"I can't just prescribe it for you. I have to go and see it."
"Oh, that's a real hassle. Okay, let's hurry up."
The captain followed him to Xiaoxigou Village and saw that the bodies had been set up and were waiting for the village chief to give the order to light the fire.
The captain was startled and rushed forward, shouting, "What are you doing? Who told you to put this... this on the fire?"
Everyone looked at the village chief.
The village chief said embarrassedly: "It was me who asked them to fight. I knew it."
"The captain said that private cremation of corpses is against the law and is not allowed. Get him down quickly."
"Ah? We worked so hard for so long and now we've finally gotten it done?"
"That's right. If you don't want to wait in line, you have to listen to me and get down here quickly."
Sun Lan was very nervous.
Seeing her wearing mourning clothes, he hurried to the village chief and said, "Why don't you burn it again? Uncle San, didn't we agree to burn it today? What if it stinks later? It's so far away. If we don't burn it, how can I take it back to his hometown for burial?"
"I'll let you burn it, but you can't burn it like this."
"How do you cook it?"
"It has to be burned in the crematorium. Don't worry, I'll have them pull a cart and take the body to the crematorium."
It would be fine if Sun Lan wanted to rush him to the crematorium to be cremated. She could do whatever she wanted.
The captain saw that her face looked strange and gave her an extra eye.
"Are you a relative of the deceased?"
"Yes."
"Are you from this village?"
"Yes."
"Why haven't I seen you before?"
"Well... I got married and moved to another place. I haven't been back for more than 20 years. It's not that I haven't seen me before, but I just don't remember me."
"Oh? Then who are you? I really can't remember."
The village chief, who was directing the men to get the body down, retorted, "She is Lin Laoguai's eldest daughter-in-law."
The captain didn't remember Sun Lan, but when he mentioned Lin Laoguai's eldest daughter-in-law, he recognized her.
"It's you. I remember you ran away after your man died. How come you're back?"
"This... oh, it's a long story. Captain, it's so hot, let's burn the person first."
After saying that, she turned to the village chief and said, "Uncle San, I am sorry to trouble you."
"It's okay. Let's hurry up. Burn this man today. We still have to collect food tomorrow."
"Captain, please make an appointment."
Open a note?
Fuck off.
He felt something was wrong.
He kept looking at Sun Lan.
"What's wrong with all these bruises on your body?"
Sun Lan: “…” She hesitated, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
A man beside him said angrily, "That damned bastard beat her. That damned bastard beat her every day. God, please let him drown in the pond in the courtyard."
what?
He was subjected to domestic violence every day and was beaten so badly, but this man drowned in the pond in the yard?
How could it be such a coincidence?
He remained calm and said nothing, but asked someone to bring paper and pen.
Then he walked towards the body, and while no one was paying attention, he opened the lid and took a look.
The body looked like it had been drowned and soaked in water.
But why are there so many injuries?
After looking at the body, he walked towards Sun Lan again and asked, "Did you fight with the deceased in front of him?"
"Ah? No...no."
"No? Why is he so injured?"
Huh? Hurt?
She didn't dare to look, so she didn't know whether she was injured or not.
It must have been because she sat on him and hit him a few times just to vent her anger.
"This... is, it was a fight. I didn't do it on purpose. He hit me and I resisted."
It is possible that both of them were injured.
"And what happened next?"
"Later... he was depressed and drank a lot of wine. After drinking, he went out for a walk. After that, I went to sleep and ignored him. The next day, I heard that he drowned in the pond in the yard."
"Who discovered it?"
A man appeared and said, "It's me. I was going to wash my feet in the pond this morning and I found him floating on the surface."
The captain silently remembered that the road was not open, and said that they should take it to the crematorium first, and he would go with them.
Sun Lan was very fast, and I had a bad feeling in my heart.
But I didn't dare say anything more and followed them to the crematorium.
Even after going to the crematorium, you can't burn your body right away. You have to queue up and go through a lot of procedures.
While Sun Lan was going through the formalities, the captain went to the person who was examining the body.
The person examining the body was wondering why they came over and asked, "Are you sure this person drowned?"
“Yes, that’s what the villagers say.”
"That's not right."
The captain choked and asked, "What's wrong?"
"There are so many wounds on this body..."
"I heard that he had a fight with his wife before he died, and his wife had more injuries. He must have been in a bad mood after the fight, drank too much, and wandered around in the middle of the night, so he might have fallen into the pond and drowned."
"Well, I suggest you call the police."
The captain was startled. "What do you mean?"
"You said he is from another place. Either call the police or notify his family members who are from other places first. Otherwise, there will be trouble later."
He pointed at the bill and said, "You are the captain, right? Do you dare to sign it?"
This……
"If you sign, you have to take responsibility."
This made the captain feel weak.
He also felt it was wrong.
Although Sun Lan's words sounded very exaggerated, he felt that it was not that coincidental.
"I heard it's quite far. My family would have to take a train for three days and three nights to get here."
"You can take a plane. I don't dare burn this person anyway. I advise you to discuss it with your family."
The captain thought about it for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll ask his wife what she says."
The captain went to find Sun Lan again and said, "Hey, Sun Lan, does he have any other relatives?"
"His parents died a long time ago, but he still has some brothers and sisters, but they all have their own families and don't see each other much. There are only me and our son at home. My son is not in good health. He just had surgery and is still in the hospital. He can't come, so I can take care of his funeral affairs."
"Oh, so you want this child?"
"Yes, we have this one son."
As soon as Sun Lan finished speaking, the village chief said, "The man also has a daughter, born to him and his ex-wife."
Sun Lan: “…” If you don’t speak, no one will think you are dumb.
The captain said, "Since you still have daughters, I advise you to call them and tell them that you must let them come over to see their father for the last time."
This is a very normal and common-sense operation, and no normal person would refuse it.
The captain said that after coming here, he would see Sun Lan's reaction.
If you don't agree with this, then there is really a problem.
"We should let them take a look, but they all have their own families, their children are still young, and they have traveled thousands of miles, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient."
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