FBH Chapter 23

Zhou Yu needed to get as close as possible to the eccentric man until he completed the task the flat-headed man had assigned him. Over three days, although he successfully approached the eccentric man four times, he couldn’t find an opportunity to carry out the plan.

He felt that he should first try to gain the eccentric man’s trust, and then find an opportunity to implement the plan.

That afternoon, the opportunity finally came.

He deliberately entered the elevator car with the eccentric man who was returning from ordering takeout. The elevator ascended to the 9th floor (where the eccentric man lived), but the door didn’t open for a long time. The eccentric man pressed the door button four or five times, but the door still didn’t open.

At this moment, their backs against the car, still shaken, they looked at each other.

Zhou Yu, looking at the eccentric man who was still wearing a black mask and a baseball cap that completely covered his face, seized the opportunity to say, “It must be that the elevator is old and hasn’t been maintained in time, so it malfunctioned.”

The eccentric man glanced at Zhou Yu and responded with a heavy, “Mm.”

Zhou Yu, finding something to say, said, “Every time I ride this elevator, I hear it creaking. Now that I think about it, I’m still afraid.”

This time the eccentric man didn’t respond.

The eccentric man pressed the “call” button on the car panel several times, but there was no response. Then he pressed the “alarm” button, but still no response. He angrily cursed.

Zhou Yu saw an elevator maintenance number posted in the car, took out his phone, and said, “You call this number.”

After the call went through, Zhou Yu explained the situation and location of himself and the resident being trapped in the elevator. The person on the other end said they knew and would be right over.

“I… Unemployed.” Obviously, the eccentric man wanted to brush it off.

“Brother must be joking.” Zhou Yu gave a stiff smile.

The eccentric man ignored Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu continued, “Listening to your accent, brother, you sound like you’re from out of town. Where are you from?”

The eccentric man turned his face away, turning a deaf ear.

The eccentric man suddenly hunched over and covered his chest with his hand. Then he took off his mask and hat, and leaned against the car, slowly squatting down and retching.

Zhou Yu thought, would he suspect that I already know who he is? Instead of being so timid, I might as well frankly admit that I “recognize” who he is. That might make it easier to talk to him.

The eccentric man suddenly stood up, and two sharp gazes shot towards Zhou Yu, like unsheathed swords, gleaming with cold light—eyes clearly carrying a warning.

Zhou Yu couldn’t help but shiver, quickly stating his position: “Don’t worry, I won’t leak your… your whereabouts and address.”

He knew very well that the reason the eccentric man wore a mask and hat every time he went out was to avoid being recognized. After all, the eccentric man had become a rat running across the street online. If his whereabouts and address were known to those who were cyberbullying him, those people might, for various purposes, come and intercept him, the consequences of which would be unimaginable.

Because of this, Zhou Yu felt it was necessary to state his position in a timely manner. This might dispel the eccentric man’s worries. If the eccentric man felt unsafe living here and quietly moved away, then his efforts would have been in vain.

Gradually, the eccentric man’s gaze wasn’t so sharp. He opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Zhou Yu frowned, took a few steps back, took out a tissue from his body, held his breath and walked over to hand it to the eccentric man. The eccentric man said, “Thank you.”

Zhou Yu asked, “Should I call ‘120’?”

The eccentric man waved his hand and said, “No need.”

After vomiting, the eccentric man moved his body to the side, leaned against the car, looking relatively weak.

At this time, Zhou Yu also experienced chest tightness, dizziness, and fatigue. He suspected that it might be due to the narrow space and poor air circulation.

Fortunately, at this time, two elevator maintenance workers arrived. After a series of standard operations, the elevator door was finally opened.

Zhou Yu helped the eccentric man out of the elevator and walked up to the 9th floor from the stairwell.

“Thank you.” The eccentric man wasn’t as dizzy and weak as before, and his physical strength gradually recovered.

The eccentric man hesitated for a moment and said, “Come in.”

Zhou Yu followed the eccentric man into the house.

Zhou Yu saw that the eccentric man’s eyes were full of melancholy, dejection, and loneliness, as if covered by a thick cloud. When he thought about his painstaking purpose of approaching the eccentric man, he couldn’t help but feel nervous, causing his body to tremble uncontrollably. He was really worried about being discovered by the eccentric man, so he had to force himself to divert his attention, and after a long time, the nervousness eased a bit.

The eccentric man was none other than Li Yuehua, one of the family members of the victims in the aforementioned case.

Zhou Yu felt awkward for saying insincere words, and also felt disdain for Li Yuehua’s desperate defense of himself, thinking, you motherfucker, stop pretending to be kind! This case cannot be separated from you. The reason the police haven’t arrested you is because the police haven’t found enough evidence! I really pity your innocent wife and son.

Zhou Yu had seen an article online by a certain influential blogger analyzing that Li Yuehua had a great suspicion of committing the crime, which was said with a semblance of truth, as if he possessed a God’s-eye view. The general content was:

Because he was caught in the quagmire of extramarital affairs and unable to extricate himself, Li Yuehua unilaterally filed for divorce from Ning Yaohong, but the divorce request was rejected by the court on the grounds that it was not conducive to the man’s psychological rehabilitation.

Ning Yaohong was furious after learning that her husband had another woman outside, and threatened to die with her husband. Li Yuehua, worried that his wife would really take crazy actions, planned to strike first, got cyanide and mixed it into a drink, put the drink in a hidden place in the house, ready to find an opportunity to poison his wife, but Ning Yaohong, Lü Yuchan, and Li Zihan mistakenly drank the drink and died of poisoning.

How did the three mistakenly drink the drink? The article speculated that Li Zihan might have accidentally discovered it. He then took the drink to the living room, and because it was hot and he was thirsty, the unsuspecting Ning Yaohong or Lü Yuchan poured it out for everyone to drink together.

Li Yuehua cursed the netizens who were slandering and spreading rumors about him online for a while, and then said, “I plan to donate a well for my wife and son.”

“Donate a well?” Zhou Yu was quite surprised and didn’t understand why.

Li Yuehua nodded and slowly said, “I feel very sad about their deaths. The purpose of my donating the well is to comfort their souls in the afterlife and relieve some of my pain.”

Zhou Yu thought, is this Li Yuehua’s hypocritical idea?

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