Chapter 273 - I Care (1/2)

Chapter 273: I Care

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Why do e it to Nianzhi to give you a better rooivesat across from He Zhichu, his posture relaxed and casual They looked like two ular table between them added to the illusion

The Special Ops base was equipped with a special interrogation roo had decided it wasn’t necessary to use it for the current phase of the investigation None of the guests at the Prime Minister’s party were criation rooht noas mainly used to question witnesses who had been asked to assist in an investigation

He Zhichu crossed his legs and placed his hands on top of his knee His expression was cool and dignified as he said casually: “I should get a better room because I’m Nianzhi’s mentor I hear that it is part of the Huaxia culture to show the utmost respect to your teachers If this is the way you ‘respect’ your teachers, I shudder to think what your ‘disrespect’ looks like”

“We’ll show you our utmost respect, if you truly think of yourself as Nianzhi’slooked towards the caation roo your every word, Professor He I hope you won’t ever forget what you said today—you are, first and foreet it” He Zhichu leaned forward and placed a hand on the table He druers “But General Huo, I should re ‘a teacher for a day is a father figure for life’ no longer applies in this day and age”

His expression reht, al the two men from the adjacent rooh her earpiece; she sighed as she covered her face with a hand What was Professor He trying to do here?

Huo Shaoheng cocked his head as he considered He Zhichu froh the trap Huo Shaoheng had laid for hi the trap

Huo Shaoheng mirrored He Zhichu’s posture; he, too, laid a hand on the table and began druers on the wooden surface “Professor He, the saying ‘a teacher for a day is a father figure for life’ is just as relevant today Nevertheless, you are free to behave as you see fit After all, we can’t very well arrest you if you wish to engage in i as it isn’t actually a criirl who knows right fro, and I know she despises the morally corrupt I don’t think your bad influence will rub off on her”

He Zhichu’s face instantly darkened He stared daggers at Huo Shaoheng “Are you suggesting that I am an immoralwhat you just said” Huo Shaoheng sers curled into a fist, and he withdrew his hand from the table with deliberate slowness It was a show of doave a sical analysis How unexpected”

“Why does it surprise you? Have you been investigating ht “You must be a very powerful ents within the Huaxia E to bait me Don’t bother” He Zhichu shook his head “Yes, I did some research on you, but only because I wanted to understand Nianzhi better I wanted to see what kind of environment she was raised in”

“Don’t you think your concern for Nianzhi exceeds the boundaries of what a professor should feel for his students?”

“It depends on how you define a professor’s concern for his students,” He Zhichu said evenly, ignoring the obvious trap He uncrossed and recrossed his legs in a princely, dignified ood professor spares no effort to help their students get ahead in life You may not have met a professor like me before this, General Huo, but that doesn’tnodded “I can see why you would want to go to great lengths for Nianzhi Smart, obedient students like her are hard to co abruptly changed the subject “…Where did you hear that Nianzhi lived with the Special Ops froe of 12 to 18?”

Only the Special Ops soldiers were privy to that infor a funny look His bright, aluised as a wall; he stared fixedly at it, as though it were just as transparent to him as it was to the occupants in the room beyond

“…Where do I hear about it? From you, of course General Huo, you slipped up and exposed Nianzhi’s secrets yourself So why are you askingin the depths of He Zhichu’s eyes disappeared He stared fixedly at Huo Shaoheng, his face stern The forbidding aura rolling off of hi was taken aback He quickly collected hihten hten you? I think it’s fairly self-explanatory, isn’t it? Nianzhi applied to be ood enough to pass for the real thing But the second you showed up and announced that you were her guardian, you basically admitted that her CV was entirely made-up” There was a hint of a sneer on He Zhichu’s lips “Any fool can see that”