Chapter 703 - The Protective Huo Shao (3) (2/2)

She also did not know that it was done by Mr. Huo… Otherwise, they would have had something against Huo Shaoheng by now. Mr. Huo, this is the best I can do… Chen Lie thought quietly. Just when he was about to pull Gu Nianzhi away, he saw Gu Nianzhi’s expression darken as she took charge of the conversation.

Under her emotional stimulation, Ye Zitan seemed to have gone mad, so Chen Lie kept quiet and listened in on their conversation. He wanted to know who the “them” in Ye Zitan’s story was. However, just when Ye Zitan threw herself onto the gla.s.s wall like she wanted to break it and physically fight Gu Nianzhi, Zhou Qiyuan’s voice could be heard outside the door. “Time’s up! Criminal, to the execution ground.”

Chen Lie was taken aback. Gu Nianzhi was stunned. They looked at each other, seemingly lost. The door to the interrogation room opened, and Yin s.h.i.+xiong waved at Gu Nianzhi. “Come out quickly, Nianzhi.”

Gu Nianzhi saw a tall, lean man standing at the door. He looked extremely normal, like one who easily blended in with the crowd. However, when she caught his gaze, s.h.i.+vers ran down her spine. He was cold, extremely cold. Gu Nianzhi’s heart skipped a beat. This person is really something. Why haven’t I seen him before? This was one of Huo Shaoheng’s secret secretaries, Zhou Qiyuan. He was also in charge of the disciplinary department in the Special Forces.

Chen Lie nudged Gu Nianzhi, and they left the interrogation room together. “Big Xiong, it’s not even noon yet. She’ll be executed already?” Chen Lie asked, brows furrowed. He glanced behind Yin s.h.i.+xiong and did not see Huo Shaoheng. He guessed that it must have been Huo Shaoheng’s idea…

Well, it was.

When he heard Ye Zitan spilling that incident to Gu Nianzhi, he had cursed himself for making the same mistake as his ancestors. Being soft hearted was really a no-go in his line of work. Had they executed Ye Zitan earlier, none of this nonsense would have happened.

…

The execution team arrived at the execution ground. It was only five o’clock in the morning. The skies were just about to brighten up. The morning air was damp, and it felt cool as it was already mid autumn. The Special Forces’ execution ground was built in a valley. There were maple leaves all around. The gra.s.s there was greener than in other places.

Ye Zitan was brought to the execution ground with her head covered. A tall, well-covered man in shades and a mask went to Ye Zitan and pulled her head cover off. He scanned her eyes with a laser indicator and commanded someone to test her fingerprints. Finally, he took a drop of her blood for archive records before pus.h.i.+ng her to the exact location of execution.

Ye Zitan’s legs had already turned jelly by then. She could not stand up. She only sat there. Just when the sun rose, the executioner raised his gun, aimed in Ye Zitan’s direction, and released a shot. Immediately following, more gunshots were heard. The sound echoed all across the execution ground. However, it did not stop. The executioner emptied his clip, reloaded his gun, and continued shooting. He only stopped after reloading three times.

Yin s.h.i.+xiong witnessed the entire process in the viewing room. When the executioner finished and had made sure that Ye Zitan was indeed dead, he threw the gun to the soldiers standing by and headed to the viewing room.

Yin s.h.i.+xiong looked at the man as he removed his gloves and handed him some wet towels to clean his hand. The executioner was none other than Huo Shaoheng. For him to be carrying out the shooting personally, he must have been really angered by Ye Zitan’s actions.

Yin s.h.i.+xiong did not know what to say, so he tried to start a conversation. “Why did you shoot so many times, Mr. Huo? Usually we only shoot once or twice, at most.”

Huo Shaoheng removed his shades and said with a straight face, “…Aim wasn’t accurate, so I fired more shots.”

Yin s.h.i.+xiong almost fainted. He thought, Let me tell you a joke: Mr. Huo said that his shooting was bad! Would you believe it? I wouldn’t.