The deleted 'Death of Township Civil Servants' from Southern Weekend: On the day of Wang Linming's funeral, the family did not hold any banquets or banquets to entertain relatives and friends who came to offer condolences, nor did they receive any gifts. He left too early, "said Wang Lingheng, the elder sister. According to local customs, only when an elderly person passes away can a white wedding be held. The funeral was held on May 27, 2026, nearly a year after Wang Linming's passing. He passed away at the age of 27. Prior to his death, he served as a comprehensive management specialist and a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Hengtang Town, Dong'an County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. He was also a first-class clerk. On the day of the accident, June 30, 2025, it had just rained in Hengtang Town. The river was muddy and flowing rapidly. A deputy secretary of the party committee in Hengtang Town called him to go fishing. Starting from May 2025, Wang Linming and this deputy secretary often make plans to go fishing. The latter specifically created a group for this purpose and initiated several fishing activities. In the chat records between Wang Linming and his college friends, he described this activity as "accompanying the leader fishing". As the deputy secretary plans to return to Changsha for work in the later stage, Wang Linming said, 'I hope that people will remember me when they return to Changsha in three years.'. The day before the incident, several people were fishing together. That day, Wang Linming sent a video to his friend Zhang Hao: he was wearing rain boots, smoking, standing on a dam in the water fishing. This is something Zhang Hao had never seen before, because Wang Linming couldn't swim and never went fishing before. Wang Lingheng learned that her younger brother had waded across the river dam. Around 18:40, when her colleagues looked back, Wang Linming had already disappeared. The next afternoon, the body was found in a downstream river 5 kilometers away. The unexpected death of this grassroots civil servant in the township did not cause any waves at that time. The family did not inquire too much about the cause of death, but due to the inability to reach an agreement on compensation, they were unable to bury him for a long time. But in January 2026, Wang Lingheng received an anonymous email stating that during Wang Linming's tenure, he was responsible for several people's work tasks alone, under great pressure, and his mentality underwent a negative change. My younger brother's colleague secretly contacted Wang Lingheng and provided a report of violations and disciplinary actions by officials in Hengtang Town. "This is not just Wang Linming's business, what if it's us tomorrow Wang Lingheng unlocked her younger brother's phone. A mobile chat record shows that half a month before drowning, Wang Linming had just been investigated for false reporting. There are still various traces of colleagues and leaders violating regulations by eating, drinking, playing cards, and gambling on their phones. The family members brought these to the news. If I hadn't opened his phone, I wouldn't have known he had gone through so much at that time, "Wang Lingheng said. On May 8, 2026, the joint investigation team of Dong'an County issued a notice stating that Wang Linming died in a fishing accident and ruled out the possibility of a criminal case; A comprehensive joint investigation has been launched into the violations and disciplinary actions of officials in Hengtang Town reported by their families.