Xu Chunliang confirmed the location and asked Pu Jian to come pick him up. When Pu Jian heard they were going to the crematorium, he said it was unlucky and simply tossed the car keys to Xu Chunliang. Anyway, he still had a gas car, and lately he didn't use the electric one much. He told Xu Chunliang to return it whenever he left, with only one condition: don't forget to have it washed before giving it back.
Xu Chunliang drove to the crematorium that Chen Zhiyun had mentioned. The trip went smoothly enough.
By the time he arrived, the sky was overcast and a light rain was drifting down.
At the ashes collection office, he saw Chen Zhiyun waiting. A rather delicate-looking young woman, dressed plainly, cradling a powdered milk tin as she waited to collect her brother's ashes.
