She didn't know what had happened, but she couldn't watch the video on social media anymore. Luckily, she had screenshotted it. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to explain it to anyone.
Only the screenshot of Huo Shaoheng's back was still in her phone. That was her strongest evidence.
"The person who took the video is despicable! How dare he say I'm a love-struck fool! I'm going to sue him for defaming my reputation … "Xu Piaohong's tears welled up in her eyes as she spoke. Deputy Chief of Staff Xu's face darkened. He waved his arm and looked at Xu Piaohong's helpless expression. He couldn't bring himself to continue the fight.
He stomped his feet and said fiercely, "Stay at home and don't go anywhere! I'm going to ask someone what's going on! "
Deputy Chief of Staff Xu practically dashed out of the door and went to a few familiar colleagues' houses.
…
"Old Xu, this matter is a little complicated, and it involves the Special Forces. We can't do anything about it."
"Old Xu, keep your daughter in check. We've always heard that your daughter is' untainted by dirt 'and looks down on children of officials like us, so she's not willing to play with children of people like us. Now, it seems like she's really never played with children of people like us. She knows almost nothing about the military. "
"Little Xu, since we've been comrades for so many years, please go and beg General Ji. Leave your daughter alone. Her crime is too serious. The Supreme Military Council is already having a meeting to discuss this serious matter. I heard that General Ji is going to do a review at the meeting …"
The last piece of news was whispered to Deputy Chief of Staff Xu by his old superior. He really didn't want to see a capable Deputy Chief of Staff's career dragged down because of his wife and daughter.
However, when Deputy Chief of Staff Xu heard that General Ji was going to do a review at the Supreme Military Council meeting, he knew that it was going to be difficult to salvage the situation.
He was only glad that his daughter didn't join the military. She was only an intern police officer. At most, she wouldn't be a police officer anymore. She could do something else or study abroad.
As for his daughter wanting to be transferred to the Special Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff Xu had already given up hope.
The success of this matter depended on General Ji's efforts. Now that General Ji definitely wouldn't agree, they gave up on the idea.
When he got home, he saw his wife sitting on the sofa. His daughter was half kneeling on the ground and lying on his wife's lap. She was crying so hard that her shoulders were trembling.
Deputy Chief of Staff Xu's anger turned into a long sigh.
"Piaohong, your father is back. Go and ask him what's going on." Mrs. Xu pushed Xu Piaohong up and pouted at Deputy Chief of Staff Xu.
Xu Piaohong wiped her tears with the back of her hand and walked up to Deputy Chief of Staff Xu. She sobbed and asked, "Dad, what happened?"
"Nothing." Deputy Chief of Staff Xu patted her head. "Go back and work hard. Don't be so reckless again."
After a pause, he continued, "Don't even think about transferring to the Special Operations Forces. You definitely won't be able to go there."
"Ah?! How could this be? Why?! " Xu Piaohong raised her head abruptly and looked at Deputy Chief of Staff Xu with her big round eyes. "Dad, did I fail? Were the requirements of the Special Forces very strict? But I remember Uncle Ji said … "
"That's enough!" Deputy Chief of Staff Xu interrupted Xu Piaohong sternly. He wanted to scold her, but when he saw her red and swollen eyes, he swallowed his words and changed his tone. "Be a good cop. If you don't want to be a cop anymore, Mom and Dad will send you to study abroad. Once you're done, you can settle down abroad." Xu Piaohong's eyes were red and swollen.
When Mama Xu heard this, she was unhappy. "Old Xu, what are you talking about? Even if I can't enter the Special Forces, I don't have to go overseas, right? "
She walked over and pushed Deputy Chief of Staff Xu's arm. "If she goes overseas to settle down, what will you do? You will never be able to get promoted again … "
She still wanted to be the wife of a General. Deputy Chief of Staff Xu was still a long way from the rank of Major General.
But if Xu Piaohong really went overseas to settle down, Deputy Chief of Staff Xu would never be able to get promoted again.
This was an unwritten rule in the military.
Things were different now. In the past, having connections overseas was a plus, but now it was a minus.
Deputy Chief of Staff Xu wanted to laugh bitterly.
Would he still have a chance to get promoted after such a big incident? He would be lucky if he wasn't forced to change jobs …
But in order not to worry the mother and daughter, Deputy Chief of Staff Xu didn't say a word. He only reminded them, "Now is the time of the storm. You have to be careful and keep a low profile. Forget about the video, it's better to avoid trouble."
"How can we do that?" Xu Piaohong was furious. "This stupid video ruined my marriage. I won't let the person who took the video off the hook!"
"Piaohong! Do you understand what I'm saying?! " Deputy Chief of Staff Xu saw that Xu Piaohong wasn't going to let it go. He had no choice but to stop her from being silly. "If you continue to pester her, who knows what kind of trouble you'll get yourself into?"
After a lot of persuasion, Xu Piaohong was finally stopped.
Xu Piaohong went back to her room in a huff. Mrs. Xu thought about Gu Nianzhi, who had pretended to sprain her ankle when she was hit by the shopping cart. She lowered her voice and said to Deputy Chief of Staff Xu, "Also, that Miss Gu pretended to sprain her ankle this morning and helped Major General Huo escape …"
"What do you mean escape?" Deputy Chief of Staff Xu was confused. "Explain it clearly."
Mrs. Xu recounted the entire incident from beginning to end.
Deputy Chief of Staff Xu folded his hands behind his back and paced around the room. Finally, he made up his mind. "I'll call Major General Huo and ask about Miss Gu's injury. If it's serious, we'll visit her as a family and try to get her forgiveness. If it's not serious, we still have to show our sincerity. I hope it's not serious. That way, there's still a chance for things to turn around. "
Mrs. Xu nodded. "That's what I said too. But with Piaohong like that, do you think we should bring her along to visit her?"
Deputy Chief of Staff Xu glanced upstairs and shook his head. "Just the two of us. We've spoiled this child too much. She doesn't know her place. We need to make her suffer a little before she learns not to be willful."
The couple discussed for a long time before Deputy Chief of Staff Xu decided to personally call the Special Operations Forces to talk to Major General Huo Shaoheng.
It was already Saturday evening, and the clouds in the sky were like rainbow-colored ribbons that lit up the entire sky.
Deputy Chief of Staff Xu dialed the Special Operations Forces' number for a long time before the call went through. He then used a lot of effort to transfer the call to Huo Shaoheng's office.
However, the person who picked up the phone was not Huo Shaoheng, but his personal secretary, Zhao Liangze.
"Hello, Mr. Zhao. This is Xu Guiqi, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the military operations department. There's a misunderstanding with Major General Huo, and I would like to personally apologize to him." Deputy Chief of Staff Xu said sincerely to Zhao Liangze, hoping to see Huo Shaoheng and Gu Nianzhi. "I heard Miss Gu accidentally sprained her ankle today. Is it serious?"
Zhao Liangze's voice was very cold. He was wearing a Bluetooth headset and had his hands behind his head. He stretched out his long legs under the desk and said coolly, "Deputy Chief of Staff Xu, if it's about your daughter, I'm sorry, but we can't discuss this right now. Even Major General Huo is no exception."
"Oh? Why? We're sincerely apologizing! " Deputy Chief of Staff Xu felt that Huo Shaoheng was being too aggressive. It wasn't like he wasn't going to apologize. Did he have to be so sarcastic?
"Not every mistake can be resolved with an apology, Deputy Chief of Staff Xu. Breaking the law is punishable by law. You don't need me to teach you that, do you?" Zhao Liangze thought of Gu Nianzhi being chained to the hospital bed and felt very sad.
They had watched the little girl grow up to be in such a predicament. It was too painful. It was worse than being injured themselves.
"Oh? Secretary Zhao, why are you saying that? How did our Piaohong break the law? " Deputy Chief of Staff Xu would never admit that Xu Piaohong's actions constituted a leak of classified information. He was willing to go all out for his daughter.
"Not break the law? Because she attacked our Nianzhi and caused her to be bedridden with serious injuries. She won't be able to move for 10 days to half a month. — Such a serious matter, how could you just gloss over it so casually? Of course, it's not up to us to decide whether or not she broke the law. It's up to the military court. "Zhao Liangze hung up and didn't speak to him again.
Deputy Chief of Staff Xu paled when he heard the words "military court." He stammered, "How did she get seriously injured? Wasn't she just bumped into a shopping cart? "
Was Gu Nianzhi made of porcelain? Did she break just from a simple touch?
He cursed Gu Nianzhi's injury in his heart. Frustrated, he sat alone in the study until dawn.
The next morning, Xu Piaohong was already dressed. She rushed down the stairs with a bag of fresh milk and two small pieces of bread. "Mom, Dad, I'm going to work!"
The traffic police had rotational days off, so it didn't have to be on Saturday or Sunday.
This week, Xu Piaohong had to start work on Sunday.
She drove her car to the police station and went up to the eighth floor. When she arrived at her desk, a colleague poked her head into her office. "Xu Piaohong, Boss is looking for you. He's in his office."
Xu Piaohong quickly reported to the Superintendent's office. "Superintendent Liang, you're looking for me? What's the matter? "
Superintendent Liang sat behind his desk and looked at her sternly. "Piaohong, you've been filed a complaint against you. You're temporarily suspended for investigation. Hand over your gun and bullets, then go to HR and hand over your access card. Go home for a few days."
"Huh? Who filed a complaint against me?! " Xu Piaohong was furious. She felt that these people had teamed up to cause trouble for her. "Let them in. I want to ask them personally what's going on!"
"Xu Piaohong, don't you know the consequences of what you've done?" A female colleague walked out of the small utility room with a coffee cup in her arms. Her expression was very ugly. "Look at this, the founder and leader of our Special Operations Forces was easily sold off by you. You even sold him off for free, and you even paid for it. Xu Piaohong, you're actually a pig under human skin, aren't you? "
"Why are you scolding me?!" Xu Piaohong was furious. She used to look down on the other party, who was an experienced third-class police officer. But now, she didn't dare to do so.
"Who's scolding you? In this day and age, speaking the truth is scolding people. Tsk tsk, how fragile must your heart be, little princess? "The female colleague snorted and returned to her office.
Xu Piaohong was shaking with anger. She wanted to run to the female colleague's office and argue with her, but another colleague held her back. "Don't be angry at her. She hates people who leak secrets. Her brother used to be a member of the Special Operations Forces. He died in the line of duty a few years ago because someone leaked secrets … "
Xu Piaohong shuddered. She didn't dare to argue with the female colleague anymore.
She took out her gun and the remaining bullets and put them in a transparent plastic bag. She sent it to the firearms department to be registered. Then, she went to find Superintendent Liang. She wanted to know who had filed a complaint against her. Did she offend someone because she was too serious as a traffic officer?
If that was the case, she wasn't afraid.
…
Gu Nianzhi was lying on the hospital bed. She was in a deep sleep. She had started running a fever in the middle of the night on Saturday.
The monitor in the hospital room sounded a shrill alarm. Huo Shaoheng, who was sleeping on the sofa not far from the hospital bed, jumped up and went to Gu Nianzhi's bed to take a look. He saw that her body temperature had risen. Her lips were chapped and cracked, and her hands and feet were scalding.
Chen Lie rushed over and pushed Huo Shaoheng. "Please move aside. Please move aside. The doctor is checking."
Huo Shaoheng moved aside. His expression was calm. His deep eyes watched Chen Lie check the monitor without blinking.
Chen Lie's expression grew more and more serious. "Nianzhi is running a high fever. Her situation isn't looking good."
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