Chapter 349: Epilogue

Zhao PuYang was trembling with anger, wanting to punch Zheng GuoHao’s bulbous nose. However, she restrained herself, glancing repeatedly at the door, knowing that Teacher Yi was just outside, watching over her.

Zheng GuoHao lecherously asked, “Do you want to take a bath? You look dirty.”

Zhao PuYang nodded.

While Zheng GuoHao was heating the bathwater, she put the pre-prepared poison into his wine and stirred it with her finger to dissolve it faster.

When Zheng GuoHao returned, he patted her back and said, “Uncle likes obedient girls like you. Obedient girls are popular everywhere. The water is ready. Take off your clothes… Let Uncle help you!”

Zhao PuYang was terrified as he reached out his hand. She trembled and said, “I’ll do it myself.”

“Alright, don’t be afraid. Uncle is an adult!” Zheng GuoHao grinned, taking a sip of his wine. Suddenly, he frowned and started coughing uncontrollably. As he stood up, he staggered and fell, clutching his throat in pain.

Watching him struggle on the ground, Zhao PuYang was paralyzed with fear. Killing someone was truly terrifying.

Zheng GuoHao crawled to the sink, vomiting, drinking water, and vomiting again, seemingly alleviating his poisoning symptoms.

Realizing something was wrong, Zhao PuYang hurried to open the door. Yi Qing rushed in and, before Zheng GuoHao could turn around, swiftly stabbed him several times in the back.

After the murder, Yi Qing praised Zhao PuYang’s bravery. She cleaned up the scene, taking off her bloodstained jacket and stuffing it into her bag. That day, Yi Qing was dressed like a man, wearing a hat.

After they went downstairs and got into the car Yi Qing had stolen, she didn’t start the engine immediately. Zhao PuYang asked, “Why aren’t we leaving?”

Yi Qing smiled, “If we leave now, the cameras will catch us, and the police will find us.”

Zhao PuYang admired Yi Qing’s cleverness.

They sat in the car all afternoon. During that time, Zheng GuoHao’s housekeeper found his body and called the police. A crowd gathered at the door, making Zhao PuYang hide in Yi Qing’s arms in fear, while Yi Qing remained calm.

In the evening, they left the neighborhood and went to another place. Yi Qing told Zhao PuYang to stay in the car for a while. She changed clothes, put on a wig, hid a knife on her body, took out a slingshot, and broke the surveillance camera above. Then she calmly entered the neighborhood.

Half an hour later, Yi Qing returned, smiling at Zhao PuYang, “It’s done.”

After that, Zhao PuYang was constantly afraid, repeatedly asking Yi Qing if the police would come. Yi Qing reassured her, “It doesn’t matter if the police come or not. Even if they take you, don’t be afraid. Just say what I told you. The teacher and the juvenile protection laws will keep you safe. Understand?”

Zhao PuYang genuinely believed that Yi Qing was her guardian angel, and she still believed it now.

Zhao PuYang said, “Even if, as you say, Teacher Yi used me, so what? I don’t care. She was the only one who was good to me. When I grow up, I will kill all you policemen who caused her death!”

“Don’t… don’t talk nonsense!” the lawyer interrupted nervously.

After Zhao PuYang was taken away, Lin DongXue asked Chen Shi, “Have we planted hatred in this child’s heart?”

“Maybe. But when she grows up, she might understand everything. The important thing is not what she thinks now but giving her a warm environment to grow up healthily and feel loved.”

“You can’t possibly adopt another child, can you?” Lin DongXue smiled wryly.

“One little viper at home is enough.”

Among the evidence the police brought back, Peng SiJue found a small piece of Lawyer Bai’s blood on a burned piece of cloth.

If Yi Qing hadn’t taken her own life, there would have been enough to convict her!

That night, Chen Shi visited Gu You. After hearing the whole case, Gu You said, “I didn’t expect my words to have such an effect.”

“What do you mean?”

Gu You explained how she tried to provoke Yi Qing into confessing to gather evidence. Chen Shi was surprised, “This isn’t really your doing. The emptiness after revenge is hard to bear. By the way, why do you want to kill Zhou Xiao? Did he take someone important from you?”

“I’ll tell you about it some other time.”

“Will the psychological support at the orphanage continue? Honestly, I don’t want Zhao PuYang to become the next Yi Qing. It would be best to find her a good family.”

“I’ll try. I’ll see if any of my clients want to adopt her. Have you investigated that company?”

“Do you mean the company sponsoring the orphanage? I did a bit of digging. The young CEO experienced a family tragedy before he took over. His older brother, who was supposed to become the CEO, died mysteriously. He was the prime suspect but was released due to lack of evidence.”

“So, this company is connected to Yi Qing and ‘Black Honey.’ What do you plan to do?”

“It’s troubling! If this company falls, what will happen to the children in the orphanage? Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish good from evil. So, for now, let’s not touch it until this young CEO slips up.”

“Then we’ll have to investigate from other angles…” Gu You pondered, considering other leads.

Chen Shi wanted a cigarette and wondered why he craved one so much. There was a faint smell of smoke in the air, which triggered his craving. It seemed to be coming from Gu You.

He said, “Miss Gu, excuse me!”

“Huh?”

Chen Shi leaned in and sniffed, confirming the source of the smell. “You don’t smoke, do you? Why do you smell like Old Peng’s favorite brand?”

“Do I?”

“Were you two together today?”

“No!”

Chen Shi laughed, “Who are you trying to fool!”