Chapter 1890: In Mourning

"Well... I don't work with Secretary Zhou, so I'm not very clear about the specific circumstances. According to the report, Secretary Zhou died in the line of duty due to a sudden cerebral hemorrhage caused by overwork, and was sent to the hospital for rescue but failed." Xiao Li answered cautiously.

Overwork and sudden cerebral hemorrhage, these are basically consistent with Qin Feng's conjecture.

Zhou Qiming has high blood pressure and works very hard. He is also old and he is the kind of person who is unwilling to see a doctor for a physical examination.

This kind of situation happened twice before in Dongyang, and I almost lost my life. Last time in Cangnan, I was also hospitalized.

At that time, Qin Feng was vaguely worried about Zhou Qiming's physical condition, so every time he called Zhou Qiming, he repeatedly reminded Zhou Qiming to have physical examinations on time, pay attention to blood pressure and blood sugar, and remember not to overwork.

But Qin Feng also knew that this advice would have no effect on Zhou Qiming. Zhou Qiming regarded his work and the interests of the people as more important than his own life. Once he started working, he would not care about his life.

Zhou Qiming was transferred from Dongyang City to Xijiang Province to serve as a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Cangnan Municipal Party Committee. He was promoted to the provincial party committee team all at once because Cangnan City's economic development had serious problems. Zhou Qiming was sent here to turn the tide. So it is conceivable how difficult and intense the work ahead of Zhou Qiming is.

So it is almost inevitable that Zhou Qiming will be tired.

After listening, Qin Feng let out a long sigh, his eyes were sore again, but Qin Feng held it back, opened the car window, lit a cigarette and smoked.

Cangnan City, as the capital of Xijiang Province, is naturally very prosperous. Although it is midnight, the streets are still brightly lit.

The car passed through the city of Cangnan and came to the suburbs, and finally drove into the Cangnan Funeral Home where pine and cypress trees stood.

The car stopped in front of Hall No. 1 of the funeral home.

Qin Feng, accompanied by staff, walked into Hall No. 1 of the funeral home.

The ceremony hall of the funeral home is a place specially used for holding memorial services. Cangnan City Funeral Home is the largest funeral home in the entire Xijiang Province. The No. 1 ceremony hall of Cangnan City Funeral Home is a place specially used for holding memorial services for senior leaders and is not open to the general public.

Qin Feng walked into the auditorium and was greeted by a solemn atmosphere.

A very large banner was hung on the wall directly in front, with the words "Memorial Service for Comrade Zhou Qiming" written on it. Large elegiac couplets were hung on both sides, aligned left and right. A long table was placed below the banner, with Zhou Qiming's portrait placed in the middle of the table.

The black-rimmed frame used for the portrait is decorated with black gauze and small white flowers.

Although the photo was a frontal shot of Zhou Qiming with a serious expression, Qin Feng always felt that Zhou Qiming was still looking at him with a smile as usual.

The moment he saw Zhou Qiming's photo, Qin Feng was overwhelmed with grief again. A feeling of sadness emerged from the bottom of his heart and his eyes suddenly became moist.

Zhou Qiming's body was placed right in front of the table.

Looking at Zhou Qiming's body from afar, Qin Feng still felt that this was unreal, like a dream. He felt from the bottom of his heart that this was just a dream and not real.

Qin Feng wanted to walk over and saw Zhou Qian kneeling beside the hall and Xie Fengmin sitting on a chair next to her crying bitterly.

Zhou Qian rushed over in the evening and knelt here together, her eyes already red and swollen from crying.

When Zhou Qian saw Qin Feng coming in, she got up from the ground, looked at Qin Feng leisurely, tears streaming down her face like broken strings. The next second, Zhou Qian threw herself into Qin Feng's arms, bursting into tears.

Qin Feng hugged Zhou Qian tightly in his arms. As Zhou Qian sobbed, Qin Feng couldn't help but shed tears.

The two people didn't say anything, they just hugged each other tightly and cried loudly.

"Qin Feng... my dad is gone... gone forever... what should I do?" Zhou Qian cried in Qin Feng's arms and spoke intermittently, her tears soaking Qin Feng's shoulders.

"You have to be strong. Dad in heaven would definitely not want to see you so sad. Dad is gone, but I am still here." Qin Feng tried his best to control his emotions and comfort Zhou Qian, but his face was still full of tears.

Zhou Qian lay in Qin Feng's arms and cried for more than ten minutes. Qin Feng hugged Zhou Qian tightly and patted her back to comfort her.

Zhou Qian finally let go of Qin Feng. Qin Feng slowly came to Xie Fengmin's side. Looking at Xie Fengmin, who was sitting on the chair with tears streaming down her face and dull eyes, Qin Feng gently squatted in front of Xie Fengmin and held Xie Fengmin's hand: "Mom, I'm sorry. You must be strong at this time and take care of yourself."

"I will. I won't cause trouble to you and Xixi at this time. You take good care of Xixi and don't worry about me. I'm fine." Xie Fengmin took the tissue handed over by the person who was taking care of her, wiped her tears, and said to Qin Feng firmly.

Qin Feng nodded, stood up, and slowly walked to Zhou Qiming's body.

Looking at Zhou Qiming lying there quietly, Qin Feng always felt that Zhou Qiming had not left, but just fell asleep, very peacefully. Qin Feng even felt that there was a kind smile on Zhou Qiming's face.

Qin Feng just stood there and watched Zhou Qiming. After a long time, he turned around and walked to the workshop where the spirit platform was being set up. He pulled a piece of white cloth and tied it around his arm. Then he slowly walked to the front of the spirit bed and knelt in front of Zhou Qiming's body.

Zhou Qiming is a party member and cadre. According to rules and regulations, he is not allowed to carry out any feudal and superstitious sacrificial activities. Therefore, there was no incense or paper money in the entire mourning hall, and no one was in mourning.

Qin Feng is an atheist and never believes in these feudal superstitious customs, but he still wants to do something today.

In Qin Feng's eyes, Zhou Qiming is his father.

According to the custom in Qin Feng's hometown, when a person dies, his or her children have to kneel in front of the body and keep vigil for the deceased, which is also called keeping vigil.

That's why Qin Feng pulled the white cloth, tied it around his arm, and knelt in front of the coffin.

After Qin Feng knelt down, Zhou Qian also knelt down beside Qin Feng.

"Where is Niu Niu?" Qin Feng asked.

"In the hotel, with two nannies, she doesn't know what's going on yet."

"Let Mom go back first. I'm afraid her body won't be able to hold on if she stays here any longer." After Qin Feng said this, he stood up and walked to Xie Fengmin's side.

"Mom, you should go back and rest first." Qin Feng persuaded.

Xie Fengmin shook her head, her eyes still dull.

"It's already past one o'clock. If you don't go back and rest, your body won't be able to hold on. You must not get hurt at this time. And Niuniu is still there alone. If you don't go, she will definitely not sleep. She might even cry later."

When talking about Niu Niu, Xie Fengmin's eyes lit up.

Xie Fengmin finally stood up slowly. Instead of leaving, she came to Zhou Qiming's body, looked at Zhou Qiming again, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, turned around and said to Qin Feng with hoarse eyes: "Take good care of Xixi."

Qin Feng nodded.

Xie Fengmin walked out unsteadily accompanied by staff. At that moment, Qin Feng felt that Xie Fengmin had suddenly aged more than ten years.