Meng Yan's Transformation

The next day, the village coffin sealer came to seal the coffin for "Mr. Cao". He opened the coffin lid and placed it horizontally in the middle of the coffin. He removed the paper on Mr. Cao's face and checked whether the body was properly placed at all four corners and sides of the coffin. He took out the "dog-beating cake" from Mr. Cao's pocket and threw it outside the door, took out the "Qingkou money" from his mouth and threw it outside the door, and unbuttoned the third button on Mr. Cao's chest.

The ancients called it "untying the knot". After checking that everything is correct, cover the face with clothes, but be sure not to cover the eyes of the deceased with the clothes.

When the coffin sealer was about to put the coffin lid on and seal the coffin, Zhan Ziqiang came and lay on the edge of the coffin to prevent the seal from being carried out.

"You sealed the coffin. If 'Mr. Cao' wakes up, can he still breathe? Wouldn't he be suffocated to death?" Zhan Ziqiang cried bitterly.

"Yesterday, 'Mr. Cao' was pretending to be dead. He is already dead and will not come back to life!" said the coffin sealer.

"No, I saw it clearly yesterday. 'Mr. Cao' just woke up. Grandpa Yang even promised me that he would find a doctor to save 'Mr. Cao' today!" Zhan Ziqiang said unconvinced.

"I heard that Mr. Cao came back to life yesterday midnight with the help of a cat!" People started talking about it.

"Zi Qiang, why don't you ask your father to see 'Old Mr. Cao'? Isn't your father a doctor?" said the villager who was helping to close the coffin.

"My father would beat me, but I didn't believe him. I asked Grandpa Yang to find a forensic doctor to determine whether 'Mr. Cao' was dead or alive!" Zhan Ziqiang said stubbornly.

"Looking at this day and age, how come even my son doesn't trust me?" someone in the crowd said.

"Zhan Yu is an old military doctor who served in the Korean War. He must be able to understand Mr. Cao's condition." Someone else in the crowd commented.

"I heard that there is a morgue in the hospital. A morgue keeper said that he went out to drink some water and came back to find that the body was missing. He specifically told people to pay attention to the back of the door and the top of the beam. Because this is an agreement between heaven and earth, since Jiang Taigong was deified and jumped onto the beam, the beam has been the seat of Jiang Taigong. So the corpse after resurrection may temporarily save the life again. The back door is a temporary storage place for souls agreed upon by hell and private individuals. So you must pay attention to these two places first, and beware of sudden attacks." Zhang Erkui explained it clearly.

"Whether my son believes me or not is none of your business. Anyway, the forensic doctor is not coming, which means that 'Mr. Cao' either pretended to be dead or woke up last night. I will resolutely not let the coffin be sealed unless you seal me in the coffin too!" Zhan Ziqiang said with a look of righteousness and willingness to sacrifice himself.

"You kid are being naughty again, you deserve a beating again, get away quickly and don't delay the sealing of the coffin!" Zhan Yu arrived and angrily scolded Zhan Ziqiang.

Zhan Ziqiang lay on the edge of the coffin motionless, as if he didn't hear Zhan Yu's words.

Zhan Yu saw this and looked for a stick to use force again.

Old Man Yang Mugui walked out of the crowd and stopped Zhan Yu from using violence.

"Zhan Yu, you have to change your educational methods. If you want your children to be obedient, you have to make them believe in you. You can't beat or kill them at every turn. Your temper is too violent. Instead of solving the problem, it will make your children rebellious and go against you!" Old man Yang Mugui said to Zhan Yu.

"Zi Qiang, yesterday Grandpa Yang promised you to find a doctor to save 'Mr. Cao'. Grandpa Yang will definitely do it. Look, Grandpa Yang brought my forensic doctor Yang today." Old man Yang Mugui said, pointing at forensic doctor Yang in the crowd and showing him to Zhan Ziqiang.

Everyone made way for Forensic Doctor Yang, and Zhan Ziqiang saw a very young and handsome man: he was tall and strong, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a pair of shining eyes, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, a high nose bridge, and a square face...

Forensic Doctor Yang nodded to Zhan Yu: "Hello, senior!"

Zhan Yu also nodded: "Hello! Forensic Doctor Yang!"

Forensic Doctor Yang walked to the coffin, and Zhan Ziqiang subconsciously gave up his position.

Forensic Doctor Yang skillfully examined the body of "Mr. Cao" and announced the time of death to everyone. The cause of death was a blow to the brain, which caused cerebral hemorrhage and led to death.

"I clearly saw last night that 'Mr. Cao' really came back to life!" Zhan Ziqiang asked Forensic Doctor Yang doubtfully.

"Zhan Ziqiang, you raised a question. I want your father, Doctor Zhan, to explain to me why 'Mr. Cao' was able to move last night. If you don't understand, I will make additional explanations. Please believe in our professional ethics as medical students. We will never lie and tarnish our profession!" Forensic Doctor Yang said to Zhan Ziqiang with a firm look in his eyes.

Zhan Ziqiang nodded subconsciously again to show his agreement.

Zhan Yu walked to the coffin and told the villagers of Aobao Team 4 the reason for the so-called "resurrection of the corpse":

During the period of corpse storage, many situations may occur. Some people say that corpses are afraid of pregnant cats. The elders in my family often say that after a person dies, you must not encounter a pregnant cat during the period of corpse storage. They say that once a cat approaches the corpse, the corpse will be excited, and then the deceased will suddenly sit up, scaring the people around him half to death.

People in ancient times could not explain this reason, so they said cats have nine lives. Therefore, cats are full of supernatural colors. Dead people may be resurrected through the life of a cat. Therefore, once this spiritual animal approaches a corpse, the corpse will suddenly rise up and transform into a corpse.

This has indeed happened, however, the reason behind it is not as terrible as people say. This is because when a person just dies, the body is still warm, some tissue cells in the body are still a little active, especially the human neuromuscular system, which still produces certain reflexes.

Cats have a lot of fine hair. When the cat moves, the hair touches each other and generates static electricity. Especially in winter, cat owners must have had the experience of being accidentally touched by static electricity on their cats.

When a cat's activity increases, the friction with the air and the collision between its hairs generate huge energy. Scientists have measured that this static electricity can sometimes reach 10,000 volts. When a cat passes by a corpse with a huge current on its body, this current will be transmitted through the corpse to the deceased.

When static electricity stimulates the muscles of the corpse, the muscles contract and the corpse suddenly sits up. This situation is called cat shock...

People were amazed by Zhan Yu's eloquent and detailed explanations, and nodded to show their enlightenment.

"Senior, your explanation is very detailed, which makes me admire you!" Forensic Doctor Yang said to Zhan Yu with admiration.

The old man Yang Mugui shouted: "Seal the coffin!"

The coffin sealer chanted loudly again: "Holding the golden axe to seal the coffin, the four directions are bright, the Vermillion Bird and the Black Tortoise are shining, the Azure Dragon and the Sun Tiger are on both sides. The first seal is for the blessing of the heavenly officials, the second seal is for the health of the underworld, the third seal is for the longevity of the living, and the fourth seal is for the white evil spirit to disappear. On an auspicious day and at a good time, the heaven and earth will open, closing the coffin will bring good luck and wealth, the sky is clear, the earth is spiritual, the sun and the moon are bright, closing the coffin will determine the prosperity of the family."

The coffin sealer began to seal the left side of the coffin, and old man Yang Mugui shouted, "Mr. Cao, please hide to the right side of death!"

The coffin sealer began to seal the right side of the coffin, and old man Yang Mugui shouted, "Mr. Cao, please hide to the left!"