What?
Claim the body?
The Qi family was stunned; they had only come to go through the motions and see Qi Shengdong, not expecting to have to claim his body, let alone arrange for cremation and burial, which would cost a good deal of money. Who would pay for it?
The noisy scene suddenly grew quiet as Qi Shengnan and Qi Shengmei, along with their siblings, stepped back involuntarily, dividing into two groups. Only the elderly Mr. and Mrs. Qi remained at the front, close to the police officer's desk.
"Here is a form. Fill it out, and then you can go to the municipal bureau to claim Qi Shengdong's body."
The officer laid a form and a pen in front of the elderly Mr. and Mrs. Qi, urging them, "Hurry up and fill it out, we're about to close for the day."
Then he glanced over their shoulders and shook his head inwardly.
