Mystery Within a Mystery

"Actually, the thing that I'm most puzzled by and can't figure out is…" Pang Zhihui began, still eagerly sharing his professional knowledge and insights, "that we totally didn't expect the coffin to be completely empty! There was nothing in it at all!

"For many years, I have participated in the excavations of hanging coffins," he said, spreading his hands. "Even if the body is rotten, there should, at the very least, be some teeth, hair, and other residues remaining! But the insides of these seven coffins were completely empty. There was not even any corpse oil present. It was as if it had never been filled!"

"Could it be… the bodies were stolen?" Ran Tao asked. "Such a good Seven Star Hanging Coffin could have attracted grave robbers, and they would have cleaned out the contents inside! Uhm, wait…" Before Ran Tao had even finished his sentence, he backtracked on what he had been saying. "I guess grave robbers wouldn't have taken the corpses away…"