Chapter 7: The Evil Shadow

“July 4, 2007

I had that dream again yesterday.

A dream that falls into the seabed.

Like my mother, I hate the sea very much. Especially, because my father's body has been sinking to the bottom of the sea and has never been found. When I think of this, I feel very scary.

The dead are unconscious, but I still think about how my father's body feels when it is on the cold seabed?

The deep sea world may be a place as terrifying as hell. There are unimaginable terrible creatures on land. The water pressure alone can instantly crush people to death, and there is no light at all.

And my father's body floated there.

What I have done is such a dream. There is no light, no hope, and I can only call for help in the unknown dark world, but no one can take me out of that dark world.

Moreover, I saw my dad at the bottom of the sea.

Dad seems to be calling us all the time, and his soul seems to be at the bottom of the sea. For many years, he has been in pain and cursing...

That dream made my heart feel very painful.

Today, when my mother and I mentioned this, my mother said to me: ‘No, Anna. Your father is not at the bottom of the sea, your father’s soul is in another sacred and noble place. There is no one who can hurt your father.’

My father died in the sea. When I went to the beach with my mother, I fell into the sea and died.

It was at that time that I began to be afraid of the sea like my mother.

But why did my mother, who was so afraid of the sea, take the initiative to take me on a boat trip now? Especially her father's death, it should have given her a big shadow.

I must find out the cause.”

Zhang Hongna turned to the next page again. Next, the content of the diary began to become more and more lengthy.

“July 5, 2007

My father died at the end of last year. The funeral was handled by my aunt for her mother, but the body was never salvaged from the sea.

I remember that the bearded man seemed to be named Mo Jun, and the very cold woman named Bai Lili.

They also came to attend the funeral and said similar things.

However, I have never seen them before. I asked my mother what her relationship was with these people, and my mother just said vaguely that she was a newly met friend.

In my impression, my mother is a person who rarely socializes or entertains. She usually stays at home and doesn't go out. She is a complete housewife. It's really hard to imagine that she will take the initiative to make friends outside.

I hate those two people very much. Especially the woman named Bai Lili, she always looks at me with a very strange look. This woman makes me feel very uncomfortable.

However, due to politeness, I could only say hello to those two people.

But from beginning to end, Bai Lili looked at me so coldly. She felt more and more uncomfortable, just like a poisonous snake entrenched beside me. It was cold and cruel, as if she was waiting to swallow people at any time.

How could mom know such a person?

Moreover, I remember that some time before my father passed away, my mother went out frequently, but she also cut off contact with some friends.

Did she go to meet Mo Jun and Bai Lili at that time?

Then, after the funeral began, facing the father's portrait, Mo Jun and Bai Lili did not bow, but began to recite some very strange words, which could not hear any meaning.

Which country is it? Anyway, I'm sure it's not Chinese.

‘Don’t be too sad.’

After finishing chanting, Mo Jun suddenly said something to his mother beside him.

‘He should be ‘there’ now.’

Mo Jun's words are connected with my mother's words today, and I feel that there is a deep connection between them. Although I cannot be completely sure...

Where is the ‘where’? What does this have to do with the death of my father?

Moreover, she also seemed to be planning to travel by boat with Mo Jun and Bai Lili. Does this have anything to do with her father's death? Am I thinking too much?

Today, after I woke up in the morning, I saw my aunt coming too.

The aunt looked a little haggard, and she seemed to have been staying up late, and the panda eyes on her face were very serious.

I remember that my aunt is a person with a very regular life. What is she busy with? How could she be so tired?

Then, she told me and my mother something. She said that she had resigned from the company. This surprised me very much. My aunt is a very competitive person. My mother said that she and her mother have been competing since childhood and are very enthusiastic about work. Because of her career, she has not gotten married in her forties. She has finally been promoted to the company's sales manager, so why would she stop doing it if she doesn't do it?

I vaguely feel that this has something to do with Mo Jun and Bai Lili.

But my mother did not show any unexpected expressions about what she said, as if she had known for a long time that the aunt would do that.

She said something strange later: 'You did it right, sister. Money is the source of sin, and we cannot continue to fall.'

My mother's words made me feel that she was a little abnormal. The same goes for aunt, and she became abnormal.

This seems to have a lot to do with Mo Jun and Bai Lili.

I can't feel at ease. I have to investigate no matter what. Even if I ask my mother, she won't tell me. And it's the same for asking my aunt. Then, I can only find a way to investigate myself.

Then, my mother and aunt went out. I used this time to start a carpet-style search at home, trying to find some clues.

After some effort, I found a statue in my mother's bedroom cabinet. The statue looked like a carved image of a foreigner. In front of the statue were two bottles of water, which were placed in a white bottle, and it seemed to be ordinary pure water.

What is this statue?

What made me even more uncomfortable was that the statue was placed high, facing my father's portrait.

At this moment, I suddenly felt something and quickly turned around. Then, I saw that outside the window, my aunt's eyes were staring at me!

She is still outside!

I was frightened at that time and quickly closed the cabinet.

Then, the aunt walked away.

I don’t know if my mother saw it, but I will never forget the look of my aunt at that time.

It was a look of resentment and hatred.

I felt cold all over.

What exactly is that statue? I really want to ask my mother, but I am worried that she will scold me. I feel very isolated and helpless now, as if there is no one around me who can trust.

So I simply left home.

I went to a nearby Internet cafe to play games and didn't go home until the evening.

But what I didn't expect was that my mother and aunt still didn't come home.

At that time, I closed the door, but suddenly I found that the door of my bedroom was wide open. I remember that when I left, I clearly closed the door of the bedroom.

I walked into my room and wanted to see what was going on.

What caught my eye... was a dagger that was stabbed in hard on my bed!

The cold dagger was extremely terrifying! On the mirror of the dressing table, there were four big words written, which looked like they were written in lipstick.

Those four words are, the black-hearted demon dies!

My first impression at that time was that there was a robber in my house! This was really terrible. I just planned to call the police, but I felt something was wrong. The doors and windows were locked well, and there was no sign of being damaged. Then I checked and found that the money at home was not lost, and some of the jewelry in my mother's cabinet was not lost.

It could not be a robber. Why do you have to do that if a robber said that? At this time, I remembered my aunt's resentful eyes, which seemed to be killing me.

Could it be...

Although I intuitively thought it was impossible, the aunt's eyes at that time really made me feel lingering.

What does the black-hearted demon mean? Could it be that it is pronounced as the death demon’s heart black? It feels wrong. And that dagger is very finely crafted. I don’t remember that dagger exists at home.

After the police arrived, they conducted an investigation and found that the doors and windows had not been damaged, unlike the actions of outsiders.

After the police contacted her, my mother came back, and the aunt seemed to have gone home. She was also a little surprised when she saw the words on the mirror.

However, she said that she had no idea what the four words "Die of the Demon in the Heart" meant. Because there was no loss of property, the police thought it might be a prank, but they still filed the record.

I feel more and more that the person who does this may be an aunt. But what does the black-hearted demon mean? I can't understand it all the time. Intuition tells me that my mother understands it, and she understands it when she sees the mirror.

But after the police left, no matter how hard I asked, my mother didn't tell me. She always insisted that she didn't know what the black-hearted demon meant.

I feel that my mother's attitude is very cold. If it were the past, she would definitely ask me questions. It seems that those four words have caused a great impact and blow to her.

I made up my mind to find out what the black-hearted demon means.”

The diary for July 5th was finally over. Turning to the next page, it was a diary for a new day.

Zhang Hongna had already fully understood at this moment. The "mother" in the diary was obviously Yan Lingxiao, and the "aunt" must be her sister, Yan Lingyin, who is also a believer in the Golden Kingdom of God.

However, Zhang Hongna only talked to Yan Lingxiao once and met Yan Lingyin a few times occasionally, but almost never spoke. She remembered that she was a devoted believer who was very devout to the Kingdom of God, but she was relatively taciturn.

Tianxiu said that Yan Lingyin was the one who made the most progress in cultivation, and was also the most loyal believer to the Kingdom of God, and even became radical. This is similar to Mo Jun. He said that for this reason, Yan Lingyin and Mo Jun have always taken the lead in the execution of the black-hearted demon.

Execution of the black-hearted demon is naturally a killing person. For example, the police, journalists who try to investigate the Golden Kingdom of God, or believers who intend to betray the Kingdom of God, are all handled by law enforcement officers. Although she has not participated, she has roughly understood it. Tianxiu said that Mo Jun and Yan Lingyin have many black-hearted demons executed. Before, many reporters have conducted open and secret investigations into the Golden Kingdom of God, and they have been dealt with by him. Both of them are extremely decisive in this matter.

If so, then most of them Yan Lingyin thinks that her niece Anna is a black-hearted demon? But because it cannot be fully confirmed, is it just a means of intimidation?

Should I give this diary to other black-hearted demons (Zhang Hongna regards all residents who execute blood words as black-hearted demons)?

On the lonely sea.
To be continued...