CH 52

At the entrance of the supermarket, Li Yanzhi saw Ye Chen leaning against the wall with a popsicle to pretend to be deep.

"What's up?"

Ye Chen greeted him and said resentfully, "Too slow, aren’t you at all anxious about the possibility of the mummy being resurrected?" 

What’s there to be anxious about? If today wasn’t his day off, he would not have been here to listen to his outrageous remarks. Li Yanzhi simply shook his head: "I only agreed to come out when you said you would treat me to a big meal."

"If the mummified corpse was really resurrected, then the biological science community, no, it should be said to be a major event in all of human society."

"Maybe. Although you used a lot of scientific jargon over the phone, from the little I understood, I still think the idea of mummy resurrection is too nonsensical. But in order to avoid you constantly calling and harassing me, I can only cooperate with you and allow you to realize how ridiculous this is."

Ye Chen retorted excitedly: "Don't many things start from a crazy idea? To make bold assumptions and then to verify it carefully. So now, it's your turn to help me to verify."

Li Yanzhi looked at him with an expression of "If you enter a mental hospital one day, I wouldn't be surprised at all" and refused to comment. 

"Okay, just count it as doing your friend a favor." pu retl . com is the original translat or, please do not re-post

Li Yanzhi raised his eyebrow. It seems they were indeed in the category of friends. He nodded, "Fine. I already planned to help you when I agreed to meet up. And me here as a police, you won’t go overboard."

The two walked into the distribution area of the supermarket. Li Yanzhi waved to the middle-aged driver who was unloading the goods. The driver was an eyewitness at the scene of Tian Jingzhi's car accident, and Li Yanzhi had recorded his statement before.

"Officer Li, I've already told you everything I know about the accident. I don’t have any idea when the accident occured. I don’t know if anyone stole a mummy, at least I didn't see it. I called the police right after and waited for you to arrive at the scene before leaving. Is there anything else to ask this time?"

"Yes. Didn't you say before that there was a pervert who forcibly kissed the injured at the scene of the car accident. Do you have any special memories of that pervert?" 

"That pervert? How sickening. Not only did he not help save the victim, he took complete advantage of them!" The driver slapped his thigh. "Unfortunately, the lighting wasn’t good at that time, and I didn't see it clearly. Otherwise, I would definitely assist you in arresting him!"

Li Yanzhi looked at Ye Chen: See? Everything was already previously asked.

Ye Chen took out a photo and handed it to the driver. It was a picture of the mummy, but with his face cropped out, only showing his clothing.

"Sir, think about it carefully, was the pervert dressed like this at that time?"

The driver took the photo and looked at it carefully. He thought for a moment before he nodded and said, "Yes, he should have been wearing something like this at the time."

Li Yanzhi was surprised: "Are you sure?" 

The middle-aged driver nodded: "It should be. It was a very nice suit, I even thought during that time how such a well-dressed person could be such a beast.."

At this point, Ye Chen got all the results he wanted. After saying goodbye to the driver, he left excitedly.

After leaving the supermarket, Li Yanzhi thought about it for a long time, but still didn't believe it: "It was dark at that time, and the style and color of the men's suits are all very similar. It was probably a coincidence. This doesn’t prove that the pervert was a resurrected mummy."

"You're really stubborn. How perverted can a person be to kiss a dying woman at the scene of a car accident? What would it take for you to believe?"

Li Yanzhi stopped, "Unless the resurrected mummy stood in front of me."

"I don't think mummy is the current term now, it should be an ‘undead monster’." 

"What's the difference?"

"The key lies with the kiss."

Li Yanzhi turned and looked at Ye Chen, waiting for him to continue.

"That monster is different from normal humans. After being drained of blood, it just fell into a state of suspended animation. Think about it -the amount of bleeding and Tian Jingzhi's injuries are obviously inconsistent. I can assume that Tian Jingzhi was originally seriously injured, and it was her blood that brought the monster back to life. And the monster was grateful to her, seeing that Tian Jingzhi was seriously injured, it fed her his own blood. I suspect that there is something in the blood of the undead monster that allows it to be immortal. Maybe undiscovered repair enzymes that have the ability to heal wounds quickly."  pu retl . com is the original translat or, please do not re-post

Li Yanzhi nodded and didn't take it seriously: "It's a very bold guess, and it's also very interesting, but I'm a policeman, not an admirer of strange powers and gods. Where's the evidence?"

"You are a policeman, and it is your duty to find evidence. Don't you also want to close the case?"

"But the police's job doesn't include doubting artistic creation." Li Yanzhi shook his head, he was like a chicken speaking with a duck*. He no longer wanted to listen to his nonsense, turned around, and walked away quickly.

(Pure: talking without communicating / people not understanding each other)

Ye Chen speechlessly watched Li Yanzhi’s departure. Was he a three-year-old child? So self-willed!

Li Yanzhi returned to the car, remembering the picture of Tian Jingzhi wearing a bloodied dress during the car accident, and felt a bit unwell.

Ha, it’s just pure nonsense... But for such a ridiculous story, why did his intuition tell him that this unlikely tale could be the only explanation…