Xiong Gang and Han Xiao had finished their bout and were now listening nearby.
Xiong Gang said, "How should I put it? The graveyard belongs to the village. Most people are simply used to being buried there! That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with being buried elsewhere. If Chief Engineer Zhou really requested it while he was alive, being buried in the back garden of his old home would be perfectly normal!"
Song Ning asked, "I wanted to ask-is Zhou Weide's hometown... also Elder Zhou's hometown?"
"Yes! They lived in the same village. Zhou Weide's father and Elder Zhou's father were brothers, so Elder Zhou and Zhou Weide were paternal cousins!"
"So Zhou Weide's ancestral home and Elder Zhou's ancestral home weren't the same place."
"That's right! Song Ning, what are you getting at?"
Song Ning frowned and thought for a while. In the end, she shook her head without saying anything.
Xiong Gang said, "I have some news too. The navy's investigation has turned up results. Although everyone who issued travel permits when Buddha Lord fled is dead, they followed the trail and, sure enough, it led to Lin Xiaojun's father-Lin Xiaoming's second uncle, Lin Rongguang. He was a regiment-level officer in the North China Military District's navy, commanding a destroyer! When the Lin Brothers' crimes came to light, he had almost reached international waters. They intercepted him at the last moment! He readily confessed to ordering his subordinates to issue the permits, but in a position like his, that certainly wasn't his only crime. He'll probably face a military court later!"
"What about Lin Xiaoming's father? I remember he was a civilian employee in the military!"
"He's been arrested! He used a business trip as an excuse and started heading for the border half a month in advance.