"I didn't want to either. Your daughter's condition is likely a medical miracle. While such cases are rare, they do happen. If this is how she is, I can't do anything!" Dr. Liang looked at the couple with an expression of bewilderment and pushed them away forcefully.
The couple still wanted to grab him and curse, but I intercepted them: "Calm down. Impulsiveness won't solve anything. If you want to pursue this, you need to go through legal channels. Causing a disturbance in the hospital will lead to charges of disrupting public order. Don't blame us then!"
Perhaps my words had an effect. The couple finally stopped making a scene. Dr. Liang, looking as if he had seen a ghost, immediately fled back into the hospital. At this point, the man of the couple said to me, "Officer, you must help us. Such unscrupulous doctors shouldn't be allowed to stay in hospitals and harm people!"
"I understand. Can I see your daughter first? We'll then proceed to the funeral parlor for an investigation!"
"Yes, thank you, Officer!"
I exchanged a look with He Xin, signaling her to follow me. The parents of Wu Bingqiu then led us to the Central Hospital. Turns out they had brought Wu Bingqiu to this major hospital.
We went upstairs to the designated ward and approached Wu Bingqiu. She was still asleep at the time, but her parents gently woke her up.
Seeing strangers, Wu Bingqiu curiously asked us, "Who are you?"
I showed my badge. Realizing we were police officers, Wu Bingqiu quickly understood we were here about the previous case.
She soon said, sounding wronged, "Officers He, I've felt like I was wandering in a daze these past few days. I thought I was dead, but not long ago, I suddenly felt extremely hot all around me. And, and, *sob*! Someone seemed to be touching my body, and then he took off my clothes..."
Wu Bingqiu's parents seemed unaware of this. Upon hearing their daughter's account, they were horrified and anxiously clutched her, saying, "What's wrong? Could it be... those staff members..."
Wu Bingqiu nodded painfully, "I think I was violated by them..."
"Scum! To do that even to a corpse..." Wu Bingqiu's father almost threw a cup, saying indignantly.
It seemed this case was truly complex. He Xin offered some comfort and then asked, "Besides that, did you feel anything else at the funeral parlor?"
Wu Bingqiu seemed a bit sad. After a moment, she recovered and said, "After that person violated me, he dressed me again. I heard his lewd laughter. He didn't just violate me once. The night before I was to be cremated, he... *sob*... kept touching and twisting me. He's not human. His actions were very rough, and it hurt my lower body terribly! It was a burning and tearing pain, but that wasn't even the worst. When I was about to be sent into the incinerator, I felt my skin burning, my pores about to be vaporized. At that moment, I had a conscious thought: if I didn't resist, I would be completely finished. So, I sat up..."
Wu Bingqiu's reaction was normal. What she said should be true. I asked her to give me her arm and felt her pulse. It was indeed very normal. I then turned to Wu Bingqiu's father and asked, "What did the doctor say now?"
"Her condition has improved a bit. We believe she can recover further later!" Wu Bingqiu's father replied.
I wondered, could this merely be a medical miracle? However, the incident of sexual assault on a corpse at the funeral parlor was definitely real. According to the law, that employee should be prosecuted for desecrating a corpse. I decided to go to the funeral parlor to investigate. He Xin, knowing my intentions, took her leave, saying goodbye to Wu Bingqiu's family and telling them to notify them immediately if we found any results. I promised.
Originally, I wanted to go with He Xin. However, she had a last-minute errand, and *wa ha ha*, she left. I was initially confused, but later realized she was afraid of going to the funeral parlor. Fine, there was nothing I could do. I decided to go alone, as it was just for gathering information, and there shouldn't be any danger.
As I drove to the funeral parlor, the sky had already darkened. What bad luck. The atmosphere at the funeral parlor was already unpleasant, and to arrive at this time of night, one could imagine the atmosphere becoming even more eerie and somber.
The funeral parlor was surrounded by dark, deep, low-rise buildings. At a glance, it was impossible to distinguish the crematorium from the family waiting rooms or other funeral parlor structures. Even at night, because bodies still needed to be cremated, thick smoke constantly wafted into the night sky. In some deeper areas, one could hear the mournful cries of relatives bidding farewell. I wasn't sure if it was my imagination, but as I gazed into a certain corner of the funeral parlor, I saw countless sinister green eyes staring intently at me, and many furry black arms reaching out to my shoulders and grasping my calves, preventing me from moving forward.
This sent a chill down my spine. I recalled Nietzsche's words: "When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you, and when you gaze into it, the abyss gazes into you." The longer one is exposed to the abyss, the more one becomes a part of it.
I relaxed my mind and took a deep breath. I felt a little better and then stepped through the funeral parlor gate. Less than a minute later, a guard stopped me: "Who are you? A relative of the deceased?"
I showed my badge: "Police officer, here to investigate a matter."
"Officer? Our funeral parlor... ah, right. It must be about that recent incident. The director was even called out. They say that girl is quite strange. After all, how can someone come back to life after dying? Even a medical miracle, this phenomenon is too bizarre. It's good that the police are here. I also hope the truth can be found soon, otherwise, we've been working in fear these past few days!"
The security guard said this. I nodded slightly, "Don't worry, we will find the truth. Please lead the way. I'd like to see the director first."
"Certainly, no problem. This way!" The guard led me to a seemingly well-maintained, standalone building near the funeral parlor. He told me the director was inside and mentioned that his surname was He, coincidentally the same as mine.