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Chapter 393 - 359: The Invisible Man

Chapter 393: Chapter 359: The Invisible Man

Kaidan’s tomb is gone...

Maybe if he hadn’t told the director about reviving the female corpse, things might have ended differently.

Perhaps if he hadn’t agreed to come out when the female corpse asked if she looked beautiful, the outcome might have been different as well.

But, there’s no such thing as a regret medicine in this world.

....

Despite the brief and fierce downpour, it had been so long, yet the rain showed no signs of stopping, becoming even more ferocious instead.

The ’whoo whoo’ of the wind sounded like the wails of vengeful spirits.

Jiang Xiao’s words echoed continuously in the director’s mind.

At the funeral home... are there really only the four of us here?

After a long while, the director collapsed into his chair, giving off a sense of helplessness.

"Actually, when you think about it seriously, our funeral home still has one more."

"Cleaner."

Cleaner?

Not just Jiang Xiao, but even the Night Watchman and Bao Lebin were perplexed and scratching their heads in confusion.

Clearly, even the two longtime employees were unaware of this news.

"I’ve been here for several days, how come I’ve never seen him come out to eat, are you mistreating the Cleaner?"

The director shook his head and pointed directly at the duty roster in the corner of the hall.

Probably because it hadn’t been maintained for a long time, the duty roster was somewhat blurry and its color nearly matched the wall, making it hard to notice if one didn’t look carefully.

Indeed...

According to the duty roster, there indeed was a Cleaner responsible for cleaning duties at the funeral home.

"Is it possible that he’s already dead?"

The Night Watchman wondered, having stayed here second only to the director, it made no sense for him not to notice if there was someone else.

"I thought the same before, but, haven’t you guys ever noticed?"

All three stared at each other in bafflement, not understanding what the director was getting at.

"Bao Lebin, have I ever asked you to clean the hall?"

Bao Lebin shook his head, indicating he had never done so.

"Then I wonder, who has been keeping this spotlessly clean hall tidy all the time?"

Everyone: .....

"If you want to say that our hall just doesn’t gather dust, then please explain why there is so much dust in the corner where the duty roster is posted?"

Eh?

A sudden realization struck Jiang Xiao.

"Right, did anyone go to the toilet around midnight the night before last? Don’t be embarrassed to say it, I won’t tell anyone about the incident where you got peed on."

Everyone: "?"

"It wasn’t me, Jiang Xiao even invited me to go together that time, but I refused."

Bao Lebin raised his hand, indicating emphatically that it definitely wasn’t him who got peed on.

The remaining director and Night Watchman exchanged glances full of strange expressions...

"It’s impossible. It was so cold at night, plus both my room and the large warehouse have separate bathrooms."

Meaning, it wasn’t them either.

So...

Gorky once said.

Eliminate all other factors, and the one that remains must be the truth even if it seems impossible.

Jiang Xiao and the others were okay.

But the timid Bao Lebin was filled with fear in his eyes at the thought.

Damn!

So the Cleaner normally just stays in the bathroom?

Jiang Xiao, fearless as a bull towards bathrooms, along with the director and Night Watchman, who had separate bathrooms, didn’t need to go there.

Isn’t that saying that I’m the only really innocent victim here?!

"So that night..." Jiang Xiao’s voice deepened as he slowly walked towards a dust-covered corner, dipping his finger in the thick dust and drawing a line on the black duty roster.

"Besides us, it’s very likely that the Cleaner of the mortuary was still here?"

The director furrowed his brow and, after a long silence, nodded.

"Yes, the Cleaner, but strangely, since I’ve come here, I’ve never seen him."

"Why haven’t we heard you mention this before?" The Night Watchman’s voice carried a hint of unease.

"Because..." the director’s voice also wavered slightly, "I don’t know what’s going on with him either, I even doubt his existence."

"There’s a record showing that the Cleaner disappeared during a task of cleaning up corpses, and moreover, the day after his disappearance, the mortuary hall, which should have been reeking of corpses, was oddly clean. I’m afraid he might still be ’working’ here to some extent."

The director’s face turned icy, as if revealing this fact put great pressure on him.

Does this violate the mortuary’s employee manual?

Shouldn’t this count as a ghost story?

"And," after a pause, the director continued, "if he were still normally existing, what on earth would he be surviving on?"

The kitchen supplies are all accounted for.

The director had also specifically kept a close watch before and noticed that no one was stealing food.

Jiang Xiao pressed his temples, wishing he hadn’t used the Compass as a tool for Kaidan.

In some cases, it even worked better than the Peach Wood Sword...

"No wonder Taoists in the movies always bring a plate, if they didn’t, they’d really be in the dark."

The Night Watchman fell silent for a moment, then slowly said.

"I can detect negative energies within close range—if the Cleaner really turned into something... I might be able to help."

Bao Lebin swallowed and managed a forced smile.

"Then, then I can help carry the lantern!"

Although he was afraid to move together, Bao Lebin was more afraid of staying alone in the dormitory!

The director paused for a moment, and finally nodded, deciding to put aside other matters and deal with what was closest first.

Four people looked at each other and finally made up their minds, determined to unravel the thick veil of mystery.

The mortuary under the storm seemed even more serene, as if hinting that their exploration might not go smoothly.

"I say, just how many secrets do you guys have in this mortuary, can’t you just tell us everything?"

Faced with Jiang Xiao’s straightforward inquiry, both the director and the Night Watchman did not look too pleased, and of course, they couldn’t answer the question.

’Thump thump thump~’

Huh?

Just when they reached the large room storing some uncremated corpses, they suddenly heard a knocking sound coming from inside.

The four were stunned.

Then, as if by tacit agreement, they all stepped back, precisely, three of them did.

Someone, unknown who, had pushed Bao Lebin forward a bit.

"Little Bao, go check it out, see what’s going on?"

Unexpectedly, the Night Watchman exhibited remarkable professional integrity and stood in the way.

"I guard this place, I should be the one to go."

Under Bao Lebin’s grateful gaze, the Night Watchman grasped the large storehouse’s doorknob.

"Heh, all these ghostly tricks; I guard here night after night, if there really was something, wouldn’t I know?"

’Creak... creak creak...’

As the door slowly opened, the inside of the room was revealed to everyone.

Empty~

The Night Watchman turned around and shrugged at the three.

This implied that his area was very clean, with nothing strange or unusual.

"Really..."

Jiang Xiao squeezed past both Bao Lebin and the director, looking into the empty large storehouse with a perplexed face.

"I mean, isn’t this a bit too clean? Not a single corpse in the storehouse? Not to mention distant ones, what about the female corpse from two days ago?"

The Night Watchman: "?"