Song Ning wanted to go into the hospital to find a telephone and contact Gu Zheng.
But someone called out to her first.
"Song Ning! Where are you going?"
Song Ning turned and saw Yang Qi, whom she had not seen in a long time, walking over from the Inpatient Department.
He was always traveling with Gu Zheng, so he rarely had a chance to see her.
Song Ning stayed where she was.
Yang Qi hurried up to her and asked, "Are you here to see Boss? He's at a meeting over at the Military District, not here!"
Song Ning nodded. "I know. I was going to call him!"
Yang Qi pointed behind him. "Come on! Sit over at the Inpatient Department for a while. He'll come by when he's finished!"
Then he lowered his voice. "We need definitive evidence concerning Lu Changqing's death. The forensic pathologist is examining him now. Boss will come over for the results in a bit."
Song Ning nodded.
Based on her experience, the findings should not differ much from her conclusions.
But those were still only deductions.
The forensic examination would yield the most accurate results.
Yang Qi took Song Ning to a small, two-story redbrick building at the back.
He had her sit in a small conference room to wait.
Song Ning checked her watch. It was already eleven.
Several fully armed soldiers stood outside the office opposite.
None of their faces were familiar.
Yang Qi went inside to check, then came out and said, "They should be almost done! Just wait a little longer!"
Song Ning shook her head to show that she was in no hurry.
After a moment's thought, she asked Yang Qi, "Do you know about the illegal excavation at Xiaolu Mountain?"
Yang Qi's expression stiffened. "Xiaolu Mountain? Illegal