My daughter has been possessed.

Chapter 1 Another person lives inside the body

"My name is Li Jiuhe, I am 28 years old, married, widowed, and raising a 6-year-old daughter alone."

"Um, Mr. Li, how can I help you?"

"Please help me investigate, I feel that my daughter is no longer my original daughter."

The young police officer sitting opposite Li Jiuhe, who was in charge of registering reports, pushed up his glasses and looked at him with surprise.

Then, through the glass door behind him, he looked at a six-year-old girl who was sitting on a bench in the corridor outside.

The little girl was wearing a pink dress, white stockings, and round-toed shoes. She had a small black bow with red trim in her hair and looked very cute. She was sitting quietly outside waiting for her father.

But at this very moment, her father is here reporting to the police that this girl is not his daughter?!

Li Jiuhe seemed to know that the policeman in front of him wouldn't believe him for a while, so he immediately explained.

"You know, she's only six years old. A week ago, she was just like any other six-year-old, only knowing some basic life skills. But a few days ago, I suddenly discovered that she had secretly mastered typing and could search for information online on her own. Once, she even carried her little wooden stool to the kitchen and cooked two dishes herself, saying that my cooking was bad. And did you see her walking just now?"

The young policeman didn't answer; he just looked surprised and shook his head.

"I've been observing her these past few days and noticed that her gait is very steady, like an adult, whether she's walking briskly or running. You know, until last week she would still fall down if she ran fast, and I had to remind her many times because of that."

"So now it proves your reminder worked," the young policeman said.

"That's not it, didn't you understand what I meant?"

Li Jiuhe looked anxious, took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, unfolded it, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of the young policeman.

"These are her words, she just wrote them yesterday."

The young policeman picked it up and looked at it, nodding and saying, "Hmm, this handwriting is beautiful! I must say, it doesn't look like something a six-year-old child would write."

"Right? This isn't my daughter's handwriting at all."

Li Jiuhe took out another crumpled piece of paper and handed it to the young policeman: "This is my daughter's handwriting."

The young policeman compared the two slips of paper, then looked at Li Jiuhe: "You mean, these two slips of paper prove that the child outside isn't your daughter?"

Li Jiuhe was taken aback and did not answer directly. He knew very well that this alone was obviously not enough, so he explained further.

"Now the tone of her voice doesn't sound like a child's at all. I don't know if you understand? When she talks to me, she suddenly sighs and rubs her temples. These are not the actions of a child. And yesterday, when she looked at me, there was a scrutinizing look in her eyes. Do you understand that kind of look? In my entire life, only my lousy boss has ever looked at me like that!"

The young policeman just listened, nodding occasionally.

After Li Jiuhe finished speaking, he asked, "Has your daughter's appearance, features, or any other noticeable physical characteristics, such as birthmarks, changed?"

"No change. She still has a crescent-shaped birthmark on the inside of her right arm, just like before." Li Jiuhe said, "Officer, I know what you're trying to say, but this body is indeed my daughter's, yet the person inside, or rather, the thought and soul, has become someone else! Do you understand?"

At this point, he could no longer contain himself and whispered a suspicion buried deep in his heart: "I suspect my daughter has been possessed by a time traveler!"

The young policeman was taken aback, staring intently at Li Jiuhe's cautious demeanor.

A speechless expression appeared on his face. He slowly closed the notebook and then turned off the recorder.

"Mr. Li Jiuhe, how about this? There's a psychological clinic right across from the police station. You could take your child there for a checkup. Perhaps they can help you find the reason for your child's sudden psychological change."

The young policeman's attitude made Li Jiuhe realize that they didn't trust him at all, and wouldn't open a case based on his speculation.

Police officers are already very busy, and as soon as he finished speaking, the young officer immediately got up to see him off.

He even went to the door and personally opened the glass door for Li Jiuhe.

Li Jiuhe looked conflicted and had no choice but to get up and walk towards the door.

Take care, and I wish your daughter a speedy recovery!

The young policeman added "kindly," "Also, you could watch less time-travel dramas and read more books, like the Spring and Autumn Annals."

Li Jiuhe's expression was uncertain. He went outside into the corridor and quickly stuffed the two origami papers his daughter had written into his pocket.

"Dad, you're out!"

Li Yi, his daughter, who was sitting on the metal bench, had been waiting impatiently. When she saw him come out, her eyes lit up, and she quickly jumped off the bench and rushed to him with a smile.

She grabbed Li Jiuhe's leg and said, "Dad, why are we at the police station? I thought you'd been arrested by the police."

Li Jiuhe didn't answer, but subconsciously looked back.

The young policeman was still standing at the door, smiling at his obedient daughter, his thoughts seemingly self-evident.

Li Jiuhe sighed and took his daughter's hand, saying, "It's nothing, let's go home."

The father and daughter walked out of the police station hand in hand, with Li Yi skipping and jumping along the way, seemingly in a good mood.

The young policeman watched the father and daughter until they disappeared from sight before turning his gaze away and shaking his head.

Outside the police station.

The sunlight streaming down from above felt like a thin blanket covering him, relieving the chill that had gripped Li Jiuhe when he reported the crime.

But he noticed that his daughter's little hand, which he had been holding, was a little cold.

"Your hands are a little cold, aren't they?" he asked.

Li Yi shook her head.

After walking a few steps, Li Jiuhe suddenly stopped, and Li Yi also stopped, looking up at him in surprise.

Li Jiuhe lowered her head, met her daughter's gaze, gritted her teeth, and asked, "Tell me, who exactly are you?"

Li Yi looked around curiously and asked, "Dad, are you talking to me?"

Li Jiuhe's face was cold: "You don't need to pretend! Since my wife died, my daughter has never left my side for a single day. Even if you stand in front of me and do nothing, I can tell you're not her just by looking into your eyes!"

Li Yi released his hand and took a step back: "Dad, you've been saying strange things these past few days... I... I'm scared!"

Li Jiuhe let out a heavy sigh: "Keep pretending, let's see how long you can keep it up!"

He ignored Li Yi and strode forward.

Li Yi was startled and quickly jogged to catch up.

The father and daughter walked one after the other for a while. Li Jiuhe looked back and saw that Li Yi's face was already red from running. She was panting and following him closely.

He sighed inwardly and hailed a taxi by the roadside.

About twenty minutes later, the taxi stopped at the entrance of the "Anmeiju" residential complex.

After getting off the bus, the father and daughter did not go home immediately, but instead ate a bowl of wontons on the street for dinner.

After returning home, Li Jiuhe did not speak to his daughter. Li Yi seemed to know that her father was not happy, so she did not dare to talk to him. She would only glance at him cautiously from time to time.

When it was time for bed, Li Yi carried a small wooden stool to the bathroom to wash up, then poured out the water from washing her feet, went into her bedroom, climbed into bed alone, turned off the light, and went to sleep.

Li Jiuhe simply watched this scene quietly, feeling an indescribable sense of frustration.

He and his wife were college classmates and had a very good relationship, so they got married shortly after graduation because his wife was pregnant, making them one of the early marriage groups.

Then Princess Li Yi was born.

But the newly established happy family was completely destroyed by a car accident that the wife suffered.

Li Yi was only three years old at the time.

It was from that time that Li Jiuhe became both father and mother, sending his child to daycare and working two jobs a day to get to where he is today.

After his wife died in a car accident, he received more than 70 yuan in compensation, which prevented him and his daughter from being overwhelmed by mortgage payments and living expenses, and helped them get through the most difficult period.

It can be said that Li Jiuhe's daughter, Li Yi, is now the most important person to him.

But this most important person suddenly changed last week!

Sometimes Li Jiuhe would doubt himself, wondering if he was being too paranoid and that's why he treated his own daughter as an outsider.

But Li Yi's unintentional words and actions now make it impossible for him to connect his former daughter with the person he is now.

In Li Jiuhe's view, this young body still belongs to his daughter, but the person living inside the body is completely unfamiliar!

Could it be some kind of mental illness that caused Li Yi to develop a second personality?

If all else fails, Li Jiuhe plans to take the young policeman's advice and take his daughter to a psychologist tomorrow.

He lay in bed lost in thought, and didn't know when he fell asleep.

It was late at night.

Suddenly I heard babbling in my ear, someone calling "Dad".

Li Jiuhe, who was fast asleep, slowly opened her eyes, and the voice of "Dad" became clear.

Turning his head, he saw his daughter standing in the bedroom doorway, arms outstretched, crying and calling out to him, "Daddy, I'm scared, please... help me..."

The voice, the tone, the anxious movements and appearance made Li Jiuhe instantly realize that this was his daughter!

"Xiao Yi!"

He jumped out of bed and rushed over barefoot.

Before she even reached the door, her daughter shrank back as a strong force pulled her out from behind, causing her to stumble backward.

Li Jiuhe grabbed at empty air, his heart filled with anxiety, and hurriedly chased after him into the living room.

Then, the daughter's figure was quickly dragged into the small bedroom by that force, and then the bedroom door slammed shut.

His daughter's terrified crying was like a sharp knife, piercing deep into Li Jiuhe's heart, making him extremely anxious. He rushed to the tightly closed bedroom door, pulling and kicking it without thinking.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open the door.

Just then, her daughter's voice came from behind her.

"Daddy, Daddy..."

Li Jiuhe quickly turned around and found that there was no one behind him.

"dad!"

The sound suddenly grew louder.

Li Jiuhe's body jolted violently. He opened his eyes, panting heavily, and stared at the ceiling above the headboard.

He then realized that it had all been a dream.

After catching his breath, he came to his senses and noticed that something seemed amiss around him, so he turned his head to look.

Then I saw my daughter standing by the bed, wearing a little nightgown and with her hair disheveled.

Li Jiuhe jolted awake, feeling her heart skip a beat. She quickly sat up and pinched her thigh hard.

It hurts a lot, which proves that I'm not dreaming.

The little girl ignored his terrified reaction and just stood silently in front of the bed staring at him.

Only after Li Jiuhe stopped moving did she move her lips and utter four words in a tone completely unlike that of a child.

"Dad, it's here."