Chapter 671 - Examination (1/2)

The corpse was with the authorities now.

An autopsy would usually be carried out on those who went through an unnatural death to gain a deeper insight into the fatal wounds.

For this case, the cause of death was undeniable. Hence, the forensic doctors did not need to perform an autopsy on Bai Qing’s mother. Even after the examination was completed, family members were not allowed to retrieve the corpse immediately. It would be placed at the funeral home temporarily.

Since Bai Qing’s mother’s death fell under criminal investigation, even her family members could not see her anytime they wanted. And Zhang Heng did not want other people to be around when he examined the corpse. So Bai Qing and Zhang Heng waited until the funeral home closed in the evening before they headed over there.

Zhang Heng then said to Bai Qing, “Wait for me outside the funeral home.”

The latter bit her lip when he heard Zhang Heng’s instruction. “I want to go with you because I want to see her again.”

“I don’t think it’s wise to traumatize yourself again. Let alone the fact that we have to sneak in this time,” Zhang Heng said.

“I have changed into my sport shoes,” Bai Qing said.

Zhang Heng turned around, only to see how determined Bai Qing looked.

“I have to see it with my own eyes to believe what you just told me,” the girl added.

Zhang Heng thought for a bit before agreeing. “Okay. Follow me closely.”

The two had already checked out the place once during the day. Due to the nature of this business, thieves would usually not target funeral homes, and security here was average. Although some CCTV was being installed in the funeral house, they were mainly located in the columbarium. That was because some family members liked to place items that were once belonged to the deceased in that particular room, including necklaces, rings, and bracelets.

Besides that, the funeral home also hired some security guards to look after the place at night.

Zhang Heng climbed over the lower wall and landed at the back of the green zone. Then he reached out and caught Bai Qing, who just jumped off the wall. The two pa.s.sed through a small flower bed, and the funeral home’s main building was right in front of them. The hall facing the flower bed was a high-end memorial hall, and behind it was the mourning hall. The door to the memorial hall, however, was now locked.

Zhang Heng and Bai Qing went to the side corridor, pried a window from there, and slipped into the memorial hall. From there, they could walk to the cremation room, where only a broken CCTV greeted them along the way.

At midnight, the funeral home was extremely quiet.

The funeral home’s busiest time started at 7 a.m. The two high-end halls, six mid-range halls, and two ordinary halls would hold memorial services continuously throughout the day. Some said that whether the deceased was rich or poor, they all looked the same after they died.

Actually, this statement was not entirely correct.

On average, hundreds of people usually attended a high-end memorial service, and the high-end memorial hall would not fit all of them. Whether the people who came for the memorial service were close to the deceased or not, they would still come to pay their respects with flowers. Some funeral services would be held at the ordinary halls where it was attended by only a few of the closest relatives.

Other than that, from renting the mourning hall to the funeral vehicle, the shroud, and the cemetery slot all came with different price tags. Other than that, their customers were also given options to pick the type of funeral service. It implied that not even the dead could escape the hierarchy so deeply rooted in our society.

This made people believe that we had to expect that we would never be treated fairly when we were born into this world. And this applied to the dead as well.

Zhang Heng and Bai Qing walked through the corridor as quietly as possible.