Due to the nature of Huo Shaoheng's work, he rarely appeared in public.
Although General Ji had the intention to let him step out from behind the scenes, it was only within the military and the upper echelons of the Empire. To the general public, Huo Shaoheng was a complete stranger.
However, Wen Shouyi had addressed him as "Major General Huo." It was obvious that she was familiar with not only his name, but also his identity.
Huo Shaoheng was no stranger to Wen Shouyi. He had long since ordered his own people to investigate He Zhichu and Wen Shouyi's backgrounds for Gu Nianzhi's schooling.
However, Wen Shouyi shouldn't have had the opportunity to know him. Or rather, from the results of his investigation, Wen Shouyi shouldn't be so familiar with him.
The string in Huo Shaoheng's mind flickered. His expression remained calm as he turned to look at Wen Shouyi, waiting for her answer.
Wen Shouyi's eyes flashed with panic. She quickly glanced at He Zhichu, her cheeks flushing. She quickly lowered her head, her hands tightly gripping the iron railing of the window. Her lips quivered as she muttered, "… I just saw you at the banquet at the Prime Minister's official residence. I only found out who you were after asking Qingyan."
This explanation was indeed perfect.
However, Huo Shaoheng's suspicions did not dissipate. He asked again, "Oh? Are you close to Dou Qingyan? "
"I was Qingyan's defense lawyer when I was abroad. I helped her with a lawsuit once." Wen Shouyi gradually calmed down and looked up at Huo Shaoheng carefully.
She was even more amazed now that she looked at him up close.
Huo Shaoheng's unparalleled handsomeness was suffocating!
She looked at him several times before finally looking away from his face. She thought to herself that this Major General Huo was even more handsome than in photos …
Huo Shaoheng glanced at Wen Shouyi again. He waved his hand and ordered someone to open the door to He Zhichu's room.
He Zhichu walked out of the room with a cold expression. He said to Huo Shaoheng, "Major General Huo, why are you so interested in my assistant?"
Huo Shaoheng smiled and moved to the side noncommittally. "Professor He, this way please."
He Zhichu snorted. His expression became even colder as he pursed his lips and walked to the other side of the room.
As Huo Shaoheng turned to leave, he caught a glimpse of Wen Shouyi's faint smile from the corner of his eye.
Her eyes followed He Zhichu's silhouette closely. Under her thick bangs, a pair of slender eyes sparkled. Her skin was snow-white, her face was like a silver plate, and her eyebrows and mouth were thin. Huo Shaoheng felt a sense of déjà vu.
…
When he arrived at the interrogation room across from them, He Zhichu looked up and took a seat at the long table facing the door.
Huo Shaoheng didn't go in. Instead, he walked to the room next to the interrogation room and sat down. He crossed his legs and tapped the table in front of him with one hand. He said to Zhao Liangze, who was standing behind him, "Go interrogate him."
"Roger, Chief." Zhao Liangze turned and walked out to the interrogation room next door.
Huo Shaoheng leisurely looked at the wall in front of him. Half of the wall was a transparent window.
From his side, he could see the situation in the interrogation room next door, but the interrogation room next door couldn't see what was happening here.
When Zhao Liangze walked into the interrogation room, He Zhichu looked at him coldly, as if the suspect being questioned was Zhao Liangze, not He Zhichu.
"Professor He sure has an extraordinary bearing." Zhao Liangze sat down on the chair across from He Zhichu. He opened his laptop and began questioning, "May I know Professor He's full name? Where are you from? What are you doing here in the Huaxia Empire? "
He Zhichu bowed and said coldly, "Why are you the one asking questions? Where's your Major General Huo? "
"Major General Huo is the Chief. Why would he be doing this kind of menial work and taking notes?" Zhao Liangze looked surprised and amused. His eyes twinkled with amusement, and his mockery was obvious.
He and He Zhichu weren't actually strangers.
Because of Gu Nianzhi, the two of them had gotten to know each other in the United States.
However, at that time, Zhao Liangze was one of Gu Nianzhi's guardians. He had been very polite and courteous to He Zhichu, the professor.
He Zhichu sat up straight and snorted. "I forgot that people like you are the best at disguising yourselves. Not only do you fool others, but sometimes you even fool yourselves, right?"
Zhao Liangze was speechless.
He looked up at He Zhichu and continued to repeat his question. "Professor He, please answer my question. I don't need to remind you of the consequences if you don't speak, do I? "
"He Zhichu." He Zhichu folded his hands and placed them on the long table in front of him, "Don't you know me?"
"Business is business, personal is personal. I hope Professor He will cooperate." Zhao Liangze began to take notes seriously.
The interrogation room actually had round-the-clock video and audio recording. No matter what He Zhichu said, it would be recorded. However, Zhao Liangze watched the video and audio recording on his laptop.
He Zhichu lowered his eyes. His shimmering, sultry eyes were filled with emotions that no one could see. "I have an American passport. I came to the Hua Xia Empire because I was hired by the B University Faculty of Law to be a professor. Aren't you Gu Nianzhi's guardian? She got into my graduate program. You know that, don't you? "
Zhao Liangze nodded, "Then what's your relationship with Dou Qingyan? When did you meet her? Why did she suddenly return to the Empire? "
He Zhichu's lips curled into a playful smile. His shimmering, sultry eyes flashed with mockery, "I have nothing to do with Dou Qingyan. She's my assistant's client. If you have any questions, you can ask my assistant. "
"Your assistant? You mean Wen Shouyi? "Zhao Liangze flipped through the records," Yes, she's the next question. But you said you know nothing about Dou Qingyan. Don't you think that's an insult to our intelligence? "
"Mr. Zhao, as a good lawyer, you must have the ability to insult other people's intelligence. How else can you fight a lawsuit? " He Zhichu turned his head shamelessly and looked around the interrogation room. His eyes slowly focused on a wall on the side.
If he was right, this wall had a special feature. The person on the other side could see them, but they couldn't see into the room on the other side.
Huo Shaoheng was probably sitting in the room on the other side, staring at them …
The corners of Zhao Liangze's mouth twitched. He felt that He Zhichu deserved to be punched. But the way his lips curved up when he mocked someone, then the corners of his eyes rose to the corners of his eyes. It was also very familiar.
"Professor He, with all due respect, Wen Shouyi is your assistant. That means you're her employer. How could you not know what she's done? How could you just stand by and watch her do something? "
"That's where you're wrong." He Zhichu bowed slightly and spread his hands, "Wen Shouyi may be my assistant, but I'm not her employer. Her employer is Harvard Law School, B University School of Law, and an American law firm. I'm her subordinate at school, but as a lawyer at the law firm, Wen Shouyi is fully qualified as a lawyer. Whatever cases she takes have nothing to do with me. "
He was actually shirking all responsibility.
Zhao Liangze frowned. He really should've let Yin Shixiong or Gu Nianzhi interrogate He Zhichu.
This guy was too eloquent, and he was also a lawyer. Normal people wouldn't be able to handle him.
As he mulled over this, He Zhichu nonchalantly shifted his gaze from the wall to Zhao Liangze. His gaze was stern, and his tone had changed. "I'd like to ask Mr. Zhao, how did you treat Nianzhi from the time she was 12 to 18? Did you interrogate her like this every day? Did you brainwash her? Did you torture and destroy her mentally? "
Zhao Liangze froze and reflexively retorted, "This has nothing to do with Nianzhi. Please don't change the subject."
"If that's the case, I have no comment." He Zhichu didn't say anything else. "Unless you get Major General Huo to talk to me, or get Nianzhi to come here, you won't be getting anything out of me. Also, wait for my lawyer's letter. "
Zhao Liangze wasn't afraid of his threats, but when he thought about how Gu Nianzhi was involved, he was extremely reluctant. He slowly typed a message on his computer to Huo Shaoheng to ask what he should do.
Huo Shaoheng gave him instructions from the opposite room. "Then interrogate Wen Shouyi. Give He Zhichu the cold shoulder first."
Zhao Liangze typed "Roger." He then ordered someone to bring He Zhichu back to his room and bring Wen Shouyi over.
Wen Shouyi sat opposite Zhao Liangze with an uneasy expression. She cocked her head and looked at him. "Mr. Zhao, I didn't think we'd meet again."
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This was the first night watch.
It was still double the monthly votes. My dear friends, you can vote for your guaranteed monthly votes now!
It was midnight yesterday, but the monthly votes were getting fewer and fewer. I really didn't want to watch it anymore, haha. o(n_n)o~。
I hope my dear friends can do their best. Don't let me down today!
The second night watch was one in the afternoon. The third night watch was seven in the evening.
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