HTDI Chapter 10

“First, you answer whatever I say, understand?”
She nodded.
However, she didn’t run outside immediately.
What was the reason for staying?
Was it a grateful heart?
Or the helplessness that a child of this age should have?
Su Mingfei thought for a moment and decided to ask some questions.
“First, are you mute?”
The little girl nodded again.
He didn’t think the little girl in front of him would deceive him.
“Second question, am I human?”
Speaking of this, he looked at her nervously.
But in fact, he already had the answer in his heart.
It was daytime, and she hadn’t disappeared.
And those Other-Demons only appeared at night.
So, he deduced that the little girl in front of him was not an Other-Demon or anything like that.
But, he still wanted to ask.
Hearing this strange question, the little girl was a little confused, but still nodded.
Seeing her admit it herself, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“Then, where are your mom and dad?”
As soon as he asked this question, her tears welled up.
Unable to hold back any longer, she cried.
Just then, as Su Mingfei was about to say something, someone was calling him on his walkie-talkie.
He quickly got up. The person calling him was Li Weicha, and he quickly answered.
Li Weicha told him something on the walkie-talkie.
Then hung up.
He put down the walkie-talkie, then looked at the little girl with a complicated expression and said:
As he said this, the little girl also raised her head.
Tear stains remained in the corners of her eyes.
She walked over and gestured with her hands.
He quickly understood what she meant and walked towards her.
“Okay, Dad.”
Su Baihan nodded in agreement.
Then he started making breakfast.
Li Weicha had just told him about the situation.
The general content was that a case had occurred not far from his house.
Last night, the town welcomed newcomers.
But, naturally, they were eaten by the Other-Demons.
Li Weicha had already sent people to keep watch there, preventing others from approaching.
And he also told Li Weicha about the little girl.
Li Weicha was silent for a moment, and said to bring her along later.
Although, he was also a little anxious in his heart.
But, no matter what, he had to eat first.
Therefore, he started making breakfast.
After he finished and brought it to the table, his daughter also brought the little girl over.
Perhaps because she had found a companion, the expression on the little girl’s face was not as heavy as before.
Moreover, her hair was all combed.
Her face was very clean.
“Did you wash your face and brush your teeth?”
Su Baihan said:
“Of course, Dad.”
The little girl also nodded.
“Well, then you eat first.”
“Okay, okay.”
The three of them leisurely ate breakfast.
Breakfast was just millet porridge, a few cold dishes, and boiled water.
That was all.
But, what else could they ask for now?
They walked directly over and quickly arrived at the crime scene.
There were no onlookers around, only people from the police station.
Su Baihan held the little girl’s hand and watched from the side.
Seeing Su Mingfei coming over, Li Weicha gave him the family’s documents.
Including their ID cards.
He looked at them. There was a photo on one of the ID cards, named Su Qing. He looked back at the little girl.
At this time, the little girl was looking at the scene with red eyes, not noticing his gaze.
He looked back again, compared them, and found that the little girl was the person in the ID photo.
“This time, three people were killed, it should be a family. According to our investigation, this family came to this town in the middle of the night last night.”
Li Weicha continued.
He also said:
“Those Other-Demons ate so clean, only leaving behind a drop of blood, not even a bone or skin.”
Hearing Li Weicha say this, he remembered that the previous case was also like this.
Those Other-Demons ate everything, not even hair was spared.
And now he looked at the scene, the car was crushed, and the surroundings were a mess.
It was conceivable how sharp the teeth of those Other-Demons were.
As far as he knew, those Other-Demons would never learn to use weapons.
In other words, they ripped people open with their bare hands.
Thinking of these things, he wondered, could humans really resist such combat power?
As he was thinking, Li Weicha got up and said:
“Where is the little girl?”
Su Mingfei also got up and beckoned to the little girl.
The little girl was very clever and quickly walked over.
She came to Su Mingfei’s side. She wasn’t crying now, but he could still see the sadness on her face.
Li Weicha took her ID card and compared it again, and said to the little girl:
The little girl nodded.
“Last night, your parents were eaten by Other-Demons in this place, leaving nothing behind.”
Li Weicha said calmly.
Su Mingfei’s expression changed. How could Li Weicha say that to a child?
However, on second thought, he was silent.
He had no reason to refute it.
In this place, perhaps death was common.
The people here were already used to survival.
To them, death was a very ordinary thing.
Hearing this, the little girl tightly grabbed his leg, looked at Li Weicha, and then nodded.
Seeing this, Su Mingfei said:
“Brother, she is a mute.”
Mute, this word used to be a source of pain for her.
But now, hearing this word, she felt a little fortunate.
Because in that case, she wouldn’t have to speak. Otherwise, as soon as she spoke, she would collapse.
She couldn’t forget the terrifying events of last night. It was her mom and dad who chose to hold them off to save her, which allowed her to survive.
She ran, knocking on the doors of other people’s houses.
But, those people didn’t open their doors.
No matter how loudly she knocked, it was useless.
She ran desperately again, while those Other-Demons watched her from afar, seemingly enjoying the scene of the prey running away in despair.
Until she knocked on the door of a house, and that house finally opened the door for her.
Therefore, she was able to escape.
She was born mute. When she was little, her mom and dad told her to be strong.
She always remembered it.
Until now, her heart was telling herself that she must live strongly!
She must be a strong child!
Don’t cry!
Don’t be unreasonable!
Don’t escape!
That was the current, strong her!
No one knew how much she had endured in the past to be so strong now.

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