Chapter 339: Consequences of the Incident
"I can't allow you to do this," Song Yan understood why Wu Jin wanted to bring the body back, but he knew the danger. This novice-level mistake was really stupid. "I have to burn this body no matter what. If I let you take him away, he might come out of the grave in the future."
"Sister-in-law, you don't have to worry about it." Wu Jin said solemnly. He also knew the dangers. Although he might not understand them as well as Song Yan, he was smart enough to know that if the body was not burned, there might be trouble in the future. "After I confirm his identity with his family, I will cremate his body."
"What are you going to do?
Wu Jin frowned. Why did Song Yan embarrass him? Didn't he say he wanted to make sure the man was cremated instead of buried? "I know you're worried, but I also need to confirm his identity, otherwise his family might embarrass me—"
"I'm not saying you can't take responsibility, but you look at his clothes first, you can tell at a glance that he's from the countryside, most likely he came to the city to work." Song Yan briefly introduced the situation to Wu Jin, who just frowned, seemingly not understanding what she meant. Seeing that he didn't understand what she was talking about, Song Yan rolled her eyes and added, "..." You may not know that people in the village don't cremate the dead, but bury them. Even if you tell them you need to cremate the body, they may not agree, so what are you going to do? Dig up his grave and burn him?"
"That..." Wu Jin couldn't refute it. Although he wanted to say that he would handle this matter, he knew that Song Yan was right. A few years ago, when he had just taken over the position of clan leader, he witnessed a similar incident. At that time, the body of a girl who was studying in the capital was found in the suburbs. It was badly decomposed and exuded a foul smell. Their department members encountered some trouble in handling this matter.
The police wanted to burn the body because they saw that it had deteriorated so badly, but the girl's parents wanted to take it back to bury it in their hometown, and no matter how he explained the situation, they didn't listen and took the body away.
He pursed his lips and looked at Song Yan, who shot him. What would that be? He looked and sighed. It seemed that there was no other choice.
So, the next day, a mummified body was suddenly cremated, shocking the police station. They saw the body, as if it had been drained of blood, leaving only a paper-white skin, and nerves that were shocked, like cracks in white marble - the body was a little uneasy about such a terrible death. The conditions were too good.
But the superiors ordered that the body be sent to the crematorium after a quick autopsy, and the man's wife and son went to the Public Security Bureau to ask for an explanation. No matter how they explained to the man's wife that the man's body had degraded to the point where it could not be preserved, the latter disagreed and continued to argue with the person in charge.
"You're lying! I just talked to my husband last night about how he died suddenly! Explain to me what happened, or I won't leave!" The woman came from the countryside, and her hot temper was not so easy to deal with. She screamed for a long time until the relevant departments expressed their willingness to compensate for the sudden loss and provide financial support for her son's education. The woman was slightly appeased.
Lu Anhe looked at the scene in front of her. The woman in the village blamed the police station for not giving her a decent explanation, and even said that they concealed her husband's death and were guilty. Otherwise, they would not compensate her.
She had worked in the department for a long time and her status was second only to Wu Jin, but unlike Wu Jin's calm and stoic temperament, her temperament was like a blazing volcano, so when she heard the lady questioning the honesty of the police department, she couldn't help but say, "Mom, you seem to have exceeded your boundaries. Please maintain your dignity and think carefully. Your husband is an alcoholic and drank himself to death. His body has deteriorated to the point where he has nothing left. If he waited for you to come, he might collapse, not to mention that he owed countless debts in many bars and shops. The department has kindly helped your family get out. So, please don't use such insulting words to question our honest work."
After Lu Anhe explained everything clearly, the woman's screams finally subsided. That's right, what could the police station gain by falsely reporting the death of a man who had nothing?
Seeing that the woman was no longer screaming like a banshee, Lu Anhe left the department hall and went straight to Wu Jin's office, but she would not let anyone question the dignity of the police. She had the right to question the department about this matter.