Hong Kangquan's crimes were not negotiable, but his last wish was to see Huo Shaoheng. After some consideration, the military court agreed.
His sentence was supposed to be the death penalty, and it would be carried out immediately.
Hong Kangquan had no intention of appealing, so Huo Shaoheng went to the execution ground to see him in the afternoon.
Hong Kangquan was wearing a prisoner's uniform, shackled, and blindfolded as he was taken to the reception room by the prison guards.
After the blindfold was removed, Hong Kangquan squinted at the incandescent light in the room.
In his blurry vision, he saw a tall figure in a military uniform standing with his back to him.
Then the person turned around and looked at him expressionlessly.
It was Huo Shaoheng.
Seeing him in a major general's uniform, Hong Kangquan's eyes were filled with reluctance.
He used to wear a military uniform like this too …
Although he hadn't reached the rank of major general yet, he was only one step away.
After being in the military for so many years, it wasn't that he didn't feel sad when he was discharged.
It was only then that Hong Kangquan felt a little remorseful.
Huo Shaoheng pointed to the chairs on both sides of the table in the middle of the reception room. "Sit."
Hong Kangquan dragged his shackles and sat down. Huo Shaoheng sat across from him and looked at him calmly. "Did you need something from me?"
Hong Kangquan's lips trembled violently. His face was ashen, and his eyes were dim.
After a while, he choked out, "Shaoheng, I've let the country down, the military down, and the people down. I was foolish and blinded by greed. "
One wrong step led to many wrong steps, resulting in today's bitter outcome.
Huo Shaoheng nodded without batting an eyelid. "Hong Kangquan, your momentary foolishness did not only harm yourself, but also caused the deaths of our soldiers in the Sea of Japan. You caused our nation's secrets to be leaked. So if you want to repent and get your sentence reduced, don't waste your effort. I definitely won't agree to it. "
Hong Kangquan shook his head, his eyes getting redder and redder.
"I never thought about getting my sentence reduced, just like I never thought about betraying the country." He held back his tears and looked up. "I'm very sorry about that soldier's death. Please convey my apology to his family. I've already told my family to compensate the soldier's family for their losses."
Huo Shaoheng said calmly, "The country has pensions and special policies that are enough to ensure his family's livelihood."
"I know, but this is a token of my appreciation." Hong Kangquan smiled bitterly. "Shaoheng, do you despise me now?"
"No, I don't have that much time." Huo Shaoheng was getting a little impatient. "Hong Kangquan, you're not a child. You can't wait until the consequences are irreversible before regretting."
Hong Kangquan closed his eyes. "Alright then, I've wasted your time. What I want to tell you is that I only gave the Japanese the first phase of the quantum satellite technology, but the information in it is fake. I've already changed the key parts. The Japanese won't succeed if they follow the information I gave them to make quantum satellites. "
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Hong Kangquan quickly turned to leave and was brought into the execution grounds by the prison guards.
Huo Shaoheng put on his sunglasses and stood by the window.
After three gunshots, Hong Kangquan collapsed in a pool of blood.
Although most of the death sentences had been changed to intravenous injection, the death sentence in the military court was still a direct execution by shooting.
Huo Shaoheng walked over to carefully verify Hong Kangquan's identity before signing the death certificate.
After leaving the execution ground, Huo Shaoheng went to see General Ji and showed him the surveillance footage of his meeting with Hong Kangquan.
When General Ji heard Hong Kangquan say that there was a problem with the quantum satellite technology he had given the Japanese, he froze for a moment and turned to look at Huo Shaoheng. "Do you think what he said is true?"
Huo Shaoheng was used to being suspicious, so he declined to comment. "That depends on the Japanese's performance."
Japan did not disappoint.
The day after Hong Kangquan was shot, they announced that they had broken through the bottleneck of quantum satellite technology. The first stage of the technology had been perfected and a small quantum satellite had been launched.
But at the same time, they also announced that quantum communication technology had inherent limitations and was not worth investing a lot of effort in. They decided to no longer support quantum communication technology.
And the small quantum satellite they had launched had not been able to enter the established orbit. Instead, it became a piece of space junk and was severely criticized by environmentalists.
After General Ji finished watching the press conference in Japan, he called Huo Shaoheng and said, "… Maybe what Hong Kangquan said was true."
Huo Shaoheng did not refute but said, "But Hong Kangquan is not a technician after all. He thinks that he replaced the key information, but the Japanese still broke through the technical bottleneck. Although it has been put on hold for now, who knows if one of them will be inspired one day and discover the power of quantum communication technology and restart the experiment. "
This was irrefutable.
General Ji sighed deeply and hung up.
…
There were only two days left until Speaker Long's state visit to India.
The preparatory work had finally come to an end.
Special Assistant Zhuang announced that the people in the secretariat would be given half a day off so that everyone could go back and relax and continue work the next day.
At that moment, a tall and thin figure was standing in Speaker Long's office. It was Special Assistant Yang, who had been given a long day off by Speaker Long.
Speaker Long sat at his desk and looked at the resignation letter and application form that Special Assistant Yang had placed in front of him. He sighed slightly.
Special Assistant Yang said with a look of remorse, "Speaker Long, I know that I was wrong, and I don't dare to ask for your forgiveness. I just hope that you will give me a way out on account of the ten years I have worked for you. I will resign from the Parliamentary Secretariat. This is the price I have to pay for my mistakes. "
He had worked for Speaker Long for the past ten years, and even if he had not made any contributions, he had still worked hard.
Moreover, he was indeed capable. Otherwise, he would not have been able to successfully pass the interview for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
But for him to successfully enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he still needed Speaker Long's approval.
If Speaker Long did not sign on his application form, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would not be able to pass the background check.
Speaker Long was not very willing to let Special Assistant Yang continue to work in the system.
But he also knew that, to put it bluntly, Special Assistant Yang's problem was that he was narrow-minded and made things difficult for his subordinates. It was not a big problem.
No one was perfect, so why was there a need to be so ruthless?
Moreover, if he resigned from the Parliamentary Secretariat and went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his future development would be greatly restricted.
At least as long as he was the Speaker of the Senate, he would not let Special Assistant Yang have any chance of success.
And Speaker Long had always been relatively gentle and would not force people into a corner.
Therefore, he only warned him, "You must remember this lesson well. You must be broad-minded and correct your attitude. Competition is based on your own ability. You are a capable person, so you must not take the wrong path. "
"I definitely won't! I definitely won't! " Special Assistant Yang cried bitterly as he admitted his mistake. "If you do not object, I will apologize to Gu Nianzhi right now! A public apology! I was really muddle-headed for a moment! She is so outstanding, I am afraid that she will replace me … "
This was indeed his heartfelt words.
Speaker Long's heart softened and he signed the application form. "Alright, there is no need for a public apology. There is also no need for a resignation letter. I will have someone issue a notice of your negotiated resignation. "
Negotiated resignation sounded slightly better than firing him, but of course it was not as good as resigning himself.
In this way, Special Assistant Yang's chances of being promoted in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were indeed slim.
Special Assistant Yang's heart trembled, but he did not struggle. He nodded and said, "Alright, thank you, Speaker Long, for your magnanimity. I will definitely remember your great kindness."
Special Assistant Yang brought the application form signed by Speaker Long to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The director of the Asian department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was his senior. He looked at the application form and the notice of negotiated resignation without saying anything. He also signed and asked someone to take him to complete the formalities.
After he left, the director's secretary whispered, "Director, I heard that he was negotiated to leave because he had a conflict with his colleagues …"
"Yes, I know." The director nodded lightly. "There is no other way. We are lacking people, and no one is willing to go to the Indian Embassy. At least he is willing."
People who entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were required to be stationed abroad for a period of time.
However, everyone was willing to go to developed countries. Other countries were not as well-off as the Huaxia Empire, so not many people were willing to go.
This time, the Indian Embassy was really lacking a lot of people, so the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urgently recruited people, especially for Speaker Long's state visit.
"That's true. Also, he has been with Speaker Long for many years. Sending him to the Indian Embassy to be responsible for coordinating the work of the Senate's visit to India should be more efficient. "The secretary nodded in agreement.
Besides, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not an organization with real power, so there was no money to be made. It was far worse than working in the Senate Secretariat.
The director of the Asian department said, "This is an urgent matter. Let him go to the Indian Embassy for a while, then transfer him back for training."
…
Another day passed. Tomorrow was the day that Speaker Long and his party would set off.
Gu Nianzhi drove her little red car to the Senate building for work.
At lunchtime, her intercom rang.
"Lawyer Gu, a few Japanese people want to see you. They are in the lobby on the first floor of the Senate building."
Gu Nianzhi asked unhappily, "Do they have an appointment? If they don't, then let them wait in line first. "
"Lawyer Gu, I asked, and they said they don't have an appointment. However, they said they are from the 'Angel in the World' Foundation in Japan. They are here to apologize to you and have some things to give to you in person."
Gu Nianzhi frowned. "There is no need to apologize. I am in a lawsuit with them, so it is not convenient for me to see them in person. You can ask them to go back. "
The receptionist put down the phone and said to the Japanese people in front of her who were nodding and bowing, "I am sorry, our lawyer Gu said it is not convenient for her to see you."
One of the Japanese people said in stiff Chinese, "Please tell lawyer Gu that she will! There is a box of things left by lawyer Gu's father. I want to hand it to her in person. "
The receptionist had no choice but to call Gu Nianzhi again.
"Lawyer Gu, these Japanese people said they have something from your father and want to hand it to you in person."
Gu Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat and thought about it. This was the Senate building, so why should she be afraid of them?
She nodded. "Let them wait for a while. I will come down to take a look after I am done with my work."
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