Huo Shaoheng swiped open his phone and read the text message from He Zhichu expressionlessly for a while.
That short sentence took him half an hour to read.
"Little Ze, play the video of He Zhichu watching the surveillance footage here today." Huo Shaoheng put away his phone and flicked his hand on the desk.
Zhao Liangze quickly connected the surveillance footage of the office today to the big screen on the wall.
They had recorded He Zhichu's every move in Huo Shaoheng's office today.
Huo Shaoheng looked at the big screen on the wall without batting an eyelid. When the surveillance footage showed the four black SUVs appearing, Huo Shaoheng sat up straight. "Replay the surveillance footage."
Zhao Liangze played the surveillance footage again.
They saw He Zhichu standing in the middle of the office, his eyes also staring at the big screen on the wall.
His expression didn't change much until the four black SUVs appeared. His eyes flashed quickly.
This expression was too slight and brief. If Huo Shaoheng hadn't had sharp eyes and slowed down the speed of the surveillance footage, it would have been difficult to notice.
Huo Shaoheng's fingers tapped lightly on the table. He thought to himself, there was indeed something wrong with these four cars, and there was also something wrong with He Zhichu's attitude …
He frowned, as if he was discussing it with Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze, but also as if he was talking to himself. "… Nianzhi should be fine. If something happened, if it really happened … He Zhichu wouldn't have reacted like this. "
Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze quickly nodded in agreement. "Yes, yes, yes! If something really happened to Nianzhi, Professor He would tear down our building today! "
"He must have deliberately misled us!"
"He doesn't want us to follow him to save Nianzhi!"
The two of them agreed at once, but they were actually just putting on a brave front.
They were also worried.
What if, or what if there was a one in a million chance?
Huo Shaoheng frowned and said, "From He Zhichu's reaction, he most likely knows clues about Nianzhi's kidnapping. Maybe he even knows who did it?"
Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze looked at each other and scratched their heads in unison. They felt that it was difficult to answer this question.
Because the answer to this question would affect their future plans, and it would also directly affect Gu Nianzhi's life.
Huo Shaoheng was also very conflicted. Of course, he hoped that He Zhichu could really save Gu Nianzhi.
Falling into He Zhichu's hands was better than falling into the hands of unknown criminals.
However, he absolutely could not allow He Zhichu to control Gu Nianzhi, so he still had to continue investigating.
"Continue investigating. Keep a close eye on He Zhichu's lead." Huo Shaoheng stood up. "Big Xiong, help me with the paperwork to go to the United States."
He paused. "Use another identity."
This was another attempt to enter the United States under a fake identity.
Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze objected in unison. "Mr. Huo! You can't go! I'll go! "
They could not let their commander be in danger again.
Huo Shaoheng walked to the window and placed both hands on the windowsill. He looked out at the scorching summer sun and pursed his lips. "It's fine. Help me with the paperwork. You two will come with me."
They didn't expect that in the afternoon, when Yin Shixiong had just finished the paperwork for his trip to America, their field personnel at B University would send back an important message.
"Huo Shao, Professor He resigned from B University! He really won't be coming back?! " Yin Shixiong quickly relayed the field personnel's findings to Huo Shaoheng and forwarded He Zhichu's resignation email to Huo Shaoheng's mailbox.
They had been hoping for a fluke before, but they didn't expect He Zhichu to even resign from his position as a professor of law at B University.
He really didn't plan to return to the Huaxia Empire.
Huo Shaoheng said calmly, "Contact the field personnel in the United States and ask them to find out how He Zhichu's work in the United States is going."
He Zhichu was a partner of the largest law firm in the United States and a tenured professor at Harvard Law School.
These two jobs were the jobs He Zhichu had before he came to teach at B University in the Huaxia Empire.
An hour later, the American field personnel sent two unfortunate pieces of news.
"Professor He resigned from Harvard Law School in the United States and sold his partner's shares in the largest law firm."
"All of Professor He's real estate in the United States has been transferred to a trust fund."
Huo Shaoheng clenched his fists tightly. "When did this happen?"
"… It happened this morning."
The American field personnel gave him a time.
Huo Shaoheng took out his phone and looked at it. It was the time He Zhichu had sent him a text message.
In other words, as soon as He Zhichu returned to the United States in the morning, he sent several emails to resign from B University and Harvard Law School. He asked someone to sell his partner's shares and signed the trust fund transfer letter to transfer all of his real estate to the trust fund.
No matter how he looked at it, this move didn't seem premeditated.
Because according to the information obtained by the American field personnel, He Zhichu had almost sold his partner's shares at a low price in a hurry.
Immediately after, the special operations forces' field personnel in South America who were in charge of keeping an eye on the He family also sent a special urgent message.
"A few hours ago, He Zhichu transferred all of the He family's assets in South America to a large family in Colombia. The He family's power was almost wiped out overnight. "
Bang!
Huo Shaoheng punched the desk and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "… There's no need to go to the United States. Go straight to South America!"
He wanted to see what He Zhichu was up to!
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According to their investigation, the He family had risen to power in Colombia seven years ago and controlled many political forces and gangs in South America. They were known as the "underground godfather" of South America.
In a short seven years, the He family suddenly rose to power. The presidents of South American countries took turns to take office, but they all had to respect the He family.
But seven years later, He Zhichu actually handed over all of his power without hesitation. What was he thinking?
What was he trying to do?
With these questions in mind, Huo Shaoheng took his private plane from the imperial capital to the capital of Cuba, Havana.
During the nearly 20-hour flight, he only slept on the plane.
By the time he got off the plane, he had completely recovered.
His expression was calm and composed. When he shook hands with the Cuban officials who came to greet him, he was still able to maintain his poise and chat with the Cuban diplomats who came to greet him.
This time, Huo Shaoheng came to Cuba in the name of an official visit.
They had a good relationship with Cuba anyway, so there were many opportunities for military cooperation.
Huo Shaoheng was visiting as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme Military Council to inspect the military cooperation between the two countries, so it was reasonable.
The CIA in the United States was also paying attention to Huo Shaoheng's visit, but they didn't have many people in Cuba, so they couldn't keep an eye on him.
Therefore, without them noticing, Huo Shaoheng, Yin Shixiong, and Zhao Liangze had already changed their clothes and left the capital of Cuba, Havana. They went directly to He Zhichu's hometown, the small town of Uyuni in the southwest of Bolivia, South America.
Although the He family was famous in Colombia, their hometown was not in Colombia, but in Bolivia.
The small town of Uyuni in Bolivia was located in the plateau of the Andes, between 3,600 and 3,700 meters above sea level.
This small town had a world-famous scenic spot — the Salt Marsh of Uyuni, also known as the "Mirror of the Sky".
Every year from December to March, the clear water of the Lipes River would flow into the white salt marsh outside the small town of Uyuni, forming a shallow glass-like lake.
The entire shallow salt marsh lake covered an area of more than 9,000 square kilometers. When the sun shone, the surface of the shallow lake became a huge mirror.
The blue sky, white clouds, and the morning light and sunset glow could all be clearly reflected in the shallow salt marsh lake. Because the area was wide, the surface was smooth and flat, and it was in a plateau area, the reflectivity of the surface was very high.
The sky and clouds were reflected in the shallow salt marsh lake. When one was in it, the blue sky and white clouds were above their heads, and the lake and mountains were also under their feet. The lake and mountains were like a mirror, so the scenery here was called the "Mirror of the Sky".
Because the reflectivity of the surface here was extremely high, it was the most ideal place to test and calibrate Earth's remote sensing satellites.
When Huo Shaoheng and the others arrived, it was August.
August was summer in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern hemisphere. It was also the dry season for the Salt Marsh of Uyuni.
Therefore, when they drove into the small town of Uyuni and passed by the famous "Mirror of the Sky", they only saw a vast expanse of salt marsh. There was no sign of the lake at all.
The person who guided them was the team leader of the Special Operations Forces' field personnel in South America. His surname was Cui, and he was young. They all called him Little Cui.
Little Cui drove the off-road vehicle and was carrying Huo Shaoheng, Yin Shixiong, and Zhao Liangze. He was very excited. "Major General Huo, are you feeling unwell? This is a plateau. If you have altitude sickness, I have acetazolamide here. It can help you breathe. Sildenafil can relieve pulmonary edema. There's also dexamethasone, which can relieve cerebral edema. Do you want to take some? "
Yin Shixiong, who was sitting in the passenger seat, found it funny. He said, "Major General Huo's body needs these things? Little Cui, you carry a lot of pills with you, don't you? "
Little Cui didn't mind at all. He smiled and said, "I can't help it. I grew up in the southern plains. Altitude sickness is more serious, so I carry more medicine with me."
Zhao Liangze couldn't bear it and said, "Since you're not used to this place, you should apply for a transfer back or somewhere else."
Little Cui quickly shook his head and said, "No need, no need! I'm a soldier. I'll go wherever I'm needed. As for these difficulties, it's a piece of cake. I can overcome them. Besides, I've been here for several years. No one is more familiar with the geographical environment and customs here than I am. "
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