Huo Shaoheng knew that Chen Lie was most concerned about Ye Zitan, but unfortunately, she was the biggest suspect.
He sighed. "Chen Lie, don't let your emotions get the better of you. If Dr. Ye isn't a suspect, she will naturally be released. "
"What do you mean?" Chen Lie walked out from behind his desk and stood in front of Huo Shaoheng. Although he wasn't as tall as Huo Shaoheng, his anger made him seem 1.8 meters tall.
Huo Shaoheng thought about it and called Zhao Liangze. "Did you find the things I asked you to find?"
Zhao Liangze quickly asked, "The three letters you asked me to find before you came back?"
"Yes, did you find them?" Huo Shaoheng glanced at the confused Chen Lie. "If you found them, send them to Dr. Chen's office."
Five minutes later, Zhao Liangze knocked on Chen Lie's office door.
Huo Shaoheng personally opened the door and took a file stamped "confidential" in red from his hands.
"Mr. Huo, General Ji has already called you several times," Zhao Liangze said worriedly. "Shouldn't you find a chance to call General Ji back?"
No matter how angry he was, he couldn't be angry with his superior.
Huo Shaoheng understood this, but he really wasn't in the mood or energy to report to General Ji.
Also, things on the other side were more complicated, but he had to solve all the things on hand first before going to General Ji to settle things on their side.
Stairs had to be climbed step by step. If he went to the top without a solid foundation, it would be easy to get knocked down.
Huo Shaoheng said to him, "If General Ji calls again, tell him we're really busy here. Many people are locked up in solitary and I have to check them one by one. When things here are over, I will personally go to the Standing Committee of the Supreme Military Council to make a detailed report. "
"Yes, Chief! I've written it all down. When Mr. Huo is done here, report to the Standing Committee. "
"Ok, that's it." Huo Shaoheng nodded at him and closed the door.
Returning to Chen Lie, Huo Shaoheng shook the file in his hand and said, "Chen Lie, I'm sorry about this, but you have to know that I didn't do it without a reason."
The corners of Chen Lie's mouth twitched. "Of course you have a reason. Huo Shao of the Special Operations Forces always has a reason for everything he does. "
Huo Shaoheng didn't care about Chen Lie's sarcasm. He handed the file to him. "Here are the original stubs of three registered letters and two letters. Take a look."
Chen Lie was baffled, but he still took it and opened it. He quickly read through it and said, "… Three registration stubs. Why are there only two letters? Where's the other one? "
He looked at the stub of the registered letter and his heart sank. "… That letter was sent to me?"
Huo Shaoheng nodded and slowly walked to the window. With his hands behind his back, he looked out at the dazzling night view and said calmly, "I went on a mission to New York a few months ago. You know that."
"Yeah, it's for the Prime Minister's daughter …" Chen Lie pursed his lips. "I knew it the moment I came out today. How was it? Was there a contradiction? On one side, there's a little girl who's infatuated with you, and on the other side, there's a rich and beautiful girl from a noble background. Who will you choose? "
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Huo Shaoheng turned around and glanced at him. "I'm serious."
"Okay, okay, okay. Please continue." Chen Lie raised his hands in surrender. "I'm all ears."
"… I went on a mission to New York and something went wrong. Our operations were all under surveillance and we were almost wiped out."
Chen Lie was speechless.
He started to become serious. "Are you serious?"
"Why would I lie to you? In our line of work, although we're always prepared to give up our lives, we're not always prepared to be betrayed by our own people. " Huo Shaoheng turned around. His expression was still calm, but his words were murderous. "In our line of work, we won't let go of anyone who betrays their comrades."
"Wasn't it your own fault that your operation failed? Do you have evidence to say that someone betrayed you? "Chen Lie didn't know why, but his heart started to beat faster.
"Yeah, it's possible." Huo Shaoheng turned around again and continued to look out the window. "So I was abroad for a few months and investigated one by one. I also sent three registered letters to the three organizations in the country that were most likely to leak the secret."
Chen Lie's breathing stopped. He looked at Huo Shaoheng nervously. "And then?"
"And then, only the letter that was sent to you was verified to be related to the person who betrayed me." Huo Shaoheng's voice was flat and emotionless.
Chen Lie's legs had already turned to jelly, and he sat on the ground.
His round face was pale, and behind his round glasses was a pair of round eyes filled with fear.
"… No, that's impossible … Could there be a misunderstanding here?"
Huo Shaoheng didn't turn around. He didn't want to embarrass Chen Lie. "Chen Lie, as you said, I've been friends with you for more than ten years, and I've never doubted you. There are too many secrets between us. If you wanted to betray me, any one of them could have killed me. You didn't have to go through so much trouble. "
Hearing Huo Shaoheng say this, the smile on Chen Lie's face was uglier than crying.
He opened his mouth, wishing he could take the blame for everything, but his years of experience as a soldier made him unable to open his mouth.
Because this wasn't a normal responsibility. It was the responsibility of betraying one's comrades and killing them.
Even if he was willing to take the blame, Huo Shaoheng wouldn't allow the real traitor to get away scot-free.
Because if he did that, it would cause more comrades to sacrifice their lives.
No matter how selfish Chen Lie was, he couldn't do such an unprincipled thing.
He was in so much pain that he was about to die.
There was a heavy stone in his heart, so heavy that he couldn't straighten his back.
"Chen Lie, I think you've realized. All the letters here, even the phone, were handled by Dr. Ye. I asked Little Ze to retrieve these three letters, and only you guys didn't find them. I asked Zhou Qiyuan to ask Ye Zitan, and she said she didn't see this letter. "
Chen Lie sighed and stood up with the help of the table leg. With some hope, he said, "Maybe she really didn't receive it. Maybe it fell into someone else's hands. You know, I really didn't see that letter. "
"What you said makes sense, but Zhou Qiyuan checked, and the letter was registered in the receiving and receiving department. That means it was sent to your hospital building, and there were also distribution records. The last place it went missing was at Ye Zitan's place. " Huo Shaoheng sighed and shook his head. "Actually, I didn't want it to be her, but all the signs pointed to it being her. We had no choice."
As soon as he returned, the first thing he did was deal with the traitor.
He had cast Ye Zitan's net for three months before he finally pulled it in.
Chen Lie was silent and sat on the sofa with his head down. His fingers unconsciously dug a small hole in the sofa, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Huo Shaoheng continued, "… Other than this letter, Ye Zitan also did something I can't forgive."
Chen Lie snorted and said, "She betrayed you, and that's already the most unforgivable thing. Is there anything more serious than that?"
"Yes, she betrayed Nianzhi," Huo Shaoheng said dryly. "Don't you want to know who tied up the cat and threw it down the building? This time, she's one of them. "
"What?!" Chen Lie jumped up. This matter was completely subverting his understanding. "W-w-why?! Impossible! Isn't she on good terms with Nianzhi?! Why would she do this to Nianzhi?! "
Chen Lie looked at Huo Shaoheng in shock, and all sorts of conspiracy theories popped up in his mind.
He even wondered if Ye Zitan also had a crush on Huo Shaoheng, and that was why she was jealous of Gu Nianzhi …
Huo Shaoheng saw the look in his eyes and knew he was thinking too much. He coughed silently and looked away. "Actually, I also want to know Ye Zitan's motive. Chen Lie, do you want to ask her yourself? "
Chen Lie hugged his head and curled up on the sofa, feeling very conflicted.
If what Huo Shaoheng said was true, then Ye Zitan … really couldn't escape death.
But what if it was a misunderstanding?
What if there was a very smart person who set up a trap and framed Ye Zitan?!
"Huo Shao, are you sure it's Ye … Dr. Ye? She … Why would she do this?! " Chen Lie was very confused. "Whether it was her treatment or her status, she didn't need to do this!"
Huo Shaoheng nodded. "I think so too, but all the evidence points to her. I can't do anything."
Chen Lie looked at Huo Shaoheng in distress. "… I think …"
"You don't need to think." Huo Shaoheng interrupted Chen Lie's hesitation. "There's one more thing. Because of Ye Zitan's betrayal, two of our field agents died in Berlin, Germany."
Chen Lie felt as if his heartstrings had finally snapped.
Before, he had a glimmer of hope that he could plead for mercy for Ye Zitan. Even if she was sentenced to life in prison, it would be better than being executed immediately.
But now that two lives were involved, he knew that if he pleaded for mercy, he would be like Ye Zitan, a traitor to his comrades.
Although he had a crush on Ye Zitan for many years, he couldn't tell right from wrong.
Also, the Ye Zitan he had a crush on wouldn't do such a heartless thing.
"Huo Shao, tell me again. How do you prove that she did it?" Chen Lie asked for confirmation one last time. His face was numb, and he put an end to his crush that had died without a cause.
Huo Shaoheng crossed his arms and leaned against the window sill. The night wind blew in, bringing with it the chill of late autumn.
His deep, mellow voice rang out in the room like a subwoofer.
"First, I sent three letters in the United States, representing three different locations. That was where I was staying in New York. Finally, only the location represented in the letter that was sent to you attracted CIA agents to search that block.
"Second, Zhou Qiyuan's investigation showed that Nianzhi had called and texted you before, but her text messages and caller ID could not be found on your phone. Later, technical means were used to recover the deleted records. That period of time was when you were in surgery, and Ye Zitan was holding your phone.
"Third, before the field office sent two field agents to Germany, they came to the infirmary to get vaccinated. Later, after the technicians recovered the data on her phone, they found that she had sent a text message to a very special phone number. Not only did she provide the photo of the two field agents to that number, but she also indicated to the other party to follow the two field agents, saying that they would be able to find Nianzhi that way. "
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