Beth was standing in front of the door of the Berkeley Police Department's forensic autopsy room. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info (Dear friends, the forensic autopsy room and the police station are not connected.) ）

Anderson lay quietly inside.

After the medical examiner submitted the autopsy report after the autopsy, the detective in charge of the case approached Beth and told her that the case was closed.

Suicide.

The autopsy report clearly stated that Anderson died of a reflex cardiac arrest caused by the compression of the blood vessels in the neck by the rope and the lack of oxygen supply to the brain, coupled with the compression of the neck and the stimulation of the vagus nerve. He had water in his lungs, but the amount was small enough to be fatal, the cuts on his wrists were shallow, and the test showed that the test was hesitant to go under the knife, and the blood test showed a trace amount of midazolam, and midazolam was found in the stomach, but the amount was far from fatal.

Beth is here today to receive Anderson's body.

Over the course of 26 days, she found a local funeral home and bought a burial place for Anderson in an extremely expensive cemetery.

She had dried her tears.

When Anderson had just committed suicide, Beth refused. She didn't believe her Anderson left her like that. Beth said to herself repeatedly that nothing had changed, and that everything in life was going according to plan. She would wake up in the morning, hurriedly get dressed, brush her teeth and wash her face, and then go to the kitchen to prepare Anderson's favorite waffle for him, and draw a smiley face with ketchup on top of the waffle; she would also walk down the street when she suddenly felt that she found Anderson's figure running in front of her, but when she caught up with her, she realized that she was only chasing another child; she would have Anderson in her dreams every night, and he would stand in the distance, quietly watching Beth, and no matter how hard Beth tried, she couldn't touch Anderson's body。

DENIAL.

After Beth passed through this stage, she felt extremely angry. She is angry that she didn't notice Anderson's emotional inappropriateness, why she ignored Anderson because she was too busy with work, she blamed God for taking her treasure and treating a devout Christian like this, and after finding Anderson's suicide note, she blamed the school for not punishing Anderson's bullies.

Angry at the school, Beth approached the school for an explanation, telling the principal, Mary-Moore, that she would file a lawsuit against the school and those who bullied Anderson. Before Anderson committed suicide, Beth had approached the principal and asked for a thorough investigation of the person who bullied Anderson, and Mary also firmly agreed to Beth at that time, saying that the school would not shield anyone. And then there was no then.

Soon after, Mary's lawyer resigned from Beth.

"Miss Lopez, please listen to me. You can only afford a low-level lawyer like me, and you're dealing with a team of lawyers, and even the adversary can bury us with paperwork. I'll tell you the truth, in the United States, justice is always for the rich, and you should know that. While the other party is willing to settle out of court, you must seize the opportunity. ”

The lawyer in charge was blasted out the door by an angry Beth.

ANGER.

Beth already had a faint sense that something was wrong. She went to more than a dozen law firms in a row, but none of the lawyers dared to take Beth's case, and she tried to find the police to investigate the school bully, but all the police quickly sent her away.

Those who dare to challenge monsters with their own strength will always live only in the TV series. Life is not a police drama, let alone a legal drama, no little person can have the halo of the protagonist, and few people can successfully challenge the big monster, and more people have become the white bones at the feet of the monster.

After nearly a month, Beth finally understood a truth: she needed this out-of-court settlement, or she might not get anything.

Compromise (?) BARGAINING）。

Beth hopes to trade her life for Anderson's resurrection, but this myth does not befall an ordinary single mother. The pressures of reality forced her to compromise with her enemies so that she could have the money to bury Anderson.

Beth couldn't let Anderson live a prosperous life, but at least she could give him a good resting place.

-----------------------------I'm coming-------------------------------------------------

Madrigal wears a black suit with a black tie and a white flower on her chest.

He was attending Anderson's funeral.

The pastor is praying a blessing in front of him.

"Thank you, merciful God, for creating the heavens and the earth, and for saving us from sin and death, so that we may have eternal salvation. You have conquered the power of the devil and the sting of death through the Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ, who crucified us and the power of the devil and the sting of death, and He rose gloriously from the grave, so that the grave no longer represents death, but is a sign of your glory. Now we beseech you to bless every brother, sister, father, and fellow villager in attendance, so that this funeral may be filled with your peace and love. At the last days, when the Savior Jesus Christ returns, our loved ones will once again be witnesses of your glorious resurrection. All these are asked in the holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. ”

Everyone stood up and bowed three times to Anderson's body.

The second movement of Beethoven's Heroic Symphony, the Funeral Symphony, rang out as the people stepped forward to say goodbye to Anderson.

Madrigal also walked to the side of Anderson's coffin.

Anderson was very calm with the help of the astringent, with a nonchalant smile on his lips, as if he was happy to say his best friend a final goodbye.

Madrigal felt the corners of her eyes start to moisten.

Madrigal bent down and gently placed a white rose in his hand in Anderson's arms. He whispered in Anderson's ear, "Budy, I'm going to get your revenge." ”

After everyone had said goodbye, the cemetery staff began to bury Anderson.

"Almighty God, since we have been merciful enough to bring to God the soul of our beloved Anderson, we have buried his body in the ground," the pastor said, placing a handful of earth in the tomb, "so that the earth may return to the earth, and the ashes to ashes, and the dust to dust, and we do this because we truly hope that the dead will have eternal life through the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ." Then Jesus will use his power to bring all things to His own and transform our lowly bodies as His own glorious bodies. ”

Pastoral followers perform their final prayers together.

"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors. He will not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For all is yours for the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever, amen. ”

Goodbye, Anderson.

At the end of the funeral, Madrigal is stopped by Beth. Beth gives Madrigal a letter and a character doll to him.

Beth has dried all the tears in her body these days. She felt that there was no hope in her life, there was no direction, all the cuts were her own fault, and maybe she should follow in Anderson's footsteps. It's really exhausting, it's disgusting to be alive.

DEPRESSION.

THE FIVE STAGES OF GRIEF ARE DENIAL, ANGER, COMPROMISE, FRUSTRATION, AND ACCEPTANCE.

Beth has made it to the last step.

Is it acceptable?

Beth felt like she couldn't take it at all!

Maybe she should go buy a gun?!

Madrigal watched Beth gradually move away, and unconsciously clenched the envelope and doll in her hand slightly.

Pastoral returned home in a trance.

Zhang Man looked at the pastoral song worriedly, and opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by Mu Cong. Mu Cong said softly to Zhang Man: "At this time, you should give the child a little space and let him be quiet." ”

in the room.

Madrigal opened the envelope.

"To my dear Alan.

I'm sorry to say goodbye to you in this way. We used to say we wanted to go to the same university, live in the same apartment, go to the same restaurant, and live happily like "Friends."

But I was so tired.

Please forgive me for being a wayward person and enjoying eternal sleep first.

I hope that the doll that you said was very similar to me 3 years ago will be able to accompany you in the years to come.

Love, Anderson. ”

For the first time, Madrigal learned what it was like to be heartbroken.

"Drop, the first mission was successfully collected.

Mission Name: [For Anderson] (Mandatory)

Task description: "Feel the pain, experience the pain, accept the pain, understand the pain." Peace cannot be understood by those who do not know suffering. ‘’

Objective: Adam-Smith.

Amy-Smith.

Martin-Miller.

Claire-Miller.

Sean-Russell.

Madison-Russell.

Mary Moore.

Quest method: Sad boy, please use your imagination to your heart's content~

Duration of the mandate: 3 months

Mission Details: ************ (invisible to anyone other than the host)"

Madrigal looked at the information carefully.

Good, for Anderson.