Coroner's Diary Episode 19

General Zhang avenged

The murders wrapped up the cold case of the military pay theft 15 years ago. The thieves were power hungry bottom feeders that got away with it via duplicity and murder. While the murders are indeed reprehensible, Qing was well aware that if she tried going through judicial means, she and the daughter would have been silenced and the truth never revealed. The ones that profited from their misdeeds would not have been brought to justice. She returned blood for blood and avenged the Zhang family. She waited until she knew that the daughter had someone to care for her, and the misdeeds of her master’s husband were brought to light. This was the only means she could find to be sure justice was done even though the law disobeyed. Cases like this are difficult because law and justice are not necessarily the same thing, especially when those with power and money can skew the system to their advantage. It is quite clear Qin Yan is among those that skirt the law. I am not sure how Prince Yu fits into this, but Wan will do well to clear herself of the Qin household as soon as possible. The more they are investigated, the more vile they prove to be. They are well equipped to remain in confines within the law, while grossly abusing the spirit of it. These are the hardest sort to bring to justice. They are usually well disguised within the system itself.

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