Chapter 199 Sympathy
Su Xiangbei had countless questions in his mind.
For example, how did Su Xiangwan find him?
Where did you find him?
Where was he before Su Xiangwan found him?
After finding him, how did Su Xiangwan manage to bring him, a tall man over 1.8 meters, back from the vast ocean?
However, despite having many doubts in his mind, he did not let them be asked.
Because he knew very well that behind these doubts lay a huge secret.
Once this secret is revealed, his younger sister will definitely be drawn into a huge danger.
So let's just keep these doubts buried in our hearts!
In life, not everything needs an answer.
Gu Yanxiao and Su Xiangbei each had a lunchbox and quickly finished their meal.
After Gu Yanfei and Su Xiangwan packed up the lunchboxes, they chatted with Gu Yanxiao and Su Xiangbei for a while before leaving together.
Given Gu Yanxiao and Su Xiangbei's identities, the military hospital would naturally arrange for professional caregivers to look after them.
Su Xiangwan and Gu Yanfei haven't had a proper rest these past two days because they're worried about Su Xiangbei's safety.
They are now recovering in the hospital.
The two of them were finally able to relax and get some rest.
Inside the ward, after confirming that Su Xiangwan and the other woman had gone far away.
Su Xiangbei then looked at Gu Yanxiao seriously and said, "Was this mission leaked?"
Although it was a question, Su Xiangbei's tone was extremely confident.
In the United States, his older brother was in charge of this matter.
Both the number of participants and the departure time were arranged by the eldest brother.
Therefore, there is absolutely no possibility of a leak on their end.
Therefore, the only possibility is Huo Chang'an's side.
Upon hearing Su Xiangbei's words, Gu Yanxiao nodded with considerable shame and said, "Yes, it was leaked by our own people!"
Su Xiangbei's eyes darkened, and his voice turned cold: "What happened? Who leaked the information?"
It should be noted that the Su family gave up not only their century-old accumulation in Shanghai for this operation.
They also bore the infamy of "fleeing abroad".
The purpose was to use the Su family's financial resources, manpower, and connections in the United States to safely send those accomplished experts back to their homeland.
This will enable them to use what they have learned abroad to contribute to the development and construction of their motherland.
With the right timing and circumstances, all these plans finally came to fruition.
But now, Gu Yanxiao tells him that it was their people who leaked the information.
That's why they paid such a heavy price, and one of the elderly experts even sacrificed his life as a result.
Gu Yanxiao sensed Su Xiangbei's anger, and his guilt deepened: "It was Gu Yanfeng, he drank alcohol..."
After hearing Gu Yanxiao explain the reasons and process of Gu Yanfeng's leak.
Su Xiangbei sneered: "A slip of the tongue while drunk... What a fine slip of the tongue while drunk!"
"Because of his drunken slip of the tongue, one of our experts paid the ultimate price! Do you know that the United States even offered a hefty sum of money and made every effort to keep him here? Yet, even so, he still yearned to return to his motherland and dedicate his knowledge to her..."
Su Xiangbei felt an overwhelming rage within him at that moment.
This anger was not because of his own injury.
It wasn't because he himself almost died from the grenade he detonated.
It was for the expert who sacrificed his life.
If it weren't for getting on the Su family's ship...
That expert could have easily lived a beautiful, luxurious, and extravagant retirement.
Gu Yanxiao's heart was also extremely heavy.
If it weren't for Gu Yanfeng's leak.
Qian Fei and Zhao Feiyu will not sacrifice themselves.
And then there's Wang Changcheng, his legs...
After an unknown amount of time, Su Xiangbei finally calmed down the surging anger in his heart.
He spoke in a deep voice, "Now that we know it was Gu Yanfeng's leak that caused this irreparable situation, what are your plans to do with the traitor?"
Although the Su family's motto is "great virtue carries all things," it doesn't mean they should suffer losses without fighting back. Gu Yanfeng almost destroyed decades of their hard work and even cost them lives.
If he were to swallow this bitter pill, the Su family's patriarch would likely be driven to despair by his behavior.
"Gu Yanfeng was detained yesterday, and the outcome should be decided in the next few days..."
Su Xiangbei was somewhat aware of the grudges between the Gu family.
Hearing him say that, she seemed to have thought of something, and looked at him with a somewhat ambiguous gaze: "What do you think about this matter?"
Gu Yanxiao naturally understood the purpose of Su Xiangbei's question, even though Gu Yanfeng was his cousin.
But Gu Yanxiao had no feelings for this cousin.
They've been at odds since childhood, not to mention that after Gu Yanfeng joined the army, they often engaged in underhanded and shady dealings.
Afterwards, in order to steal his credit, they did not hesitate to frame him in various ways.
Although he was called a cousin, he was someone I hated more than a complete stranger, someone I wished could kill.
"What can I say? I'll follow the organization's decision!"
"That's not necessarily true..."
Su Xiangbei snorted coldly and said, "The old man of the Gu family dotes on this little Zunzi, treating him like the apple of his eye. Do you think he can just stand by and watch Gu Yanfeng be punished?"
Gu Yanxiao's lips curled into a cold smile: "Even if he doesn't want to see Gu Yanfeng punished, what can he do? Let alone the fact that he has already abdicated, even if he hadn't, this kind of undeniable crime of leaking military intelligence is not something he can cover up just because he wants to."
Perhaps more than ten years ago, Grandpa Gu was still a great hero in the heart of the young Gu Yanxiao.
But now, Gu Yanxiao is very clear that even though his grandfather was indeed a great hero on the battlefield when he was young, he was definitely not a qualified military leader.
His actions have already squandered all the merits he had painstakingly accumulated over the years.
"His abdication... I'm afraid it might not be a good thing for you."
Su Xiangbei suddenly spoke.
"What do you mean?" Gu Yanxiao was taken aback.
"He's stepped down and can no longer use his abilities to help Gu Yanfeng, but he's already exhausted his connections with Chief Huo and the others. Who do you think he'll turn to first?"
Su Xiangbei looked at Gu Yanxiao with a hint of sympathy.
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