Ye Xuan's legs went weak, and he was about to kneel down to Huo Shaoheng.
Huo Shaoheng quickly grabbed his arm and stopped him from kneeling. He nodded. "I promise you that when her body is brought back, I'll bury her with her parents."
Gu Xiangwen and his wife were already buried in the National Martyrs' Cemetery in the imperial capital. As their underage daughter, Little Nianzhi could also enjoy the same treatment.
No matter what, Little Nianzhi's identity was unquestionable.
Ye Xuan thanked Huo Shaoheng profusely. He promised that he would ask him to come and send Little Nianzhi off for the last time before leaving his office with peace of mind.
Huo Shaoheng asked someone to send Ye Xuan out, then asked Zhao Liangze to show the video he had just recorded to Gu Yanran.
When Gu Yanran saw Huo Shaoheng in the video, she suddenly asked Ye Xuan, "Did you realize that you loved the wrong person and regret it?"
Then, when Ye Xuan blurted out "Of course" and expressed his regret, Gu Yanran was so angry that her entire body trembled.
She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly. Her fingers were so deep into her palms that they were bleeding.
The heart-wrenching pain made her want to roar, scream, and vent, but the electronic collar around her neck restricted her movements.
This feeling of rage but nowhere to vent deepened her pain. She clutched her chest and fell to the ground, crying so hard that she was about to faint.
This time, she deeply understood Huo Shaoheng's vengeful style of doing things.
It might have been fine under other circumstances, but once he and Nianzhi's relationship was provoked, he would definitely retaliate fiercely.
No matter how you looked at it, he wouldn't make things easy for you.
..
After sending Ye Xuan off, Huo Shaoheng asked Fan Jian to drive him to see Bai Jinyi, who was being held in prison.
A year in prison had made Bai Jinyi even older.
She was originally about the same age as Song Jinning, but now she looked like Song Jinning's grandmother.
She had wrinkled skin and white hair, and was getting old.
Huo Shaoheng sat on the chair in the reception room and calmly watched as Bai Jinyi walked over in handcuffs and sat down in front of him.
"Major General Huo? What a rare guest. "Bai Jinyi slowly sat down and tilted her head with a smile." What can I do for you? "
Huo Shaoheng looked at her and said calmly, "You've been in prison for a year, but it feels like 10 years."
"Yeah, every day feels like a year here …" Bai Jinyi had just spoken when she suddenly realized that Huo Shaoheng was saying she had aged ten years in a year!
He was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
For a woman, even a convicted murderer would mind being called fat or old.
This had nothing to do with a woman's status, situation, or treatment. It was purely instinctive.
Bai Jinyi's expression changed immediately. She glared at Huo Shaoheng and sneered as she stood up. "Major General Huo came all the way here just to laugh at me? Forgive me for not keeping you company! "
Huo Shaoheng looked at Bai Jinyi's old face and suddenly said, "Bai Jinyi, seven years ago, you went to C City to monitor the special magnetic field data. Who gave you the information?"
Bai Jinyi was about to turn around, but she froze when she heard this.
There was no time to change the expression on her face. For a moment, she struggled between anger and fear.
Seeing Bai Jinyi like this, Huo Shaoheng knew what was going on.
As expected, the special magnetic field hadn't suddenly appeared.
"Seven years ago? You were still the director of the Institute of High Energy Physics in the imperial capital and hadn't left the imperial capital. How did you know that there would be a special magnetic field in C City at a specific time? "
Huo Shaoheng threw one question after another at Bai Jinyi's brain, overwhelming her.
"Or do you have real-time monitoring of the entire C City, or the entire Huaxia Empire's magnetic field?"
"Don't fool me with that kind of reason." Huo Shaoheng's attitude became calmer. "Even our military can't do this kind of technology. Although your Institute of High Energy Physics represents the highest level of physics in Huaxia Empire, it can't do it either."
"Because this doesn't require technology, but a huge amount of financial resources and strict execution ability."
"Your Institute of High Energy Physics doesn't have either of these."
Huo Shaoheng stood up and put his hands in his trouser pockets. He was calm and composed. "You even specially called the military to protect me, and specifically asked me to personally go."
His eyes narrowed imperceptibly. "Tell me, who gave you the information? Why do you insist on me protecting you? "
Bai Jinyi's heart almost jumped out of her throat when she heard this.
After a while, she calmed down and tilted her body to look at Huo Shaoheng. She said with a faint smile, "No one gave me the information. I happened to observe the results myself."
"… Happened? You're in the imperial capital. Under what circumstances do you have surveillance of the downtown area of C City? "Huo Shaoheng was as still as a mountain. He looked at Bai Jinyi quietly." Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't tell me. "
Huo Shaoheng looked Bai Jinyi up and down, his eyes deep. "From your body language just now, I can already tell that someone did give you the information. I will apply to the court for a search warrant and continue to search all your movable and immovable property. "
He didn't believe that a woman who was already in prison and sentenced to death could continue to hide it.
He didn't expect Bai Jinyi to not be worried at all. She laughed so hard that she bent over.
"Fine, go and investigate! If you find it, it's on you! " Bai Jinyi raised her handcuffed hands in front of her face to cover her mouth, but her laughter still came out.
This reaction was a little abnormal.
"… You've already destroyed all your sources of information?" Huo Shaoheng instinctively made a judgment and thought deeply. "That means that someone did give you the information, and it was a one-time message. So, was it an email, a letter, a small note, a text message, or a phone call? "
Huo Shaoheng spoke very slowly. As he spoke, he carefully observed Bai Jinyi's expression.
When Huo Shaoheng said "email, letter, small note, and a text message", Bai Jinyi didn't comment. Her expression didn't change at all.
Only when he said "a phone call", Bai Jinyi couldn't help but blink.
"… Looks like it was a phone call." Huo Shaoheng was deep in thought. "I can go to the telecommunications department and the cell phone operator and check all your landline and cell phone call records from seven years ago."
That way, it wouldn't matter even if the contents of her phone were deleted.
But Bai Jinyi was still laughing. "Okay, go and check. I'll say it again. If you find it, it's on you … hahahaha …"
Huo Shaoheng's heart skipped a beat. Bai Jinyi's fearless attitude reminded him of another phone.
In that phone, it had received content that wasn't sent through the cell phone operator.
He nodded slightly. "I know. It should be my uncle's phone. If I remember correctly, 11 years ago, that phone received a set of coordinate data. It was in C City. In that case, seven years ago, that phone should have received another message. Thank you for passing on the message. Goodbye. "
Huo Shaoheng turned around and left. Bai Jinyi was dumbfounded behind him.
She hadn't said anything important. She had only laughed a few times. How had this guy pieced together her source of information?!
Huo Shaoheng was right. 11 years ago, Huo Guanyuan's phone had received a set of coordinate data for the first time.
In order not to let others know that Huo Guanyuan's phone was with her, she could only secretly study it. However, after studying it for a long time in C City, she couldn't find anything, so she gave up.
Until seven years ago, the phone that had no signal at all suddenly received a call. Someone told her that at a certain time, a special magnetic field would appear somewhere in C City. They also said that they would give her a big gift, as long as Huo Shaoheng was present..
In the end, she didn't get any results other than a set of magnetic field data and a sudden car accident explosion.
Of course, if that orphan girl Gu Nianzhi was considered a big gift, then she had been played like a monkey.
So she didn't mention this call to anyone.
"Huo Shaoheng! Come back! "Bai Jinyi was anxious.
When Huo Shaoheng mentioned this just now, she remembered.
Seeing that Huo Shaoheng was so anxious and had specially come to visit the prison, she immediately knew that this information was the clue that Huo Shaoheng and the others desperately needed. She immediately planned to discuss it with her niece, Bai Yueran, and strive for a reduction in her sentence!
In the end, Huo Shaoheng had guessed the source of the information immediately. How could she reduce her sentence!
But Huo Shaoheng ignored her.
His uncle, Huo Guanyuan's phone was now in Song Jinning's hands. Huo Shaoheng only needed to borrow it from Song Jinning.
As for Bai Jinyi's pretentious look, did he think he couldn't tell that she wanted to take the opportunity to reduce her sentence?
Haha, don't be too optimistic.
After Huo Shaoheng left, Bai Jinyi was restless. She finally asked the warden to see Bai Yueran, the director of the special operations legal department. She claimed that she had important clues to report.
She was following the proper channels to make a report, and the Bai family was still at the peak of power in Huaxia. The warden wouldn't, couldn't, and didn't dare to stop her.
..
"Bai Jinyi wants to see me? What did she say? " Bai Yueran received a call from the warden in her office. She put down her pen and turned around in her chair. She looked at the large window in front of her and frowned. "Does she still have visitation time?"
According to the rules, prisoners in the prison had a fixed visitation time. It was impossible to see whoever they wanted at any time.
The warden looked at the rules and said, "Bai Jinyi does still have visitation time left, but this time she said that she has an important clue to report and wants to reduce her sentence by doing a meritorious deed."
"I see …" Bai Yueran pondered for a moment. "Wait a moment, I'll see if I still have time."
As the director of the special operations legal department, her schedule was also very busy.
She looked at her schedule. There was indeed an hour of free time this afternoon. She had originally planned to hold a meeting with the legal department to discuss the work needs after the day.
However, Bai Jinyi said that she had an important clue to report and wanted to reduce her sentence. This request couldn't be ignored.
She could hold meetings every day, but her aunt was already sentenced to death. However, a two-year suspension of execution could usually be commuted to life imprisonment.
Bai Yueran also knew that Bai Jinyi had offended the Huo family. She also knew that with Huo Shaoheng's personality and way of doing things, there was no way he would let Bai Jinyi off …
But what if Bai Jinyi really reported a big clue that would benefit the country and the people?
There were precedents for felons in prison to have their sentences reduced because they reported important clues.
Bai Yueran hesitated for a moment, but still said to the warden on the other end of the phone, "Then it's four o 'clock today. Is it convenient for you? "
"Yes. Then I'll tell her. Four o 'clock in the afternoon. "The warden made an appointment and politely said to Bai Yueran," See you in the afternoon. "Then he hung up.
Bai Yueran couldn't continue working.
She packed her things and got up to look for her father, Bai Jiancheng.
Her father was now the prime minister of the Huaxia Empire.
Although she was his daughter, she couldn't see the prime minister of a country whenever she wanted.
It was impossible for her to be like the daughter of a certain country's president, who could sit in his Oval Office and meet foreign guests with him.
Even when the Huaxia Empire had an emperor, there wasn't such a tradition.
She still waited outside the door obediently and waited for 15 minutes for her father to have afternoon tea.
"Yueran, why are you free to look for me at this hour?" Bai Jiancheng smiled and pushed a plate of vanilla French cake in front of Bai Yueran. He said kindly, "Eat it, this is your favorite cake."
Bai Yueran reached out to pick up a piece and ate it in small bites. After eating, she whispered, "Auntie just got someone to call me. She said she had important news to report and wanted to do a meritorious deed to reduce her sentence."
When Bai Jiancheng heard that it was news about Bai Jinyi, he immediately frowned. "What other important news could she have? She's not trying to trick you into pleading for mercy and commuting her sentence, is she? "
Bai Yueran thought that was most likely the reason..
But what if Bai Jinyi really thought of some great clues?
That was also possible.
Bai Yueran was a lawyer, and she was also a very good lawyer. She never let go of any useful clues.
"I'd better make a trip. It's not a big deal for me to visit her. "
Apart from work, Bai Yueran was also Bai Jinyi's family. They couldn't deliberately alienate her just because she was now a prisoner.
If they did this, ordinary people wouldn't think that they were deliberately avoiding suspicion. Instead, they would think that they were inhumane.
An inhumane label wasn't a good thing for a prime minister who came to power through an election.
Bai Yueran stood up and said cautiously, "If there's anything, I'll report it to you immediately."
Bai Jiancheng thought about it for a moment and agreed. "Okay, no matter what, she's your aunt. It's only right for me to send her off on her last journey."
Bai Yueran nodded and left Bai Jiancheng's office to go to the prison where Bai Jinyi was being held.
..
Bai Jinyi didn't expect Bai Yueran to agree to see her immediately, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
She had thought that ever since her brother was elected prime minister, he would draw a clear line between them.
So in the past year, she hadn't made any requests, and she didn't dare remind anyone that Bai Jiancheng had a sister like her, a felon.
Although this matter had already been used by Bai Jiancheng's political enemies during the election, it was better to avoid it if possible.
She waited anxiously in the prison visiting room. When she saw Bai Yueran walk in valiantly, Bai Jinyi stood up excitedly.
"Yueran! Long time no see! "
Bai Yueran glanced at Bai Jinyi, pulled out a chair and sat down. She also said to Bai Jinyi, "Please sit."
Bai Jinyi sat down as well and rested her arms on the long table in front of her. She leaned forward slightly and carefully looked at her niece's beautiful face. At the same time, she found that her left hand was still empty. There wasn't even a ring.
"… Yueran, you're not married yet?" Bai Jinyi frowned. "You're not young anymore, are you?"
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This was today's chapter of 4,200 words: Chapter 1458, "Hoarding Rare Goods".
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