Chapter 53: The Cruel Truth X Monster of Human Heart

  "The second question, I think you must be very curious about, is why I would rescue the two-faced baby. Isn't it my enemy? Well, actually, I just want to tell you that who asked you to intervene and come here. I saved it, because it's also what we others hope for. You outsiders always like to cause trouble. Don't give me that look, I know you'll say, 'You're an outsider too.' But the outsiders I'm referring to are those of us who know the secret of the two-faced baby. You clearly aren't. Because none of us want the two-faced baby to be killed, that's why I rescued it."

  "The third question, why should I kill you? Because your existence will pose a threat to me."

  Ah Hao arrived at the grass heap, put on plastic gloves, bent down and pulled out an axe from inside, saying: "Your IQ is also very high in my opinion, you should understand now? Why was my girlfriend covered in lime powder? Hehe, thirteen, I see your eyes, you must have been the first to think of it, right? No mistake, the truth is like this - that night, what you heard was our loud moaning, actually it was just a recording of my voice from before, at that time, I was playing the audio, haha, a perfect plan!"

  My heart is plummeting to the bottom of an unfathomable dark abyss. I've figured out the truth that Ah Hao said, why when someone came to rescue us, it was actually our time to die. I also know now - that night, Ah Hao had already killed his girlfriend early on, using an axe to chop at her neck while playing their intimate recordings. I heard those sounds and thought she was still alive, but in reality, she was long dead. Then the Two-Faced Baby came, and he handed the axe over to it, framing the innocent Two-Faced Baby for the murder. This is also why he didn't resent the Two-Faced Baby for killing his girlfriend.

  I was truly foolish, I should have figured it out long ago. But from the very beginning, I had a prejudice against the two-faced monster baby because it was a monster and its appearance was too terrifying. So we all took it as a murderous monster. And these people who looked human-like and polite, such as Zhu Huiling, the waiter, and Ah Hao, were actually wearing good-looking exteriors but with monstrous and cruel hearts underneath.

  "Let me tell you, the Two-Faced Baby has never actually killed anyone. The people who were supposedly killed by it in the past, the truth is that they all died in the same way as you are going to die now - there's no other choice, since it looks so much like a murderous monster and doesn't have any intelligence, it was destined to be used by us to get rid of people we want to eliminate."

  Chilling, desperate, cruel, human nature, apathy, all sorts of emotions that make me nauseous are constantly churning, surging, raging, and rampaging inside my body, blurry and fragmented. Compared to what Liu Longcun Du Jie and his father did, the current Ah Hao, and those who used the Double-Faced Monster Baby to kill people in the past, their extinct and dark human nature makes me feel extremely disgusted.

  "Stop staring at me with that look of gazing at a freak, we are all freaks living in this world. The only difference is that I dare to be myself and take action, while you guys are hypocritical and good at hiding yourselves."

  A Hao poked his head out of the haystack, using the gap between the haystacks to look at the distant Leigong Hotel and said: "How can your old friend be so unrighteous, it's been so long, why hasn't he come to rescue you yet?"

  Actually, I'm extremely anxious inside. Five minutes ago, my phone kept vibrating. I knew it was Ruan Defeng who saw my signal and suspected that I was in danger, so he tried to call me. Now, he must be running back from the village by the river to rescue us. For the first time in my life, I don't want Ruan Defeng to rush over to save us, because as soon as he appears within Ah Hao's line of sight, Ah Hao will use his axe to take care of us within three seconds.

  The two-faced monster stood stupidly to the side, like a naive and ignorant child, its huge red eyes still shining brightly. Sometimes it would look at Rouran, as if wanting to say something to her. However, the anesthetic effect on Rouran had yet to wear off, and she was completely unaware of the crisis we were in.

  This time's encounter in the Lei Gong mountain range is truly perilous beyond compare. From when Kui Ruo Lan was kidnapped by the Double-Faced Baby, to us being caught by Zhu Hui Ling's scheme, and now we've fallen into Ah Hao's trap again, each wave subsiding only for another to rise, every time almost costing us our lives. Luckily, thanks to Ruan De Feng's timely rescue last time with Zhu Hui Ling, we escaped danger. But this time is completely different; Ah Hao has already figured out that Ruan De Feng will come to save us and plans to use his rescue attempt to murder us. This time it seems truly impossible to survive... I never thought I'd die so young...

  I stared with wide eyes, waiting for death, when I suddenly saw in another pile of grass, a piece of black clothing was exposed. The pure black clothes made it impossible to see the person's face, only the corner of the garment was visible, fluttering in the evening wind. Then, this black-clad figure stretched out a hand, a thin and bony hand with five fingers that had no flesh, with joints protruding like a skull's fingers.

  It's Hei Hou Zi. It must be that mysterious black monkey. Is he going to appear and save us again in our time of need?

  I guessed it right, the black monkey's five fingers grasped a small black stone, aiming at Ah Hao, and this black stone was like a black bullet. I even heard the sound of the stone rubbing against the air due to its high speed. This ordinary black stone hit Ah Hao's left temple squarely, and Ah Hao didn't have time to react before falling to the ground.

  Who is this black monkey, and why does he always seem to know where we are going? He seems to be aware of our every move - I thought of Zou Guanjia. But isn't the black monkey our arch-nemesis? Why would he save me twice? When I went back to look at the haystack, the black monkey was nowhere to be seen. He must have also followed us and checked into the Leigong Inn, but in these few days, I haven't noticed any suspicious people. I stopped thinking about this because Ruan Defeng had already arrived, panting heavily.

  He looked at everything in front of him and asked me what had happened. Where did I have the strength to answer his question? Only my neck could move left and right, and my eyes could move. Ruan Defeng was indeed a doctor, he could see that we were anesthetized, took out some refreshing oil and waved it in front of our nostrils, and we gradually felt our bodies regain strength.

  As soon as I could speak, I immediately said to Ruan Defeng: "I'm really sorry, you've been running for us twice in one afternoon. It's really embarrassing, Dr. Ruan. Why don't you join our Wu Xie Society? I think you're someone we need very much."

  Ruan De Feng burst out laughing and said, "Don't say that anymore, I'm the younger generation, taking care of you young people is what I should be doing. And to tell you the truth, I've been old friends with your steward Zou for a long time. So from now on, don't mention thanks or anything like that again."

  Huierlan, who had just woken up, tightly hugged the strange baby and said, "Thank you, thank you so much." I told everyone about the whole incident, Chen Qiuyang had already called the police, and the police came quickly to take Ah Hao away.

  I stroked the strange baby's head and said, "Although you may not understand what we are saying, I will clear your name. I have recorded Ah Hao's words and just handed them over to the police. From now on, you won't be misunderstood by people, and no one can use you to do bad things or frame you."

  The two-faced monster baby stared blankly at us, making a soft sound, then hugged Aoi Roran's right leg and jumped onto the grass heap, burrowing into it.

  For 6 years, this two-faced monster has been misunderstood by people and exploited by those who know it's actually kind-hearted to do evil. But it itself is completely unconscious, doesn't feel unfair, doesn't feel wronged, doesn't want revenge, and doesn't resist, even when the people who exploit it stand in front of it, it is still as simple as a blank sheet of paper, without any action. It's like a most innocent child.

  I looked at its tattered back, and my heart ached wave after wave. I said, "It must be tired too, and needs to rest. Let's not disturb it for now, let's go back and take a break." And Ruan Defeng also bid us farewell, returning to the village by the river on that side.

  "Although I know you can't feel our gratitude, please still accept my sincere thanks. Thank you."

  ……

  This day was truly shocking and exciting, we were all very tired, but we felt that the truth obtained with our lives was worth it. At least we cleared the name of the "Double-Faced Baby" and let everyone know that it was just a child, an innocent baby who would never commit murder. Those villains who wanted to use it to cover up their own crimes could no longer carry out their sinister plans.

  After learning the truth, we each returned to our own rooms. I lay flat on the wooden bed, with a thousand thoughts in my mind and many emotions. I really wanted to know how this two-faced monster had survived all these years, who had raised it.

  From the information that can be obtained so far, the most likely possibility is Hongmei. I have always dared not to ask Qingying or Qingjiang, after all these years, whether Qingying knows that the double-faced monster she gave birth to is still alive. I am sure Qingying knows, because Xiayuan Village is not very far from Leigong Hotel.