Why it never ends

Chapter 879 The Dead

When the taxi arrived near the community, Si Lei heard the sound of police sirens.

She screamed in her heart that something was wrong, and ran after the sound as soon as she got off the car. Under the residential building with red and blue lights flashing, Si Lei saw the cordon that had been set up at a glance.

In the distance, a police officer noticed Si Lei approaching quickly. She put down the walkie-talkie in her hand and stepped forward to block Si Lei's way.

"This citizen——"

"Let me go up!" Si Lei shouted, "I am a family member! I am a family member! Where is Ms. Xu Ruyi?"

"Who?"

"Fifth floor! Isn't the fifth floor Ms. Xu Ruyi's home?"

The policemen looked at each other and temporarily removed the cordon tape, "Please follow me..."

Si Lei had already rushed into the corridor.

In just a few seconds, Si Lei heard someone mention the "dead man" on the intercom. Hearing these few words made Si Lei's forehead throb with veins - someone died tonight, who was it?

It can't be Xu Ruyi...

She should have persuaded her when she was in the hospital, she should have persuaded her.

She could see traces of domestic violence on Xu Ruyi's face, and she thought that the perpetrator might chase him today, but why did she let Xu Ruyi go? Why did she just let her go alone?

Si Lei finally rushed to the fifth floor. An old security door was open and police were constantly coming in and out. Two young girls were standing outside talking to the police.

"Ms. Xu!" Si Lei shouted and ran into the room.

As soon as she entered the living room, she saw Xu Ruyi's back - Xu Ruyi was sitting at the table with a dull expression in his hands.

Hearing Si Lei's voice, she looked this way blankly.

In an instant, Si Lei felt that his calves were weak.

"You're okay..." Si Lei approached with a trembling voice, "That's great."

When Si Lei stopped next to Xu Ruyi, she saw a figure on the floor not far away. A fat middle-aged man lay motionless on the floor with his eyes half open.

The police officer who had met Si Lei downstairs finally came in. She led Si Lei to sit down on the other side. She had some questions to ask.

In the subsequent conversation, Si Lei finally figured out what happened tonight. Everything was just as she had feared - the man chased after her, and a fierce quarrel broke out between the two in this old house. Fortunately, there were two young people living in the same house downstairs. They called the police soon after hearing the argument. The argument became more and more intense. They originally wanted to knock on the door to see what was going on, but they heard a knife coming from inside. The sound of chopping with an ax immediately retreated downstairs until the police arrived. When they came up again, there were no more shouts and curses in the room.

From beginning to end, the sound of the piano never stopped.

"What is the name and identity of the deceased?" the police asked.

"Well, I don't know his name very well," Si Lei replied, "I guess he's Ms. Xu's husband."

"Guess? Didn't you say you are a family member?"

"... Emotionally, they are like family members," Si Lei blinked, "You should ask Ms. Xu directly this question. Didn't she say what the situation was at that time?"

"She didn't speak." The policeman turned around and said, "Just sitting there." After the questioning, Si Lei also pulled up a chair and sat next to Xu Ruyi, waiting for the criminal police to complete the criminal investigation of the scene.

After a while, several more auxiliary police officers came up from downstairs. They carried Ding Guisheng onto a stretcher and covered him with a white cloth. The moment Xu Ruyi finally reacted, she stood up and walked unsteadily to the middle of the police, "... You, where are you taking him?"

"Forensic Examination Center." The policeman replied, "Do you know who the deceased is?"

Xu Ruyi opened her mouth slightly and walked to the stretcher.

"He is...my husband."

……

When Ding Guisheng was born again, Ding Yuqing felt that she was dreaming.

My father showed his harmless look for the first time in a long time. Seeing him lying quietly on the iron bed in the funeral home, Ding Yuqing recalled many childhood afternoons. At that time, Ding Guisheng had to take a nap every day, and she was worried day after day that her sleeping father would never wake up again. She always quietly opened the door to Ding Guisheng's room and ran to the bed to see if his stomach was still heaving.

The master bedroom with the curtains drawn was as dark as dusk. At that time, she understood death ignorantly and was afraid of any potential separation.

Now that her father has finally fallen asleep forever, she can suddenly think of many good things about this man in the past. She had known that death could beautify a person, but she did not expect that this power could burst out to such an extent. In many moments in the past, she had warned herself to remember this moment and that moment, and not to let this man take the first step in the future. To suddenly forgive him after he died would be a betrayal to yourself and your mother. But now, looking at Ding Guisheng with gray temples, Ding Yuqing's tears are still falling one after another.

On the other side, Xu Ruyi has already signed. The staff took away the irrelevant people, Ding Yuqing said goodbye to him in her heart, and then watched Ding Guisheng being pushed into the crematorium.

Through the window, Ding Yuqing could see the fire inside through the gap in the metal door. She felt her scalp tingling again, and Xu Ruyi turned her head and turned her daughter's gaze to the other side.

"Mom," Ding Jiali trotted over, "They don't allow us to use our own urns. We have to buy them from them. I picked this one, do you think it's okay?"

"Okay, okay," Xu Ruyi nodded, "Just take it inside."

"it is good."

Ding Yuqing and Xu Ruyi were the only two people left in the aisle again.

"Mom," Ding Yuqing said softly, "Are you okay?"

Xu Ruyi did not answer.

Ding Yuqing turned her head. She suddenly felt that Xu Ruyi was a little strange at this moment. From Ding Guisheng's death to today, Xu Ruyi had never even had red eyes. This is precisely what makes Ding Yuqing feel most uneasy. She was afraid that her mother would be like a hollow dead tree. The calmness on the surface was just a hold on the situation. When the pain suddenly broke out at some point in the future, she would collapse.

"It's okay." Xu Ruyi finally answered, "It's not the first time. I gave it to your grandparents when they left... She picked and bought your grandma's urn herself. If she had known, she wouldn't be allowed to take it with her now. , I won’t choose it specifically for your dad.”

"When will the funeral be held?"

"Let's wait until your sister gives birth to the baby." Xu Ruyi replied, "Your dad will understand."

After a while, the staff came out and informed the two of them to collect the ashes. Ding Yuqing followed him to a wooden platform, where a pile of dead bones of different sizes were piled on top, which was extremely pale due to the fire.

Ding Yuqing was stunned. She thought she would get a handful of real "ashes", but she didn't expect that what was left after the fire burned was a pile of bones.

"Are you going to do it yourself or not?"

"Please do it for me." Xu Ruyi stuffed a red envelope and said, "Thank you very much."

Before Ding Yuqing could ask what she wanted to do for him, she saw the man pick up two heavy square hammers and slowly and effectively smash every large bone that had not been cracked.