Forbidden Land – CH 098

Chen Demao continued, “When the worker went to check the two female corpses, he found one missing, its whereabouts unknown. The other, the heavily pregnant woman, had a smaller belly. This became a big deal, and the workers searched all night but couldn’t find the missing corpse. Some said it was a case of the corpse rising from the dead, but the impact was too bad, so the construction team immediately suppressed the news, not letting the school know. Later, they reported to the school that they had unearthed two coffins, one empty and the other a mummified corpse. The mummified corpse was later taken by the School of Medicine for research.”

Zhang Chao asked, “Was the one taken away placed in the southernmost room on the sixth floor?”

Chen Demao said, “You know about that, too?”

Zhang Chao glanced at Chen Rong and slowly said, “So, the missing female corpse was the woman in ancient costume?”

Chen Demao said, “Have you seen the woman in ancient costume?”

Zhang Chao nodded. “I’ve seen it, but I didn’t see what it looked like. According to what Professor Chen said, the remaining female corpse in the coffin was placed in the third storeroom, and the missing female corpse should be the one in ancient costume, coming back to find the one left behind. That’s why she often comes to that storeroom door in the middle of the night and knocks.”

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Chen Rong said. “But…but how can a corpse…how can it move?”

Chen Demao shook his head. “I don’t know either. I’ve heard about the woman in ancient costume, but I’ve never seen her with my own eyes. Whether it’s the missing female corpse coming to find the other one, I don’t know. And while I believe in ghosts, I don’t really believe in corpses moving, especially corpses acting consciously—it’s too contrary to common sense.”

Zhang Chao said. “Could someone also know about this and be using it to deliberately impersonate the woman in an ancient costume and cause trouble?”

Neither Chen Rong nor Chen Demao denied this explanation. Judging by common sense, it was indeed possible. Moreover, since one female corpse was missing and the other’s belly was smaller, the possibility of human intervention seemed even more plausible. Chen Rong said, “By the way, Professor Chen, how did you end up at the School of Medicine?”

Chen Demao smiled bitterly and said, “Since my daughter died, I’ve spent a lot of time studying this stuff. Sometimes, the more you look at this kind of thing, the more sensitive you become, especially after learning that since the end of last year, when that woman’s body was placed in that storeroom, two students have jumped off the building there this year. I found it a bit strange, so I investigated it several times.”

Zhang Chao sighed, then, thinking of the past, slowly said, “One of the students who jumped was my ex-girlfriend, and the other was my roommate.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Demao looked at Zhang Chao with a flickering gaze, as if he felt a sense of empathy. Because Zhang Chao was about the same age as his daughter, he felt a pang of sympathy and said, “Is that why you investigated the School of Medicine?”

Zhang Chao nodded and asked, “Professor Chen, did you discover anything at the School of Medicine?”

Chen Demao remained silent for a long time, then let out a soft sigh and said, “I heard a woman singing Yue opera.”

Zhang Chao and Chen Rong were both startled. Zhang Chao said, “I heard it too. The sound… it seemed to be coming from that storeroom.”

Chen Demao nodded and said, “Each time, the singing was very short, but the sound should be coming from that storeroom.”

Chen Rong asked, “Professor, did you go into that storeroom to check?”

Chen Demao shook his head. “Only someone as superstitious as me would believe this. Otherwise, if I told a School of Medicine professor or the school that there were evil spirits there, who would believe me? They’d think I’m old, and after my daughter died, I’ve lost my mind.”

Chen Rong thought for a moment, seemingly doubting his words, and said, “Then why didn’t you tell us these things back then, Professor?”

Chen Demao said, “I think there’s something strange about the School of Medicine. Last year, a mummified corpse was moved into the storage room, and as a result, some students saw a woman in an ancient costume. I also heard the sound of Yue opera being sung, and two students even jumped off a building. But we haven’t found any useful evidence. If I told you about these things, no one would believe me; it would only scare people. So I never expected you to encounter these things. Telling you would only increase your curiosity as young people. I just want you to stop going to the School of Medicine at night.”

After hearing his words, the two of them pondered for a moment. Then, Chen Rong suddenly asked, “Professor, what is Qiushi?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Demao’s expression changed.