Zhou Dedong's work〗Horror novel---The Corpse Burner

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1. Enmity

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A rather old truck was driving in the ice and snow with a clanking sound.

The sun has just risen, and the snow is shining with dazzling light. There are trees nearby and trees in the distance. They are sparse and the snowy field looks bare. And the trees were bare, not even a crow.

There were four people crowded in the cab, one was Li Yun, the other was the driver, and there were two helpers. Li Yun's grandma was lying alone on the open car in the back. She was covered with a quilt and her head was covered.

On the way, a wedding convoy came oncoming, and several cars were hung with big red flowers. The people in the car were vaguely dressed in bright colors. After the two sides passed each other, the snowy road became empty again.

Li Yun would open the car window from time to time and throw a handful of paper money out.

This asphalt road has not been repaired for many years, like a belt full of holes. The car was driving bumpily and suddenly stopped. The driver said to Li Yun: "Go down and see if she turned over."

Li Yun got out of the car, pedaled on the wheels and climbed into the car. I saw grandma lying on her back, and the blue flower quilt on her body was covered with a thin layer of frost. His heart was sore.

A few hours ago, she slowly turned her head and glanced at Li Yun in bed, and said feebly: "Don't look at me, go to sleep quickly, it's almost dawn."

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But now, she was lying alone in this cold carriage, and she must have frozen solid.

The cold wind blew up the white filial piety cloth on Li Yun's head, blocking his eyes. He jumped down, climbed into the cab, and said in a low voice: "Let's go."

The crematorium is in the south of the small city, Bali. There are no homes nearby.

This is an old crematorium, and a new crematorium has recently opened in the northern suburbs. However, the new crematorium charges more than the old crematorium, so Li Yun chose this place. He is a low-income earner, and every dollar must be calculated. In addition, his home is close to the south of the city, so the fare here is cheaper. He hired his own car instead of calling the crematorium to send a car, which cost less.

The truck drove through the gate of the crematorium and stopped in front of a lonely house.

The driver said: "The crematorium is in this house."

This is an old house, very tall, like a temple. However, it does not have the peaceful and detached temperament of a temple, but it has an eerie feeling, like a person with no facial features and a stern face.

The bricks in its corners are broken, like jagged teeth. There were two iron doors facing each other. They were rusty and uneven. There was a big crack in the middle and it was dark inside. A rather large lock hung on the iron bar.

Far away from the crematorium, there is a row of neat-looking bungalows, where the procedures are done.

Li Yun took the death certificate and went through the formalities.

In this house, there are a plastic surgery room, a farewell hall, a morgue, an ashes storage room, and a cold storage room. However, Li Yun didn't see a few staff members. It is now the first month of the lunar month, and the New Year has just passed.

He walked into a warm office, where there were always three people: a young man lying on the desk, playing poker and telling fortunes. He was wearing a blue coat; a thin old man stood watching. He was also wearing a blue coat, but his blue coat was smaller. Sitting on the bed was a sturdy middle-aged man. He lowered his head and slowly nibbled melon seeds. He was also wearing a blue coat, but his blue coat was very dirty.

"Excuse me, who will issue the invoice?" Li Yun asked.

The young man placing the cards looked up at Li Yun, put away the cards unhappily, and said arrogantly: "Proof."

Li Yun hurriedly showed the death certificate . The young man stuffed it into the drawer without even looking at it: "Do you want an urn?"

"Yes." Li Yun said.

The young man stood up and led Li Yun into another room, which was filled with various urns. He said: "There are high, medium and low-end, cheap ones are tens of yuan, and expensive ones are tens of thousands of yuan. Which one do you want?"

Li Yun picked an elm urn.

Returning to the room just now, Li Yun paid the money, prepared the cremation certificate, and asked: "Who cares about cremation?"

The man who was eating melon seeds finally stopped eating. Dusting his hands, he said, "Follow me."

Li Yun looked him up and down. This man is very tall. If he were to wrestle, none of the three Li Yuns would be his match. His face has a bronze color, thick eyebrows, and a pair of big eyes.

The corpse-burner strode out.

There is a stone corridor between the office and the crematorium. There are patches of snow and it is very slippery. The air was too refreshing, and a cold wind blew over. Li Yun smelled a strange smell on him, like the smell of burning cotton. That's the smell of dead bodies.

Along the way, the corpse-burner didn’t say a word. Li Yun followed him closely.

In Li Yun's eyes, this corpse-burner was a different kind.

He sent the corpses one after another into the crematorium (the corpses were male, female, old, and young), closed the furnace door with a "clang", then walked behind him, threw away his arms and turned towards the fiery red corpse. Fill the furnace with coal.

A muffled sound came from the crematorium. The muscles were scorched: "squeak...squeak...squeak..." The muscles and bones were breaking: "pop...pop...pop..."

Smoke came out of the crematorium, and in the smoke While surrounded, he would reach in with a long iron hook from time to time and turn over the corpse.

Gradually, those tiny sounds were finally lost, and only the wind in the big chimney was making the fire "whoosh"...

He always burned How many people have passed?

Does he have a woman? What was her mood like when she had sex with him?

Does he have nightmares?

Has he burned his relatives?

Has he ever thought that one day, he himself would lie in the crematorium that he was very familiar with?

The sky was blue and the crematorium was very quiet.

Arriving at the corpse-burning room, the strong corpse-burner took out a big key and inserted it into the keyhole. "Bang! - Dang! -" The two iron doors opened.

He waved his hand and said: "Bring it in."

Li Yun hurriedly climbed into the car with the other two helpers, lifted grandma down, and staggered away Entered the crematorium.

The crematorium was very empty and cold. It was just earth and there were some grass clippings. The two crematoriums were deserted and open, with square, narrow, and deep openings.

The corpse-burner pointed to an iron stretcher with wheels on the bottom like a bed, and said loudly: "Carry it up there."

Several people took Li Yun's grandmother Put it on top of that.

"Get out!" the corpse-burner said.

The two helpers went out.

Li Yun's tears immediately flowed down. He lifted grandma's quilt and took one last look at her. Her face was pale and her eyes were slightly open, with no luster.

"I'll let you out!" The corpse-burner was impatient.

Li Yun suddenly raised his head and glanced at him, very angry. Li Yun is an honest man. When he loses his temper, his face suddenly turns red.

The corpse-burner didn't shy away at all, his eyes shot out fiercely, and he looked at Li Yun provocatively. He is the master here and no one can overstep his authority.

And Li Yun’s grandma is a timid person, very afraid of things, especially in unfamiliar environments. If she were alive now, she would definitely push Li Yun away and say in a trembling voice: "Don't cause trouble, get out quickly, ah!" However, now she can no longer sit up...

Li Yunman He slowly put the quilt on grandma's face, wiped away her tears, and walked out.

When walking past the corpse-burner, Li Yun smelled the strange smell of burning cotton on his body again. The corpse-burner stood there like an iron tower, motionless, still staring at Li Yun fiercely.

The redness on Li Yun's face had receded like a tide. He softened his tone and asked the corpse-burner in a low voice: "When will it be finished?"

"Get in line. "

"Just what kind of queue?"

"Do you have the final say, or do I?" He turned his head to the side, but his eyes were still staring at Li. Yun looked extremely arrogant.

Li Yun didn't want to argue with him and walked out. He felt very sad, as if he had left his grandma behind, in this empty, deserted big house, and in this arrogant corpse-burner...

Then, the corpse-burner also When he came out, he locked the iron door - "Dang!" and then stepped on the snow and walked away. Li Yun looked at his dirty blue coat stupidly, wondering why he left.

The driver whispered: "You have to give him some money."

"Why?"

"You have to give him some money. Otherwise, you have to wait Let's do it."

"I won't give it to him, let's see how long he can delay it!"

"Even if he doesn't delay, he won't give you a good burn, even to the bone. Pour out the meat..." The driver continued to persuade Li Yun.

"Then I will go to their leader!"

Li Yun is a middle school teacher, and he knows nothing about some aspects of society. At this time, he had already developed a hatred for the corpse-burner - he even bullied the dead!

Just now, the gunpowder-smelling look at each other had already made the two people become enemies. Li Yun felt that he was beginning to compete with him. He would feel it was an insult if Li Yun was asked to give him money in such a lowly manner.

It was very cold, so the driver and the two helpers sat in the cab, while Li Yun squatted alone in front of the crematorium. A large sieve was thrown on the snow not far away.

Li Yun looked at the sky with a hint of tiredness after just shedding tears. There are no clouds in the blue sky.

Grandma also had a colorful childhood, and she also had a flowery youth. In this life, she must have walked many roads and seen many faces, but she must have never been to this crematorium. She would not have thought that in the end, she would come here, to this strange big house...

When this corpse-burner was born, he must have been a cute child, with big eyes and a charming personality. People love. It was impossible for grandma to have seen this child. She would not have thought that decades later, she would fall into the hands of this person...

Li Yun thought wildly for a long time, and it was already past noon. The corpse-burner It hasn't appeared yet.

Another car pulled the body. The family members got out of the car and, like Li Yun, hurriedly went through the formalities. They all seem to know the rules here.

Finally, the corpse-burner came. With a smile on his face, he directed the family members of the deceased to carry the corpse into the crematorium. Then, he locked the iron door inside and started working. .

Li Yun waited patiently.

A few hours later, the iron door opened with a clang, and the corpse-burner poked his head out of the iron door and shouted to the family members of the deceased: "No. 1, bring over the sieve!"< /p>

They became No. 1!

The few men wearing sackcloth and mourning immediately took the sieve and ran in. They put the hot ashes in a sieve, ran out, and placed them in an open space. After the ashes cooled down, a few pieces of ashes were sifted out, put into the urn, and drove away.

The corpse-burner locked the door again and left without even looking at Li Yun.

The driver walked out of the cab and said to Li Yun:

"You should give him some money!"

"No!" Li Yun said.

"I..." the driver said hesitantly: "I've been waiting here for too long and delayed other work. Can you add some freight?... I'm really sorry."

Li Yun gritted his teeth and said, "I'll add it to you." After saying that, he stood up and strode towards the office. He was going to ask for an explanation.

Entering the office, he saw that the young man was still playing cards and telling fortunes, the thin old man was still watching, and the corpse-burner was still eating melon seeds in bed.

Li Yun asked loudly: "Excuse me, which office is your leader in?"

The corpse-burner didn't even raise his head.

The thin old man looked at Li Yun and said, "What can you do?"

"I'm looking for the leader."

"I am The leader here." The old man said.

Is he the leader? Li Yun suddenly lost his confidence.

"We were the first ones here, number one in line. It's almost dark now, why haven't they been burned for us?"

The old man gave the corpse-burner a sideways glance. He asked calmly: "Really?"

The corpse-burner stopped eating melon seeds and looked at Li Yun with a smile. Li Yun felt that there was murderous intent in his smile. He said slowly: "Didn't you finish burning it just now?"

"Which one did you burn?"

"No. 1!"

Li Yun was dumbfounded. He thought for a while and said loudly: "Why didn't you call me?"

"My name is No. 1."

"You!... "

The corpse-burner was still smiling: "Don't worry, is the person you sent a man or a woman?"

"Old lady."

"Oh, old lady, she is still lying there. The one who was burned just now is the old man. I will burn your people now." After saying that, he dusted his hands again, got off the ground, and walked out in stride.

The old man ignored Li Yun and continued to watch the young man tell fortunes.

Li Yun followed him out, but he didn't see the corpse-burner.

Why is he walking so fast?

On the road, Li Yun felt more and more that the corpse-burner's smile was malicious. He was hinting to himself: I have burned your grandma and given the ashes to another family. If you can't get along with me, then go back with a stranger's ashes...

Thinking of this, Li Yun ran towards the crematorium like crazy! He wanted to see if the remaining body was grandma.

Arriving in front of the crematorium, he suddenly stopped - it was too late, the two iron doors had been locked by him inside.

He rushed up and knocked on the door hard: "Dong-dong-dong! Dong-dong-dong!——"

The corpse-burner finally opened the iron door, revealing his bronze face , shouted: "What are you knocking on?"

"Where are the people?" Li Yun's face was like splashes of red.

"The furnace has been pushed in." After saying that, the corpse-burner slowly closed the door: "Bang! Dang!——"

Li Yun was stupid again.

Li Yun put the ashes into the urn and held them in his arms with extremely complicated emotions. He didn't know if it was grandma or another strange old man in the box. Current science and technology are not yet capable of “identifying ashes.” He suffered the loss of being dumb.

He deposited the urn at the crematorium, then got into the car and said to the driver in frustration: "Let's go."

The driver had already adjusted his head. He started the car and drove forward. By this time, it was already dark.

The door of the corpse-burning room was open, and it was dark inside. When the car drove past, Li Yun saw the corpse-burner standing inside, looking at him with a strange expression.

Li Yun shuddered.

2. Barbecue

After his grandma passed away, Li Yun had been in a very depressed mood.

Dad has Alzheimer's disease, and grandma has only one grandson like him. When encountering such a thing, it's all up to Li Yun to take care of it. After dealing with grandma's funeral affairs, he was exhausted.

On this day, he was lying in bed and coughing.

"You look so tired and thin. There are so many sisters in your family, why don't they care?" the wife complained.

"Am I not a son?"

"A son should be carried alone? I don't care about you, you deserve to die from exhaustion."

Li Yun didn't say anything What's up.

His wife got down, brought two cough medicines and a glass of water, and said, "Eat!"

Li Yun took the medicine obediently and lit one. cigarette.

My wife lay down and said, "Can you quit smoking?"

"I can only smoke less."

"You said How many years have you smoked?" Li Yun stopped talking.

"Tomorrow, I will go to the provincial capital to purchase goods, and you can go to the hospital yourself. You have been coughing recently. Don't get pneumonia. Our family cannot afford to get sick!"

< p> This sentence made Li Yun a little angry. He said: "Don't curse me!"

"I care about you! I don't know.

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My wife's temper is not very good. Every time she gets angry, Li Yun doesn't talk back, but just smokes without saying a word. Some time ago, she was laid off and her temper became even worse. At that time, Li Yun thought He set up a clothing stall for his wife, but he went to borrow money from several sisters, but they were not well off. Finally, he borrowed 5,000 yuan from a friend named Jiang Dong.

A few years ago, Li Yun was admitted to the normal school, and Jiang Dong was admitted to a civil affairs school. After graduation, Jiang Dong was assigned to work as a professional corpse makeup artist in the provincial capital funeral home.

Wife. Finally, she had a job. However, when she became busy, her voice became louder and louder. The pattern of marriage became more and more domineering day by day.

However, Li Yun still loves his wife very much. He prepares meals every day after get off work and waits for her to come back.

For Li Yun, the happiest time is when his children come back from kindergarten. p> The child is a little afraid of his mother. He is very dependent on Li Yun, so Li Yun decided to send him to kindergarten.

Li Yun hopes that the child will be good to him. , and he is afraid that the child will be too good to him - if something happens to him, he is afraid that the child will not be able to bear the blow, so he hopes that the child will treat him badly and be selfish; on the other hand, he hopes to follow him every day. The child was still alive, but he was worried that he would not be able to survive when he grew up, so he reluctantly gave it up and gave it to a kindergarten...

After his wife left, Li Yun was the only one left at home. At night, he was alone. He didn't want to cook, so he wanted to eat on the street.

He came to a night market, where there were many barbecue stalls, grilled lamb, grilled ham, grilled fish, grilled eggs... He found a place with a quiet back. After sitting down, I asked the boss for a few skewers of roasted kidneys, a plate of pickles, and a beer.

The roasted kidneys were served quickly, with a "sizzling" sound and a delicious smell. The tempting cumin flavor. The boss is a middle-aged woman. She said with a smile: "Brother, eat slowly. "

"Thank you. "Li Yun said.

He picked up a bunch of roasted kidneys and was about to eat them when he suddenly felt a pair of eyes watching him. He looked up and saw someone sitting a few meters away from him.

He was shocked - this person was the corpse-burner!

He was still wearing the blue coat, with that bronze face. There was something gloomy and tired under the bright white lights of the night market. He was eating with his mouth open while looking at Li Yun intently.

Li Yun didn't know what kind of meat he was grilling. It was very big, as if it was burnt, and some parts were red and some were black. His hands were rough and had a bronze color.

Li Yun seemed to smell the smell of burning cotton.

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He suddenly lost his appetite, avoided the gaze of the corpse-burner, and waved to the female boss: "Boss, check out! "

The female boss wiped her hands with her apron and ran over: "Brother, can you take it away?" "

"No, I won't eat it. How much? "

The female boss looked at Li Yun doubtfully, a little uncomfortable: "Brother, what's wrong? Is it not roasted to the right taste? "

"No, I have something to do. "

The corpse-burner should have heard their conversation clearly. Li Yun did not look at him again, but he felt that he was still staring at him.

"Forget it. , I won’t charge you any money this time..." the female boss said.

"Thank you..." After Li Yun finished speaking, he walked away.

He returned to the dark door of the building. , and looked back - the corpse-burner didn't follow.

He was relieved and cursed secretly.

He didn't eat that night. He just felt sick. .

3. Survival

A year ago, Li Yun taught Chinese in No. 4 Middle School.

He was actually very kind and not very shrewd. For some reason, he offended the principal. The principal seized the opportunity of a teacher quality assessment and used some tricks to get him.

Li Yun was immediately confused.

< p> During that time, he was looking for a job everywhere, but it was extremely unsuccessful.

Life has to go on, buying rice, vegetables, water, electricity, and child care fees...

With no other choice, he went to the provincial capital to find Jiang Dong, hoping to find a job in the crematorium.

Jiang Dong said: "Now, the job in the funeral home has become a popular occupation, and people who want to get in are crowded out. Because the salary here is high, the chance of being laid off is small."

< p> "Please help."

"I can help, but you'd better walk with me first to see if you can adapt."

First, he asked Li Yun watched the process of his plastic surgery on the corpse:

That was a very clean house. Jiang Dong used a pulley to push a body covered with white cloth from the refrigerator, stopped in the middle of the house, and calmly lifted the shroud - it was the body of a woman whose head was crushed by a wheel.

Li Yun's heart twitched.

Jiang Dong began to give her plastic surgery in an orderly manner. He looked at the deceased's photo and used his hands like plasticine to make a rough outline of the deceased's head. Then he stuffed cotton into the deceased's skull, used needles and threads to sew the dislocated skin, and then plastered it...

Li Yun stood far away and watched.

Soon, the deceased basically returned to his original appearance. Although the flesh color painted on the fake face is very realistic, it does not look like a real face.

Finally, Jiang Dong gently washed the deceased's hair. The long hair was no longer soft, but like stiff twine...

He told Li Yun that some corpses had missing limbs, so he would make them out of soap and install them. Some family members also asked for the body to be disinfected and bathed...

"You work during the day, right?" Li Yun asked.

"No, I usually work at night. It's quiet at night and I have inspiration."

"It's so scary..."

"How about it, Can you do this?"

"No, I can't do it."

"The only occupation left is to be a corpse burner."

"Look. Isn’t the gate okay?”

“The factory director’s father-in-law is guarding the gate!”

Li Yun had no choice but to watch the process of cremating the body with Jiang Dong.

The facilities of the crematorium in the provincial capital are of course more advanced and more impressive.

Several workers in white coats pushed over a pulley bed, and there was also a female corpse lying on it. They lifted the female body down and placed it on the conveyor belt. Then, they pressed the button to start the conveyor belt and move the female body towards the furnace mouth. A piece of white cloth hangs between the furnace mouth and the conveyor belt as a barrier. The female corpse disappeared little by little behind the white cloth.

Jiang Dong opened the iron door of the furnace observation window. Inside was a piece of transparent, high-temperature-resistant glass. He said to Li Yun: "Take a look inside." Li Yun went up and through the observation window, he could clearly see the female corpse lying in the furnace. The furnace has been preheated.

"I have always thought that cremations are not allowed to be viewed."

"We are introducing several latest cremation machines with closed-circuit television systems, so family members do not need to enter the cremation workshop. You can see the whole process of your loved ones being cremated."

A raging fire was lit in the furnace. Li Yun saw that the hair and clothes of the female corpse suddenly disappeared, leaving only a white naked body, which quickly disappeared in the light of the fire...

A worker reached in with an iron hook, Turn over the body.

Jiang Dong said: "A woman's pelvis is more difficult to burn, and the skeleton must be smashed with an iron hook."

After the two people came out, Jiang Dong said: "How is it?"< /p>

"I... will think about it again."

"Actually, we were just a handful of ashes."

Li Yun came back as if he had escaped.

He teaches Chinese and is exposed to this every day: "Ten returning sails are full of wind. I remember when I came here, I bought wine by the Zhuqiao Bridge. The trees in the distance were flat and the sky was broken, and the setting sun could only be seen on the chaotic mountains. Half. Who will turn the jade pipe with the new voice? How much sorrow will come from the spring waves! The guests are already in a state of confusion, and the painters are looking back..."

Let him personally control the painting house The girl who stared back at him was burned to ashes, and he couldn't burn the sentimental poet to ashes.

He thought that it would be great if he taught physiology, then he might be able to earn a living as a corpse cremator...

As luck would have it, soon after, he found a job in a private elementary school. Still teaching Chinese classes.

On this day, Li Yun came home from get off work. When he walked to the door, he suddenly bumped into the corpse-burner in a blue coat. His eyes immediately went straight.

4. Receiving the Spirit

It’s him again.

He was buying something from a delicatessen stall.

Li Yun felt that the corpse-burner pretended to buy something only after seeing him. His heart was "thumping" and he quickly entered the building door.

The corpse-burner followed to the door of Li Yun’s house!

Li Yun is actually a timid person. His wife and children were not around, and he felt very scared that night.

He turned off the light and listened carefully to what was happening outside the window. Even though this was the fourth floor, he was still worried - he was worried that the corpse-burner would suddenly appear outside the window.

Looking back, this man’s eyes were extremely cold and sinister. He has dealt with countless corpses, and his body is already saturated with the breath of death. Li Yun regretted that he should not have made enemies with him at that time...

In the middle of the night, he slowly closed his eyes.

His body slowly floated towards the ceiling, floating. I reached out and touched my head, it felt a little burning. At this time, he suddenly became careful about himself. He felt his body carefully and began to think wildly...

Did he have a heart disease? Probably not, his heart has always been normal. Is he suffering from mental illness? No, there is no history of mental illness in his family - but, are people who always suspect that they are mentally ill mentally ill? Do you have asthma? No, he just feels a little short of breath. Also, my chest seems to be a little painful, especially when I lie down.

He secretly warned himself - he could no longer smoke, otherwise he would really get pneumonia!

That night, he dreamed that he was walking on a night road and suddenly tripped. He bent down and touched it, and unexpectedly touched a square box. He opened the lighter and was horrified: there were urns everywhere!

What tripped him up was his grandmother's urn. He looked at the black and white photo of his grandma and was extremely horrified. At this time, he heard the low groan of an old man coming from the urn.

Li Yun asked in horror: "Who are you?"

The box said hoarsely: "I'm looking for my son!"

The next morning , Li Yun went to work, and before he could go out, he heard a knock on the door.

He opened the door and immediately saw the corpse-burner in a blue coat! He blocked Li Yun's door!

At this time, the sky was bright and the face of the corpse-burner was a little gloomy. There was another person standing behind him, also wearing a blue coat, looking at Li Yun with a gloomy expression.

"Who are you looking for?" Li Yun's voice was trembling.

"Excuse me, is someone in this family dead?" The corpse-burner asked coldly, as if he didn't know Li Yun at all.

Li Yun was so angry that he almost punched him - but he didn't have the courage. He answered honestly: "No. Who asked you to come?"

The man's attitude Still cold: "Your family name is Li, right?"

"Yes."

"Is this Room 401, Door 4, Family Building, No. 4 Middle School?"

"Yes."

"We are the staff of the funeral home. We just received a call saying that the male master of your family passed away. His name was..." He took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "The deceased's name was Li Yun, tell us to send a hearse to pick up the body."

Li Yun clearly felt that this man was looking for trouble. He couldn't help it anymore and said loudly: "You've made a mistake!"

The corpse-burner seemed to smile and said, "Don't get excited. Maybe someone is playing tricks on you. You can report it to the police station." Then, he tilted his head and looked into the room with distrust, and said, " ...Then let’s go.”

After saying that, the two people turned around and went downstairs.

Li Yun was stunned for a long time, becoming increasingly angry. He firmly believed that the corpse-burner was causing trouble and taking revenge on himself.

He decided to report the crime!

As he walked on the road, he thought that since the corpse-burner took the initiative to remind him to report the crime, he must have closed all the loopholes long ago, and it was estimated that the police would not be able to find Ziwu Maoyou. Then, he couldn't figure it out again: This man was a corpse cremator, why did he still care about pulling the corpse? There should be a clear division of labor in the crematorium.

His steps slowly stopped and he changed his plan. He clearly felt that this corpse-burner would definitely bring him unexpected terror. Therefore, he decided to go to the crematorium, find him, and have a good talk.

He didn’t know what the outcome of the discussion would be. Maybe he would have a quarrel with him, or even fight with him, and finally alert the director of the crematorium, and even the Civil Affairs Bureau...

Maybe Li Yun would give in, say something nice, and beg him not to cause trouble again... …

5. Night at the Crematorium

There were classes during the day, so Li Yun went to school first.

On this day, Li Yun was absent-minded in lecture and almost made a joke.

After finally getting off work, he hurriedly left the school and walked to the southern suburbs crematorium. The crematorium in the southern suburbs was not accessible by bus, and he was reluctant to take a taxi, so he simply walked all the way.

When he walked into the gloomy crematorium gate, it was almost dark and the compound was empty. He came to the crematorium and saw the two iron doors locked, so he went to the row of bungalows where the offices were.

The corridor in the bungalow was very narrow, long, dark and quiet. Only the room at the end of the corridor was dimly lit. Li Yun was very scared and just wanted to enter the house with lights as soon as possible. He was wearing a pair of cloth shoes and walking on the concrete floor, making a loud sound: "Cha, burp, burp, burp..."

Finally, he opened the door.

There are three empty beds inside, but no one is there! His heart suddenly dropped.

He stood in this room for a while, wanting to go out, but he didn't dare. Finally, he sat down on a bed.

In addition to three beds, there is an old table with a registration book on it. Li Yun guessed that this was the duty room, and someone should be here soon.

How he wished he could walk into a staff member at this time, even if he was also wearing a blue coat. Li Yun would hand him a cigarette, have a good chat with him, and ask him what the corpse-burner's name was, what his personality was like, what was going on in his family...

Li Yun needed to understand this terrible person people.

After waiting for a long time, there was finally a sound of footsteps in the corridor, very light.

Li Yun immediately held his breath. He suddenly thought: What if the person who came in was the corpse-burner?

The door creaked open, and another man in a blue coat walked in. The pale light illuminated his face, which was also bronze. He glanced at Li Yun and asked sternly: "Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for that... corpse cremator."

He didn't ask again and walked to Li Yun. Beside the cloud, the corner of the bed shook.

Li Yun immediately stood up and handed over a cigarette. The man turned to look at him and waved his hand. Just as he was about to look away, he remembered something again and looked at Li Yun again: "I seem to have seen you before..."

"Isn't it possible?"

" It looks familiar."

"Maybe... my grandma passed away a few days ago and I was here."

He looked at Li Yun suspiciously for a while and said nothing. Lying on the bed.

"Master, how long have you been working here?"

"It has been eleven years since the factory was built."

"I am a teacher Yes, I admire you for doing this kind of work."

The man snorted, then glanced sideways at Li Yun and asked, "Do you know Tang Da?"

< p> "Who?...Ah, I don't know you."

"Then why are you looking for him?"

"I suspect that my grandma's ashes were mistaken."

"I know this crematorium. As of today, 8,987 corpses have been burned in one country, and the ashes have never been misplaced - the house with the urns is next door."

" Where is he... now?"

"In the crematorium, I just saw it.

"

When Li Yun walked out of this house, he felt that the corridor was darker than before. There were many doors on both sides, and they were all closed now.

Passing by the room where the ashes were stored Li Yun heard something moving inside He He's house, and couldn't help but think of the dream he had had - the old man said to him in his grandma's urn: I'm looking for my son...

< p> He didn't know what the other rooms were for. They were either corpses, ashes, or wreaths.

Finally, Li Yun came outside. There were stars in the sky, and the air was very clear. Very good.

However, the atmosphere in the factory area