It can be seen that the woman has a tall skeleton and good facial features. If she ages normally, she should be a tall middle-aged beauty.
But one wonders what kind of life she's been leading these past few years. She's thin and gaunt, hunched over. Her eye sockets are sunken, her pupils cloudy, and she must have endured countless hardships.
She wrung her hands together, her knuckles thick and wrinkled, and after she finished speaking, her eyes suddenly filled with tears. Suddenly, so many things flooded her mind that she didn't know where to begin.
Fortunately, the police officer asked first: "What is your name?"
"I..." The woman held back her tears and spoke after a while, "My name is Qi Jiayu. I'm from T City, G Province, and I'm the eleventh-generation granddaughter of the Qi family."
When she said the last sentence, she seemed to have picked up a coat that she had discarded for many years, and her back suddenly straightened up a lot.
"My ID number is..."
The police officer entered her ID number and was stunned when they retrieved her household registration information. It showed she was only 40 years old! Yet, the woman before him claimed she was 50, almost 60, and people believed her.
What happened to her over the years?
The police officer asked, "Why did you turn yourself in?"
"I turned myself in for the fire at Enci Hospital 20 years ago," Qi Jiayu said in a trembling voice. "Xiang Yongkang bribed me to do the fire at Enci Hospital 20 years ago!"
"How do you know Xiang Yongkang?"
"His adopted lover, Qi Yishan, is my cousin from the same clan. Qi Yishan and I have had a good relationship since we were young. Because I come from a poor background, my mother...my mother forced my father's ex-wife away when she was pregnant with me. Qi Yishan, on the other hand, couldn't use magic since she was a child, so everyone looked down on me."
The police understood.
The Qi family in T City, G Province, is a famous family of magic, so Qi Yisan will be discriminated against by the family because she does not know magic.
"Twenty years ago, Qi Yishan got pregnant out of wedlock and returned to the Qi family. She had nowhere to go, so she had no choice but to come to me. I sympathized with her. She said she didn't want her child to be discriminated against like me. She couldn't marry that man with her belly because his wife was also pregnant. She said she hoped I could help her. As long as I could kill that man's wife, she would become a wealthy wife, give me a lot of money, and help me marry into a wealthy family. If I didn't help her, everyone in T City would know that I was the Qi family's illegitimate daughter, and I wouldn't be able to find a good family to marry. I and my child would never be able to hold our heads up high in this life, and I would have to live in poverty forever."
"I was only 20 years old at that time, naive and conceited. I didn't know anything, but I wanted to stand out and make a lot of money to show the Qi family, to prove to everyone that I have the ability and no one can look down on me. Qi Yishan said that the man's wife is the daughter of the richest man in Jiangcheng, and she has a perfect plan to get a lot of money."
Police: "What's the plan?"
"She told me to kill the man's wife and take the wrong child away from her. I had to do it beautifully, so no one could tell it was done by someone. It had to look like an accident. That way, no one would suspect Qi Yishan and her husband, and they would pretend not to know and keep raising the wrong daughter. The richest man only has his granddaughter as his bloodline, so all his money would be left to her. As soon as the richest man dies, all his billions in assets would go to his granddaughter. At that time, Qi Yishan's husband could claim that the daughter was not his biological daughter and was taken away by mistake, and he could take all the money into his own name."
The police listened in silence.
This operation sounds a bit fantastical, but in reality, it almost came true. Du Qingjia's death in the fire was considered an accident, and no one investigated for 20 years. Du Qingjia's daughter was indeed mistaken, but it was not discovered for 20 years. When Du Jingyuan died, Xiang Yongkang really would take Xiang Wanyi, the fake daughter, to do a paternity test and then claim that Xiang Wanyi was not his biological daughter. At this time, wouldn't all of Du Jingyuan's 900 billion inheritance fall into Xiang Yongkang's pocket?
Xiang Yongkang had an affair with his mistress 20 years ago and fathered a son, killing his wife and daughter together. And then, 20 years later, he swallowed up all his father-in-law's money? If Du Jingyuan knew about this, she would probably die with regret.
Fortunately, Du Jingyuan found his biological granddaughter a few days before his death. This biological granddaughter was quite determined and kept clinging to the inheritance. Even though everyone knew she was Xiang Yongkang's daughter, she insisted that there was no legal relationship and refused to acknowledge her. As long as she lived, Xiang Yongkang could not get a paternity test with her and would not receive the Du family inheritance.
If Xiang Wanwan had not been able to withstand the accusations of being "unfilial" and "not recognizing her biological father" and had given in and recognized her biological father... perhaps she would have died in an "accident" now.
Then, Xiang Yongkang had two lives of the Du family on his hands, but he inherited the Du family's sky-high inheritance with full legitimacy.
Even the policemen who have been handling cases for many years and have seen all kinds of scumbags couldn't help but curse in their hearts: Xiang Yongkang, this beast who will do anything for money!
But they couldn't scold, they could only ask: "And then? What did you do?"
"I was very tempted. Qi Yishan said she would give me one million and help me marry into a wealthy family. I agreed to help her get rid of her man's wife. She gave me her man, Xiang Yongkang's contact information, and stayed in T City to give birth, while I came to Jiangcheng by myself. Xiang Yongkang helped me make a fake identity and worked as a nurse in the private hospital where his wife gave birth. I am half fox demon blood and can use the fox demon clan's disguise technique. Xiang Yongkang said that the fox demon clan's disguise technique is one of the spells restricted by law and can only be used in specific areas, so he helped me get a few permission tokens for acting."
The police took this point seriously.
The fox demon tribe's disguise technique is unique throughout history. According to records, once this technique is mastered to a certain level, it will only fail for those who truly love the fox demon. Others cannot discern it, and only through the use of magic can the disguise be broken, revealing the fox demon's true form. Because this technique carries considerable danger, it was banned by law at the beginning of the spiritual energy revival. Fox demon disguise can only be used in specific locations, with registration, and with permission.
Generally speaking, it is only used by military and police personnel performing special tasks, etc.
In civilian life, the use of fox demon disguises is more complex, requiring detailed reporting of the fox demon's household registration information, backed-up DNA and iris data, and a detailed listing of the time, location, and multiple appearances used. Generally speaking, aside from superstar concerts and performances by award-winning actors and actresses, few fox demons are willing to apply for registration, as it's too cumbersome.
Even with the resurgence of spiritual energy, modern society still adheres to the rule of law and protects the rights of all citizens. While spiritual roots and talents may vary, we are all sentient beings alike. Therefore, virtually every major administrative region is protected by a specially established state-designated protective formation. If anyone violates the rules by using magic within a protective formation, they will be detected and sealed on the spot, waiting for the inspectors from the Xuanguan Bureau to arrive and take them away.
Using spells in violation of regulations is a serious crime, endangering public safety. Protective formations inflict irreversible damage to the caster, and violations accumulate. Each violation inflicts a more severe backlash than the previous one. Because the punishment is so severe, being hit by the backlash is practically useless, so the fox clan rarely uses them.
However, once the application is approved, one can obtain a Disguise Permit Token, which allows fox demons carrying the talisman to use Disguise within the protective formation. Disguise Permit Tokens are extremely useful, and although each one is registered, they are still rampant on the black market and have always been the target of severe crackdowns.
Unexpectedly, the fire at Grace Hospital 20 years ago was not an accident, but also involved murder for hire and the black market trading of banned talismans!
Police officer: "Did Xiang Yongkang tell me where he got the disguise permit?"
Qi Jiayu shook her head: "He didn't tell me, and I didn't ask."
"Then do you have any evidence to prove that Xiang Yongkang gave you the Disguise Permit? If you don't have any evidence, you can't make such irresponsible remarks."
"I'm not lying!" Qi Jiayu shouted excitedly, "I have evidence! I have it!"
She almost rushed up from her seat, but was pressed back by the partition.
"I have evidence, just look." Qi Jiayu murmured, suddenly raised his hand, and scratched his eyes fiercely, and instantly dug out a bead hidden in his eyes.
"Well, I have a magic weapon too. For so many years, I have kept a hidden camera in my eye. I was attacked by the protective formation, which is why I have aged like this. Inside this camera is the video of my meeting with Xiang Yongkang. It is absolutely true!"
The bead left her body and transformed into a hidden camera. The police were overwhelmed. Since this involved sorcery, they had to contact the Xuanguan Bureau for assistance.
Fifteen minutes later, the police and the Xuanguan Bureau were interrogating Qi Jiayu. An inspector from the Xuanguan Bureau immediately recognized the signs of the magic on the camera. While they were breaking the magic and extracting the video evidence, the two teams continued to interrogate Qi Jiayu.
"After obtaining the Disguise Permit Talisman, I worked as a nurse in a private hospital while waiting for the right opportunity, as arranged by Xiang Yongkang. When his wife was about to give birth, Xiang Yongkang bought a baby girl and gave her to me to raise. On the day his wife gave birth, I knocked out an employee and broke all the protective charms of the private hospital. I used a very hot object to short-circuit the hospital's circuits. Then the hospital caught fire. I left that employee there and disguised myself as several other people. I knocked out the doctors who performed the surgery on his wife and placed them on the way out of the operating room. Then, the fire started. I did as Xiang Yongkang said and watched everyone burn to death."
"Who did you watch get burned?"
"The employee I impersonated was Xiang Yongkang's wife, a doctor, and two nurses—five people in total. I remember them clearly. I counted their last breaths before disguising myself as a fleeing hospital employee. In the chaos, I swapped the baby girl Xiang Yongkang gave me with the girl his wife gave birth to. I left the hospital with the child his wife had given birth to. Following Xiang Yongkang's instructions, I drugged the child, crippling her spiritual roots and meridians. Xiang Yongkang originally wanted me to strangle the child, but seeing all five people die in my hands, I was terrified, so I abandoned the child on the side of the road."
"It was a snowy day, and I... I always thought..." Qi Jiayu covered her eyes and cried bitterly, "I thought the child was dead! The child opened his eyes as soon as he was born, his eyes were big and black, and he kept looking at me! Always looking at me!"
Her voice was filled with fear, but unfortunately no one paid attention. The patrol officers and the police had heard too many confessions from a criminal. They only cared about one thing: "What happened after you abandoned the child on the roadside?"
"I had intended to ask Xiang Yongkang for money, but when I arrived at the hospital, I suddenly saw Xiang Yongkang crying and shouting his wife's name outside the fire scene. I was a little scared. I felt that this person was cruel and ruthless, and he was good at pretending. I was afraid that he would kill me after the success, just like the villains in TV dramas. So I sneaked into the fire scene, used magic to transform the dead nurse into my appearance, then disguised myself as the nurse, took her ID, and ran away."
"Where did you run off to?"
"XX Village, R City, Y Province. It's very remote. I've been changing my face, pretending to be an illegal immigrant, and doing odd jobs. I have the disguise skills of the fox demon tribe, so no one can recognize me."
"Then why did you come back suddenly?"
"I'm scared! That child's eyes are always on me! Every day! And I've been getting backlashed by the protective formations when I used disguise techniques, and I'm aging faster and faster. I'm only forty now, but people on the street call me old woman and grandma! And... and I haven't seen my mother in all these years. I left without telling my mother. When she heard about the fire, she must have thought I was dead all these years. How could she know how much her daughter has suffered all these years?"
Qi Jiayu cursed bitterly, "Xiang Yongkang and Qi Yishan have wronged me my whole life! They've ruined my life! I never knew until one day I saw the news that I'd suffered so much for so many years, while they lived a life of luxury, becoming the CEO and wife of a wealthy family! I won't accept it! I want them dead! That's why I came back! I'm a wreck, with no hope in this life, but if I die, I'm going to drag Xiang Yongkang and Qi Yishan down with me!"
She cursed and reiterated, "Officer, everything I said is true! Go arrest Xiang Yongkang and Qi Yishan! They are the real murderers!"
At this moment, the technicians of the Xuanguan Bureau had already broken the magic of the camera.
This camera was unique. While it looked like an ordinary camera at first glance, it didn't use a hard drive or a network drive for storage. It contained a "mustard seed" space, where images were stored using code and then converted to magic. To read them, they had to be converted to code using magic. Although Qi Jiayu had this device and could record videos, she didn't know how to export them.
When the video was exported, the first person we saw was Qi Yishan, still young and pregnant, crying and asking Qi Jiayu to kill Du Qingjia. Even the moment Qi Yishan gave Qi Jiayu Xiang Yongkang's contact information was recorded.
This scene alone is enough to arrest Qi Yishan for hiring a killer.
Next, Qi Jiayu's meeting with Xiang Yongkang, hiring a killer, handing him a disguise permit, revealing the murder plan, handing over the baby girl and demanding a swap, and then killing her own daughter after the swap is successful, are all filmed in crystal clear detail. Then follows Qi Jiayu's detailed actions: setting the fire, drugging the victim, swapping the child, murdering her, and abandoning her, before returning to the scene of the fire, changing her identity, and fleeing to a remote village, where she hid for twenty years.
Finally, Qi Jiayu saw Xiang Yongkang on TV and announced with "heartbroken grief" that Du Jingyuan had passed away. The news said that Xiang Yongkang could inherit a legacy of 900 billion yuan.
At this point, Qi Jiayu finally couldn't bear it anymore, so she rushed back to Jiangcheng overnight and chose to report the case.
Based on the video, the police applied for an arrest and without saying a word, they rushed into the president's office of Hengchen Group and a rented house and handcuffed Xiang Yongkang and Qi Yishan.
"What are you doing?" Xiang Yongkang was confused and stiffened his neck, shouting, "I'm complaining to you! Can you police officers just arrest people at will?"
"Behave!" the police officer shouted. "Xiang Yongkang, you're suspected of hiring a killer. Do you see? An arrest warrant! We have evidence. We're requesting your arrest!"
The police twisted Xiang Yongkang and walked out: "Don't move! Just follow us!"
"No...wait..." Xiang Yongkang tried to explain, but couldn't say anything meaningful.
Even if he was ignorant of the law, he knew that he could only apply for an arrest if he had evidence. He was stunned and was pushed forward. In front of everyone, he was dragged downstairs.
Although taking photos was not allowed, there were crowds of onlookers along the way, all posting to their friends on social media from a distance to spread the word.
"Holy crap!!! Xiang Yongkang was suddenly arrested by the police!!! They're directly charging him with hiring a killer!"
"I've never seen anything like this before! It's confirmed that Xiang Yongkang hired someone to kill his first wife!"
Surrounded by all kinds of contemptuous and amused looks, with cold and heavy handcuffs on his hands, Xiang Yongkang's legs went weak and his head was in a mess. He didn't know what to say.
It was not until he was escorted downstairs that he suddenly felt a different gaze.
——It was the coldness, arrogance, anger and pleasure that he was familiar with.
Xiang Yongkang turned around and saw a familiar Rolls-Royce Phantom parked downstairs at Hengchen Company. Xiang Wanwan was leaning against the car door, arms folded, watching the scene silently.
How could she be here? Runjia is quite far away from Hengchen!
Xiang Yongkang suddenly reacted and struggled violently, wishing he could rush forward and tear the petite figure into pieces.
"It's you! It must be you! Xiang Wanwan, you are my biological daughter, why are you helping the Du family? You are the daughter of our Xiang family! Your surname is Xiang! Not Du!!!"
Last name Xiang? Xiang Wanwan didn't want to pay attention to him at first, as long as she could see it with her own eyes, but suddenly she laughed. She walked forward and deliberately stopped at the place where Xiang Yongkang could clearly hit him, but was held down by the police. She said with a smile:
"Xiang Yongkang, do you know why my last name is always Xiang?"
"Because I feel that if I didn't personally send you to prison, I wouldn't be worthy of the surname Du."
"Don't worry, I'll be there in person on the day you're sentenced. After I see you get sentenced to death, I'll tell you in person..."
"I've taken revenge, and I'm worthy of the surname Du."
After Xiang Wanwan finished speaking, she raised her hand and made a gesture of invitation.
Without saying a word, the police pushed Xiang Yongkang, who was furiously shouting meaningless swear words, into the police station.
Xiang Wanwan stood quietly and watched the police car drive away.
There were sounds of discussion all around.
"Holy crap, that's amazing! Twenty years later, and they can still figure this out?"
"The net of heaven is vast and wide, and nothing can escape it. What's that saying? Don't break the law, or you will be caught."
"Finally, we got this scumbag in jail. It's so satisfying!"
"Du Qingjia is so lucky to have a good daughter. Otherwise, not only would I be killed, but my 900 billion yuan worth of assets would also fall into the hands of the murderer. Damn, that's unthinkable."
"As expected of Du Qingjia's daughter..."
"The daughter of the Du family is amazing..."
Everyone was saying how relieved they were, saying the Du family was amazing to have such a daughter, and that they had avenged their grandfather and mother. But subsequent announcements and news reports clarified that Xiang Yongkang's crimes were reported by a bribed murderer.
Because she was very careful.
After Xiang Wanwan used awakening points to exchange for the hidden plot, she was almost overwhelmed by the truth of the matter and almost rushed to kill Xiang Yongkang with her own hands.
Fortunately, she fainted at that time.
After waking up, Xiang Wanwan knew that she couldn't act impulsively, otherwise it would expose her golden finger. So, Xiang Wanwan did something tricky.
The news Qi Jiayu saw about Xiang Yongkang announcing Du Jingyuan's death wasn't real-time; it had actually been over a month. Xiang Wanwan, having learned of Qi Jiayu's role in the hidden plot, had someone track her down and deliberately showed it to Qi Jiayu. She also sent people to discuss the matter, deliberately praising and expressing her envy for Xiang Yongkang.
This finally stimulated Qi Jiayu and made her decide to return to Jiangcheng.
Even Qi Jiayu's whereabouts on the road were covered by people she sent.
The purpose is to let Qi Jiayu return to Jiangcheng safely and play out all the videos in her eyes.
Xiang Wanwan cannot reveal any trace of her contact with Qi Jiayu, otherwise it may affect the authenticity of the evidence.
She wanted to kill him with one strike, and after Xiang Yongkang lost everything, she would be thrown into prison and brought to justice.
We must expose all of Xiang Yongkang and Qi Yishan's crimes to the world, letting everyone know what they have done. We must keep their despicableness, shamelessness, and ruthlessness in the news and in the written word. No matter how long it takes to search again, the names "Xiang Yongkang" and "Qi Yishan" will be closely linked to the crime of hiring a killer and the death penalty.
Only the death penalty imposed on this pair of bastards by the law can comfort the mother in heaven.
Xiang Wanwan returned to the Rolls-Royce Phantom silently.
For a moment, she did nothing, said nothing, just closed her eyes and leaned back in the chair.
"Assistant Pei." After a long moment, Xiang Wanwan spoke, "Go to the police station."
Now, she is finally qualified to change her surname to Du.
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