Chapter 175 Top Secret Files, Cutting the Fire at the Bottom of the Situation
Gu Beichen, sitting beside her, subtly placed his palm over her other hand, which was resting under the table, and enveloped her slightly cool fingertips with his warm palm.
The two exchanged a glance, and everything was understood without a word.
That officer was Huo Shouzheng's father, who was using the alias Huo Shouzheng.
"And then?" Su Yue asked softly, her voice carrying a captivating allure that beckoned the listener to continue.
"And then?" Madam Wang scoffed. "Chu Yanran sent her elders to propose marriage, and guess what? That young military officer flatly and decisively rejected her in front of everyone! He said he already had someone he loved and would marry no one but her. Oh my, the scene was so gruesome! Chu Yanran's face turned green on the spot, like someone had splashed a bucket of green paint on her. Our circle laughed about it for half a year!"
“From then on, she went crazy. Her personality changed drastically. She couldn’t stand anyone. Her mouth became more and more venomous and her methods became more and more dirty. Anyone she didn’t like or who was doing better than her, she would find a way to kick them while they were down. She did a lot of things to ruin people’s reputations.”
Madam Wang sighed at this point and then added.
"Actually, this matter is mainly her mother's fault, the old lady of the Chu family."
"Her mother?"
"That's right!" Madam Wang slapped her thigh. "That old lady is an even more ruthless character! Chu Yanran is spoiled, both stupid and vicious. Her mother, on the other hand, is truly shrewd and ruthless. She's capable of anything for her precious daughter. Back then, the Chu family was able to force another equally prominent family to leave their hometown—it was this mother and daughter's doing!"
Su Yue's heart jumped.
She felt Gu Beichen holding her hand, and the grip tightened a bit.
"You drove away a family?" Su Yue's voice was a little tense. "Aunt Wang, do you know... what that family's surname is?"
Madam Wang's words carried a hint of uncertainty: "That's from so long ago, all ancient history. I was young then, and I only heard it from my elders occasionally. It seems... it seems to be the surname..."
She frowned, trying hard to search her memory.
The private room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Su Yue's heart pounded in her ears.
Gu Beichen's gaze was calm yet sharp, fixed intently on Madam Wang's face.
After several seconds, Madam Wang seemed to finally remember something, and her eyes lit up.
"Oh, right! I remember now!"
"It seems... his surname is Huo."
These two words exploded in Su Yue and Gu Beichen's minds like a thunderclap.
The Huo family!
It turns out that not only was the father framed, but the Chu family mother and daughter, those venomous snakes, had also targeted the entire Huo family!
They not only want to destroy their father, but also to uproot his entire family!
A bone-chilling coldness traveled from the soles of Su Yue's feet, up her spine, and straight to the top of her head.
A surge of overwhelming hatred welled up, but ultimately turned into a cold, deathly silence.
She still wore a polite smile and even thanked Madam Wang, but her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were devoid of any warmth, filled only with a murderous intent frozen in ice.
After bidding farewell to the enthusiastic Madam Wang, Su Yue remained silent on the way home, quietly leaning against Gu Beichen's chest.
The jeep drove smoothly through the night.
Gu Beichen didn't ask any questions, but simply warmed the slightly stiff body in his arms with his own body heat.
He knew that his little moon didn't need comforting.
What she needed was a knife handed to her.
And he is that knife.
That evening, when the two returned to the Gu family compound, the lights in the living room were still on.
Father-in-law Gu Zhengfeng sat on the sofa with a serious expression. When they returned, he simply nodded.
In his hand lay a yellowed file folder wrapped in kraft paper.
The sealed envelope was stamped with several bright red, somewhat blurred seals, the words "Top Secret" still strikingly visible under the light.
Gu Zhengfeng pushed the file folder to the center of the table, looked at Su Yue and Gu Beichen, and spoke in a steady and powerful voice.
"All the files of the 'Lone Eagle' team from twenty-three years ago."
"I got it back."
Gu Family Study.
The air was so stuffy you could wring water out of it.
The kraft paper file folder lay quietly in the center of the rosewood square table, like a silent behemoth, lurking with twenty-three years of injustice and bloodshed.
Gu Zhengfeng sat in the main seat, his face ashen, his thick eyebrows furrowed into a deep frown.
He didn't open the file folder immediately, but looked at Su Yue and Gu Beichen first, his voice carrying a heavy, metallic quality.
"This file is of a higher level than I thought."
"I had to use my connections in the Central Military Commission to retrieve it from the deepest archives. The process of accessing it was fraught with obstacles at every level. This in itself shows that someone didn't want it to be seen again."
The three Gu brothers sat on either side, even the most carefree Gu Beifeng had put away his usual playful smile and looked solemn.
All eyes were focused on that thin, yet incredibly heavy file folder.
Gu Zhengfeng slowly put on his reading glasses, his slender fingers carefully untangling the tangled cotton thread, his movements carrying an almost reverent solemnity.
He pulled out a stack of yellowed, curled-edge papers.
A musty, timeless scent filled the air.
Su Yue's heartbeat tightened with each rustling sound of him turning the pages.
Gu Beichen sat beside her the whole time, his broad, warm hands enveloping hers from beginning to end, continuously transmitting his strength and warmth to her.
"Most of the information above matches what we already know: the composition of the 'Lone Eagle' team, their achievements in previous missions, and the background of the final mission..."
Gu Zhengfeng's deep voice echoed in the study as he turned the pages one by one, as if reviewing a long-forgotten piece of history.
Suddenly, his hand stopped.
You could hear a pin drop in the study.
Gu Zhengfeng pulled out a few pages and laid them flat on the table.
"Here's the problem."
The crowd gathered around.
There were several jagged tears at the binding of those pages, as if they had been cleanly cut off at the base by some extremely sharp tool.
The technique was clean and efficient, leaving no trace.
"Here, and here too."
Gu Zhengfeng pointed his finger at the blank cut-off point. "According to the dossier's index, these three torn pages record the detailed movements of all members of the 'Lone Eagle' squad in the twenty-four hours before their annihilation, as well as... the key information on how the traitor codenamed 'Peregrine Falcon' made contact with enemy agents and transmitted intelligence."
Su Yue stared at the glaring blankness, and all the blood in her body rushed to her head.
Cut off the fuel supply at the root!
This is absolutely devastating!
Destroying these pages is tantamount to destroying the most direct and crucial chain of evidence to clear my father's name!
Without a record of his movements, it is impossible to prove that the father was framed.
Without the traitor's contact information, it's impossible to prove that my father was not involved!
What ruthless methods!
"The more crucial point is this."
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