Since Carpenter Bao wasn't the Bizarre Tree's agent, its agent had to be someone else. Since one of the Eight Gates of the formation was here, someone must have been maintaining it regularly.
Who exactly was this agent? Had he fled, or was he still hiding in Tantou Base?
Either way, given Carpenter Bao's pitiful state, and the fact that he wasn't the Bizarre Tree's agent and bore none of the so-called responsibility, he deserved a proper burial.
Tong Feifei was a grown man, and he didn't much care for Carpenter Bao's wife's shrewish, street-brawling manner. He didn't feel particularly sorry for her.
But as a woman, Zhong Leyi felt some sympathy for Carpenter Bao's wife. She couldn't help advising her, "Sister-in-law, whatever else can wait. Let Brother Bao rest in peace first."
Carpenter Bao's wife had just lost her husband and was full of pent-up fury. Like a mad dog, she snapped at anyone within reach. What was more, she was biased: she believed that if the authorities hadn't issued that ultimatum, the base would have been fine and nothing would have happened. It was the authorities sticking their noses where they didn't belong that had caused her husband to die for no reason.
So Carpenter Bao's wife had no kind words for the authorities either, though she didn't dare curse them openly.
When she heard Zhong Leyi's advice, she didn't appreciate it. Instead, she complained, "The authorities think they can control everything. Are you going to tell me how to handle my family's funeral, too? I just don't want to bury him yet! My Old Bao died unjustly. I'm keeping his body here for seven days, so every last one of you can have your conscience weighed down with guilt. You wronged my Old Bao. If it weren't