"What do you mean?! You haven't been home for so long and you're blaming me the moment you get home! Do you still recognize me as your father?! "Huo Guanchen was furious at Huo Shaoheng's attitude.
The son he was so proud of had always been at odds with him.
"General Huo, we're talking about official matters. Please don't change the subject." Huo Shaoheng knocked on the table to signal for Huo Guanchen to calm down.
The corners of Huo Guanchen's eyes twitched. He took several deep breaths to calm himself down.
Someone knocked on the door and eased the tense atmosphere in the room.
An orderly had come to deliver tea and snacks.
Huo Guanchen called out, "Come in."
An orderly placed the tea and snacks on Huo Guanchen's desk.
Huo Shaoheng didn't make a sound. He waited for the orderly to leave before calmly asking, "The Special Operations Forces has already started an investigation into this matter. General Huo, if you have any difficulties, you can tell me. This is the best I can do for you as your son. If you have no difficulties, then wait for the higher-ups to deal with it. "
"Are you threatening me?" Huo Guanchen narrowed his eyes. "Shaoheng, you're going against your biological father for a woman you have nothing to do with. If word gets out, your career will be ruined too!"
"General Huo, I said this is official business. If you insist on not distinguishing between official and private matters, then let's talk about private matters." Huo Shaoheng placed both hands on the desk and leaned forward. "Gu Nianzhi will be your daughter-in-law. Is this how you treat your own family? Can't you wait to kill her?! "
Huo Guanchen slammed the desk and stood up. He glared at Huo Shaoheng. "Daughter-in-law?! Did you ask your old man for permission?! If I say no, are you going to marry her?! "
Huo Shaoheng straightened and put his hands in his trouser pockets. He smiled. "I didn't need your permission to marry her. I was just informing you. Okay, since you don't want to talk about private matters, then let's get back to business. May I ask why you disobeyed General Ji's orders and didn't rescue Gu Nianzhi with the highest standards? "
Huo Guanchen glared at Huo Shaoheng for a long time. Seeing that his son wasn't backing down, he had no choice. He snorted and sat down again. He said angrily, "Why didn't I rescue her with the highest standards?! Everything I did was in line with the rules. It was just that our field personnel went missing, so we had to temporarily stop the operation. It's useless even if you take him to the military court! "
"So you're saying that you deliberately didn't do anything to save Gu Nianzhi, right?!" Huo Shaoheng's voice grew louder. His voice was deeper and more threatening when he was angry.
Of course, Huo Guanchen wasn't intimidated by Huo Shaoheng, but he was shocked by Huo Shaoheng's obsession with Gu Nianzhi.
"Shaoheng, how could you do this? You really don't care about anything else? You just want to marry Gu Nianzhi?! "Huo Guanchen was so heartbroken that he almost begged Huo Shaoheng." Wake up! You're not suitable for her! "
His good son was going to be ruined because of this relationship that should not have appeared.
"What a sin! How sinful! " Huo Guanchen sat down and propped his head on the desk. "Shaoheng, think about it carefully. You were once her guardian! She's been with you since she was 12. You … you … do you know what people will say about you?! Just thinking about it makes me blush for you! “
Huo Shaoheng snorted and said slowly, "General Huo, what you did in the past is even more embarrassing. Since you don't even blush, why would I blush over such a small thing? This is a family tradition. If word gets out, it'll be a great story. "
"You're still blaming me for divorcing your mother, aren't you?" Huo Guanchen looked up from the desk and looked at Huo Shaoheng. His eyes were red. "It's not like you don't know what happened back then! When I saw the letters between your mother and uncle … I almost went crazy! I'm human! I'm a man! I can't stand it if I'm a man! "
Huo Shaoheng didn't sympathize with him at all. He said coldly, "You believe whatever people say. Did you grow a brain just to listen to slander? Have you ever thought about how mother felt? Mother was so sick that she couldn't defend herself, but you had already sentenced her. General Huo, other people might be able to gossip about me and Nianzhi, but you can't. You could even abandon your sick wife, and you still have the cheek to criticize me? "
"I've never given up on your mother! If it wasn't for me, she wouldn't have been able to live to see the day she was cured! " Huo Guanchen felt a lump in his throat. His voice was already choking. "Shaoheng, I sincerely advise you not to marry Gu Nianzhi. I can understand your feelings for her. All the men in the Huo family are infatuated. There's nothing we can do about it. If you like her, love her, or can't bear to give up on her, that's fine. You can keep her by your side for the rest of your life. I won't interfere. When she has a child in the future, I'll allow him to have the Huo surname. He'll still be my grandson. But you have to promise me that you won't marry her. You need to marry a girl from a respectable family, not someone like Gu Nianzhi! "
Even though she was Gu Xiangwen's adopted daughter, Huo Guanchen didn't like her.
Not to mention the fact that an adopted daughter couldn't be compared to a biological daughter. One only had to look for her when she disappeared at the age of 12 to know her status in the Gu family.
"… Those people in the military disregarded your future and tried their best to get you and Gu Nianzhi together just for Gu Xiangwen's patent. Do you think they're doing it for your own good?! Have you ever thought that as long as you marry Gu Nianzhi, your future will stop at the rank of a major general?! They'll also have one less strong competitor! " Huo Guanchen's eyes were red. "Only I would truly consider for you. Only biological parents would disregard their own personal gains and losses to consider your future!"
Huo Shaoheng frowned. "General Huo, don't add to the drama. I came back to ask you questions, not to listen to your nonsense. "
"I'm not talking nonsense! I'm telling you the truth! " Huo Guanchen slammed the table. "I won't let Gu Nianzhi become the only stain on your political career!"
"Then you're indirectly admitting that you were slacking on rescuing Gu Nianzhi because you wanted to get someone else to do your dirty work. You wanted those people to get rid of Gu Nianzhi for you, right?" Huo Shaoheng's expression grew even colder. His gaze cut into Huo Guanchen's conscience like a knife.
Huo Guanchen gritted his teeth and forced himself to say, "Don't talk nonsense. I never wanted Gu Nianzhi to die, and I would never get someone else to do my dirty work."
He only hoped that Gu Nianzhi would leave Huo Shaoheng and never come back …
"General Huo, you have a subjective motive and an objective action. It's hard for me to cover for you. When the higher-ups come to investigate, I can only tell them the truth. "Huo Shaoheng saluted Huo Guanchen." Goodbye! "
"Stop right there!" Huo Guanchen wasn't worried about the military's investigation at all. He called out to Huo Shaoheng. "Your grandfather and Jialan will be returning to the country in two days to attend the new Prime Minister's inauguration. Remember to pick them up at the airport!"
Huo Shaoheng left the Huo residence without looking back. Huo Guanchen didn't even know if he heard him.
…
Huo Shaoheng returned to the car. His mind was a mess, and he couldn't help but open all the windows.
The cold wind of the late autumn night in the Imperial Capital finally calmed down his slightly agitated emotions.
Huo Shaoheng propped his chin on the car door and looked at the night view outside. His mind kept thinking about the next step.
In Germany, Als, the person who directly abused Gu Nianzhi, had already been executed. Reinitz was a bit strange. Although Gu Nianzhi was indebted to him, he was the one who set up the entire trap. He didn't know why he let Nianzhi go at the last moment. That was a mystery for now. Also, his rank was too high, so they couldn't do anything to him for now.
In the United States, the Director of the CIA's Asian Intelligence Division, James, had become his spy. As long as someone from their side contacted the United States, Huo Shaoheng believed that he would receive clues soon.
In the Hua Xia Empire, Huo Shaoheng had already set up all sorts of listening devices. As long as the other party had the intention of making a move again, he would be able to catch them red-handed.
He had already decided that when the time came, he must kill them on the spot. He couldn't leave anyone alive.
So before that, he had to quietly observe and see who would be the first to lose control. When the tide went down, he would know who was swimming naked …
After going through all the plans in his mind and making sure he didn't miss anything, Huo Shaoheng finally closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.
He couldn't get Gu Nianzhi's figure out of his mind.
He longed for her immensely, but she was so close, yet he couldn't take a step closer to her.
Huo Shaoheng's eyes darkened when he thought about how Gu Nianzhi was so resistant to his embrace in the Real Estate Bureau's lobby today. Like an eternal night, not a single star could be seen.
…
After returning to the official residence at the headquarters of the Special Operations Forces, Zhao Liangze came to see him with the invitation that General Ji had sent.
"Huo Shao, General Ji wants you to attend the inauguration of the new Prime Minister. It's in two days." Zhao Liangze placed the invitation on Huo Shaoheng's desk. "Big Xiong and I also received the invitation."
Huo Shaoheng took it and looked at it before setting it aside. He said to Zhao Liangze, "You can attend on behalf of the Special Operations Forces. Big Xiong and I have other things to do."
"Yes, Chief." Zhao Liangze accepted the order and said, "What should I say if General Ji asks about you and Big Xiong?"
He originally thought Huo Shaoheng would say he was busy with work or had an urgent mission. He only wanted confirmation from Huo Shaoheng so he could reply to General Ji.
However, Huo Shaoheng thought about it for a while and crossed his arms in front of his chest. He said calmly, "Yes, I'll have a fever in two days and Big Xiong will have diarrhea. Just say it. "
Zhao Liangze was speechless.
Was it really okay to be so willful?!
Zhao Liangze's face turned purple and finally said, "Huo Shao, this way everyone will know you're being perfunctory …"
It was obvious that he didn't want to attend the inauguration of the new Prime Minister.
"If they know, then they know. I didn't want to hide it from them." Huo Shaoheng's lips twitched. He didn't want to continue this topic. "You and Big Xiong have to carry out your duties as the Deputy Chief of the Special Operations Forces as soon as possible. When I'm not around, you and Big Xiong have to work together. The three of us can't leave the headquarters at the same time. What happened last time cannot happen again. "
"Yes, Chief!"
Zhao Liangze saluted to show that he remembered. He put down his hands and said angrily, "Huo Shao, are we just going to forget about what happened last time?"
They had obviously been lured away from their base.
If only he, Yin Shixiong, or Huo Shaoheng had been in the Hua Xia Empire at that time, Gu Nianzhi wouldn't have had a narrow escape and almost lost her life in a foreign country.
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