LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 11 - Ghost, help!
Chapter 11: Ghost, help!
Crematories were generally situated in remote areas at the base of the mountain. It was over 30 kilometres from Lin Yang’s starting point, and the drive from the city centre took about 40 minutes. He certainly made a substantial amount of money with this ride.
Initially, everything seemed fine. The city centre was well-lit with streetlights, and there was constant traffic. However, after driving for more than 20 minutes, the car gradually entered the suburbs, where there were noticeably fewer vehicles. In the backdrop of the night, it appeared exceptionally cold, especially in the latter half of the journey. Even the streetlights were malfunctioning.
The car navigated the road using high beams, as no other light was around, creating a strange feeling, like entering a desolate area. Lin Yang occasionally glanced at the rearview mirror while the girl kept her head down, engrossed in her mobile phone. Under the dim light of the phone, the girl’s face took on a spooky appearance. Lin Yang was concerned that she might suddenly change expressions while driving, creating a tense atmosphere.
In the live broadcast room, netizens were also startled by the unsettling ambience.
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[I’ll drive here in the middle of the night to make some money. Don’t you be afraid of working so hard?].
[I dare not come to this kind of place at night. There is no street light, and robbed people can’t escape.].
[You are too timid. I slept in the graveyard when I was a child, and there is nothing terrible about it, isn’t it just a little dark, how timid.].
[I also drive an online taxi, and I received a list to go to the crematorium the night before, but I rejected it. I would rather complain than go. Sometimes, I must be in awe.].
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The girl has been playing with her cell phone. She didn’t notice Lin Yang’s every move at all.
Fortunately, there were no surprises along the way. When he saw a faint light in the distance, Lin Yang knew that the crematorium was coming.
That’s how people are. Just see the lights when you’re scared at night. You will feel inexplicably at ease. I always feel safe under the lights.
Lin Yang planned to finish the ride and return to find a hotel to rest.
As a result, the girl did not get out of the car after paying the money. Instead, she raised her head and said playfully, “Driver… can you not leave… I’ll finish my makeup later, and I will not get a taxi to return!”
Lin Yang was unhappy and said, “Miss, you’re too insistent. I’m waiting for you in the middle of the night and nervous too!”
Seeing Lin Yang’s refusal, the girl intensified her coaxing. One hand grabbed Lin Yang’s arm and kept shaking it. “Don’t be afraid. A little girl like me is not scared. It’s fine. Driver… handsome guy… just help me, I’ll give you a tip of 20 bucks, what do you think?”
“If you don’t want to wait here, you can go in with me. There is a hall inside. It’s very bright there. Can you sit there and rest?”
Facing the girl’s persistence, Lin Yang finally softened his heart. Mainly because it was the middle of the night, she may be unable to get a taxi back. Leaving her here alone, I can’t bear it a little bit. Ultimately, I could only sigh helplessly: “Okay, okay, I’ll go with you. But the tip is agreed upon: don’t cheat!”
The girl was delighted when she heard this. She took out her cell phone and said, “Don’t play tricks. I will transfer 20 to you now and do what I say!”
Lin Yang is not hypocritical. He took out his cell phone and asked her to scan the QR code. “Ding, 20 bucks received!”
After exiting the car, the two walked towards the mortuary along the dim streetlights. The entire crematorium, except for a security guard at the door, had no other living beings to be found. In addition, the building facilities here were in disrepair. Many streetlights were broken. The flickering kind. Walking below, it was very strange. But the girl seemed to have gotten used to it. There was no fear, and she bounced and chatted with Lin Yang. Five minutes later, the two came to a large funeral room.
As soon as they entered, two large carts were inside. One held a person covered in a white cloth, while the other was empty, puzzling the girl.
“Huh~~. Didn’t we agree on two corpses for makeup? Why only one?” She questioned.
Lin Yang, feeling flustered, kindly explained, “Why don’t you ask clearly? Don’t cheat the corpse!” The girl smiled, lifting the white cloth to reveal the corpse.
“This one is going to be cremated tomorrow, so I’ll put on makeup today for a dignified farewell. The other one seems to have been in a car accident, and his death is a bit scary, so we need to deal with it simply. I guess it hasn’t been delivered yet.”
“Forget it. Let’s put makeup on this one first. If this one is over and that one hasn’t been delivered, I can go back early,” she decided, beginning her work.
Lin Yang nodded, curious about the process. He watched as she unwrapped the dead man’s clothes, washed the body with soap, massaged the stiff corpse, secured the face with wire, and sealed the mouth with glue.
The impact on Lin Yang was quite explosive. Witnessing a girl perform such tasks on a dead body left him in awe. She smiled at him, saying, “Handsome guy, I’m sorry, wait a minute, I’ll give him a body beauty treatment, manicure, shave, and so on. Finally, he will be drained of blood and gas, injected with disinfectant and antiseptic, and that’s it.”
Hearing about draining blood and injecting preservatives, Lin Yang couldn’t hide his shock. He admired the girl’s strength but acknowledged that this work required psychological resilience.
The live broadcast room’s netizens observed the process, grateful for the program team’s quick mosaic of the sensitive content.
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[I used to be very incomprehensible about the job of an embalmer, and I avoided such situations. But since my relative’s little daughter had an accident, her intestines came out, and her face was covered with bruises. It was because the mortician let her leave in a dignified way, so she didn’t come to this world for anything.].
[Without great love, this work cannot be done well. The mortician gave people the last dignity left in the world, the last trace of decency.].
[People, when they are born, will be picked up by nurses and doctors and called angels. When they die, there are morticians to send them to them. In my opinion, they are also angels!].
[How strong is the psychological quality required? The people who can do this job are very good. Just like the man who scooped up corpses in the Yellow River, he had to have a mentality of no taboos.].
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The girl, now focused on beautifying the corpse, accidentally cut the dead man’s flesh while doing the manicure. Dark red blood emerged from the wound, and she hastily stopped, apologising for the mishap.
Zizizi~~~. Right then, the lights in the room flickered, accompanied by a piercing electrical sound. The girl and Lin Yang were startled, feeling like they were in a scene from a ghost film. Could cutting the flesh have angered the dead?
Before they could make sense of it, a figure stood up slowly from under the curtain at the foot of the wall. Fluffy hair, tattered clothes, blood everywhere – a terrifying sight. The girl, witnessing this, screamed in horror, “Ah!!! There is a ghost!!”
In her panic, she rushed towards Lin Yang, hugging him tightly. Even Lin Yang felt the pain from her explosive power at that moment.