Official statement: Tongwei is dead! You chose Ruijin, didn't you?

The news was placed on the desk of Qin Yuanzhou, the head of the supervisory team, in less than ten minutes.

"A teacher for a day is a father for life? Does that mean you'd carry a stretcher to collect a corpse?"

After listening to the report from the officer on duty, Zhou Zhengming smiled and shook his head.

"That Gao Yuliang, he's a damn political genius! This is what you call striking the snake at its vital point, killing someone by destroying their spirit!"

Qin Yuanzhou sat behind a makeshift desk, holding a thermos, and raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? What kind of trouble has that 'medical miracle' caused this time?"

Zhou Zhengming quickly recited Gao Yuliang's "eloquent speech" in the ward, and then smacked his lips in comment:

"Team Leader Qin, Gao Yuliang is treating Qi Tongwei's corpse like a mortar! Liang Lu refused to sign, the Liang family disliked him, and Gao Yuliang dragged his 'severely injured' body to fulfill his teacher-student relationship."

If word gets out, the Liang family's reputation as a "distinguished family in the political and legal system" will instantly be tarnished, becoming a stepping stone to ingratitude. He's handing us a knife, urging us to take action against the Liang family!

"Since the knife has been offered, there's no reason not to take it." Qin Yuanzhou put down his thermos, his eyes deep.

"However, his desire to collect the body from the funeral home is against the rules. Go and call Director Du from the emergency department over."

Soon, Du Guobin, the director of the emergency department, stood nervously in front of Qin Yuanzhou, his white coat soaked with sweat.

"Director Du," Qin Yuanzhou said gently.

"Comrade Gao Yuliang just insisted on getting out of bed to collect Qi Tongwei's body. I ask you, from a medical perspective, is it permissible to move a patient injured in a fall from a height?"

Old Du was drenched in sweat, and his calves were cramping.

Can it move?

Old Du swallowed hard.

"Team Leader Qin... well... there's a medical phenomenon called 'stress-induced potential burst.' Plus, our expert team used the most advanced titanium alloy polymer exoskeleton fixation technology on him..."

If... if a specially designed medical wheelchair is used, equipped with a full set of vital sign monitoring devices, and extremely smooth movement is achieved in a short period of time... theoretically, it shouldn't fall apart on the spot.

Zhou Zhengming, listening from the side, rolled his eyes and sneered, "Director Du, did you learn your medical skills from a celestial being? You fell from the sixth floor onto the roof of a car, and in less than three days you're already able to go out in a wheelchair?"

"A miracle! This is all a miracle created by Secretary Gao's personal willpower!" Old Du said, forcing himself to stay calm.

Qin Yuanzhou didn't delve into the matter, but simply tapped the table lightly: "Alright, since it's medically permissible, let him go."

"Team Leader Qin?" Zhou Zhengming was stunned. "Really sending him? That would have such a terrible impact! He's currently a key person under investigation!"

Qin Yuanzhou stood up, walked to the window, looked at the police cars waiting in ambush below, and said in an icy tone:

"Zhengming, go use a VPN to access the internet and see what's being said there. 'Deputy Secretary of the Hantong Provincial Party Committee forced to jump to his death,' 'Sha Ruijin is carrying out a political purge'! The supervisory team won't take the blame for this, and neither will the central government!"

Qin Yuanzhou turned around, his gaze sharp and intense:

"Since Gao Yuliang wants to put on a melodramatic 'teachers-student relationship' show, let's give him a platform! Letting him show his face is more effective than the provincial propaganda department issuing a hundred statements to refute the rumors. Even if he's wrapped up like a mummy, he's still a living mummy! The rumors will fall apart on their own!"

Zhou Zhengming suddenly realized, slapping his thigh: "Brilliant! Let him be a live target for debunking rumors, and incidentally use him to put the Liang family in a very difficult position!"

"However, collecting corpses in front of the crematorium furnace is too unsightly and does not comply with organizational discipline."

Qin Yuanzhou made the final decision.

"Call Zhao Donglai, the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau. The police have taken over Qi Tongwei's case. Tell Zhao Donglai to set up a very simple farewell room in a side hall of the funeral home."

There can be no memorial service, no ceremony, just a farewell ceremony. Have Gao Yuliang go there to "pay his respects." Also, tell Zhao Donglai that Qi Tongwei's funeral arrangements are a political minefield; have him record every single sound from the scene!

……

Meanwhile, outside the cold storage area of ​​the Jingzhou Funeral Home, the atmosphere was even more chilling than the sweltering heat outside.

Zhao Donglai stood in the corridor, holding a newly released preliminary forensic report in his hand, his face paler than the lights in the morgue.

He's been a policeman for most of his life; what storms hasn't he seen?

But the way Qi Tongwei died, his identity, and the enormous waves that were unleashed behind his body were things that he had never felt so hot to handle before.

The dignified Director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province committed suicide by shooting himself.

It was still at Guyingling, in front of Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

When the body was brought down from the mountain, Zhao Donglai personally led the team to pick it up.

The entire process was recorded on video, and the guns, shell casings, bloodstains, ballistics, and gunpowder residue on hands were all handled according to the strictest procedures.

The forensic conclusion was no surprise: close-range oral shooting, suicide.

The cause of death is not in question.

The critical problem now is—who the hell is going to sign for and claim this corpse?!

The atmosphere in the temporary office of the funeral home was somber.

The room was filled with leaders from the Civil Affairs Bureau, comrades from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, and key criminal investigators from the Public Security Bureau. The teacups on the table were steaming, but no one dared to pick them up and take a sip.

The staff member took a deep breath, pressed the redial button for the sixth time, and very considerately turned on the speakerphone.

"Beep—beep—"

The phone rang for a long time before it was finally answered.

"Hello, Mr. Liang, this is the Jingzhou City Funeral Home. Regarding the identification of Comrade Qi Tongwei's remains and the subsequent procedures, we need you, as the legally first-priority family member, to come..."

"How many times have I told you? I'm not going!"

On the other end of the phone, Liang Lu's voice was sharp and cold, filled with disgust, and she interrupted the staff member directly.

The staff member glanced awkwardly at Zhao Donglai, and could only grit their teeth and continue with the process:

"Ms. Liang, this is a legal procedure, and your explicit signature is required. If you are relinquishing your right to dispose of the body, this also needs to be documented in writing; otherwise, we cannot handle the funeral arrangements..."

"While he was alive, I was disgusted by him for half my life! Now that he's committed suicide out of guilt, I'm expected to go and collect his body?!"

Liang Lu sneered repeatedly on the phone, her tone full of resentment, "Go find his relatives in those poor, remote hometowns! Doesn't he always think he's a golden phoenix that flew out of Yantaishan Village? Let his poor relatives take him back to the muddy ditch!"

The office fell silent instantly.

The elderly comrade from the Civil Affairs Bureau, who was nearing retirement, frowned and shook his head repeatedly.

As the saying goes, the dead should be respected. This eldest daughter of the Liang family is truly heartless.