Stealing ashes from a cemetery was no easy task in itself.
"First, there are surveillance cameras inside. Second, there are security guards. And finally, the ashes are buried underground."
Song Xiaotian laid it all out for us. "By the time you dig them up, the police will practically be there. How are you supposed to steal them?"
Meng Yifan looked at me too. "We'd at least have to make sure the cameras don't catch us, and the guards don't see us either. That seems... completely impossible."
I said, "We can't do it, but a ghost can."
Both of them started. Meng Yifan said, "Isn't Du Yuwei a ghost? Even she doesn't dare go. Who else are you going to ask?"
Song Xiaotian seemed to have guessed what I wanted to do. He immediately stared at me in horror. "You want to ask Li Xiumei?"
I nodded. "Li Xiumei has been dead for fifteen years. From what I've seen, even Zhao Laoqi can't do anything about her. And she has a grudge against Du Ruhai too. No one is better suited to take us there to steal the ashes."
Meng Yifan was too scared to speak.
Song Xiaotian's face was covered in sweat. I couldn't tell whether it was cold sweat or from the spicy hot pot.
"How about I pay for this meal instead?"
"I'll just pretend I never saw you two..."
Seeing him get up to leave, I hurriedly pulled him back. "Brother Tian, without getting Li Xiumei involved, we have no way to steal the ashes. Once we get them, Du Yuwei will tell us who the First Case Offender is."
"He's the real culprit who caused Manman's death!"
"If we rely on our own investigation, we'll never find out who he is. The police didn't even notice