Chapter 245 - Goodbye (1/2)
Chapter 245: Goodbye
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As soon as Huo Shaoheng gave his order, the orderlies he had brought with him immediately rushed over Their deadpan expressions said: “Don’t take this personally”
One of them twisted Huo Jialan’s arms behind her back and cuffed her wrists Another deftly cut a strip oftape and stuck it over her mouth
In a split second, Huo Jialan found she had been silenced She could no longer defend herself She burst into tears, and her knees buckled beneath her
Luckily for her, the two orderlies on either side of her had a firrip on her arms If it weren’t for them, she would have crumpled to the floor by now
Grandfather Huo and Huo Guanchen were stunned They exchanged a glance, before turning to look at Huo Shaoheng
“Shaoheng, what are you doing? What cri her?” Grandfather Huo’s expression was terrible to look at
Bai Jinyi had turned out to be an evil schemer, but Huo Jialan… What did she have to do with it?
She was a victi stood on either side of Grandfather Huo, supporting him between the fro master had not returned home in six years—and now, as soon as he was back, he had immediately turned the entire household upside down
If the two older Zhangs were paralyzed with fear, Zhang Wenna and Zhang Wenjie were positively shaking in their boots The two siblings stood behind their parents, gaping at Huo Jialan with undisguised syths to convince Huo Shaoheng to come back for the New Year—if she knew then that he would be back to get his revenge, would she still have welcoret, however
Huo Jialan hadWenna chewed on her fingernails: she had a bad habit of doing it when she was nervous She looked at Huo Jialan’s tear-stained face, and then at Huo Shaoheng’s solemn, no-nonsense expression Fear welled up inside her
She wondered whether the youngabsence just to “repay” Huo Jialan for the way she had treated Song Jinning in the last 10 years
Huo Shaoheng looked at Grandfather Huo “Grandfather, Huo Jialanabout the death of her mother To be safe, she has to be kept under supervision while we investigate Would you rather the police take her away and throw her into a cell, like they did with Bai Jinyi, or would you rather I detain her instead?”
“Are you saying she had so to do with the death of her mother?!” Grandfather Huo was utterly shocked “That can’t be right! Jialan… Jialan… Let her say so! She isn’t that heartless—I don’t believe it!”
Grandfather Huo had watched Huo Jialan grow up She was the only daughter of his eldest son, Huo Guanyuan, and he refused to let anything bad happen to her
Everyone in the Huo family was dumbstruck by the news
Huo Jialan had heard the entire exchange She shook her head frantically She tried to say that she had had nothing to do with herhad ordered his men to cover her mouth with tape Her protests, no matter how articulate, were reduced to inco Gu Nianzhi had learned as a law student told her that Huo Jialan deserved a chance to defend herself, but the order to gag her with tape had co hio—in an entirely unprofessional ht She therefore assu her; perhaps Huo Jialan knew so that could not be revealed in public?
The wheels in her head spun rapidly She said, “Huo Shao has been on the case for the last 10 years Grandfather Huo, I think you should put a little more faith in hiaze swept over Gu Nianzhi’s face, before returning to rest on Huo Jialan, as still being restrained by the orderlies “Take her to the Special Ops detention center”
“What are you trying to do here?! Answer ht lid on his boiling teht, but this was the last straw
Huo Shaoheng clasped his hands behind his back He looked his father in the eye “…We’ll give her a polygraph test We need to check whether she’s lying”
Huo Jialan was shocked She fainted, unable to withstand the enorical stress she was under
The two orderlies walked out the door, supporting the unconscious Huo Jialan between the, but nothing ca coughs He coughed so hard he doubled over, looking for all the world like a sad, withered prawn
Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang rushed over to hi Wenna and Zhang Wenjie took out their phones, and said to Huo Shaoheng: “Young Master, do we have your permission to call a doctor for Grandfather?”
Huo Shaoheng pressed his lips together After a ?”
Head Nurse Zhang had taken care of Grandfather Huo for several decades now She knew everything about his physical health and medical history, and was the person best suited to look after him
She lived in the Huo residence, but had te had suddenly called on Christmas Eve to say that he would be back for the New Year
Uncle Zhang and his wife stealthily exchanged a glance, before turning their heads to stare at the floor before the finally realized that there were several new additions to the fas had only ’s accident She did not knoho they were, and had no recollection of everlook at Gu Nianzhi
The Zhangs were just as ’s look with a light shrug, indicating that she knew nothing
Huo Shaoheng watched the toe puzzled looks It auard for once, and the frown on his face faded He turned to Zhang Wenna and Zhang Wenjie, and said to the, and tell her to come back I’ll take my mother and Gu Nianzhi to ht pause, he walked over to Grandfather Huo and patted him on the shoulder “Happy New Year, Grandfather”