Qin Luofei obediently followed behind him, being led by the hand.
Although I don't know how he was so sure he had escaped surveillance, I trust him unconditionally.
After a series of twists and turns, they soon arrived at the fourth floor of the South Zone.
Finally, Liu Kai led the way into another dark corner.
Next door was a small cubicle where a survivor lived.
The two wore exoskeleton smart glasses, and the eavesdropping mode was activated.
The surrounding noise seemed to vanish instantly.
Only the sound of conversation could be heard coming from the room next door, separated by a wall.
Upon hearing the content of the conversation, Qin Luofei's face gradually darkened.
The small cubicle door was tightly closed.
There were 3 living people and 1 corpse inside.
The scene was somewhat strange.
An elderly person's body lay on the ground covered with a white sheet, appearing to have just passed away.
A middle-aged man and a little girl knelt beside the body, their faces filled with sorrow.
They are the deceased elderly man's son and granddaughter.
In the very center of the house, a young man with a scar on his face sat on a wooden chair with his legs crossed.
He had a gold chain around his neck and looked rather nonchalant.
"Hey Lao Ma, hurry up and sign it. If you keep dragging this out, your dad's corpse will start to rot."
The middle-aged man surnamed Ma wiped away his tears, stood up, and walked up to the scarred young man.
A fawning smile appeared on his face.
"Young man, I still want my father to be laid to rest. How about we call off this business?"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, the scarred young man's face hardened, and he slammed his hand on the table with a "bang".
"You're messing with me, aren't you? I've already taken care of all the connections, killed that scapegoat old man, and now you're telling me I'm not doing this deal?"
After saying that, Scarface pulled a pistol from his waist.
They aimed directly at the little girl next to the old man's body.
This scene terrified the middle-aged man so much that his legs went weak, and with a mournful face, he knelt down again with a "plop".
He hurriedly stepped in front of the little girl, saying, "Young man, please! Young man, please don't be angry, I... I promise."
"That's right, let's sign the 'Materials Collection Agreement'."
As the man signed the papers, he muttered with a mournful face, "What kind of mess is this?"
"Dad, please don't blame me. Although I can't give you a proper burial, I can at least make sure your precious granddaughter has enough to eat."
"Please don't blame me, sir. The child is growing, and I really had no choice."
After rambling on and on, the man signed the agreement and handed it back to the scarred man.
Because of a momentary lapse of judgment, driven by greed, I ended up on a sinking ship.
It also led to the death of an innocent person.
He felt a deep sense of guilt.
But more than anything, he was worried about being exposed, so his tone inevitably revealed a hint of anxiety.
"Hey buddy, won't that old man who took my place cause some trouble?"
Scarface glanced at the man and said calmly, "Don't worry, we've all been vetted. We're not related by blood!"
"That's good, that's good. Thank you for your help, sir."
"You're too kind. I'll send someone to collect the old man's body in a little while."
Having accomplished his task, Scarface got up and left without lingering.
He walked to the door but suddenly turned back.
"Oh, by the way, the 30% commission is just this month's price. It might be different next month. You know how the market fluctuates."
Upon hearing this, the man's face stiffened, but he dared not say anything more.
All he could do was nod and bow, forcing a smile: "I understand, I understand!"
Scarface opened the door and left.
None of them could have imagined that, just a wall away, the head of the shelter was eavesdropping on their conversation through the window.
Qin Luofei, hiding in the corner, was already speechless with annoyance.
Others might not understand what this "deal" meant, but she understood it perfectly!
The man's father passed away unexpectedly.
Scarface came to the door with a plan to "receive a salary without working".
Instead of sending the man's father's body for cremation, they secretly smuggled it out of the shelter.
This eliminates the need to remove the number from the population record.
The elderly can receive their monthly supplies as usual, while Scarface takes 30% of them.
And the "scapegoat old man" that Scarface mentioned.
This was probably a cover for secretly removing the man's father's body.
In general, people who die in shelters are cremated.
If the bodies are not cremated, the management of directly transporting them out of the shelter is also very strict.
Unless you have no relatives at all.
Because no one needs their ashes to express their grief.
Only such bodies would be transported out when the search team went out.
They are usually placed in the nearest funeral home, and their affairs will be handled slowly after the cold wave passes.
Kill an elderly person living alone and remove them from the list.
Such inhumane practices were done simply to obtain a spot to transport a corpse out of the country.
Then they can secretly remove the man's father's body.
As for the bodies of the innocent "scapegoat old men" who died violent deaths, there are many different ways to dispose of them.
They can be sent to the hospital to harvest organs, burned as fuel, or even crushed into compost!
This behavior seems rather pointless and unnecessary.
After all, according to normal human thinking.
They could have just quietly disposed of the man's father's body.
There is no need to kill another innocent person.
However, in the practice of receiving salaries without working, men are the most fundamental element.
He did not want his father's remains to be treated this way.
Even if they are sent to an abandoned funeral home outside, they cannot be laid to rest.
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