Chapter 153 - I’ You (1/2)
Chapter 153: I’ You
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Once he was outside of the Secret Service building, Huo Shaoheng looked up at the night sky and let out a long sigh
Despite his efforts, Bai Yusheng had slipped out of his fingers
Yin shi+xiong walked over and offered hie tree, a short distance away froan to s was the quickest way to de-stress and calh his cigarette when he received a call fro speaking Oh, yes, I’ll let hi ended the call and then said, “Sir, it’s for you They want you to report to the Senate Hall”
Huo Shaoheng threw his cigarette butt into the trash can under the tree He packed his M16 assault rifle into its case and tossed it to Yin shi+xiong “Let’s go”
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It was now three o’clock in thestood before a podiu a report of his military operation to his audience: the chairence coencies
General Ji, the commander-in-chief of the uards and personal secretary The er on his face was plain to see, but his wrath was not directed towards Huo Shaoheng; on the contrary, he was here to back hi was the deputy director of the Secret Service depart position On top of that, he was a member of the powerful and influential Bai family; the Bais were deeply rooted within both the upper levels of government and the elite society of the Huaxia Eone after aany of the her-up prior notice He ell aware of ould happened if he did not put forth a valid reason for doing so: the potential fallout with the Bai faroo to be his successor, and fully intended for him to take over his position as commander-in-chief of the Imperial Military one day For that to happen, however, Huo Shaoheng’s resumé had to remain clean of any possible scandals However, General Ji had already , even if itthe wrath of the entire Bai fa was sure that General Ji would support him to any extent, yet he did not think he orthy of any such protection fro’s head, and now Bai Yusheng had escaped from the Huaxia E thelooked at the docu had obtained a list of everyone who had exited the country in the last month from the Huaxia Io There was a gri, and esteeentleh-level defection in the Secret Service”
The roory exclamations and threats
“What?!”
“Watch what you’re saying, General Huo!”
“The Bai faenerations Many of our faiven their lives for the country over the years as well How dare you speak such lies and slander?!”
“General Huo, you have been extres with the Bai faet aith it, just because your father is the head of the Military Political Departrandfather—the former deputy commander of the military—to bail you out of trouble?!”
Many of the high-ranking officials in the Empire were from the Bai family: of the seventeen officials in attendance, five bore the Bai faht raid of Bai Yusheng’s office and had arrested all the subordinates of the Secret Service deputy director But he had not stopped there; he had gone one step further and instructed the military police to take control of the Secret Service, effectively paralyzing the Iency’s Secret Service
In the eyes of the officials in attendance, Huo Shaoheng had grievously overstepped his boundaries
Huo Shaoheng stood on the podium with his hands clasped behind his back, his face cal He waited until the uproar died down, before carefully saying, “Those of you from the Bai family, please leave the room In accordance with the confidentiality laws of the Empire, you are not permitted to hear what I have to say next”
“What?! You’re throwing us out?! On whose authority?!”
“This is outrageous, Chair to set us up! This is a conspiracy!”
“Shut up!” Huo Shaoheng slammed his fist down upon the table, the veins at his teht to complain! Just think of the Secret Service personnel who lost their lives in North America!”
The Senate Hall was i stood up and said to the Bai family: “I assure you, I will not allow an innocent person to fall victim to defamation and slander At the same time, I will not allow a traitor to my country to walk away unpunished”
The Bai fast the, “We believe you, Chair, and so ill listen to you out of our respect for you But as for hi on the podium, “he’d better have conclusive proof to back up his claims, or there will be consequences!”
The Bai faer
Once they stepped into the corridor outside, they were i under the instructions of Yin shi+xiong The officials from the Bai fa room; this was a necessary precaution, in order to prevent the off the rest of the fa was now presenting his evidence to the re up the docue projector
“This is what has happened I’ao, who betrayed us by leaking the civilian code for the Nandou Syste Quan— deputy director of the Nandou System’s R&D department—while she had been part of the Nandou project Both Xin Xinggao and Zeng Quan tried to conceal this fro our initial investigation We were only tipped off recently e received concrete intel that the US ao under close surveillance—presu else they want frori Quan open a backdoor to gain entry into the United States However, Zeng Quan only gave her the civilian code—he did not give her the password for the encrypted channel Zeng Quan had tried to use Xin Xinggao as a go-between, and the password for the encrypted channel was his bargaining chip Their deal was discovered by our Secret Service personnel stationed in North A, the Secret Service deputy director in charge of North A pointed at the chart on the screen with the laser pen in his hand as he explained the tangled web of connections
“Bai Yusheng learned of this, but did not infor Quan and asked hiao, because he wanted to defect”
Chair and General Ji widened their eyes at this, their faces troubled
If Huo Shaoheng’s allegations were true, then Bai Yusheng’s defection would destroy everything the Imperial Secret Service had built in North A up fro?! Issue a top priority arrest warrant for hiet aith this!”
“It’s too late” Huo Shaoheng shook his head “I moved to arrest him as soon as I had received the news, but all I found was his tracking one for at least four days now” As he spoke, he took out the list of people who had exited the country “This is the list from custo collapsed into his chair, hisHe was at a co Quan recorded everyto collect da was si Quan, however, he would not have quietly escaped the country for fear of punish is already in the United States—the question nohether he has made contact with the CIA”
“We have to withdraw all our Secret Service personnel froovernment slammed a heavy fist on the table “We cannot let this traitor compromise the lives of our men!”
“I’ve infor is a traitor—they are already aware that any infor fro shortly”
General Ji wiped the sweat frohout his life, but this was the first time he felt uneasy
The Bai family would resent hie fa had turned out to be a despicable traitor to his own country, the rest of the Bai family could not be punished for his crio, to punish everyone with familial ties to a criminal, but that was now considered barbaric and uncivilized Tied
Moreover, it was impossible to eradicate the Bai family’s influence; they were intimately connected with e or actual blood relations
Huo Shaoheng was also aware of this fact He suggested an alternative