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“Did you have a history of heart disease before?”
“No,I didn't.”
There is a problem.There must be something wrong here.It seems that this incident is definitely not as simple as a case of a corpse coming back to life.
Before,the cause of the girl's death was a sudden heart attack.But the problem is that the girl wasn't dead at all.The girl was brought here this afternoon.
It is said that she was sent to the hospital this morning.She said that she went to sleep after watching TV,which should be last night.
Hmm...
Why am I thinking so much?I'm just a staff member of a funeral parlor.I'm not a detective.What does this matter have to do with me?
I took out my phone.Instead of calling the police at 110,I called my friend.His name is Michael Johnson,and he is a policeman.
I told him the whole thing and asked him to deal with it.This is the greatest help I can offer.
“Raymond Parker,why are you calling me instead of staying properly at the funeral parlor working the night shift?”
As soon as the phone was answered,Michael's voice came from the other end.
I told him the whole thing exactly as it was.After hearing my words,Michael was obviously a bit shocked and surprised.
After about ten seconds of silence on the other end of the phone,he said,“Raymond,you first help me keep an eye on the victim.By the way,help me ask her what her name is.I need to check some information.”
“Okay.What's your name?”
I turned my head and asked the girl.
“Amanda Smith.”
The girl replied in a daze when she heard this.
“Okay,got it.”
After hanging up the phone,I looked at Amanda.
“Just wait.The police will be here soon.The matter of your supposed death is probably not simple.And I speculate that it is likely to be related to your family,because their reaction is really too calm.So you must not send any messages to your parents.”
I said to Amanda in a very serious tone.
“Hmm...Do I have a phone?”
Amanda looked at me with a face full of speechlessness and a mix of amusement and embarrassment,and I scolded myself for being an idiot.
Since I had nothing to do,I chatted with Amanda to kill time.
Talking to a supposed"deceased"person in the mourning hall,the atmosphere was somewhat eerie.Sometimes,I even doubted whether I was having a nightmare.
During the conversation with Amanda,I learned that Amanda was a senior high school student.Now it was the first semester of senior year,and her studies were extremely busy.
Her family was not an intact one.Her father was her biological father,but her mother wasn't.Her biological mother had died when she was five or six years old.
Later,her stepmother was very cold towards her.Especially after having a younger brother,although her family still gave her living expenses and paid her tuition fees,the words and care for her became fewer and fewer,almost non-existent.
"Alas,you're still better off than me."
I shrugged,looking quite envious.
"Do you also have a stepmother?"
Amanda was a bit surprised.
"No."
"Then do you have a stepfather?"
"No."
"Then what's the situation?"
"Do you think there's a possibility that I'm an orphan,with both parents deceased?"
I said to Amanda with a somewhat embarrassed expression. After hearing my words, she was quite astonished.
I was used to this kind of reaction.After all,there were very few people with my kind of experience who were still so cheerful and funny.
An hour later,Michael Johnson arrived at the funeral parlor.
"Amanda Smith,right?I already understand your situation.Now there are two choices in front of you.I hope you can choose carefully.
One is that you give up the investigation and go home.The other is to conduct an in-depth investigation,but an in-depth investigation is likely to make you lose your current family."
