Chapter 699 - Ye Zitan’s Motive (3) (1/2)

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

“Gu Nianzhi really didn’t die?!” Ye Zitan asked in shock. She had thought that…”She had contracted H3aB7. I thought that those who contracted that virus would definitely die!”

“You’re clear about that, aren’t you?” Huo Shaoheng mocked her. “Nianzhi was in Germany. How do you know what she contracted?”

“She did not get it?!” Ye Zitan was even more shocked. “Impossible…”

“Do not rule out what you don’t know to be impossible. Doctor Ye, you’re someone with a strong scientific background. How can you have such a narrow mind?” Zhou Qiyuan added, “Speak. How did you and those people communicate? The journals that they sent to you have already been recorded in our system. Please don’t even think of lying.”

“What?! How can you touch my personal belongings?!” Ye Zitan had collapsed by now. Those journals… Those journals that wrote about things beyond scientific knowledge were treasures to her. They had almost become her religion. The moment that was taken from her, she felt that she had lost all support in life.

Raising her head, Ye Zitan opened her mouth and wanted to say something but stopped herself. Head hanging low, she allowed herself to fall onto the floor like a pile of useless matter.

“Ye…” Zhou Qiyuan still had questions, but Huo Shaoheng raised his hand. “No need to question her further. With someone like her, her words might not be true, anyway.”

Zhou Qiyuan nodded. “You’re right, sir. We have been speaking to her for an extended period of time. However, she hasn’t provided us with anything useful at all. We suspect that she doesn’t know who she was communicating with, either.” Which also meant that Ye Zitan was only one of the minor chess pieces.

Zhou Qiyuan hinted that they should continue investigating. Huo Shaoheng folded his arms and stood in the interrogation room. He looked at Ye Zitan and measured the pros and cons in a second before coming to a decision.

“There’s no need to question her anymore. She leaked information to our enemy and caused the death of two of our men. She caused innocent citizens of the Hua Xia Empire to die, and has already been caught red-handed. Death sentence by shooting. Immediately.” He had the special authority to sentence culprits in the Special Forces, and Ye Zitan’s case had already gone to a secret court hearing in the Army. Unfortunately, they did not manage to get any useful information out of her.

However, based on her conversation with Chen Lie just now, it was clear that she was the culprit. Their conversation had been recorded and could be used as evidence in court. Since she had admitted that those were her actions, there was no way she could have been maligned.

“Yes, sir.” Zhou Qiyuan saluted and asked his men to head to the military court to complete the required paperwork. Even though Huo Shaoheng had said to shoot her immediately, they would require approval from the military court. That was protocol.

After Zhou Qiyuan had left, Huo Shaoheng stood quietly in the interrogation room for a while. His gaze landed on Ye Zitan and only left after a while. Coming out of the interrogation room, he saw Zhou Qiyuan standing to the side waiting for him. It seemed like he had something to say.

“Yes?”

“Sir, there’s something that I have to report to you.” Zhou Qiyuan’s eyes narrowed.

Huo Shaoheng nodded and turned to walk out. They exited the disciplinary committee building and headed towards Chen Lie’s hospital building. Along the way, Zhou Qiyuan whispered, “Mr. Huo, do you really want to stop all investigation?”

“What else is there to investigate?” Huo Shaoheng asked a matter-of-factly. “Did you manage to get something out of her?”

“No. However, for this case, if we were to investigate deeper, there might be an issue.” Zhou Qiyuan was more worried that if someone were to attempt to bring Ye Zitan to justice, this might be a hindrance.

“What issue?” Huo Shaoheng stopped in his tracks. “Just tell me.”

“The number that was contacting her. We’ve tried to trace the number and realized that it was an empty account. The mobile company could not find anything out about it, either. The last time someone used this number was 17 years ago.”

Huo Shaoheng’s eyes narrowed. “Most likely the mastermind is scheming, or they have a very strong backup. Even if we received information that it was an empty account, it might not really be an empty account.”

Zhou Qiyuan nodded. “I thought so, too. Therefore, why don’t we make use of Ye Zitan to lure the mastermind out?”

Huo Shaoheng usually did not like explaining himself to others, but Zhou Qiyuan was one of the people he truly trusted. He knew that Zhou Qiyuan had the potential to do much more. Therefore, he patiently explained, “A number that even the mobile company could not trace… If that person was someone of power, this person’s power would be huge. If that person did not use his or her influence, but used techniques instead, then their technical skills would be so great that not many would be able to break them. According to what I know, even America’s CIA, England’s Military Intelligence, Russia’s Committee of State Security, the KGB, nor Israel’s Mossad could do it. If they cannot do it, then…”

Zhou Qiyuan finally understood. No matter how they thought about it, the mastermind behind Ye Zitan was almost invincible. They did not have the resources to fight directly with that person as of now. Therefore, Ye Zitan was most likely just a p.a.w.n. It would be best for her to die sooner rather than later.

If they were to keep her, and that mastermind decided to really begin his or her game and rescue her, they would definitely be at the losing end. Moreover, being in the Special Forces for so many years, no one knew how many secrets Ye Zitan knew. Therefore, the safest method would be to execute her as soon as possible.

“Yes, sir. I understand now.” Zhou Qiyuan bowed and intended to go to the military court and deliver the death sentence approval personally.