The funeral parlor in the west of the city was an all-white building. The tiled walls looked a little damaged from the outside, and a lot of wall dust had fallen down. Its door was a heavy iron sliding door. It was rusted, and some of the rust had even fallen to the ground and would not be erased.
I stood at the door, filled with curiosity. As the last stop of a person in this world, this place seemed too dilapidated. It shouldn't be that I couldn't afford to repair and maintain it!
The guard heard that we had a family member who had passed away and planned to cremate us for burial, so he led us to a small office on the first floor of the white building. Of course, no one died in any of our houses. We just found an excuse to go in. Otherwise, who would go there for nothing?
After entering, we saw that the office was very small and the decoration was simple. The entire room was gray and dirty. There were only two tables inside, and only one person was sitting there.
Seeing the three of us go over, he still sat on the chair without moving. He raised his head slightly and looked at me in a daze.
"Hello, I'm Li Changtian, is your director in?”Chang Tian took the initiative to greet that person, as if he knew the director here.
The man was stunned for a while. Li Changtian thought that he didn't hear him and repeated it again. He then said " hmm " and didn't say anything else.
I thought that maybe the people who worked here were used to the scene of crying every day. They must have been numb to it and lost their original expressions. They didn't care too much. Li Changtian was very bored. He had to repeat himself two or three times every time he said something. The other party only replied with a word and never showed any expression.
The whole conversation was Li Changtian's voice. He just grunted and didn't even look at us.
"Forget it, let's go out first!”
Li Changtian realized that he was always playing the lute to a cow. He was a little unhappy, so he took us out of the small house.
He took out his phone and called the director of the funeral parlor according to the business card he had just found on the office table. The other end of the phone was enthusiastic and said that he would come to welcome us immediately.
"I don't know if that person is an official employee. I'll talk to the director later. It's too difficult to communicate.”Li Changtian was still upset about the attitude of the staff member.
Yes, that person was indeed very strange. Not only was his reaction slow, but he was also particularly dull. I just noticed that the desk he was sitting at was completely empty. There was nothing at all. He seemed to have been sitting there in a daze and did nothing.
"Jessica, is there something wrong here?”
I was a little worried and asked in my heart. As expected, I didn't get a response. It seems that she needs more time to recover after being suppressed by that mysterious power. I can only hope that she can recover before nightfall.
These few days, I always thought of her unconsciously when I was in danger. In the past, I was often frightened by Zi Yan's voice. Later on, I gradually lost her hints. I was not used to it, especially when I encountered trouble. Unknowingly, I actually had a little reliance on her. I reminded myself in my heart that this wouldn't do. Zi Yan had caused the death of my second uncle. Although the two families had resolved their past grudges, you still had to maintain a distance and be somewhat wary. However, after thinking about it, I regretted it again because I was afraid that she would suddenly wake up and hear me. That would be troublesome.
We walked out of the white building and stood on the east side of the funeral parlor.
The funeral parlor in the west of the city was not big. After entering through the iron gate, it was a small square with some grass and flowers planted on it. On the east side of the square is the office building that the guard brought us to. On the opposite side of the west side, there is only one story, but there are a few thick chimneys on it. It is probably the place where the cremation room and mortuary are located.
The sun was in the sky, and there was no wind. The hot air lingered around me, making me feel very comfortable. The yang qi that I lacked in my body was desperately replenishing.
At this time, a fat man walked out of the house opposite. He saw us from afar and walked through the small square. He took Li Changtian's hand and said," Ah, it's Young Master Li. What a rare guest!"”
Li Changtian was a little embarrassed. He could only smile apologetically. In fact, he was angry for the staff member who ignored him.
The fat man suddenly felt that he was being rude and immediately changed his words." I'm sorry. It's best if I don't come to this place. If I come, it means that I've encountered the worst thing. However, this day will come for everyone. It's good to think about it. Young Master Li, did someone in your family pass away?”
"Not really." Li Changtian denied it immediately. He looked at us hesitantly, but he still decided to say that he was my relative." Director, it's my brother Su Li. His second uncle passed away, so he wanted to come and take a look."”
"I see. Little brother, I'm sorry for your loss.”The director let go of Li Changtian's hand and held mine.
Although he looked gloomy on the surface as a form of courtesy, I felt that he was quite happy. He didn't have any reaction when he heard that someone was dead. Of course, he got used to it after seeing it every day, so I didn't mind. It was just that his hand was a little strange. It was very cold, so cold that it felt cold. When he held my warm and humid palm, I immediately felt that the temperature difference was too great. I unnaturally pulled it away after holding it.
I've never seen a funeral parlor so friendly to the family of the deceased. It must be because of Li Changtian's connections. He's quite famous in this small city. His family is well-off. I guess many people want to curry favor with him.
The director briefly explained the situation of the funeral parlor to us and promised to perform a complete farewell ceremony to show respect to my second uncle.
Speaking of which, if I had known him earlier, I would have really held a good ceremony for Second Uncle here as an explanation to him. Unfortunately, he has already been buried and cannot be disturbed.
After chatting for a while, I said that I would go back and discuss with my family before making a decision. The director naturally agreed.
"By the way, director, do you know if there was anything unusual in the funeral parlor last night?”After finishing what he had to say, we finally got to the main topic of our visit.
"An abnormal situation?" The director looked at me in shock and confusion." I don't know what you mean. It's the same here every day. Everything is normal."”
I couldn't say it out loud. I couldn't possibly ask a normal person if there were ghosts here.
"It's like this. Last night, we passed by here and seemed to see lights in the funeral parlor. There were also some things that couldn't be seen clearly, so we wanted to know if it was haunted or something.”Li Xiangling finally opened her mouth. Her words were much smoother. She said what she wanted to ask and would not let the other party doubt our identity.
When the director heard her words, he became even more bewildered." Little girl, don't talk nonsense. If you say that you saw a ghost in this place, you might really get into trouble. As for last night, we were all off work and weren't here. Logically speaking, other than a person on duty, there shouldn't be any other movements in the library.”
"Oh? There's someone on duty. We'll ask if we can invite him over.”Xiang Ling continued.
"That's not a problem. However, he was working the night shift yesterday and is resting today. He should have gone home to sleep.”
"Do you have his contact information or home address?”
Li Xiangling's unrelenting attitude made the director suspicious, but he couldn't show it in front of Li Changtian. He was just looking for one of his employees, so it wasn't too private. The director still wrote the person's phone number, address, and name on his phone and sent it to Li Changtian via text message.
"Young Master Li, is there anything else you want to ask?”The director asked with a smile.
"No, it's really troublesome today. If there's a need, we'll contact you.”Li Changtian was polite and asked the director to leave.
Li Changtian was very good at dealing with people, and Li Xiangling was not good either. Maybe I was backward. I was born in the mountains and didn't meet many people. After I came out, I just worked. I only knew some fair-weather friends. I didn't need to pay too much attention to these things when I was with them.
I watched the curator leave. He was very fat and it was difficult for him to walk. He walked back to the bungalow on the west side.
At this moment, some thoughts lingered in my alarm clock, but they were not mature yet. I said," Changtian, I'll leave this night shift to you. After you find him, ask him about last night's situation and then come back to meet us.”
"Leave it to me. Aren't you guys coming with me?”Li Changtian asked reluctantly.
"The matter here is not over yet." I looked up at the white bungalow in front of me and continued," Only you know how to drive. I'll leave this matter to you. Go early and come back early. Oh right, don't come here if it's dark.”
"Then where should I go?"
I thought about it and decided to be safe. Li Changtian didn't have any magic spells. The funeral parlor was a dangerous place. It was better to stay away from it when it was dark. There were often ghosts coming in and out of his house, so it was not reliable. I let him go to Jinchun Hotel. There was food and accommodation there. It was a place to stay. Li Changtian was familiar with the hotel, so it was easy to make arrangements.
Li Xiangling and I stayed behind because we wanted to take a look at the core area of the funeral parlor, which was that row of bungalows. My intuition told me that there might be a big problem there. Moreover, the director came out from there and went in from there. This was strange. A director should have stayed in the office area on the east side. Why would he stay in the cremation and mortuary area?
He was not an embalmer, nor was he a handyman. With his status, it was very abnormal for him to stay there.
After crossing the square, we arrived at the entrance of the bungalow. The so-called entrance was just an arrow mark. On the left was a mortuary, and on the right was a crematorium. In fact, the middle was the same, but those who came to send them off would only go to the mortuary, where there was a farewell hall. On the right was a crematorium that outsiders were generally not allowed to enter.
Both sides had different uses. The only similarity was that it was dark in front of us. Compared to the strong sunlight outside, the dim chandelier here was really inconspicuous. We couldn't see too far.
While I was hesitating, I suddenly felt something touch my right hand…
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