Chapter 20: The Night of Horror at the Funeral Parlor
It stands to reason that people in the funeral industry should be very bold, especially the owner of the funeral home, Niu Zhan doesn't understand why even he seems to be very scared.
"Boss Qian, just say it directly, how can I guess!"
Boss Qian swallowed hard and spit, as if he had palpitations.
"Our funeral home and crematorium are together, and after the body is delivered, it must wait for the formalities to be completed before it can be cremated, so sometimes it will be stored for a period of time. However, since the night shift was stopped, something even more incredible has happened. When I went to work the next day, I was actually, actuallyγγγγγγ Speaking of this, Boss Qian looked left and right in horror, and looked like he was spitting.
"What's wrong?" Niu Struggle asked curiously.
"The corpses that were originally in the freezer actually ran out, but fortunately the door of the balance room was locked, and when they were found, the corpses were lying in the room at random. I thought it was someone who was making trouble, but after installing the surveillance, I found that those corpses actually crawled out of the freezer by themselves" Boss Qian finished speaking, and timidly watched the cow struggle.
"And this kind of thing? Is this the case every day? β
To Boss Qian's surprise, he didn't see too much fear on the young man's face, at most he was a little curious, and said that this kid is really bolder than the sky?
"It's not like this every day, it's just an occasional occurrence, but it's been a bit of a mess lately. And in the past, although most of the bodies we cremated were at noon, we would also do some at night. But recently, when the sun sets, the workers don't dare to work. β
"Why?"
"Because γγγγγγ" Boss Qian was stuck again, but he hesitated, gritted his teeth and said: "Our equipment is relatively old, and when the corpse is burned, the workers need to check the fire power through a fire door on the crematorium to control the fire." But recently, there is nothing abnormal during the day, and at night, the workers say that sometimes when they open the fire door, they can always see people lying on the fire door to watch them, and several workers are scared and fall ill directly.
I'm not sure if it's true, though, because I've seen it myself and don't find it the way they say it is. But everyone said so, so they had to stop this work, so at six or seven o'clock in the evening, everyone got off work. β
The more Niu Struggle listened, the more incredible he felt, there are many versions of this kind of terrifying story, but almost all of them have no evidence. But now that the owner of the funeral home said it himself, he had to believe it.
However, the most immediate feeling he had after listening to it was curiosity rather than fear, and even a little eagerness. Because, since he was a teenager, he has been holding back his desire to see what the ghost looks like, and he has never succeeded. Although what he wanted to see was a bewitching female ghost.
And he can roughly know why the workers can see it, but the money boss himself can't see it. Because as soon as he entered the door, he found that Boss Qian's face was very good, and the general evil did not dare to get close.
Boss Qian was stunned when he saw Niu Struggle, thinking that he was scared by what he said, although he regretted that his work was afraid that he would be in vain, but he was a kind-hearted person and did not dare to joke about other people's safety for personal gain.
So he said a little bitterly: "Child, I have said everything that should be said, if you are not happy, forget it." I heard the master say that your family is in some difficulty, over the years, I have also earned a little money, if you have difficulties in school, just tell me, uncle, I am willing to help. How to say it, there are a lot of people who come to the interview, but after listening to me, you are the only one who doesn't scold the street, and we are also fated to say it. β
"Haha, Boss Qian, you misunderstood, I was just thinking, what can I do?" Niu Struggle said with a smile.
"So you're willing to do it?"
"I didn't say I didn't want to, you just said, what do you need me to do?"
"I really underestimate you, okay, I'm really not afraid to see you like this. Well, I'll be blunt, you don't have to do anything, you just need to sleep here. β
"What, get some sleep, don't have to do some work or something? Then this money is too easy to earn, how can you make me feel sorry for it? β
"There's nothing to worry about. Master Zhang said that living in the hall at night can suppress some yin qi, so that those things will not be fierce even if they make trouble. You know, I'm afraid that if you accidentally run out of one, it will be a big deal. And if it's convenient for you, keep an eye on the outside and don't let outsiders in, because if you're scared out, the business won't work. Usually no one comes to this place at night, unless it is a corpse, and then you tell them to come back the next day. β
"That's it? Didn't you say that you still have to pull the corpse? β
Boss Qian was speechless in his heart, this kid can't be described as timid and bold, but a question of whether he has long guts, he is scared when he says it, this kid actually wants to ask for more work.
"Other things, wait for you to do it for a while, don't worry, as long as you can do what I explain well, the money is a lot, and you are my benefactor."
"Look at what you said, well, where do I stay at night?"
"You can be wronged first, live in my office, there is food in the refrigerator, you can take it when you are hungry. I'll get you a room in a few days. I'll take you to the museum first. β
Boss Qian took the cow to struggle and went around the funeral home, although it was just dark, and the people were almost gone.
The funeral parlor is not too big, and Niu Struggle quickly became familiar with it.
Finally, they came to the basement level, outside a large thickened iron door, on which hung a sign with the words "mortuary" written on it.
Niu Struggle was about to push it open, only to find that the door had been locked.
Boss Qian saw it in his eyes, and he was shocked in his heart, if he didn't know that Niu Zhan was a top student of Longdu University, he really thought that this kid didn't know the word "morgue".
"Every now and then, the door closes."
"Do you have a key, go in and have a look!"
"Huh? What are you doing in now? β
"Look at the situation, if something really runs out, I know where to carry it even if I carry it, I can't leave your office alone!" Niu Struggle said easily.
Boss Qian gasped, took out a bunch of keys from his waist tremblingly, opened the door and handed it to Niu Zhan and said, "This is the key to all the places in the museum, and I will hand it over to you." β
"Aren't you afraid that I will secretly carry a corpse and sell it? I've heard it's worth a lot."
Boss Qian looked at the dark, gloomy, and long morgue aisle, and said with difficulty: "Child, don't make this joke, it's weird." β
The cow struggled to stick out his tongue, turned on the light in the aisle, and walked around on his own. The layout of the balance room is quite simple, all of them are rooms with freezers, and there is a label inserted on the top and outside of the freezer to record the information of the deceased.
There is a place that is quite special, the house is not big, there is an iron bed, and there are some small things, and the powder room is written outside.
"Hey, why is there a dressing room here?"
"This is the place to take care of the remains of the deceased, and the one who does this job is called the mortuary, oh, by the way, the mortuary here is not very old, his name is Guo Qingqing, you can get to know him if you have the chance."
"Yes"
After seeing the entire funeral home, the time was not early, and after Boss Qian repeatedly told him some things that needed attention, he hurriedly drove away.
Niu Struggle closed the door of the compound tightly, inspected the museum again, and found that there was nothing unusual, before returning to the office.
Boss Qian naturally didn't ask him to do this, but he thought that since he had taken other people's money, he could do a little more.
On the first day of work, he didn't plan to sleep, he wanted to see if it was as they said, so he made a pot of tea, and it happened that there were a lot of books in the office, and he took one and looked at it with relish.
It was almost one o'clock in the morning, and he was a little dazed, when he suddenly heard a very muffled and anxious footsteps from the originally quiet funeral home. His spirit shook instantly, put down the book, and thought for a moment that he picked up the flashlight and was about to go out to have a look.
But as soon as I reached the door, I heard the footsteps approaching, and the door was knocked on by the "knock knock".