The Sixth Military Medical University Affiliated Hospital was a well-known large hospital in Minqing. Its heart surgery department was especially famous.
None of my family or friends had problems in that area. The Sixth Medical University was also quite far from our home, so I'd never been there.
People from Greenleaf said that hospital was a little strange. There might be something there...
This would most likely end up falling to me anyway, but I couldn't work up the energy for it, much less bring myself to go check out the Sixth Medical University.
The weekend passed quickly.
I didn't dream.
When Monday came and I got to the office, my old boss summoned me.
He'd called in a favor and arranged for Liu Zhijun and Liu Zhiguo to take Old Madam Song's ashes back to Duantou Island.
Of course, no one was going to do this for free.
The Liu brothers wouldn't have to pay, but a TV station wanted to follow them and make a news feature.
"...It's a story about returning home. People who left their hometowns going back to their roots. Song Xian's story is a good example. She left home because of the war and never got to return in her lifetime. Now that she's passed away, her son wants to take her back. The TV station can help arrange it. They'll also want to interview the soldiers stationed there. It's a chance to promote patriotism, too." My old boss looked at me. "Our demolition office may be on camera as well. Get ready."
He told me the name of the TV station, and I was surprised.
Director Ma, who'd been in charge of publicity, was gone, and no one was overseeing this kind of work for now. His former deputy probably couldn't handle it,