The memorial service was held in the compound of the Civic Center, accompanied by Zhou Tong, when Qi Tianxiang hurried to arrive, the activities of welcoming and sending the spirits were in full swing, and the team happened to march to the gate of the Civic Center and stopped on the side of the road.

This is a specially designed ritual, according to local customs, all relatives attending the funeral must go to the funeral booth to greet the spirit, and after worship, the spirit is moved. Then there is the sending of the spirit, after going around the village for a week, the spirit is released, the coffin is sent to the cemetery, and the final worship is held before entering the spirit.

During the period of moving the spirits and sending the spirits, any villager can block the road to sacrifice, which can be to offer flowers, toast, or ask the drum group to play music to express their grief. Due to the custom of not falling to the ground, there are many ways to stop eight people from carrying the coffin, and a stool is enough. The coffin is rested on a bench, and the worship and singing can begin.

Now the coffin no longer needs to be carried by eight people, but is placed on the car, and all the mourners invite the coffin out of the funeral home and put it into the coffin, which is also a symbolic action. Because it is no longer the corpse that is put into the coffin, but the urn after cremation, it is just a custom for the coffin to be put into the ground.

There is no mourning shed, no farewell and nostalgia around the village, but the convoy is traveling around the city. The funeral parlor came out, and after going around the city, came to the front of the courtyard of the Civic Center, the road sacrifice was just the right link, and the content of the road sacrifice was the memorial service, and then continued to go around the city, and sent to the cemetery, ending all the funeral activities.

The arrangement was just right, and the connection was also tight, when Qi Tianxiang arrived, the spirit blocking ceremony had just ended, and the memorial service began.

The compound was full of people attending the memorial service, and the presiding platform was set up on the steps at the entrance of the hall, and the black and white words "Mourning the Dead Miners" hung high above the lintel were very eye-catching reminders of the theme of the memorial service.

In addition to Tong Anshan of the State Administration of Work Safety, Qi Tianxiang, Zhang Wanfu, and Zhou Tong of the provincial government are all among the key introductions, and there are also leaders of the Huayi Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government, the People's Congress, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, as well as the leaders of military subdivisions and garrison units, the responsible persons of all key enterprises and important departments in Huayi City, and the heads of all bureaus and commissions of Yishan County and the Shengli Group.

Hundreds of people stood in the originally empty compound, the families of the victims dressed in heavy filial piety stood on both sides, and many more people stood on the side of the road outside the gate of the compound, making the compound and outside immersed in grief and sorrow.

After introducing the leaders and units participating in the meeting, Li Zilin introduced the life of the deceased, and every miner who died was mentioned, but except for a foreman with a shift, the remaining six were ordinary miners, the oldest was forty-two years old, and the youngest was thirty-one years old. Li Zilin's voice was as low and slow as possible, but every time she thought of the age and deeds of a miner who was killed, she caused a sad cry, as well as a sigh and regret.

After the introduction of his life, Zhu Shouming loudly announced that he would invite Qi Tianxiang, the governor of Hehai Province, to deliver a eulogy, without applause or any noise, and Zhu Shouming was still greeted by a burst of sobbing.

Qi Tianxiang slowly climbed the steps from the crowd standing at the bottom of the steps, stood in front of the microphone, looked around at the dazzling white inside and outside the courtyard, retracted his gaze as if he was stung, and said with a heavy heart: "Today we are gathering here to mourn and bid farewell to the seven unfortunate miners. As the person in charge of the provincial government, my heart is very heavy, and I feel sorry and sad for the departure of the seven miners, and I deeply feel guilty and sad that I have not fulfilled my responsibilities. ”

"The seven miners are good workers in the coal mine, conscientious, conscientious, conscientious and responsible to do their own work, with practical actions to practice the promise of love and dedication, worthy of each of us to learn, learn from their own spirit of making contributions." Qi Tianxiang restrained his emotions, returned to the eulogy, and said slowly: "At home, he is a good son, a good husband, a good father, filial to the elderly, loves his wife and children, takes care of the family, silently uses hard sweat and labor to support this family, support the burden of the family, and give the family as much love and care as possible, which is worthy of each of us." Now that they are gone, it is a huge disaster for their families, and a huge loss for enterprises and society, we must turn our grief into strength, learn from their spirit and good qualities, do our best to solve the difficulties behind them, and comfort their souls in heaven. Good brother, good master, rest in peace! ”

After Qi Tianxiang finished his eulogy, he bowed deeply to the family members at the bottom of the steps, and slowly walked down the steps and returned to the crowd.

Next is Tong Anshan's speech, which is also slowly ascending the steps, slowly on behalf of the State Administration of Work Safety and himself, expressing deep condolences for the deaths of the seven miners and masters, and sincere condolences to the families, in a low tone and full of true feelings.

After the leader's speech, it was the family members who thanked them, and the families of the seven dead miners elected one, on behalf of all the relatives, to express their gratitude to the leaders and the group for their care, and to turn their grief into strength and continue to contribute to the mine.

This unexpected scene shocked all the people who participated in the memorial service, and the staff standing next to the family hurriedly supported them, and the scene became a little chaotic, but it also drew a successful end to the memorial service.

After the memorial service, Tong Anshan, Qi Tianxiang and other leaders lined up to shake hands with the family members and express condolences, and slowly circled the hearse, then stood still, watched the convoy with a solemn expression, and slowly left amid the drums, firecrackers and the crying of the family members.

Originally, Qi Tianxiang insisted on sending the hearse to the cemetery, but later, under the strong resistance of everyone, he dispelled this idea and agreed to just send the hearse to the side of the road and entrust Zhou Tong and Liang Zhixin and others to say goodbye, which is what we have today.

Seeing the funeral convoy slowly leaving the sight in the sound of blowing and blowing, Qi Tianxiang's heart suddenly felt empty, as if it was instantly hollowed out of emotion and enthusiasm by an invisible force, helplessness and sadness occupied his mind, and he was unwilling to withdraw his gaze for a long time.

At this moment, Qi Tianxiang knew that it was not the time for him to express his feelings, there were a large number of people standing around and behind him, waiting for his instructions and arrangements, and Tong Anshan also needed him to see him off. These are the things he has to do now.

Qi Tianxiang turned around slowly, had a brief conversation with Tong Anshan, and sent him on the medium-sized bus, which can be regarded as a final farewell, and Zhang Wanfu mainly cooperated with Tong Anshan's investigation work, and the final conclusion could only be made after he left.

Qi Tianxiang is no longer involved in the work here, his affairs here are over, and it is time to leave.