Episode 9 Chapter 095 Whose body is it?
But when I saw the corpse, I was quite shocked, because this mezzanine seemed to be designed specially for placing this corpse. The mezzanine was filled with charcoal, and the appearance of the corpse remained almost the same, without any signs of decay at all. At most, there were some corpse spots on the face. Shan Rankin said that this was called rotten Yin, the result of mercury being injected into the body.
So this corpse was deliberately made to be incorruptible. In addition to placing charcoal around it for preservation, it was also filled with mercury. It can be imagined that the person who placed the corpse here wanted to keep it in this state. In fact, the scene I imagined in my head at the time was that I was in front of the mirror and he was standing behind the mirror. That kind of scene makes my back cold just thinking about it.
And what made me feel scared was not just this. Dan Rankin and the others might not have seen this person, but I had. This person was not a prominent figure, but he connected the previous events together because he was the water deliveryman who liked to deliver water to me in the evening.
Because Shan Lanjin and the others were busy cleaning up the bodies, they had no time to pay attention to my expression, but my expression was clearly seen by the grandma's daughter-in-law. When I turned my head, I found that she was staring at me motionlessly. For a moment, I panicked as if someone had spied on my thoughts, so I asked her without thinking, "Grandma doesn't let me look in the mirror. Is this the reason?"
But she answered me: "My mother-in-law speaks and acts in a profound way, and I can't figure it out."
But she asked me to quietly walk to the side of the living room, as if she had something to say to me alone. Sure enough, after leaving the bathroom, or rather, away from Dan Lanjin and the others, she quietly told me that grandma asked her to bring me a message, saying that from the moment the body was found, I should be careful, because the people around me who wanted to harm me, or those things, would pop up like mushrooms after a rain. Grandma said that the body was like a boundary. Before it was found, it was a tacit understanding, and after it was found, it was a completely different situation.
Seeing such obscure words again, I was confused at the time. I was afraid that the old lady had seen through this layer a long time ago, so from the beginning, even though she saw such a problem in the bathroom, she continued to pretend to be confused. This might be the reason.
Probably, Shan Lanjin noticed that I was not around, so he came out to see where I was. He saw me whispering with the old lady's daughter-in-law, so he came over and asked us what we were talking about. Her daughter-in-law winked at me, meaning that I should not tell this to anyone, and then she remained silent and said nothing, meaning that I should just deal with Shan Lanjin perfunctorily.
Because it all happened so quickly, I hadn't reacted yet, so I kept all these words to myself for the time being. I just told Shan Lanjin that I was just a little confused and wanted to ask her if there would be any danger after the body was found and the incense was extinguished.
After listening to this, Shan Lanjin pondered and said that these were indeed problems. He also asked the old lady's daughter-in-law whether the old lady had explained these things when she came. The old lady's daughter-in-law shook her head and said no, so what did this mean? Shan Lanjin said that he had to find a way out by himself. I'm afraid Shan Lanjin also saw that the old lady's daughter-in-law had hardly learned any skills from the old lady, and at most she was just a person who followed her to do odd jobs.
When the body was cleaned out, only half of the time had passed, which meant there was only about an hour left. As for the fact that he was the water delivery worker, this time I did not spread the news, but told it quietly to Shan Lanjin. After hearing it, Shan Lanjin frowned even deeper. He asked me if it was true, if there was such a weird thing. I said that almost all my water was delivered by him, so how could I not recognize him? There was another point that I also had some doubts about. His body was well preserved. Not to mention other reasons, I'm afraid that one of the purposes was to allow me to recognize it at a glance.
At this point I told Shan Lanjin that this might be a conspiracy designed by someone long ago. Shan Lanjin pondered and asked me if I had any candidate for this person. I thought about it and my mind went blank for a moment. Shan Lanjin said that he did have one, and I asked who it was, and he said it was Old Man Liu.
He said there was only one coincidence, that is, he came back to life three years ago, and my house was bought exactly three years ago. What's more, his daughter also bought a room on the seventh floor. Maybe the entire seventh floor belongs to him. Such a coincidence is no longer such a coincidence as clues are found little by little. It seems that someone is carefully designing it, not to mention that there is a resident on the twelfth floor about whom there is almost no clue now.
Actually, speaking of this, I have another doubt. I said why he chose to buy the entire seventh floor instead of the tenth floor. Logically, if he wanted to monitor me or do something to me, wouldn't the tenth floor be more convenient? Why did he choose the seventh floor which is several floors away? Dan Ranjin said, "I have thought of that too. I am afraid that there is really a problem on the tenth floor, but the clues are buried deeper and have not been revealed yet."
After hearing what Shan Lanjin said, I felt that there was really no peace of mind. If there was a problem on the tenth floor, then going up and down the stairs would be...
This is a completely encircling surveillance. What about the residents on my left and right? Then I remembered that it might be because I live a secluded life. It seems that I have only seen my neighbors on my left and right a few times. Maybe I have never seen them because I basically have no impression of them. It seems that the people I saw were all from other floors.
Let's not talk about this matter for now, and let's get back to the body, because the body was soon carried out of the bathroom. Shan Lanjin had prepared a body bag based on my words in advance, and now the body has been put into the body bag. I asked him where he wanted to put the body, and Shan Lanjin said it definitely couldn't be put in my house. Now while it's still early, he said to put it in 721 temporarily. It's the same again. Although it worked before, I really don't know if it will work this time.
Shan Ranjin said that it was not appropriate to put it anywhere at the moment. He said that up to now, he always felt that the seventh floor looked like a morgue in a residential building, so it should not be a problem to put it there. Shan Ranjin said that since I recognized this person, I had to investigate his water delivery company, and maybe I could find another clue.
Thinking about the time he put the small bag of ashes in my water dispenser, I felt that he was not the type to be kind to others from the beginning. He must have had malicious intentions, and deep malicious intentions.
So, when it was still early, the body was carried down like this. Shan Lanjin also specifically told these people to be careful and try not to let the residents see it, so as not to cause unnecessary rumors. As for the process of lowering it, Shan Lanjin said that I could leave it to him, so I didn't want to go down with him. I am sensitive to the seventh floor. If I cause trouble again, it will be more trouble than it's worth.
Now that things have been clarified, grandma's daughter-in-law said goodbye to me. She said that after the lights and incense were extinguished, I would keep the copper incense burner and she would come to get it when she has time. She said that grandma might come to see it herself, but it was really unfortunate that something happened tonight.
I sent her away. After Shan Ranjin placed the body, he came up to my house again and told me to wash somewhere else for the next few days and not to go into the bathroom for the time being. He said it would be better for me to stay away from it.
This was the first time that I had such an idea. I told him that so many things had happened at home, so why not find a new place to move out? But Shan Ranjin still said the same thing as before. He said that I couldn't escape. I might be quiet for a few days if I escape , but before long, everything that happened here would be repeated in another place, only the location would be different, and everything else would be exactly the same.
So moving can't solve any problems at all. What is coming will come. Dan Ranjin told me not to have such thoughts again. This escapist mentality will kill me.
