Chapter 559: Exhumating the Grave and Opening the Coffin
When Yu Niaoniao thought of that memory, her expression became heavier.
She took a deep breath and tried to speak calmly.
...“Back then, when there was a fire at home, I heard a scream. Someone must have broken into the house in an attack.”
“My parents brought me to the backyard. After I climbed over the courtyard wall and escaped, I heard the voice on the other end.”
“A man was saying, kill them all. Leave no one alive.”
In the past three years, every time she thought of that cold and heartless voice, her back would break out in cold sweat.
That was the biggest nightmare of her life.
As long as they could not find out the truth, this nightmare would not disappear.
Xiao Juan frowned. “Didn’t you tell the local authorities about this clue?” Speaking of this, Yu Niaoniao felt very aggrieved.
“I told them, but no one believed me. Even my grandfather and grandmother thought that I was agitated and had auditory hallucinations.”
Lo Pingsha could not help but ask, “How can you be sure that it’s not an illusion? Do you have any evidence?”
Yu Niaoniao was speechless.
She smiled bitterly and said, “I have no evidence.”
It was precisely because she could not produce conclusive evidence and the inability of the government to find any clues left behind by the arsonists at the event location that they did not believe her.
Xiao Juan had read the dossier of the Feng family’s destruction back then and knew some details.
He said slowly, “Back then, the official in charge of this case thought that you couldn’t take the blow and wasn’t clear-headed. Moreover, you were still sick at that time and your entire body was hot. Even the doctor felt that you were probably talking nonsense.”
Yu Niaoniao pursed her lips. “I was indeed running a fever and felt a little dizzy, but I’m sure I didn’t hear wrongly. You have to believe me.”
For the past three years, no one believed her.
She could only pursue the truth alone.
Now that she had finally found someone who was willing to accompany her in her investigation, she desperately wanted to obtain the other party’s trust.
Facing Yu Niaoniao’s sincere gaze, Xiao Juan said without hesitation, “As long as it’s something you say, I believe it.”
It was clearly afternoon, and the sky was gray, but she felt like she was at dawn. The sunlight was filled with layers of clouds, and everything in front of her was illuminated by golden light.
She couldn’t help but smile, her heart swelling and feeling extremely at ease.
“Thank you.”
At this moment, Lo Pingsha and Ling Hai said in unison.
“We believe in you too.”
After interacting with her for this period of time, they knew the Princess Consort very well. Although she usually liked to laugh and joke, she was never vague when it came to serious matters. Since she was sure that she had not heard wrongly, there was no mistake.
Yu Niaoniao’s eyes heated up slightly. She was very moved.
It was good to meet these people!
In order to completely search this time, Xiao Juan decided to clean up all the collapsed sections in the house, but this was a huge project. He definitely could not do it this afternoon.
So they decided to go to the cemetery first. They would deal with the ruins tomorrow morning when the tools were ready.
The four of them rode up the mountain and arrived at the Feng family’s cemetery.
On the surface, the tomb was intact. It didn’t look like it had been dug up.
Yu Niaoniao took out the incense paper money and fruit tributes that she had prepared in advance.
She arranged the things and bowed to Feng Lianghan and Madam Xie’s tombstone.
“Dad, Mom, I’m back to see you. I’ve been to many places in the past two years and met many people.”
“Don’t worry, I’m doing well. Ah Juan has always taken good care of me. He especially took a long leave to accompany me back.”
Xiao Juan also knelt down and kowtowed to his in-laws’ tombstone.
Yu Niaoniao continued to chatter, “Other than visiting you this time, we have something else to trouble you with.”
“Mother’s bracelet appeared in someone else’s hand. I’m worried that your tomb has been robbed, so I can only dig up your grave and open the coffin to check. We have no choice. Dad and Mom, you’re both reasonable people. I believe you can understand. If you’re unhappy, you can visit me in my dreams. I’ll kowtow and apologize to you.”
When the paper money was almost burned, the four of them took out their tools and prepared to start work.
There were many weeds around the tomb. They had to clean up the weeds before digging the grave.
During this process, Xiao Juan discovered something unusual.
“Look here! ”
The other three immediately stopped and leaned over to take a look. They realized that there was a strange area beside the tomb.
There were fewer weeds here than elsewhere.
Yu Niaoniao reached out and peeled open the withered grass leaves to take a look. The color of the bricks under was lighter than the ones elsewhere, and the color of the mud used to hold the bricks together was slightly different from elsewhere.
Xiao Juan said, “The bricks in this area should have been dug up and repaired.”
That was why there was such a color difference.
Yu Niaoniao’s heart sank. “Could there really be tomb robbers?”
The four of them hurriedly sped up and quickly dug up the tomb, revealing the coffin buried under it.
At this moment, the sky was already dark. There were no stars or moon in the sky, so they could only rely on torches to light up.
Xiao Juan and Lo Pingsha jumped into the pit and carefully opened the coffin, revealing the two corpses lying inside.
After three years of corruption, Madam Xie and Feng Lianghan’s bodies had long turned into a pile of bones.
Yu Niaoniao slid down the wall of the pit. Under the light of the torch, she checked carefully and realized that the burial items that had been placed in the coffin were all there. Madam Xie and Feng Lianghan’s remains were still intact. There were no traces of them being moved.
The only thing missing from the entire coffin was the jade bracelet.
Yu Niaoniao pointed at the wrist of one of the remains.
“Before my mother was buried, I specially put the jade bracelet on her wrist, but it’s gone now.”
Xiao Juan analyzed, “If they’re really tomb robbers, they won’t only steal one bracelet.”
Lo Pingsha agreed, “There’s still a lot of gold and silver in the coffin. It’s impossible for them not to take it.” Yu Niaoniao said, “But if it’s not a grave robber, who can it be?” No one could give an answer.
Since he was already here, Lo Pingsha naturally wouldn’t waste this opportunity. He took out the toolbox he carried with him and performed an autopsy on the two remains at the event location.
Yu Niaoniao felt terrible when she saw her mother and stepfather’s bones being moved around.
However, she didn’t say anything and silently followed beside him to help.
Lo Pingsha was very efficient and soon ended the autopsy.
He picked up a rib and said sternly, “This is a rib at the human heart. There are traces of a sharp weapon on it. From the location and depth of the scratch, the murderer should have stabbed the victim’s heart and the victim died on the spot. His attack could be said to be very clean.”
Yu Niaoniao hurriedly leaned over to take a look and indeed saw a scratch on the ribs.
Right on the heels of that, Lo Pingsha picked up the skull of another skeleton with both hands and continued.
“Look here. There are deep scratches on the neck bone. The murderer must have cut the victim’s neck with force, causing him to bleed to death..”
Chapter 559: Exhumating the Grave and Opening the Coffin
When Yu Niaoniao thought of that memory, her expression became heavier.
She took a deep breath and tried to speak calmly.
...“Back then, when there was a fire at home, I heard a scream. Someone must have broken into the house in an attack.”
“My parents brought me to the backyard. After I climbed over the courtyard wall and escaped, I heard the voice on the other end.”
“A man was saying, kill them all. Leave no one alive.”
In the past three years, every time she thought of that cold and heartless voice, her back would break out in cold sweat.
That was the biggest nightmare of her life.
As long as they could not find out the truth, this nightmare would not disappear.
Xiao Juan frowned. “Didn’t you tell the local authorities about this clue?” Speaking of this, Yu Niaoniao felt very aggrieved.
“I told them, but no one believed me. Even my grandfather and grandmother thought that I was agitated and had auditory hallucinations.”
Lo Pingsha could not help but ask, “How can you be sure that it’s not an illusion? Do you have any evidence?”
Yu Niaoniao was speechless.
She smiled bitterly and said, “I have no evidence.”
It was precisely because she could not produce conclusive evidence and the inability of the government to find any clues left behind by the arsonists at the event location that they did not believe her.
Xiao Juan had read the dossier of the Feng family’s destruction back then and knew some details.
He said slowly, “Back then, the official in charge of this case thought that you couldn’t take the blow and wasn’t clear-headed. Moreover, you were still sick at that time and your entire body was hot. Even the doctor felt that you were probably talking nonsense.”
Yu Niaoniao pursed her lips. “I was indeed running a fever and felt a little dizzy, but I’m sure I didn’t hear wrongly. You have to believe me.”
For the past three years, no one believed her.
She could only pursue the truth alone.
Now that she had finally found someone who was willing to accompany her in her investigation, she desperately wanted to obtain the other party’s trust.
Facing Yu Niaoniao’s sincere gaze, Xiao Juan said without hesitation, “As long as it’s something you say, I believe it.”
It was clearly afternoon, and the sky was gray, but she felt like she was at dawn. The sunlight was filled with layers of clouds, and everything in front of her was illuminated by golden light.
She couldn’t help but smile, her heart swelling and feeling extremely at ease.
“Thank you.”
At this moment, Lo Pingsha and Ling Hai said in unison.
“We believe in you too.”
After interacting with her for this period of time, they knew the Princess Consort very well. Although she usually liked to laugh and joke, she was never vague when it came to serious matters. Since she was sure that she had not heard wrongly, there was no mistake.
Yu Niaoniao’s eyes heated up slightly. She was very moved.
It was good to meet these people!
In order to completely search this time, Xiao Juan decided to clean up all the collapsed sections in the house, but this was a huge project. He definitely could not do it this afternoon.
So they decided to go to the cemetery first. They would deal with the ruins tomorrow morning when the tools were ready.
The four of them rode up the mountain and arrived at the Feng family’s cemetery.
On the surface, the tomb was intact. It didn’t look like it had been dug up.
Yu Niaoniao took out the incense paper money and fruit tributes that she had prepared in advance.
She arranged the things and bowed to Feng Lianghan and Madam Xie’s tombstone.
“Dad, Mom, I’m back to see you. I’ve been to many places in the past two years and met many people.”
“Don’t worry, I’m doing well. Ah Juan has always taken good care of me. He especially took a long leave to accompany me back.”
Xiao Juan also knelt down and kowtowed to his in-laws’ tombstone.
Yu Niaoniao continued to chatter, “Other than visiting you this time, we have something else to trouble you with.”
“Mother’s bracelet appeared in someone else’s hand. I’m worried that your tomb has been robbed, so I can only dig up your grave and open the coffin to check. We have no choice. Dad and Mom, you’re both reasonable people. I believe you can understand. If you’re unhappy, you can visit me in my dreams. I’ll kowtow and apologize to you.”
When the paper money was almost burned, the four of them took out their tools and prepared to start work.
There were many weeds around the tomb. They had to clean up the weeds before digging the grave.
During this process, Xiao Juan discovered something unusual.
“Look here! ”
The other three immediately stopped and leaned over to take a look. They realized that there was a strange area beside the tomb.
There were fewer weeds here than elsewhere.
Yu Niaoniao reached out and peeled open the withered grass leaves to take a look. The color of the bricks under was lighter than the ones elsewhere, and the color of the mud used to hold the bricks together was slightly different from elsewhere.
Xiao Juan said, “The bricks in this area should have been dug up and repaired.”
That was why there was such a color difference.
Yu Niaoniao’s heart sank. “Could there really be tomb robbers?”
The four of them hurriedly sped up and quickly dug up the tomb, revealing the coffin buried under it.
At this moment, the sky was already dark. There were no stars or moon in the sky, so they could only rely on torches to light up.
Xiao Juan and Lo Pingsha jumped into the pit and carefully opened the coffin, revealing the two corpses lying inside.
After three years of corruption, Madam Xie and Feng Lianghan’s bodies had long turned into a pile of bones.
Yu Niaoniao slid down the wall of the pit. Under the light of the torch, she checked carefully and realized that the burial items that had been placed in the coffin were all there. Madam Xie and Feng Lianghan’s remains were still intact. There were no traces of them being moved.
The only thing missing from the entire coffin was the jade bracelet.
Yu Niaoniao pointed at the wrist of one of the remains.
“Before my mother was buried, I specially put the jade bracelet on her wrist, but it’s gone now.”
Xiao Juan analyzed, “If they’re really tomb robbers, they won’t only steal one bracelet.”
Lo Pingsha agreed, “There’s still a lot of gold and silver in the coffin. It’s impossible for them not to take it.” Yu Niaoniao said, “But if it’s not a grave robber, who can it be?” No one could give an answer.
Since he was already here, Lo Pingsha naturally wouldn’t waste this opportunity. He took out the toolbox he carried with him and performed an autopsy on the two remains at the event location.
Yu Niaoniao felt terrible when she saw her mother and stepfather’s bones being moved around.
However, she didn’t say anything and silently followed beside him to help.
Lo Pingsha was very efficient and soon ended the autopsy.
He picked up a rib and said sternly, “This is a rib at the human heart. There are traces of a sharp weapon on it. From the location and depth of the scratch, the murderer should have stabbed the victim’s heart and the victim died on the spot. His attack could be said to be very clean.”
Yu Niaoniao hurriedly leaned over to take a look and indeed saw a scratch on the ribs.
Right on the heels of that, Lo Pingsha picked up the skull of another skeleton with both hands and continued.
“Look here. There are deep scratches on the neck bone. The murderer must have cut the victim’s neck with force, causing him to bleed to death..”
