Chapter 10 A Dead Silence Christmas (II)

I understand what Master meant. He wanted to observe the throat of the deceased more carefully. I used a scalpel to cut all muscles along the mandibular margin of the corpse. Then I put a few fingers into the mouth cavity of the corpse, took out the tongue, and cut off the soft tissue of Pharynx posterior wall. I pulled out the tongue smoothly.
Master smiled and nodded, approving of my skilled technique.
After separating the upper respiratory tract and lungs from the thoracic cavity, I was surprised to find that there was no smoke or burning marks in the throat of the deceased.