Chapter 691 - Never Retreat（2） (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Huo Shaoheng looked at Ma Qiqi’s phone quietly, his expression remaining unreadable. Even Zhao Liangze and Yin s.h.i.+xiong could not tell what was going on in his head. He was the only one who knew that he felt so suffocated that he couldn’t breathe properly. Holding onto the phone with one hand, his eyes burned into the screen, like he was almost burning a hole into it.
After a while, he sent the footage to his phone and handed Ma Qiqi’s phone to Zhao Liangze. “Delete everything in this phone regarding Nianzhi. If she has a cloud account, delete that as well.”
Zhao Liangze took the phone without a word and used software to check through everything. Then he deleted all of Gu Nianzhi’s footage. “She did not share it to her cloud account. She only saved it on her phone.”
Huo Shaoheng nodded and told Fan Jian, the chauffeur, “Stop the car. Tell the people behind to send Miss Ma Qiqi back.”
The car screeched to a halt on the side of the road. Yin s.h.i.+xiong exited the car and returned Ma Qiqi’s phone to her. “It has been hard on you today.” Then he added, “Don’t worry. You won’t be beaten up just like that.”
Ma Qiqi shook her head furiously. “I’m okay. You guys will save Nianzhi, won’t you?!” She looked at Yin s.h.i.+xiong, eyes full of hope. Her swollen face was filled with yearning.
Yin s.h.i.+xiong’s heart skipped a beat. Turning away, he nodded. “Yes, but this is a secret operation, so it wouldn’t be convenient for you to remain here.”
“Okay! That’s fine! Don’t worry about me. I’m okay. Go back; go back quickly!” Ma Qiqi pushed Yin s.h.i.+xiong back to the car. “Don’t take me back! I can call for my own ride! You guys go and save Nianzhi, quick! I’m okay, even if I have to walk back.”
They would never allow her to walk back. Yin s.h.i.+xiong told a female colleague in the car, “Please take her back to B University.”
The female colleague nodded—an indication for him to not worry about Ma Qiqi anymore. Yin s.h.i.+xiong returned to the car and joined Huo Shaoheng to return to the Special Forces Headquarters.
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Ma Qiqi took her phone and sighed. Just when she was about to look through the news, she realized that her phone was in bad shape. There were five fingerprint dents on her phone… What the h.e.l.l! Whose strength is this?! My phone is in bad shape. Oh my G.o.d! But isn’t this the hardest screen protector on the market?!
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Huo Shaoheng closed his eyes briefly and controlled his anxiety. Then, he asked Zhao Liangze. “Have you managed to find Nianzhi’s location? Don’t tell me they removed her GPS tracking system as well.” Even though no one was looking at Gu Nianzhi’s satellite tracking system 24/7, as long as the device was still on her, they would be able to track her location anytime.
However, Zhao Liangze turned around and stammered, “I haven’t checked, Mr. Huo. But… but… I’m worried that it might be too late…”
“What?! Why?!” Yin s.h.i.+xiong panicked. “What did you find?!”
Huo Shaoheng opened his eyes and said calmly, “Speak.”
Zhao Liangze said with a combination of admiration, pain, and guilt, “Mr. Huo, those people wouldn’t let Nianzhi go. She managed to hack the Geheime Staatspolizei’s confidential information system and sent all – all their confidential doc.u.ments to our mailboxes, encrypted… Mr. Huo, we’re too late…”
“What encrypted files?” Yin s.h.i.+xiong did not understand and was just in a state of panic. “Little Ze, can you speak properly?! Speak human language! We’ve already been delayed long enough!”
Zhao Liangze pa.s.sed the things he found to the back seat. “These mailboxes were created by me. I told her before and demonstrated to her before as well, when I taught her the ropes of being a hacker. I just logged into my system and received countless alerts. My mailbox was almost flooded.”
Zhao Liangze did not even look normal anymore. “So many doc.u.ments! From the amount and how large they are, it seemed like she sent Germany’s entire high intelligence unit’s confidential information over! We have those that were encrypted, not encrypted, system doc.u.ments, doc.u.mentary information, data a.n.a.lytics… if someone were to do something like that, he or she would go down in history in that country! Moreover, she has already been looked upon as a legend in the international hacker society. Mr. Huo, if Nianzhi was someone from our army, with this, she would be able to replace you as the leader of the Special Forces…”
The army was a place where they would reward you for your achievements. This was even more applicable in the Special Forces. In the Special Forces, as long as you produced results, no matter how people tried to sabotage you, they wouldn’t succeed. Similarly, you could climb up to a position by bootlicking, but you had to be able to have the capability to produce the results of someone who could take that position. Otherwise, you would get fired anyway.