Infinite Cafetaria

Chapter 316 The Man in Leather Clothes

Ma Lu drove to the place Lao Hei mentioned, which was a funeral parlor on the outskirts of the city.

It is now past 11 o'clock in the evening, and the funeral home has already got off work. It is no longer busy during the day and seems very quiet in the dark night.

However, through the door, you can see sporadic light coming from inside, and it is obvious that someone is still on duty.

Moreover, just before Malu and his party arrived, a dark blue car drove in. It should be transporting corpses. The fare for corpses transported after get off work would be 50% higher than during the day.

However, external vehicles are obviously unable to enter.

Ma Lu dialed the number Lao Hei gave him. About ten minutes later, a man about 40 years old wearing a brown leather jacket walked out of the door.

He looked at Malu and the wandering warlock with vigilant eyes, and then looked around again to make sure there was no one else before lowering his voice and saying, "Where is the body?"

 “It’s in the trunk.” Ma Lu said as he opened the es8’s trunk.

 The scene inside made the man in leather clothes startled.

I saw an object wrapped in tinfoil and so entangled that I couldn't recognize what it was, leaning on the folded back seat.

“Why are you wrapping it with so much tin foil? Do you plan to marinate it and put it in the oven?”

 “This is my new car, brother.”

 In order to prevent blood from getting on the car he just bought, Ma Lu also tried his best, but the materials at hand were really limited.

Since he couldn't find a body bag, not even a large plastic bag, he had to adapt to local conditions and wrap the body with several boxes of tinfoil left in the car.

Ma Lu then handed over a plastic bag and said, "Here."

Because it was very dark, the man in the leather jacket didn't see what was inside at first. It wasn't until he took it into his hand that he realized it was a head.

He couldn't help but was surprised again, "Your car is not quite big, why do you pack it separately?"

“I told you, we were attacked on the road and Uncle Zheng’s head was gone.”

 “Where’s Lao Hei?”

“He looked very weak among the pile of tinfoil. On the way, I asked him what song he wanted to listen to, but he didn’t answer me.”

"It must have been too long since it has received nutrients. Take this body and follow me." The man in leather said.

 “Okay.” Although Malu said this, he did not move and looked at the duty booth not far away.

As if he knew what he was thinking, the man in leather said, "Don't worry, I am one of my own, I have the final say in this place."

 Then the two men started to lift one end of the body.

  The sorceress was not very interested in changing the body of the corpse insect, and chose to stay in the car and continue to enjoy the massage and heating. Malu followed the man in leather, and the two of them passed through a small square, continued walking along the corridor next to it, and finally walked outside a small house.

　　The man in leather clothes opened the door, and there were more than twenty stainless steel cabinets inside. There were numbers on the cabinets. It looked like they should be a morgue.

However, the man in leather didn't stop and continued to walk forward. He came to a cabinet and signaled Malu to put the body on the ground first. He went over and moved the cabinet, revealing a small door at the back.

Ma Lu let out a light sigh.

The man in leather clothes said proudly, "Actually, the corpses in the morgue cannot be moved because the family members have to say goodbye to the body before cremation, so what I really collect are the corpses after cremation.

"It is safest to drop the package when putting it in the cremator. I built a mechanism on the cremator. Then I will use bones similar to cattle and sheep to replace the originally burned corpse. Anyway, even if it is burned to ashes, even the closest people will Can't recognize it."

Malu clicked his tongue and said, "This is too despicable. During the New Year and festivals, everyone comes to worship their loved ones and express their condolences. The food they offer and the paper money they burn are all in vain to make money for the cattle and sheep."

Thinking of the widows crying over a box of sheep bone meal, the children calling daddy to the cow bone meal, and the younger generation using beef jerky to commemorate the cattle that died in the slaughterhouse, Malu's expression became strange.

The man in the leather jacket still spoke plausibly, "Anyway, no one will actually open it to see. It doesn't matter what is in the box. Even if it is real, they still won't receive the paper money and food. After a while, the corpse will no longer be used. Yes, we will exchange the ashes quietly."

 “Really?” Ma Lu asked suspiciously.

"Well... I change it occasionally when I'm in a good mood. After all, it's troublesome to dig and fill holes back and forth. In the end, as long as no one talks about it, it won't have any impact. Besides, our family's cemetery is for sale. It’s cheaper than others, and you’ve already paid for the use of the corpse.”

“And hasn’t the government been advocating low-carbon economy and internal circulation during this period? We are also responding to the country’s call.”

“Internal circulation does not allow you to recycle corpses,” Ma Lu looked at the leather-clad man, “Speaking of which, are you also a corpse-carrying insect? You opened this funeral parlor just to have corpses?”

To his surprise, the leather-clad man shook his head, "I'm not a zombie. Although corpse parasites can repair corpses to a certain extent and restore basic functions, a corpse in particularly good condition can only be used by the corpse at most. It will take three or four years for the corpse insect to change its identity and it will be impossible to run a serious business. "

"As for the boss, strictly speaking I am only one of the partners. There is a big boss above me, but he has many businesses, and the funeral home is just one of them. He can only come here twice a year, so he leaves it to me. reason."

As he spoke, the man in leather clothes lifted Uncle Zheng's body and stepped into the small door.

Ma Lu followed behind him. The layout inside was actually similar to the outside, except that the area was smaller, less than half, and there were only a dozen stainless steel cabinets. In addition, there were two small tables.

　　The man in leather clothes carried the body on one of the tables and peeled off the layers of tinfoil wrapped around it.

Then he picked up the notepad on the other table and flipped through two pages, "Let me see... There was a girl who was just cremated yesterday afternoon. She was only 19 years old. It is said that she jumped into the river because of relationship problems. The body was well preserved. I have collected it, which is cheap for Lao Hei.”

 “Wait, is there a problem with women?” Ma Lu said.

“What’s the problem? There is no gender distinction in the corpse insect tribe. That guy, Lao Hei, had lived as a hostess for two years before and was active in various nightclubs in City B.

"I also went to sing with him, and he generously touched his thigh for me without taking any money. At that time, I thought he was a good friend. It was because of this friendship that this time he said he was in trouble and was arrested. Someone was chasing me, so I didn't say anything and found a body that hadn't been cremated to lend to him in case of emergency.

“But I didn’t expect that he would use it so badly.” The man in leather sighed as he looked at the headless corpse on the table.

 (End of this chapter)