Ravensfield, the House of God.

Henry Sr. had been running the funeral service company with his father since he was a child, and decades ago, the business was booming due to the strange deaths of many families in town. But that golden age is gone, and as the population continues to drain, the town is depressed, and sometimes there is only one or two businesses a year.

If it doesn't open for half a year, once it opens, it will naturally take half a year.

Having a hard time making ends meet, Henry, who was old and frail, had already learned to be slippery and profit-seeking in life.

He was slowly flipping through a promotional brochure, pointing to the tombstone styles on it and introducing them to Jamie one by one: "Our tombstone styles and types are very complete, the font can be selected, and the photos of the deceased and the epitaph can be added according to your wishes." ”

Jamie's eyes are torn back and forth between the most expensive ones, and he can't decide for a while, he is determined to give his deceased wife the best funeral, hoping that every detail can be done the best.

"By the way, when your wife leaves...... What does it look like? Henry suddenly remembered something and asked cautiously.

"What do you mean?" Jamie didn't react.

Henry carefully pondered the wording and euphemistically explained, "I mean, some people died in a car crash, and some people killed themselves by swallowing guns...... In a similar situation, if you want the deceased to maintain a solemn image at the funeral ceremony, it will cost you extra. ”

"Well, there are some places where you still need to bother with makeup, and the cost is not a problem." Jamie understood, and immediately said.

"When will the body arrive? That's how I can give you a quote. ”

"I have entrusted a special transportation company to help me go to the police station to claim the body, and counting the time for transportation, it should be in these two days. I'll call them later and ship it directly to your address. ”

"No problem, I can start applying makeup at any time when it arrives, and the ...... is guaranteed"

Before Henry could finish his sentence, he heard an unfamiliar voice behind him.

"The police station said that the body had been taken away, and it is estimated that it is now on the way and will be delivered in the evening." Edward had already arrived at some point, and was carefully observing a coffin in the display area at the door, "Besides, I've heard that there has never been one funeral service company run by your family in this town, so I don't think you should add money to the makeup process." ”

"Officer Edward, you're following me?" Jamie was angry at the sight of Edward.

Edward walked up to the two of them and said to Jamie, "I remember telling you that you can't leave the area without my permission. ”

"I'm here to bury my wife!" Jamie stepped forward, fists clenched.

Henry didn't want a brawl in his display area full of expensive coffins, so he immediately stopped between the two and diverted the topic: "This police officer, I think you misunderstood, I didn't sit on the ground because there was no competition, but the amount of makeup work was different depending on the condition of the body. ”

"No, no, no, you don't understand what I mean, I mean Emily, although there are some minor flaws in her appearance, she should be very skilled for you, and it doesn't take much effort." Edward looked at Henry with a smile and took out a few old photos from his pocket, "You and your father should have dealt with a lot of this makeup because of this kind of makeup...... Oh, I remember, it's 35 of them. ”

The photos are all black and white, yellowed and old due to age, and they are all old case files that Edward and Qi Zihuan dug up at the local police station on the way here.

In each photo, a family portrait shows men, women, and children sitting in a row facing the camera.

All have their mouths open to the extreme, and there is no tongue.

……

Qi Zihuan didn't go in, and kept leaning on the front of the car and eating doughnuts, while looking at the woman feeding the crows in the corridor at the door.

Although there was no small sign at the door of God's house that said "Peers are not allowed to enter", he was not interested in examining the business characteristics of foreign counterparts.

It's not a system at all, and there's no behemoth called a funeral parlor on your head.

After he finished eating, he clapped his hands before he walked over.

"Fellow, can you beg for a drink?" Qi Zihuan asked amiably.

The old woman's eyes were glazed over, and she ignored him, but concentrated on feeding a few grains of rice to the crow's mouth.

The crow didn't move, but on closer inspection, it turned out to be a lifelike puppet.

Qi Zihuan pursed his lips, and said in his heart that the almighty pick-up routine in the anti-Japanese drama really did not apply to the American imperialists, so he changed his tone and said: "Well, it's not that I'm thirsty, but a friend in my car, you may also know, his name is Billy." ”

The name visibly irritated the woman, who looked up sharply and cried out in panic, "Is it Billy?" And sure enough, she came, and she came again...... A lot of people will die...... A lot of people ......."

"Why did she reappear after all these years?" Qi Zihuan's eyes froze and asked seriously.

When he was watching the movie, he always had a question, why Mary. After so many years of silence, Xiao will suddenly return.

The woman's mind was confused, and a murmuring voice came out of her mouth: "We made demons, we buried demons, we dug up demons...... The devil kills us, and everything is our fault. ”

"Dig up the demons? Who dug it up? Qi Zihuan grasped the key point and asked aggressively.

But women can't communicate normally and blindly talk to themselves.

"Shut up, shut up...... Anyone who doesn't know how to shut up loses his tongue......"

Qi Zihuan sighed and reluctantly prepared to get up and return to the car.

The woman suddenly tugged at his cuffs and warned nervously, "If you want to bury Billy, you must bury Billy in his tomb." ”

"Is it buried? But I don't have a shovel. Qi Zihuan laughed again.

"I have a shovel at home, and it's in the utility room in the backyard, which Henry used the other day...... You have to bury it. ”

"Okay, I'll bury Billy tomorrow. I hope your shovel won't be too clean, and I'll be embarrassed if I get dirty. ”

The woman got Qi Zihuan's assurance, and then she returned to her sluggishness and lowered her head to feed the crows.

Qi Zihuan also reached out and touched the crow, and found that the feathers were still real, and couldn't help but admire: "Your puppet is so realistic, do you also have a name?" ”

"Marianne, it's called Marianne." The woman's voice was a little smug, like a little girl introducing her favorite toy.

But Qi Zihuan clearly remembered that the crazy woman in front of him was Henry's wife.

Her name is Marianne.