Standing beside Chen Ge, Wen Qing didn't dare ask why. She was worried someone might be listening through the wall and overhear something important.
"You and Old Woman Li should wait in the living room."
Chen Ge stayed in the bedroom alone. He closed the door, crouched beside the bed, and examined the boy's body.
There were burn marks from electric shocks and bruises left by beatings. Chen Ge's gaze finally settled on the boy's neck. "He was strangled with an electrical wire. There are wood splinters under his fingernails. Before he died, his arms were tied to the bed frame..."
Chen Ge untied the ropes around the body and covered the boy with a clean sheet. "On the surface, the Electrician seemed like a taciturn, harmless working-class man. In reality, he had a much shorter temper than most people. He just kept all his rage bottled up inside, then took it out on those weaker than him. Deep down, he was a thug."
The Electrician wasn't the only one like that in the building. Chen Ge began to consider the bigger picture. "Their nature is hidden by the constraints of morality and the law, but in Xiang Nuan's World Behind the Door, the worst parts of their personalities are completely exposed. This door seems to amplify the malice in human nature, turning everyone into something twisted and terrifying."
Chen Ge tried to guess what the Underworld Fetus was thinking, but there were too few clues. He had no idea.
As he rummaged through the Backpack, Chen Ge noticed Blood Threads beginning to appear on the Comic Album. He tried calling his employees, but still got no response.
"Chen Ge!"
Wen Qing's voice came from outside the bedroom. The door swung open right after. "Something seems to have happened downstairs!"