An autopsy might overlook something, and destroying the evidence so quickly... Seeing Yan Tuo's expression, Li Xin suddenly understood. They feared the victim's family might see the state of the body and suspect the Little Skinners. With many victims, the truth would be hard to conceal.
"What's the reason?" Li Xin asked.
"The body is contaminated by heretical forces and is infectious," Old Tuo replied.
"Is there not a single body left?" Li Xin said somewhat regretfully; the victim's body might hold vital clues.
Old Tuo hesitated for a moment. "There is one left in the base, no relatives. It will be destroyed after a while; the body cannot be preserved for long."
"Take me to see it," Li Xin said. This was an unexpected gain.
Yan Tuo stood up, and the two of them left the archive room. "Old Tuo, wait for me," Li Xin said.
Li Xin walked to the stairway entrance and remembered something, "Sister Meng, could you help me tidy up the files and put them back?"
