A small panel van was indeed parked outside.
When they reached Xingjie Pier, a boat had already been arranged to pick them up.
By full daylight, the group had arrived at Shen City Border Defense with Chen Yuting's body.
Song Ning needed a secure place to perform an autopsy on Chen Yuting.
Han Xiao and Xiong Gang had to report to Gu Zheng, as well as inform Regiment Commander Chen of what had happened.
Running into Chen Yuting on this trip had been entirely unexpected.
What they had never imagined was that Chen Yuting would meet her death in Harbor City.
After Han Xiao and Xiong Gang identified themselves, the border defense personnel quickly cleared a small conference room for Song Ning.
They also provided her with the necessary tools.
Song Ning spent half an hour in the conference room. When she opened the door to come out...
Yu Zhengyang was sitting on the floor outside, his face pale and his eyes vacant. He neither cried nor made a fuss, as though he had lost his senses.
When he saw Song Ning emerge, he tried several times to get up, his hands and feet trembling, before finally managing to stand.
Song Ning helped him sit on a nearby bench.
"Lao Yu! Take a moment to catch your breath!"
Then she looked at Han Xiao and Xiong Gang, who were standing a short distance away. "Come in and give me a hand!"
Once they were standing before Chen Yuting's body again, Han Xiao asked, "Have you determined the cause of death?"
"Asphyxiation! Someone covered her mouth and nose with something like a towel, directly causing her death! Besides the bruises on her face, there are several more on her body, but judging by their locations, they don't look like the result