What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

Back in my rented room, I simply cooked a bowl of noodles and ate it, then locked the doors and windows.

Sitting on the sofa, I held the scalpel and gently wiped the blade with a piece of old leather.

"Making money..."

I muttered to myself, Li Hongmei's face appearing in my mind.

In tomorrow's situation, she will definitely be surrounded by a crowd, so it's unrealistic to try to interrogate her directly, and it would easily alert her.

My fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, and my plan gradually became clearer.

If a woman could come up with the idea of ​​using her own daughter's corpse to make money, it shows that she is not only cold-blooded but also extremely greedy.

People who are greedy for money have too many weaknesses.

Since she's greedy, I'll give her a chance to make a fortune.

An embalmer, while handling a corpse, discovered that the deceased possessed an unusual aura that "attracted wealth."

Such words are a deadly temptation for a woman who is superstitious, cynical, and greedy.

I put away the scalpel and pulled out a few copper coins tied with red string from the bottom of the box.

This is a money token for pressing the tongue.

It was originally meant to be placed in the mouth of the deceased to suppress their last breath of misfortune.

However, if they are enhanced with special methods, they can become bait to attract greedy people.

I placed the copper coin in my palm and slowly infused it with malevolent energy.

The ancient copper coin flashed a faint, dark red light under the lamplight, then disappeared again.

"Since you want to make a fortune off the dead, then I'll show you whether it's so easy to take the wealth of the dead."

Preparations continued late into the night.

I hid the sharpened willow-leaf knife in my sleeve and carefully placed the blessed copper coins and talismans close to my body.

Finally, I sat on the edge of the bed, closed my eyes, and began to regulate my breathing, entering a deep state of meditation.

Outside the window, the night was deep.

……

The next day, early morning.

I changed into my work clothes early, wearing my mortician's badge around my neck, and arrived at Jiangcheng Funeral Home.

After swiping my card, I carried the small cloth bag containing the money for the farewell gift and slowly walked into the backstage of Farewell Hall No. 1.

Before even entering the door, a sharp sound came from inside.

"Hey, move that fill light to the left! We need to make Tian Tian look pretty during the live stream so the fans will be more willing to send gifts, understand?"

At this moment, Li Hongmei stood with her hands on her hips, directing several young men to set up the scene.

Looking up, there wasn't a trace of grief on his face for losing his daughter.

I moved closer, deliberately making my footsteps louder: "Ms. Li, are you busy?"

Li Hongmei turned her head and glanced at me sideways: "Oh, it's Master Chen."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head away and spoke to me from behind.

"Has the autopsy been performed? Let me tell you, the media and internet celebrities are coming over soon. If anything goes wrong with Tian Tian's face, I'm going to complain to your director."

This woman, she called me "Master" just two days ago, but now her attitude... she changes her mind faster than flipping through a book.

But I wasn't angry; instead, I just smiled.

I moved closer and lowered my voice as if afraid of being overheard: "Ms. Li, don't worry, Ms. Lin looks beautiful now."

However… while I was doing the final touches on my appearance just now, I noticed something… unusual, and I'd like to ask you to take a look at it privately.”

After hearing this, Li Hongmei paused for a moment, then turned around and looked me up and down suspiciously.

She's the kind of person who's incredibly cunning; my first reaction would definitely be to be wary.

"Something unusual? What do you mean? Stop with the nonsense and just say what you want to say."

I deliberately looked hesitant, glanced around, and lowered my voice, saying, "It's about... 'wealth'."

Miss Lin's face is called "bringing wealth into the treasury" in our line of work. I just found two copper coins with a red glow in her...that place.

This is an extremely auspicious sign; if handled well, it can ensure the family's wealth and prosperity for life. However, if handled poorly, this fortune will be dissipated to outsiders.

Upon hearing the word "wealth," Li Hongmei's eyes immediately froze.

She's the kind of person who believes in superstition and evil magic, and she can't stand hearing this kind of talk.

Her eyes flickered a few times, and she waved to the young men: "You guys go out first, close the door behind you, I need to talk to Master Chen about something."

Okay, so they're calling me Master Chen again.

After all the other people had left, Li Hongmei hurried over to me.

"Master Chen, what you just said was true? What copper coins? Where are they?"

I took out the two tongue-pressing coins that had been blessed with malevolent energy from my cloth bag and handed them to her right in front of her eyes.

I treated these two copper coins with a secret method. Under the dim backlight, they faintly glowed with a dark red light, which looked quite intimidating.

"Look, these are the two coins. When I was cleaning Miss Lin's mouth earlier, these two coins just popped out of her throat by themselves."

In our line of work, we call this "the dead spitting out treasure," a rare and exceptional windfall.

Ms. Li, have you recently consulted some expert to guide Ms. Lin? Otherwise, how could she be so blessed?

Li Hongmei stared intently at the two copper coins, her breathing becoming noticeably rapid.

She reached out her hand, wanting to touch it, but was also a little timid.

"This...this is the lucky treasure you were talking about? Why does it look so eerie?"

"Fortune favors the bold."

I explained gently, with a hint of persuasion in my tone.

"This money is tainted with the lingering evil spirits of the dead, so it looks sinister. But as long as someone knowledgeable handles it and removes the sinister energy, it becomes genuine wealth."

Ms. Li, the string of beads on your wrist... it looks like something an expert would wear. Didn't the master behind you teach you how to receive this kind of wealth?

As I said this, my eyes were fixed on the string of coffin-shaped prayer beads on her wrist.

Sure enough, Li Hongmei's expression changed upon hearing the word "master".

She instinctively covered her wrist with her sleeve, her eyes becoming somewhat complicated, containing both greed and a hint of barely concealed fear.

"You...you know about these things?"

"I only know the basics."

I smiled, appearing very modest.

"I'm just a mortician, I've seen a lot of corpses, so I naturally know a little bit. I originally wanted to keep these two coins for myself, but then I thought about how unjustly Miss Lin died, and I was afraid that if I took the money, it would shorten my lifespan."

After much thought, I've decided to give this money to you, my loved one. However, the money must be placed on Ms. Lin's chest for fifteen minutes after the memorial service and before cremation to fully draw out its auspicious energy.

If the auspicious time is missed, this treasure will become a death warrant.

Li Hongmei was completely taken aback by my spiel.

But as she looked at the two gleaming red copper coins, greed ultimately triumphed over fear.

"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll keep the money for now... You said you wanted to hold onto it for fifteen minutes? Then I'll find a chance to go to the back when the memorial service starts..."