Chapter 690 - Never Retreat (1) (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Huo Shaoheng appeared as cold as ice as in the T3 terminal building, and he completely ignored the guests Cai Songyin brought to welcome Tan Guiren. Walking out of the Imperial Capital International Airport, he saw that Yin s.h.i.+xiong was already waiting outside with Special Operations Forces vehicles. Several cars flanked Huo Shaoheng’s vehicle from front and back, so other cars could only park and observe from a distance.
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Cai Songyin’s personal a.s.sistant asked with distress, “Mrs. Cai, will Major General Huo still be going to the Senate?” They had planned to take Tan Guiren and Huo Shaoheng to the Senate to attend Tan Dongbang’s first televised speech since his election as Prime Minister, so Cai Songyin had especially contacted her friends in the media to carefully arrange a small welcome ceremony. But then something like this happened…
Although Cai Songyin was unhappy, she still put up a smile. “Of course he’ll be going. It’s no problem. We’ll head over first, and we can let General Ji know when we get there.” Would Huo Shaoheng dare disobey if General Ji asked him to attend?
Tan Guiren was the only one feeling uneasy. She was silent for a moment and asked, “Mommy, Mr. Huo still has something else to take care of. Let’s go by ourselves. Don’t make things hard for him.”
“Haha, you’re being so thoughtful already? Girls do focus on their husbands’ families…” Cai Songyin was very happy that her precious daughter finally had a clue now. How could she not be happy?
Tan Guiren forced a smile. “Mommy, he already has a girlfriend. Stop talking like that.”
“Haha, who said he has one? A girlfriend not accepted by his family could only be considered a female friend, don’t you understand? Ok, I’ll stop talking about this stuff. We have to go see your dad. He misses you so much.” Cai Songyin took Tan Guiren’s hand, and they also headed to the terminal exit.
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Huo Shaoheng climbed into the car and sat in the middle of the back seat. Yin s.h.i.+xiong sat beside him. Ma Qiqi wasn’t in the same car but was in the one behind them. She was riding with a female Special Ops agent. Zhao Liangze sat in the front pa.s.senger seat, where the car’s navigation and communication system could be connected to the Central Control Room. Fan Jian immediately started the car and quickly sped towards the Special Ops base. Huo Shaheng had only given him 30 minutes, so he had to drive like a mad man in order to complete his task…
As soon as Yin s.h.i.+xiong got into the car, he explained Gu Nianzhi’s situation. “…By the time I was notified and called back to the Hua Xia Empire, Nianzhi had already been missing for more than two weeks.” He continued, “But Professor He is frantically searching for her right now, so we can cooperate with him.”
Huo Shaoheng remained expressionless, but his long and slightly angled eyes twitched continuously. This meant he was completely livid, but his many years of concealing emotions meant not many people could sense his rage. “You’re telling me that we only received news Nianzhi was missing two weeks after it happened? Give me the on duty schedule. Who was watching her when she went missing?” Huo Shaoheng purposely ignored everything said about He Zhichu. His voice was low and even, so it sounded very pleasant yet carried incredible pressure.
Sweat began to bead on the side of Yin s.h.i.+xiong’s forehead. “No… No one was watching her,” he stammered.
Huo Shaoheng swept his eyes over, his chin tightening and lips pressed thin into a straight line. “No one? Looks like someone wants to be executed.” Squinting, Huo Shaoheng’s voice seemed to emerge deep from within the earth and carried a lethal edge. “Nianzhi’s security privilege is A1. That’s the same as General Ji and Speaker Long’s. It’s even one level higher than the Prime Minister’s. You tell me who had enough power to cause the news of her disappearance to be delayed for over two weeks!”
Not only was Yin s.h.i.+xiong’s entire body shaking, but his voice also wavered. “Not too long after you went abroad for the mission, Nianzhi’s security privileges were completely revoked, so she was only considered a normal citizen when she went abroad, and no one was watching her 24/7 or continuously checking her satellite tracking all the time…”
Huo Shaoheng looked up slowly, his eyes flas.h.i.+ng like lightning at Yin s.h.i.+xiong. Ha, he laughed quietly and balled his hands into tight fists. In that moment, Huo Shaoheng recalled how he had nearly lost everything because of the betrayal by the mole within the Special Ops and had been forced to stay abroad for a few months. If he hadn’t reacted quickly and had several aces hidden up his sleeve, then he would’ve been a goner this time…
Only by knocking him down could Nianzhi lose all her protection, making her meat on a butcher’s block. “Looks like it was a chain reaction…” Slowly leaning back into the seat, Huo Shaoheng’s body failed to relax. His voice was icy. “Removed? Who agreed to this? Who executed it? Big Xiong, don’t you tell me you don’t know anything!”
Yin s.h.i.+xiong shook so hard he nearly jumped up from his seat, “Reporting to Chief! I’ve compiled a list of names! We await your sentencing!” In the last few days he had been unable to track Gu Nianzhi’s location due to several reasons, but he had still done a great deal of work, such as suggesting various suspicious areas to Huo Shaoheng. Yin s.h.i.+xiong had investigated everything and prepared a list of names of the people responsible for this.