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Cannibal Restaurant 

My mother is an explorer. A month ago, she heard from her friend that a real cannibal tribe had been discovered in the Amazon rainforest, so she went on an expedition with her friend. She called for the first few days after arriving, but hasn't called back for days. I'm very worried, afraid something might have happened to her.
This morning, I woke up to find $2 million in my bank account. I was shocked and immediately called the bank. They told me it was a transfer from a Swiss bank. Holding this money, I became increasingly worried. I don't have anyone abroad; how could they give me $2 million? Then I thought of my mother, but she doesn't have that much money, and she's been out of contact for 20 days. That afternoon, I received a package from Congo. I opened it and found a letter, a CD, and an invitation. I opened the letter first and found it was from my mother.
"Baby, it's Mom. You should have received the money I gave you. This is the money your mom earned selling meat, hehe, your mom is valuable, isn't she? Okay, just kidding." This money is indeed from my meat-selling earnings. Your mother is now livestock at a cannibal restaurant. A month ago, I told you I'd discovered a real cannibal tribe in the Amazon and was going to explore it—that's true. But this cannibal tribe is actually a restaurant specifically for wealthy people with cannibalistic desires. The restaurant gathers wealthy enthusiasts from all over the world, and they hold regular cannibalistic conventions. This convention is scheduled for two weeks from now, and I hope you'll come, because that day, your mother will become someone else's food. I hope you'll come and eat me too. I know you've always wanted to eat me, because I've heard you talk in your sleep several times, always saying you want to steam me, braise me, and eat me. This time you have the chance to eat me.
Your mother heard about this restaurant from someone else, and I was shocked. I never thought cannibal restaurants actually existed. So I inquired everywhere, and finally found out from an old man who attends the event at the restaurant every year. The way he looked at me then was like he was looking at food, as if he wanted to devour me alive. He showed me a lot of erotic photos and urged me to go there. I couldn't resist, and I was also a little curious, so I agreed, and that's how this adventure came about. Once I got there, I found myself deeply hooked, unable to extricate myself. I loved it there, especially the intense desire to become livestock and be eaten. With the old man encouraging me to become livestock, I impulsively became auction livestock at the restaurant. They would auction me off at this event and then slaughter me. Because I volunteered to become auction livestock, the restaurant gave me $2 million and an invitation, so I've wired the money and the invitation to you. I hope you can come and eat Mommy's flesh. Oh, and I'm also sending you a CD. Remember to watch it! It's a tutorial CD on how to eat Mommy. Okay, that's all for now. Baby, you must come! Love, Mommy.
After reading the letter, I finally know about the money and Mommy's situation. Mommy is still alive, but she died after half a month. A cannibalistic restaurant! I never imagined there really were cannibalistic restaurants in the world. This wasn't a fantasy. I thought about how I could finally eat a woman's flesh; it wasn't just a fantasy anymore. Then I thought about how my mother would be eaten in two weeks, and I started to feel conflicted. But then I thought, wasn't eating my mother's flesh my long-held wish? So I put aside my inner turmoil, picked up the DVD, put it on the computer, and started watching the educational video starring my mother. A few seconds later, a large kitchen appeared on the computer screen. Inside the kitchen was a dissection table, and lying on the table was a naked woman, her entire body covered in blurry lines, as if she had been dissected. Because her head was covered by a white sheet, I couldn't see her face, but I could tell from her figure that it was my mother. Under the dissection table were a dozen chairs and a camera. Then, a doctor wearing a mask walked in first, followed by a chef, and then several people who looked like assistants. Finally, a dozen people came in and sat on the chairs under the dissection table. The doctor and his assistants stood in front of the dissection table. Then the chef spoke. He said a few words, which I couldn't understand because he spoke in English, but surprisingly, Chinese subtitles appeared below, so I understood and continued watching. He said, "First of all, thank you for watching this video. This video is a tutorial on how to eat Ms. Shen from China. After the explanation, the auction process will follow. First, thank you to Ms. Shen Ying, the meat livestock from China, who will serve as the teaching material." Seeing this, I knew it was my mother. Then, thank you to Dr. David, the human anatomy expert. Today, our content will be that Dr. David will explain the different parts of Ms. Shen's body, and he will cut meat from different parts of Ms. Shen's body to make different dishes. Okay, let's begin today's explanation." After saying that, he came to my mother and lifted the white cloth, revealing my mother's face. He asked my mother if we could begin, and my mother nodded. He then stepped aside, and Dr. David came up.
He smiled at the camera first, then took a measuring tape and measured my mother's height as 165 centimeters, saying that this is the ideal height for a woman from China. Then, holding a small stick, he went to his mother's feet, pointed, and said, "These are Ms. Shen's feet. Unlike Western women, whose feet are large, these are very slender. Western women's feet aren't considered edible, but Eastern women's feet are edible. They're usually used to make soup, which is said to be very nutritious. Now, I'll cut off a little meat for the chef to stew." He then took a scalpel and cut into his mother's heel. His mother frowned slightly. David had a small piece of meat in his hand. He gave it to the chef to make soup, then quickly stopped the bleeding before moving on to her calves. He said, "I was talking about her feet. Now, I'm talking about Ms. Shen's calves and thighs."
"Ms. Shen is an explorer who often climbs mountains and wades through rivers, so her thigh and calf muscles are much stronger than those of the average Chinese woman. Therefore, her legs can be grilled or steamed. Now, I'll cut some meat from her thighs and calves for the chef to grill and steam respectively." He then cut some meat from his mother's thighs and calves and handed it to the chef to prepare. Then he went to his mother's genitals, parted her labia with his hand, and pointed, saying, "Ms. Shen's labia are thick, and her external genitalia are perfectly shaped; they're perfect for making 'yin pi' (vagina ribs)." He then had two assistants turn his mother over, exposing her large buttocks. He patted her buttocks and said,
"Ms. Shen's buttocks are large and plump, with good elasticity and a moderate amount of fat; they're the best ingredient for making boiled pork." He then drew a small circle on his mother's buttocks and used a knife to cut the flesh along the circle, handing it to the chef to prepare. Without turning his mother over again, he went directly to her back and pointed, saying...
"This is the back. The best part of the back is the tenderloin, which is a lean cut of meat connected to the spare ribs below the spine. It has no tendons and is the most tender part of human flesh. It has a high water content, low fat content, and fine muscle fibers, making it suitable for frying, braising, stir-frying, and other cooking methods. Since it's difficult to cut the meat right now, we won't cut this part yet." Then, he had his assistant turn his mother over. After turning her over, he pointed to his mother's stomach and said, "This is a woman's stomach, made up of various internal organs. The edible parts include the large and small intestines, liver, and kidneys. These are all delicious, but I won't demonstrate them today, because Ms. Shen is here as teaching material, not as food. If you want to eat them, you can have them at the next banquet."
After saying this, he went to his mother's chest and pointed to her ribs, saying, "These are Ms. Shen's ribs. They're ingredients for sweet and sour pork ribs." Then he stroked his mother's breasts and said, "Ms. Shen's breasts are very elastic, with full nipples. They're suitable for braising or steaming."
"Next, I'll talk about Ms. Shen's arms. Her arm muscles are also very strong, suitable for grilling. Her delicate hands are good ingredients for steaming." After saying this, he cut some meat from his mother's arm and handed it to the chef to cook.
Then he came in front of the camera and said, "Thank you for watching. This tutorial video on how to eat Ms. Shen from China is coming to an end. First of all, thank you Ms. Shen Ying, and let's applaud her dedication." Applause rang out from the audience. Then he went to the dissection table, picked up his mother from the table, and carefully helped her up. At this time, his mother still had dissection lines on her body and wounds left from when her flesh was cut, but they had been bandaged now.
He looked at the audience and said, "Next is a tasting of Ms. Shen's flesh. The meat she just cut has been prepared and is ready to eat. After that, there will be an auction, and the highest bidder will be able to slaughter and eat Ms. Shen Ying on the day of the event."
He then instructed the chef to distribute the freshly prepared dish equally among the audience. I watched the video of people eating my mother's flesh with envy; I wished it were me.
Since there was very little of my mother's flesh, they finished quickly. After they finished, their eyes were fixed on my mother's body; their expressions clearly showed they hadn't had enough.
The chef then stepped forward, holding a form. He addressed the diners, "Everyone, have you all enjoyed your meal? You all know what's going on, right? This is Ms. Shen Ying's test report. I'll read it now. After that, we'll proceed with the final auction."
"Animal Name: Shen Ying, Nationality: Z country, Occupation: Explorer. Age: 37, Reason for Slaughter: Voluntary. Slaughter Method: Decided by the auction winner. Physical Measurements: Height: 165 cm, Weight: 52 kg. Measurements: 110-68-104. Quarantine and Inspection Passed. Animal Price: $1200 per kilogram. Starting bid: $500,000. Meat Quality Grades: Mammary Girth S, Arm Meat A, Rump Meat S, Thigh Meat S, Others A. Overall Rating: S. The auction will now begin. Starting bid: $500,000."
The diners then began bidding, some bidding $700,000, some $1 million, and some even $2.2 million. Seeing this made me feel terrible; watching my mother being auctioned off like merchandise was painful. In the end, an old man from our country bought her for 3.2 million. After paying, he ignored everyone watching and my mother's injuries, and eagerly hugged and kissed her. He even swallowed her foot whole. After
this ordeal, he put her down. The chef came over and asked my mother if she had any wishes. She then expressed her wish that her son could taste her flesh. After the old man agreed, the video ended. After watching
the video, I lay in bed, my mind filled with thoughts of my mother's body and flesh, unable to sleep all night. The next day, I went to apply for the travel documents to the Amazon. I hoped to get there as soon as possible to spend my mother's final days with her.
A few days later, after completing the travel documents, I departed from Beijing to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, and then transferred to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. I got into the car that picked me up and headed straight to the restaurant nestled in the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest, located in the Amazon basin of South America, covers 7 million square kilometers. It stretches across eight countries: Brazil (covering 60% of the forest area), Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, and Suriname, accounting for half of the world's rainforest area and 20% of its total forest area. It is the world's largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest. The Amazon rainforest is known as the "lungs of the Earth." After a two-hour drive and over an hour's walk, we finally arrived at the beautiful restaurant hidden within the Amazon rainforest.
I saw that the restaurant was eight stories high and had a small plaza. Several military camps were scattered around the plaza, subtly protecting the restaurant.
I looked at the restaurant entrance, and the staff member accompanying me explained, "The restaurant has two types of livestock. The first type is the voluntary auction type, like your mother, Ms. Shen Ying's. For this type, the restaurant will grant her one wish. Your mother's wish is for you to come and eat her meat alone with the auction winner. After obtaining the buyer's consent, the restaurant fulfilled her request and invited you here." "The second type is livestock raised by the restaurant itself, which is the main ingredient for banquets." I said "Oh," and then eagerly asked, "Can I go see my mother now?
" The staff member smiled at me and said, "Of course, your mother is with Mr. Chen now. I'll take you there." He then walked into the restaurant, and I followed him inside. Upon entering the restaurant, the first thing I saw was a wall covered with pictures of women being cooked, accompanied by captions. The staff member explained that these pictures were the restaurant's signature dishes. Behind the wall was the list of voluntary livestock for this event. I went behind the wall and saw more than a dozen photos of naked women, each with a brief description. In the third-to-last photo, I saw my mother's picture. The description, written in Chinese, read: "Volunteer livestock Shen Ying, professional explorer, 165 cm tall, 52 kg. Meat quality grade: Breast meat S, Arm meat A, Buttock meat S, Thigh meat S, Others A. Overall rating S. Slaughter plan to be determined.
" Seeing this, my desire to see my mother intensified, so I asked the staff to take me there quickly. The staff smiled and led me to the elevator, pressing the button for the 5th floor. I followed them in, feeling a sudden surge of nervousness.
The elevator quickly reached the 5th floor. I stepped out. The staff led me to a room door, knocked, and a deep voice came from inside.
"Who is it
?" The staff said, "Mr. Chen, the son of livestock Shen Ying has arrived."
There was a moment of silence inside, then the door opened. An old man came out. It was the old man who filmed my mother in the video. The old man glanced at me and then said to the staff, "I understand, you can go ahead and get busy. Leave this to me."
The staff member said "Sorry
to bother you" and left. The old man stood at the door and looked at me for a few moments, then suddenly smiled and said, "You must be Meirou's son, you're very handsome. Come in." He
then let me in. The room felt large, probably around 230 square meters. There was a large living room with a large round table. There were two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a large kitchen. After the old man came in, he first asked me to sit down. After I sat down, he said,
"First of all, welcome. Let me introduce myself. My name is Chen Shi, the chairman of Dongri Group. You can just call me Old Chen." "
Hello, Mr. Chen," I said. "My name is Shen Lei, and I'm Shen Ying's son. Where is my mother now
?" Mr. Chen replied, "Mei Rou is sleeping in bed right now. She played a bit too much last night and hasn't woken up yet. You can go check on her now; we can play with Mei Rou together tonight." He then pointed to the bedroom inside.
I went to the bedroom Mr. Chen indicated, pushed open the door, and went in. I saw my mother tied to the bed with her limbs spread out in a spread-eagle position. She must have woken up when she heard the door open.
She blushed when she saw me and said, "Leilei, you're here. I'm sorry to let you see your mother like this."
I walked up to her and said, "Mom, why did you come here wanting to be livestock? I know you like thrills, but don't go for something this thrilling."
Mom said, "It's all your fault. Once, you were asleep and I was covering you with a blanket when I heard you talking in your sleep, saying you were going to cook me and eat me. I don't know why, but I felt a strange pleasure after hearing that. I really wanted to be eaten by you."
I said, "I was just talking in my sleep, don't take it seriously."
Mom rolled her eyes at me and said, "But from then on, I liked that feeling. I looked for a lot of erotic novels online, and the more I read, the more I wanted to be livestock to be slaughtered and eaten. A month ago, I heard Old Chen mention this restaurant, so I begged him to let me come and check it out." "And then?
" Mom continued, "When I got here and saw so many animals being slaughtered and eaten in the restaurant, I couldn't resist anymore. With Old Chen's encouragement, I volunteered to become one of the animals up for auction."
"As for what happened next, you should know from the DVD. Old Chen won my bid, and I'm going to be slaughtered on the day of the event. You have to eat lots of Mom's meat on that day! Okay, I'm going to sleep a little longer. Come play with Mom with Old Chen tonight, okay?" After saying that, Mom closed her eyes and went to sleep.
I said "Who are you?
" and left the room. In the living room, Old Chen said to me, "Xiao Lei, keep an eye on your mother. Now, are you coming out to play for a while or going to sleep?
" I said, "Old Chen, I'm tired and want to rest for a bit."
Old Chen said, "That's fine. Rest now so you can play later. Your room is next to mine. I'll give you the key; go to sleep. I'll wake you up tonight." He gave me the key, and I thanked him before leaving the room and going to my own.
My room was about 150 square meters, similar in style to Old Chen's, just smaller. It also had a large kitchen. After entering, I went straight to the bedroom and lay down on the bed. I was probably tired, and I fell asleep quickly.
In the evening, I was awakened by a knock on the door, so I got up and opened it. When the door opened, it was Old Chen. He invited me to his place for dinner. I checked the time; it was already 6 o'clock. I thanked him, closed the door, and went with him. When we
arrived, I saw a large round table in the living room, surrounded by dishes, with the center empty. A chef was standing nearby. He gestured for me to sit down, and I asked why my mother hadn't come
. After he sat down, he told the chef, "Go and fetch our delicious meat." The chef went to the kitchen and brought out a large serving cart with a large platter on it. He placed the platter in the center of the round table. Looking at the platter, I wondered if my mother was already being cooked. Old Chen smiled and told me to open the platter. With a nervous heart, I opened it.
Inside, I saw my mother, her hands and feet bound like a roasted chicken, curled up inside the platter. Old Chen chuckled and said, "How about this beautiful meat? Pretty nice, right? These past few days, I've made sure to arrange the meat in different shapes before eating, so it whets my appetite." Watching my mother eat, I indeed noticed her appetite increased. After she finished eating, he had the cook untie her hands and feet and let her go to the kitchen to eat. Old Chen said to me, "After the meat finishes eating, we'll play some fun games." I nodded, wondering what games Old Chen wanted to play.
After my mother finished eating and rested for a while, Old Chen gave the cook a wink. The cook then came to my mother's side, picked her up, and carried her into the main kitchen. Old Chen said to me, sitting on the sofa, "Now let's go to the kitchen, the game begins!" I nodded and got up, following Old Chen into the main kitchen.
Inside, it was really big, with all the necessary kitchen utensils. There was a large workbench, and Mom lay naked on it. The cook was bathing her with hot water. Old Chen said to me, "Now we're going to play a simulated pig slaughtering game. The cook is washing the meat, and after that, he'll shave the hair." Just then, the cook finished washing Mom. He applied hair removal cream to her body and carefully shaved it with a knife. Soon it was done, and Mom lay on the workbench like a white pig, very alluring. It made my penis itch. Old Chen next to me was even more unbearable, his eyes red as he stared at Mom. He had the cook carry Mom into the room, lay her face up in the middle of the bed, and tied her wrists and ankles to the four corner posts. Then he invited me to "enjoy" Mom's body. I looked at Mom's body
... Imagining the scene in the kitchen, I couldn't resist any longer and pounced on my mother, biting and nibbling at her. Old Chen chuckled at my actions and joined in. I realized that both Old Chen and I were particularly fond of my mother's delicate feet; we each held one of her feet and began to gnaw at them. After finishing the feet, we gnawed all the way up from the calves to the thighs. All night long, we indulged in my mother's body, turning her over and over, playing with her flesh
. The next day, we didn't leave the room until noon, satisfied. Mom, however, was still asleep and couldn't get up. After lunch, Old Chen called the cook to come in and take Mom out to wash her. The cook put her in a large wooden tub, and Mom's entire body was covered in bite marks, especially her soles, which were covered in teeth marks. For the next few days, we played with Mom in various ways. Once, we smeared her from head to toe with barbecue sauce, and then we each took half and frantically gnawed on her. Of course, Mom couldn't get out of bed again the next day.
Finally, the day of the activity arrived. The night before, after we had played, we discussed how to eat Mom's flesh. Old Chen wanted to eat a whole roasted woman, while I wanted a whole stewed woman. We argued about it. Seeing us arguing, Mom said, "Don't argue anymore. Just eat me alive tomorrow." "We asked how we were going to eat her alive," she said. "You can just dismember me tomorrow, and then take whatever you want to eat and cook it your favorite dish." I said, "Mom, won't that hurt a lot?" Old Chen chimed in, "Beautiful meat, can you handle it? Should we butcher her first and then cut the meat off to eat?" Mom replied, "It's alright, I can handle it. This is what I like. Don't forget, I love excitement." So, that's how we'll eat her tomorrow. Okay. Then we each hugged one of Mom's legs and went to sleep. The next morning, the cannibalism officially began. I looked out the window and saw chefs already in the square, each leading a beautiful woman. I asked Old Chen what they were doing, and he replied, "The beautiful women the chefs are leading are the livestock raised in the restaurant. They're going to the military camp to slaughter them, cook them, and then bring them to the restaurant for the diners." He asked if I wanted to watch the slaughter, but I shook my head and said no. I still had some time to spend with Mom. Old Chen said okay, and then went out to watch the slaughter himself. I went back to my room and saw that my mother was still sleeping, so I lay down next to her and fell asleep too.
It was almost noon when Old Chen woke me up; it turned out they were going to start butchering and eating the meat.
I left my bedroom and went to the kitchen. There were six people there: three cooks, two assistants, and Old Chen. In front of them was a dissection table. My mother had already been cleaned and was lying on it. Old Chen beckoned me over, so I went to him. He said to me, "The meat is ready. You are her son; you decide which part you want to eat first." I looked at my mother, circled around her, and pointed to her delicate feet, saying, "Mom, I want to eat your feet first, okay?" My mother said, "Okay, please eat. I'm ready." Then an assistant came over with a cleaver and chopped off one of my mother's feet. My mother cried out, "Ah!" The severed jade foot was beautiful. I carefully held it and went to my mother's side, saying, "Mom, your feet are so beautiful." My mother smiled weakly but didn't say anything. I took the jade foot and handed it to one of the chefs to make a clear jade foot soup. He took my mother's jade foot and went to the side to prepare it. Next, Old Man Chen also chopped off my mother's other jade foot and gave it to the chef to make steamed jade feet. Then, he touched one of my mother's calves and thighs and said to his assistant, "Chop off this thigh completely. I want to eat grilled jade leg." Upon hearing this, the assistant took an axe and chopped down on my mother's thigh. There was a loud thud as the jade leg was severed, and my mother screamed and fainted. Seeing that my mother had fainted, Old Man Chen was afraid that she would die, so he quickly asked his assistant to give her an injection of a stimulant before he was relieved. Then he had the chef wash the jade leg clean and put it on the grill to roast. Soon, the aroma of roasted meat filled the air.
"It was my turn. Looking at my mother, who only had one leg left, I said to my assistant, 'Chop off the other leg too.' So the assistant went to my mother's other leg and chopped it off. My mother woke up from the excruciating pain, screaming in agony. I couldn't bear to watch, so I stuffed a cloth into her mouth, and she could only make muffled sounds. I told the chef to chop up the leg and make braised pork, and to make steamed pork knuckle. Next, Old Chen and I discussed chopping off my mother's two arms and steaming them, and then making roast meat from her whole body. I thought about it and agreed. So the assistant chopped off my mother's two arms first, handed them to the chef, and then prepared to disembowel her. The chef first stopped the bleeding from my mother's limbs, then took a scalpel and stabbed her snow-white belly, then forcefully sliced upwards, opening her abdomen. Then an assistant spread her abdomen apart and held it in place. My mother's internal organs were revealed before us, and at this moment, my mother fainted again." The chef reached into the mother's stomach and carefully removed her internal organs one by one. He cleaned the edible liver, kidneys, large and small intestines, and handed them to another chef to make a mixed stew. Next, he stuffed dried fruit and other foods into the mother's stomach and then sewed it up. Then, the chef used a brush to coat the mother's body with barbecue sauce. After coating, one assistant held the mother down while another took a piercing rod and inserted it into her vagina. The mother woke up in pain, moaning. The chef removed the gag from her mouth, and she screamed in agony. Then, the chef grabbed an axe and swiftly chopped at the mother's neck. With a thud, the scream stopped; the mother's head was severed. The piercing rod emerged from her neck. After the piercing, the two assistants carried the mother's body to a special barbecue grill and began to roast it. Now the mother had become real meat, and her flesh was being made into a delicious dish.
I told Old Chen I was tired, took one last look at my mother's head, and went back to my bedroom.
About an hour later, Old Chen came to call us for dinner, so I got up and went out of my bedroom. As I walked out, I smelled a wonderful aroma and went to the round table. In the center of the table was a plate with a golden-brown roasted body, next to my mother's head. Various dishes were laid out around it. My mother had finally become meat and was about to be eaten. Old Chen beckoned me to sit down and start eating, so I did. Looking at the food on the table, Old Chen said to me, "Eat it while it's hot, the meat won't taste good if it gets cold." He then picked up my mother's roasted thigh and started gnawing on it, saying how delicious it was. I, on the other hand, picked up one of my mother's stewed pork feet and started eating. It was incredibly delicious, with a lingering fragrance in my mouth; the meat was stewed very tenderly. After finishing the pork foot, we ate braised pork leg and steamed pork knuckle, which were equally delicious. After finishing my meal, I spotted the golden-brown roasted meat again, so I picked up a knife and cut a piece of meat from my mother's rump. I popped it into my mouth, savoring the delicious aroma. Looking at my mother's head, I whispered, "Thank you, Mom, for the delicious meat," and continued eating.
We ate for over two hours before finishing. All of my mother's meat was gone. Looking at the bones on the table, savoring the taste of my mother's cooking, I felt very satisfied. Old Chen said to me, "How was it? The meat was delicious, wasn't it?" I nodded and said, "I really hope I can come back to eat it again." Old Chen smiled and said, "If you want to eat it again, I'll bring you next time, after all, I ate your mother." I smiled and said, "Don't forget to take me next time," before leaving Old Chen's room and returning to my own room to rest. [The End]

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