Qiu Teng's expression froze for a moment, then he immediately smiled again. "Little girl, what are you joking about? You can't say things like that in front of the curator."
Lin Xi stared at him. "I never speak carelessly. The stench of corpses on you is particularly strong, and there's a faint aura of yin and resentment emanating from your head. You've stolen at least five corpses."
Qiu Teng's heart pounded, and his palms were sweating.
The little girl's eyes seemed to have magic, able to see through the secrets deep in his heart.
He felt inexplicably guilty.
Don't scare yourself, she's just a little girl who hasn't even grown up yet!
Qiu Teng forced himself to remain calm, "I'm in charge of cremation, so it's perfectly normal for me to have a stench of corpses on me. It's an old occupational hazard. Who would steal a corpse for no reason?"
"Young lady, don't spread rumors. A normal person would run away as fast as they can when they see a corpse. What use is a corpse other than scaring people?"
Lin Xi said calmly, "Normal people are afraid of corpses, but you are not a normal person. You like corpses."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Teng visibly panicked, his pupils suddenly contracting.
Who exactly is this little girl?
How did you know his secret?!
This secret must never be exposed, otherwise he will be despised by countless people, and may even end up in jail.
Qiu Teng shook his head vigorously, "No, I don't like corpses, you're talking nonsense."
He cast a pleading look at Director Wang, "Director, you have to stand up for me, I really didn't do it."
Director Wang remained silent, covering his face and hiding behind something.
He silently prayed to himself: Don't look at me, don't drag me down with you.
Qian Fugui gave him a push, "Stand still, don't lean against my back, what kind of image do two grown men have back to back?"
“Yes, Master Fatty.” Curator Wang stood up obediently, his legs trembling.
He advised, "Qiu Teng, tell the truth. Don't try any tricks. The masters are all very powerful."
Qiu Teng lowered his eyelids, his tone tinged with anger, "I said I didn't! If you're so capable, call the police to investigate!"
Lin Xi held up her phone. "The police will come naturally."
The scene that was about to unfold was bound to be disgusting, so she had already notified Jiang Yuanyuan, a professional corpse transporter, to come and clean up the mess.
Leave professional tasks to professionals.
She glanced at the map of the funeral home next to her, did some quick calculations, and said, "Bring the corpse thief with you, and come with me."
"Alright." Qian Fugui and Ji Heng acted at the same time, each grabbing one of Qiu Teng's hands and dragging him forward.
Qiu Teng struggled desperately, shouting, "Let me go! Restricting someone's personal freedom is illegal! I'm going to report you to the police!"
He roared, "Director Wang, are you the director or is this little girl the director? They're bullying your employees, aren't you going to do anything about it?!"
Director Wang lowered his head and silently followed behind the five people.
If the ghost story isn't resolved, this funeral home director's job is over. He'll go bankrupt, burdened with a mountain of debt, and might as well go to jail.
Hopefully, this can be resolved quickly so that Old Wang's family can keep their livelihood.
Seeing that no one was paying attention, Qiu Teng shouted even louder, "Everyone come quick! This little girl has kidnapped someone, she's going to die! Help... Ugh..."
Ji Heng casually grabbed a rag and stuffed it into his mouth, "Now it's quiet."
Qiu Teng glared, "Damn it!"
The five people walked through the hall to the other side. Director Wang explained, "There is an ash storage area, a memorial area, a canteen, and further in is the cemetery. There are no other rooms."
Lin Xi stopped in front of a small wooden house. Director Wang, with great insight, explained, "Master, this is an abandoned house. It used to be a rest room for the tomb keeper. Later, a new rest room was built, and usually no one comes here."
Lin Xi spoke up, "The body is here."
The group stood under the scorching sun, and a faint stench of decay wafted out from under the door.
Ji Heng pinched his nose. "Ugh! It stinks!"
Qian Fugui couldn't stand it, "It stinks!"
It was the middle of summer, and the stench of the corpse was impossible to mask. Director Wang realized the seriousness of the situation.
If word gets out that staff members stole a guest's corpse, the funeral home's reputation will be completely ruined.
He kicked Qiu Teng hard, "Are you crazy! What's so great about stealing a corpse?!"
The kick was incredibly powerful, knocking the rag out of Qiu Teng's mouth. He cried out in pain, "Ahhh! Don't open it! Please don't open it!"
Lin Xi ignored him, put a refreshing talisman on herself, kicked open the door, and quickly retreated.
Without a second thought, Qian Fugui and Ji Heng dragged the bewildered Xu Wenlong along and retreated several dozen steps.
Everything that big shots/masters do has a reason.
Don't ask questions, just learn.
Xu Wenlong is a customer, so we'll give him a little extra attention.
As for the rest, good luck to them.
The door collapsed, and a strong stench of decay hit us, like an old woman's foot binding cloth that had been stored away for a hundred years, making us want to vomit.
"Ugh... Ugh... Ugh..." Curator Wang couldn't take it anymore and grabbed the tree trunk, vomiting violently. "Ugh... Ugh... Ugh..."
Ji Heng, Qian Fugui, and Xu Wenlong were far away and were doing alright for the time being, managing not to vomit.
Qiu Teng remained expressionless, even showing an expression of enjoyment, and took a few deep breaths.
"Ah...this is the taste, I love it~"
He inadvertently spoke his true feelings, which Ji Heng found hard to understand. "Is that guy surnamed Qiu out of his mind? He actually likes this kind of taste. It's too heavy."
Lin Xi looked at the wooden house. "Necrophilia, a mental illness. In Qiu Teng's eyes, corpses have infinite charm, while living people are full of stench."
“Huh?” Ji Heng looked pale. “What did the corpse do wrong to deserve being molested by a pervert even after it’s dead?”
Xu Wenlong asked worriedly, "Master, is my daughter here?"
Lin Xi took out two refreshing talismans. "Let's go in and take a look."
Ji Heng and Qian Fugui both took a step back. "We're not going, haha."
"I knew you'd back down." Lin Xi pulled out a refreshing talisman and gave it to Xu Wenlong. "Two thousand each, we'll settle the bill later."
Xu Wenlong thanked him and strode into the wooden house, "Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan... Ah!!"
Upon seeing the scene inside, he was startled and shouted with his eyes closed, "Master!!"
Lin Xi remained calm. "It's just a corpse. You'll get used to it after looking at it a few more times."
In the middle of the wooden house was a two-meter-long bed, on which five corpses were neatly laid out—three men and two women—all showing varying degrees of decomposition.
Some were covered in lividity, some were infested with maggots, and some... well... in short, they were horribly ugly.
The image was too impactful, and Lin Xi looked away.
Xu Wenlong mustered his courage and opened his eyes, searching for his daughter's body.
The five corpses were so decomposed that their facial features were indistinguishable.
He was trembling with rage because that pervert brought Yuanyuan's body here.
"Yuanyuan, where are you?"
Xu Wenlong pinched his thigh hard, forcing himself to open his eyes wide and observe carefully. He was determined to find his daughter's body.
“Yuanyuan, you’ve suffered so much. Daddy will take you back to a different funeral home and give you a proper burial…”
Xu Yuan, who was in the corner, jumped up immediately when she heard a familiar voice. She wanted to call for her father, but what came out was a strange cry.
"Roar—!!"
Dad, I'm here.
Xu Wenlong watched in horror as a highly decomposed corpse jumped over him, causing his heart to stop.
"Ahhh! Master, he's come back to life!"
"The corpse has come back to life..."
Xu Wenlong rolled his eyes and fainted on the ground.
Xu Yuan froze, then exclaimed, "Hooray!"
Dad, don't die, get up!
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