30 minutes later, Political Commissioner Li, Director Hou, Jiang An, and two young forensic pathologists from the forensic laboratory arrived at the gate of Qinzhou City's funeral home in a silent business car.
It was now 3:30 in the morning, and the surroundings of the funeral home were pitch black. Only a faint light from a distant duty room window outlined the building's silhouette.
The forensic autopsy room, standing alone away from the main building, appeared especially solemn in the dead of night.
The area was extremely quiet, with only the occasional sound of unknown crickets chirping from the grass, adding an air of desolation and mystery.
Director Hou was the first to open the car door and get out, tightening his coat as the night wind brushed against him.
