Chapter 28 - Mortuary Burning Paper
Di Jiu had overestimated his purchasing power. He wandered near the hospital for hours before he realized that his mediocre savings were insufficient for him to afford a place that suited his taste or training routine. He could not even afford to rent a single room.
After wandering around the neighborhood for a bit, Di Jiu grabbed a quick meal and returned to the hospital.
Di Jiu worked at the basement of Block 11, so he wanted to find accomodation nearby.
When he entered the basement, he finally understood how much Tong Mu had helped him. The basement did not need anyone to be on guard duty or watch it in any way.
The only reason for someone to guard the place was the nursery located outside the morgue. However, the nursery was empty and its door was locked. When Di Jiu opened the door with his key, it became obvious that the room had been vacant for a long time.
The room was over 10 square feet, so it was quite spacious. Inside was a bed with a wire frame, a desk and a chair. Apart from this furniture, it was completely empty.
Di Jiu was satisfied with the room, as it was sufficiently quiet. If one ignored the sound coming from the ventilation vents, the surrounding area was completely silent.
For most people, the mere sight of the word ‘mortuary’ would send some prickles down their spine. However, Di Jiu had never been bothered by it. He had no reason to be afraid, especially as he had been full of Essence Energy ever since his martial arts practice.
After cleaning up the area quickly, Di Jiu began to practise the Major Conduit Internal Records. Even though he had the key to the mortuary, he did not plan on entering it.
“No problem,” Di Jiu said as he took out the key to the morgue. He had not planned on taking this job seriously anyway, so if this was where Ling Bo wanted to burn the incense, Di Jiu would try to accommodate him.
Although the mortuary spanned a wide area, there were not many bodies inside. The bodies that would be stored for an extended period of time were frozen, while those kept for a short period of time were placed in the spacious hall.
Despite the warm weather, Di Jiu felt a chill ran down his spine when he stepped into the mortuary. This was not merely due to the air conditioning. There was also strong Yin Qi in there.
As soon as he entered the mortuary, Ling Bo immediately walked towards a corpse in the furthest corner. He kneeled on the floor and took the incense out of his plastic bags.
Di Jiu’s eyes landed on the corpse, which was covered with a white cloth. He could tell from its long hair that it had been a woman.
Di Jiu saw Lin Bo kneel on the floor with a lighter in his hands and mutter something inaudible. Di Jiu was about to leave, when his eyes caught a glimpse of the deceased woman’s fingers.
Despite the dim lights in the morgue, Di Jiu’s acute eyesight allowed him to notice that the color of her fingers was that of a living person’s.
“Doctor Lin, please wait…” Di Jiu stepped forward and removed the white cloth covering the deceased woman’s body.
“What are you doing?” Lin Bo looked horrified as he hurried to stop Di Jiu from removing the cloth.
“She is not completely dead. If I intervene now, she might get a chance to live,” Di Jiu said solemnly. He was sure about this the moment that he removed the white cloth.
Di Jiu’s sensory and visual abilities had heightened considerably every since he had started practising the Major Conduit Internal Records.The lady might appear to be dead, but she still had some life in her. Those signs of life were metaphysical, so most doctors were not able to sense them, unless they had been practising medicine for a long time.
Despite his medical skills, Di Jiu had not been able to correctly sense those signs of life during his time in the Ji Nation. This had been due to his lack of experience and practise at the time. After practising the Major Conduit Internal Records, his ability to sense metaphysical things had been deeply ingrained in his senses.
“Did you say that she is alive?” Lin Bo looked agitated. His trembling voice and jerking body betrayed the tremendous wave of emotions that had washed over him.