I am your natural enemy

Sea burial
Wen Yan had already felt a subtle vibration coming from the ground. He continued to take two steps back silently. One of the other two people from Lieyang Department had already taken out his mobile phone and was about to shake people. The other one lifted up his coat. , his hands have been placed on his waist.

Lao Zhang looked back at the luxury furnace, his face a bit irritated. He was busy popularizing science, but now he felt that those words could no longer fool others.

He quickly came to the luxury stove, opened a lid, and pressed the button inside.

In an instant, there was a roar and a buzzing sound as the flames shot out.

In less than a minute, the thumping sound and clearly audible roaring and wailing sounds from the luxurious furnace disappeared.

Lao Zhang looked back at the people and grinned.

"People's physiques are different. Some people's bones are particularly hard and not easy to burn, so they have to turn on a strong fire. This is normal."

"Yes, yes, I have learned a lesson." Wen Yan nodded repeatedly.

Now he fully understood what the fierce fire probably meant and what the so-called luxurious furnace was.

It was because he was superficial. He once thought that it was just a grade for wealthy people.

Only now did he understand that the cost of this luxury furnace was conservatively estimated to be dozens of times that of an ordinary furnace. Coupled with the supporting equipment, all of which had to be upgraded, the price would really soar exponentially.

According to the prices published outside, it is definitely a loss.

After waiting for less than an hour, Lao Zhang turned off the fire, which was at least twice as fast as the ordinary stove.

When it cooled down and was rolled out again, there were only a few gray-white ashes left on the table. The burned ashes were quite clean.

Lao Zhang was familiar with the road and began to gather up.

"Fierce fire is better. No big bones will be left behind. It saves worry, effort and time. Last time I met a tall and fat man, you didn't know, then..."

"Uncle Zhang, it goes without saying. There are others here..." Wen Yan looked a little constipated and interrupted Zhang's science popularization. The two people from the Lieyang Department on the side who came to supervise the recording were sniffing the air. The strange smell seemed to be nothing. When I heard Lao Zhang talk about this again, his face almost turned green.

Lao Zhang glanced at the two people and said nothing. He put on a mask and explained other things to Wen Yan while closing it.

"Under normal circumstances, even if the ashes are collected to the pagoda, all the ashes will not be collected. But if the fire is fierce, according to the rules, they must be cleaned up."

He carefully cleaned the ashes, and even waited until the furnace had completely cooled down, then climbed in and carefully cleaned the inside, gathering all the ashes together.

Then he went to the iron cabinet at the back, took out a few packets of salt and a small packet of something unknown, mixed it with the ashes, and then placed it in the golden pagoda.

Seeing Wen Yan's head full of questions, Lao Zhang immediately explained.

"This is also a rule. It is said to prevent people from using these things to plant flowers. Don't ask me about the rest, I don't know either."

"???"

Wen Yan was a little confused. He didn't know what happened behind this rule.

Here, the golden pagoda was gathered up, sealed, and two chapters of yellow symbols were staggered. After recording the entire process, the two members of the Lieyang Department turned off the video and signed the document.

After turning around and coming out, one of the two made a call.

"Hi, hello, I'm Xiao Liu from the Sea Burial Office. Are you Ms. Lin?"

"I'm sorry to bother you. I just want to ask, do you intend to hold a sea burial for your husband?"

"Yes, environmental protection is indeed one aspect, and now the government is vigorously promoting it. No, no, no, you misunderstood."

"Although the overall process of sea burial may cost anywhere from a few thousand to more than 1, the government provides subsidies for sea burial. If you choose a simple sea burial ceremony, it actually does not cost money."

"The subsidy ranges from RMB [-] to RMB [-]. It depends on the actual situation."

"Yes, there is no charge for the simple sea burial ceremony. Yes, there are subsidies."

The smiling and polite employee of the Lieyang Department hung up the phone, and his smile became more genuine. He took a deep breath, took out the document, and put a check mark on it.

"Okay, the mission was successfully completed, everything went well."

Wen Yan was about to speak, but he was hesitant to speak. He looked back at the golden pagoda in the pink shirt and thought to himself that this guy is really miserable. When he was cremated, his wife was not waiting, and now his ashes are all going to be destroyed. Raised.

Wen Yan was kind-hearted and curious and wanted to ask. Xiao Liu, who was on the phone, could naturally tell this and pointed to his feet.

"You can't talk nonsense here, this is the rule."

Wen Yan understood instantly and sent the two of them out of the funeral home. A few people were under the shade of the trees before Xiao Liu spoke.

“In the past, some people used the ashes after being burned in fierce fires to plant flowers, but there was something wrong with the flowers they planted. The flower-scented pollen was... well, it was poisonous. It caused trouble, and our department had to deal with it.

There was another case where the husband and wife were very loving. After the husband passed away, fierce fire was needed, and then the wife used the husband's ashes to make a diamond jewelry, and something happened again.

Therefore, burial at sea is now a standard procedure, which is the safest and most environmentally friendly. "I understand. Thanks for clearing up the confusion." " Wen Yan shook hands with the other party and expressed his gratitude. He did not ask what would happen if the family members did not agree to burial at sea. Anyway, if nothing happened, he would know what the outcome would be.

After seeing the two of them off, when Wen Yan returned to the unit, he stood under the door and looked at the huge characters above, thoughtfully.

It seems that no matter where it is, after a person dies, it is a standard safety procedure to burn the person to ashes and then scatter the ashes.

Wen Yan actually wanted to know why there was so much noise when the pink shirt's body was cremated, but it was obvious that others were more concerned about safety. Everything was strictly in accordance with standard safety procedures, and they were not curious about what happened inside. Or, what.

Thinking of this, Wen Yan couldn't help but think, is it also a rule not to pay attention to what is inside?

……

In the old district of Decheng, an ordinary old community, a man wearing rimless glasses parked his 10-yuan car and walked out carrying a bag of vegetables.

"Xiao Mo, I'm here to see your dad again."

"Yes, I collected the car early today, so I came to take a look. My dad doesn't want to move away to live with me, so I can only come here often. Aunt Zhang, please help me persuade my dad when you are free. He As I get older, it’s not convenient to climb stairs every day.”

The bespectacled man took out some mangosteen and distributed it to the neighbors downstairs who were enjoying the cool weather. Several old ladies laughed from ear to ear.

"This mangosteen is so expensive now."

"Oh, don't worry, we'll just talk to your dad if we have nothing to do. Your dad must be afraid that he won't get used to living here, and he doesn't want to disturb you..."

"My daughter hasn't called me for half a year, how is it like you, who comes back to see your dad every two days."

The man with glasses was smiling and warm, and he chatted with a few old ladies for a while.

"Auntie, you guys talk, I'll go up and cook for my dad. If it's later, I'm afraid he'll cook it himself."

"Go quickly."

The bespectacled man walked up the stairs to the fourth floor. When he opened the double doors, he saw an old man holding a rice cooker liner.

"Dad, please rest. I'll come. I just bought groceries."

The old man couldn't help but talk after taking one look at the dish.

"Shanghai green is very expensive now, and cabbage is cheap recently..."

The bespectacled man smiled and said nothing. He turned on the TV for the old man and turned up the volume. After cooking the rice, he put on an apron and started chopping and washing vegetables.

In half an hour, the man with glasses first served a bowl of soup.

"Dad, please drink a bowl of soup first to get rid of the dampness. The ribs need to be simmered for a while."

Not long after, there were three dishes and one soup on the dining table. The two of them were eating and chatting about home cooking.

"Your sister and your brother are both able to develop outside now. Do you want them to find you another job?"

"No, my sister has just been promoted, and my brother has just joined a project. They are both very busy, and it is not suitable. I am good at driving, and it is closer to home." The man with glasses said with a smile. Looks like he doesn't care too much.

But after hearing this, the old man felt a little uncomfortable.

In the past, the family still had some money, which was taken care of by the two older siblings. But when the younger son started to go to school and needed money, he became a gambler and lost all the family property.

Later, his wife fell ill and he was unable to recover, so his younger son stayed at home to take care of the two elderly people. So now, the other two children are working hard outside and haven't had a phone call for several months. Only the younger son drives an online ride-hailing service to make money. Take care of him.

The old man didn't continue talking about this and started talking about work. Just chatting, something didn't feel right.

"How's your work going over there?"

"It's not bad, it's just a previous project that didn't go well."

"Which project?"

"The funeral parlor project has been suspended for a year, but recently there is hope that it can be started again. I am mainly busy with this project, but the people under my command are not very obedient. If something goes wrong, I have to personally follow up."

"It's not easy for you either. I'm old and can't help you much."

"From what you said, you are my greatest help."

"How can I help?"

"I have to find a way to get into the funeral parlor that is legitimate and won't attract the attention of my opponents, and then I can do the next thing. The introduction I put in before is gone. Someone must be close to where I want to go."

　The time was set at the wrong time...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)