SFTD -Chapter 115 Where Did the Tadpoles Go? (Final)

At this moment, several people were standing not far from Wang Shuqing, chatting.

A man wearing a yellow-striped tie said mysteriously, “A few days before New Year’s Day, I went back to the company at night to get some documents. As soon as I went upstairs, I saw Lawyer Zhang’s office still lit up. The blinds weren’t even drawn. Before I could walk closer, I saw Liu and Lawyer Zhang… on the desk… going at it. That wild, unrestrained scene was honestly kind of hard to resist. A woman like that… even getting her once would be worth dying for!”

A tall, thin man pushed him and lowered his voice. “Stop daydreaming. Zhang Miaomiao has long been Liu’s exclusive woman. She’s basically one step away from being the boss’s wife. She runs the whole firm… The way she bosses us around—just endure it, brother.”

“……”

After that, Wang Shuqing could no longer hear what they said. Her fingers gripping the fork had turned slightly pale. At some point, the light in front of her was blocked, and Liu Dong came over, taking her by the hand and leading her back to her seat.

Coincidentally, Zhang Miaomiao was seated right beside her. Her fiery red dress made her look even more confident and striking. Wang Shuqing felt very uncomfortable inside, but still greeted her politely.

Zhang Miaomiao gave a distant smile and glanced at Liu Dong. Wang Shuqing straightened her clothes and tried to remain gentle. Around them, many people were praising Liu Dong for “finding a good wife,” and so on.

Zhang Miaomiao covered her mouth and coughed for a long time, then quickly took out medicine and swallowed it. Wang Shuqing glanced over and recognized it as roxithromycin, slightly surprised. Although she wasn’t medically trained, as a biology teacher and a mother, she still knew a bit.

She gently asked, “Your cough seems pretty bad. Roxithromycin isn’t very effective. If you’re allergic to penicillin, getting an injection would work faster.”

Not wanting to dismiss her kindness, Zhang Miaomiao smiled politely. “I’ve been handling four cases these past few days, I’m just exhausted. I’ll go get an injection after I get through this period… cough cough…”

Hearing this, Liu Dong smiled while holding Wang Shuqing’s arm. “Don’t persuade her. She’s a ‘steel woman’—she doesn’t stop for minor injuries, hahaha!”

Afterward, Wang Shuqing began inquiring about Zhang Miaomiao and soon learned she even lived in a high-end apartment right behind her home. Feeling even more resentful, she urged Liu Dong to reduce his time outside, using their son’s illness as a convenient excuse.

As a result, Liu Dong stayed home more often, and he felt even more how hard and exhausting Wang Shuqing’s life was, becoming gentler toward her than before.

However, on Monday morning, January 19, Liu Dong had stayed up late reviewing case files the night before. Wang Shuqing didn’t wake him. Instead, she drove her two sons out early—her eldest needed to be at school by 6:40, and she had no choice but to send the younger one to her mother’s place first.

After dropping them off, she realized she had forgotten her phone. Thinking about it, she figured it must have been left in the first-floor living room, so she hurried back.

The moment she opened the door, she was stunned by a familiar scent of perfume.

She picked up her phone from the coffee table and slowly went upstairs. On the second floor, clothes were casually scattered on the floor. Seeing a pair of thin-strapped underwear, her mind went completely blank.

From the master bedroom came intense, shameful sounds—she clearly understood what Liu Dong and Zhang Miaomiao were doing. Hearing it with her own ears was far more shocking than hearing rumors. She even wanted to rush in and beat Zhang Miaomiao.

But if she did that, Liu Dong would drift even further away—and she would lose her home and her children.

No. She couldn’t accept that outcome.

Just as she was about to step forward, a sports water bottle at her feet shifted slightly. Suddenly, she remembered Zhang Miaomiao taking medicine at the year-end banquet. Maybe giving her a “lesson” was more practical.

She opened a room on the north side of the hallway, found more than half a pack of strawberry-flavored children’s amoxicillin granules in a cabinet, poured a small amount into the water bottle, and carefully wiped away any residue from the outside.

She shook the bottle lightly, then placed it back and quietly left the house, heading to school as if nothing had happened.

After finishing her statement, Wang Shuqing let out a long breath and looked at Wu Yiping and the female police officer opposite her.

“I didn’t want to kill anyone. I just wanted her to have an allergic reaction and be sent to the hospital—to teach her a lesson. I never intended for her to die! Really, I didn’t! Will I be sentenced to death?”

Wu Yiping placed the written statement in front of her.

“Sign it if there are no errors. We will submit the testimony and evidence truthfully to the procuratorate. As for sentencing, that is not something we can determine. But regardless, Zhang Miaomiao is dead. Her parents have lost their daughter. And the cause was the amoxicillin you put into the sports bottle. That is the fact. Whether this is classified as negligent homicide is for the court to decide.”

Wang Shuqing lowered her head. The female officer removed her handcuffs and escorted her away.

The task force leader patted Zhou Hai on the shoulder.

“Even though the case was solved within 48 hours, I don’t feel happy. Zhou Hai, do you think men really become bad once they have money?”

“Stop repeating that outdated theory. I’ll lend you a few books on criminal psychology. In this case, both Liu Dong and Wang Shuqing were just finding excuses for themselves. But beyond their so-called ‘solutions,’ was there really no other way? There must have been. They just chose the simplest, most direct path—and forgot they were parents. The most innocent ones are the two children.”

The leader sighed. “Yes… thinking about it makes me want to go home early tonight. Otherwise my little troublemaker will tear the house down.”

Zhou Hai packed up his things and glanced at him.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You’re always at the police bureau and never go home. Sister-in-law must be the one who has it hardest.”

Huang Zhongsheng’s face turned red. He pushed Zhou Hai.

“Brat, don’t mock me. Someday you’ll meet someone who can tame you too.”

“I’m leaving. Go write your report and get home early.”

Zhou Hai rolled his eyes. “So this is ‘use me and throw me away’?”

Huang Zhongsheng laughed loudly. “You’re like a monk saving all beings—don’t argue with us mortals. We’re close now, aren’t we?”

Zhou Hai ignored him, carrying his case and walking away, leaving behind the sound of laughter.

As soon as he got into the car, his phone began vibrating wildly. The number started with 001—an American call. Could it be Teacher John?

“Hello?”

“Hello. This is Ryan, attorney for John O’Neill. Mr. O’Neill said he already contacted you yesterday and that you agreed to act as guardian for Miss Charlotte. We will bring Miss Charlotte to Dongnan City, China. Arrival time is 8:00 AM local time on the 24th. Please come to the airport to pick her up.”

Zhou Hai turned off the engine, completely stunned.

“Wait—what did you say? I’m the guardian of who?”

“Miss Charlotte. She is a Chinese orphan adopted by Mr. John O’Neill.”

Zhou Hai felt like ten thousand crows were flying over his head. Thinking back to his conversation with John the night before, he instantly felt he had been tricked.

But if his teacher had chosen him as guardian, something serious must have happened.

“Teacher John… what happened?”