Chapter 697 - Ye Zitan’s Motive (1) (1/2)

Chapter 697: Ye Zitan’s Motive (1)

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

Huo Shaoheng knew that Chen Lie was most worried about Ye Zitan, but that was too bad, because Ye Zitan was the biggest suspect. He sighed. “Chen Lie, don’t let your feelings get involved. If Dr. Ye is not a suspect, we will automatically let her go.”

“What do you mean?” Chen Lie walked out from behind the desk and stood in front of Huo Shaoheng. Although he was not as tall as Huo Shaoheng, the aura of anger radiating from him made him seem much taller than usual.

Huo Shaoheng thought about it and gave Zhao Liangze a call. “Did you find everything that I told you to find?”

Zhao Liangze quickly asked, “Is it the three letters you asked me to find before you got back?”

“Yes, did you find them?” Huo Shaoheng glanced at the puzzled Chen Lie. “Since you found them, bring them to Doctor Chen’s office.”

Five minutes later, Zhao Liangze knocked on Chen Lie’s office door. Huo Shaoheng opened the door himself and took the folder with the word “cla.s.sified” stamped on it.

“Huo Shao, General Ji has already called you multiple times,” Zhao Liangze said with deep concern. “Shouldn’t you find an opportunity to return General Ji’s phone calls?”

No matter how angry he was, he shouldn’t be angry with his superior. Huo Shaoheng understood that, but he was really not in the mood nor did he have the energy to report to General Ji concerning his work. In addition, the work over there was even more menial and complicated. However, he had to solve the problem at hand first and then go to General Ji and solve the problem over there. He had to climb the stairs step by step. If he climbed to the top of the building when the foundation was not firm, someone could easily push him down.

Huo Shaoheng said to him, “If General Ji calls again, tell him I’m very busy right now. A lot of people are locked in the guardroom, and I need to look through them one by one. When things over here are finished, I’ll personally go to the military’s supreme council standing committee to give a thorough and detailed report.”

“Yes, sir! I got it. Wait ’til Huo Shao finishes handling everything over here. Then he will report to the members of the standing committee concerning his work.”

“Yes, say it like that.” Huo Shaoheng nodded at him and closed the door. He went back and stood in front of Chen Lie. Huo Shaoheng shook the folder in his hand. He said to Chen Lie, “Chen Lie, I’m sorry about how things were done, but you have to know that I’m not doing it without reason.”

The corner of Chen Lie’s mouth raised. “Of course you have a reason. Our Special Operation Forces’ magnificent Huo Shaoheng has a reason for everything he does.”

Huo Shaoheng didn’t take Chen Lie’s biting sarcasm to heart and gave him the folder. “There are three original stubs for three registered letters along with two letters in here. Take a look at them.”

Chen Lie was baffled but took the folder. He opened it and took a quick glance at it and said, “…Three registered mail stubs, but why are there only two letters? Where is the other one?” He looked at the registered stub without the letter, and his heart sank. “That letter was mailed here?”

Huo Shaoheng nodded. He slowly walked to the window. He clasped his hands behind his back as he looked at the bright night scene and said faintly, “You know that a few months ago I was at my new a.s.signment in New York.”

“Yes, for the prime minister’s daughter…” Chen Lie pursed his lips cynically. “I knew it the first thing this morning. What of it? Is there a problem? One is the little girl who is absolutely infatuated with you, the other is a perfect woman born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Who are you going to pick?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Huo Shaoheng turned his head and shot a glance at him. “I’m telling you official matters.”

“Ok, ok, ok. Continue.” Chen Lie raised his hand as if surrendering. “I’m all ears.”

“…When I went to New York for my mission, there was a setback. All of our activities were being monitored by someone. We almost failed the mission.”

Chen Lie was speechless. He became serious. “Are you telling me the truth?”

“Why would I lie to you? People in our field are always prepared to die at any moment, but we are not always prepared to be betrayed by our own people.” Huo Shaoheng turned around. His expression was as calm and collected and composed as before, but what came out of his mouth was full of murderous spirit and piercingly cold. “People in our field have a rule; never let the one who betrays their comrade get away with it.”

“Could your mission have failed because of your own doing? You said someone betrayed your guy, but do you have any evidence of that?” Chen Lie didn’t know why, but his heart started to beat faster.

“Yes, there are many possibilities.” Huo Shaoheng turned again and continued to look out the window. “That’s why these few months while I was in the country, I looked into every one of them. I sent three registered letters to three agencies that were most likely to leak confidential matters.”

Chen Lie held his breath. He looked at Huo Shaoheng nervously. “And then?”