Chapter 13 A Strange Flower

Around nine o'clock in the evening, inside the crematorium.

Su Tianyu and Bai Hongbo got out of the car and found Kong Zhengui, who had just finished his work.

"How's it going?" Su Tianyu asked, a cigarette in his mouth.

Kong Zhengui sighed wearily, "The only direct relative in his family is not yet an adult. Signing the death certificate, cremation notice, household registration cancellation, all have to be handled by the union. It took all day. I haven't even had dinner yet, and now I'm here at the crematorium. I want to get it done as soon as possible so we can bury him tomorrow. The sooner it's done, the sooner it's over."

"Yeah."

Su Tianyu nodded heavily and reached into the car to pull out the leather bag Li Yuan had given him, "This contains the registration records of explosives personnel transferred from various units in the city. You're familiar with the names below. Take it and check it out."

Kong Zhengui took the bag and slung it over his shoulder, asking with some doubt, "Is this direction right?! I asked again this afternoon. We can contact all the miners' families, and there aren't many who know how to use explosives. Do you think…could it really be one of the workers who did this?"

"The police department is leaning in this direction," Su Tianyu replied softly, "They're quite professional when it comes to investigating cases. I think they must have gotten some definite information, otherwise they wouldn't waste time on this."

Kong Zhengui paused for a moment, "Damn it, I always feel like they're investigating in this direction to pin the blame on us."

Dabai, with his hands behind his back and a solemn expression, replied, "Even if they want to pin the blame on us, they have to find solid evidence. After all, they want to stir things up through the media. They definitely can't do it without something in hand. We should still follow Sixzi's line of thought. If it really was one of the workers who did this, then we must find him first."

"Okay, I won't sleep tonight. I'll find a few people to investigate," Kong Zhengui nodded.

"Good!"

After the three finished discussing business, they stood by the car and quietly finished a cigarette.

"Shall we go then?" Dabai put out his cigarette butt in the trash can and said softly.

"Let's go," Su Tianyu replied, turning to leave, but suddenly turned back and asked, "Zhengui, where's Uncle Jiu's daughter? I didn't see her."

"She cried for a while and went to the bathroom to wash her face," Kong Zhengui replied.

"She's had a tough life," Su Tianyu sighed, stepping towards the car.

Just then, Zhou Tonghui walked out of the crematorium's auxiliary building with Uncle Jiu's daughter.

"You two came too?" Zhou Tonghui greeted them.

Su Tianyu slowly pushed the car door open, "Yeah, I brought the information for Zhengui…!"

Since Zhou Tonghui came out, Su Tianyu stayed where he was and chatted with him for a few words, while Dabai looked at Uncle Jiu's daughter, whose eyes were red, and felt inexplicably sorry for her, "…Study hard in the future, brother will support you! Everyone will help you get compensation."

Uncle Jiu's daughter, who was still in school, burst into tears when she heard this. She lowered her head, looking at the urn in her hand and the bright flowers placed on it, and her emotions became agitated again, "…Mom…I don't know why she was so cruel…leaving me alone…to live alone."

Everyone's hearts were tugged when they heard this murmur. That feeling was truly indescribable, especially for the more sentimental Dabai and Zhou Tonghui, whose eyes were also a little red.

Su Tianyu bent down, looked at this child who was not yet an adult, and comforted her softly, "Living, it's inevitable that there will be births, separations, and deaths… Since it has already happened, the only thing we can do is to live well, study hard, live our own lives well, and not live this life in vain, so that we can be worthy of those relatives who have passed away."

The girl nodded blankly.

"Did you buy these flowers for your mother?" Su Tianyu wanted to change the subject so that the little girl wouldn't be so sad.

The girl shook her head, "I didn't buy them. An uncle gave them to me just now… These were my mother's favorite flowers."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu felt very strange, "Someone gave them to you?"

"Yes, just now in the building!"

"Do you know him?" Su Tianyu immediately asked.

"I…I haven't seen him," the girl shook her head slowly, "He just said that the flowers were for my mother."

As soon as these words came out, everyone felt that something was wrong. This was a crematorium. Every day, countless births, separations, and deaths happened here. Who would be free to care for a little girl?

Su Tianyu turned to look at Zhou Tonghui, "Did you see him?"

"I didn't see him either. I was upstairs paying the fees just now," Zhou Tonghui shook his head.

Su Tianyu suddenly stood up and asked the little girl again, "Where did he give them to you?"

"Right next to the farewell hall in the main building."

"Okay, okay!" Su Tianyu replied and immediately called out to Dabai, "Come here for a moment!"

…

Five minutes later.

In the security guard room of the crematorium, Su Tianyu asked a middle-aged man with a face full of pimples, "I'm from the Anti-Terrorism Team. Can I see the surveillance footage here?"

"Do you have any identification?" The man sat on the sofa with his feet on the coffee table.

"I don't, but I'm really from the Anti-Terrorism Team. Can you help me…!"

"If you don't have it, there's no way I can let you see it," the middle-aged man waved his hand impatiently.

Su Tianyu glanced at him and went straight to the computer.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Damn it, I told you, you have to have…!" The middle-aged man got up to stop him.

"Bang!"

Bai Hongbo slapped him down, pinning him to the sofa, "Damn it!! I've been to the crematorium more than twenty times in the last three months!! I'm in a bad mood right now, don't make me throw you in the furnace too!"

"…Then…then my condolences!" The middle-aged man was just a night watchman. When he saw Bai Hongbo's unfriendly expression, he immediately became obedient.

The surveillance system was not complicated, and coincidentally, the software used by the crematorium was the same as the one used by Tongji Association, so Su Tianyu sat in the chair and skillfully operated it.

A minute later, Su Tianyu saw the man who gave the flowers to the little girl.

…

At the same time, at the entrance of the tunnel on the north side of Dragon City.

An SUV sped over, just about to enter the tunnel, but found seven or eight cars blocking the way.

The driver curiously poked his head out to take a look and saw a large sign placed at the tunnel entrance that read, "Temporary Maintenance, No Entry."

"Damn it, why is it under maintenance?" the driver cursed irritably.

"I don't know, can we detour from somewhere else?" the person in the passenger seat asked.

"Detouring will waste a lot of time. Forget it, I'll call the management department and ask how long it will take to repair!" The driver took out his phone, looked at the sign of the management unit above the tunnel, and dialed their number.

Thirty seconds later.

"Hey, hello, I'm calling to ask, when will the 403 tunnel be repaired?"

"What's going on? The 403 tunnel is not under maintenance!" The other party responded anxiously, obviously they had received many inquiries.

"How is that possible? I saw the sign saying no entry…!"

"Boom!!!"

Halfway through the sentence, a earth-shattering sound suddenly erupted inside the tunnel, followed by a burst of fire and dust. The slope above the mountain collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

On the hillside, the young man, carrying an empty bag, turned his back to the collapsed area, paused for a moment, then knelt down on both knees in the direction of the crematorium, and murmured with tears in his eyes, "…I'll see you off…!"