This village is very old, or rather, very backward, can the people here understand the words "brain dead"? But I also subconsciously gave this answer, just chat to give yourself courage, although this topic does not seem to play a role in strengthening courage at all.

"Brain dead?" Meizi stared at me, her fierce appearance, even if it was a surprised expression, she looked fierce, I was really a little afraid, my words didn't have an appetite for her, what would she do to me......

"Do you think that if the brain cells are dead, this person is dead in the true sense of the word?"

"What else......" I looked at her in the dark, a little unsure of how to get back, why did I talk about this topic inexplicably......

"1 Deep coma, unresponsive to any stimuli. 2. Spontaneous breathing stops. 3. All brainstem reflexes are lost. 4. The atropine test is negative. 5. Electroencephalogram is equipotential. Items 1-3 of the above criteria are prerequisite, and are determined to last at least 24 hours under close observation and repeated monitoring, and exclude the influence of central inhibitors, muscle relaxants, poisons, and hypothermia. Is satisfying these things true death? ”

I looked at Meizi in amazement, I couldn't believe that these words were coming from her mouth, it was so professional that I couldn't understand it at all!

"Should...... I guess so......" I replied faintly.

"Then what do you think......" she pointed to the old man lying in front of her, "do you think he is dead?" ”

"Huh?" I couldn't help but lean back and take a step back with the chair, the foot of the chair made a sharp sound on the concrete floor, harsh and weird, but at the same time I looked at Meizi still sitting there, looking at me with a smile, as if she was still waiting for my answer, I don't know if it was because of her appearance, or because of the backdrop of the corpse in front of her, Meizi's smile was particularly weird.

Perhaps I felt a little out of shape, so I moved back to my chair in embarrassment, leaned back to the side of the bed, and replied, "He...... Isn't he already dead? ”

Even I felt strange to say such a thing.

"I'm sorry, did I scare you just now?"

"Hmm...... Not...... No...... Hehe", I don't even know how to answer, the time is so tormenting, when will it be dawn!

"Actually, I was scared myself, and many questions became more and more terrifying the more I thought about it, so I just said it."

"Oh, that's it, it's okay, hehe", I still kept a distance from her.

But after she said this, I suddenly felt a lot more relieved, and the tense atmosphere just now disappeared at once. Everyone will think crankily when they see terrible things, not to mention that it is such a night of wakes that can't sleep, anyone here will make up some pictures for themselves, it seems that she is more scared than me, but, no matter what, as long as you survive tonight, it will be fine!

"Actually...... Actually, there's one more thing I haven't told you......" She seemed to be speechless, unable to speak.

"What's wrong?" I had a vague feeling of bad feeling in my heart......

"Actually, in our village, there is a rule that the wake, which must be done, otherwise it will ......"

"What has to be done? Otherwise what? "My heart is already hanging, and I have been silently praying in my heart for a quick dawn, a quick dawn! As long as it's dawn, whatever he does, it has nothing to do with me!

"The person who guards the soul must put on makeup on the corpse, and if it is unrecognizable, or if the limb is incomplete, it must be restored intact, otherwise it will ...... Otherwise, the guardian will die a tragic death in three days, exactly like a corpse! ”

"I ...... I will...... Help your ......" I tensed all over my body and began to stiffen when I spoke.

"It's not to help, it's to be with me, and if you don't participate, the consequences will be the same".

I lowered my head and secretly glanced at the corpse in front of me, because I was sitting on his waist, so the uncle's head was a little difficult to see in the dark, but I can't forget the way I looked like my brains!

"Don't worry, he'...... He must be dead......" Meizi's voice began to tremble.

"Of course, are you still alive?" I can't help it, I talk with a crying tone, why would Meizi say something like that? Was it on purpose to scare me? But looking at her scared look, she should have been frightened, but why did she say what she was afraid of, so that I began to think about it!

"I'm sorry, little sister, I didn't tell you about it at first, but I'm really afraid that no one will accompany me!" Meizi began to cry, and my heart softened, no matter what I was going to do tonight, I would come willingly, because I wanted to know Wan Boyi's whereabouts.

"In this village, we have been following this rule strictly, and no one has ever doubted this curse, until one ...... "Meizi began to tell me about what was considered a curse in my heart.

"That's also an ordinary family, an old man in their family died, it should be a happy mourning, because he is close to 100 years old, and his health has been good, but when he is old, there will definitely be some problems, his biggest problem is heart disease, the day he died was in his sleep, and the next day at dawn the family called him to have breakfast when he found out, so he ...... According to the rules of the first night of the vigil, in a situation like this, you only need to comb your hair, clean your mouth, etc., but the family wants to ......"

"Do you want to try what happens if you don't follow the rules?"

"Yes. They specially looked for an old man with prestige, and learned that there was no pain when he died, but that he died naturally when he was old, and then the guardian went to the doctor again, checked his body, and also determined that he would not die of a heart attack in the near future, so he ......"

"Doctor?" I suddenly remembered that the little boy had said that the only doctor here was Dr. Ma, so I carefully asked, "Is it Dr. Ma?" ”

"This ...... I don't know very well either" Umeko brushed my question past and continued to tell the story: "They didn't do anything during the wake, but sat on the edge of the bed for one night."

I immediately re-entered the story, soaked Dr. Ma in the back of my mind, and asked curiously, "And then?" ”

"The old man died of a heart attack, and the Guardian will never die of a heart attack anytime soon, and guess they'll be okay later?"

"yes, it doesn't seem like it should happen, and then it's okay?" I thought about it for a moment, and then said, "No, they should all be dead!" ”

"Oh?" Meizi asked in surprise, "Why do you say that?" ”

"If they are okay, then this rule will be broken, and no one will abide by it in the future, and you won't ask me to put on makeup at this moment!" (To be continued.) )