13 Mink Street

Chapter 2: Deceased care company

　　 "Wow..."

　　 Zhou Xun took a handful of water and slapped it on his face.

　　 a little while,

　　 raised his wet face and looked into the mirror.

　　 What appeared in the mirror was the face of a fifteen-year-old young man.

　　 Two weeks ago,

　　 Zhou Xun is still not accustomed to seeing his brand-new face. Every time he looks in the mirror, he will subconsciously pause to prepare his mind.

　　 stretched out his hand,

　　 pinched his face,

　　 pulled out,

　　 release again,

　　 Two red marks were left on his face.

　　 It would be great if everything in front of me, everything in the surrounding area, and everything in the past half month could be turned into glass shards, like waking up from a big dream.

　　 Of course, Zhou Xun also knows that this is impossible.

"Snapped!"

　　 Zhou Xun slapped him in the face.

　　 Even if this face looks like Leonardo when he was young,

　　 But when Zhou Xun smoked it, he still showed no mercy, and even a little bit of joy because of it?

　　 This slap is not innocently to wake up the dream, but to make oneself awake and do it well.

　　 As soon as it comes, let it rest.

　　 Zhou Xun can only comfort himself like this.

　　 "咚咚咚...咚咚咚..."

　　 The bathroom door was knocked, and Mina cried out with concern:

　　 "Brother Karen, Brother Karen, are you okay?"

　　Mina is his cousin and the daughter of his uncle Mason.

　　 And Zhou Xun's current body also has a name-Karen.

　　 "I'm fine." Zhou Xun responded.

　　 "Okay." Mina outside the door let out a sigh of relief, and asked again, "I'll bring breakfast to my brother later and bring you into the room."

　　 "No, Mina, I'll eat later."

　　 Mina outside the door was a little surprised, but immediately said:

　　 "Okay, brother."

　　 Zhou Xun continued to stare at himself in the mirror, picked up a cold towel, and covered his flushed face.

　　 He was originally a psychologist with his own private clinic in Jinling City, and a part-time police consultant.

In a hostage kidnapping case, he acted as a negotiator to negotiate with the robbers, but an accident happened midway. The robbers planned to push the little girl as a hostage out of the rooftop. He quickly stepped forward and dragged the girl back. He fell down and immediately lost consciousness.

　　 seems to have had a strange dream for a long time,

　　 When he slowly regained consciousness and opened his eyes, Zhou Xun was surprised to find that he was not lying in the hospital's ICU ward, and that he was not surrounded by doctors but a group of..."foreign friends".

　　 The eldest person is his grandfather-Diss. Inmelais.

　　 I am his eldest grandson. When he sees himself waking up, there is a sense of relief in his eyes...At the same time, there is a sense of inexplicability.

　　 An uncle over forty years old—Mason, he is happy.

　　 Aunt Mary, Mason’s wife, she laughed first, then her face became gloomy, and when the gloom subsided, she laughed again.

　　 Another older woman is her aunt Winnie, she cried with joy.

　　 There are three other children. The children of my uncle and aunt are my cousins, Mina, 14, and Lent, 13, and the other is the daughter of Aunt Winnie, 13-year-old Chris.

　　 And Zhou Xun...No, it's Karen himself. Both of his parents have passed away a few years ago.

　　Members of this family, that's the situation.

　　 Zhou Xun changed the hot towel again and covered his face again. After a long time, he threw off the towel.

　　 During the half month after waking up, he spent most of the time lying in bed. On the one hand, his body was indeed very weak, and on the other hand, he needed to digest the memory of this "Karen".

　　 The memory of digestion is wonderful, but it did not conflict and confuse the memory of the original owner. To Zhou Xun, the memory of the original owner is more like a file stored in a bookcase or a computer file;

　　 He is still Zhou Xun, but when he needs it, he can think about it slightly, like a "search", and he will soon be able to call out the memories belonging to "Karen".

　　 Anyway,

　　 In this case,

　　 Then face life bravely.

　　 Zhou Xun has done his own psychological construction and is ready to face his second life with a positive attitude.

Pushing open the bathroom door, a black cat called "Pall" in the family was lying lazily by the window sill, basking in the sun. After seeing Karen, it naturally turned its head out of the window. The manners were filled with the arrogance of the cat owner.

　　 Zhou Xun paused,

　　 took a deep breath,

　　 murmured:

　　 "From today, I will be Karen."

　　...

　　 Karen walked down the stairs and came to the second floor from the third floor where his room was.

　　Inmores’ family lives at No. 13, Mingke Street, West District, Luojia City. It is a single-family villa with a large garden.

　　 If you look at it from the knowledge of the previous life, even if Mingke Street is not part of the core area of Luojia City, it is still within the second ring road.

　　Imagine owning a single-family villa in a non-suburban second-tier city...

　　 Karen in the last life only dared to think about the row, even Shuangpin could not reach.

　　 This is also a point that he is very fortunate now. Crossing... The family conditions in the crossing are better, and he can feel more comfortable;

　　 If you cross yourself and become a little match boy,

　　 Oh, my god, that's really suffering.

　　 The kitchen and dining room of the Innmeres house are on the second floor, and the work area is on the first floor.

　　 Yes, this is a "company", or "family workshop". This villa is not only the place where the family lives, but also one of the means of production.

　　 This family is in a "funeral" business, and the sign is "Inmores Care for the Dead".

　　 Grandpa is the boss. In the family life and the operation of the "company", he is always eloquent. At the same time, grandpa also works part-time as the priest of the chapel at the end of Mingke Street.

　　 Uncle Mason originally worked in the stock exchange. Aunt Mary was originally a fairly well-known makeup artist in the circle, specializing in makeup for celebrities, and she also appeared in marginal roles in several small movies.

　　 Their lives were supposed to be at the level of a small middle class, and they have moved out long ago.

　　 But because of Uncle Mason’s investment failure, they not only lost their savings, but also their property, and seemed to owe debts. In the end, Uncle Mason could only take his wife and a pair of children home to his father...

　　 Grandpa didn’t say anything about it.

but,

　　 He quickly found a reason to drive the original driver and makeup artist.

　　 In the words of my grandfather, it is: The Immeles family does not support idlers.

　　Uncle Mason is now in charge of driving, um, driving the hearse at home, taking the buddies Paul and Ron to pick up the "VIP".

　　 Aunt Mary continues to be a professional counterpart,

　　 is still applying makeup,

　　 And no longer have to worry about encountering a bad-tempered celebrity deliberately finding fault, and no need to worry about receiving a letter of complaint.

　　 Their children, Mina and Lunt are in middle school.

　　 Aunt Winnie used to be an accountant in a small clothing factory. After her husband had a relationship with her and divorced, Aunt Winnie took her daughter Kris back home.

　　 Fortunately, the house of Inmelais is big. Even if there are "VIPs" living in the basement and the "mourning room" on the first floor, there are so many rooms on the second and third floors that are enough for so many people in the family.

　　 Karen and his cousin Lent originally lived in the same room. Since Karen fell ill, Lent has gone to sleep with his grandfather on the third floor. In addition, there is a room on the third floor that is his grandfather's office.

　　 There are also three rooms on the second floor. Uncle and aunt live in one, Aunt Winnie lives in one, and two cousins live in one.

　　 The atmosphere at home is actually quite good, because grandpa is so majestic, no one dared to make conflicts under his nose.

When 　　 came to the dining table on the second floor, Mina was helping her mother set the dinner plate.

　　 Aunt Mary saw Karen walking down,

　　 deliberately sneered and said:

　　 "Our young master can finally go downstairs to have breakfast by himself, without your loyal maid and aunt sending it up to you?"

　　 Aunt Mary is such a person, her mouth is very poisonous, she likes to be sarcastic;

　　 At home, except for her grandfather, she didn't dare to offend, everyone else, her husband, her children, and her sister-in-law, including Karen, were all the objects of her mouth output.

　　 Karen showed a kind smile on his face,

　　 is very sincere and authentic:

　　 "Thank you aunty for taking care of me these days, so I can recover so quickly."

　　 In the memory of "Karen", although the aunt's mouth was a little bit damaged, she always took care of herself as her two biological children, a bit like a tofu.

"Forehead…"

　　 Unexpectedly, the elder nephew, who has been dull and withdrawn on weekdays, could speak so fluently. Aunt Mary really didn't know how to respond for a while, so she could only curl her lips and said:

"Let's eat."

"good."

　　 Karen sat down at the dining table.

　　 Breakfast is sandwiches, fried eggs, milk, and some small sausages.

　　 took a bite of a sandwich,

　　 chew slowly,

　　 Although I only stayed here for half a month,

　　 But Karen has already missed the duck blood vermicelli soup with three spoons of spicy sauce.

　　At this time,

　　 There was the sound of car horns outside the house.

　　 "Your father is back."

　　 Aunt Mary first went to the sink to wash her hands, and then untied her apron.

　　 "You continue to eat, I will see if your father brings me any ‘surprises’."

　　Other husbands come back when they go out and bring a ring or a brand-name bag extravagantly, and bring a bunch of flowers to give his wife a little surprise;

　　 Uncle Mason brought back the "corpse" for his wife.

　　 For Aunt Mary, the body that died from a normal illness was considered a "surprise". She hated those abnormal deaths the most, and it was troublesome to deal with.

　　 Karen put down the fork. In his subconscious mind, he thinks he is an adult. When there is something in the family, it is naturally impossible to sit at the table and continue eating like the children, so he also followed Aunt Mary downstairs.

　　 The space on the first floor is very large. There is a small high platform with three steps in the southeast corner. It is a "morgue" for the coffins.

　　 And now,

　　 The two guys, Paul and Ron, came in with a stretcher covered with white cloth.

　　 Uncle Mason didn’t come down. He considered himself a little lofty. Although he had to work under his father’s majesty, he was only responsible for driving and seldom came into contact with the remains.

　　 In the impression of "Karen", although Uncle Mason is unreliable in investment, he can be regarded as a prodigal, but in life, he is a very funny and humorous person and is very good to his family.

　　 Aunt Mary stepped forward, took a look at the white cloth, and then let out a long sigh of relief.

　　 The body is a young man, and his death is not scary, that is, although the body is lying flat, his face is 90 degrees to the right.

　　 "It freezes to death?" Aunt Mary asked again, "Benefit bill?"

　　 Although it’s just entering winter and it’s not really cold yet, things like drunks or wanderers freezing to death on the roadside have happened from time to time.

　　 As for the welfare bill... it is a special fund office established by the city government, churches, charitable organizations and other parties to give a decent funeral to those who have no relatives or friends... that is, no one can pay the funeral expenses.

Welfare bills require multiple funeral homes to actively fight for it. They are basically divided into photo areas and exploited layer by layer. The profits that really fall into the hands of the funeral home are almost negligible, but the operation of the funeral home can be guaranteed. If you start work, you still have to pay your family guys, isn’t it?

　　 Correspondingly, it is easier to process the welfare bill, because there are few relatives and friends to supervise and pick faults;

　　 The remains are simply handled, and then placed in a coffin. The grandfather in the priest's robe is standing next to the remains. The person sent by the relevant government department will take a few photos and register for the record. This will end the funding waiting for the end of the month.

　　 "Yes, Madam, I know him, his name is Jeff, a hapless guy who always loses playing cards. Alas, I'm even more hapless. I'm not there every time he goes to the pub to play cards," Ron said.

　　 "Madam, there is one more order, we have to go to the Huashuiwan Sanatorium." Paul said.

　　 Aunt Mary immediately reminded her loudly: "Let the nursing home take a bath first, otherwise don't pull it back. The old man's feces that were pulled back from there last time are all scabs on her body."

　　 "Yes, I understand." Paul assured him immediately.

　　 After speaking, he and Ron exchanged an empty cart and returned to the hearse.

　　 "Toot..."

　　 Uncle Mason, who was sitting in the car with a cigarette in his hand, blew his horn twice.

　　He first shouted to Karen:

　　 "My little Karen, you seem to be recovering well."

　　 "Yes, uncle." Karen responded.

"Haha, great." Then he looked at his wife again and shouted to his wife, "My dear, I want to eat your mince pies when I come back at noon. It is the only two delicacy I love in my life! "

　　 "Go to the toilet to eat, I'm not free!"

　　 Uncle Mason shrugged.

　　 continued to smile facelessly:

　　 "Oh, that is my other favorite!"

　　 Aunt Mary's face couldn't be stretched anymore, she turned her head, and the corners of her mouth trembled.

　　 "Go, my dear!"

　　 Mason started the car and left.

　　 Aunt Mary took two deep breaths and reached out to push the stretcher.

　　 Karen naturally leaned in to help;

　　 Aunt Mary glanced at Karen and didn’t move;

　　 Karen looked at her suspiciously.

　　 "Karen, you seem to be a little different from before."

"maybe."

　　 Karen is too lazy to cover up the "traversal". In fact, as a "traverser", the last thing you need to worry about is this. People around you, who would think that your soul has been replaced?

　　 Are you crazy!

　　 "Go to the basement."

　　 "Okay, auntie."

Both 　　 nephew and aunt pushed the stretcher with the dead body past the corner of the hall on the first floor, and then went down.

　　 There is a **** leading to the basement, with a flat **** transition in the middle.

When 　　 pushes down, the speed must be controlled to prevent the body from falling off.

　　 "It would be nice if it could be installed in an elevator." Karen said when he arrived in the basement. He was holding the stretcher by the hand with a little effort.

　　 "The kind in the department store?" Aunt Mary mocked, "Go crazy, it's so expensive!"

　　The basement has only one floor, divided into three rooms, or functional areas.

　　 A grocery room... Actually, it can't be called groceries. There are a lot of items needed for funeral homes, and they are neatly stacked.

　　 One is a morgue. There is no dead body in it, and Karen does not see the freezer in it.

　　 Karen also didn’t ask why she didn’t buy a freezer, because she believed that Aunt Mary would answer after asking, "Go crazy, it's so expensive!"

　　 However, it can also be seen that the business of the Inmelais family is actually not large, and there is no need to "press goods".

　　 But from another angle, it can be seen that regardless of the era or the cultural background, the dead man business... is really profitable.

　　 The last room is Aunt Mary’s workshop, where she needs to "beautify" the body.

　　 Even a person who looked good before his death will become very... mediocre after death.

　　 Not to mention that there are many deaths that are not normal, and the workload is even greater.

For general welfare bills, you only need to take care of your face. No family accountant is better than others. For large bills, the family members are willing to spend money to do it more delicately. The whole body needs to be cleaned up, and even the nails have to be trimmed. After that, whether it is the coffin or the clothes, the prayers of the priest or even the layout of the mourning service, etc., you can be ranked.

　　 Karen helped Aunt Mary push the stretcher into the workshop,

　　 Aunt Mary pulled a chair, sat on it, and put an ashtray on the stretcher, almost facing Jeff's face.

"Snapped…"

　　 Aunt Mary lit a cigarette, took a puff, and then slowly exhaled it.

　　 Excluding the shortcoming of "acrimoniousness", Aunt Mary does look very good, although she is now getting older, she is also very charming;

　　 Of course, it’s hard to be dignified and generous even if you are a pretty girl who has been tricked into doing this work by your uncle.

　　 Karen stared at the cigarette in Aunt Mary’s hand,

　　 Aunt Mary noticed,

　　 smiled slightly,

　　 pushed the cigarette case towards Karen.

　　 Karen stretched out his hand, took it, pulled out one, and picked up the lighter.

　　 ignite,

　　 took a breath.

　　 "Cough cough...cough cough......vomit..."

　　 A strong sense of nausea arose, and Karen clutched his chest and started coughing violently.

　　 "Hehehe, hahaha..."

　　 Aunt Mary burst into tears.

This scene is not deliberately pretended by Karen. He was an old smoker in his previous life, but this body has not been poisoned by nicotine. At this time, whether it is the body or the brain, he is very resistant to "reject toxins". warn.

　　 Aunt Mary put out the smoke,

　　 Checked Jeff's body first, and after confirming that there were no other injuries, she tried to break Jeff's face into the straight.

　　 You just need to put some makeup on him and the order is finished. When the guys come back, you can put on Jeff and put on the clothes. In this weather, even the anti-corrosion process can be lazy.

"Um?"

　　 Aunt Mary released her hand and said to Karen:

　　 "Come and break, I won't move."

"okay."

　　 Karen put out the smoke, stretched out his hand, one hand held Jeff's neck, and the other hand held Jeff's right cheek.

work hard,

work hard…

　　 Jeff's face began to slowly return to his right.

　　 But what surprised Karen was that, to be precise, what Aunt Mary, who was standing next to him, couldn’t tell, was that when she applied her force, she clearly noticed that Jeff’s body was exerting force to the right...

　　 You don’t seem to be breaking the face of a dead person, it is more like you are wrestling with a living person!

　　 This discovery made Karen's heart sink slightly. However, just as he was about to let go, he suddenly found that the strength he was wrestling with had suddenly disappeared. No... after letting go, Jeff’s head,

　　 "Squeaky..."

　　 He got back to his own right!

　　 Jeff’s eyes,

　　 opened suddenly,

　　 glared at Karen,

　　 His mouth began to squirm crazily, making a sound like a group of mice gnawing on a wooden board.

　　 Karen subconsciously took two steps back, leaning back against the wall.

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　　 "Bang Dang",

　　 is like a shovel in the back of the head.

　　 Karen curled up,

　　 his vision also became blurred,

　　 But he is very resistant to losing control of his surroundings in this situation,

　　 immediately resisted the severe pain in the back of his head and raised his head.

　　In the field of vision,

　　 is red,

　　 Karen staggered back,

　　 As he retreated, his vision began to increase further,

　　 found that the red one I saw was a high heel shoe. Above the high heel shoe, there was a very tall leg, a white leg. On the opposite side, there was the same huge high heel shoe and the upper leg...

Own,

　　 is like a little mouse, standing at a person's feet.

　　 "Puff..."

　　 Karen lost her balance and fell to the ground.

　　 He doesn’t know if this is a dream, or if he is mentally disordered and has hallucinations...

until,

　　 "It's..."

　　 A puddle of thick liquid landed on him, completely dampening his upper body.

　　 Karen slowly raised her head,

　　 He saw it,

　　 above myself,

　　 between these huge legs,