Chapter 511 - 511 Morgue
Chapter 511: Chapter 511 Morgue
Early the next day, Ji Yianxue, Ouyang Lingling, and Xia Jian were all raring to go. Their aim for today was… the morgue at Binhai’s First People’s Hospital!
Huang Xiaolong, on the other hand, was repeatedly woken up by Xia Jian before he got out of bed.
Dressed in random clothes, with his hair a mess, Huang Xiaolong staggered out of his room half asleep, “Uh… isn’t this a bit too early? Can’t you sleep in a bit longer?”
Ouyang Lingling voiced her discontent. “Can you be a bit serious? You’ve accepted 300 billion from our young miss! Look at you now, so lackadaisical. I doubt your ability to protect her at the crucial moment.”
“Hahaha ~~~ There’s no need for you to worry about that. Let’s go, to the First People’s Hospital!” Huang Xiaolong stretched out his muscles and bones, and with Ji Yianxue and the others, they left the villa.
Huang Xiaolong was fairly excited about Ji Yianxue’s quest to find her mother, seeming like it could be quite an adventure.
They got in the car.
When she saw that Huang Xiaolong’s car was a BYD F3, Ouyang Lingling’s eyes widened in shock again, “Are you kidding me? You live in a seaside villa, and you drive… drive… a BYD? Are you sure you’re not joking?”
Huang Xiaolong sat in the driver seat and laughed, “Get in the car.”
“Miss, please get in the car,” Xia Jian respectfully opened the back door, “Miss, Mr. Huang’s car might just be modified. It just looks unremarkable, designed to deceive people.”
“Hmm, Little Long, I’ve never sat in a BYD. This is interesting.” Ji Yianxue laughed and climbed into the car.
Since Ouyang Lingling was her bodyguard, she naturally sat in the back, highly alert.
Xia Jian took the front passenger seat.
Huang Xiaolong put his foot on the accelerator, and the BYD F3 shot out at a high speed.
Heading to the First People’s Hospital.
On the way, both Xia Jian and Ouyang Lingling remained extremely vigilant, feeling like the cicadas who sense the change in wind way before the autumn arrives.
It was Ji Yianxue who remained calm, with minimal emotional fluctuation.
This girl was always composed. No wonder she was the world’s second-ranked gambler. Without a calm heart, half the battle would already be lost on the gambling table.
Huang Xiaolong felt disdain for the overly-cautious posture adopted by Xia Jian and Ouyang Lingling.
The car arrived at the main gate of the First People’s Hospital.
The hospital director, along with several deputy directors, were already waiting respectfully.
They got out of the car.
The hospital director and the others flocked towards them eagerly. Upon seeing Huang Xiaolong, the director was the first to greet him. He bowed slightly and cordially said, “Ah~~ Master Long, you’re here too? You know Miss Ji?”
“We recently met. Today, you don’t need to entertain me. Miss Ji is here for some work, see to it.” Huang Xiaolong responded with a smile.
“Alright.” The director turned towards Ji Yianxue and said,” Miss Ji, we’ve already arranged everything as per your orders, please follow us.”
“Hmm.” Ji Yianxue didn’t deviate her gaze, every bit the aloof goddess.
The group headed straight to the hospital morgue.
The morgue was located behind the outpatient clinic building in a separate, small structure.
To Huang Xiaolong, the hospital was brimming with life, with patients, their relatives, and medical staff all over. The place was buzzing with vivacity. But the morgue had a grim and subdued atmosphere, exuding a bleak and desolate feeling, even in the daylight it seemed shadowed by darkness.
This was normal, after all, as the morgue was a place to store bodies, so a heavy yin energy was understandable.
At the main entry of the morgue, the director personally took out a set of keys, giving a friendly smile, “Miss Ji, shall we accompany you inside?”
“No need.” Xia Jian promptly declined.
In the presence of this ancient martial arts expert’s aura, the director and other common people had no choice but to oblige.
The director, left with no choice, handed over the keys and dejectedly left with his entourage.
Having the keys in hand, Xia Jian opened the door.
Suddenly, a gust of cold air swept towards them!
“Miss, would you like to go in? Xia Jian asked. “If not, Lingling and I can go in. You and Mr. Huang can wait here.”
“Not a problem. I’m not afraid.” Ji Yianxue shook her head.
Huang Xiaolong chuckled lightly, taking the lead to step into the morgue.
Close behind him were Ji Yianxue, Xia Jian, and Ouyang Lingling.
After they entered, Xia Jian closed the door.
The temperature in the morgue was already very low, the humidity was high, and there were chilling gusts of wind. The overwhelming smell of formaldehyde assaulted their senses.
A common person stepping into this lifeless place would probably shriek in terror, their hair standing on end, goosebumps prickling their skin. The cold, deathly aura, and the fear inside would seep deep into their bones.
However, Xia Jian and Ouyang Lingling, being ancient martial arts Grandmasters, naturally were not afraid of corpses, and even ordinary ghosts wouldn’t dare to approach them.
As for Ji Yianxue, she was exceptionally brave. From start to finish, she hadn’t shown any sign of fright.
Looking around, they saw the deep gray walls, beds after bed holding bodies, and both sides of fixed refrigerators also storing corpses.
This place gave off an atmosphere that seemed alien to this world!
“The deceased’s name is ‘Su Jing’, let’s look for him.” Xia Jian instructed Ouyang Lingling.
The two quickly began searching the morgue.
Just then, Huang Xiaolong narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a strange expression, and muttered. “Someone has been here before us… If I’m not mistaken, it should be Miss Ji’s enemy, the person intending to assassinate Miss Ji.”
“Found him! Over here!” Ouyang Lingling shouted.
“Little Long, let’s go.” Ji Yianxue nodded at Huang Xiaolong and quickly moved forward. Huang Xiaolong followed her without a word.
The four of them surrounded a bed holding a body.
The corpse was covered with a white cloth.
“Miss, you turn your head, I’ll lift the cloth.” Xia Jian offered.
“No need.” Ji Yianxue shook her head. “I have a clear conscience, and I’m not afraid of ghostly mischief. It’s just a corpse; it’s not a big deal.”
“Yes.” A touch of admiration flashed through Xia Jian’s eyes, and immediately, he lifted the white cloth.
Under the cloth was the corpse of an old man. He seemed to have passed away peacefully; his face wasn’t scary, only appearing paper-white due to prolonged freezing.
Ji Yianxue bowed slightly to the corpse, chanting words of respect. “Old gentleman, my father sent me here to retrieve half of the map, I apologise for disturbing your rest.”
Xia Jian quickly flipped the corpse over and indeed, on the back of the body, was half a tattoo—a map tattoo.
Ji Yianxue took out her phone and clicked rapidly, taking several pictures.
For the sake of caution, Ouyang Lingling also took several photos of the map tattoo on the corpse.
“That will do.” Ji Yianxue nodded.
“My apologies.” Xia Jian murmured, flipping the corpse back upright.
“Let’s go.” Xia Jian smiled lightly. Having secured the map with no issues, he was slightly relieved.
“Hehe, go? I’m afraid it won’t be that easy to leave now.” Huang Xiaolong let out a provoking smile. “Alright, stand close to me everyone, and don’t move.”
No sooner had his words fallen—
Woo—woo—
A series of frigid, ghostly forces began to converge towards them, forming a vortex-like phenomenon that resembled the opening of a ghostly portal!
Next thing you know—
The corpse of “Su Jing” whose eyes were tightly shut, suddenly opened! His face twisted a few times, becoming incredibly hideous!
Whoosh~~~!!!!
Su Jing’s corpse sat bolt upright!
At the same time, all the other corpses lying on the beds in the mortuary, got up in uniformity!
Even the corpses stored in fixed coolers also opened their eyes, mechanically beat the fridge, and made a horrifying “dong, dong, dong” noise!