"How about Gu Yingxiong, the eldest young master of the Gu Corporation?"
His father, having met him before, looked at Xiao Xun with a look of surprise. "Him? Can someone like him go to that impoverished mountain village?"
"He will go, believe me."
His father's eyes darted around. "If he goes, then it'll be all the better. If he doesn't, you must come back."
Xiao Xun readily agreed, "Alright."
Just then, Mu Jiahe also returned, followed by two people, carrying bags and more into the house.
Xiao Xun's mother stood up and took Mu Jiahe's hand. "Sit down quickly. You don't know, my brat was looking for you all over the world for the short while you were out, asking me several times."
Mu Jiahe glanced at Xiao Xun, clearly not believing it. "Then why didn't he call me?"
His mother gently patted Mu Jiahe's hand. "You said yourself, this is what you call being overly worried."
Xiao Xun scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed. "Where did you go?"
Mu Jiahe pointed to the two people still carrying things into the house. "Bought some things for Uncle and Auntie. I left in such a hurry last time that I didn't buy anything."
Xiao Xun's mother smiled so wide her eyes couldn't be seen. "Jiahe, you're too polite. We're practically family now, you're being too formal."
Mu Jiahe also smiled, "It's only right, it's only right."
At this moment, Xiao Xun's third uncle-in-law said, "Look, it's the young ladies from the city who know the rules, are educated and virtuous, and beautiful inside and out. Unlike my son, who got a wife and didn't buy anything when he came to our home. I even had to add a lot of things, and he still demanded the full bride price."
Xiao Xun knew that the village chief's son hadn't even finished primary school, nor did he have any skills. He was usually lazy and gluttonous. Having a wife was already good enough for him, yet he was still being picky.
His mother also frowned, because that kid, relying on the good relationship between his mother and Xiao Xun's mother, had often come over to mooch food and drinks, and eat for free.
Therefore, Xiao Xun had always had a bad impression of his son.
He sat opposite the village chief, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly. "Third Uncle-in-law, what has your son been busy with lately?"
"That boy can't do anything well. Isn't the mountain resort going to be built? I asked him to help out at the construction site."
This was why the village chief wanted to vigorously help with the construction of the mountain resort, even at the expense of national interests. The ultimate goal was to find a long-term livelihood for his son.
After a few more pleasantries, Xiao Xun drove his third uncle-in-law and his father to the mortuary at the Central Hospital. They found the police officer in charge of the case and signed the documents for the autopsy.
Once the autopsy was completed, the funeral home could be notified to send a vehicle. Xiao Xun's third uncle-in-law's role was to sign on behalf of the family, and his father's role was to have the funeral home's car return to their village.
The autopsy results indicated that Yun Mei's cause of death was multi-organ failure caused by hypovolemic shock.
Xiao Xun was greatly shocked upon seeing the autopsy report and said to the forensic doctor who performed the dissection, "How could it be hypovolemic shock? She looked so strong, and her complexion was always ruddy. She showed no signs of anemia."
The forensic doctor shrugged. "I only speak the facts. This is what the body showed."
Xiao Xun looked at the police officer primarily responsible for the case. "What does this situation indicate?"
"Subjectively, it indicates that her death was an accident, not homicide."
When Xiao Xun heard this result, he disagreed. "If it was an accident, then why was her body inexplicably found in the garbage pit, and why did the surveillance footage from the monitoring room mysteriously disappear?"
The police officer said, "If we really want to pursue it, the result might just be desecration of a corpse."
Xiao Xun waved his hand. "I don't care about that. I just want to know what exactly happened the night before yesterday."
The police officer looked helplessly at the forensic doctor behind him. "Are you sure there were no other fatal injuries on the body?"
The forensic doctor nodded. "It was indeed death caused by excessive blood loss. There were no obvious injuries elsewhere on the body."
The police officer looked at Xiao Xun again. "If you must know the truth of the matter, you can, but this process might be much slower. Can you accept that?"
Seeing Xiao Xun hesitate, he asked the village chief and Xiao Xun's father beside him, "As the representative family members and village leaders, what are your opinions?"
The village chief was anxious to return to the village to build the mountain resort. Based on the principle of "better safe than sorry," he tugged at Xiao Xun's father. "Look, the police officer said it was an accident, just that she lost too much blood. I think that's enough. The dead cannot be brought back to life. Please accept my condolences!"
The police officer nodded. "This village chief is indeed reasonable."
With things said to this point, what else could be done? Although Xiao Xun had a thousand doubts, he could only suppress them in his heart and investigate thoroughly after this busy period.
Although Xiao Xun didn't say anything, he still took pictures of the autopsy report with his phone.
After all the matters were settled, Mu Jiahe brought Xiao Xun's mother to the Tianhao Grand Hotel and booked a private room to treat Xiao Xun's father and third uncle-in-law to a meal.
The village chief had originally intended to return with the funeral home's car, but when he heard Xiao Xun's father say it was a five-star hotel, he didn't hesitate to join them.
As they clinked glasses, the village chief's praise for Xiao Xun was endless. He was a capable village chief and clearly had his ways. Xiao Xun himself felt a little embarrassed.
After a satisfying meal and drinks, Xiao Xun's parents took the gifts from Mu Jiahe and took their leave. Xiao Xun was busy and didn't show any signs of wanting them to stay, but even if he had, the three people eager to return home wouldn't have agreed.
During the banquet, Mu Jiahe didn't ask about Yun Mei's situation, fearing she would spoil the mood.
Now that the three had left, Mu Jiahe finally asked. When she learned that the cause of death was hypovolemic shock, she also showed a look of surprise.
"How could a healthy person suffer from hypovolemic shock?"
Xiao Xun was also full of doubts. "I asked the forensic doctor. His report provided detailed dissection steps and analysis of the cause of death. The forensic doctor's methods were professional. Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, he had no reason to lie to me."
Mu Jiahe voiced Xiao Xun's initial doubt. "If it was an accidental death, not caused by anyone, then why was Yun Mei's body found in the garbage pit, and why did the surveillance footage mysteriously disappear?"
Xiao Xun frowned. "I had this question too, but for now, we can only treat it as an accidental death. We have more important things to do."
Mu Jiahe took out her phone. "Perhaps we can find someone else."
Amidst Xiao Xun's confused expression, Mu Jiahe dialed a phone number. When it was answered, she said just two words, "Are you there?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, Mu Jiahe said two more words, "Wait for me."
Then she hung up the phone and said to Xiao Xun, "Drive, take me somewhere."
Although Xiao Xun looked puzzled, he followed Mu Jiahe's instructions.
He drove Mu Jiahe through winding roads until they arrived at a place that resembled an urban village. Parking was difficult, and there were many people. The entire village was very lively.
Xiao Xun managed to park the car along the edge, disregarding any violations, and followed Mu Jiahe inside.
The alleys were winding and twisting. Xiao Xun didn't even know how they had gotten in. "Who are we looking for?"
Mu Jiahe seemed very familiar with the place and said, "You'll know when we get there."
Finally, after turning until Xiao Xun felt dizzy, they stopped in front of a two-story building.
Mu Jiahe directly pushed open the courtyard gate and walked in. Inside, an old man was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea with his back to the door. Hearing someone enter, the old man didn't turn around.
Mu Jiahe opened the door and walked in, and Xiao Xun immediately followed.
After entering, Mu Jiahe stopped and turned to tell Xiao Xun to close the door.