Chapter 19 The most gentle funeral

The end of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar is the winter solstice.

Li Yueyue's funeral.

The entire Jiangcheng was huddled in the cold, trapped in heaters and beddings, while the relocation and resettlement community of Lijiaying in the old city was solemn and full of sadness, with passers-by in twos and threes on the road shedding tears and sighing.

Li Dusheng went door to door to deliver gifts and give out red envelopes a day in advance, so even though funeral music was played all day long, no one said a word against it. Instead, they all came to help with the decoration.

To everyone's surprise, Li Dusheng, the usually domineering Jiangcheng gangster, was surprisingly humble at his sister's funeral. He changed his extravagant temperament and chose to keep a low profile.

The hearse and wreaths were only parked outside the house, and even a few handfuls of paper money were only scattered symbolically.

Whether it was borrowing a road or using a car, Li Dusheng would personally talk to the neighbors, so everything went very smoothly.

It is just unknown whether everyone was afraid of Li Dusheng or was so accommodating because of Li Yueyue's good popularity during her lifetime.

He seldom shows up in front of relatives and friends in his hometown on weekdays. His humility in handling his sister's funeral led to rumors among people that perhaps he was not as ruthless as rumored and was misunderstood.

But in fact, everyone who knows Li Dusheng knows that his iron-fisted approach is far from easy to deal with. As for why he changed his temper today, only he himself knows.

"I just don't want my sister to be a nice person all her life, but to cause trouble and disgust to others at her funeral."

Li Dusheng was talking to himself, and it seemed like he was explaining to Xu Yiqing who was standing next to him.

"I look down upon these relatives. They never gave me a bowl of rice to eat when I was down and out. I don't even look at them on weekdays. But my sister earned a good reputation when she was alive. Let her take it with her when she dies!"

Even if she scattered paper money all over Jiangcheng and gave her sister the most respectable funeral in history, she would not be able to come back. If her spirit was still alive, Li Yueyue would probably blame her brother for leaving these things at people's doorsteps, making them feel unlucky.

After hearing this, Xu Yiqing lit another stick of incense at the mourning hall.

In the black and white photo above, Li Yueyue smiled shyly yet brightly.

"Your sister is a good person. Officer Du and I all know that. You did this with good intentions. If she could see it, she would be very relieved."

"Doctor Xu, do you believe in ghosts and gods?"

"I don't believe it. When a person dies, he is dead."

Li Dusheng was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then said: "You are also a pure person."

In this world, he only confides in two kinds of people: stupid people and honest people. Stupid people are simple-minded, and honest people don't play tricks.

But even these two types of people would not make Li Dusheng trust them 100%. Only pure people like Xu Yiqing were worthy... Li Yueyue was a pure good person, and Xu Yiqing was a pure forensic doctor.

The duty of a forensic doctor is to listen to what the deceased says, to clear the deceased's name, and to allow those who died an unnatural death to return home.

Li Dusheng said: "Thank you, Dr. Xu, I heard everything... If you hadn't insisted on seeking justice for my sister, I don't know how much injustice she would have suffered."

After saying this, Li Dusheng bowed solemnly to Xu Yiqing.

Xu Yiqing thought of what Du Yu had told him before coming here, and said to Li Dusheng: "Then you have to promise me that you won't cause trouble for Zhao Qianyu."

The police officers in the serious crime squad were all worried that Li Dusheng would retaliate against Zhao Xiaomeng's family. After all, he was such a dirty man that it would be easy for Zhao Qianyu to disappear quietly. Li Dusheng thought for a long time and said, "Okay, I promise you. The principle of not bringing disaster to family members is well known to everyone in Hong Kong. If that bitch killed my sister because of me, her whole family would die... Now, I'll give you a favor."

Zhao Xiaomeng should be thankful that her revenge on Li Yueyue was only directed at her, otherwise Zhao Qianyu would not have survived.

Du Yu once said that although Zhao Xiaomeng was an accomplice, she had committed the murder subjectively and could be sentenced to death at most. So Li Dusheng used his connections to find people to give gifts and hired a first-class lawyer to sentence Zhao Xiaomeng to a suspended death sentence.

After all, he is still a local tyrant who should not be provoked. He can give Xu Yiqing a favor and let Zhao Qianyu live, but Zhao Xiaomeng must die!
Also to die is the actual murderer of his sister.

Li Dusheng said: "Doctor Xu, if you have any news about the murderer, please tell me."

Xu Yiqing said: "I will continue to investigate."

There was also selfish motive in this. In the past, when there was no evidence, he had been struggling to find the truth for his brother just based on an intuition. Now that there was evidence, it was even more impossible for Xu Yiqing to let him go.

So Li Dusheng, the gangster boss, and Xu Yiqing, the best forensic doctor, had the same goal at this moment -

Chasing the murderer!

"Doctor Xu, if you need anything, please call me." Li Dusheng has been in the industry for a long time and knows what is the most sincere return: "If you are short of money, please tell me. If you retire one day, please come to my company for a better job."

Xu Yiqing nodded, said goodbye to him and prepared to leave.

Suddenly remembering something, Xu Yiqing turned back to look at Li Dusheng: "I have inquired about your sister eating dog meat. She has lung disease, went to the hospital for a check-up, and got Chinese medicine. The doctor told her that eating dog meat can nourish her body, so she started eating it. You don't know, maybe she doesn't want you to worry! In addition, she saved the money you gave your sister and didn't spend it. She kept it for fear that you would need it urgently... Think more about your sister before doing anything in the future, don't let her down."

After Xu Yiqing passed away, Li Dusheng knelt in front of his sister's mourning hall and kowtowed three times.

It is said that an elder sister is like a mother, and he, as a younger brother, keeps it in mind.

His younger cousin who worked as a henchman came to see him, but seeing that he was kowtowing he didn't dare to disturb him and just stood aside waiting.

Li Dusheng stood up and patted his clothes: "What's the matter?"

The cousin quickly said, "Those big shots came to pay their respects and have been waiting for a long time. Brother, they are all well-known people in Jiangcheng, including big bosses, people from other gangs, and even a few secretaries with red flags."

"They are guests, and if they are guests, they have to wait." Li Dusheng snorted coldly: "None of them sincerely pay their respects to my sister, they all come here to curry favor with me."

This was followed by a few swear words he learned in Hong Kong.

"Brother, those are the kind of people who stamp their feet and shake the city. That guy can't compare to them. Why are you talking to that guy for so long?"

The cousin couldn't tell the difference between a forensic doctor and a policeman. He only knew that Xu Yiqing was often with Du Yu, and they were collectively called "Tiaozi".

And they are naturally unfriendly to the cops.

"If I stomp my feet, they will tremble three times!" Li Dusheng was disdainful when talking about those people, but when talking about Xu Yiqing, he became respectful.

"I made an appointment with Dr. Xu at 8 o'clock, and he came at 7:30. I was busy all morning, and he kept waiting without getting impatient. He is a trustworthy person and patient in doing things. My sister's case was closed, but he was still willing to run around to check it out, which shows that he is a kind person."

"When I am killed someday, I dare not name the people who are willing to burn incense for my photo, but Dr. Xu will definitely do it." Li Dusheng took a deep breath: "I owe him a huge favor."

(End of this chapter)

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