Chapter 58

Heshou Ye, who was extremely averse to children, later became the director of an orphanage, spending his own money to adopt a large number of abandoned infants and orphans. This itself was an extremely abnormal and terrifying thing. We were very curious about why Heshou Ye made such a decision, and to understand the process of his psychological distortion, we conducted a personality simulation test." Li Xue mentioned a term that Han Fei had never heard before—personality simulation test.

"We tried hundreds of models and ultimately concluded that Heshou Ye would choose to become the director of an orphanage despite his extreme aversion to children. This abnormal behavior was triggered by some external factor."

"Under the advice of several digital criminal psychologists, we organized all the notes and relics left by Heshou Ye and eventually discovered some issues."

"After his child died of illness, Heshou Ye seemed to completely change as a person. His tone of voice, his preferences, and his personality were all different from before."

"He began to read extensively about the spiritual world and philosophy. He often locked himself in his room and occasionally went out alone at midnight, giving the impression that he was searching for something."

"We interviewed many children who grew up in the orphanage. Most of them had a very good impression of the director and were grateful for his care, but a few children found the director strange, often asking them questions they couldn't understand."

"For example, whether they had dreamed of someone standing by their bed at midnight, whether they had seen a black box in their dreams, or whether they had dreamed of a butterfly landing on someone's head."

"Heshou Ye seemed to be looking for a special child. He searched for a long time without finding one, so he decided to create a child that met his requirements. This child was likely the eighth victim in the Human Jigsaw Case."

"No one knew what his criteria were, nor why a murdered child would meet his requirements."

"It seemed as if he was performing some kind of ritual, or being guided by something."

"Throughout the process of his personality transformation, the term 'butterfly' appeared more frequently in his notes."

"In the latter part of his life, butterflies not only represented a type of creature but also a symbol."

"A similar situation occurred with Meng Changxi. We investigated Meng Changxi's relics and some hidden information. Before his disappearance, Meng Changxi, like Heshou Ye, was reading extensively about the human brain and was obsessed with butterflies, always pursuing them."

"In other words, there is some commonality between Meng Changxi and Heshou Ye, and butterflies are the bridge connecting them."

"Upon hearing this, Han Fei couldn't help but interrupt Li Xue: 'Meng Changxi has been missing for so long. Could his relics and the information he left behind be forged? Or could someone else have deliberately framed him?'"

"Han Fei had met Meng Shi. He knew that the person truly obsessed with those books and guided by butterflies was not Meng Changxi but Meng Chang'an."

"Forging relics is very difficult. One would have to mimic Meng Changxi's handwriting and know all his social media account passwords. The most critical point is who would spend years setting this up?"

"If I were the real culprit, I would do these things. If things went wrong, this would be a way out." Han Fei didn't want to beat around the bush and directly lowered his voice: "Compared to Meng Changxi, you should pay more attention to Meng Chang'an. That seemingly harmless guy might even dare to kill the mother who adopted him."

Just as Han Fei finished speaking, he suddenly heard a sound behind him.

He reacted very quickly, but even so, when he turned his head, he only saw a drink bottle rolling at the corner of the old street.

"Someone?" Han Fei had not read books in vain these past few days. On the surface, he showed no change, but he spoke into his phone: "Li Xue, someone seems to be following me. They might have heard what I was saying."

"Where are you now?"

"At the entrance of the 'Flowers of Evil' shooting location. The families of the Human Jigsaw Case victims are also here."

"Don't go home yet. Come directly to the North Street New World Mall. There are many people there, and I'll be there soon."

"Okay."

Han Fei hung up the phone as if nothing had happened. He didn't use any transportation and slowly made his way to the mall as usual.

The feeling of being followed did not appear. Han Fei wandered around the mall for a long time without finding Li Xue. It wasn't until it was almost dark that he received another call from Li Xue.

Several police officers had been monitoring Han Fei through surveillance, and everything was normal.

Han Fei and the police did not meet, and the police did not misunderstand Han Fei because of this situation. Instead, they decided to strengthen his protection.

As an unknown comedy actor, Han Fei had never been followed before. This time, he experienced the feeling of being followed and stalked, just like the big stars, but his stalker might be a wanted criminal.

After buying enough food for a week and several large locks, Han Fei returned to his rented small house.

He closed the door, had a simple meal, and then added new locks to the door and windows.

"Should be safe now."

He placed various self-defense items he had ordered online nearby and practiced the combat moves Li Xue had taught him. Then he began to read the books he had bought online, which were the same books Meng Chang'an had read when he was young.

It wasn't until almost midnight that he rubbed his eyes and put down the book.

"Among the questions Heshou Ye asked the children, two are noteworthy: whether they had dreamed of a black box and whether they had dreamed of a butterfly landing on someone's head."

Li Xue didn't play games, so she didn't know about the black box Easter egg in 'Perfect Life,' but Han Fei was different. He had just discussed it with Huang Ying.

"Could that butterfly also be looking for the black box in my mind? But ten years ago, the game 'Perfect Life' didn't even exist. Could the black box have come first, and then the game 'Perfect Life'?"

"Could Heshou Ye and the others be targeting orphans and abandoned infants to find someone who could carry the black box?"

Han Fei looked at the game helmet on the table. There was one piece of information he had not told Li Xue: he was also an orphan.

However, he did not grow up in the North Street Orphanage in the old district of Xinhu. Instead, he grew up in a place called the Happy Orphanage in the old district.

The orphanage where he lived had given him a sense of home. Every holiday was very lively, and everyone around him was happy and content, like a big family. But from a certain point in time, everything changed.

"I haven't even made you laugh, and I've already lost my smile. Life is full of surprises and hardships."

After connecting all the wires, Han Fei cleared his mind of distractions and put on the game helmet at midnight.

The world turned blood red as the red light enveloped Han Fei's eyes.