Li's home. The shabby black wooden door opened automatically, and a child who looked exactly like Chang Li walked out from behind the door.
But the smile on his face was no different from the twisted smiles Chen Chichi saw on the faces of those larvae when he was at school.
She was extremely clear that what was in front of her now was the murderous mysterious body.
But her legs were paralyzed and she had no ability to run.
Not only was the oncoming strange body terrifying, the entire alley was collapsing at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was even said that this alley was set up by this strange body to confuse himself and Li Huixi. deception.
"No, Li Huixi may not really be here..."
Chen Chichi suddenly realized this terrible fact. Perhaps from the moment he saw Chang Li, he had fallen into the illusion set by him.
At this time, Chen Chichi was isolated and helpless, running to an inaccessible place alone. Now think about it, why did Chang Li avoid crowds and why he set up his home in such a remote location.
It turned out that they were all trying to lure Chen Zanchi over and then torture her to death.
More and more ideas floated through Chen Chichi's mind, and she couldn't control herself to stop thinking.
"Obviously the most important thing is to escape... but now I'm thinking about everything that just happened like I'm running on a lantern."
Chen Chi closed her eyes, her limp limbs ready to meet her end.
