Chapter 178 Opening the coffin late at night?

Yu Zhiyi was satisfied with the answer. Although this girl was a bit love-struck, she wasn't beyond redemption.

She looked at Constable Song outside the door: "Take a few people to open the coffin."

Officer Song looked at the dark sky above him: "?"

After a moment of silence, he couldn't help but say, "Sir, isn't this time unsuitable for opening the coffin? Perhaps we should wait until noon tomorrow?"

Yu Zhiyi then remembered that ordinary people have a very low tolerance for yin spirits. Even if yin spirits don't appear in the dead of night, ordinary people will still be tainted by yin energy wherever they are.

He took out several talismans from his sleeve and handed them over: "With these talismans, no evil spirits can harm you."

Officer Song was still somewhat afraid, but Yu Zhiyi was his superior, and he had to obey her orders throughout this trip. He could only lead the few equally trembling constables toward the graves of Miss Wei's parents.

Yu Zhiyi looked at Li Qingmiao with a faint smile: "Once it is confirmed that Miss Wei's parents died of poisoning and the toxin has been identified, it can be confirmed that the aconite you bought at the pharmacy that day was used to poison the couple."

Aconitum carmichaelii is a poisonous herb native to Shengguo. Its toxicity is not severe, and if used properly, it can have a good effect on protecting and nourishing the liver.

However, if used alone or over a long period of time, it will become a deadly poison.

When toxins accumulate to a certain level, they can cause death.

Li Qingmiao's face darkened.

Just then, the courtyard gate not far away opened, and a thin figure limped out.

Her goal was clear: to visit Miss Wei's house.

The courtyard gate was already ajar, but Li Zhangshi pushed it open.

She paused for a moment, then seemed to realize something, and hurriedly looked up and lifted her feet, wanting to rush into the house.

But when she looked up, she was dumbfounded: "Who...who are you?"

There were more than a dozen constables standing in the small courtyard.

Li Qingmiao was utterly shocked: "You...you can move?!"

Li Zhangshi opened her mouth, but looked like she didn't know how to answer.

Everything before her eyes was beyond her expectations, leaving her somewhat bewildered and confused.

Yu Zhiyi said calmly, "She was actually able to move two years ago. The reason she kept pretending was to lull you into a false sense of security and find an opportunity to expose your true colors and crimes."

He then looked at Li Zhangshi and said, "I am a fifth-rank official appointed by His Majesty. I am here to investigate Li Qingmiao's murder. If you have any grievances, please feel free to raise them."

Li Zhangshi was stunned, her eyes scrutinizing the girl who looked much younger than herself, unable to believe that the other party was actually a fifth-rank official.

However, with so many constables protecting her, Li Zhangshi had no choice but to believe it.

Finally, she knelt down with a thud: "This humble woman greets Your Honor. I wish to sue this man. He is the murderer of the entire family of seven in Lijia Village thirty years ago. He has been hiding here under an assumed name to evade capture. I also want to sue him... sue him for killing my parents and for causing me to break both my legs, almost leaving me permanently paralyzed!"

She looked at Li Qingmiao, her eyes filled with hatred.

He added after a moment, "Moreover, he came here tonight to kill the Wei family's daughter!"

Although Miss Wei already knew that Li Qingmiao planned to kill her tonight, seeing that everyone else knew about it, while she was the only one foolishly kept in the dark and even looking forward to a wonderful night with Li Qingmiao, she felt as if she was the only fool in the whole world.

Her face was filled with astonishment, and she finally remembered a question she had long forgotten: the focus was a bit off-topic: "Did he also kill your parents?"

Upon hearing the word "also," Madam Li Zhang was taken aback, then gave a bitter smile: "Miss Wei actually knew? Since you know he killed your parents, why have you been clinging to him for so many years?"

Miss Wei was a little embarrassed: "I only found out tonight, at the same time as he wanted to kill me."

Hearing this, Li Zhangshi felt somewhat better and then began to recount her story.

It turns out that she learned Li Qingmiao's true colors three years ago.

That day, Li Qingmiao went out drinking, and when she returned, she was still not satisfied, so she drank some more.

He seemed particularly happy that day. He was usually a very serious person, but that day he became a bit unrestrained and even started dancing in the house after drinking too much.

After he finished dancing, he pulled Li Zhangshi aside and talked to her for a long time.

The more Li Zhangshi listened, the more she felt something was amiss.

Because what Li Qingmiao was talking about wasn't just an ordinary matter, but rather his identity as a murderer.

He proudly recounted how he killed seven people who tried to leech off him, adding with disdain that while they usually bossed him around, they were terrified when he brandished a knife at them, making the scene incredibly amusing.

Li Zhangshi was shocked and couldn't accept this fact for a while. She even thought that Li Qingmiao was pretending to be drunk and wanted to joke with her.

So she shook her head frantically, telling him to stop making such jokes.

Unexpectedly, Li Qingmiao, as if to prove himself, said that he was not joking. To prove it, he even said that he killed her parents, and he even explained in detail how he did it.

Li Zhangshi was immediately shocked and furious.

Seeing that she still didn't seem to believe him, Li Qingmiao actually offered to perform a murder for her on the spot.

Fortunately, he had drunk too much and fell asleep before anything could be done.

After escaping this ordeal, Li Zhangshi did not feel relieved. She found Li Qingmiao's final gaze extremely terrifying.

She considered reporting it to the authorities, but she had no evidence.

Although the oppression of women in the Great Sheng Empire was not as severe as in the Sheng Kingdom a hundred years ago, the husband was still the head of the household. If a wife wanted to sue her husband or file for divorce, unless the husband had indeed committed a serious mistake, such as being suspected of murdering his wife and having conclusive evidence, the husband could sue his wife for infidelity.

In this way, the wife will not only fail to get a divorce, but will also be punished.

A wife suing her husband was an even more serious matter; once she entered the yamen (government office), she would be beaten with twenty strokes of the cane.

Left with no other choice, Li Zhangshi had to force herself to calm down and slowly search for evidence.

She wanted to wait until she found evidence before suing Li Qingmiao.

Fortunately, Li Qingmiao was so smug that night that he confessed most of what he had done, including how to find some key evidence.

And it seems that even the heavens were on Li Zhangshi's side. After that night, Li Qingmiao actually forgot what she had said while drunk, which made things even easier for her.

Unfortunately, her good luck ran out.

Just as she had gathered all the evidence and was about to go to the yamen to expose Li Qingmiao, he suddenly barged in, looked at her with a sinister gaze, and asked her why she had betrayed him.

Later, Li Qingmiao broke both her legs, leaving her paralyzed and bedridden ever since.

Heaven was ultimately merciful to her, allowing her to regain consciousness two years ago.

But she dared not reveal it, because she dared not gamble on whether Li Qingmiao would spare her life this time.

Until today, she heard from her daughter that Li Qingmiao met with the Wei family girl yesterday. She also remembered that yesterday was the last day of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. She was worried that something might happen to the Wei girl, so she went to visit her despite the danger.