C22 Bao's Basement

I suddenly had a thought. If I followed these living corpses, I would definitely be able to find Bao Xueqian! These living corpses should be heading to their base camp!

Just like that, I got out of the car, lit up a cigarette, and followed them. These living corpses were indeed muddleheaded. I followed behind them, but they didn't seem to know anything. Or maybe they knew, but they didn't realize anything.

Their intelligence was on a completely different level from Dai Ningmeng's.

I smoked mouthful after mouthful to ease my nervousness.

I followed these living corpses into a large courtyard. I saw the ambulance here. This ambulance didn't leave, and it was parked here. I stretched out my neck and looked inside. It was empty inside.

After these living corpses walked here, they walked towards a large black door. After they entered the door, they quieted down.

I slowly walked in. It was pitch black inside. I turned on the flashlight and looked. I found that the living corpses were arranged like terracotta soldiers.

They all faced a large black coffin in the center of the room. I walked through the middle of the living corpses and arrived in front of the coffin. I found that there was already half a coffin of money inside. The money was not scattered, but was arranged neatly. All of them were red notes.

In my heart, I thought, "Oh god, so much money!"

I used the flashlight to illuminate the house. It looked like an abandoned workshop. It was especially big, and there were many living corpses standing inside. At this moment, they were like people who had been hit by martial arts masters. They were motionless. When I walked in here, they didn't even look at me.

When I accidentally kicked a beer bottle, these living corpses all heard it. They all looked at me at the same time. In that instant, I felt the spirituality in their eyes. But then, I was ignored again.

These living corpses had no interest in me at all. But what were they eating? They must be eating something to survive!

I withdrew and turned off the flashlight. I walked towards a three-story building on the side. There was no electricity here, but there was a room on the top floor that was still lit. I thought that it should be where Xiaoqian lived.

Suddenly, I heard a heart-wrenching sound coming from the factory behind me. It was the sound of a pig. I grew up in the countryside, so I could tell.

I ran over and turned on the flashlight. I found that these living corpses were extremely sensitive. They were surrounding a wild boar in the factory.

The wild boar was struggling desperately, but these living corpses pounced on it one after another. They tore off the meat from the wild boar.

I saw that the living corpses had incomparably sharp teeth. They were like beasts.

The wild boar finally fell. The living corpses swarmed forward and finally ate the wild boar until only a skeleton was left. I was so scared that I took a few steps back. At this moment, I heard someone talking.

I was so scared that I hid behind a walnut tree not far away. Then, I stretched out my head and looked over.

Following that, I heard the sound of an engine starting. Then, the courtyard lit up. Only then did I understand that the sound of the engine was the sound of the generator.

I hid in the dark and looked at the two figures. One was Bao Xueqian, and the other was the young man driving.

The young man said, "There must be another animal running in."

Bao Xueqian said, "Let's go take a look. It sounds like the sound of a wild boar."

The two of them entered the factory and came out very quickly. They used a sack to carry out the skeleton and threw it out of the wall. After they came back, the two of them turned off the generator and went upstairs.

I thought to myself, Miss Xiao Bao, what are you doing? What are you doing with so many living corpses!

Thinking of this, I stood up and was about to find Bao Xueqian to tell her the truth when someone behind me suddenly said, "Hey, what are you doing?"

This time, I was shocked. I suddenly turned around and saw a woman standing behind me. She was dressed in black and covered her face. She revealed a pair of eyes. She took off her mask and looked at me. "You don't remember me?"

I pointed at her and said, “Why are you here? You, you are the tomb raider!”

She made a fake sound and then pulled me to squat behind the walnut tree. She leaned against the tree and said, “You still remember me. My name is Duan Xiulian.”

“Then, where is your husband?” I asked.

“He is not my husband, but he is dead.” She pointed inside and said, “He is inside. He is one of the people inside. I just don't understand why you could safely enter. I tried many times. None of the things that entered could come out alive. The wild boar just now was a test.”

“That brat is dead?” I opened my mouth wide in shock.

Until now, I still remember the scene when he dug us out.

“Who is the woman who came out with you?” Duan Xiulian whispered, “I also understand that you and her weren't together. But I am sure that she has something to do with my senior brother's death.”

I exhaled and said, “It seems that things are getting complicated. I don't know what Bao Xueqian is doing. After coming out that day, we broke up.”

She exhaled and said, “In the past, they would go out at night. But now, they actually don't go out. Could it be that they found something wrong?”

I said, “You're thinking too much. It's not that.”

Duan Xiulian looked at me and said, “It seems that you know some things.”

I said, "I know a few things, but they have nothing to do with you. By the way, how did your senior brother die?"

"He died from a sudden heart attack. He drank too much alcohol."

I immediately widened my eyes and said, "What does this have to do with anyone else? Even if he died from drinking, he should be blamed on someone else."

"But how did he become a living corpse? The corpse was obviously sent to the crematorium to be cremated!"

I said, "I understand now. The cremation was rigged. The corpse didn't burn at all!"

Now I suddenly understood. This car would go to the crematorium every day to pull the dead. After that, it would use some method to turn these dead people into living corpses. Then, it would pull these living corpses to the hospital and do a surgery there. After that, it would send the corpses to Bao's house. Then, it would disappear from Bao's house.

This way, the logic would be clear! I snapped my fingers and said, "I understand now!"

"It doesn't matter if you understand. Don't snap your fingers!" She raised her hand and gave me a smack on the head. "It'll be troublesome if they find out."

I muttered, "But why did these things disappear after they went to Bao's house? There must be a basement in Bao's house. Those corpses must be in the basement!"

"What are you talking about?"

I asked, "Then what is your name?"

"Duan Xiulian!"

I nodded and said, "Jin Lian! You've been here for the past few days. Did they pull a living corpse out every time they went out?"

"Allow me to reiterate, my name is Xiulian, not Jinlian!"

"Don't mind these details, I will tell you."

She nodded and said, "Yes, I will pull a living corpse out every day. Oh right, last night, I think I pulled a pair of twins out."

I muttered, "That's right! It seems that I have to go and talk to Bao first."

"What Bao?" Duan Xiulian asked.

I started to retreat. She had been following me the whole time, so when I slipped out of the door, she followed me as well. When I came out, I walked back. As I walked, the woman's voice became louder, "What are you talking about? Why can't I understand?"

I said, "You will understand later!"

Just like that, I quickly walked along the asphalt road to the main road. After getting into the car, I started the engine. Duan Xiulian got into the passenger seat and said, "What are you talking about?"

I drove straight to Bao's house. When I arrived at the door, I pressed the doorbell. Soon, the lights in Bao's house lit up. Then, Bao came out from the house and said, "What are you doing so late?"

I said, "Bao, open the door. I have something to talk to you about!"

After opening the door, I barged into the Bao family without any explanation. After arriving, I started looking around. Bao followed me and asked, "What are you looking for?"

I said, "Is it the basement? Where is the entrance to the basement?"

Bao smiled and said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand what you're talking about!"

I said, "Bao, stop pretending. Where did you hide all the corpses you brought back every day?"

Bao tried to deny it, "What are you talking about? I don't understand! You want to find corpses? Go to the refrigerator. There are chicken corpses, pig corpses, and shrimp corpses in there!"

Duan Xiulian looked at me and said, "You can leave the matter of finding the basement to me! Have you forgotten what I do? Can you tell me what is in the basement?"

I said, "Money, a lot of money!"

"I heard you say that it was a corpse."

At this time, Bao smiled and said, "Chen, why did you come to my house in such a hurry? What are you trying to do?"

Duan Xiulian took out a tennis ball and played it on the ground while walking in the house. She told me to be quiet and listen to the sound of the ball bouncing on the ground. When she walked to the kitchen, she stopped and said, "The entrance is nearby!"

I saw the large refrigerator with a double door. If it was nearby, it should be behind the refrigerator!

I moved the refrigerator and a passage appeared in front of me. A wave of cold air came out, like an ice cellar. I pointed at it and said, "Bao, what else do you want to say?"

Bao said, "What else do I need to say? It's just a basement."

As soon as I entered the room, I saw an electric switch. I pushed it open and the room lit up. I didn't know where I got the courage to do so, so I walked down with big strides. After that, Bao and Duan Xiulian also came down. What they saw was only a memorial tablet. He moved Xiaoqian's memorial tablet to the basement.

Moreover, there was a big coffin in the basement. The corpse lying in the coffin was actually Bao Xueqian and my corpse.

I asked, "What is going on?"

Bao Xueqian said, "What do you think? You two are dead. I thought of a way to move the corpses back here. Is it wrong to do so?"

I looked at my own corpse and had a very uncomfortable feeling.

Now, I was recalling the news again. It said that I and Bao Xueqian had died in my house, and there was another person in the room, Fangfang. After that, Fangfang was taken away by the police and locked up in the mental hospital. Everything was linked together, but how did I die?

Bao Xueqian had already died a long time ago. How did the corpse end up in my bed? I rubbed my head and looked at Bao Xueqian. "I am not talking about this corpse. There must be other corpses. There must be more."

Bao Xueqian shook her head and said, "No."