National Forensic Doctor

When Qi Changye came to interrogate the nanny, he specifically made the trip.

However, he arrived a little later than expected and by the time he got there, the main part of the interrogation was essentially over.

Without waiting for Qi Changye to say anything, Tao Lu called Liu Cheng over to report in person.

Liu Cheng sat upright, hands on his legs, and said, "We found the aconite the nanny, Li Shuyi, had disposed of in the green belt near Zhou Xiangyang’s home through the police dog. After showing it to her, Li Shuyi confessed to everything..."

"What was the motive for the crime?" asked Tao Lu.

Liu Cheng first glanced at Tao Lu, then continued, "This year, the nanny Li Shuyi is 56 years old, and has worked for Zhou Xiangrong’s family for four years. Roughly after the first year of her service, which was a year or two ago, a few of Zhou’s nephews and nieces thought highly of Li Shuyi’s meticulous work, good attitude, and strong ability. They hoped she would stay with them long-term, so they promised her that if she could work for the Zhou family for five years, or until the old master, Zhou Xiangrong, passed away, they would secure a job for her son, either temporary work at a school or a public institution in Beijing, the kind with social security..."

Pausing for a moment, Liu Cheng continued, "Li Shuyi planned well, but her daughter-in-law unexpectedly became pregnant. The couple initially did not want children, so this was quite a surprise, and Li Shuyi was delighted. However, her daughter-in-law was planning on having an abortion on the grounds that there was no one to take care of her during her confinement, look after a pregnant woman, or help with the baby. Li Shuyi was in a dilemma. She wanted to resign to take care of her daughter-in-law, but also did not want to give up the promise from the Zhou family, so she came up with this ’best of both worlds’ idea."

Qi Changye listened with knitted brows.

Truth be told, nannies committing murder was nothing new to the police; similar cases like the Hangzhou nanny case were not uncommon nationwide, including those where the nanny turned into an "angel of death," specifically targeting elderly people to collect "deposit fees."

But Qi Changye always felt it was too straightforward, which did not match the case proceedings he was familiar with, nor the nature of the cases he had dealt with.