The source of the sound also appeared in front of the four people.

A group of people dressed in white mourning clothes appeared in front of them.

This is...

"A funeral?"

Xu Liang frowned, looked on, and stopped walking.

A family was holding a funeral right in front of them!

Dozens of people wearing white mourning clothes were mourning nearby, with a banquet for the guests beside them, various figures moving among them.

No wonder there were no people around.

Everyone's here!

The four looked a bit suspicious, and Xu Liang quietly observed the funeral situation around them.

At this moment.

An old man, thin and responsible for registering and collecting money, looked up at the four young people.

The old man scanned them up and down: seeing that their clothing didn't resemble that of ordinary people, he couldn't help but ask:

"Young man, which family are you relatives of?" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Relatives? They weren't relatives.

"Sir, we're not here to give gifts."

Xu Liang smiled politely and took out a cigarette to offer it.

He glanced at the list of contributors.

On the list... the contributions were in hundreds and thousands!

He was a little surprised.

A few hundred or a thousand yuan was a month's salary for an ordinary person these days!

For a migrant worker from a remote village, it may not even reach a thousand yuan a month!

Even in later times, a normal contribution would only be one or two hundred, how could it be in thousands...

Xu Liang casually memorized the details, continuing to look at the old man.

The old man took the cigarette, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Ah, it's a better brand!

He tucked the cigarette behind his ear, softened his expression, and spoke to Xu Liang:

"Young man, what's the matter?"

"Sir, I wanted to ask about where Sun Zhongmin's house is..."

Xu Liang asked, as Sun Zhongmin was his client.

"Zhongmin?"

The old man nodded, "You've come to the right place, this is his home."

This is his home?

Xu Liang was surprised, then looked up at the funeral scene, showing shock on his face.

His client's family was holding a funeral!?

A death?

Xu Liang frowned.

'Something's wrong, if it's a death... logically, they shouldn't rush to hold a funeral.'

'But with a million-dollar case.....'

He contemplated internally.

Normally, even if there was a murder case, the client would usually wait until the case was resolved before holding a funeral.

How could they arrange a case and a funeral at the same time?

This would just screw things up!?

"Sir, what's the situation here?" Xu Liang asked.

"Zhongmin's child passed away,"

The old man shook his head, deeply sighing, and then, suddenly pointing at someone, he said.

"There, that's Sun Zhongmin, you can find him."

Xu Liang looked in the direction pointed, and saw a man with a numb face and an aged appearance coming into view.

He paused.

"The four of us will contribute four hundred."

Xu Liang first took out money to make a contribution, then turned to Wang Chao, "Chao, go have something from the banquet and save some for us."

With those words.

He walked towards the weary and dull-eyed Sun Zhongmin, who was now silently facing the mourners.

Sun Zhongmin sat on a chair.

Surrounded by people who repeatedly offered him condolences, Sun Zhongmin sat dazed and numb, like a stone statue, not even blinking.

Until a figure approached him.

Just when Sun Zhongmin thought it was another mourner...

The figure suddenly stopped in front of him.

"Hello, Mr. Sun, right? I'm Xu Liang, a lawyer from Conscience Law Firm in Hongfu District, Hanhai City."

"The one who contacted you by phone at nine this morning."

The voice was gentle, his speech clear.

Sun Zhongmin was somewhat disoriented, his lost soul seemed to return, and he looked around, bewildered.

He looked up and saw a young man with a polite smile gazing at him.

Upon hearing this.

Sun Zhongmin's lips moved for a moment, but as he opened his mouth, tears blurred his eyes.

"I..."

He choked up slightly.

The three people in front seemed a bit at a loss.

Xu Liang, and Yang Ruoxi, along with Su Yu, exchanged looks, finally Xu Liang spoke to try and verify:

"Mr. Sun, you..."

"I... I'm sorry... sorry, I'm a bit overwhelmed emotionally..."

Sun Zhongmin took a deep breath, holding back tears but looking at the three with red eyes.

He quickly got up, leading the three inside.

"Lawyer Xu, please come inside, it's windy outside..."

With that, they walked towards the mourning hall.

The mourning hall was without any kneeling mourners.

There were only a few people keeping vigil and arranging the funeral.

The three of them went inside, passing the foyer, finally...

Stepping into the main room.

Inside the main room, there was a coffin placed. Xu Liang looked a bit surprised.

Of course.

The surprise wasn't because of the coffin, but rather...

In front of the coffin, there was a black and white photo!

The person in the photo... was particularly young!

How old?

Seven or eight years old?

And the size of the coffin indeed matched the guessed age.

At this moment, the other few people by the coffin also looked up, gazing at Xu Liang with sad and curious eyes, looking at this well-dressed young man in a suit.

Ignoring them, Xu Liang couldn't help but show a stunned expression on his face.

He turned his head to look at Sun Zhongmin, shockingly saying:

"Mr. Sun, this...."

"What is going on!?"

Hearing this, Sun Zhongmin couldn't help but be swept by sadness again, but the tears had already dried up. He took a deep breath, saying in a muffled voice:

"This is my son Sun Jin."

"This year... he's seven."

One spoke, the other listened.

Xu Liang did not interrupt, quietly listening to the other's words.

"My son is nine this year... after tomorrow's birthday he would be ten."

"I am thirty-nine this year, in the countryside it's considered having a child at an older age, so I wanted my son to have a better life, and went to the city with my wife to work."

"The child was left in the care of the elders at home," Sun Zhongmin said.

Xu Liang nodded, turning his head to glance at the woman slumped on the ground, looking like she had lost her soul.

The woman should be Sun Zhongmin's wife.

"I was working outside with the child's mother, planning to bring the child to the city for schooling in a few years, but..."

"But suddenly news came from home that the child had died!"

Sun Zhongmin said in a deep voice, his words laced with the pain as if his heart was being cut by a knife.

The child was dead.

And died at his age of thirty-nine...

It can be said to bring utter despair.

Not to mention being the only child!

"How did he die?" Xu Liang frowned.

The other's attitude suggested that the case was probably related to the child.

"I don't know."

Sun Zhongmin showed a bitter expression on his face.

"In the past few years, there have always been children mysteriously dying in the village from time to time."

"Later, people in the village organized to investigate, they drove away the wild animals on the mountain and no one paid attention anymore."

"Because of this, I thought of waiting for things to stabilize, and to find a bigger rental to bring the child over to live."

"Who would have thought..."

"The child suddenly died, without any reaction, when we returned home it was already like this..."

Suddenly died...

And mysteriously died!?

Xu Liang frowned.

This kind of situation... is rare.

Mysterious death, preferably it's due to normal phenomenon, if it involves other special factors...

That would be quite tricky.

Not to mention...

Several people!

"Cause of death..."

Xu Liang murmured.

Generally speaking, from the phenomena exhibited by a corpse, the cause of death can be determined.

Especially in the case of children.

As long as a check of the body is done, in most cases, more than half of the causes of death can be found.

Thinking like this.

Xu Liang sidestepped, looking into the coffin.

During a vigil, the coffin is not fully closed.

Only the last few days will it be completely sealed, during which a gap is left at the head, and for the decaying... a cloth is used to cover the body.

However...

When Xu Liang looked inside.

After seeing the contents clearly, he was instantly stunned.

Inside the coffin...

There was no body!

"The... where's the child!?"

Xu Liang's eyes showed astonishment, as did Yang Ruoxi and Su Yu by his side.

There was no body in the coffin.

Then who was this funeral being held for!?

The three of them simultaneously looked at Sun Zhongmin.

Sun Zhongmin showed a bitter smile on his face, he said in a deep voice:

"My son died a month ago, and after he died, I called the police."

"The body is now...."

He continued, Sun Zhongmin said:

"The police... won't give us the body!"

Won't... give the body?