Chen Ge purposely came to ask Zhang Li about this because this security guard had been acting too strangely at the Haunted House. He had to have had some special experience.
Zhang Li's depression and darkness came from his bones. He probably had many secrets that he could not share with others.
Being stared at by Chen Ge, Zhang Li was nervous. He opened his mouth several times, but no sound came out.
"Don't hold back. Tell me everything you've seen and heard." The more Zhang Li acted like this, the more curious Chen Ge became.
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I'm afraid you won't believe me even if I tell you." Zhang Li took out a cigarette from his pocket. "Can I have a smoke?"
"You can do whatever you want in your own home, don't mind me."
After getting Chen Ge's permission, Zhang Li lit the cigarette and took a deep puff. He enjoyed the feeling of the tobacco stimulating his lungs. It was as if that was the only way he could temporarily forget about the things that were bothering him.
After exhaling slowly, the first thing Zhang Li said attracted Chen Ge's attention. "The cadavers in the underground morgue can move on their own."
"Cadavers can move?"
"There are things that are scarier than that." Zhang Li's hands were shaking. "When I first arrived at Western Jiujiang Medical University as a security guard, the underground morgue on the western campus was expanding. All the pools that used to store cadavers were stopped, and the plan was to replace them with new morgues.
"The underground morgue is underneath the western campus, so the construction is quite difficult.
"Initially, the school's plan was to renovate the few large morgues at the deepest part of the morgue, dig out the cadaver pools, and refurbish them.
"They hired a professional team to do it, and the renovation was expected to be completed in half a month. However, on the second day the team entered the morgue, an accident happened.
"When one of the workers was cleaning the formalin in the pool, he accidentally fell into the pool. The pool was not deep, but the worker could not climb out no matter how hard he tried. He felt like many people were grabbing onto him, refusing to let him leave." Zhang Li soon finished the cigarette. He gestured to Chen Ge with both of his hands. "This kind of large mortuary pool is similar to the old public bathhouses. However, the liquid inside the mortuary pool is yellowish-brown and opaque. You can only see the limbs, back, and hair."
"What happened to the workers who fell into the pool?" Chen Ge was more curious about this.
"Next to the morgue, there are iron hooks that are used to pull corpses out. Usually, when medical students do experiments, they use those things to pull corpses out of the morgue. At that time, the other workers on the scene threw the iron hook into the pool and let the person who fell in catch it. Several people worked together to pull him out. " Zhang Li lit another cigarette. He was a heavy smoker, especially when he was reminded of the things that he had tried his best to avoid. "When the worker fell into the pool, he accidentally took several sips of the formalin in the pool. Then he was sent to the hospital to have his stomach pumped. He was fine, but I heard that after his body recovered, something went wrong with his brain, and he kept mumbling to himself."
"Can you still get in touch with that worker? Did he say anything before he went berserk? "
"I'm not sure. It's been a long time. If you really want to know, I can go to the school to ask around, but don't get your hopes up."
"It's fine. You can continue." Chen Ge took out his phone and was ready to record the important information.
"After the worker was sent to the hospital, the construction continued as normal, but on the second night, another strange thing happened." Zhang Li's expression was heavy like he still felt uncomfortable thinking about it. "The number of dead bodies that were moved by the workers and the construction team changed."
"Is this what you mean by the moving dead bodies?"
"I suppose so, but the scarier thing is yet to come." Zhang Li was telling other people's stories, and he did not mention how he ended up like this.
His voice lowered, and Zhang Li seemed to be cold. He took another deep puff. "On the third day, the construction team entered the deeper part of the morgue. They dealt with the dead bodies in the first morgue and dug up the pool that was built twenty years ago. What they saw scared the hell out of all the workers.
"The bottom of the pool was like a human body. It was filled with blood vessels, and when they were exposed to the light, they quickly shriveled." Zhang Li frowned. He leaned against the sofa, and his face was pale. "At the time, I was there to help, and I looked into the pool. How should I put this? It felt like the pool was alive. "
"Blood vessels grew at the bottom of the pool?" Chen Ge memorized what Zhang Li had said.
"The leader of the construction team went to find the school's leader for this. The leader did not know the reason, but the conclusion they came up with was that it was a very rare fungus." Zhang Li shook his head gently. "Even someone like me, who has never been to school, knows that they are bullshitting. The construction team also raised objections. In the end, I heard that the school doubled the original salary, and the construction team only agreed to continue working."
"That afternoon, the construction team removed the edge of the pool and started to dig deeper. They wanted to clear out a space, but the more they dug, the more they felt that something was wrong. The soil under the pool gave off the smell of formalin, and the soil was red. There were dark brown threads that would shatter at the slightest touch.
"No one knew what those things were. They did not look like the roots of plants or the carcasses of insects.
"The construction team reported the situation of the underground morgue to the school, and they took some soil samples out. After the school saw them, they could not explain it, and they only urged the construction team to move faster.
"To reassure the construction team, the school's workers accompanied them, telling them not to worry and that this was normal." Zhang Li seemed to be dissatisfied with the school's actions, and his tone changed slightly. "At the time, I had just joined the school as a security guard. No one was willing to help in the underground morgue, so they pushed the responsibility onto me. I was just an errand boy for the school, and I was not familiar with the construction team. In the end, I was bullied by both sides.
"The progress of the underground morgue was very slow, and strange things kept happening. The construction team kept getting injured, and in the end, they could not take it anymore, and all the workers went on strike. The school had no choice, and after discussing with the construction team, they changed the plan.
"They planned to expand the morgue, and the original morgue was abandoned.
"However, the school's compromise came with a condition. They gave the construction team a strict order, and they had to finish the renovation within one month. If the construction team still dragged their feet and did not finish the project within the stipulated time, they would be seen as breaching the contract.
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