Huo Shaoheng answered the call and walked to the smoking area of the Senate building with his Bluetooth headset on. He took out a cigarette and lit it. After taking a long drag, he asked calmly, "It's so late. You're still awake?"
He raised his hand to look at his watch. It was almost midnight.
Gu Nianzhi could hear the sound of Huo Shaoheng inhaling and exhaling. It was exceptionally clear in the quiet night. She could even imagine him smoking.
His tall figure was reflected on the wall, his long legs crossed leisurely in front of him. He held a cigarette in one hand, and his side profile was like a beautiful phone screensaver, so beautiful that it made people want to lick the screen.
Huo Shaoheng waited for a long time but didn't hear Gu Nianzhi say anything. He didn't rush her and just quietly leaned against the wall to smoke.
White smoke drifted from his slender fingers and fell into the night sky outside the window.
Gu Nianzhi blanked out and coughed lightly. "Huo Shao? Is it convenient for you to talk now? "
Huo Shaoheng nodded. "Yes, I'm free. Go ahead."
Gu Nianzhi listened to Huo Shaoheng's voice, which was even deeper than usual and a little hoarse. It was like the sound of a guqin's bass string being carelessly stroked by someone's hand. The lingering sound was faint, but it made her heart flutter.
She rubbed her earlobe and tried her best to say calmly, "Huo Shao, do you know who suggested that Tan Dongbang and Cai Songyin ask you to personally go to the United States to save Tan Guiren?"
Huo Shaoheng switched his legs and frowned. "Nianzhi, what are you talking about?"
The last time he went to the United States to rescue Tan Guiren, it was still technically his mission. It was recorded by the Special Operations Forces, so it wasn't something Gu Nianzhi could know about.
Or, even if she knew, she couldn't say it out loud.
Gu Nianzhi also understood this, so she didn't say anything else. She only said lightly, "Yeah, regardless of whether you admit it or not, I just want to tell you that the person who suggested to Tan Dongbang and Cai Songyin that you go to the United States personally to rescue them was Sun Yuerong. She's the wife of the Director of Secret Service. Perhaps you already knew, but this is as far as I can help you. "
Gu Nianzhi hung up the phone.
Alright, everything is fine now.
She thought she might as well write that part down.
She had created such a huge obstacle for her and Huo Shaoheng, yet she still wanted to hide in the shadows and watch the show. She was really dreaming.
Gu Nianzhi tossed her phone to the side and turned off the lights. She went to sleep, leaving only the night light on.
Gu Nianzhi didn't know how long she had slept, but she suddenly felt a chill.
Subconsciously, she wanted to wrap herself tightly in the blanket, but it was as if someone was holding onto the blanket. She couldn't pull it away no matter how hard she tried.
She grunted in annoyance and kicked her leg on the bed to show her anger.
Then, he heard two low and deep laughs that made his heart jump out of his chest.
Gu Nianzhi immediately sobered up.
When she opened her eyes, she saw that Huo Shaoheng was wearing the same black cotton military T-shirt that she was wearing. He lifted the blankets and lay down beside her.
Gu Nianzhi quickly moved back and said unhappily, "Can you not treat this as your own home? This is my house. "
Huo Shaoheng looked at her and reached out to pull her into his arms. He changed into a more comfortable position and said calmly, "What happened tonight? How did you know it was Sun Yuerong who suggested it to Cai Songyin? "
He had investigated for a long time after returning from the United States, but he hadn't found any concrete evidence.
However, he knew that the person who suggested it to Cai Songyin was probably Cai Songyin's good friend.
He also knew that Sun Yuerong was Cai Songyin's best friend, but Cai Songyin didn't just have one best friend. Her best friends were almost all the high-ranking wives in the Imperial Capital …
Even after investigating them one by one, he still had no leads.
He finally understood that this kind of thing was probably just a casual conversation between the two of them. As long as neither of them mentioned it, it would be very difficult for others to know who suggested it.
Huo Shaoheng also had a lot of other work and more important things to do, so he temporarily put this matter aside and only focused on monitoring the office building of the Prime Minister's official residence.
In theory, the Prime Minister's family couldn't install surveillance in the small building that they lived in. That would be an invasion of personal privacy.
He hadn't expected Gu Nianzhi to tell him tonight that the person was Sun Yuerong, the wife of the Director of Secret Service.
Of course, Huo Shaoheng was familiar with the Director of Secret Service, Hong Kangquan.
He was a member of the Hong family and was also his childhood friend Hong Ziqi's uncle. He used to be Huo Shaoheng's superior in the army, but after being discharged, he entered the Secret Service and started as a high-ranking official. Not long after, he became the Director of the Secret Service.
If it was this person, then there was a big problem …
Therefore, he immediately rushed over to find Gu Nianzhi and ask her for clarification.
Gu Nianzhi also calmed down when Huo Shaoheng asked her.
She composed herself and pushed Huo Shaoheng away. "Let's sit up and talk."
Huo Shaoheng wanted to hug her again but found that her rejection was firm and forceful. She wasn't playing coquettishly with him.
Huo Shaoheng let go of her. He felt that Gu Nianzhi's attitude was a bit different tonight.
He sat up quietly and brought a pillow for Gu Nianzhi to put on the bed. "Come here."
Gu Nianzhi leaned against the pillow and wrapped herself in the blanket to put some distance between her and Huo Shaoheng.
"Can you tell me now?" Huo Shaoheng propped his head up with his hand and leaned sideways against the headboard. He looked at Gu Nianzhi intently. "Where did you get this information from?"
Gu Nianzhi looked down and thought about it. She pointed to her phone on the bedside table. "Give me the phone."
Huo Shaoheng took it and handed it to her.
Gu Nianzhi swiped open the phone and showed Huo Shaoheng the text Tan Guiren had sent. "I found out from here."
Huo Shaoheng looked at the name of the sender and looked up at Gu Nianzhi speechlessly. "You believe what this person says?"
Gu Nianzhi nodded. "I believe what she says."
Because Tan Guiren wasn't a particularly active person, her words were very trustworthy. She wasn't very good at lying and didn't pay much attention to what she said. If she wasn't careful, she would offend people.
Huo Shaoheng wiped his face and suddenly felt that he shouldn't have come back to ask her this question so openly.
He had spent so much effort but still couldn't find out who had given Cai Songyin the advice. Also, it was obvious that Cai Songyin had protected this source very closely. How could Tan Guiren find out so easily?
Gu Nianzhi looked up and said dryly, "Why can't she find out? Tan Guiren is so important that Huo Shao personally went to the United States to save her and risked his life for her. It's obvious how much Cai Songyin values this daughter. "
Also, it had been so long since the incident happened. Cai Songyin's guard had already dropped a lot when she asked about it now.
Or perhaps Cai Songyin was now facing something even more difficult, so the incident with Tan Guiren was no longer a big deal in her heart. It would be easier to get information out of her.
The timing that Gu Nianzhi had chosen was very favorable, but Cai Songyin's defenseless daughter, Tan Guiren, was able to get information out of her.
Huo Shaoheng froze.
Going to the United States to save Tan Guiren was part of his mission, but how could Gu Nianzhi insist that he had gone to save Tan Guiren and even know that he had risked his life?
Also, Huo Shaoheng narrowed his eyes and immediately grasped the key point. "Why would Tan Guiren help you get information from her mother?"
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