Chen Lie was looking at himself in the mirror when he heard the question. He looked away in shock and looked at Gu Nianzhi. "Mr. … Huo? When did you become so distant with Huo Shao? "
Gu Nianzhi shrugged. "It's only right. I was too immature in the past. He treated me just a little better, and I didn't know my place. Why did I have to do that? I pestered him, but in the end, he despised me … "
"Nianzhi, why do you sound so sarcastic?" Chen Lie stopped looking at himself in the mirror and walked around Gu Nianzhi. "Did you have a change of heart during your trip to Germany?"
"Pfft! You're the one who has a change of heart! "Gu Nianzhi glanced at Chen Lie." I've given up, just like you. I've given up, understand? "
Chen Lie shook his head with a regretful expression. "I don't understand. You can live a good life, but you have to go through all this trouble. Do you really have to end up like me …"
"Stop." Gu Nianzhi quickly stopped Chen Lie from continuing. "I'm fundamentally different from you. Don't act like Sister Xianglin. It's annoying. It's not a big deal. Brother Chen, don't say anymore. I'm just being a busybody. Why would I tell you? You can't keep things to yourself. It's not even dawn yet, and you're already talking about it to the entire base. I'm warning you, if a second person finds out, I'll spill everything about you! "
Chen Lie finally glanced at her and leaned over to whisper, "Are you serious?"
"If it's not serious, then is it fake?" Gu Nianzhi turned to walk out. "I went through fire and water on this trip to Germany. Don't you know? Between life and death, people are suddenly enlightened and see many things clearly. "
Chen Lie sighed and muttered to himself as he followed Gu Nianzhi. "Some people don't know how lucky they are. Even if they want to die, I can't do anything about it. I've already tried to persuade them. I've already done my best as a friend. "
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
She could only pretend she didn't hear him.
She returned to the sofa and watched Chen Lie walk out of the office. She looked down at her iPad.
Chen Lie walked out of the office and looked at the dark sky outside the long corridor. He sighed deeply and turned to walk to the elevator.
At the elevator entrance, she saw Huo Shaoheng smoking by the window with his back facing the hallway.
His figure was tall and his back was straight. His shoulders were broad and strong, and he wore a wide belt. Below his muscular waist were long legs.
However, even such a handsome and capable Huo Shao would be dumped one day …
Chen Lie suddenly felt very relieved and a little more confident.
He straightened his back and coughed. "Huo Shao is back? Why don't you come in and take a seat? I'm going to see … Doctor Ye. "
Huo Shaoheng ignored him and continued to smoke outside the window.
Chen Lie frowned. "If you want to smoke, go outside. Strictly speaking, this is a non-smoking area. Although there are windows … "
Huo Shaoheng stopped smoking, but he held the cigarette in one hand and continued to look out the window.
Yin Shixiong stood behind him, his thick eyebrows and big eyes almost wrinkling his handsome face.
Chen Lie waved at Yin Shixiong and entered the elevator to where Ye Zitan was being held.
…
After Chen Lie left, Yin Shixiong finally couldn't help but ask quietly, "Huo Shao, what's wrong with Nianzhi?"
When Gu Nianzhi had called him "Mr. Huo," Yin Shixiong had been shocked to the core. It was as if he had seen his precious daughter suddenly turn her back on her father.
Huo Shaoheng glanced at him and looked down. He said dryly, "She's probably still sick."
"You have to take medicine if you're sick. Otherwise, you'll scare people to death." Yin Shixiong scratched the back of his head. "Then … are you still going in?"
Huo Shaoheng threw the remaining half of his cigarette into the trash can under the window sill and lit another. "Yeah, wait for me to finish this one."
Yin Shixiong looked at the first cigarette he had just thrown into the trash, then at the second cigarette in Huo Shaoheng's hand. He decided to shut up.
…
Ye Zitan didn't sleep. She couldn't.
The last dinner she had was much more generous than usual. She knew it was over …
She hadn't expected it to happen so soon.
After dinner, she took a good shower and changed into her favorite clothes. She sat at the foot of the bed and waited for the sun to rise.
When it was almost four in the morning, the guard came in to say that Chen Lie had come to see her.
Ye Zitan smiled bitterly and walked out of her room. She went to the interrogation room with the glass wall between them.
Chen Lie was very well dressed and very elegant.
He stood in front of the glass wall and looked at her with a serious expression. When he saw her come in, he nodded and said, "Doctor Ye, this is the last time I'm here to see you. I want to know if you can tell me what they used to move you to the point that you lost even the most basic humanity."
Ye Zitan hadn't expected Chen Lie to say that. Her face turned completely white.
Her lips opened and closed. After a long pause, she said in a trembling voice, "You don't understand. You don't understand. Their technology is so much more advanced than ours. We can't catch up, and you can't either … "
"Dr. Ye, this is the difference between you and me. I never thought that anyone could be better than us. If there was, we would surpass them in the future. No one will be number one forever. Everyone is constantly improving and developing in a spiral manner while trying to catch up with each other. " Chen Lie pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "I'm sorry that you're actually such an unscrupulous person."
Ye Zitan finally couldn't take it anymore and burst into tears.
She regretted it now, but it was too late. There was no cure for regret in this world.
She covered her face and cried her heart out.
Chen Lie didn't say anything and quietly listened to her cry. He waited for her to finish before saying, "The fact that you can still cry means that you know you were wrong. When you meet those two field comrades in the afterlife, remember to say sorry to them. Also, say sorry to them for me. "
Ye Zitan trembled all over. "I … I … Am I going to die?"
Chen Lie didn't say anything. He couldn't bear to look away.
Ye Zitan's head leaned against the glass wall. She was shaking like a leaf in the wind.
After a while, she looked up at Chen Lie. "I've let them down. If I see them, I'll definitely apologize to them." She paused and asked, "What about Nianzhi? Is she okay? "
"She's fine. She just woke up." Chen Lie nodded. "Luckily, she's fine. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stop myself from killing you."
Ye Zitan looked at him with a bitter smile. "Dr. Chen, I want to see Nianzhi and say sorry to her personally."
She would only have the chance to apologize to those two field agents after she died. Gu Nianzhi, on the other hand, only wanted to say sorry to them while she was still alive.
This might be Ye Zitan's last wish in this life. Chen Lie thought about it. "Wait."
He walked out and called Huo Shaoheng. "Huo Shao, Dr. Ye said she wants to see Nianzhi. What do you think?"
Huo Shaoheng was still smoking in front of the window beside the elevator when Chen Lie's voice came through his Bluetooth headset. He thought about it for a while and said, "Let her see him." He glanced at Yin Shixiong behind him. "Take Nianzhi to see Ye Zitan."
There were audio and video recordings in the interrogation room anyway. He wanted to see what Ye Zitan would say to Nianzhi.
Nianzhi was so smart. He didn't know if she would "lure" the mastermind behind Ye Zitan out.
"Roger, Chief." Yin Shixiong thought so too.
Yin Shixiong hurried to Chen Lie's office and saw Gu Nianzhi still playing games on her iPad. He quickly waved at her. "Nianzhi, Dr. Ye wants to see you. Come with me."
Gu Nianzhi was a bit surprised. She put down the iPad and straightened her clothes. She called out crisply, "Brother Xiong, long time no see." Then she got up and briskly walked to the door. "Why does Dr. Ye want to see me?"
"I don't know either. Dr. Chen just called to ask Huo Shao, and he approved." Yin Shixiong said as he secretly observed Gu Nianzhi's expression.
In the past, Gu Nianzhi would definitely smile like a flower when he mentioned Huo Shao. Today, however, she was very calm and didn't show any emotion.
Yin Shixiong scratched his head and didn't dare bring it up again.
Gu Nianzhi followed Yin Shixiong to the elevator. When they entered, she saw that Yin Shixiong was still looking around.
"Brother Xiong, what are you looking for?"
Yin Shixiong opened his mouth, but when he recalled Gu Nianzhi calling him "Mr. Huo," he decided to keep his mouth shut. He smiled and said, "I'm seeing if anyone else is coming. If not, I'll close the elevator."
Gu Nianzhi pouted. It was four in the morning. Why would there be so many people taking the elevator at this time?
He didn't even know how to find a reasonable excuse …
She didn't say anything else and quickly followed Yin Shixiong to the interrogation room.
Chen Lie was waiting for them at the door. When he saw Gu Nianzhi, he grabbed her arm and went in with her.
Yin Shixiong stood guard at the door.
In the interrogation room, Ye Zitan was already curled up against the glass wall. She looked very haggard.
Gu Nianzhi quietly walked over. Seeing Ye Zitan like this, she also felt bad.
Gu Nianzhi coughed and said, "Dr. Ye?"
Ye Zitan slowly looked up. Her eyes lit up when she saw Gu Nianzhi. She quickly stood up with the help of the glass wall and stared at Gu Nianzhi. Her gaze was so passionate that it bordered on greed.
"Nianzhi? Are you really okay? It's great that you're okay! Nianzhi, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have made a deal with you for the experimental data … "Her voice was high-pitched and had a different kind of emotion and excitement than usual.
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
What could she say?
Thank her for not killing her?
So she could only stay silent.
Ye Zitan's emotions were extremely unstable. She looked at Gu Nianzhi through the glass wall and cried and laughed at the same time. "Nianzhi … the person I'm most sorry to is you. You're actually more pitiful than me … I shouldn't have cooperated with others to hurt you … I still remember that time you were raped to that state. You were covered in cuts and bruises. I felt so bad when I saw it … How could I pour salt on your wounds? I must have been possessed … "
Gu Nianzhi's expression gradually darkened. She stiffly interrupted Ye Zitan. "Dr. Ye, do you know what you're saying?! What do you mean by raped? I didn't … "
Zhao Liangze, who was recording the entire process in the central control room, saw this and immediately turned off all the recording and video equipment. He quickly notified Huo Shaoheng.
"Huo Shao, listen to what Ye Zitan is saying to Nianzhi!"
Ye Zitan's crying and laughing voice could be heard from Huo Shaoheng's Bluetooth headset. "… That time you were raped to that state …"
"Motherf * cker! You're asking for it! "Huo Shaoheng, who was usually as calm as a mountain, suddenly threw away the cigarette in his hand and cursed.
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