My ‘Healing’ Game
Chapter 497: The Cat Walking with the Devil (Third Update, Seeking Monthly Pass)

Chapter 497: Chapter 497: The Cat Walking with the Devil (Third Update, Seeking Monthly Pass)

"Why am I trending again?"

Han Fei opened the trending page, where there was a video being wildly shared.

On closer look, the content of the video was Han Fei singing on the rooftop, then gradually approaching Liuli Cat, and eventually successfully rescuing her.

The person filming seemed to be an employee inside the building, standing at the entrance to the rooftop, recording the entire process.

From his perspective, the intertwining of Han Fei’s singing with Liuli Cat’s humming was difficult to describe in words—the feeling of toasting to despair in the meeting at the bottom of the Abyss.

Compared to Liuli Cat, although Han Fei’s singing was quite average, his voice seemed to possess a special kind of magic, and coupled with his indescribable aura, he always seemed able to support the other’s voice.

If Liuli Cat was like an elf in the darkness, then Han Fei seemed like the darkness itself.

The video had just been uploaded when it started being shared frenziedly. The person filming didn’t know that Han Fei had saved Liuli Cat with those initial words he said; the video only started from when Han Fei joined in humming the tune with Liuli Cat, which led everyone who watched the video to believe that Han Fei saved the person only by singing.

Save a suicidal person with a song? The comment sections under this video on various platforms blew up too.

"Seeing the title about saving a suicidal person with singing, I thought it was just hype, damn clickbait! After watching the video, I realized the title is too modest! Such a heart-stopping event! Such a voice! No, I need to come up with a more shocking title for you!"

"My mom asked me why I’m kneeling while watching the video."

"Holy crap! That’s Han Fei! Isn’t he a bounty hunter? How can he sing too? And sing so well?"

"How many times has Han Fei clarified? He’s not a bounty hunter; he’s an undercover agent for the police! Do you understand?"

"Are those two guys above telling the truth? I always thought he was an actor."

"Without him on The Voice, I won’t watch."

"Damn, I’m going to see him on the legal channel again."

Righteous acts like what Han Fei had done were many, and would usually not create much of a stir; mainly, no one expected that Han Fei, a horror film actor, would have such a pleasant voice—it was a complete surprise.

The video’s popularity continued to soar. Han Fei’s only relief now was that the person filming had the sense to blur Liuli Cat’s face, preventing anyone from harassing her.

"Gained more followers, and I feel like my fans aren’t here for my movies." Han Fei was browsing his social media account when Director Zhang suddenly called.

"Director Zhang, do you need something?"

"You can sing too?! Why didn’t you tell me you had this talent? You’re a treasure!" Director Zhang was very excited. "Mystery Novelist" was about to be released, and the massive attention Han Fei brought at this moment was excellent for promoting the movie.

"I might sing a bit here and there."

"Don’t be modest. If I had known you sing so well, I would have tasked you with our movie’s theme song and ending song. Better to use our own than seek elsewhere. With your talent, as long as you keep producing works, you will eventually become a top-tier actor! Also, I have several variety shows interested in you—Celebrity Detective, Infinite Decryption, Real Men, etc.—each offering a higher price than the next. If you have time, come and participate. Anyway, I mainly called to check on your condition, worrying you might be injured. Seeing you’re absolutely fine, I’m relieved. Remember to come to Baixiang Pavilion tonight to discuss the script."

After the call ended, Han Fei waited for a long time before Liuli Cat finally came out.

Her eyes no longer looked numb, just severely swollen.

Upon leaving the office, she kept apologizing to the police, making them somewhat embarrassed.

"The last thing us police are afraid of is trouble. Your troubles mean that you trust us, and that gives us purpose in our work."

The older policeman tried to comfort Liuli Cat. After speaking, he looked at Han Fei: "Look at him. I heard from colleagues at the city bureau that there was a time he visited the station more diligently than our shifts, yet every time he came, everyone greeted him warmly."

"I can verify that he’s not wrong; you can always trust the Xinhu Police." Because they had not caught Butterfly in reality, the police were still deployed in the Old City District, protecting Han Fei’s safety.

"Go and rest well when you get back, if there’s anything, just call us." The older policeman patted Han Fei’s shoulder again: "I don’t know how you two met, but spend more time with her. This is the most vulnerable time for her."

The police asked Han Fei some routine questions as a formality and then let him and Liuli Cat leave.

"It’s noon already, what would you like to eat? My treat." Han Fei walked ahead with Liuli Cat following behind, like his shadow.

"Let me treat you instead; after all, you saved my life today." Hearing Han Fei’s voice, Liuli Cat timidly lifted her head. She didn’t know why, but every time she saw Han Fei, scenes accompanied by singing surfaced in her mind.

A little cat wandering at the bottom of the Abyss, looking up at a devil that was utterly brutal and terrifying, terrified to the point of puffing up, but the devil was clasping her nape, placing her on his shoulder, wanting to take her far away.

She was a bit scared of Han Fei from the bottom of her heart but felt that he was the only person she could rely on in this world.

"A cat and a devil..." Her mouth unconsciously voiced the thought, and realizing it, Liuli Cat quickly picked up her pace.

"What are you talking about? Have you encountered the Devil? When did you meet? Speak up, I might be able to help you."

The two of them walked with frequent stops, and finally, Liuli Cat led Han Fei to a small restaurant at the street corner.

The eatery was modestly decorated, run by a husband and wife.

After entering the restaurant, Liuli Cat made her way straight to the second floor; she looked at the wooden table against the wall, and felt compelled to walk over, then picked up the menu on the table.

"When Granny decided to adopt me, the first meal she took me out for after leaving the Welfare Home was here, at this very table. The Boss back then was a chubby old man."

Sitting down, Liuli Cat ordered the same dishes she had the first time, except this time, it wasn’t Granny accompanying her for the meal, but Han Fei.

Being adopted by Granny was the first time she had seen light in her life. Returning here for a meal could signify a fresh start for her life.

After a fulfilling meal, the two felt closer to each other.

Throughout the meal, Liuli Cat kept looking at Han Fei and finally couldn’t help but ask.

"How should I address you? Just Han Fei? Or..."

"Just call me Han Fei," Han Fei replied, making sure there was nobody else around, his gaze fixed on Liuli Cat’s eyes, "Remember what I cautioned you about last night, you must not tell anyone else."

Liuli Cat nodded again and again, she swore not to reveal a thing, the little cat would keep the Devil’s secret.

"I will let you see that old lady again, but before that, I have many questions for you." Han Fei put Liuli Cat’s school bag on the table, which bore nothing but the name of the Welfare Home and a number—031.

"As an exchange, I will tell you some things first," Han Fei’s hand moved away from the school bag, and he spoke slowly, "I grew up in an orphanage too, but those memories have become very blurry. I vaguely remember it’s related to Eternal Life Pharmaceutical, but somehow I seem to have forgotten my own number."

"You grew up in a Welfare Home as well?" Liuli Cat was surprised, "You only seem to be two or three years older than me; if we were in the same home, I must have seen you."

"The Welfare Home I was in has been abandoned, it went up in flames, and all its external walls and furniture were coated in red." Han Fei shared the memory fragments he had seen in the Deep World, "I remember many details, but now, I feel that there’s something wrong with them."

After Han Fei shared things related to the Welfare Home, Liuli Cat was astonished; the Welfare Home he described seemed to be the one where she spent her childhood.

However, how could it be possible for both of them to have lived in the same Welfare Home without ever having seen each other? Not the slightest impression of one another?

"Your number is 031, does that number have any special meaning?"

"It must be an experimental number." Liuli Cat opened the backpack she used to carry as a child, which contained a photo of her with the old lady and some song lyrics she had written herself.

Flipping page by page, Liuli Cat placed one of the pages of lyrics in front of Han Fei, "Look at the back."

The first thing Han Fei did upon entering the restaurant was to check the surveillance, knowing there was no camera that could capture them here, so he didn’t bother to hide anything.

He flipped the sheet of paper on the table, and the back displayed handwriting completely different from the lyrics.

"Child number 031—failure of a perfect Personality?"

"This was left by my Granny before she passed away. She worked her whole life for Eternal Life Pharmaceutical, but in the end, she seemed to feel she had done something wrong." Liuli Cat felt sad whenever she mentioned the old woman who adopted her.

"A perfect Personality type?" Han Fei eyed Liuli Cat skeptically, "Do you remember what kind of tests you’ve been through?"

"I was too young back then, I don’t remember the specific tests," Liuli Cat shook her head, "it feels like the more tests I underwent, the more I forgot."

"You are number 031, meaning there were thirty other children before you. Do you have any memories of them?" Han Fei was trying to grasp what had happened in the past, the scars were deeply etched in his memory, yet he could not recall who had inflicted them.

"I remember their childhood faces and their corresponding numbers, but once I was adopted, I completely lost touch with them."

"Remembering their faces from childhood is enough." After a long moment with his phone tapping lightly on the table, Han Fei finally spoke again, "Some people treat our lives like they’re experiments, seeing our humanity as a tool that can be reshaped. Our lives are senselessly disrupted, filled forcibly with endless despair and pain. We might need a lifetime to heal the scars from childhood, yet they remain at large, trading our memories for money and status. Do you think that’s fair?"

Liuli Cat shook her head lightly, "It’s not fair."

"I also think it’s not fair, so we must live well and reclaim fairness." Han Fei looked at Liuli Cat with a smile, "Will you help me?"

The Devil was smiling, uttering tempting words, reaching out a hand stained with blood.

Liuli Cat gazed at Han Fei, the Devil in the song merging with Han Fei in front of her. She knew well how dangerous he was, yet she nodded solemnly.

"I am willing."

In the depths of the Abyss, the little stray cat had met the Devil in search of light; she staggeringly followed behind the Devil, choosing to walk alongside him.