Huo Shaoheng glanced at Chen Lie and suddenly said to someone behind him, "Dr. Ye, come help me take Nianzhi to her room."
Chen Lie trembled in fear. His face was pale as he stood there helplessly, not daring to turn around. He was as stiff as a marionette as he stood in front of his door, watching Huo Shaoheng slowly walk past him with a smile on his lips.
Chen Lie only realized what was going on when Huo Shaoheng took Gu Nianzhi to her room.
He whipped his head around, but Ye Zitan was nowhere to be seen!
Huo Shaoheng was just messing with him!
Chen Lie burped in anger and rushed to Gu Nianzhi's room. He raised his fist to slam the door, but remembered that Ye Zitan's room was right next to Gu Nianzhi's. He immediately stopped.
Unwilling to give up, he crossed his arms and angrily leaned against the wall in front of Gu Nianzhi's room, waiting for Huo Shaoheng to come out.
Huo Shaoheng gently placed the sleeping Gu Nianzhi on the large, spacious bed.
The weather in Barbados was hot, and most rooms were air-conditioned, so it was cool at night.
Huo Shaoheng wiped the sweat from Gu Nianzhi's forehead and pulled a thin silk blanket over her before leaving the room.
He didn't need to turn around to know that Chen Lie was leaning against the wall with a gloomy expression.
Huo Shaoheng put his hands in his trouser pockets and said calmly, "Are you saying that only the governor can set things on fire, but not the common people?"
"How would I dare?!" Chen Lie felt wronged. "I'm a common person, and you're the governor. You can set things on fire, but I can't, okay?"
"Fine, then let's call it even for today." Huo Shaoheng turned around, his expression serious. "Chen Lie, this is really important. Don't take it lightly. Anything can happen, and a gunman could come after you at any time."
"It's that serious? Who is that person? "Chen Lie's interest was piqued." Why so cautious? "
"Aren't you sleepy?" Huo Shaoheng looked at his watch. "It's already very late. Let's talk tomorrow?"
"Come on! You got me interested and didn't finish the conversation. Do you think I can fall asleep?! " Chen Lie grumbled unhappily, but he remembered that Gu Nianzhi and Ye Zitan were sleeping in the next room, so he didn't yell too loudly.
Huo Shaoheng nodded. "Ok, since you don't want to sleep, come with me. I'll show you something."
Huo Shaoheng brought Chen Lie back to his room and showed him the documents as he said, "This is your mission this time. You're to bring Gu Xiangwen back to the country as a healthcare doctor."
It took Chen Lie a moment to react. "Gu Xiangwen?! Was it that Gu Xiangwen? You finally found him?! — But didn't you say he was in a vegetative state? How did he become a vegetable? "
"Apparently, he was on MH210 seven years ago." Huo Shaoheng said in a low voice. He crossed his arms and paced around the room, combing through all the clues. "At the time, I heard that everyone else had died except for him. He was saved by his daughter, Gu Yanran, but he never woke up."
"Wait, wait, wait!" Chen Lie was confused. "How could his daughter be Gu Yanran?! Wasn't it Nianzhi?! Didn't you always say that Nianzhi's father's name was Gu Xiangwen?! "
"Yes, Nianzhi's father is indeed Gu Xiangwen. He's also Gu Yanran's father." Huo Shaoheng stopped walking and looked at Chen Lie's flushed face. He couldn't help laughing. "You're surprised too?"
"… Gu Yanran isn't related to Gu Nianzhi by blood, but she's Gu Xiangwen's daughter? Then Nianzhi … "Chen Lie frowned, his round eyes squinting into a line.
"You don't understand?" Huo Shaoheng shook his head in amusement. "Forget it, I won't make things difficult for you. There are also sisters who aren't related by blood. You'll understand once you think about it. "
Chen Lie had a sudden realization. "One of them isn't their biological daughter! — So that's how it is! As expected, the person involved can't see clearly! "
Actually, it wasn't that the person involved couldn't see clearly, because Gu Nianzhi's situation was rather special.
She had lost her memories before she was 12 years old, so the only way to prove her identity was to verify her DNA. If the DNA didn't match, who could prove that two unrelated people had a sister relationship out of thin air?
Now that He Zhichu had stepped up to help them, they had more clues about Gu Nianzhi's background.
Huo Shaoheng walked to the sofa opposite Chen Lie and sat down. With one hand on his knee, he continued to tell Chen Lie about Gu Xiangwen's situation. "… The day I arrived in Barbados, the Gu residence was robbed by gunmen. The goal was to force Gu Yanran to reveal Gu Xiangwen's whereabouts. But Gu Yanran would rather die than say anything. Later, I chased after her and rescued her. She then decided to send her father to the United States. "
"To the United States? Not to our country? "Chen Lie sat up straight." Why are you beating around the bush?! "
"I'm not beating around the bush. It's a bit complicated. Anyway, the military agreed to help her, but the condition was to send Gu Xiangwen to the Hua Xia Empire, not the United States." Huo Shaoheng sighed. "In the end, although Gu Yanran agreed to the military's condition, she wasn't very willing. She's been slacking. I had no choice but to ask Nianzhi to come over. I also asked you to come, just in case."
Chen Lie finally understood the ins and outs of the matter. He propped his head on his hand and thought about it quietly for a while. He extended a finger and shook it. "Then it looks like we need to prepare a few more sets of equipment and bring more people to be safe."
"Yeah, I'll entrust this to you. I'll be responsible for finding the person and bringing him here. I'll also be on guard along the way. You'll be responsible for making sure the patient's condition doesn't worsen on the way. It's best if you can think of a way to wake him up." Huo Shaoheng had high hopes for Chen Lie and looked at him steadily.
Chen Lie nodded quickly. "Of course I'll think of a way. Don't worry, but the most important thing right now is to find the person, right?"
"Yeah." Huo Shaoheng crossed his arms and leaned back on the sofa. "Barbados is such a small place. Where could Gu Yanran hide people?" he asked in confusion.
"Even the local gunmen can't find him. You're not familiar with the place, so it'll be even more difficult." Chen Lie spread his hands. "Why don't we just wait here?"
"I'll push Gu Yanran again tomorrow. If she still refuses, then I won't hold back." Huo Shaoheng was a very mobile person. He had two or even three backup plans. He just had to see what Gu Yanran wanted to do.
Gu Yanran was driving from the city to her villa in the suburbs.
Her phone suddenly rang. She put on her Bluetooth headset and answered softly. "It's you? What's wrong? You haven't left yet? "
There was a moment of silence on the other end. "Yanran, I'm afraid I've really dragged you down this time."
"What's wrong?" Gu Yanran's hand paused. She was going to step on the brake, but she stepped on the accelerator instead.
Thankfully, there weren't many people on the road. Otherwise, she would have rear-ended the car in front of her.
"… Huo Shaoheng and the others are still investigating my whereabouts. I just received news that they've been investigating Yamaguchi-gumi in Japan." The voice sounded gloomy and unhappy.
"Oh? No way? "Gu Yanran was shocked." What does Yamaguchi-gumi have to do with you? Don't scare yourself. "
The person on the other end didn't speak for a long time. He couldn't explain in detail to Gu Yanran. In the end, he only said, "We have to cut off each other. We can't let anyone find evidence of our relationship. Otherwise, you're dead, and I'm dead too."
"It's that serious?" Gu Yanran wasn't worried at all. She giggled. "This isn't like you …"
"It's really serious." The person on the other end was very cautious. "I've escaped twice, but I can't do it thrice. I don't know if I can escape a third time. If I can't … "The person paused." Just pretend that you don't have me as a friend, that you've never seen me, and that I don't exist in this world. "
"Oh?" Gu Yanran finally slammed on the brakes and stopped the car on the shoulder of the road. "Tell me clearly. What's going on?! What did you do? "
"The more you know, the worse it will be for you. Are you sure you want to know?" The person on the other end snickered. "Let's not get to the bottom of this. Yanran, you're my friend. I won't let anything happen to you. Be careful for the next few days … "
The person muttered a few more words on the phone before hanging up.
Gu Yanran frowned and stared blankly at the road ahead. Had going to the Hua Xia Empire become her only way out?
But she wanted to go to America even more. It was easy for her to go alone, but she couldn't leave Barbados quietly with a vegetable.
She sighed and leaned against the steering wheel as if she'd fallen asleep.
After a while, a black Mercedes SUV stopped behind her car. A tall and handsome man got out of the car and knocked on Gu Yanran's window. "Miss Gu? What's wrong? "
"It's you?" Gu Yanran turned to see the familiar face and opened the door.
The man got in. "Miss Gu, what's troubling you? I can help you. "
The man's eyes were black and white, and the whites were so pure they were blue. He was like a child with a pure heart.
Gu Yanran touched his face, then moved her hand down his arm to hold his palm. She looked down at his hands, the hands that had helped her countless times. They were not clean, and they smelled of blood, but they had once been the only thing she could rely on.
Now, those hands couldn't help her anymore.
Gu Yanran shook her head. "You don't have to stay by our side. Ye Xuan, you're free now."
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