"Gu Nianzhi really didn't die?!" Ye Zitan asked in shock. From Chen Lie's tone earlier, she had thought …
"She was infected with … H3aB7. Didn't they say that anyone who was infected with this virus would die?!"
"You sure know." The corners of Huo Shaoheng's mouth twitched. His calm face had a hint of mockery. "Nianzhi is far away in Germany. How do you know what virus she was infected with?"
"Did she not get it?!" Ye Zitan was even more shocked. "That's impossible …"
"Don't treat things that are beyond your knowledge as impossible. Dr. Ye, you're also a person with a scientific spirit. How can you be so narrow-minded?" Zhou Qiyuan added insult to injury. "Tell me, how did you interact with those people? We've already recorded the papers they sent you. Please don't think you can get away with it. "
"What?! How can you touch my things?! "Ye Zitan completely broke down.
Those papers were exquisite and beyond medical knowledge. They were treasures to her. They had almost become her religion.
Once her faith collapsed, all her support would be gone.
Ye Zitan raised her head and glared at Huo Shaoheng. Her lips quivered as if she wanted to say something, but she silently closed her mouth and hung her head heavily. Her entire body collapsed to the ground.
"Ye …" Zhou Qiyuan still wanted to ask, but Huo Shaoheng suddenly raised his hand. "No need to ask anymore. People like her might not be telling the truth."
Zhou Qiyuan nodded. "The Chief is right. We've interrogated her the most during this time, but she hasn't revealed any truly useful information. We suspect that she actually doesn't know who to contact. "
In other words, Ye Zitan was only a small fry.
According to Zhou Qiyuan, they should follow the clues and investigate further.
Huo Shaoheng stood in the interrogation room with his hands behind his back. He looked at Ye Zitan deeply and quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind before making a decision.
"No need to ask anymore. She tipped off the enemy and caused the deaths of two field agents. Innocent Huaxia Imperial citizens were harmed. The evidence is conclusive, and she should be executed immediately."
In the Special Operations Forces, he had the authority to deal with traitors.
Ye Zitan's case had already been heard in a secret court in the military court, but nothing was revealed.
However, her conversation with Chen Lie had been recorded. It could be used as evidence in court.
She had already confessed that she had done those things, so there was no possibility of her being wrongly accused.
"Yes, Chief." Zhou Qiyuan hurriedly saluted and immediately went out to order people to find the military court to complete the procedures.
Although Huo Shaoheng had ordered her to be executed immediately, they still needed a death sentence from the military court.
This is a matter of procedure.
After Zhou Qiyuan left, Huo Shaoheng stood quietly in the interrogation room for a while, his deep gaze falling on Ye Zitan. After a long time, he finally turned and left.
Huo Shaoheng came out of the interrogation room and saw Zhou Qiyuan waiting for him, as if he had something to say.
"What is it?"
"Chief, I have something to report to you." Zhou Qiyuan gave Huo Shaoheng a look.
Huo Shaoheng nodded and turned to leave.
The two of them walked out of the Department of Discipline building and headed towards the hospital building where Chen Lie was.
Along the way, Zhou Qiyuan whispered, "Huo Shao, are you really not going to investigate anymore?"
"What's there to investigate?" Huo Shaoheng asked calmly. "Did you find out something?"
"No, but if we want to investigate Ye Zitan's case, I'm afraid there's a problem that's hard to say." Zhou Qiyuan was more worried that if someone really wanted to overturn Ye Zitan's case, this problem might be a breakthrough point.
"What problem?" Huo Shaoheng stopped walking. "Say it."
"… It's the phone number that contacted her. We tracked it down and found that it was an empty number. No one used it at all, and the mobile company couldn't find any records of it. The last time this number was used was 17 years ago … "
Huo Shaoheng's eyes narrowed. "Maybe the person behind this is very cunning, or maybe their backer is very powerful. Although we found out it was an empty number, it might not really be an empty number."
Zhou Qiyuan nodded. "I think so too, so why not use Ye Zitan to lure out the person behind her?"
Huo Shaoheng usually didn't like to explain things to people, but Zhou Qiyuan was one of his confidants, and he valued him a lot, so he patiently found an excuse. "… An empty number that even the mobile company can't find. If it's someone with power, then this person's power is extraordinary. If it's not using power, but using technology, then this level of technology is really not something an ordinary person can achieve. From what I know, even the American CIA, British MI5, Russia's KGB, and Israel's Mossad can't do it. If these people can't do it, then … "
Zhou Qiyuan suddenly understood.
No matter how they looked at it, the person behind Ye Zitan was very powerful, and they didn't want to face them head-on for now.
So for a small fry like Ye Zitan, early death was the right method.
If they kept her alive, if the other party suddenly exerted his strength and rescued her, they would lose the entire game …
Ye Zitan had been in the Special Operations Forces for so many years, and no one knew how many secrets she knew. So the best way to deal with it now was to get rid of this person as soon as possible.
"Yes, Chief, I understand." Zhou Qiyuan saluted respectfully and planned to personally go to the military court to get the death sentence.
…
Huo Shaoheng returned to Chen Lie's side and first went to the single room to see Gu Nianzhi.
She was still sleeping, and her high fever hadn't subsided. Her little face was burning red, and her lips were chapped.
Huo Shaoheng took a sterilized gauze and dipped it in distilled water. He pressed it on Gu Nianzhi's lips bit by bit to soften the chapped tissue.
Chen Lie heard him return and came out of his office. He rubbed his hands and looked at him nervously. "Huo Shao …"
Huo Shaoheng didn't even look up. He continued to wipe Gu Nianzhi's lips and said quietly, "If you have time, you can go see Ye Zitan before dawn tomorrow and see her one last time."
Chen Lie: "!!!"
Although he was mentally prepared, Chen Lie still couldn't take it when Huo Shaoheng suddenly said it like that.
He took off his glasses and took out a cloth from his pocket to continuously wipe them. His hands trembled, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
Chen Lie wiped his glasses whenever he was nervous, and Huo Shaoheng was very familiar with this habit of his.
"… I understand how you feel, but a mistake is a mistake. You have to take responsibility for it. Her mistake can't be forgiven just by saying sorry. She committed a crime, and she committed a felony that carries an immediate death sentence. "
Huo Shaoheng looked at Gu Nianzhi's lips. The chapped dead skin had already been wiped away by the gauze dipped in distilled water.
Her lips had a faint blush, and her soft and full lips had almost no wrinkles. Her lips were very light and pale to the point that they were almost transparent.
Huo Shaoheng looked at her silently for a while and tucked her in.
Chen Lie covered his face and turned to run back to his office. He slammed the office door shut.
Huo Shaoheng knew that Chen Lie must be feeling terrible, but he couldn't tolerate it and couldn't continue waiting.
He sat in Gu Nianzhi's room and had originally planned to stay there, but not long after, Zhou Qiyuan called him and said that the judge of the secret military court still had some doubts and was unwilling to issue the death warrant immediately.
Huo Shaoheng thought about it and said, "Call Director Bai from the legal department and have her negotiate with the judge. I'll be right there."
Huo Shaoheng hung up the phone and knocked on Chen Lie's door.
Chen Lie dawdled inside for a while and came out with red eyes. "What is it?"
"I have to go out for a while. Take care of Nianzhi here." Huo Shaoheng patted his shoulder. "My condolences."
Chen Lie was speechless.
After Huo Shaoheng left, Chen Lie didn't return to his office. He sat by Gu Nianzhi's bed and watched the data from the instruments while chattering to her.
Because he knew she was still unconscious and couldn't hear anything, Chen Lie said everything.
"… Nianzhi, are you better? I'm really sorry. I didn't know Ye Zitan would be like this … "
"But Huo Shao wants her dead so soon. He must hate her a lot, right? Nianzhi, wake up soon. Maybe … "
Maybe what?
Chen Lie suddenly couldn't continue.
One-sided love wasn't that strong.
In this relationship, there was no response, no beautiful memories. There was only Chen Lie's one-man show.
At this point, he also felt that it was very boring.
"Love is really the most boring thing in the world. It's the most time-wasting thing." Chen Lie looked at the data records and changed the paper inside. He threw the full roll of paper into the stainless steel trash can and set it on fire.
Not long after, Chen Lie noticed that Gu Nianzhi's high fever had already gone down. It was half the time it took before.
He focused his attention on Gu Nianzhi again. He adjusted the instruments and observed her.
When Gu Nianzhi woke up, it was already past one in the morning.
She woke up when Chen Lie chattered about Ye Zitan in her ear. She was confused and finally couldn't help but open her eyes and ask, "Brother Chen, what happened to Dr. Ye?"
Chen Lie was shocked by Gu Nianzhi's sudden words.
He froze for a moment before smacking his forehead and smiling. "That's great, Nianzhi. You're really fine now!"
Gu Nianzhi sighed. "My whole body feels weak. Does that count?" She continued to ask, "Brother Chen, what were you saying just now? Why do I feel like you want to burn incense for Dr. Ye? "
Chen Lie asked, "Is it that obvious?"
"Oh?" Gu Nianzhi was shocked. She struggled to sit up on the bed. "What happened?"
"Nianzhi, tell me. Did you call me when you were in Germany?" Chen Lie asked her sternly.
Gu Nianzhi nodded. "I did. Dr. Ye picked up. She said you were operating on the Chief." She added, "You also texted."
"Why did you text me and call me?"
"I was being hunted in Germany and asked you for help. I want you to help me find … Brother Xiong and Brother Ze." Gu Nianzhi instinctively swallowed the words "Huo Shao."
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