The layout of the Waste Capital Funeral Home is different from other places.
Normal funeral parlors, mourning halls, and cremation rooms are all connected together. After seeing the body for the last time in the mourning hall, it is sent directly to the cremation room for burning.
However, the funeral parlor located near Gray Lane, because it is located between the black streets of the slums and the area where ordinary people live, is somewhat contaminated with some shameful things. It also has a spacious morgue and an autopsy room.
"People died every day on the black streets. At first, no one dealt with these corpses, but those corpses could easily cause plague and pollute water sources. Later, someone from above probably couldn't stand it anymore, so they donated a sum of money to this place, and used that
The interest on the money will be used to dispose of the corpses in the underworld, of course, only the part that can be found."
The staff explained as they led the three people towards the morgue.
The paint tone of the funeral home looks serious and solemn, mainly black. The mottled walls look like they have been burned by fire, with traces of charcoal stains.
The corridor is very long and slightly narrow, making people wonder how the cart with the corpse can pass through it.
Occasionally, you can see pictures hanging on the wall, most of which are group photos of some funeral home employees. They are black and white, faded, and lonely, more like photos of the deceased.
The funeral home was a little dark in the afternoon, but at least there was light.
Passing by some rooms, you can hear faint voices coming from inside the door.
Lu Tan looked up and looked at the name of the room, Morgue Zero Two.
Maybe it was the family members or the staff examining the corpse talking.
Arriving at the room at the end of the corridor, the staff member just took out the key and was about to open the door when he suddenly glanced at Lu Jian behind Drizzt.
"Why do you feel like I've seen this guy before?"
Hearing this, Lu Jian was not in a hurry.
"I once had a relative who was cremated here. Thank you for taking care of him."
"oh."
The staff did not look into it carefully, but inserted the key into the door lock and tried to twist it.
"Hey, that's weird, I remember it should be locked."
He took out the key and opened the door directly.
The morgue was empty, except for a bed with corpses lying on it.
"He seems to have no relatives. The police said this was a homicide and asked us not to rush to dispose of the body. To be honest, Dr. House took care of our business before. I am also very sorry for his death. Well, you are the police
The helper over there?"
The staff walked into the morgue and asked again.
"This is the certificate."
Drizzt took out his ID and took another look at the body shrouded in white cloth.
"Why do the police think it's a homicide? It couldn't be that the doctor ate too fast and choked when he stood up and wanted to drink water. He accidentally fell and hit his head and he bled to death?"
Lu Jian asked.
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The staff looked at him suspiciously.
"You will know it when you see the body."
He lifted the white cloth.
Lu Jian finally understood why this mission was called "Flower of Glass".
Because what was presented to them was a glass flower.
Dr. House is a calm middle-aged man, but at this moment, a crystal clear flower bloomed in the middle of his tempered body. The flower bloomed so fiercely that it was unforgettable.
All the internal organs in this man's body were forcibly dragged out by something. Most of the spine and ribs were smashed. Together with the internal organs, they were frozen at the moment they were pulled out, and were frozen by solidified glass.
That gesture was perfectly preserved and became a flower blooming on the corpse.
Such a death gesture is undoubtedly murder.
Moreover, Lu Tiao estimated that the people who killed him were most likely not normal humans, but those evil gods' dependents and alien monsters.
"Is this really glass?"
Lu Tan subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch it, but suddenly realized that it seemed to be someone else's internal organs, and it might be a bit impolite to touch them casually, so he retracted his hand.
"That's right. It's formed by something like bones melting and then solidifying after a moment of high temperature. How did this thing appear?"
Drizzt put on his gloves and gently touched the glass flower.
The corpse was as hard, cold, and smooth as real glass. What was surprising was that, apart from being damaged, the internal organs inside had not deteriorated due to the high temperature, as if it had just left the owner's body.
"Have you heard of similar cases?"
Sia was holding a bag of donuts in her hand, which she bought to make up for the last cookie she had disappeared from. In the morgue filled with the strange smell of disinfectant, she still held the donuts in one hand.
Talk while eating.
"No, the people who die on the black streets are not so miserable. Most of them were beaten to death or died of illness. I have never seen anything like this..."
The staff member sighed.
Lu Jian's [True Sight] glanced at the corpse.
Many details are truly visible.
He saw the calluses on the hands of the corpse, which should have been caused by holding a knife for a long time as a doctor, and the remains of dinner in the internal organs, including grilled beef short ribs, boiled potatoes, red wine, fried fish, vegetables...
Seeing this made Lu Tan hungry.
"With their income, can they eat steak every night?"
Lu Tan couldn't help but ask.
"How is it possible? Even if doctors are high-income earners, people who open a clinic here in Gray Alley still need to think twice about eating a steak."
Drizzt immediately denied it.
"Then what party did he attend that night?"
Lu Tan told his two companions what he had discovered.
"I want to eat too."
Shia gave guiding opinions.
"Strange, according to the information given by the police, Dr. House should have been in his clinic that night and never came out. His body was discovered by the newspaper delivery person the next morning. The time of death should have been early in the morning."
Drizzt opened his little notebook and looked at the records above.
"Here is a record of his itinerary on the day of his death. He had regular consultations in the morning, received two patients in the afternoon, and met with the supplier. This was the last time he met other people."
"So that supplier was the last person he saw?"
Lu Tan confirmed.
"Yes, we can go to the supplier to inquire later, or we can go to the clinic first to see the first crime scene."
Drizzt nodded.
"You just said that there may be two more deceased people. If they both died in this way, it should be easy to investigate, right?"
Shia swallowed the donut in her hand and picked up another one. She ate it so deliciously that Lu Tran was even hungry.
But considering that Xia still tastes good even if she eats bugs, Lu Tan thinks that the donuts may not be that delicious.
"Indeed, but we haven't received any similar reports yet. Maybe people like gangsters and call girls may not be discovered even if they die."
Drizzt also added.
"Speaking of which, have you heard about a woman who appeared on the dark street recently?"
The funeral home staff standing nearby suddenly spoke.
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