It was reported that on June 30, 2007, the Party Secretary of Qingliang Peak Town in Lin'an City of Zhejiang Province, Xu Xinian, and the town's Women's Federation Director Pan Lihang were found dead naked in a private garage car. The cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning, and Pan was already four months pregnant at the time. The day before, since Xu Xinian did not attend the city-wide teleconference, there were rumors that he and the Women's Federation Director had gone to Shanghai on a business trip.