Wandering in the vast darkness

Chapter 96 The Funeral Hall

Qiqi and Qiqi walked hand in hand toward the gate of the Sanhuan Group. When they were almost at the gate, Qiqi whispered, "Ready, go."

Qiqi immediately dropped her composure and put on a sorrowful expression. Qiqi turned to look at her, and, thinking it was enough, she passed. Qiqi said:

"That's it, don't say anything."

Qiqi nodded.

The two women walked to the main gate, where a security guard stopped them and asked who they were and who they were looking for.

Qiqi said to the security guard, "She's Fu Weijian's girlfriend. Can't she go in to see him? Why are you stopping us from outside?"

Fu Weijian is also known as Xiao Fu. When he said he wanted to go in to see him, he meant he wanted to go into the mourning hall inside, see the portrait hanging there, and offer incense to him.

The security guard hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside, treating those people the same as the boss had instructed.

When those people first tried to go inside, the security guards stopped them. But when they weren't allowed in, they started preparing to set up a mourning hall at the main entrance, hanging banners and placing wreaths on both sides of the gate.

That would only attract more onlookers and make things look even worse. Those self-media outlets could directly film the grieving family members and the funeral hall, and post it online, which would only resonate with more people and bring them more pressure.

Therefore, Lao Shi told the security guards to let them in, not to stop their people from coming and going, and not to have any conflict with them.

This group was in the lobby, where fewer people could see them, and the number of people could be controlled. Apart from a few self-media personalities who had been brought in by them, most other self-organized groups were kept out of the way, and they had not yet formed a widespread online presence.

Since one of the two girls was Xiao Fu's girlfriend, the security guard had no reason to stop them from entering and let them in.

Yu Wenhao saw two Qiqi walk through the courtyard and into the lobby on the first floor. There were ramps on both sides of the entrance and steps in the middle, which was different in elevation from where Yu Wenhao was. Even if Yu Wenhao stretched his neck in the car, he could not see them. He could only get out of the car and stand next to it to look inside.

He saw two girls enter the gate, not heading towards the people playing cards and mahjong on the left, but going straight to the mourning hall on the right and disappearing behind the wreaths. Immediately afterwards, Qiqi's wailing could be heard from inside; her stilted, academic crying was heartbreaking to hear.

Wow, that's amazing! Yu Wenhao couldn't help but smile. She said she wouldn't cry on the way here, but she came right away when she got to the scene. Judging from her crying, no one would doubt that she wasn't Xiao Fu's girlfriend.

Those playing cards and mahjong were startled and stood up, heading over. Yu Wenhao quickly crawled back into the car. Afraid of being seen, he lowered the sun visor, reclined the seat, and lay down, so that from a distance, no one would see that there was someone sitting in the car, and those who got closer would think he was just sleeping in the car.

People gathered around the two girls for a while. One sat on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, while the other stood behind her, holding her shoulders and comforting her. They seemed oblivious to everyone around them.

Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer. The one who was crying couldn't ask, so he asked the one who was standing:

"Who are you people?"

Kiki looked at the people who had asked them the question and asked in return, "Who are you?"

Qiqi glanced at them and said, "Are so many of you relatives? I've never heard Xiao Fu mention having any relatives in Hangzhou. Are you all from our hometown?"

The man looked embarrassed.

Qiqi said, "You don't know her? She's Xiao Fu's girlfriend. She just came back from her internship out of town yesterday. Xiao Fu didn't pick her up at the high-speed rail station, nor did he go to her school to look for her. We couldn't get through to her on the phone either. We were so confused. We went to Xiao Fu's old place early this morning, only to find out that something had happened to him. By the way, where is Xiao Fu? We need to go see him."

The group of people looked at each other, completely unaware of Xiao Fu's whereabouts. However, someone immediately made a phone call, and Xiao Fu's cousin and another person rushed over from the nearby small hotel.

When the two of them arrived, the others made way for them. The cousin walked in, and before he could even speak, Qiqi helped Qiqi up from the ground, and the two of them headed towards the elevator. As they passed the card table, Qiqi kicked over a chair. The people following behind exchanged glances, all knowing this woman was not to be trifled with.

The two reached the elevator. Qiqi pressed the up button, and her cousin quickly stepped in front of them. Qiqi glared at him and snapped:

"Who are you? Get out of my way!"

My cousin asked, "What are you going up there for?"

"Why?!" Qiqi snorted. "Of course we're going up there to demand an explanation from their boss. A perfectly healthy person just vanished like that, shouldn't we get an explanation?"

After Qiqi said that, her cousin was even more hesitant to let them go up. The guy who came with her cousin also stepped forward and stood next to her cousin, blocking Qiqi and Qiqi.

My cousin said, "We won't cause trouble, we won't cause trouble, okay? We'll just wait here for an explanation."

"What explanation are you waiting for?" Qiqi waved her hand, her eyes wide with anger, and cursed, "You cowards, playing cards and mahjong here, do you think people will give you an explanation? Dream on! Get out of the way, we're going upstairs."

My cousin quickly said, "My aunt and uncle are at the hotel next door. Oh, I mean Weijian's parents. They're resting at the hotel next door. Shall we go over there first and discuss it together?"

"I'm not going!" Qiqi retorted.

My cousin said to Qiqi, "Your aunt and uncle really want to see you. They're waiting for you. Let's go over there. We can talk about everything after we see them, okay?"

Qiqi stopped crying, looked at Qiqi, and Qiqi muttered:

"What's the point of going there? They're just a bunch of country bumpkins. How would they know anything about the city? I suggest we go straight up to the boss. They're definitely the ones hiding the people. We'll make them hand them over. If they don't, we'll stay in his office and see what he can do to us."

The man who came with my cousin quickly said, "The person is already in the morgue's freezer. Nobody can see him now. We'll only see him at the farewell ceremony. But it has nothing to do with their company. They really didn't hide him. Let's go. We're all on the same side. Let's discuss things ourselves first, and then we'll settle accounts with them."

"Yes, yes, that's right, girl. Your aunt and uncle miss you too. They haven't seen you before, and they're worried they won't see you this time either. Let's go over and have everyone meet up."

Haha, I've never seen you before! Qiqi and Qiqi were secretly delighted to hear this. Qiqi looked at Qiqi, who said:

"Let's go, let's go take a look first."