Kong Hui’s secret lair was about the same size as a normal hospital operating room. There was an operating table in the middle of the room with a spotlight above it, and a refrigerator next to it which contained all the drugs one would need for plastic surgery. Apart from that, I saw jars with preserving liquid in them that contained ears, noses, and even entire faces!

Xiaotao took photos of these ‘specimens’ with her mobile phone. Among them, she found a face that belonged to a person who’d been reported missing.

There was a huge gas tank next to the refrigerator with a label written in English. It was probably a type of general anesthetic. Next to it was a table with miscellaneous objects placed on top. Surgical robes were hung on the wall. There was a cabinet full of disinfected tools like scalpels and hemostats on the other side...