Chapter 159 - A Match Made in Heaven (1/2)
Chapter 159: A Match Made in Heaven
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“I, too, believe that Gu Nianzhi is a nor, and not some Frankenstein monster,” Bai Yueran said humorously as she placed the bone china teacup in her hand on the coffee table “What we’re really interested in is her background, her origins General Ji, General Huo, I hope you haven’t forgotten e found in the backpack she was carrying e first found her Those documents and charts have proved to be extre did not reply
General Ji nodded “We only achieved our breakthrough with the engine for the Gray Shadow supersonic fighter jet because of those docuhter jets would still be running on sub-par engines, if it had not been for Gu Nianzhi and her backpack
“Exactly Our intel tells us that we beat the United States to the punch—they’re still trying to develop their version of our engine” It was clear that Bai Yueran’s words were directed to Huo Shaoheng “So Mr Huo, in light of all that, do you still want to be rid of Nianzhi? Do you still think she’s a burden to you?”
General Ji sat up straight on the sofa He was old, but hisaura had not decreased over the years He patted Huo Shaoheng on the shoulder and said solened to you by the state and theto play nanny and raise a little girl on your own, but Yueran is right We’re interested in her background, her origins, and not who she is, as a person You cannot abandon your duty, not before we find out where she’s fro nodded “I won’t abandon ht for us to pin all our military R&D hopes on her We have to do it the hard way, nificant leg up with her docu more from her I’ll try to find her family, of course, but not because I think it would benefit us I want her to be reunited with her family—she may have lost her memories, but that doesn’t hed out loud “Oh dear, has the ruthless General Huo grown soft? I’ve said this before, but Gu Nianzhi is your et She’s not your friend, and definitely not your faet, and that can be dangerous You shouldn’t do that”
“Colonel Bai, I don’t think it’s up to you to decide what I should or shouldn’t be doing,” Huo Shaoheng said impassively Bai Yueran’s words had not affected hihtest “You’re out of line”
Bai Yueran felt a surge of resentht: she had been out of line, and deserved the scathing rebuke She hastily got to her feet and saluted hiive me, I spoke out of turn I will accept whatever punishment you think is appropriate”
General Ji waved at Bai Yueran “Sit down, sit down We’re just having a casual conversation here Shaoheng, Yueran isn’t being unreasonable Don’t forget, you’re afor the Empire Every action you take has serious consequences Of course, I have absolute faith in you I know you’re not the type to be reckless”
Bai Yueran sat down uneasily She watched Huo Shaoheng’s face carefully as she said in a subdued voice: “…Mr Huo, I didn’t mean to be disrespectful I only hat’s best for the military, and I understand your concern for Gu Nianzhi Once she’s of age, she’ll get a boyfriend, getas she stays within the Empire, I don’t think there’ll be a problenored her He stood up and saluted General Ji “General Ji, is there anything else you would like to discuss?”
“No, we’re done Get your men to set up the Arood job of it—it’ll be established in your name, after all” General Ji pushed the documents over to him “We don’t actually need the money, to be frank It’s just like with Gu Yanran—I didn’t send you to meet with her, just because she promised to donate her money It was much more than that, you understand?”
The military had been after the blueprints in Gu Yanran’s possession; those specific blueprints were extreine blueprints in Gu Nianzhi’s backpack Gu Yanran’s blueprints had been the reason why the reed to her conditions
But it was in the military’s best interests to keep Gu Yanran’s blueprints a secret, which hy they hadto the party for Gu Yanran’s donationell aware of it: he would not have agreed to meet with Gu Yanran for a lesser reason Still, the rue for a donation had been wildly distorted and exaggerated by a few of his eneht, which ossip had dealt a blow to his reputation
But Gu Nianzhi’s donation had effectively squashed all the ruht of Gu Nianzhi, and how she see day The corners of his mouth quirked into a smile, and his expression softened “General Ji, this fund cannot be established in my name”
“Why?” Bai Yueran and General Ji asked in unison
“Mr Huo, don’t be tooit up in your naet credit for it!”
He would be able to put it on his list of achieve a pro smiled He picked up the documents and waved them “That’s Gu Nianzhi’s naal guardian to sign for her if she wants to donate her ned for her when she transferred her n for her for the donation to be official What do you think that’ll look like to everyone else? My reputation is bad enough as it is, after what happened with Gu Yanran”
He was the legal guardian to a young girl, and the young girl had suddenly—for no discernable reason at all—donated all her money to a charity fund that would be set up in his name
Those who did not know better would autoe out of her entire fortune
Neither Bai Yueran nor General Ji had considered this The two of the to say, “What are you going to do?”
“I’ll handle it,” Huo Shaoheng replied evasively as he slipped the docu back to the C City military base I’ll ion, here in the capital city, once they finish building it next year”
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After Huo Shaoheng had left, General Ji solerave voice: “You’ve been with the 6th Military Region for a month now What do you think?”
Bai Yueran iion is an unassailable fortress with Huo Shaoheng at the helood idea to replace hiree that Shaoheng should be the coion?”
“Yes, he’s the only one qualified for the position” Bai Yueran paused “Uncle Ji, I know that you’re worried the Bai fary with Mr Huo over what happened with my second uncle I assure you that all of us in the Bai family are extremely upset about my uncle’s act of treason—we’ve excommunicated him from the family, and also asked our relatives and friends around the world to help track him down Once we find hier one of us”
The Bai fae and powerful family; they held sway over the upper echelons of the Huaxia Empire
The Bais were everywhere There was at least one Bai in a leadershi+p position in politics and in theof private enterprise, mass media, and academia
The Bai family was simply too powerful, and collective punish the entire faer appropriate in this day and age In the end, Bai Yusheng’s defection had not affected the Bai fanificant way
The only one who had been affected by his actions was his daughter, Bai Shuang
Her father’s scandal er qualified to be the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs However, the alternative presented to her—a transfer to a snificant departless, dead-end job—did not appeal to her either
She had resigned froed in public office
General Ji was relieved to hear what Bai Yueran had said