Huo Shaoheng put one hand in his trouser pocket and raised the phone to his ear with the other. He said nonchalantly, "You better call me if you have something urgent."
On the other end of the line, Zhao Liangze was silent for a second, then asked in a trembling voice, "… Huo … Huo Shao?!"
"Yes."
"You, you, you … why are you …"
"Nianzhi wasn't feeling well last night, so I came to see her." Huo Shaoheng didn't elaborate further. "You talk too much. It looks like there's nothing urgent. I'm hanging up. Don't call Nianzhi again. "
The three or four screens in front of Zhao Liangze were connected to the corridor on the second floor of Huo Shaoheng's official residence.
Not long after Huo Shaoheng hung up, he clearly saw Huo Shaoheng walk out of Gu Nianzhi's bedroom and return to his master bedroom.
It looked like Gu Nianzhi was sick, and it was probably quite serious. Otherwise, why would Huo Shao stay in her room to take care of her?
Zhao Liangze was very worried. When he and Gu Nianzhi had lived in the same apartment in the United States, he had stayed up all night to take care of her when she wasn't feeling well. He knew that Gu Nianzhi had donated bone marrow, so he was even more worried about her health.
After some thought, Zhao Liangze answered Chen Lie's call. "Dr. Chen, Huo Shao said Nianzhi wasn't feeling well last night. Can you go see her?"
"Not feeling well last night? Huo Shao didn't tell me? It shouldn't be serious … "Chen Lie was still groaning as he hugged his blanket, not wanting to get up.
Zhao Liangze was a little anxious. "Huo Shao took care of Nianzhi all night last night. How could it not be serious? You should go and have a look … I just had a major operation a few days ago, and I was unconscious for two or three days. Have you forgotten? "
Chen Lie was suddenly wide awake. He wrapped himself in the blanket and lay on the bed. He asked somewhat agitatedly, "What did you say? Huo Shao took care of Nianzhi for the entire night? Where did you take care of them? "
"Nianzhi's bedroom!"
"Oh —! Nianzhi's bedroom … Haha … "Chen Lie laughed meaningfully." Okay, I got it. I'll go take a look later. "
He hung up the phone and stared blankly at it for a while. Then, he shook his head and laughed for a long time. Then, he crawled under the covers and continued to sleep.
He had been busy for four to five days and had hardly slept. How could he not get enough sleep?
As for Gu Nianzhi …
How could he not know her?
How could he be sick!
Huo Shao had spent the night in her room last night. He would laugh about it after he got enough sleep …
…
Huo Shaoheng hung up the phone and placed it on Gu Nianzhi's bedside table before leaving her bedroom.
When he returned to his bedroom, he checked his phone and found that Zhao Liangze had indeed called him several times, starting at five in the morning.
He swiped it open and called Zhao Liangze back. "If you have something to say, just say it. I'm going to shower."
Zhao Liangze had just gotten off the phone with Chen Lie. Now that he received Huo Shaoheng's call, he finally remembered the matter at hand. He quickly said, "It's like this, the police HQ has called several times to say that the Bai's have hired a big lawyer for Bai Jinyi. She wants to be released on bail pending trial. They don't know if they'll release her …"
"Of course not." Huo Shaoheng paused in the middle of unbuttoning his shirt. "The investigation hasn't started yet. Let them decide what to do on bail and what to interrogate."
"But that lawyer is very arrogant. I heard that she's the daughter of the partner of the largest law firm in the capital. Her surname is Jin, and her name is Wanyi. She's very smart and capable. On the first day of the new year, she went to the police headquarters at three o 'clock in the morning to block the entrance. She insisted on bringing Bai Jinyi back." Zhao Liangze wasn't very familiar with legal procedures. He was very worried when he heard the urgent calls from the police headquarters.
Huo Shaoheng remained silent. He continued unbuttoning his military uniform and took it off. He tossed it onto the sofa and walked into the bathroom. He said nonchalantly to Zhao Liangze, "Don't tell me the police headquarters doesn't have any legal personnel? How can something as small as this stump them? Tell them that we'll hand her over to them. If they release her, then wait for us to open a case and investigate them. We'll see if they've committed any serious misconduct or violations of discipline. "
With the Special Operations Forces' capabilities, anyone in the police headquarters who didn't want to work could challenge the Special Operations Forces.
Huo Shaoheng guessed that it wasn't that the police headquarters didn't have any competent lawyers to go up against Lawyer Jin. It was that one of them had connections with the Bai's and was intentionally trying to cause trouble.
Trying to cause trouble in front of the professional Special Operations Forces was like trying to show off in front of Guan Yu. Or was he trying to show off in front of an expert?
Zhao Liangze quickly relayed Huo Shaoheng's words to the people at the police headquarters.
The people at the police headquarters used both the carrot and the stick when they heard this. They didn't dare delay any longer and reported it to their superiors.
The people deliberated and weighed the pros and cons between Huo Shaoheng and the Bai's. They felt that it was better to owe the Bai's a favor.
Because Huo Shaoheng had just stepped onto the stage from behind the scenes, they still hadn't figured out his routine and temper, so they didn't dare go against him for now.
"Lawyer Jin, I'm so sorry, but the headquarters is on a holiday today. According to regulations, the bail process will also be delayed. There's no one to verify the documents for you right now, so please come back tomorrow." The people at the police headquarters began to beat around the bush.
It wasn't that they didn't know how to stop Lawyer Jin. It was just as Huo Shaoheng had thought: some of them had indeed been instructed by the Bai's to find a way to get Lawyer Jin out.
Now that Huo Shaoheng had threatened them, they could only give up for now.
When Jin Wanyi heard the people at the police headquarters change their tune, she immediately knew that someone was pressuring them. She couldn't help but sneer, "Oh my, I've been waiting since three in the morning for this excuse? If it's going to be delayed according to regulations, you should've said so earlier! Aren't you messing with me? I'm going to file a complaint! "
The people at the police headquarters smiled awkwardly. They didn't want to offend her, but they also refused to let her go. They only said, "This person was sent by the Special Operations Forces. If we don't follow the rules, they won't forgive us."
The two sides were at a stalemate for a while. Jin Wanyi received a hint from her own people. She finally got up reluctantly and said, "Then I'll go, I'll come back tomorrow. Hmph, I want to see for myself what this Special Operations Forces is all about! "
She left the police headquarters, got into her car, and called her internal line. "Section Chief Wang, what's going on? Isn't the Special Operations Forces part of the military? How can they interfere with the police station? "
"This is a very special case, otherwise the Bai's wouldn't have asked a lawyer like you to come forward." On the other end of the line, Section Chief Wang lowered his voice and told her, "Go find your client and let them think of a solution."
Jin Wanyi hung up and thought for a while, then dialed the Bai's number.
The Bai's third son, Bai Changhui, had contacted her. He was also the person who cared about Bai Jinyi the most.
"Lawyer Jin, how is it? Has my sister been released? " Bai Changhui was still sleeping, but was woken up by his phone ringing. He saw that it was Lawyer Jin calling and quickly answered the call.
Jin Wanyi coughed awkwardly. "Not yet, I heard that the Special Operations Forces tried to stop them. After negotiating for a long time, the police headquarters finally used a procedural issue to drag it out for a day."
"The Special Operations Forces tried to stop them?!" Bai Changhui immediately thought of Huo Shaoheng. He was afraid that Huo Shaoheng would kill Bai Jinyi in order to avenge his mother, so he had to get Bai Jinyi out of the police station.
"We really can't avoid the Special Operations Forces in this matter." Bai Changhui hastily said a few words over the phone. "My sister's case is related to Song Jinning, and her son is a big shot in the Special Operations Forces, Major General Huo Shaoheng. I'm afraid he's the one who tried to stop them. "
"Huh? Really? Why didn't you say so earlier? I wasted three hours at the police headquarters for nothing. Haha, this is the first time I've seen someone use their power for personal gain in front of me. " Jin Wanyi sneered and started the car. "Give me his address and phone number. I'll teach him a lesson in a minute!"
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PS: Yesterday's second update, Chapter 249, "Provoked," had a few minor typos corrected.
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