As winter approached, it wasn't too cold yet in Xuanwu Town. A once quiet street was now bustling with activity as dozens of black cars formed a long line with a big "double happiness" character pasted on the front. The Chen family, today celebrating their only son's wedding, had many relatives and friends in attendance, […]
In the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, there was a skilled craftsman in Beiping who ran a paper mounting shop named Zhou Youlu. He had great skill in mounting beautiful paper figures, and his "dead business" was quite prosperous. However, things took an unexpected turn - after the passing of the President, […]
"Assistants like us who wander around the morgue every day never discuss the deceased's past lives, I don't know if it's taboo or what. Maybe it's because we see so many bodies coming and going, it's like delivering babies in the maternity ward, no one asks how the babies got there. If it weren't for […]
The night was dark and silent, as Chen Long tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. Suddenly, a loud "bang" came from outside the window, something heavy crashed onto the cold cement ground, instantly waking up Chen Long's roommate in terror. Everyone hastily put on their clothes, grabbed flashlights, and rushed out of the […]
After breaking open the door of Room 505 with someone from the mountain, a heavy stench of decay rushed in along with the cold darkness. Turning on the lights on the wall, he saw a male corpse lying horizontally in the living room with a contorted face, the blood on the ground already congealed and […]
At the junction of Shandong, Henan, and Anhui provinces on the south bank of the old course of the Yellow River, there is a village called Wang'an, where all the residents are surnamed Wang. There was an elderly man named Wang, who inherited a special technique for treating "facial paralysis" that had been passed down […]
"Damn it! The power is out again!" I cursed in my heart. This was the Nth time the hospital had a power outage since I started working here. In the darkness, I tidied up the medical records of all the inpatients and took out a not-too-long candle from the drawer beside me, lighting it with […]
A Strange Security Guard Feng Shi is a security guard at Hengchuan XX University. He is responsible for the night shift and due to prolonged lack of sleep, his face appears unhealthy with a greenish-yellow hue. One night, Feng Shi sat alone in the guard room. In front of him was a monitor displaying surveillance […]
Deciding to get married was the most foolish thing I've ever done in my life. Buying a house, renovations, purchasing furniture, renting formal wear, booking a hotel... everything fell on me to handle. Being a man, being the one to marry a delicate daughter from someone else's family, it was inevitable to bear the burden. […]
During the early years of the Tang Dynasty in the Zhenguan era, the county magistrate of Changju County was named Liu Zhigan. This man was known for his integrity, uprightness, fair enforcement of laws, and compassionate treatment of the people, which earned him the love and respect of the populace. One day, Liu Zhigan had […]