Chapter 3: Raising the Body

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The surveillance footage itself shows a green picture, and the place where it was filmed is a funeral home, which further exaggerates the horror and horror atmosphere.

Manager Zhang took a deep puff of cigarette on the side, and then said to me, "Don't worry, take your time." ”

I scolded him in my heart, saying that I could not be in a hurry, my own mother's body had been stolen by someone else, and it stands to reason that he should be transferred directly to the picture of that despicable thief, but under the influence of the little security guard and his words just now, I already faintly felt an unknown sense of fear lingering in my heart.

I think that although Manager Zhang has a very sloppy appearance, this person as a whole gives others the feeling that he is not only extraordinary, but also gives people the impression that he is the kind of person who has experienced many storms and seen many big worlds. Come to think of it, businesses such as funeral homes, crematoriums, and funeral supplies are not something that everyone dares to do, and it's not a matter of cost, because sometimes, you don't have the life to spend the money of the dead.

Manager Zhang and I stared intently at the computer screen, looking at the video footage in front of us, which was almost equivalent to a pause. In the picture, my mother's body is lying in a glass coffin, she is wearing a shroud and holding a copper coin in her mouth according to custom, looking serene, but the heavy makeup of the makeup artist still makes her face feel awkward. In the direction of her head is a huge portrait of her, as well as a small urn, a few incense sticks and offerings, and a glass casket flanked by several wooden chairs, on which there are no people and empty. In the direction of the mother's feet, there is a round mat on the ground, which is used for the younger generations to kowtow.

The green picture was motionless, and after I finished smoking a cigarette, Manager Zhang lit me another cigarette. It is impossible for a person's attention to be fixed on one thing for a long time, and gradually, I even began to wander a little.

After about ten minutes, Manager Zhang cleared his throat and said to me, "Little brother, pay attention, it's time to start." ”

To get started? I was so excited that I hurriedly refocused all my attention on the computer screen.

"Don't worry." Manager Zhang said again.

After about two minutes, the image taken on the computer screen suddenly flashed, and the entire screen was covered with snowflakes.

I frowned and hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" ”

Manager Zhang looked very calm, he explained: "Don't worry, we haven't made any modifications or deletions to the video, this is the picture taken last night, as for the screen for what snowflakes will suddenly appear, I can only say that this is probably due to the influence of strong electromagnetic waves." ”

"Strong electromagnetic waves?" I repeated Manager Zhang's words in confusion.

Manager Zhang nodded, and then said to me, "Don't worry about this for now, you better continue to watch." ”

"What? Not done yet? "I thought that when the snow appeared on the screen, the video recording would be over. So, my eyes returned to the computer screen.

After more than ten seconds, the surveillance footage returned to the screen. I stared at the computer screen, and my heart suddenly cooled, and sure enough, after more than ten seconds, there was no longer my mother's body in the glass coffin in the center of the room. The glass coffin did not show any signs of breakage, but at this moment, the coffin was empty, which made people feel frightened.

That's gone? I felt incredible in my heart, not to mention that the surveillance suddenly disappeared for no reason, just these ten seconds of time made people feel incredible. The glass coffin of the funeral home is strictly sealed, and there is strong cold air in it to ensure that the body does not decay and stink quickly.

No way! How could someone open a glass coffin and take my mother's body in a matter of ten seconds without leaving a trace?

I took a special look at my mother's quilt in the glass coffin, and although it was lifted, it didn't feel messy.

"It's coming." Manager Zhang reminded me again.

What is coming?

Suddenly, the picture on the computer screen shook, and a face that had been illuminated by the infrared camera that had taken on a green color filled the entire screen at once—my mother's face.

Almost instinctively, I jumped out of my chair and almost screamed.

"I warned you." Manager Zhang said unhurriedly, "Come, sit down, don't be afraid." ”

Manager Zhang's comfort didn't have the slightest effect, and I stammered and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Manager Zhang tilted his head to look at me, shrugged his shoulders, pointed to the computer screen, and said innocently: "You have seen it all, that's what it is." ”

I regained the courage to look at the computer screen again, but I insisted on standing and watching, never having the courage to sit in my chair and look at the face up close, which was both familiar and unfamiliar to me.

I saw my mother's face fill the whole screen, she was expressionless, but her eyes were open, the whole face was cold like a playing card, she didn't blink, stared at the screen, maybe it was my mental effect, I always felt that my mother's eyes were staring at me.

After a few seconds of stalemate, my mother's face was gone, and to my scalp tingling, she crawled down the wall. It's like Spider-Man in the movie, crawling like a giant gecko against a wall perpendicular to the ground.

"W-What the fuck is going on here?" I couldn't help but ask again.

Manager Zhang didn't answer my words, I looked at the picture, my mother was wearing a shroud, crawled from the wall to the ground, then stood up, hunched over to the dead corner of the surveillance camera, and I couldn't see her anymore.

At this time, Manager Zhang pressed the pause button, turned his head to me and said: "No, I have never seen your mother in the back picture, our funeral home is not the only one surveillance camera, but after we checked all the surveillance videos, we never saw her again." ”

"This—this is incredible." I said.

Manager Zhang walked up to me, pulled me to sit down in front of the couch, and then said to me earnestly: "I know that young people like you have always been dismissive of things like ghosts and gods. ”

I didn't speak, but I knew in my heart that after the trip to Yunnan, I was no longer an atheist, at least, I believed that there were ghosts and zombies in this world, and even some strange creatures, I had experienced it myself, but when such a thing happened to my mother, I still felt unbelievable.

Manager Zhang continued: "Whether you believe it or not, the real situation is in front of you. Your mother—the corpse is cheated. ”

"Why is this happening?" I asked.

Manager Zhang explained: "Little brother, I think you also know that in our line of work, it is inevitable that you will often encounter some strange things that are difficult to explain with common sense, but I will not tell you that it is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes." He took me a cup of tea, handed it to me, and continued: "To tell the truth, I'm not completely sure that your mother is a corpse, generally speaking, there are two explanations for the resurrection of corpses, one is corpse, the so-called corpse, generally refers to the aftermath of the person's sins are not exhausted, and after death, they will rise up to harm others, and the other is the corpse, the so-called corpse refers to the death of a person, there is still a breath in the chest, if you encounter the collision of living creatures such as cats and mice, you will get up like a beast and run around and bite, It's a purely instinctive behavior. And your mother doesn't seem to belong to either of these situations, first of all, there are usually some signs of corpses, such as dark complexion, puffy skin, these characteristics your mother does not have, taking a step back, if your mother really has such characteristics, our funeral home may not accept your mother's body at all; As for the possibility of defrauding the corpse, it is even more rare, because there are no cats and mice in the funeral parlor, and you have seen your mother's actions just now, obviously not that kind of crazy behavior, so I don't know how to explain your mother's situation. ”

After listening to Manager Zhang's explanation, my heart flashed and said, "That is to say, the real reason appeared in the ten seconds when the video screen disappeared?" ”

"That's right," Manager Zhang said, "I guess the same way." ”

Hearing this, I couldn't help but have some doubts in my heart, so I asked Manager Zhang: "Manager Zhang, what do you do, why do you know so much?" ”

Manager Zhang smiled and said: "When I was young, I once became a Taoist priest, although I don't have any real skills, but I still know some basic common sense. ”

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