Cuckoo 7

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Chapter 7

As the three of them kept on blabbering endlessly, I quietly backed up and saved the audio I had recorded of them.

In the days that followed, an endless amount of people came to pay their respects at the wake, and there was no chance for someone else to swap in to take Joey’s place. In the end, he could do nothing but lie in the coffin and hold on for dear life.

His condition worsened by the day, and by the time the three–day wake period had passed, he was basically a one step away from actually dying. My mother–in–law simply couldn’t bear to watch it any longer.

“That’s enough, we’re leaving with him right this second!”

She’d already made preparations to smuggle Joey abroad over the night so that he could finally live his carefree life, but how could I let them have their way?

“Mom, there’s no need to be in such a rush.” I said, pointing behind her, where an elderly professor wearing a white coat walked in with a group of medical students, bowing and presenting flowers to Joey. “What’s going on now?” My mother–in–law asked tensely, shielding the coffin with her body. “Winnie already said that my son’s organs can’t be donated, so don’t even think of touching him!”

The professor smiled slightly. “Ma’am, you misunderstand. We’re from the local medical school, and these are students of mine. They’re bright young minds just dipping their toes in the profession, and this is a good opportunity to use Captain Pierce’s body to teach them a lesson in anatomy.”

I had contacted the professor through the body donation center, and he agreed right away after hearing that he could perform a dissection. Without even needing to be prompted, he brought his students and several media outlets to live–stream and promote it, and it was clear he took it very seriously.

Seeing the journalists with their cameras, my mother–in–law’s expression became even darker. “What dissection? You just want to harm my son and desecrate his body!”

“Please respect Captain Pierce’s last wish!” The professor replied sternly. He’d already made a deal with the body donation center, after all, so he didn’t expect any friction in the whole exchange.

“It’s getting late. Send the body to the hospital immediately.”

With no way to stop what was happening, his mother could only curse under her breath and follow the vehicle to the hospital.

The entire way, she contacted Winnie so that they could devise a plan.

At the hospital, Winnie was already waiting at the entrace, and my mother–in–law gave her a sharp slap the moment she saw her.

“Are you trying to harm my son?!” She exclaimed, before she lowered her voice. “He’s about to be dissected, and you’re standing there doing nothing? Don’t forget whose idea it was for him to fake his death-”

Winnie looked up at her with a start, her face as pale as a sheet. “I… I have no way out of this…”

The professor, as it turned out, was the director of the hospital she worked in, and she was just a junior

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Chapter 7

doctor, so she couldn’t do anything to prevent the dissection.

As the journalists set up their cameras and focused on Joey, the professor put on his surgical gown and took a scalpel, making the very first incision near Joey’s ear.

As bright red blood oozed out of his body, my mother–in–law clutched her chest and shrieked, while Winnie collapsed to her knees, soaked in cold sweat.

I noticed Joey’s arm trembling, but the professor was far too focused to notice such a minute detail. Without any hesitation, he made the second incision right next to Joey’s right ear, the blade tearing the flesh open.

Joey’s arms and legs were trembling at this point, and he just these two cuts without anaesthesia were probably enough to render him with excruciating pain.

The professor continued his lecture enthusiastically, pressing on Joey’s chest. “This incision is especially crucial! Once we open it, we’ll be able to see his internal organs!”