It had happened during the day. His second uncle had gone to work, and his second aunt had taken her son out for the day.
The nanny had also taken an extended leave, so Ning Shile and his grandmother really had been the only ones home.
"Do you remember what the nanny was called back then?" Zheng Ye asked.
Ning Shile shook his head.
It had been so long. How could he still remember the nanny's name? Besides, he had always called her Auntie and had never known her actual name.
The three of them chatted a little longer before hanging up.
Zheng Ye rubbed his brow and briefly pieced together what had happened back then.
First, the second uncle had worked right under Ning Grandfather's nose, so he could be ruled out as a suspect.
Second, the second aunt had been with her son, which made her unlikely to have committed the attack either.
That left the nanny as the only possibility.
With the Zheng Family's resources, investigating what had happened back then would not be difficult. Zheng Ye promptly made a call.
The next morning, Ning Shile was woken by his second aunt's shrill, grating laughter.
With nothing else to do, she had come over to the Ning Family's home first thing in the morning for a chat.
She called it a chat, but really, she was there to boast about her son, who had just returned from abroad.
"I heard you arguing with my little brother over the phone yesterday, so I came to check on you," his second aunt said, taking a sip of tea. Apparently displeased with the tea leaves, she pursed her lips before looking up. "As long as you've made up. Otherwise, I'd be the one to blame."
Ning Mother smiled. "Not