“I’m a loser who hardly notices whether the sun is shining or not because I don’t have the time.
“My parents couldn’t provide me with support, I didn’t have much education, and I was alone in the city looking for my future.
“I applied for many jobs but was not hired. Maybe no one likes someone who is not good at speaking, does not like to communicate, and does not show enough ability.
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"I only ate two pieces of bread for three whole days. Hunger kept me awake at night. Fortunately, I paid a month's rent in advance, so I could continue to live in that dark basement without having to go outside to endure the extremely cold wind in winter.
“Finally, I found a job doing night vigils at the hospital, doing vigil at the morgue.
"The night in the hospital was even colder than I had imagined. The wall lamps in the corridor were not on, and it was very dark everywhere. I could only rely on the little light that seeped out of the room to help me see my feet.
"The smell in there was terrible. From time to time, dead bodies were brought in in body bags, and we helped move them into the morgue.
“It’s not a very good job, but at least it allows me to buy bread, and I can use my free time at night to study. After all, no one wants to come to the morgue unless there are bodies that need to be sent or taken away for cremation. Of course, I don’t have enough money to buy books, and I don’t see any hope of saving money at the moment.
“I have to thank my former colleague, if he hadn’t resigned suddenly, I might not even be able to get such a job.
“I dream of taking turns to be in charge of the daytime, but now I always go to bed when the sun comes out and get up when the night comes, which makes my body a little weak and my head occasionally throbs.
“One day, the movers brought in a new body.
“I heard from others that this was my former colleague who suddenly resigned.
“I was a little curious about him, so after everyone left, I pulled out the cabinet and quietly opened the body bag.
"He was an old man, with a pale, wrinkled face that looked scary in very dim light.
“He didn’t have much hair, most of it was white, and all his clothes were taken away, not even a piece of cloth was left for him.
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"I saw a strange mark on his chest, it was dark blue, I can't describe it specifically because the lighting was too dim.
“I reached out and touched the mark, nothing special.
“Looking at this former colleague, I wondered if I would end up like him when I get old if I continued like this…
"I told him that I would accompany him to the crematorium tomorrow and personally take his ashes to the nearest free cemetery, so that those who are responsible for these matters would not find it troublesome and just dump them in a river or a wasteland.
“This will cost me a morning of sleep, but fortunately, it’s Sunday soon, so I can make up for it.
“After saying that, I fixed the body bag and stuffed it back into the cabinet.
“The lights in the room seemed to dim…
"After that day, every time I went to sleep, I would always dream of a thick fog.
"I had a feeling that something would happen soon. I had a feeling that sooner or later, something that I didn't know if I could call a human would come to me. But no one was willing to believe me. They thought that I was mentally unstable in that kind of environment and doing that kind of work, and that I needed to see a doctor..."
A male customer sitting at the bar looked at the narrator who suddenly stopped:
"Then what?"
The male guest was in his thirties, wearing a brown tweed jacket and light yellow trousers, with his hair pressed flat and a simple dark bowler hat at hand.
He looked ordinary, like most people in the tavern, with black hair and light blue eyes, not good-looking, but not ugly either, and lacking any distinct features.
The narrator in his eyes was a young man of about eighteen or nineteen years old, with an upright figure and slender limbs. He also had short black hair and light blue eyes, but his facial features were profound and eye-catching.
The young man looked at the empty wine glass in front of him and sighed:
"Then
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"Then I'll quit my job and go back to the country, and come here to brag to you."
As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face, a smile with a hint of mischief.
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"What you just said was bragging?"
"Haha." Laughter broke out around the bar.
The laughter subsided for a while, and a thin middle-aged man looked at the slightly embarrassed guest and said:
"Stranger, you actually believed Lumian's story? He tells a different story every day. Yesterday he was a poor guy whose fiancée broke off the engagement because of poverty, and today he has become a corpse keeper!"
"Yes, what about thirty years on the east side of the Serenzo River and thirty years on the right side of the Serenzo River? It's just nonsense!" another tavern regular followed.
They were all farmers from the large village of Cordu, and they wore short jackets in black, grey or brown.
The black-haired young man named Lumian supported himself on the bar with both hands, slowly stood up, and said with a smile:
"You know, these are not stories I made up. They are all written by my sister. She loves writing stories the most. She is also a columnist for the "Novel Weekly"."
After saying this, he turned sideways, spread his hands to the foreign guest, and said with a bright smile:
"It seems that she writes really well. Good book reading app
"I'm sorry for causing you to misunderstand."
The ordinary-looking man in a brown tweed jacket did not get angry. He stood up and responded with a smile:
“Very interesting story.
"What's your name?"
"Isn't it common sense to introduce yourself before asking someone a question?" Lumian smiled.
The foreign guest nodded:
"My name is Ryan Coss.
"These two are my companions, Valentine and Leah."
The latter sentence refers to a man and a woman sitting next to them.
The man was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a little powder on his yellow hair, and not-so-big eyes that were a shade darker than lake blue. He wore a white vest, a blue tweed jacket, and black trousers, and had obviously dressed up carefully before going out.
He looked rather indifferent and hardly looked at the farmers and herdsmen around him.
The woman looked younger than the two men, with long light grey hair tied into an intricate bun and a white veil as a hat.
Her eyes were the same color as her hair, and she looked at Lumian with an undisguised smile, seeming to find what had just happened only amusing.
Under the light of the tavern's gas wall lamps, the woman named Leah showed off her pretty nose and beautifully curved lips. She was definitely a beauty in a rural village like Cordu.
She was wearing a white pleatless cashmere tight skirt, an off-white jacket and a pair of Marseille boots. There were two small silver bells tied to her veil and boots respectively. When she walked into the tavern just now, the bells jingled all the way, which was very eye-catching and made many men stare at her.
In their eyes, this is a fashionable style that can only be found in big cities like the provincial capital Bigor and the capital Trier.
Lumian nodded to the three strangers:
"My name is Lumian Lee. You can just call me Lumian."
"Li?" Liya blurted out.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my last name?" Lumian asked curiously.
Ryan Koss helped Leah explain:
"Your last name is terrifying. I almost couldn't control my voice just now."
Seeing the puzzled faces of the farmers and herdsmen around him, he further explained:
"Anyone who has come into contact with sailors and merchants knows that there is a saying circulating on the five seas:
"I would rather encounter those pirate generals or even kings than meet a man named Frank Lee.
"That person's last name is also Li."
“Is he scary?” Lumian asked.
Ryan shook his head:
"I don't know, but since there is such a legend, it must be good."
He dropped the topic and said to Lumian:
"Thanks for your story, it's worth a drink, what do you want?"
"A glass of 'Green Fairy'." Lumian was not polite at all and sat down again.
Ryan Coss frowned slightly and said: Good Book Reading App
"'Green Fairy'... Absinthe
"I think I need to remind you that wormwood is harmful to the human body. This kind of wine may cause insanity and make you hallucinate."
"I didn't expect that the fashion trend in Trier has spread here." Leah next to her added with a smile.
Lumian said, “Oh.”
“It turns out that people in Trier also like to drink the Green Fairy…
"For us, life is hard enough without having to worry about a little more damage. This kind of wine can help us relax our spirits."
"Okay." Ryan sat back down and looked at the bartender, "One glass of 'Green Fairy' and one glass of 'Spicy Heart' for me."
"Laxinkou" is a famous fruit liquor.
"Why don't you give me a glass of 'Green Fairy' too? I just told you the truth, and I can tell you everything about this kid!" The thin middle-aged man who first exposed Lumian's daily story shouted in dissatisfaction, "Stranger, I can see that you still doubt the truth of that story!"
"Pierre, you'd do anything for a free drink!" Lumian responded loudly.
Before Ryan could make a decision, Lumian added:
"Why can't I tell it myself, so I can have an extra glass of 'Green Fairy'?"
"Because they don't know whether they should believe what you said." The middle-aged man named Pierre smiled proudly, "Your sister's favorite story to tell children is 'The Wolf and the Little Boy'. People who always lie will inevitably lose their credibility."
“Okay.” Lumian shrugged and watched the bartender push a glass of light green wine in front of him.
Ryan looked at him and asked:
"May I?"
"No problem, as long as your wallet is enough to pay for the wine." Lumian didn't care.
"Then have another glass of 'Green Fairy'." Ryan nodded.
Pierre's face immediately lit up with smiles:
“Generous stranger, this guy is the most mischievous person in the village, you must stay away from him.
"Five years ago, he was brought back to the village by his sister Aurore and has never left since. You think, before that, he was only thirteen years old, how could he go to the hospital to be a corpse guard? Well, the nearest hospital to us is in Darriege at the foot of the mountain, and it takes a whole afternoon to walk there." Xingwen Reading App
"Take it back to the village?" Leah asked sharply.
She tilted her head slightly, causing a tinkling sound.
Pierre nodded:
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"Then, he took Aurore's surname 'Li', and even his first name 'Lumian' was given by Aurore."
“I have forgotten what it was originally called.” Lumian took a sip of absinthe and said with a smile.
It seemed that he had no sense of inferiority or shame about his past being revealed in this way.