Artifact Report

Chapter 126 Jin Xueli: It’s Not an Empty Coffin Anyway

...If Han Liuyue's voice had been louder and more enthusiastic, Jin Xueli might not have needed the excavator, and the corpse itself would have responded with a "hello" from underground.

"Keep your voice down," she hushed quickly - when did it become the case that the corpse was stolen "for" her?
Han Liuyue laughed, her voice clear and bright, as if it could knock out little silver lights in the night sky: "You know, the first rule of being a thief is not to have a guilty conscience."

She was indeed not guilty, and she said this openly, and probably even people on the next hill could hear it; she jumped off the excavator and walked into the light of Jin Xueli's flashlight, her face illuminated.

...My first impression was right. Han Liuyue must be the most unsuitable person in the world to be sent to steal corpses in the middle of the night.

She had short, shiny pink-silver hair, and her eyes and smile were big and bright; even in the dark of night, this clarity and cheerfulness could not be blocked - it seemed as if everything in the world could penetrate through her heart like the breeze and sunshine.

She wasn't wearing any jewelry, but it was still a bit eye-catching.

Chai Si sent such a shining person to dig the grave in the middle of the night. Was he afraid that others would not catch them?
"I haven't said hello yet, hello," Han Liuyue smiled and extended a hand.

Jin Xueli shook it hesitantly.

She and Chai Si had already tested it and found that ordinary hunters would not be recruited for the game even if they had physical contact with them; it seemed that meeting only the first condition was not enough.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here. I'm a professional, and I've made all the necessary preparations." Han Liuyue said, patting his chest, "Don't worry, Brother Chai said I'm reliable."

She was indeed wearing an employee uniform with the name of the funeral company written on it, but this piece of clothing alone could not dispel Jin Xueli's concerns.

"Isn't this the most expensive cemetery?" Jin Xueli said suspiciously. "The security management should be very strict, right? Even if you pretend to be an employee, it would be suspicious to come in in the middle of the night..."

She didn't say anything funny, but Han Liuyue burst into laughter and patted her on the shoulder: "You're so funny!"

What's interesting about me?

"If anyone comes in and gets suspicious, just kill them. Kill them one by one, kill a whole squadron at a time. Are you worried about not having enough space to bury them? You're so cautious that I almost believe you."

...What a sunny and frank murderer.

The quantifier "squadron" obviously represents the person she had in mind. Has he changed from security to police?

Jin Xueli does not belong to a family, but she knows that the styles of each hunter family are different. For example, the Morgan family is more like a business, the Knight family is mysterious, and as for the Kai family... their style is comparable to that of drug lords.

It’s probably because of Chai Si.

Han Liuyue's smile was still bright and cheerful: "But don't worry, I've been to this cemetery countless times, and I've made all the necessary preparations. There shouldn't be any need to kill anyone for now."

"Do you... do you often come here to dig up corpses?" Jin Xueli asked carefully.

"This is the first time. In the past, we only came here to bury corpses."

Han Liuyue said this, looking at the small palace-like above-ground mausoleum and frowning. "Huh... so it's this kind of tomb, worthy of a wealthy man..."

"Burying corpses? Do you really work for a funeral home?"

It seems that she also knows a lot about tombs.

Han Liuyue had clearly walked a few steps out, but she ran back and patted Jin Xueli's shoulder with a smile - it felt painful.

"You're so funny. No wonder Brother Chai Si said he didn't want to chat with you when there was nothing to do. He was afraid that we would have too much fun chatting and not work, right?"

Jin Xueli looked at her blankly.

"We buried bodies that needed to be dealt with by our clan. Come to think of it, we hadn't even started running a funeral home back then."

Han Liuyue took out an axe and a construction sign from the cab.

"Before the coffin is buried, don't we first dig a hole? Before the funeral, we deepen and enlarge the hole, bury the body to be disposed of there first, bury it deeper into the ground, and then fill it up to make room for the coffin. Most people don't suspect that there are many more people buried deep within the cemetery they've purchased.

"Sometimes, if you squeeze in, you can bury seven or eight people under one coffin. Isn't that amazing? They won't be alone after they pass away. I think this is a good deed."

"I think your mentality is even more powerful," Jin Xueli said honestly.

"We also accept orders for corpse disposal. If you need anything in the future, just tell Brother Chai Si."

Han Liuyue, carrying an axe, approached the tomb and said, "I haven't been doing this lately. I've been interviewing new people. Brother Chai said I'm likable and can attract new people to join. It's embarrassing. Oh, by the way, at first, I thought Brother Chai wanted me to interview you, but based on his description of you, I don't think there's any need for an interview."

"Does that mean I'm good enough to be hired?"

Han Liuyue's laughter could directly knock open the lock of the tomb door.

...Jin Xueli found out the reason why Chai Si sent her to help him. It must be to get revenge.

She watched Han Liuyue put the sign on the side of the road, snorted, and asked, "Is this... an illusion?"

It looks very simple, and anyone passing by on the road can see it at a glance: the gentle and peaceful blue words on the white sign - "Nothing happens here."

Really... just lying blatantly.

"This artifact is very useful," Han Liuyue encouraged her. "Go and see it on the road."

Jin Xueli followed the instructions and walked to the path, pretending to be a guard who noticed something was wrong and came to check the situation.

She swept the flashlight across the bulldozer nearby, paused on the sign for a few seconds, then moved it across to illuminate Han Liuyue's face.

She nodded, then walked away. ...What a peaceful and tranquil night! Everyone was sleeping soundly.

Nothing happened, go home and sleep.

After she had been out for more than ten minutes, almost reaching the cemetery entrance, Jin Xueli finally came to her senses with a start: "Hey, how did I get tricked too?"

Even though they knew it was a fake, they were still fooled. Those who didn't know would just go home and sleep, wouldn't they?

It is absolutely impossible to say that Han Liuyue didn't do it on purpose.

Otherwise, why didn't you call her when she just walked away?
When Jin Xueli jogged back to the Wesile Cemetery, panting, she found that Han Liuyue had disappeared - the door of the above-ground mausoleum had been smashed and unlocked, and the door was half open; when she ran closer, a heavy but sharp knocking sound came from inside, shaking the night.

That artifact is amazing.

Although Han Liuyue was making a noisy construction noise just a few steps away, as soon as she saw the sign, Jin Xueli suddenly felt the breeze and moon, and the days were peaceful again.

"Hey, Han Liuyue," she covered her eyes to avoid looking at the sign, hurried into the tomb, and swept the flashlight around. "Even if there is a false image, you are too noisy--"

"Are you back from your walk?"

Han Liuyue waved enthusiastically at her from the cab of the bulldozer. "Is the pseudo-image impressive? I saw you were so focused on your work, so I didn't call you. Besides, you, an outsider, can't really help, so just leave it to me!"

Jin Xueli stared blankly at the two marble coffins placed side by side in the tomb, and then looked at the bulldozer she had driven into the tomb.

The marble coffin lid on the left, with Vesile's name engraved on it, had been violently displaced.

The backhoe used for digging was used as a mechanical arm under Han Liuyue's control, slamming the marble coffin lid down again and again - Jin Xueli couldn't reply at all because any sound would be drowned out.

No wonder they wanted to send her away, so that they could destroy the coffin without restraint, right?

He is indeed a Chai Si man, with a family tradition of lawlessness.

After the coffin lid fell to the ground with a loud bang, a black lacquer coffin was revealed inside - it turned out that the real coffin was inside the marble coffin; although Jin Xueli didn't know the material, she felt that it was precious at first glance.

"Isn't it buried underground?" She had never attended a funeral and it felt a little magical.

"Above-ground burial chambers are built and then placed on the cemetery. Well, something this big might have been built. Anyway, the coffin is stored in the burial chamber, not buried underground. Burying it in the ground requires a whole different level of effort."

Han Liuyue was indeed an expert. She stepped down from the cab, glanced at the coffin, and suddenly asked, "Was Wei Xilai's death ugly?"

"Ah? No, the cause of death wasn't a heart attack or something?"

"Then why wasn't there an open-casket funeral?"

Han Liuyue raised her flashlight, looked down at the scene for a moment, and said, "Look, for an open-casket funeral, they'll choose a coffin with a lid that splits into two. Opening half of it will make it easier for the bereaved family to take a final look.

"This coffin has a single-piece lid... Of course, you can open it completely to see the deceased, but many people would find it embarrassing, so generally, this style of coffin is chosen for closed-casket funerals."

No matter what the topic, Han Liuyue always had a sunny face. "Usually, the body died in a particularly ugly way, like being run over by a car, with even the makeup artist unable to fix it. The coffin was only closed at the funeral. Oh, I see. His family must not want to see him."

"How could that be? You're so ruthless even to the dead. Look at the empty space next to him," Jin Xueli pointed and said, "His wife wanted to be buried with him in the future."

"Well, it doesn't matter. As long as we have Vesile's body, it's fine."

Han Liuyue waved her hand generously and directed Jin Xueli to walk to the end of the coffin - it turned out that there was a keyhole there to seal the lid.

Jin Xueli took the tool she gave her and punched the keyhole a few times. To be honest, she had no idea what she was doing. "You're also like this in front of Chai Si... Are you talkative?"

With such a person in their faction, how dare Chai Si say that she talks too much?
Unexpectedly, Han Liuyue felt embarrassed and laughed.

"How could that be? When I'm in front of Brother Chai, my mind is completely blank. I can only say 'yes' and 'okay', but I can't say a word."

Jin Xueli really couldn't imagine that scene.

Although Chai Si is quite scary, he is not so scary that people cannot speak - especially since he is such an outspoken murderer.

"Why? Because he's good-looking?"

Han Liuyue was so frightened that she almost let the axe in her hand fly towards Jin Xueli's face; she just stammered, "What are you talking about" when a muffled "bang" suddenly echoed in the tomb.

The sound was not loud, but both of them fell silent at the same time.

The tomb finally returned to dead silence.

They looked at each other, and after a few seconds, Jin Xueli finally spoke first.

"That voice, if I heard correctly... came from inside, right?" She pointed at the coffin and asked in a low voice.

　From the very beginning, many fat readers (I am fat, so you have to be fat too) guessed that Vesile was not dead and that the coffin was empty.

　　Whether he's dead or not, the coffin isn't empty...

　　PS: Han Liuyue is such a talkative person. He has a powerful weapon again, but it’s a pity that he is just a supporting role…

　　
　
(End of this chapter)