Huaiyang Village was not big, and there was only
one funeral home.
They contract all the funeral services in the
village, including embalming, cremation, and burial.
The butcher entered as if he were in an
uninhabited land. He opened the door lock with a wire and passed the sleeping
staff to reach the innermost room. He opened the door normally.
Ning Su and Chen Qing followed him quietly, a few
steps behind. They didn’t dare to enter the room, just observing from outside
the door.
Display racks encircled the room, adorned with numerous
urns, among which two eye-catching red ones stood out.
The butcher opened the two red urns, poured the
ashes into two backup burlap bags, and put the ashes of the two animals into
the red urns.
Neither of them understood why the butcher was
using animal ashes to replace human ashes.
After the butcher finished, he left.
The two followed him to the river behind the
funeral home.
This was a very wide river, and the surface was
shimmering in the moonlight, winding to the farthest point of vision and disappearing
into the thick darkness.
The butcher sat on the spring grass by the river,
untied the burlap bag around his waist, and scattered the ashes from the red
urns onto the wide surface of the river. The clear river water carried the
ashes, slowly flowing eastward.
The butcher had his back turned to them and was
scattering the ashes into the river at a steady pace.
Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Her heart,
which had been made numb by the butcher’s behavior, relaxed a little.
Just then, the butcher suddenly turned around.
In the pale moonlight, his eyes glowed with eerie
green light, and he smiled with a split mouth, showing his white, sharp teeth,
precisely looking at them.
“Ah - !”
Zhu Shuangshuang and Su Wansheng hoped they would
arrive at their destination as early as possible.
They had been to the groom’s house when they
attended the wedding before, and they were familiar with the way. It was a
smooth journey with no incidents.
The wedding had just concluded for the day,
leaving behind remnants of red firecrackers scattered on the road.
Additionally, there were parked cars belonging to guests who had traveled from
outside the village to attend the event.
Zhu Shuangshuang looked at the few cars with a
puzzled expression.
There were two large red lanterns hanging on the
gate of the groom’s Chinese-style villa. The lanterns, which were bright red,
flashed with orange-red light, illuminating the surrounding misty night.
As soon as they arrived here, they saw eight men
carrying a black coffin walking towards the villa.
The two of them were shocked.
Su Wansheng hurriedly went forward and asked the
elder villager who had just walked out of the gate, “What’s going on?”
“It’s a disaster,” the elder villager sighed.
“The bride had a sudden heart attack and died on her wedding night.”
“How could that be?” Zhu Shuangshuang said in a
daze.
The scene of the bride telling her how much the
groom loved her was still vivid in her mind. It happened just at noon today.
The girl who had been ignored and bullied, who
had knocked her head thousands of times, finally encountered happiness. And
then she died?
“I don’t believe it, I want to take a look!” Zhu
Shuangshuang said, “How could she suddenly die?”
“It’s being prepared for burial, don’t disturb
the dead,” the elder villager stopped Zhu Shuangshuang with his hand.
At this time, the eight people also carried the
coffin into the villa.
Su Wansheng stared at the black coffin, scenes of
the bride holding a blood-red envelope, Ning Su staring at the black floor, and
Zhu Shuangshuang telling the story of the bride and groom were flashing through
his mind.
Something was about to emerge from his chaotic
mind.
On the roof of the opposite villa, the assistant
said to the person in the black robe, “The bride is dead, and this crucial clue
is lost.”
According to their analysis, the bride was the
key person.
They believed that Yin Daijun was the ghost
master, and the bride reflected Yin Daijun’s reality. By following the bride
and her experiences, they could break the case.
The bride’s death might be related to Yin
Daijun’s death, but she died suddenly and unexpectedly, and they might not have
time to find out the cause of her death.
Obviously, no one would be foolish enough to
believe that the cause of death was really a sudden heart attack.
The person in the black robe said, “Then let’s
create another bride, won’t that do?”
The assistant followed his gaze and saw Zhu
Shuangshuang arguing with a village elder.
The girl had fair skin, bright eyes, and white
teeth. She looked beautiful under the lantern light.
The person in the black robe said, “The bride
said that the groom’s ex-girlfriend broke up with him because their
astrological signs were incompatible. This village is likely doing some feudal
thing with foreign brides. What better way to find out their specific situation
than to have players take part in it themselves?”
The assistant understood his meaning, “Yin Daijun
and the bride were both very beautiful, and their appearance might be one
reason for their selection. Chen Qing is difficult to deal with, but this new
female player is perfect.”
“So all we have to do is find out what kind of
woman the villagers want based on their birthdates, then turn Zhu Shuangshuang
into a prey and push her out?”
The assistant frowned, “But we only have a little
over three days. Is that enough time?”
The person in the black robe said, “It’s enough.
Maybe we just need to destroy the bride’s body.”
“The birthdate they want might be different, but
the bride’s birthdate is certain.”
“The bride was still alive in the afternoon, but
something happened as soon as it got dark. I guess they haven’t started using
the bride for what they want yet. If we destroy or steal the bride’s body at
this time, they will have to urgently find a replacement, won’t they?”
The assistant suddenly realized and laughed,
“You’re really amazing.”
Black robe: “Get ready immediately, destroy or steal the bride’s body.”
Thanks for the update
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ReplyDeleteoh wow those two...
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ReplyDeleteWow, ZSS just cannot catch a break. She's a promising character, so I really hope she doesn't die... At least, I hope she has a decent character arc and a good death, if it comes. Whether that's a peaceful death or a dramatic death, I'm not sure.
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