After being murdered by my whole family, I was reborn

Chapter 2197 She's always been like this, just ignore her.

Upon arriving at the morgue, Xiao Xie let Zhang Ran take one last look at the body, and after confirming its identity, contacted the funeral home.

Family members can prepare their own urns or buy them directly from the funeral home. Zhang Ran took out a kimchi jar and handed it to the staff to put the ashes in.

The staff member stared at the kimchi jar with disbelief: "...Are you sure you want to use this to hold ashes?" They looked Zhang Ran up and down, noticing she didn't seem poor. "Even the cheapest urns only cost a few hundred yuan..."

Before the staff member could finish speaking, Zhang Ran interrupted forcefully, "I don't have money, I'm not buying."

The staff member: "..." Silently reached out and took the kimchi jar, but couldn't help asking, "Who was the deceased to you?"

Zhang Ran: "My mom."

Staff member: "..." She's definitely not her biological mother, probably her stepmother, and she abused her when she was little.

He turned around to collect the ashes.

Standing to the side, Xiao Xie watched this scene quietly. Suddenly, he remembered the jar he had dug up under the osmanthus tree in the orphanage last time. He had assumed it was Erni's ashes, but it turned out to be a jar of wine.

Now, seeing her preparing a pickling jar to hold Chen Zhaodi's ashes... he paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Is it common to use pickling jars to hold ashes in your hometown?"

Zhang Ran looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Didn't you send people to investigate my hometown? Burial is the norm, and cremation is the most taboo."

Xiao Xie: "..."

The staff handed over the urn, which Zhang Ran took. As she was about to leave, she suddenly looked at Xiao Xie and said, "It's almost noon. I'd like to treat you to lunch. Can you have a drink with me?"

Xiao Xie fell silent.

Although she hated Chen Zhaodi, she was, after all, her mother who gave birth to her and raised her. Now that her mother was gone, she must be heartbroken.

"Okay." With Zhang Ran's case gone, the bureau is much more relaxed and has been quite idle lately.

Autumn rain drives, winter cicada sits in the passenger seat.

Zhang Ran and Xiao Xie rode in the back to the hotel.

Xiao Xie's gaze swept over Qiu Yu, who was driving, and then lingered on Dong Chan. He turned to Zhang Ran, who was sitting next to him, and asked, "Why don't I see Xie Wei? Isn't he on duty today?" It's simply unbelievable that Gu Jinhe would go to jail for a man.

“He’s fired.” Zhang Ran said bluntly, “If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have been targeted by Gu Jinhe. Fired him is too lenient.”

Xiao Xie: "..."

Upon arriving at the grand hotel, Qiuyu sat down, while Dongchan stood guard at the entrance.

Xiao Xie sat next to Zhang Ran and observed Dong Chan for a while without making a sound. When the dishes were served, she still showed no intention of sitting down to eat. So he looked at Zhang Ran and asked, "Isn't she going to sit down and eat with us?"

Zhang Ran followed his gaze to Dong Chan and said, "She's always like this, just ignore her."

There was red wine, white wine, spirits, and beer on the table. The waiter brought a bottle opener and politely asked, "What would you like to drink?"

"I'll drink red wine," Zhang Ran said, then looked at Xiao Xie. "Do you drink white wine or spirits?"

"I don't like foreign stuff, let's go with the baijiu." Xiao Xie stared at the baijiu on the table, which was clearly the Moutai that Zhang Ran had secretly kept in his vault.

The waiter opened the red and white wine bottles, poured them for them, and then went outside to stand guard.

This is a high-end hotel, where each waiter is responsible for a private room.

She and Dongchan each stood on one side.

The waiter kept glancing at Dongchan, opening his mouth several times before finally closing it again.

"Officer Xie, come, let me toast you." Qiu Yu used to sit right next to Zhang Ran, but this time, seeing that Zhang Ran was unusually going to drink, she chose to sit next to Xiao Xie, sandwiching him between her and Zhang Ran.