Chapter 64: Wang Family Funeral Home
The two pushed the corpse to the makeup room, preparing to perform cosmetic surgery on the corpse.
Although she had not systematically studied it before, the young man had just briefly explained a few sentences.
Inside the platform, they didn’t need particularly exquisite skills; as long as they made the corresponding actions, it would be fine.
The two picked up the tools, still pondering how to “perform cosmetic surgery” on the corpse in a moment. When the white cloth was lifted, even though they had mentally prepared themselves to face the corpse directly, at the first glance after looking down, they still couldn’t help but gasp.
“This is…” Xiao Ping looked at the corpse in front of him, his scalp tingling. He couldn’t help but speak to ask, but after saying two words, he didn’t know how to continue describing it.
Under the white cloth, a female corpse lay flat on the transfer vehicle. She was wearing clothes, but the two couldn’t clearly see what color the clothes were, only because her entire body seemed to have been soaked in blood for a long time before being fished out, with her skin and clothes completely covered by dark red, thick, and already coagulated blood.
Her eyes were open, staring straight upward. Her already dilated pupils emitted a strong sense of ominousness. When someone lifted the white cloth, those eyes would stare straight at the person who lifted it!
Her skin had long rotted, and thick liquid mixed with blood scabs coagulated on the skin slowly flowed down her cheeks.
When covered with the white cloth, there was only a faint smell, but when the cloth was lifted, a strong stench followed, as if this was not a corpse that had just been delivered today, but one that had been dead for many days and had already begun to fester!
“…This isn’t right!”
Xiao Ping couldn’t help but retch, retreating two steps fiercely, not daring to look anymore.
When he mustered his spirit and raised his head, he saw Lu Jinzhao neither covering her mouth and nose nor retreating, but looking straight at the corpse’s expression.
This young girl frowned slightly. It could be seen that her emotions were not good either, but she showed no hesitation, unlike himself.
How did she do it?
A sense of admiration rose in Xiao Ping’s heart. Looking at Lu Jinzhao’s calm appearance, he asked, “Did you notice anything?”
Lu Jinzhao’s gaze had already scanned the corpse several times. She nodded, first picking up the white cloth to cover the corpse again, then answering, “First of all, this corpse definitely did not die in the past few days.”
“It also wasn’t sent from the hospital.”
The temperature inside the platform was not high, and for the corpse to rot like this, it needed some time.
Hospitals have cold storage and wouldn’t be so inhumane.
“The person who delivered the corpse might not be family either.”
“From the marks, this corpse was most likely strangled around the neck by something before death, suffocating to death.”
Although blood scabs covered most of the marks, Lu Jinzhao still glimpsed traces from the corpse’s neck.
No hospital treatment was sought, the corpse rotted before being delivered, and the deliverer only transmitted crying sounds without ever showing their face.
Listening to Lu Jinzhao’s gentle and slow voice as she spoke, Xiao Ping felt goosebumps rise on his back involuntarily.
“The one who just delivered… wouldn’t be the murderer who killed her, right?!”
“Unclear.” Lu Jinzhao shook her head.
Whether it was or not didn’t matter to the mission’s progress, so she didn’t plan to investigate.
“But with the corpse like this, how are we supposed to do the makeup?” Xiao Ping was somewhat troubled.
The degree of rot was too high; the skin would fall off with a light touch, and even changing clothes was impossible.
“Actually, the focus isn’t the makeup.” Lu Jinzhao’s line of sight fell on the bell placed to the side: “That person only said to make sure to tie the bell to the corpse’s ankle.”
“Right.” Xiao Ping slapped his forehead: “As long as the family doesn’t come to make trouble, our job is just to complete it properly.”
“The person who delivered her wouldn’t even show their face; burning it like this wouldn’t prompt anyone to say anything.”
“We’re only here for three days; as long as nothing happens in three days, we won’t get fired.”
This was also why they had to work according to the process; they needed this “job”.
Xiao Ping picked up the bell: “That person only said to remember to bring the bell; as long as we tie the bell on, it should be fine, right?”
As he spoke, he lifted the white cloth covering the corpse’s feet. Even just the feet were still disgusting and terrifying in appearance.
Xiao Ping endured it again and again before reaching out to tie the bell. During the process, he inevitably got some unidentified liquid on him, and he wanted to retch again.
“Alright, alright, let’s quickly send it to the cold storage!”
Lu Jinzhao looked at the bell on the female corpse’s foot, then nodded: “Do you want to go wash your hands first?”
“Yes, yes! Wait for me!” After Xiao Ping spoke, he quickly ran to the sink.
After washing hands, the two pushed the transfer vehicle toward the cold storage.
Having seen the corpse’s appearance, Xiao Ping’s hands pushing the transfer vehicle were much more tense than before; his line of sight even intentionally avoided the corpse covered with white cloth on the vehicle.
The two night shift companions, having familiarized themselves with the night shift route, saw the two and the transfer vehicle and hurried over, asking: “This is today’s…”
“How does it feel?”
Xiao Ping first nodded, then shook his head: “It’s today’s, but it doesn’t feel good.”
“The bell is tied on; hope nothing happens tonight.”
There was something fishy about the female corpse; in most horror films and novels, this situation would definitely lead to something happening at night.
The platform they were in had a 100% ghost presence, so there was no need to say “probably” anymore.
Hearing his words, the two night shift companions’ complexions worsened slightly, their faces showing hesitant expressions.
“You two send the corpse in first, remember to close the door properly!”
The freezer had a lock, opened from the outside; if locked properly…
But everyone knew deep down that facing a ghost, ordinary physical means were utterly useless.
“I don’t know what the taboo of this mission is; if we follow what that person said, can we avoid some danger…”
On the way transporting the corpse to the cold storage, Xiao Ping couldn’t help but worry.
If they could know the ghost’s taboo in advance and avoid violating any taboos, that would be best.
As they spoke, the two walked into the cold storage.
The funeral home’s cold storage was built underground. Although there were stairs, they could only take the elevator pushing the transfer vehicle.
When the elevator door opened, a cold breath spread from the empty elevator onto the two. Xiao Ping couldn’t help but rub the goosebumps on his arms.
“Hiss, it’s so cold.”
“Be careful after going down.” Lu Jinzhao instructed.
“I understand.” Xiao Ping nodded.
The two pushed the transfer vehicle into the elevator. The elevator had only two options: 1st floor and basement level 2.
Basement level 2 was the morgue.
When the elevator door closed, their hearts sank slightly along with the descending elevator.
They knew well that the place they were going wasn’t an ordinary morgue; even in the real world, it was grim enough, let alone inside the platform?
