HTDI Chapter 6

Night would eventually arrive.
His daughter, Su Baihan, was already asleep.
Now, the entire town was without lights, plunged into darkness.
Only a silent atmosphere and bright moonlight remained.
Wait!
He suddenly realized something.
He quickly roused himself and looked towards the moonlit sky.
In the moonlit sky, a full moon hung high.
It radiated flawless moonlight.
“What’s going on with this full moon?”
Su Mingfei stared blankly at the full moon in the sky.
If he remembered correctly, the first time he came to this town, it was also during a full moon.
Last night as well, and now tonight too.
Was the cycle of the full moon that long?
He didn’t know much about such things.
But from past experience, didn’t a full moon usually last for three nights?
He took a deep breath.
Then he continued to look out the window.
The Other-Demons outside the window were still appearing as usual.
Looking at these Other-Demons, he summarized a few categories:
First, those without horns.
Second, those with wings.
Third, those with long legs and sharp teeth.
He could only understand this much for now, his information was limited.
He glanced at his watch; the time was now 9:00 PM.
Feeling rather sleepy, he also slipped into bed.
With his back to his daughter, he watched out the window.
Gradually, he closed his eyes.
He slowly drifted off to sleep.
Suddenly, he was startled awake.
He looked at the person beside him; his daughter was gone!
Moreover, he also heard knocking on the door!
He was instantly jolted awake.
His heart was beating fast.
It was worry for his daughter.
He cautiously went out, holding the gun; fortunately, the house had a few windows, and with the moonlight, he could still see the road.
His heart was pounding.
Then he heard the knocking sound, followed the sound, and saw his daughter.
She was on the first floor, and she also looked at Su Mingfei.
He could see his daughter’s tension and her fearful eyes.
Holding the gun, he slowly walked towards the first floor.
As he got closer to his daughter, her hand pointed to the front door.
At this moment, the door was being knocked on intermittently.
He cautiously approached, looked through the peephole, and saw the object knocking on the door.
It was actually a woman, and he knew her very well.
He trembled all over, filled with disbelief!
Suddenly, the other party seemed to have seen him as well, and their eyes met his.
He was so frightened that he stepped back, covering his mouth with his hand.
He was 27 years old this year, and before adopting Su Baihan, he had another daughter.
That was also whom he had adopted.
Back when he was in the army, he was carrying out an urgent mission.
A gang of thugs robbed a bank; these people were well-trained mercenaries who had fled from a foreign country.
They were holding hostages.
His best friend, Chen Mingsi, was also his teammate.
Chen Mingsi went out to negotiate with the thugs, willing to be a hostage of the robbers.
That was to exchange hostages; the robbers quickly agreed and held Chen Mingsi hostage.
He, on the other hand, looked for an opportunity, attempting to turn the tables and kill the robbers.
He was a well-known sniper in the team.
Known as a sharpshooter!
He aimed his gun at the robber, and at the moment the robber was aligned, he decisively struck.
With his opening shot, the remaining teammates lurking in other corners also opened fire instantly.
However, what was unexpected was that in the hands of the robber, there was still a hostage, a little boy.
At the critical moment, Chen Mingsi stepped forward to protect the little girl, but Chen Mingsi was also shot dead by the robber at the first moment.
And he seized the time to kill the robber.
In the end, all 5 robbers were killed.
But Chen Mingsi was dead.
If he hadn’t fired early, he might have discovered another hostage.
If that was the case, perhaps Chen Mingsi wouldn’t have died.
She was originally a child in an orphanage; at that time, she was just over 5 years old. The orphanage was not far from the bank, and she secretly ran out to buy something to eat, but was taken away by one of the robbers, and then the robbers went to the bank to rob.
They used her as the last hostage, because she was young, and with her in hand, the police would also be wary of taking action.
But no one expected the accident to happen so quickly.
After losing her memory, the little girl continued to live in the orphanage.
Until she was 9 years old, she was adopted by a couple.
And that couple was Su Mingfei and his wife.
And that little girl is the current Su Baihan.
Back then, when Chen Mingsi was killed, although the robbers were finally killed, and the little girl was rescued.
But he still felt very guilty.
In that situation, no one expected the robber to hide another hostage.
But Chen Mingsi’s death was the reality.
He believed it was all his fault.
As the captain, he didn’t look at the situation properly before opening fire.
He was very guilty, not only about Chen Mingsi’s death, but Chen Mingsi also had a daughter.
Chen Mingsi was dead, what would happen to his daughter?
He was very guilty.
Chen Mingsi’s daughter was called Chen Xiarou.
Chen Xiarou’s body was very unhealthy, her legs and feet were inconvenient, and she couldn’t even walk normally.
Therefore, Chen Mingsi’s wife left Chen Mingsi and his daughter.
So, Su Mingfei felt very guilty.
Because of him, Chen Mingsi died, so what about Chen Xiarou?
He told himself over and over again that Chen Mingsi still had relatives, and his relatives would take good care of Chen Xiarou.
Even if Chen Mingsi’s relatives didn’t take care of Chen Xiarou, the relevant state departments would take good care of Chen Xiarou.
Su Mingfei locked himself in his room for a full 2 days.
After 2 days, he resigned from the army and then went to see Chen Xiarou.
Because Chen Mingsi was dead, Chen Xiarou was taken care of by Chen Mingsi’s relatives.
However, they were very bad to Chen Xiarou.
His heart ached.
Chen Mingsi was his brother, good friend, and also his subordinate.
But Chen Mingsi was older than him.
At that time, Chen Mingsi was already 45 years old.
And Chen Mingsi’s daughter, Chen Xiarou, was 18 years old.
He naturally knew Chen Xiarou.
He remembered that the first time they met, she kept staring at him, saying he was too handsome.
Chen Mingsi and Su Mingfei laughed heartily.
Chen Mingsi was truly bright, considerate, and had a chivalrous heart.
He was different; he was decisive and never gave the robber a way out.
However, it didn’t prevent the two from becoming friends.
From that time on, Su Mingfei told himself that he owed Chen Mingsi a life.
However, things in the world are unpredictable; before he had time to repay it, Chen Mingsi died.
Since Chen Mingsi died, he went to see Chen Xiarou once, and after seeing her being treated maliciously by Chen Mingsi’s relatives, he discussed it with his wife and adopted Chen Xiarou.
However, the happy and beautiful days were always short-lived.
Chen Xiarou died 4 years later.
She died of her own strange illness.
He felt very guilty.
He failed to take good care of Chen Xiarou.
After Chen Xiarou died, he and his wife went to the orphanage and adopted the current Su Baihan.
His wife was infertile, so she couldn’t have children. She always said that she didn’t want to burden him and wanted to divorce him, so that he could find a new woman.
In the end, she still divorced him.
No amount of persuasion could keep a woman who wanted to leave.
He was very sad.
Therefore, during the vacation, he took his daughter to The Country of Clouds for a while before coming back.
However, they inexplicably came to this town that they couldn’t get out of.
At this moment, the person knocking on the door was actually Chen Xiarou, whom he had once adopted.
He couldn’t believe it.
His heart was beating even faster!
His whole person was stunned.
All kinds of emotions, hidden for many years, suddenly gushed out like a river, ceaselessly.
He carefully approached the peephole again and saw the other side again.
Moreover, the other party also saw him.
This time, he really saw it clearly.
What frightened him was that she wasn’t wearing any clothes, her hair was disheveled, and she was wearing a wreath on her head.
Moreover, she was dirty all over.
It was as if she had crawled out of Sky Prison.
His hand slowly turned to the doorknob, wanting to open the door.
He wanted to know why Chen Xiarou had become like this.
He wanted to know if she had really returned from hell, and if she had any unfinished wishes.
In that instant, Su Baihan saw his actions, her eyes widened, and she quickly pressed her father’s hand; at this moment, she realized that her father’s hand was terrifyingly cold!
It wasn’t like a human hand at all!
She didn’t know what her father saw.
But she knew that she couldn’t let her father open the door!
She increased her strength to prevent her father from opening the door.
Then her father’s hand was filled with strength.
In desperation, she lowered her head and bit her father’s hand hard with her mouth.
She bit hard, and blood flowed from Su Mingfei’s hand.
“Ah!”
Su Mingfei lowered his head in pain and found that his daughter was biting his hand.
Instantly, he realized what he was about to do and hurriedly withdrew his hand.
She almost cried on the spot.
Seeing her like this, Su Mingfei also felt a little guilty and quickly stopped himself from wanting to see the scene outside again.
He immediately withdrew his gaze, and his daughter’s mouth also let go.
He quickly hugged his daughter and walked to the second floor.
However, the knocking sound became louder!
“Bang, bang, bang.”
It sounded like it was going to kill someone!
The posture was as if the object outside had something extremely urgent and kept knocking on the door.
Su Baihan’s eyes stared at the door, and her heart kept beating.
She was extremely scared.
Su Mingfei carried his daughter to the room.
Then he locked the door of the room and put his daughter down.
Then he pulled the curtains again.
After putting his daughter on the bed, he quickly opened the disinfectant from the simple medical kit he had brought with him when he set out.
He wiped and disinfected the place where his daughter had just bitten him, and then wrapped it with gauze.
The place where his daughter had just bitten him was still a little painful.
It was broken skin.
But fortunately, nothing serious happened.
It would be fine after a few days of rest.
His body had a strong ability to recover, beyond ordinary people.
He had seen Chen Xiarou’s death with his own eyes, and he had even buried her.
So, the person knocking on the door just now was not Chen Xiarou.
Moreover, it was very likely an Other-Demon.
Other-Demons would eat people.
If he let the monster in at the door, then he and his daughter might both die.
It didn’t matter if he died; as a former special forces soldier, he had long since taken a dim view of life and death.
But if he died, what would happen to his daughter Su Baihan?
She was still so young.
Thinking of this, he felt very guilty.
“Daddy…”
Su Baihan looked at the wound her daddy was bandaging, and she also felt guilty, wanting to say something.
But she saw Su Mingfei put his finger on her mouth.
She knew that her daddy meant not to speak.
She immediately thought of the Other-Demons outside.
Instantly, she was so frightened that she hid back in the quilt.
At this moment, both of them could hear the one just now, still knocking on the door.
Su Baihan was not well at all.
After Su Mingfei bandaged the wound, he also lay on the bed, with his back to his daughter, and covered himself with the quilt.
He tried his best not to think about the thing at the door.
However, his brain just wouldn’t listen.
He just kept thinking about that thing.
He didn’t know how long it had been, but the knocking sound at the door finally couldn’t be heard.
And he also fell asleep.
He looked at the time and then looked at his daughter lying on top of him.
It turned out that when he was sleeping last night, his daughter Su Baihan had unknowingly fallen asleep on him.
It was estimated that she was also scared enough last night.
He carefully turned his daughter over and covered her with the quilt.
With such movements, she was still sleeping soundly.
It seemed that she slept very soundly.
He carefully opened the door and went to the bathroom to wash and tidy up his hair, then put on his clothes, took the pistol, and went to the first floor.
He opened the door.
There were also some people looking at him.
Seeing that he was safe and sound, these people quickly left.
It seemed that the neighbors around last night should have heard the “knocking” sound.
He looked at the door, and there was nothing there.
There was also nothing unusual.
After checking it again, he came back in and closed the door.
He calmly made breakfast, while also thinking about what happened last night.
Why did the “Chen Xiarou” from last night appear at his door?
Was it an Other-Demon disguised?
He didn’t think what he saw last night was an illusion.
At least the knocking sound was real.
He knew from the exploratory gazes of the surrounding neighbors after he closed the door.
Those people must have also heard the knocking sound last night, and then looked at his house not far away early in the morning.
They were watching to see if he was still alive.
He thought that this reasoning was correct.
No matter what, he would wait until he got off work to ask the town mayor Yina and Li Weicha to find out.
He looked at his daughter Su Baihan on the second floor and said:
“Wash up, get ready for breakfast.”
“Okay, Daddy.”
After Su Baihan finished speaking to Su Mingfei, she went to wash up.
Su Mingfei set the stools and the breakfast.

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