Text/Endeavor Piano
Editing/Fenfa Piano
Dead buryers
In the shadow of crime, cement became a silent conspirator. With a harmless appearance, it hides murderous intentions and provides a seemingly perfect solution to those crimes in the dark. The corpse was hastily wrapped in a paste made of dry powder and water, as if it could escape the trap of justice through the layers of artificial rock. The killers hopefully poured cement on the cold bodies in an attempt to cover up the truth in this rudimentary but extreme way. What they didn't expect, however, was that this dense barrier could not completely cut off the chain of revenge in nature after the loss of life.
Although the surface is as hard as rock, the cement is like a silent forest in the process of solidification, giving birth to countless tiny lives - tiny bubbles and capillary pores become the paths that travel through this forest. These tiny passages, which were originally the work of designers who inadvertently enhanced the breathability of building materials, inadvertently became olfactory informants. They call into question the authority of the cold-faced judge of concrete, unable to completely shut down the last cry of the dead.
The secret of the source of the stench
Time is a merciless sculptor, carving out the details of corruption in every corpse that has returned to dust. Soon after the bodies were sealed, their final journey began—the disintegration of the flesh. Proteins and fats, which were originally life-giving and vibrant, now disintegrate at an accelerated rate due to the calcium hydroxide that is abundant in cement. It's a silent but constant chemical reaction that causes the tissue to become weak and eventually dissolve into a part of the soil.
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At the same time, an army of microbes invisible to the naked eye joined the feast. They settle in dead flesh, multiply and expand, using their enzymes as tools to break down their muscles and skin. As they worked tirelessly, the corpses released volatile gases such as sulfur-containing compounds, which carried a strong stench, like the screams of prisoners struggling, trying to penetrate the walls of their cells.
Although cement has formed an impregnable barrier, the smell has found its way. Just as the tendrils of a tough plant can find a way to survive in the cracks of a stone, the foul-smelling gas molecules swim through the internal cracks of the cement, eventually finding an opportunity to escape in the microscopic cracks and pores of the material. This process constantly reminds us that even the product of human ingenuity cannot easily challenge the laws of nature and the tenacity of life.
In this way, the silent pieces of cement not only failed to become a perfect hiding place, but became a betrayer who revealed secrets. In the face of the laws of nature, all the crimes that you want to hide will eventually be revealed with the passage of time.