895: My condolences
Zhou Ziheng thought about the corpse in the car:
"Don't show them."
"Then who should identify the body, or should we send it directly for cremation?" Director Sun was also a little unsure.
Zhou Ziheng made the decision for them:
"Send it directly to the crematorium and have Jia Zan identify the body. After the cremation, have Jia Zan send the remains to the You family."
Director Sun and Han Gang thought about it and felt that this was quite appropriate. After all, Jia Zan was You Wenyue’s ex-husband and they had a son. Now, apart from You Wenyue’s parents, only Jia Zan could handle You Wenyue’s funeral.
Zhou Ziheng then said to Han Gang:
"You can take the body directly to the crematorium for cremation later. I will find Jia Zan and take him over to identify the body."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Hengzi."
Zhou Ziheng turned and left the reeds. He walked a long way away before he could no longer smell the smell, but the smell seemed to have seeped into his heart, leaving an indelible memory.
Zhou Ziheng tried his best to ignore the smell, got in the car, and headed towards the Construction Bureau where Jia Zan worked.
In the Construction Bureau, Jia Zan has been uneasy. Ever since You Wenyue came back and caused such a case, he has been a little distracted.
Seeing Zhou Ziheng coming to see him again, Jia Zan's heart sank, as if he had a premonition of bad news.
After Zhou Ziheng arrived, he didn't even sit down:
"Would you like to go out with me?"
"Where are you going?"
"The crematorium—Wen Yue has been found. Go and identify the body."
Jia Zan's cheeks twitched, his lips trembled, and there was endless sadness in his eyes.
Zhou Ziheng couldn't bear to watch this. Whether it was You Wenyue or Jiang Shang, Zhou Ziheng could remain indifferent, but he couldn't do it to Jia Zan.
No one is innocent in this whole incident, and Zhou Ziheng himself believes that he is not completely innocent either.
The only innocent person is Jia Zan.
He walked to Jia Zan and pinched his shoulder:
"I am sorry for your loss."
"—I'm fine," Jia Zan said in a hoarse voice, holding on to the table and stumbling to his feet, "Let's go."
When going downstairs, Jia Zan staggered and seemed like he was about to fall at any time.
The two went downstairs, got in the car, and drove to the crematorium.
Along the way, Jia Zan kept looking out the window and the two of them didn't say a word.
After getting off the car and coming to the incinerator, Han Gang was already waiting there.
As soon as he entered the crematorium, he smelled a pungent stench. Jia Zan walked to the iron rack covered with white cloth, looked at the body lying on it, trembling, and wanted to say something, but couldn't.
Zhou Ziheng asked:
"Do you want to see it?"
Jia Zan nodded. He wanted to see, no matter what, he should take a last look at Ju Wenyue.
Han Gang reminded:
"The body is very badly decomposed. Are you sure you want to see it?"
Jia Zan still nodded and uttered a word with difficulty:
"look."
Han Gang had no choice but to pull away the white cloth covering it, revealing a rotten head.
When Jia Zan saw the corpse whose facial features could no longer be identified, he immediately covered his eyes and turned his head to the side.
He was not afraid, but he couldn't face it. He couldn't face the fact that You Wenyue, who had once slept with him, would end up like this and die in such an undignified way. Jia Zan's heart ached and he couldn't breathe.
Han Gang immediately covered it with a white cloth:
"Okay, you can burn it now."
Two crematorium workers came over, pushed the moving iron frame, and put the person into the furnace.
The furnace door was closed, and a fire started buzzing inside. The body was burned to ashes bit by bit in the flames.
Zhou Ziheng, Jia Zan and Han Gang sat outside waiting, all without saying a word.
After a long time, Jia Zan finally remembered to ask:
"Where's Jiang Shang?"
"He was tied up with Yu Wenyue, but he's not dead. When we found him, he was still breathing. He was sent for emergency treatment, but I don't know if he can be saved."
"Then how did Wen Yue die?"
"The forensic examination revealed no obvious fatal injuries or bullet holes. It seems Li Xinchun didn't kill her directly, but the exact circumstances of her death remain unknown. Li Xinchun's intention was to torture them to a slow death in the wilderness. They were tied tightly in the back seat of the car, securely and professionally. It seems Li Xinchun is no ordinary person."
Zhou Ziheng asked:
"How is Li Xinchun now?"
"He's alive now, but he's still refusing to cooperate with the investigation. He won't say anything. He's a critically injured patient, and we can't torture him to extract a confession, so we can only keep him alive. Once he's almost dead, we'll punish him for all his crimes and execute him directly."
"Where's Jiang Shang's?"
Han Gang took a deep breath:
"I don't know about Brother Jiang's situation. It depends on Director Sun's opinion. Also, if Li Xinchun gives any testimony that is unfavorable to Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang will be in trouble."
After saying this, Han Gang sighed again:
"Hey, Brother Jiang had a promising future and a happy family, but now he's fallen from heaven to hell. He's been wrecked."
"His life was going too smoothly in the past, and he got carried away, so he fell into such a big fall."
Zhou Ziheng had no choice but to say that given Jiang Shang's greedy and lustful nature, something bad would happen sooner or later unless someone protected him.
The three people waited outside for several hours, and the crematorium finally finished burning.
After it cooled down a little, the cremator pushed out a pile of crushed bones and a relatively complete head from the furnace.
Looking at the pile of bones, Jia Zan still refused to believe that You Wenyue was gone just like that.
His son Lele lost his mother forever.
He felt sorry for his son again.
The cremator brought a cardboard box and asked them to pick up the bones.
In fact, cremation was not yet popular at that time, and few people chose cremation. Most people were buried directly.
But Yu Wenyue's body had already rotted and could not wait any longer, so it had to be cremated in time.
Jia Zan tremblingly picked up You Wenyue's bones and put them into a cardboard box, then left the crematorium carrying the box.
The three of them went to You Wenyue's house together.
Jia Zan didn't know what to say when he met You Wenyue's parents. The old couple loved their daughter dearly, and he wondered how they would feel when they saw their daughter's remains.
After thinking about it, Jia Zan felt a splitting headache.
Arriving at You's house, Han Gang knocked on the door.
Soon, the door opened.
Ding Pei saw Jia Zan standing outside the door with red eyes and a cardboard box in his arms. Zhou Ziheng and Han Gang stood on both sides with serious expressions. Ding Pei's mind went blank. She stood there, staring blankly outside the door.
Jia Zan opened his mouth, but still couldn't figure out what to say.
Han Gang also found it difficult to speak.
Several people stood there for a full minute.
Finally, Zhou Ziheng spoke:
"Aunt, we've brought Wenyue back to you."
Ding Pei then moved her eyes with difficulty and looked at the cardboard box in Jia Zan's arms, and then her whole body trembled like a sieve.
Han Gang stepped forward in time to support her:
"Aunt, I'm so sorry for the loss."
"No, no—"
Ding Pei suddenly stepped forward, quickly opening the cardboard box in Jia Zan's arms. She was shocked to see a white skull inside.
"ah!!!!!"
Ding Pei let out a shrill and piercing scream.
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