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Chapter 1057: The Outstanding Tradition of Protecting One’s Own

“What? What the h*ll are you saying?! I’m old, so I’m having a hard time hearing what you just said! If you SOBs dare to utter the word ‘mutiny’ again, I will shoot you!” General Ji roared when he heard what Tan Dongbang had said on the phone.

Tan Dongbang was so startled that, with a s.h.i.+ver, he almost dropped the phone in his hand.

After a while, after calming himself down and carefully holding the phone about a foot away from himself, Tan Dongbang switched to hands-free mode and said into the microphone, “I am not making this up, General Ji. Huo Shaoheng’s 27 soldiers have occupied our Secret Service building! I have already ordered the police headquarters to mobilize all police forces to surround–”

“You’ll do so over my dead body!” General Ji’s voice interrupted suddenly. His voice deepened as he said, “If you dare send the police to besiege my soldiers, I will end you!”

“General Ji, you can’t do this. This is a law-abiding society, and none of us are above the law.” Tan Dongbang was growing impatient with General Ji’s blatant partiality. “The fact is, what your soldiers are doing is illegal. Not only are they refusing to cooperate with the investigation, but they have also laid siege to the Secret Service’s headquarters! They should be handed over to the Americans to teach them a lesson!”

“Hmph!” General Ji was not a particularly sharp-tongued person, and it was unlike him to fight with someone like Tan Dongbang. He obviously was not on the same level. He was so anxious that he blurted out, “Illegal? You guys are the ones extorting confessions through torture. Now, how can they act rationally and lawfully under such cruel interrogation methods?”

When Huo Shaoheng had been giving his Special Operations Forces members specialized training, he had taught them not to give up on their lives until the very last minute. So, they would do everything they could in order to survive.

One Special Operations Forces member was enough to open an underground tunnel in Eastern Europe.

Two Special Operations Forces members were enough to illicit conflict between two domestic political parties in a Western European country, and make them fight to the death amongst themselves.

Four Special Operations Forces members were already in control of the economic lifeline of a South American country.

Coincidentally, those 27 members of the Special Operations Forces happened to be the elite of Huo Shaoheng’s subordinates, both in terms of mental and physical prowess!

An unfortunate coincidence for the other party!

How could occupying a Secret Service building not be a piece of cake for them?

In other smaller nations, if 27 members of the Special Operations Forces joined forces to wreak havoc, then a nation itself might be put out of existence.

General Ji knew very well that with the combat skills and experience of the Special Operations Forces, occupying the Secret Service building was a piece of cake.

So, he wasn’t surprised when he received word of what had happened, and he didn’t want to hold them accountable for it.

He must protect them.

It was bad enough already that the Americans had gotten hold of their confidential data and put their people on the most wanted list.

Now, they even had to deal with the plots and plans of their own people. If he had been in their position, no doubt he would have also occupied the Secret Service building, and given those spoiled brats a hard lesson!

General Ji reprimanded Tan Dongbang as eloquently as he could. “Prime Minister Tan, don’t think just because you are the Prime Minister now that I wouldn’t dare do anything to you. If you touch a single hair on my soldiers’ heads, I… I will make the Legal Department sue you and place you in jail!”

Tan Dongbang sneered, “General Ji, as long as I am the Prime Minister of the Huaxia Empire, I will serve the people of Huaxia. Your soldiers are human, yet aren’t the Secret Servicemen human as well? General Ji, you are the head of this nation’s military. How can you say such a thing?”

“You know that I am the supreme leader of the military, so of course I will have to put in a word or two for my people. Is that a problem?” General Ji did not want to pay Tan Dongbang any more attention and said, “I will head toward the Secret Service at once, and you order your people to keep their guns away. I don’t want a single weapon in sight. Don’t say I didn’t warn you; don’t test the marksmans.h.i.+p of my soldiers! You will regret it!”

General Ji suppressed his anger and hung up on Tan Dongbang. He looked up to see Secretary Cao and asked, “What the h*ll is going on? Why were my people at the Secret Service in the first place? Didn’t Old Long and I already refuse to help with the shenanigans surrounding their US investigation?”

During the time General Ji and Tan Dongbang had been preoccupied bickering amongst themselves, General Ji’s private secretary, Secretary Cao, had found someone to look into the ins and outs of the matter.

Only when General Ji saw him come in did he hang up on Tan Dongbang.

Secretary Cao sighed and said, “They didn’t go there by their own accord. The Secret Service used Prime Minister Tan’s authorization form and asked them to go back to a.s.sist the investigation. Yet when they got there, Hong Kangquan took them to the execution room’s torture chamber.”

He sighed and shook his head ruefully.

Those 27 members were the backbone of the Special Operations Forces.

Although they had once had their confidential information publicized by the United States and were consequently condemned around the world, in the eyes of General Ji and Speaker Long, their skills and ethics spoke for themselves.

They had no intention of yielding to the unreasonable demands of the United States.

Besides, these 27 men weren’t field agents, but intelligence a.n.a.lysts that provided technical support within the Special Operations Forces. So even if the United States knew their ident.i.ties, there wasn’t much harm in it.

They could continue on with their technical support as long as they didn’t go abroad.

“So, it does have something to do with that idiot Tan Dongbang after all!” General Ji slapped his desk. “He just pretended to have no idea when speaking to me! And what about Hong Kangquan?! Wasn’t he locked up by Speaker Long? Old Long is so unreliable!”

“It was also Prime Minister Tan who personally released him.” Secretary Cao shook his head. “You have to hurry over there. I am worried that Prime Minister Tan is really going to do the unthinkable.”

Worry flashed across General Ji’s face. He hurriedly picked up his military cap and put it on, saying, “Quickly, notify Huo Shaoheng, and tell him that his soldiers are about to demolish the Secret Services!”

“Should I really word it like that?” Secretary Cao laughed. “If Huo Shao thought that was the case, he would definitely come back to lead them in their demolition efforts!”

Huo Shaoheng was not a narrow-minded person. Even if he felt offended, he usually chose to let it go and rarely held people accountable for it.

But if anyone offended his soldiers or his women, he definitely wouldn’t let them off the hook so easily.

Regardless of whether it was reasonable or not, he would knock the wind out of them before getting to the bottom of it.

If they told Huo Shaoheng, he would definitely come and deal with those fools in the Secret Service and the Cabinet!

“He can take the lead in the dismantling process! I will help as well!” General Ji glared at Secretary Cao and said, “Hurry up!”

“I’ve called before, but Huo Shao didn’t pick up. Should I call again?” Secretary Cao asked hurriedly.

“Yes, hurry up. If you can’t get through, go directly to the Special Operations Forces…” General Ji suddenly paused and turned to look at Secretary Cao. “No. If Shaoheng was present in the Special Operations Forces building, then could those 27 people have been tricked out of there?! I won’t believe it for a second!”

Secretary Cao began to laugh bitterly. “Yes, Huo Shao is indeed not in the Special Operations Forces office.”

“Where is he? Hurry up and go find him!” General Ji hurried out of the office door with an anxious look on his face.

Secretary Cao struggled to keep up and whispered, “I heard Zhou Qiyuan say that Huo Shao and Director Song left for C City on a military plane to monitor the magnetic field early in the morning. That is why we lost communication with him for four hours in the middle. The plane itself had even disappeared from the radar, so we were worried that something might have gone wrong.”

General Ji stopped abruptly. He stopped too fast, and Secretary Cao nearly b.u.mped into his back.

“What are you talking about?!!! Lost communication with him for four hours?” General Ji turned around suddenly and said, “Why didn’t anyone report this to me?!”

As soon as his voice fell, his cell phone rang.

He frowned and pulled it out. It was Huo Shaoheng calling him!

General Ji breathed a sigh of relief, then glared daggers at Secretary Cao while answering Huo Shaoheng’s call.

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Chapter 843: Lurking Forces (II)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

He Zhichu didn’t move at all. He remained in a lazy position, leaning into the couch, left elbow propped on the armrest and holding his head up on his hand. The fingers on his right hand casually tapped his thigh, his sultry, s.h.i.+mmery eyes slightly angled upwards and carrying a shocking air of allure. However, his voice was colder than ice as he looked at Gu Nianzhi. “Just a little toy from the United States Army Research Laboratory. It’s not worth mentioning.”

Ye Xuan didn’t know much about firearms, but it being an advanced US prototype was the only possible explanation. Most of the world’s most-powerful weapons came from US defense programs. Even the internet—which was now an indispensable part of people’s lives—began as a military communication network. Thus He Zhichu’s explanation made perfect sense to him and he nodded earnestly. “That thing was so powerful. It must’ve been very expensive to produce.”

He Zhichu’s raised his chin coldly. “It cost me quite a bit of money. You should know that my family runs a big business, so we have to save something to protect ourselves when we go abroad for work. But now, you all know about my family’s treasure. You’ll have to give me a break in the future.” He looked at Huo Shaoheng suggestively. “…Especially Major General Huo, you’ll have to show me some mercy and let me off easy.”

Huo Shaoheng smiled faintly and answered calmly, “Our nation forbids carrying of private firearms. As long as Professor He’s family treasures are not brought into our country, there will be no problems.”

“Major General Huo, please don’t worry. I guarantee it will not cross your borders.” He Zhichu s.h.i.+fted his body to indicate his response to Huo Shaoheng.

Gu Nianzhi was feeling somewhat regretful. Clasping her hands in front of herself, she replied with a sigh, “I only wish I could’ve personally seen this world-cla.s.s, famous gun.”

He Zhichu looked at her before saying, “You think that’s a world-cla.s.s, famous gun?” He snorted. “You’ve seen too little of the world…”

Huo Shaoheng’s eyes flickered before he quickly exchanged a look with Yin s.h.i.+xiong.

Yin s.h.i.+xiong didn’t change his position nor even his expression. He maintained the same look of exaggeration as Gu Nianzhi and laughed. “It truly is a pity, we’ve all become country b.u.mpkins in comparison to Professor He.”

“Right, if only I had a gun like that. Then I wouldn’t have been hunted down like a stray dog in Germany.” Gu Nianzhi was still bitter about falling into the enemy’s trap last time and had yet to figure out who the real mastermind had been.

Thinking about the difficult and dangerous journey she faced in Germany, she couldn’t help but recall that psychotic killer, Seth. She also remembered how they injected her with that H3ab7…

Gu Nianzhi’s eyes drifted to Huo Shaoheng’s side. She squinted her lucid, bright eyes before studying him quickly.

Huo Shaoheng’s felt her eyes on him, but his personality allowed him to ignore it. He remained motionless and only looked at Ye Xuan. “You’ve suffered a lot, but have you thought about who framed you and why? Also, did you contact that lawyer?”

Although Huo Shaoheng actually knew what Ye Xuan had done in the United States, Gu Nianzhi didn’t. In addition, no one else knew he was aware of this, so he still needed to get Ye Xuan to say it himself.

As expected, Ye Xuan’s expression darkened and his hands involuntarily balled into tight fists. Closing his eyes, he finally managed to say it. “…It was all Gu Yanran doing. She wanted me dead.”

G.o.d only knew how hard it had been for him to say that aloud. For the past few years, he’d spent day and night giving all his love and energy to that woman. He had been so blind, yet also so devoted… After all that, her betrayal had been so real and so painful.

Ye Xuan’s eyes had turned red. Quickly taking a deep breath, he looked up at the crystal chandelier in the living room, trying to control his agitation.

Gu Nianzhi habitually bit her lower lip as she contemplated, leaving two tiny bite marks on her plump, curvy lips.

Huo Shaoheng coldly glared at her bad habit and reached over to lift her chin. His thumb lightly pressed her chin to rescue her lower lip from her teeth. “Watch it. Don’t bite your lip in front of outsiders, it affects your personal image.”

Gu Nianzhi was enraged, so she instinctively pushed away Huo Shaoeng’s hand and her s.h.i.+ny eyes nearly spurted flames. She stared at Huo Shaoheng and lowered her voice to enunciate each word clearly, “Huo Shao, please mind your manners!”

He Zhichu was also very angry. He straightened his back and looked at Huo Shaoheng to retort coldly, “Huo Shao, I already warned you about that!”

Huo Shaoheng dismissively waved his hand. “Bad habits must be corrected in time. This is not being physical, this is discipline.”

“I’m already an adult! I don’t need your discipline!” Gu Nianzhi stood up and sat down on the single seater couch on the other side of the coffee table.

He Zhichu also stood and just as he was about to speak, the doorbell rang. The food had arrived. Opening the door, he had the hotel wait-staff set the table and paid them a tip. He told them to come back in two hours to pick up the cutlery.

“Okay, dinner is here. If you don’t mind my humble abode, please sit down.” He Zhichu was in a pleasant mood and politely invited everyone to have dinner in the dining room.

Huo Shaoheng actually didn’t have any appet.i.te at all, but if he didn’t have dinner now, it would seem like he was throwing a temper tantrum, the same as Gu Nianzhi. He was so much older than her, so if he’d appeared in a foul mood or refused to eat, he would appear too immature. So instead, he calmly walked over.

He Zhichu’s dining table was a long, Western-style one. He had also ordered individual plates for the set menu. He Zhichu sat in the host position at the head of the table, and to his immediate left was Gu Nianzhi. Ma Qiqi sat next to her. Ye Xuan sat across from Gu Nianzhi and Yin s.h.i.+xiong originally sat next to Ma Qiqi, but he couldn’t help standing as soon as he saw Huo Shaoheng walk in. Huo Shaoheng didn’t mind at all as he raised a hand and waved downwards to give Yin s.h.i.+xiong permission to sit. He sat next to Ye Xuan.

Everyone had a dinner plate in front of them and in the middle of the table was a feast of seventeen courses. The food was kept hot using a small alcohol heater underneath, and smelled as fragrant and delicious as if it had just been freshly plated from the pan. Everyone ate as if it was buffet, choosing what they wanted and putting it on their dinner plate.

Although Ma Qiqi had cheerfully watched the drama, she liked eating even more. She was a true foodie. Therefore, when she saw the delivery arrive, she’d immediately started itching to indulge herself. First, she had some sea cuc.u.mber and corn chowder to warm her belly, then she took a charcoal-grilled scallop and chewed it carefully.

Gu Nianzhi didn’t have much of an appet.i.te to begin with, but when she saw Ma Qiqi eat so happily, she also took an oyster to try. As far as seafood went, she only seemed to dislike oysters. She casually ate one, but didn’t touch them again. After, she only ladled a bowl of soup and cradled it in her hands to drink.

Huo Shaoheng didn’t eat anything at all. He only sat at the table and had a gla.s.s of red wine by his hand as he idly chatted with Ye Xuan. His voice was very quiet, so no one else could hear them.

Gu Nianzhi took a bite and glanced across the table like she was still very angry.

He Zhichu stopped eating after having one shrimp. He picked up his red wine gla.s.s and swirled it as he began chatting with Gu Nianzhi. “How’s your paper coming along? And the lawsuit with Gu Yanran?”

Gu Nianzhi had grown up with Huo Shaoheng and originally abided to the principle of “no conversation during meals.” However, when she spied Huo Shaoheng not following this principle himself, she followed his lead. “The paper is still lacking a bit—I only wrote half and need to do some more research. As for the lawsuit…” she looked at Ye Xuan, who was busy talking with Huo Shaoheng, “Ye Xuan is the key witness.”

He Zhichu took another sip of red wine. His expression seemed a bit impatient, but he chose his words carefully and nodded. “It’s good that you have a plan. Just let me know if you need help with anything.”

Gu Nianzhi quickly said, “I’ve already bothered you so much this time around. If it weren’t for you, Ye Xuan wouldn’t have come home alive.”

He Zhichu wasn’t humble, so he beamed at her. “It’s good that you know that.”

On the other side, Huo Shaoheng finally turned his head to glance in Gu Nianzhi and He Zhichu’s direction. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Gu Nianzhi’s stubborn and disgusted expression, he swallowed the words back down.

Ma Qiqi was the only person eating happily at the entire dinner table.

After dinner, Ma Qiqi was so satisfied she could scarcely walk. Yin s.h.i.+xiong pulled her out to the living room to walk in circles and digest, so she wouldn’t interrupt the other conversations.

Huo Shaoheng set down his wine gla.s.s and saw that He Zhichu had already finished eating. “There’s something I’d like to ask Professor He. Would it be possible to speak in private?”

He Zhichu set down his napkin and coldly stared at Huo Shaoheng.

Huo Shaoheng still remained calm and reliable, his emotions unreadable.

“Yes, please come with me.” He Zhichu got up and took Huo Shaoheng to the study.

Gu Nianzhi and Ye Xuan were the only ones left in the dining room, so it was the perfect opportunity to talk. She glanced at Ye Xuan, who kept his head low. “Are you sure that Gu Yanran was really the one responsible?”

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Chapter 358: Go See Her

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Grandfather Huo returned home and locked himself in the bedroom. Thankfully, with Huo Guanchen’s presence, Grandfather Huo hadn’t been forced to move out but he

still couldn’t bear to see his old friends again. Huo Jialan had paid special attention to the care for Grandfather Huo in the last few days—staying with him the for hours at a time and sitting in silence with him while she read or did work on her phone. After all, Grandfather Huo was a senior who feared being alone the most. He could sense how much Huo Jialan cared for him.

Huo Jialan urged, “Grandfather, do you want to go see Grandmother this year?”

Before Xie Ziyan had pa.s.sed away, she had wanted to visit her own family. She’d left a will stating she would be buried in Europe. The Xie’s had been buried there for several generations; it was also where had Xie Ziyan grown up. She had met Huo Xyuenong while studying abroad in the Huaxia Empire. Due to Huo Xuenon’s status in the military, and the fact that the Xie’s hadn’t approved of Xie Ziyan’s marriage to him, she had rarely visited home. But, just before she pa.s.sed away, she had suddenly requested to be buried with her family. Grandfather Huo had been unhappy about it at the time, but Xie Ziyan has remained persistent and had even called the family she’d rarely had contact with. Afterwards, Xie Ziyan’s youngest brother had flown in to the Huaxia Empire to bring her body to Europe for burial. Grandfather Huo had been upset by this for a long time afterwards, but had eventually understood why Xie Ziyan had made such a peculiar request prior to her death. He also remembered Zhang Feng saying that Xie Ziyan had never seen herself as a Huo, staying true to her blood even after their marriage. Facing what had happened all these years later, Grandfather Huo felt that his heart was now being shred apart most viciously. He couldn’t sit still when Huo Jialan mentioned her Grandmother.

Sending for Huo Guanchen, he said to the younger man, “I want to go to Europe to see your mother; help me arrange the trip for going abroad.” He hadn’t visited in the last few years; it was about time he made amends.

Huo Guanchen also wanted his father to have some time away. Although this type of incident wasn’t rare in their social circle, Grandfather Huo had been the only one to get into such a huge mess, even losing his rank. He couldn’t bear losing face. Huo Guanchen agreed immediately and Grandfather Huo asked him to prepare a visa for Huo Jialan as well so that she could accompany him. Huo Guanchen thought it was a good idea, since his father was elderly and needed someone to care for him. They used to have Zhang Feng but now it was Huo Jialan. Even though she wasn’t his real granddaughter, he could trust her because he had raised her.

By the time Huo Shaoheng got wind of the trip, Grandfather Huo and Huo Jialan had already boarded their flight. Since Huo Jialan was away, the civil litigation could only be delayed. Huo Shaoheng wasn’t in a rush—she couldn’t escape forever. The rightful punishment would be served no matter if she hid herself away in another corner of the world.

…

It was already the eighth day of the lunar calendar, and the first day of university in the Imperial Capital. Gu Nianzhi had finished packing two days before— her bedding, mattresses and daily necessities were all set to go. She wore the Hermès bucket bag Huo Shaoheng had gifted her for Lunar New Year and wheeled out the cherry blossom pink suitcase she had used during her days in C University as she walked out of the official residence. Fan Jian was waiting with a seven seater black SUV. Several orderlies made multiple trips to move all Gu of Nianzhi’s things into the car.

Fan Jian turned around and chuckled then said, “You sure have a lot of stuff; are you moving?”

“I’m living in the dorm, so technically that counts as moving.” Gu Nianzhi clapped her palms as she scanned her eyes around.

Fan Jian smiled and pat the steering wheel as he whispered, “The Chief seems to have a few meetings today so he won’t be coming.”

Gu Nianzhi flushed before she opened the rear pa.s.senger door and slid into the seat. She gave a small cough and tried playing it cool.”I know, I wasn’t hoping that he’d come,” she said.

As soon as she finished her sentence, the car door opened again and Huo Shaoheng’s tall figure appeared. He c.o.c.ked his head at Gu NianzhI. “You weren’t hoping who would come?”

Fan Jian watched the exchange with interest.

“Huo Shao! Didn’t you have a meeting?!” Gu Nianzhi was blinking her eyes hard to make sure she was seeing clearly.

“Yes, but it had been delayed.” Huo Shaoheng stepper inside and stretched his legs. “This car is too small; try to change to a bigger model next time.”

The front pa.s.senger door opened and Yin s.h.i.+xiong moved in to the seat. He said to Fan Jian, “Let’s go.”

Fan Jian stepped on the accelerator and drove onto the street. Gu Nianzhi was attending B University, located west of the Fourth Ring Road. This was in the opposite direction of the Special Operations Forces headquarters. The car eased onto the highway ramp and merged with the traffic. After the holiday celebration, the roads of the Imperial Capital were busy once again.

Gu Nianzhi leaned back against her seat and smiled happily. The car was very warm and she hid her giggles while she watched Huo Shaoheng, who wore a casual wool outfit that was apparently too warm, as he kept yanking at his collar to cool down. From Gu Nianzhi’s position, she could glimpse Huo Shaoheng’s beautiful collarbone. She had never realized that a man’s collarbone could be so alluring. Swallowing hard, she glanced again and her compulsiveness got the best of her. Spurred by her irritation, she leaned over and reached out her arms and straighten his collar.

He reflexively took her hands and asked, “What are you doing?”

Gu Nianzhi froze, “Helping you fix your collar…is that not ok?”

Huo Shaoheng gently let go of her hands. He arched his neck over to Gu Nianzhi and said, “Then, please straighten it.”

Fan Jian and Yin s.h.i.+xiong were stunned as they watched from the front of the car.

Gu Nianzhi was ecstatic; she reached over to flatten Huo Shaoheng’s crooked s.h.i.+rt collar and flipped it out against his jacket. He looked so seductive in uniform that she just wanted to launch herself at him. Gu Nianzhi pat his shoulder with satisfaction and said, “There, it’s all set now.”

Huo Shaoheng, however, felt even hotter than he had before and said to Fan Jian, “Turn down the heat.”

Fan Jian obeyed and adjusted the car’s temperature. Gu Nianzhi s.h.i.+vered now because it was too cold. She had removed her long down jacket when she’d gotten into the car; she wore a loose fit sweetheart neckline cashmere sweater, a knee-length A-line wool skirt, and over-the- knee boots. Although it was a comfortable outfit, she wasn’t warm at all. She could see sweat beading on Huo Shaoheng’s forehead so she didn’t complain about the cold. Instead, she huddled closer to Huo Shaoheng because he was like a big furnace. She would be warmed by just sitting next to him.

Huo Shaoheng checked the emails on his phone to try and solve some issues that had arisen from the delayed meeting. A small smile appeared on his lips when Gu Nianzhi moved closer to him. However, she sneezed quietly soon after, which caused him to worry.