Chapter 2158: Chapter 2158: 2159: Dead End of Clues

For the two of them, this was a very significant point of suspicion.

But now, the only suspect was the nanny, who they must capture and bring back.

“Brother Li, I think we can take action now.”

“Do we need to provide information about the killer?” Yang Na held her phone, “I can call my sister and ask.”

“There’s no need for that; I have already asked your sister for that information. Our people have already gone ahead to investigate; I believe we will have news soon.”

After saying that, Li Xianghui stood up, “I’ll have someone take you to see the child now.”

“Thank you, thank you so much.”

Li Xianghui arranged for Zhang Zixin to take the two away, then he turned to Lin Yi and said:

“Leave the arrest work to you guys; I won’t follow along.”

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“No problem.”

The case had pretty much come to light at this point in the proceedings.

All they needed to do was capture the missing nanny to close the case.

“Brother Li, something has happened.”

Just as they were summarizing the case, Gu Yiran came running over in a hurry from outside.

“What happened?”

“In Xinfafa District, someone jumped from a building; the appearance of the deceased is very similar to that of the nanny. I’ve already sent Zhang Peng to verify the information, but based on the photos sent back from the scene, it’s very likely the same person.”

“Suicide?!”

Hearing this, both their expressions changed, and Li Xianghui muttered:

“Could it be a suicide out of fear of her crime?”

“Perhaps that’s possible,” Gu Yiran said:

“Xinfafa District has a history of over thirty years, it’s part of the old city of Zhong Hai. After she killed someone, she hid there, then realizing her conscience, she committed suicide out of fear of her crime.”

“But if her nerve was really that frail, she shouldn’t have had the guts to kill in the first place. After all, the child was abused before death. If it wasn’t a ruthless person, they simply couldn’t do such a thing.”

A huge question arose in all three of their minds.

They thought they could close the case, but unexpectedly, the case became more confusing.

“Let’s not just stand here stupidly; let’s go to the scene of the crime and see what’s going on,” Li Xianghui said.

The three of them walked out of the sub-bureau, then got into the car, and about an hour later, they arrived at Xinfafa District.

When the three of them arrived, the scene had already been secured.

But because they had given prior notice, the body hadn’t been taken away.

Lin Yi quickly examined the body; since the person had jumped from the fifth floor, even though she was dead, her physical appearance was still reasonably intact and hadn’t been smashed to a pulp, making it easy to recognize that the deceased was indeed Dong Wanjia’s nanny.

And there were no doubts on the body; based on the situation at the scene, it was very easy to determine the deceased had committed suicide, and there was no other information worth noting.

After inspecting the body, Lin Yi and the others visited the nanny’s rented apartment and also met the landlord.

It was a middle-aged woman with curly hair, around fifty years old, fitting the image and temperament of a landlady very well.

“Hello, I wanted to ask when did the deceased move in here?”

“She moved in four or five days ago, paid three months of rent in advance. And now just a few days later such a thing has happened, it’s way too frightening. Now I can’t even rent my house out anymore, too unlucky.”

For the common people at the bottom of society, their own interests are what they pay most attention to.

As for human life, as long as it is unrelated to them, there is no need to care.

“Four or five days?”

Hearing this, the three exchanged glances, feeling that something was amiss.

According to the forensic examination, Dong Wanjia had died three days ago.

By rights, whether it was four days or five days ago, Dong Wanjia should not have been in trouble by the time she moved in, so why did she move to such a place?

This did not make sense at all.

“Do you think she might have brought the deceased over with her?” Gu Yiran asked.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Li Xianghui turned and looked at the female landlord, “When she first arrived, did she come alone?”

“She came by herself, without much luggage. After I gave her the key, she moved in. I found the woman quite strange, but she paid, so I didn’t worry too much.”

“This can be investigated later; just ask the neighbors downstairs, and we’ll know what’s going on.”

Lin Yi said.

Li Xianghui nodded, thanked the landlord, and then the three went to the rental room.

Inside the room, it was tidier than they had imagined.

Only the table was a bit messy with some leftover food that hadn’t been finished.

The rest of the place had no trace of life, not even a blanket on the bed.

“Brother Li, there’s a new discovery.”

While the two were inspecting the room, Gu Yiran called out, holding a few pieces of paper of various sizes in his hands.

They went over to take a look and saw that they were filled with the words “I’m sorry.”

Although they were the same three words repeatedly, they were filled with deep remorse.

Lin Yi took a few of the notes to look at them.

One of the A4 sheets was a tenancy agreement, the other two were receipts from purchases.

But all three papers had one thing in common, on any writable place, they were filled with the words “I’m sorry.”

“This must be something left by the deceased Li Youlan. The reason she did this must be because she could no longer bear the guilt and repeatedly wrote these words, hoping to seek repentance and forgiveness,” Lin Yi analyzed.

“But what’s the use of repenting now when the person is already dead? If she had a repentant heart, she would not have committed these acts in the first place.”

“I think we’ve analyzed this wrong. Although Li Youlan had the motive to kill, this motive wasn’t enough to sustain her killing Dong Wanjia,” Lin Yi said:

“Just like Brother Li just mentioned, the murderer must have been a cruel and callous person, while these three papers full of ‘I’m sorry’ indicate that she was a person with some conscience. Could she have killed someone just because they didn’t lend her money? That’s a bit of a stretch.”

“Secondly, according to the information on the tenancy agreement, Li Youlan moved in here five days ago. The fact that she chose to move in at that time is enough to suggest that something had already happened to Dong Wanjia. Out of guilt and fear, she dared not stay alone in the villa, so she moved here.”

“But the problem is, Dong Wanjia hadn’t been in trouble when she came here, so why did she move?” Gu Yiran raised his question.

“There must be something we’re not clear on, like how she managed to send messages to the victim’s family saying everything was fine. So regarding her information, we need to continue investigating, as there could be a lot more worth digging into.”

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