Dream Ghost Infant (11)

June 11, 2006. Liu Wei confirmed eliminated. Investigation terminated.

I rewound the video frame by frame, trying several times before finally managing to pause successfully.

The woman on the bed with the distended belly should be Wang Yinan, Liu Wei's mother.

Her expression was contorted with fear, but what was most terrifying was her water-ball-like stomach.

The paused frame was tilted. The DV must have been held carelessly by Wu Ling while filming, not shot properly.

I tilted my head along with the screen, staring at the red water ball in the frame.

Looking closely, I confirmed I hadn't imagined it earlier. Wang Yinan's stomach had indeed turned into a water ball, filled with blood. I could even see some bubbles.

The video software I was using was pre-installed with my laptop and was quite advanced, but I rarely used most of its features.

Needing to see clearly what was inside Wang Yinan's stomach, I studied the software's function keys, zoomed in, and adjusted the clarity.

The one-click "idiot-proof" operation deepened all the lines in the video, making the image somewhat strange.

But this also made what was inside Wang Yinan's stomach clearer.

It was indeed blood, but mixed with other things, like minced meat, and possibly fragments of bone and internal organs.

I felt a bit nauseous, covering my mouth as I tried to discern the contents.

I didn't know much about human anatomy. I compared the image to the minced meat, organs, and bones I'd eaten during meals. Thinking about it that way, those things were likely indeed shattered muscle, organs, and bones.

Once confirmed, I didn't want to watch anymore.

The video played to the next second. I used slow-motion playback again, and after much effort pausing, I managed to freeze a fleeting shot from earlier.