Grandfather Huo was taken aback, but quickly understood. He quickly glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner, then turned back to look at Zhang Feng before turning to leave.
"Elder Huo! Elder Huo! You can't just leave me like this! "Zhang Feng was truly frightened now. She wailed and tried to chase after him.
Huo Shaoheng turned around and closed the door, shutting out Zhang Feng's cries.
Grandfather Huo stopped near the door and turned to look at him. He said disapprovingly, "She's not that brave. She won't tell anyone."
Huo Shaoheng smiled. "Then let's go. This matter ends here. I won't interfere anymore. You don't have to worry about it either. We'll see how the military decides. "
Zhang Feng had relied on Grandfather Huo's influence to not retire from the military despite her age, so she was still considered an active soldier.
At the time, she only wanted to stay by Grandfather Huo's side. Last year, the military informed her that she could not delay it any longer and had to complete her discharge procedures. That was why she was in a hurry to marry Grandfather Huo, so that she could be with him for a long time.
She didn't think that her years of planning would backfire.
She would be punished even more severely by military law.
Huo Shaoheng walked behind Grandfather Huo and asked quietly again, "You really don't want to give her another warning? If she's desperate, you'll be in a very passive position. "
Grandfather Huo replied coldly, "She wouldn't dare. I know her. She's timid. Although she's greedy, she's still sincere to me. "
Huo Shaoheng didn't say anything else. He had already warned her what he needed to warn her. He didn't even make things difficult for Zhang Feng's son and grandson.
Huo Shaoheng sent Grandfather Huo back to the Huo manor. Huo Jialan came to greet him from afar.
"… Elder Cousin." She gathered her mink shawl. "I have something to tell you."
Huo Shaoheng stopped and glanced at her.
"Grandfather's health hasn't been good lately, and because of the Zhang's, he's been worried day and night." Huo Jialan said carefully as she studied Huo Shaoheng's expression. "I'm thinking if I should take Grandfather somewhere else to recuperate, so we can avoid them."
"It's fine." Huo Shaoheng turned to leave. "You should take inventory of your assets. The subpoena for the civil lawsuit will be sent to you soon."
Huo Jialan watched as Huo Shaoheng walked out the door, but didn't dare to chase after him.
She paced back and forth in the living room, very distraught.
Huo Guanchen came back for lunch at noon and saw Huo Jialan still standing at the door. He could not help asking her: "Jialan, what are you doing here?"
Huo Jialan's eyes reddened when she saw Huo Guanchen. She choked out, "Second Uncle, Elder Cousin said he still wants to sue me."
"Sue you? Sue you for what? " Huo Guanchen frowned. "Your mother's death has nothing to do with you. Hasn't the court already ruled?"
Huo Guanchen's expression darkened at the thought of Bai Jinyi.
She was sentenced to life imprisonment. Huo Guanchen had been with her all these years and had put in his heart. Now that he saw her end up like this, he felt terrible.
But when he thought of how Song Jinning had been tortured for 16 years because of her, Huo Guanchen could not bring himself to sympathize with her. He could only blame himself for being blind.
Huo Jialan saw Huo Guanchen's expression and had an idea. She whispered, "I want to bury my mother with my father. Can you help me, Second Uncle?"
Huo Guanyuan had died in the laboratory explosion. His body had not been found, so there was no real grave. There was only a small urn with his clothes inside. It was like a cenotaph.
Huo Jialan's mother, Luo Xinxue's body had just been retrieved from the court. It was still frozen in the hospital's underground freezer. Once the family was ready, it could be buried.
"That's true." Huo Guanchen nodded. "Contact the funeral home and arrange a proper funeral. Bury your mother and father together."
Huo Jialan nodded. "I was thinking the same."
The two chatted as they entered the dining room for lunch.
Grandfather Huo was already there. He sat down with a solemn expression and looked up out of habit. "Little Zhang, get me a bowl of soup."
Huo Jialan and Huo Guanchen froze.
They sat opposite him. In the past, it was always Zhang Feng who sat next to Grandfather Huo and served him food and soup.
She was more like a personal nanny than a nurse.
Huo Jialan reacted quickly. She immediately stood up and placed a bowl of soup in front of Grandfather Huo. "Grandfather, please have some."
Grandfather Huo finally realized he had said the wrong thing. Feeling terrible, he slammed his chopsticks on the table. "I'm not eating. You guys eat. "
He left the dining room alone and returned to his room to rest.
Looking at the empty room and Xie Ziyan's photo on the mantel, Grandfather Huo's eyes became moist.
He walked over slowly and caressed the person in the frame. He murmured, "Ziyan, I'm sorry."
Tears streamed down his face and dripped onto the frame.
The person in the frame smiled blissfully.
…
The next day, Zhang Feng was interrogated by the military court. She was questioned about shoddy goods, embezzlement, large amounts of money of unknown origin, and money laundering overseas.
She had no reason at all to clear her name.
"Zhang Feng, you've only paid back half of your debt. According to the law, we can confiscate your current assets as compensation for the military's losses." Her interrogator ordered the bank to freeze all of Zhang Feng's bank accounts. The properties under her name were also to be forcefully auctioned off.
Zhang Feng couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the results.
Her teeth chattered, and her whole body trembled. Her vision blurred, and she could barely see what was written on the court's verdict.
After a while, she stared at the words "confiscate all illegal gains" and screamed, "My assets are not illegal gains! You can't confiscate them all! I want a lawyer! I want a lawyer! "
"Zhang Feng, you didn't explain the source of your assets. Based on common sense, we'll assume it's illegal gains from the military supply business and confiscate it. If you don't agree, you can provide evidence and we'll investigate. If it's your legal gains, the military will not confiscate it. "The judge in the military court said in a professional manner. He didn't think Zhang Feng had any chance to argue.
Zhang Feng hesitated and said, "I still need to think about it. I'll explain it to you when I've thought it through."
"Okay, the court will be adjourned for now. The court hearing will be held in three days. I hope you can explain the source of your assets then. "
Zhang Feng returned to the detention center and thought for a day and night. Finally, she requested to see Chief Huo Xuenong.
Everyone knew she was Huo Xuenong's head nurse. Huo Xuenong had visited her when she committed a crime and even pleaded on her behalf.
Therefore, this request was quickly sent to the Huo family.
"Chief, Zhang Feng wants to see you. She said she has something to tell you."
Grandfather Huo was trimming Xie Ziyan's favorite pots of flowers in the yard with a pair of scissors. He didn't turn around and said, "I don't have time. Do what you need to do. Don't bend the law for personal gain."
Zhang Feng waited for another two days and asked someone to pass a final message to Grandfather Huo before the court hearing. "If you don't come, don't blame her for being heartless."
Huo Shaoheng had people watching Zhang Feng and knew what she wanted to do.
He ordered someone to record Zhang Feng's words and send it to Grandfather Huo to see for himself.
Grandfather Huo looked at Zhang Feng's hysterical expression on the phone and said coldly, "Tell her that if she goes crazy again, don't blame me for being heartless."
The person passed Grandfather Huo's words to Zhang Feng before the court hearing.
Zhang Feng finally gave up and knew that the situation was hopeless. Grandfather Huo really didn't care about her anymore.
She was really going to jail …
No, based on what she had done, it would be easy to go to jail. She might even be executed …
Zhang Feng panicked. She didn't want to die. She really didn't want to die.
She had worked so hard to accumulate so much wealth, but she still hadn't had enough of it …
Since Grandfather Huo had turned against her, he couldn't blame her for being heartless.
After the court hearing, Zhang Feng told the military court frankly, "My wealth was given to me by General Huo Xuenong."
The court instantly fell silent.
After a while, the judge said, "General Huo Xuenong? Why did he give you so much wealth? And where did he get it from? "
"Because I gave birth to a son for him. If you don't believe me, you can do a DNA test." Zhang Feng said without hesitation, "He was worried that I would expose it and affect his future, so he kept giving me money. Of course he had money, it was all inherited from his wife, Xie Ziyan. If you don't believe me, you can summon him to court to confront me. "
Not long after, after testing Zhang Baochen's DNA, the military court summoned Huo Xuenong to court.
At the same time, the Supreme Military Council stripped Huo Xuenong of his General rank and forced him to retire according to the relevant laws.
Old Master Huo looked at the court summons and the neat military uniform that he had just taken off and sighed.
Huo Shaoheng and Huo Guanchen stood at the door and looked at him.
Huo Guanchen asked worriedly, "Dad, are you really going to court?"
Grandfather Huo said angrily, "How can I not go to court? I've lost all my dignity! "
But who was to blame?
Huo Shaoheng folded his hands behind his back and said nonchalantly, "You can have a lawyer represent you. I suggest you send a lawyer. "
Grandfather Huo snorted, "Don't wash your dirty linen in public. Do you think not many people know?"
Because the case involved Grandfather Huo, the military court did not make the trial public for the sake of Huo Guanchen and Huo Shaoheng. Only the parties involved and their lawyers were present.
Grandfather Huo did not want anyone else to represent him.
"I'll go with Dad." Huo Guanchen volunteered.
Huo Shaoheng shook his head, "I'll go. I'll also see if it's confidential. "
Grandfather Huo finally agreed to let Huo Shaoheng accompany him to court.
Gu Nianzhi also wanted to go, but Huo Shaoheng did not call her this time. He accompanied Grandfather Huo to court alone to testify.
When they arrived at court, Grandfather Huo did not deny his relationship with Zhang Feng and said that it was an accident all those years ago. He did not even know that Zhang Feng secretly gave birth to the child.
Huo Shaoheng had done a lot of preparatory work, and now the evidence was presented one by one to prove that Grandfather Huo did not intentionally hide the child from the military.
Moreover, Grandfather Huo had already been stripped of his General rank and forced to retire. In theory, the military court no longer had any effect on him.
As for Zhang Feng's claim that the assets were given to her by Grandfather Huo, Grandfather Huo vehemently denied it.
Huo Shaoheng then handed over the details of Zhang Feng's bank accounts, including evidence of money being transferred from Dacheng Ltd to her bank account. It perfectly proved that the source of her wealth was the military's massive military supply business.
The so-called "hush money" given to her by Grandfather Huo was completely a rumor made up by her. It was completely untrue.
With so much evidence in front of them, Zhang Feng's glib tongue was useless.
The military court quickly ruled that Zhang Feng had participated in the bidding for the military supply contracts as a soldier, colluded with suppliers to pass off shoddy goods as quality goods, pocketed huge illegal profits, and attempted to launder money. Her attitude was terrible and she had no remorse.
Because the amount was so large, not only did the court confiscate all of Zhang Feng's assets, but she was also sentenced to life imprisonment without bail.
After hearing the verdict, Grandfather Huo stood up with a dark expression and left the court without looking back.
Zhang Feng was left alone in the court, crying her heart out.
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