Gu Nianzhi followed He Zhichu to his professor's building. Before Ma Qiqi arrived, He Zhichu asked Gu Nianzhi with a complicated expression, "Nianzhi, do you really want to have parents?"
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
Who didn't want to have parents?!
She sat on the sofa in the living room of He Zhichu's suite and hugged a panda pillow. She sniffled and drawled, "Professor He, I didn't jump out of a rock. Why wouldn't I want to have my own parents?"
"I don't remember you ever thinking about finding your own parents. Huo Shaoheng once said you had no concept of what 'parents' are. " He Zhichu sat on the sofa across from her and leaned forward to look at her thoughtfully. He seemed to be wondering what made her change.
Gu Nianzhi's eyes started to drift when she heard this.
When did she suddenly want to find her own parents?
It must have been after returning from Germany, right?
Her relationship with Huo Shaoheng had reached a dead end. Or rather, she realized she had placed too much hope in Huo Shaoheng. In the end, she couldn't find the sense of security she once had, so she naturally turned to parents who gave their children a sense of security.
Although she still didn't have a specific impression of what her parents were like, she could feel the deep love in the pink diamond crown Gu Xiangwen had given to the one-year-old Nianzhi as a birthday present.
"… Uh, people change." Gu Nianzhi didn't want to analyze her emotional journey with He Zhichu, so she cleverly changed the topic. "Professor He, I was just thinking that if Gu Yanran must throw out the evidence that Gu Xiangwen and my DNA don't match, I'm afraid I still have to find people and things related to the real Gu Xiangwen. Also, I still feel like I have to personally investigate the island in the Indian Ocean where the plane crashed. "
"That can be investigated later." He Zhichu shook his head disapprovingly. "I think what you should do now is first investigate how much Gu Xiangwen has. That's the main focus of your estate dispute case. If you only want to investigate Gu Xiangwen's whereabouts, why are you fighting an estate dispute case? "
Gu Nianzhi composed herself and quickly said, "Thank you for the reminder, Professor He. I understand now. I was almost led astray by myself."
Her original intention in fighting for the inheritance was to make Gu Yanran lose everything. Only then would she be able to cut off Gu Yanran's hands that were reaching everywhere and preventing her from investigating the truth.
Everything had its priorities. For now, the most important thing was to make Gu Yanran lose everything and leave the family with nothing.
Once Gu Yanran was beaten back to her original state, she would have more clues, resources, and abilities to track down Gu Xiangwen and the whereabouts of the mother that Gu Yanran rarely mentioned.
…
Yin Shixiong washed himself three or four times before going to the Special Operations Forces conference building to see Huo Shaoheng.
He couldn't shake the feeling that he hadn't washed it clean. His nose still had the lingering smell of a pigsty. Although Zhao Liangze had already patted his chest and promised that he couldn't smell anything, he still didn't believe him.
In the end, he forced himself to sprinkle some men's cologne on himself before pushing open the door of the conference room.
In the spacious conference room, there was only the desolation of people leaving and the tea cooling.
The big shots had already left, and the trial was still playing on the big screen. Huo Shaoheng sat alone in the conference room with a remote control in his hand. He was practically replaying every scene.
In the beginning, he looked at Gu Nianzhi more often. Later on, everyone's expressions and actions in the courtroom couldn't escape his replay.
In the end, Gu Yanran's every move as she walked past He Zhichu became a scene that he played for a long time.
When Yin Shixiong came in, he saw on the big screen that Gu Yanran kept advancing, stopping, retreating, advancing, stopping, and retreating. However, He Zhichu didn't move. He didn't even move his eyes.
He sat upright in his chair and looked ahead with an indifferent expression. His gaze was only focused on Gu Nianzhi.
Yin Shixiong walked over awkwardly and saluted Huo Shaoheng. "Reporting to Chief, Lieutenant Colonel Yin Shixiong reporting for duty!"
Huo Shaoheng didn't even turn his head. He only raised his hand and waved. "Sit."
Yin Shixiong quickly sat down on the chair diagonally behind Huo Shaoheng. He said attentively, "Huo Shao, what are you looking at? Little Ze said the higher-ups are in a meeting and have important instructions … "
Huo Shaoheng still didn't turn around. He held the remote control in one hand and kept pressing forward, pause, rewind, and play. His eyes were glued to the big screen. He said nonchalantly, "It's the live broadcast of the estate dispute between Nianzhi and Gu Yanran. The standing committee of the military just left. You're late."
Yin Shixiong lowered his head and sniffed himself guiltily. "I took a shower just now. Sorry for the delay."
Huo Shaoheng smelled the faint fragrance coming from Yin Shixiong's direction. He smiled and pointed at the big screen with the remote control. "Did you see anything?"
Yin Shixiong nodded quickly. "You replayed it so many times. Even a blind person could see it."
"Yeah, what did you see?"
"Gu Yanran seemed to have something to say to He Zhichu, but he ignored her. She forced herself to swallow her anger. Look at her throat. It's so obvious when she swallowed. Also, her hands were shaking the whole time. She even clenched her fists. " Yin Shixiong was good at reading people's expressions. He even noticed things that Huo Shaoheng didn't notice, such as the slight swallowing movement in Gu Yanran's throat.
This movement was very subtle. It wasn't "as obvious" as Yin Shixiong said.
Huo Shaoheng's personal secretaries all had their own irreplaceable skills. He nodded approvingly. "That makes sense. It wasn't a waste for me to call you back from the pigsty."
As soon as he said "pigsty," Yin Shixiong immediately stood up with a flushed face. He stood straight in a military posture. "Reporting to Chief, Lieutenant Colonel Yin Shixiong has returned from the kitchen! The report will be written soon! End of report! "
The last time Huo Shaoheng asked him to "represent the officers at the grassroots level," he threw him to the kitchen to feed the pigs. It really tormented Yin Shixiong.
Huo Shaoheng grunted and said calmly, "Don't be emotional. It's for your own good."
"Reporting to Chief, I'm not emotional!" Yin Shixiong quickly showed his determination. This wasn't the time to be angry. How could he be angry?
As soon as he thought of those fat pigs and their pigsty, he lost all his anger …
Huo Shaoheng rested his elbow on the conference table. He clenched his fist and rested the back of his hand on his chin. He looked at the video of the trial and said slowly, "This case concerns Gu Xiangwen's fate. It's very important to us."
Yin Shixiong finally understood. He dragged a chair to Huo Shaoheng's side and looked at the documents in his hands. He whispered in confusion, "Didn't you discover that there's something wrong with this' Gu Xiangwen '?"
The Special Operations Forces' intelligence analysis department wasn't easy to deal with. From Gu Yanran's style of doing things, they could analyze that her identity as a "missy" might be a lie. Therefore, they also had suspicions about the identity of "Gu Xiangwen" who had the same DNA as her.
"For now, it doesn't matter if there's something wrong with this' Gu Xiangwen 'anymore. What's important is how much money he has and how he's going to split it. " Huo Shaoheng's voice faded. He looked at the screen that continued to replay the live video of the trial. He remained silent and tapped his fingers on the table. His expression didn't change much. "But we can't give up on finding Gu Xiangwen's whereabouts. The standing committee of the military has instructed us to do everything we can to find the real Gu Xiangwen's whereabouts. We don't have to expose this imposter for now. We can just leave it here as a cover to attract the attention of other countries. "
Yin Shixiong thought about it and understood. He whispered, "Then do we have any clues?"
Huo Shaoheng didn't say anything else. He placed the remote control on the conference table.
Yin Shixiong scratched his head and tried to start a conversation. "I called Qiqi when I came over just now. She was very happy and said she wanted to go to Professor He's place with Nianzhi for a meal."
As he spoke, he carefully observed Huo Shaoheng's expression.
Huo Shaoheng finally turned to look at him. "You didn't forget to call Qiqi when you were feeding the pigs? Did you want to feed the pigs for a few more days? "
"Huo Shao, you've wronged me! I'm doing this for your sake! " Yin Shixiong quickly stood up. "Nianzhi is furious this time. Huo Shao, you haven't appeased her yet?"
Huo Shaoheng recalled Gu Nianzhi's attitude, and a thoughtful look flashed across his eyes. "Yeah, let's ignore her for now. She can do whatever she wants. I've been busy with work lately, so I don't have time. "
"… Ah?! This is not like you. You're giving up just like that?! "Yin Shixiong was agitated." You can't do that! How sad will Nianzhi be if she finds out? "
Huo Shaoheng looked up at him and said with certainty, "You care about Nianzhi a lot."
"I'm not as concerned as you!" Yin Shixiong waved his hand vigorously.
"Why don't you go coax her?" Huo Shaoheng turned to look at the screen.
"Not as good as you!" Yin Shixiong was just short of bowing to Huo Shaoheng. "Huo Shao, please forgive me! I don't have any other intentions. I just want to see you and Nianzhi live well! You know we're both human! "
Huo Shaoheng finally couldn't take it anymore. He smirked at Yin Shixiong's words and kicked him. "Who's your human? Behave yourself!"
"Yes, Chief!" Yin Shixiong secretly wiped his sweat and told Gu Nianzhi in his heart, Nianzhi, Brother Xiong can only help you so much … If you keep acting like this, Huo Shaoheng might really dump you!
After all, what kind of person was Huo Shaoheng?
In all these years, they had only seen him coax one person, and that was Gu Nianzhi …
Unfortunately, the little girl didn't know how lucky she was.
Yin Shixiong was sighing when he heard Huo Shaoheng say with a stern face, "What should be done has been done. More haste makes waste. It's time for her to reflect on herself."
Yin Shixiong shuddered. That was harsh!
Before he could think of a way to persuade Huo Shaoheng not to stoop to the little girl's level, he saw Huo Shaoheng take out a cigarette and light it. He held it between his fingers and played with the Zippo lighter Gu Nianzhi had given him. He said calmly, "… The little girl I raised can't only harm me. I have to let her harm others …"
He blew out a mouthful of smoke. His expression was hidden in the swirling smoke. Even Yin Shixiong, who was the best at reading people, couldn't tell what he was thinking.
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