Gu Nianzhi heard Song Jinning say that she didn't want to appear in court anymore, so she didn't insist.
She knew that this kind of thing wasn't something that ordinary people could handle, so she quickly said, "Are you not feeling well? It's okay, you don't have to go next time. I can do it alone … "
Song Jinning interrupted her and said with a smile, "It's not because I'm not feeling well, it's because I think it's a waste of time. I've been in court for three whole hours today, and I can do several experiments. "
Gu Nianzhi: "…"
Gu Nianzhi, who had been a top student for many years, understood for the first time what it felt like to be a "bad student".
"Nianzhi, this is a critical moment for the experiment. My time is really tight." Song Jinning held Gu Nianzhi's hand apologetically. "There's more and more magnetic field data, and I have a new idea. I'm using a computer program to miniaturize the experiment and plan to conduct a simulation experiment on the computer. Once the simulation experiment begins, the analyzer will run the program day and night without stopping for a moment. "
Gu Nianzhi's eyes turned red as she listened.
However, she still nodded her head to show that she understood!
Song Jinning was amused by her little face. "What's with that look?"
"You didn't understand a single word, did you?"
"Not really. I understood the last sentence. I can't stop for a moment. "Gu Nianzhi smiled and hugged Song Jinning's shoulder." It's okay, you can go do the experiment! Leave the matter of dealing with those little ghosts to me, the ghost hunter master, Gu Nianzhi! "
Song Jinning laughed so hard that she bent over and said that her stomach hurt.
The orderly driver, Fan Jian, who was sitting in the front, subconsciously glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Huo Shaoheng sitting upright in the back seat. His solemn eyes flashed with a satisfied smile.
Sitting next to him was the woman he loved and the mother he respected.
Huo Shaoheng had never been a sentimental person, but at this moment, he only wished for the world to last forever and for time to pass without a trace.
..
Cai Shengnan and Luo Jialan spent more than an hour in the court and paid an astronomical sum of money to complete the bail procedures.
Luo Jialan's passport had been confiscated by the special operations forces, and now her ID card and driver's license had been detained by the court.
She could only stay in her own home in the capital and couldn't go anywhere.
After leaving the court, the two of them sat in Cai Shengnan's car and didn't speak for a while.
It wasn't until they left the court and got on the highway that Cai Shengnan said to Luo Jialan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, "Have you thought it through? Do you really want to do this?"
Luo Jialan snorted and rested her elbow on the window. "Do you have a better idea?"
Cai Shengnan turned the steering wheel and changed to the fast lane. She said lightly, "I do have a good idea, but you don't agree."
"You want me to plead guilty, how can I agree!" Luo Jialan was so angry that she only pounded on the car window. "I said I want to plead not guilty! Not guilty! "
"But in the current situation, the other party wants to mess with you. It will be difficult for you to be completely innocent." Cai Shengnan persuaded in a low voice, "We can plead guilty to a relatively minor crime in exchange for the other party's agreement not to pursue a felony like murder."
"Then … Will I go to jail?" Luo Jialan felt that it sounded reasonable, but not going to jail was her bottom line.
"If you want me to go to jail, I might as well die," Luo Jialan said angrily.
Cai Shengnan looked ahead and said lightly, "Don't be so desperate. Plead guilty to a relatively minor crime. It's just my idea, the other party might not accept it."
This was a common method in the United States.
After discussing with the prosecutor, in order to avoid a lengthy trial that took up too much public resources, the defendant's lawyer would usually propose this compromise.
However, that kind of situation was usually when the two sides were in a stalemate.
If she wanted to achieve this situation, Cai Shengnan would have to argue the case "dirty" until the other party couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't continue to appear in court. Only then would she accept this method of pleading guilty to a minor crime and avoiding a felony.
Luo Jialan bit her lip and thought for a while. Finally, she said, "Let's try calling her first. She once gave me a number and said that if I had to, I could call this number. I didn't have to call it usually. "
Cai Shengnan nodded and said with a smile, "Yamaguchi Aiko? Okay, as long as she can help you. "
It sounded like that person was quite capable. Cai Shengnan also hoped that that person could appear so that the money laundering case could be closed at the same time.
"She must have a way." Luo Jialan seemed to have a lot of trust in that person's ability.
Cai Shengnan drove off the highway and arrived at the bustling downtown area. She stopped in front of a small grocery store.
Luo Jialan got out of the car, lowered her head, and walked quickly to the grocery store.
"Excuse me, can I borrow your phone?" She said gently as she handed over a hundred-dollar bill.
The owner of the grocery store took the money with a smile and said, "One dollar a minute. Go ahead and call."
Luo Jialan didn't mind. She walked over, picked up the microphone, and started dialing.
She had memorized the number a long time ago, but she had never dialed it because she trusted Yamaguchi Aiko, because she had never been "forced" to do so before.
This time, she really had "no choice", but no matter how she dialed, there was only a mechanical female voice reminding her that the number didn't exist.
It was the same result dozens of times in a row.
The string in Luo Jialan's mind finally snapped.
She returned to Cai Shengnan's car in a daze, covered her face with her hands, and cried hysterically.
"She lied to me! She lied to me! She was really using me! "
Cai Shengnan sighed softly and handed her a tissue. "Don't cry, it's not like we don't have a way. As long as you're willing … "
Luo Jialan had no choice. She grabbed Cai Shengnan's hand like she was grabbing onto the last straw. She sobbed and said, "I'll listen to you! I'll listen to you! "
"Then plead guilty to a misdemeanor and avoid a felony." Cai Shengnan made up her mind. "But this way, you won't be able to be with Huo Shaoheng anymore. Is it worth it?"
Luo Jialan thought about it and finally let out a long sigh. "Lawyer Cai, can you communicate with him? Just say that as long as he agrees to leave Gu Nianzhi and drop the complaint, not only will I not charge him, but I'll also treat the trust fund as my dowry and share it with him. "
The final plan that she and Cai Shengnan had come up with was a devastating blow to Huo Shaoheng.
Cai Shengnan laughed. "I'll communicate with Gu Nianzhi. It's useless to tell Huo Shaoheng all this. The only person you can threaten is Gu Nianzhi. "
"Really?" Luo Jialan thought about it, then smiled and nodded. "That's true. Then tell Gu Nianzhi. As long as she voluntarily breaks off the engagement with Shaoheng, I won't press this charge. Whether she wants to protect Huo Shaoheng's reputation, or if she's greedy and refuses to let go of a rich family, it'll probably be clear at a glance. "
The two of them drove away.
After disappearing from the small road in front of the grocery store, an ordinary-looking man walked into the grocery store and looked at the grocery store owner's phone records.
After finding the time and number of times Luo Jialan had called, the man sent an encrypted text message to his colleagues.
"The target dialed from phone number XX-XXXXX at XX o 'clock XX minute XX second. Check with the phone company to see what number was called."
..
After Huo Shaoheng sent Song Jinning back to the Institute of High Energy Physics, he asked Gu Nianzhi, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going back to Heping Li." Gu Nianzhi shook Huo Shaoheng's hand. "There's still a tough battle to fight. I need to prepare the information."
Huo Shaoheng actually wanted her to go back to the official residence with him, but when he saw the dark circles under her eyes, he reached out his thumb and gently wiped the dark circles under her eyes. He nodded lightly. "Go back and have a good rest. Is there any food at home? "
Gu Nianzhi pursed her lips and smiled sheepishly. "… I'll order takeout."
Huo Shaoheng shook his head. "Let's go together. I'll get someone to deliver something."
He called the orderlies at his official residence and asked them to deliver rice, noodles, oil, eggs, vegetables, mushrooms, and shrimp to Gu Nianzhi, as well as home-cooked dishes such as fresh fish, scallops, ham, green beans, beef, and pork.
After returning, Gu Nianzhi went to the bathroom to take a shower. Huo Shaoheng waited for a while, and when everything was delivered, he went to the kitchen to cook for her.
The meal was ready, but Gu Nianzhi still hadn't come out.
"Nianzhi?" Huo Shaoheng called out a few times, but no one responded.
His heart tightened, and he rushed to the bedroom. He kicked open the bathroom door, only to see Gu Nianzhi asleep in the bathtub.
Under the clear water, her seductive body was faintly discernible, and rose petals were floating on the surface of the water.
Huo Shaoheng relaxed and picked her up from the bathtub with a smile. He wiped her dry before waking her up.
While the two of them were eating, Huo Shaoheng received a call from his subordinate.
"Major General Huo, after Luo Jialan came out of the court today, she went to a very remote grocery store and made a phone call. She called the same number dozens of times."
Huo Shaoheng put down his chopsticks and asked expressionlessly, "… What number? Who is the other party? "
"It's an invalid number. No one picked up. "
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This is the third update of the day: Chapter 1362, "Invalid Number".
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