Body: Chapter 216: The Corpse, the Plan, and the Loopholes
With Hannah's help, Lin Yu easily infiltrated the police station.
Before entering the police station, Lin Yu had already investigated and found out that all the temporarily stored bodies were kept in an underground Cold Storage.
The location of the underground Cold Storage is not hard to find; just look at the Map next to the fire escape in the lobby and you'll find it.
Although there were surveillance cameras everywhere in the corridor, these cameras naturally couldn't capture Hannah's disguise.
Soon, Lin Yu and Hannah stood in front of the Cold Storage door.
But Lin Yu also had a solution when faced with the tightly closed and locked Cold Storage door.
He looked around to make sure no one was watching, then gave instructions to Hannah.
"You're strong enough to open the door, aren't you?"
"Quack, of course!"
As Hannah spoke, she instantly understood Lin Yu's intention.
"Does the Director want me to crawl inside and open the door?"
Lin Yu nodded.
"Yes, it would be great if you could open the door!"
After all, none of the Item he had could open a door silently.
If Hannah can't do it, Lin Yu will have to resort to his more precious "Tongue of Deception".
Whether it's the "Tooth of Prophecy" or the "Tongue of Deception," there are only two chances left.
The previous two uses gave Lin Yu a more intuitive understanding of the power of these two Item.
Lin Yu doesn't plan to use them unless the returns are extremely high or in a critical situation!
If Hannah can do it, then of course we should let Hannah try it first!
"Quack quack, Director, please stand close to the door!"
Hannah stood on Lin Yu's head as she spoke, then spat out [Illusion Ink].
After all, [Stealth Disguise] can only be activated when Hannah is present. Since she is leaving, she naturally needs to find another way to help Lin Yu disguise himself.
Then, some cool ink was poured onto Lin Yu's head, transforming into the shape of a door.
"Quack quack, sir, if the Illusion Ink transforms into the environment, I can't control it... so please don't move! If you move, you'll give yourself away!"
"I'll go try opening the door first!"
As Hannah spoke, she jumped off Lin Yu's shoulder onto the wall and slowly climbed up to the ceiling.
Then, the tiny Octopus took advantage of its mollusc nature and squeezed into the air conditioner vent on the ceiling like a stream of water.
Hannah's cheerful voice echoed in Lin Yu's mind.
"Quack! I'm moving forward, Director! It should take about ten minutes!"
"Okay, keep it up."
Lin Yu responded in his heart.
Hannah is smart; her estimate should be correct.
Lin Yu stood motionless at the door, like a statue.
Although maintaining complete stillness for more than ten minutes is not an easy task, Lin Yu simply pretended that he was playing the role of a tree.
Moreover, this is a rare time for rest.
Ten minutes passed quickly.
"Quack quack, I'm coming in, Director!"
Hannah continued speaking, and then Lin Yu heard a faint sound coming from behind the door.
"Thud."
It seems Hannah landed on the door.
A few moments later, the door lock clicked as it unlocked.
The door slowly opened a crack.
Lin Yu quickly slipped inside, then gently closed the Cold Storage door behind him.
A cool, damp breeze wafted over, making Lin Yu breathe a sigh of relief.
"Phew, they're in!"
Hannah jumped back onto his shoulder, and the ink dissipated into the air.
There were no surveillance cameras in the Cold Storage the bodies were stored, and no one usually came here, so Lin Yu had plenty of time after entering.
Because of the relatively good public security situation in society, most of the freezers have not been put into use.
Following the labels on the few refrigerated cabinets that weren't in use, Lin Yu quickly found the one where Xia Yue's body was stored.
Then, Lin Yu opened the freezer door, pulled open the body bag, and saw a pale, bluish-white corpse with a slight frost on its skin.
There was a deep wound on the corpse's neck.
Lin Yu could imagine that he was probably caught off guard and struck by an axe with Fluoxetine.
Even with her gruesome wounds and discolored skin, Lin Yu still felt that the girl was asleep when he looked at her pretty and well-behaved face.
This face is so approachable.
Lin Yu gently touched her face and sighed.
Hannah stared at the corpse before her, lost in thought.
"Director, how are you going to take this out of here?"
"If I bring her along, my Stealth Disguise will probably only last for about ten minutes..."
Lin Yu shook his head.
"No, we won't take her with us."
After speaking, Lin Yu pondered for a moment, as if he had thought of something.
He gently broke off one of Xia Yue's fingers and put it away.
"We can't leave your mother with no ashes to pay her respects at all."
Then...
Lin Yu sighed and placed the remaining portion on the floor.
He pulled a black Torch from his pocket and set the entire corpse ablaze.
Pale flames erupted, instantly engulfing the entire corpse.
Just a few minutes later, Xia Yue's body disappeared.
Then, Lin Yu gently pushed the cabinet door shut.
After cleaning up all possible traces, he left the North Bridge District Public Security Bureau with Hannah again.
After eating a bowl of noodles at the restaurant across the street, Lin Yu rode his bicycle away.
Octopus Hanna whose color had darkened slightly from exhaustion, nestled on Lin Yu's shoulder and spoke.
"Quack quack, Director... what exactly are you plotting?"
"I want to steal her identity."
Lin Yu said calmly.
"But even if her body disappeared, she herself is still confirmed dead..."
Hannah said, puzzled.
Lin Yu laughed and said, "Haha, those 'Player' might not think that way."
"In that report, 'Order' confirmed that Xia Yue died at the hands of Fluoxetine because of the list of members of the Psychology Society and Fluoxetine's movements."
"I think 'Order' probably never confirmed what Xia Yue's body looked like, and even Fluoxetine itself certainly never confirmed it."
"What they believe in is still just the reports issued by the 'non- Player's police station and the 'information' they've gathered— 'Order' does have that power."
"But what if a new message comes in... the original 'body' has vanished without a trace? How will these organizations react?"
"The time for Xia Yue's cremation is approaching."
"While the 'Order' and the 'Night Watcher' will likely try to cover this up, two reasonable guesses are being made."
"The first possibility is that someone stole Xia Yue's body."
The second one is...
"They might speculate that Xia Yue may not have actually died!"
"Especially after they confirmed that Xia Yue herself had reappeared!"
Lin Yu exhaled as he spoke.
"Of course, even if it were only this, the plan still has two final flaws."
"However... I've already fixed one of those two vulnerabilities."