Chapter 162 You're looking for Shen Xing?

After arriving at the funeral home, Shen Xing, under Wang Xinran's guidance, began signing a contract and undergoing basic pre-job training.

Shen Xing's current contract position is mortuary assistant, which is considered a semi-technical position, but basically requires no training to get started. Compared to other permanent positions and state-owned enterprise contract workers, funeral homes have the least competition. As long as you have local residency, a junior high school education, and can adapt to night shifts, you can basically get this job.

In the south, there is a great prejudice against the funeral industry, which is considered taboo and unlucky. People would rather find a job as a security guard or sweep the streets than work in a funeral home.

Shen Xing could indeed obtain a formal position through "connections," but that would be too complicated a process. He didn't really need the job; he just needed the place to be.

The funeral home was quite large, with many vacant offices. Shen Xing was assigned to a separate office, while the person controlled by Wang Xinran was taking Shen Xing to familiarize himself with the operating room prepared for him.

There are not many surveillance cameras in the funeral home. There are only surveillance cameras at the entrance, the finance office, and the entrance to the morgue. There are no cameras in the mortuary or cremation workshop.

Shen Xing didn't need to go to work, or even clock in; he simply had a legitimate identity that allowed him access to the control room. Wang Xinran led him into the control room, turned around, and looked at Shen Xing, saying, "I was just about to come here."

"You're coming over?" Shen Xing asked the man in front of him, somewhat puzzled. "Isn't Lu Lingyun coming along?"

Although Shen Xing has changed his identity, it's best not to show his face in front of Lu Lingyun.

Behavioral patterns cannot be corrected in a day or two. Moreover, Fang Zhengfeng's height is similar to Shen Xing's, and Shen Xing also has to wear glasses. If someone who knows him very well sees him, they will inevitably be confused and suspicious.

Moreover, what reason did Wang Xinran have for coming here? Was it just to see him?

"He took me to collect the bodies and brought them here for cremation." The man looked at Shen Xing and said, "You promised me you would resurrect them." "I will." Shen Xing nodded.

"Xiao Yuan's situation is also arranged. The white worms in her brain have been replaced, and the white worms that were damaged when she touched Wu Xiaoting have been replaced. Once Xiao Yuan arrives in the provincial capital, the white worms will leave her body, and Lu Wenying's memories will also be erased," the man continued.

"it is good."

Achieving a similar "resurrection" effect is quite simple.

All you need is the mycelium of the [02-Doll] splitting, plus the flesh and blood derivative of the [01-Wall].

Moreover, it seems that the dolls can be made by using humans as their bodies, and with the addition of abnormal flesh and blood, they can basically achieve a 70% to 80% resurrection rate.

However, if they are not fed with flesh and blood of the same genes, once the mycelium has finished eating their corpses, the mycelium's memory of them will gradually disappear, and they will become two empty shells that can only hold the consciousness and memories of others.

I wonder if the white worm can act as a brain. If it can, then the three abnormalities combined could truly be considered as a basic "resurrection" of a person.

Since Lu Lingyun might be coming later, Shen Xing decided it wasn't a good idea to start the experiment now; it was best if no one was here.

Perfect timing! Today, I'll use the money Wang Xinran gave me to get a new SIM card and buy a new phone, specifically for receiving messages and calls from different people controlled by Wang Xinran.

Shen Xing left the funeral home, and handed over the suitcase containing [02-Doll], [03-Honeycomb] and [04-Dream Bell] to Wang Xinran for safekeeping.

Only after Lu Lingyun left could Shen Xing feel at ease leaving the items there.

Shen Xing didn't have many requirements for a mobile phone. He just happened to pass by a mobile phone store and bought the same Nokia as Shen Yuan, but the blue one.

As for the SIM card, Shen Xing bought a Shenzhouxing prepaid card. He just randomly found a mobile phone repair shop to buy it, without having to go through any complicated procedures or needing an ID card.

After inserting the SIM card into the new phone, Shen Xing restarted the phone and waited for the handshake animation to finish before the screen successfully lit up.

After confirming that the phone was working properly, he put it back in his pocket, but the next moment, the phone vibrated slightly as soon as it was put in his pocket.

Did you receive a notification that your SIM card was successfully activated?

Shen Xing took out his phone again and saw a text message from an unknown number.

He opened the text message and saw that it contained only a single emoji.

【~】

Who?

Wang Xinran?

Shen Xing looked up at the repair shop owner who had sold him the card.

Is this someone controlled by Wang Xinran?

But the male shop owner, meeting Shen Xing's gaze, simply smiled and asked, "How is it? Does the card work?"

Not Wang Xinran?

Who could it be?

"It works, thank you." Shen Xing nodded, walked out of the repair shop, and then dialed back the number that had sent him the text message. Soon, his phone beeped.

"Hello, the number you dialed is not in service. Please try again later."

Is there no way to call back?

VoIP?

However, you cannot send text messages via VoIP.

Was it a prank? But if it was a prank, it was too coincidental, coming right when I was activating my SIM card.

Shen Xing looked up and scanned his surroundings. It was already eight o'clock in the morning, and the streets were already crowded with people. Everyone looked like someone sending text messages, but no one did look like it.

Are you sure you want to go to the provincial capital?

Lu Wenyin looked at Shen Yuan in front of her and asked.

"Yes, a change of environment might help," Shen Yuan nodded and replied with a smile.

After crying just now, her mood seemed to improve a little too quickly. Shen Yuan's emotional state was completely different before and after Wang Xinran arrived.

But Lu Wenying didn't seem to notice anything amiss. She simply nodded, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "I'm also planning to go back to the provincial capital. I don't plan to continue being a police officer... I might not be suitable."

"So what are you going to do?" Shen Yuan asked curiously.

"Maybe it's photography, or maybe I should study design or something. I think I'm quite talented at photography when I was in school." Lu Wenying laughed self-deprecatingly.

Lu Wenying couldn't explain why she gave up her job as a police officer. It might be because of the incident with Granny Zhang, or it might be because of the weight on her shoulder... but she couldn't quite remember how she got injured.

Lu Wenying also planned to treat Xiao Yuan as her own younger sister. Even if she stopped being a police officer, she couldn't bear to see Shen Yuan all alone here.

"Are you going to school today?" Lu Wenying asked, seemingly remembering something. "Why don't you take a day off? I'll take you out to play." "Okay." Shen Yuan didn't object, seemingly accepting the suggestion.

The door was only slightly ajar because someone had just come in. Just then, a scream from the doorway drew their attention.

Lu Wenying instinctively reached for her waist with her left hand, but couldn't find her pistol. She quickly rushed back into the kitchen, grabbed a knife, and came out. Just then, the door was pulled open, and a figure scrambled in, lunging directly at Shen Yuan.

"Be careful!"

Ignoring the bandage still wrapped around her right hand, Lu Wenying quickly stepped forward and used her body to push the attacker away. With a painful scream, the girl who had been knocked away rubbed her bottom and looked at Shen Yuan with a wronged expression.

"Wu Xiaoting?" Shen Yuan looked at the girl sitting on the ground, clutching her bottom in a pitiful state, and asked in confusion, "Why are you here?" "I woke up, Xiaoyuan, I saw... Wait? Who is she? No, no, there's a pervert at the door! He's been peeping at the door! He rushed upstairs as soon as he saw me!"

Wu Xiaoting was a little confused after being bumped, but she quickly remembered what had made her scream. Lu Wenying kicked the door open in the direction Wu Xiaoting was pointing and saw a man in his thirties, wearing a suit and tie, carrying a briefcase, coming downstairs.

His suit seemed a bit too big, and his tie was crooked. Only his belt was properly tied. From his eyebrows and eyes to his clothing, he looked like a颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of being listless, decadent, or dispirited) person who had been working for months without a break.

The moment he saw Lu Wenyin, he tried to appear calm and walk downstairs naturally, but Lu Wenyin saw through his act and stopped him. "Don't move, police officer," Lu Wenyin said coldly, stopping the man in the suit.

Upon hearing the word "police," the man seemed to gasp. He turned around somewhat awkwardly and said, "It's a misunderstanding... a misunderstanding, sir. I'm here to see someone."

"Who are you looking for? Why are you being so sneaky?" Lu Wenying asked, her eyes narrowing slightly.

Her intuition told her that the other person was definitely hiding something. ...You see, Xiao Yuan was currently home alone and hadn't yet made arrangements for a school in the provincial capital. Having a man spying on her at the door was something that had to be dealt with.

"I'm here to see..." The man quickly took out a piece of paper and said, "Shen Xing, I'm here to see Shen Xing."

Lu Wenying gripped the kitchen knife in reverse and snatched the note from the man's hand.

The note was filled with densely packed information.

Name, gender, address, ID number, Tianya account...

This doesn't look like a business card; it looks more like detailed personal information that was illegally obtained through some means.

It looks a bit like information from an internal police system.

However, the public security system is not networked, and information cannot be accessed across provinces. If the other party has internal public security information, it can only be from within the province. "Where did this information come from? What is your relationship with Shen Xing?" Lu Wenying frowned and asked.

If she wants to handle it, then this is a case, and it could be big or small.

The most important question is, why would someone find Shen Xing's information and come to his door? Isn't Shen Xing already...?

"G....We're online friends.....We met on Tianya. I posted something, and he replied to me..." "I asked you where the information came from."

The man stammered, as if he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"Shen Xing is my brother."

Just then, Shen Yuan walked over, looked at the man in front of her, and asked.

"What do you want with my brother?"

Shen Yuan felt that she didn't know her brother at all. Now was a good opportunity to get to know her brother from other people's perspectives through his online friends.

The man swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I can only tell him to his face."

"Xiao Yuan, take your friend back to your room first. The way he obtained the information was wrong; it's already a crime. He's not your brother's friend," Lu Wenyin said, sending Shen Yuan away.

After Shen Yuan brought Wu Xiaoting back to the room, Lu Wenying looked at the man in front of her again and said, "Shen Xing is dead." "5...dead?" The man opened his mouth, and the briefcase in his hand fell to the ground. The old and loose briefcase smashed open, and the documents inside were scattered all over the floor.

"Uh... I'm sorry, I don't know, I just wanted to ask him some questions..."

The man seemed taken aback by this outcome. He crouched down, somewhat disoriented, and frantically gathered the items that had fallen from his briefcase. "So, where did the information come from?"

Lu Wenying emphasized her words.