Huo Shaoheng enunciated each word clearly. His voice wasn't very loud, but each word was powerful and deafening.
General Ji closed his eyes, and his expression gradually became solemn. He pushed the stack of documents towards Huo Shaoheng, took off his reading glasses, and sighed. He looked at Huo Shaoheng. "Okay, this was indeed a false accusation, and I was prepared for it. If I really had a problem with you in this area, I wouldn't have shown you these documents. "
The crime of privately using a fighter jet for personal gain could be serious or minor.
On the serious side, Huo Shaoheng could be sentenced to life in prison for the highest degree of "dereliction of duty."
On the minor side, Huo Shaoheng wouldn't be able to escape punishment.
If he were to be punished, his rank would most likely be demoted.
There was a threshold from colonel to general, and many soldiers couldn't cross it in their entire lives.
For someone like Huo Shaoheng to cross it at such a young age, he must be a thorn in many people's eyes.
Once he was demoted, he would never be able to cross this threshold in his lifetime.
Therefore, no matter what the situation was, General Ji would protect Huo Shaoheng and never allow anyone to successfully file a complaint.
However, Huo Shaoheng had to be punished, so he called him to his home and planned to scold him to wake him up.
In the end, Huo Shaoheng turned the tables on him.
No one would be happy to encounter something like this, but when General Ji saw the information Gu Nianzhi had brought back, all his dissatisfaction disappeared.
"… Nianzhi has indeed made a great contribution. Don't worry, I won't mistreat her on this. I remember who has contributed to our country and our military, and I will make the country and its people remember. " General Ji was a person who was clear about rewards and punishments. "But you also have to be careful about how you do things."
Huo Shaoheng still stood in front of General Ji's desk with his hands behind his back. He didn't look at the documents, but looked straight ahead. He said calmly, "I can understand that some people have a problem with me. In this position, there are many people who don't like me. However, I believe in the organization, believe in the higher-ups, and believe in our soldiers. Their eyes are sharp, and they will never let evil people succeed. "
These words were pleasing to General Ji's ears.
One of the main reasons he admired Huo Shaoheng was that Huo Shaoheng wasn't like other soldiers who didn't care about the world. He didn't think he was the best in the world just because he had a little bit of ability. He didn't even respect his superiors and colleagues from the same unit.
Huo Shaoheng was different. He had the toughness and determination of a soldier, but he also had the smoothness and compromise of a politician.
The person who could sit in the highest position in the military must be the best in both aspects.
Therefore, he was determined to groom Huo Shaoheng as his successor.
However, Huo Shaoheng was still too young. Before the tree had fully grown, there were already slanting branches that needed to be trimmed by the gardener before it could become useful.
General Ji was very displeased with Huo Shaoheng this time because he had violated too many military principles for a woman.
This made General Ji very unhappy and worried.
He had chosen for so many years before finally finding a successor who suited him in every aspect. He could not allow an insignificant woman to ruin Huo Shaoheng's future.
Therefore, he was even stricter with Huo Shaoheng.
General Ji's expression darkened as he frowned at Huo Shaoheng. "Nianzhi did make a great contribution, but you can't use her contributions as an excuse for your mistakes. Tell me, did you not do anything wrong at all? "
Huo Shaoheng raised his head and said without hesitation, "General Ji, I, Huo Shaoheng, have never done anything wrong to the country, the military, or the citizens."
"You really didn't do anything wrong? Shaoheng, I'll give you one last chance. " General Ji propped himself on the table and slowly stood up with narrowed eyes. He leaned forward, his gaze as sharp as an eagle's.
At this moment, this veteran's aura was truly on full display.
Huo Shaoheng wasn't frightened. He shook his head firmly. "Sir, I didn't!"
General Ji had given Huo Shaoheng a chance, but he was still unrepentant and unwilling to admit his mistakes. He was instantly furious. "Huo Shaoheng! As a soldier, you lied to your superiors for a woman and went against them in secret! How dare you say you didn't do anything wrong?! How dare you say you didn't hide anything from me about Nianzhi's background?! "
This was the real reason General Ji was most displeased with Huo Shaoheng.
A soldier's duty was to obey orders. In General Ji's eyes, Huo Shaoheng had made a huge mistake this time.
However, Huo Shaoheng still said loudly, "Sir, I didn't!"
"You're still so stubborn!" General Ji angrily took out Gu Nianzhi and Gu Xiangwen's DNA report from the drawer and angrily threw it on the desk. "See for yourself! Gu Nianzhi isn't Gu Xiangwen's biological daughter at all! Gu Yanran is! We've been looking in the wrong direction all along! Yet, for the sake of your own personal gain, you deceived me because of the love between a man and a woman! You lied to the organization! Don't squander my trust in you just because I appreciate you! "
Ask yourself, would I make things difficult for you if you told me the truth?! It's because you lied to me about this key issue that I truly feel that I can't let you be with Gu Nianzhi anymore!
Who knows what kind of mistakes you'll make for her in the future?! Shaoheng, I handed such a large organization to you, and this is how you make the organization feel at ease?! "
General Ji finished in one breath, the veins on his forehead popping.
To a soldier, disobeying orders and secretly disobeying orders was a fatal blow.
Huo Shaoheng finally understood the real reason for General Ji's change in attitude.
So it was because of Gu Nianzhi's background.
Fortunately, he had already prepared for this. He had only kept it to himself to get the marriage permit earlier and let Gu Nianzhi pass the complicated background check.
Now that General Ji knew, they had gotten the marriage permit, and Gu Nianzhi had passed the background check, he had nothing to worry about.
"I didn't lie, nor did I lie to you or the organization." Huo Shaoheng's tone was still calm and his attitude was very normal. He didn't seem like he had any ulterior motives at all.
General Ji stared at Huo Shaoheng, trying to figure out what he was thinking. His brows furrowed even more. "Do you think I'm that stupid? You didn't lie just because you said you didn't? You still want to be so stubborn in the face of evidence? Shaoheng, you're not that kind of person …
"General Ji, don't be angry. I really didn't lie to you. I believe that the DNA report you received is real, and it does show that Gu Nianzhi is not related to Gu Xiangwen in a vegetative state. But who can prove that Gu Xiangwen in a vegetative state is the real Gu Xiangwen? "Huo Shaoheng threw out his trump card without batting an eyelid.
He had begun to suspect this when he found out from Chen Lie that Gu Nianzhi's DNA didn't match with "Gu Xiangwen."
However, he did have his own plans. He wanted to temporarily give Gu Nianzhi an identity so she could pass the background check and marry him.
Unfortunately, God's plan was not as good as his. He had everything planned out and even General Ji was kept in the dark. He just didn't expect the most uncooperative person to be Gu Nianzhi …
Why would she even get married?
She was about to break up with him.
Sadness flashed across the depths of Huo Shaoheng's eyes.
General Ji was flabbergasted by Huo Shaoheng's words. He was even more shocked than the day he heard from Huo Guanchen that Gu Nianzhi wasn't Gu Xiangwen's biological daughter.
He almost yelled, "What do you mean?! You were the one who saved him! If he's fake, then why did you mobilize so many people that time?! "
Huo Shaoheng looked at General Ji calmly and nodded. "Yes, I brought him back personally, but I only brought him back because of Nianzhi's background. The situation was very urgent. As soon as we arrived in Barbados, there were people trying to kill Gu Xiangwen in a vegetative state. We didn't have time to investigate the truth, so we could only bring him back first. As for the truth, I'm still investigating. I've always believed that Nianzhi is Gu Xiangwen's biological daughter, but the DNA doesn't match. Either this Gu Xiangwen is fake, or there's something we don't know about. "
"But Gu Yanran's DNA matches his. How do you explain that?" General Ji's heart slowly came back to life.
Although Huo Shaoheng's reason sounded shocking, it wasn't baseless.
If everything he said was true, then Huo Shaoheng wasn't pretending to be against him or lying to him.
General Ji was confident in Huo Shaoheng's work.
General Ji heaved a long sigh of relief, and his entire body relaxed.
Huo Shaoheng continued to nod. "Yes, the vegetative Gu Xiangwen and Gu Yanran should be biological father and daughter. So I think there's something we don't know. I originally wanted to summarize the contradictions and suspicious points before reporting to you in detail. But you sent me to the United States to save Prime Minister Tan's daughter as soon as we returned from Barbados. I didn't have time to do that at all. "
He spread his hands and took advantage of the opportunity when General Ji had been convinced. "General Ji, I really want to know who gave you this DNA report."
"Why do you want to know this?" General Ji narrowed his eyes and looked like a sly old fox.
"Nothing much. No matter who this person is, you have to be cautious. Think about it. Aren't there too many coincidences to drive a wedge between you and me? After all, everyone knows that you're my biggest and only backer. "
Huo Shaoheng's words satisfied General Ji and finally smoothed out the discord and uneasiness he felt about his betrayal.
Huo Shaoheng knew very well that if this knot really existed in General Ji's heart, it would grow and fester sooner or later and become a cancer that could threaten them.
Now he could prick it, cut it off, and clean it so that he wouldn't have to worry about future side effects.
General Ji truly treated Huo Shaoheng as his confidant and confided in him. "Your father found out about this from Gu Yanran. I had someone find the DNA report for me. "
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This was an advance update for the second monthly pass of 3300.
There was still a third update at 7 p.m.
PS: Some details were changed in the previous chapter. You can go back and look at it again.
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