Even students who frequently move corpses have probably rarely seen [a thousand layers of remains].
It was a terrifying existence whose level of corruption far surpassed that of [Giants].
The female corpse in this coffin, dressed in a bright red Xiuhe dress, is just like that.
Her face was completely swollen and deformed; her original features were almost squeezed by the bloated flesh, making her look like an over-fermented abscess about to burst.
Those eyes—no, they could no longer be called eyes, they were just two dark, hollow eye sockets.
The maggots wriggled and squeezed each other wildly in their eye sockets, some even spilling out from the corners of their eyes and falling into their mouths.
The entire body was bloated and emaciated due to the high degree of decomposition. The bright red Xiuhe dress was stretched taut, and in some places it had even been torn, with pus and blood slowly seeping out.
Its entire body exuded a stench so strong it could almost knock a person unconscious; it was the smell of highly decomposed internal organs and flesh.
I said, "No wonder Sister Wu said the body was ugly. I think this is what the female corpse really looked like!"
Su Mingyang gasped, asking incredulously, "But last night, we saw that she looked very beautiful!"
I thought for a moment and said, "I think we were bewitched when the coffin was opened."
Su Mingyang grinned mischievously: "I suddenly feel a little sorry for Old Man Liu. I really hope he's not dead."
It was only after Su Mingyang reminded me that Sister Wu was still waiting for us.
...
Upon arriving at the old-fashioned public toilet next to the open-air worship area, the strong, pungent smell of blood hit us as if it were real, even from a distance.
The public toilet was already packed with people, and some of the guests who came to worship in the morning couldn't help but vomit on the side.
It took Su Mingyang and me a lot of effort to squeeze into the crowd.
When my gaze fell upon Old Liu in the public restroom, a chill ran from my feet straight to my head.
Old Liu died in the toilet, his face bitten to pieces.
The skin on one side of his face was torn to shreds, revealing his pale cheekbone and jawbone, with a few strands of broken muscle fibers still hanging on them.
What's even stranger is that although the facial muscles were torn apart, there was a strange curve on the face, as if it were smiling.
His lower body was even more horrific.
Starting from the thighs, the skin and flesh of both legs were brutally torn apart, the muscle tissue was turned outwards, and the flesh was almost completely eaten away, leaving only some fragments of fascia and bone connected.
The surrounding hair was soaked in blood and clumped together.
There were still many dog hairs left on the ground nearby.
According to the forensic autopsy, Liu Laoguan was killed by wild dogs.
The evidence found at Liu Laoguan's house also confirmed this.
Police found a large number of plush toys under a pile of miscellaneous items.
Dogs, cats, lizards, and even a giant, lifelike rat.
Every plush toy has one thing in common—
There was a hole in the mouth and tail area.
The opening was jagged, as if it had been roughly torn open by something sharp, and the surrounding down was sticky from being stained with some unknown dirt.
In addition, there are numerous videos of animal abuse.
It was deduced that Old Liu was bitten to death by wild dogs in retaliation.
No one associated it with 'ghost'.
Only Su Mingyang and I noticed that something was wrong.
According to forensic examination, Mr. Liu died between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m.
I clearly remember that it was when the matchmaker called the bride to get into the bridal sedan chair.
Perhaps, Old Liu really was dragged off to be a ghost groom, which is why Su Mingyang and I escaped this ordeal.
As Liu Laoguan's body was removed, his colleagues dispersed.
Just as I was about to leave, Sister Wu stopped me and asked if the female corpse had been disposed of yet, as it was to be cremated tonight.
Without even blinking, I said it had been taken care of.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Sister Wu nodded in satisfaction, hesitated for a moment, and asked softly, "Nothing happened last night, right?"
I countered with, "What do you think might happen?"
Sister Wu pulled me aside and said, "Judging from your tone, you must have encountered something unclean after finishing your work, right?"
I didn't say anything, I just watched her quietly, waiting for her to continue.
Sister Wu continued, "My family used to run a paper-making shop. I grew up in that kind of environment, so I know a thing or two about it. Last night, the coffin was tied with a Nine Palaces Soul Locking Knot. I was worried that something might go wrong when you opened the coffin."
Seeing that she had already put it this way, I didn't hold back and briefly told her about my experience last night.
This includes the fact that the body was pieced together, and that Su Mingyang was yelling that he would call the police, but I stopped him.
After listening to my story, Sister Wu looked at me with a hint of admiration in her eyes.
"Luckily you didn't call the police last night, otherwise you wouldn't have the chance to stand here and talk to me now."
I subtly pulled my hand away from Sister Wu's and asked, "Sister Wu, who exactly were those people last night?"
Sister Wu glanced around and asked me if I knew about Wanghai Group.
Of course I know.
The largest real estate developer in our city, Wanghai Group, built almost all of the high-end residential communities.
Zeng Yonghua, the boss of Wanghai Group, is also the richest man in our city, with connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds.
"Since you know about Wanghai Group, you should be aware of the consequences of speaking recklessly. You and Su Mingyang should keep what happened last night to yourselves."
As she spoke, Sister Wu took out two thick red envelopes from her bag and handed them to me: "Your business is done. We'll give you two days off. Rest well before you come back to work."
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