Zhao Tianyang acted entirely out of goodwill; there was no doubt about that, and Wang Yu was grateful.
But gratitude was one thing, Wang Yu's resolve, once made, would not be shaken in the slightest by it. Zhao Tianyang's advice was like a breeze to him, gone as soon as it blew past, leaving nothing behind.
More than ten minutes after Zhao Tianyang left, Lin Yaowei entered the mourning hall and returned to Wang Yu's side.
"All arrangements are set," he reported to Wang Yu. "The farewell ceremony for the body is scheduled for eight o'clock tomorrow morning, followed by the cremation at nine, and the funeral procession at nine-thirty. The police have arranged for two patrol cars to lead the way, with traffic control enforced along the route. We're expected to reach the burial site at around ten forty."