Chapter 223 The Conspiracy of That Year
After another period of silence, He Ziqian finally spoke. His voice was unusually hoarse, and Ruan Xi could hear the deep pain and anger in it from just a whisper.
This surprised Ruan Xi a little.
He could understand the anger that He Ziqian and Han Qing felt as soldiers, but such pain should not be just for others, but more for oneself.
Thinking of He Ziqian's family, except for his grandfather, almost all of them were dead, including his parents, grandparents, uncle... The more Ruan Xi thought about it, the more frightened and heartbroken he became. In just a few breaths, he felt his back was soaked with cold sweat.
"Did the conspiracy back then... also affect your family?" Ruan Xi's voice trembled as he spoke, his pronunciation almost breaking. He hoped this wasn't true. A family member's death in battle with aliens would be easier to accept. However, if it was due to a human conspiracy...
"My father and Grandpa He's youngest son were close friends. They died on the same battlefield. They were always good partners in battle. When they died, the postures of their bodies showed that they were still protecting each other... Xiaoxi, I suspected that there was something strange about their sacrifice all along, and I always wanted to investigate, but I couldn't find anything. I didn't expect that the clues would come to me now..."
He Ziqian wanted to appear as relaxed as possible, but he had no idea how stiff his performance was, so stiff that it was heartbreaking. Ruan Xi immediately stepped forward and hugged him tightly.
"Stop talking! I'll investigate with you! This time, we must get to the bottom of this! Since that Minister Gong is here, don't even think about leaving. We'll definitely be able to learn the truth from him!"
After saying that, Ruan Xi immediately opened He Ziqian's personal terminal and the team communication channel. Then, holding He Ziqian's face, he said, "Give the order. Everyone is waiting for you."
He Ziqian stared at Ruan Xi silently for a long time. Finally, a slight curve appeared on his lips. It was not warm, but it was enough to show his attitude.
"Everyone, leave Minister Gong here. I have something to ask him in person."
"Yes, Captain!" The voice was not loud, but firm enough. He Ziqian knew that his teammates had fully understood his intentions.
After the brief communication, his teammates were busy helping him catch his enemy, but He Ziqian was trapped here. Ruan Xi felt a little ashamed, but looking at the big tree and the small tree, he couldn't just leave like that. After all, there were things piled up, and his mind was almost in a mess.
At this moment, a familiar warmth suddenly fell on his head. He looked up subconsciously, and the next second he fell into familiar eyes.
"Don't overthink it. These two things don't conflict. With Han Qing here, there won't be any problem. Minister Gong's position is high enough, but he didn't get it based on military exploits. He's just a civilian." He said this with full confidence and domineering attitude. Ruan Xi immediately understood the deep meaning behind it.
Anyway, he's just a civilian. With so many special forces in the Goshawk Squad, are you afraid that you can't catch him?
As expected, Ruan Xi and He Ziqian's teammates did not disappoint them. Two hours later, good news came.
"Captain, the person tried to escape but was caught by us. Where are you and the young doctor now? Is the young doctor really okay?" Ren Wei had been worried about Ruan Xi's condition and was afraid that He Ziqian was lying to them, so he quickly asked another question while reporting the results.
"I'm fine. Bring the people here. This is the forest where you rescued the captain."
"Okay, little doctor, I'm so glad you're okay!" Ren Wei laughed out loud when he heard Ruan Xi's powerful voice, almost singing like an opera. The others also laughed and took the big fish they had just caught and took quick action.
Soon, all the members of the Goshawk Squad gathered in the cave of the big tree. They first expressed their feelings about the two big trees growing in the cave, and then they couldn't wait to surround Minister Gong, who had just shown some signs of consciousness, and seemed to be intending to force a confession from him directly, but in the end, they were stopped by He Ziqian.
He didn't want others to interfere and just wanted to find out the truth of that year himself.
Minister Gong was seventy years old today. During the war against the alien race, he had indeed been very active, in every sense of the word. At first, He Ziqian had thought he was just desperately trying to climb the ladder, because Minister Gong was a fame-seeker, yearning for power and position. However, only now did He Ziqian understand the ulterior motive behind this desperate upward climb.
Minister Gong, who was being stared at by everyone, finally opened his eyes after his eyelids trembled for a long time. His vision was still a little blurry. When he finally saw the environment he was in and the people surrounding him, he shuddered almost reflexively. He was visibly guilty.
"Minister Gong, who are you looking at with a guilty conscience? Me? Deputy Captain Han? Or...our captain?" When Ren Wei saw Minister Gong's expression, he couldn't suppress his anger anymore. He kicked him. The kick wasn't too hard, but the fierce look on his face was very intimidating.
However, Minister Gong had held a high position for many years, and when he first woke up from his coma, he was still a little confused. When he was fully awake, his demeanor changed immediately. He stood up slowly, slowly looked around at the people around him, and said coldly, "Goshawk Squad, right? I know you guys. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because the Crown Prince is backing you up? Don't you know who I am? Do you know what you are doing?"
Finally, the voice sounded sharp, and the momentum was at least 80 points. Unfortunately, in front of a group of angry soldiers, and with a 99% victim in front of him, his momentum was completely not enough.
He Ziqian did not get furious, he even chuckled. However, that light laugh made everyone in the Goshawk Team shudder uncontrollably and step back subconsciously. Damn, the captain looked so angry that he was about to explode. According to past experience, at this time, those who valued their lives should run away as far away as possible.
But right now, they were helping the captain raid the battlefield, so how could they be cowardly? They had to hold on even if they had to!
Then, they saw their captain waving at them, signaling them to retreat... The captain had given the order, so of course they had to strictly follow it. Retreat! Retreat immediately! Retreat far away!
Ruan Xi also took a few steps back. Looking at He Ziqian like this, he felt a little strange, but he knew that this was still the lover he was most familiar with, the lover who would never scare him.
"Minister Gong, I just want to know the truth of what happened back then. I hope you can cooperate." He Ziqian said this to Minister Gong. His tone could even be described as polite, but this politeness made people want to tremble. Not to mention Minister Gong who was facing him, even the members of the Goshawk Squad who were standing far away couldn't help but shiver.
Well, except for Ruan Xi and Xiaoguai, these two fathers just think that their lover/father is so handsome that it makes people crazy and want to hold his face, scream and blow him a kiss.
"He Ziqian, do you know that this behavior is a serious violation of discipline? Why can't you go through the formal procedures..." The words stopped abruptly here, and then there was a muffled sound, and then the cave returned to silence, and even the breathing seemed to stop.
Minister Gong, who had just been clamoring for He Ziqian to follow the formal procedures, now had a pale face... Well, okay, this pale face had begun to turn green, his facial features were terribly distorted, he wanted to scream but couldn't make a sound, and his pain at the moment came from He Ziqian's fist against his chest, to be precise, the protruding middle finger knuckle on the fist. He Ziqian had ten thousand ways to interrogate the enemy in such pain that they made people unable to make a sound, and at this moment, he was very happy to use them on Minister Gong.
"Minister Gong, my patience is running out right now. I still hope you can cooperate. Now, can we talk properly?" He Ziqian's voice was low and cold, like a devil that had just crawled out of hell. Minister Gong didn't know whether he was in pain or scared. He was trembling all over, his teeth chattering, and it seemed that he couldn't even speak.
"Captain, this may be emergency aphasia. I can give you two injections and it will be fine." Ruan Xi raised his right hand to ask for permission, and waited obediently until He Ziqian agreed. Then he stepped forward and took out his acupuncture bag with a smile.
"Don't worry, I'm a doctor. I guarantee I can cure you." He smiled and inserted one needle, two needles, three needles... As the acupuncture progressed, the cold sweat on Minister Gong's forehead came out like a thunderstorm, and the shivering symptoms quickly soared to level ten, as if he had epilepsy. If it weren't for Ruan Xi, he really wouldn't have started acupuncture.
Gradually, Minister Gong's face turned purple and red. Finally, when Ruan Xi collected the last needle, he finally seemed to be out of control and screamed miserably. Judging from the way his body was twitching, he probably wanted to roll over on the spot. Unfortunately, He Ziqian stepped on him and he couldn't roll at all. He could only scream with his eyes closed.
Ruan Xi knew how painful the acupuncture was. Did he do it on purpose? As he removed the needles, he smiled proudly and said, "Captain, look, the aphasia is cured. Go ahead and ask more questions."
Ruan Xi did this just to warn Minister Gong with facts. It would be better for him to cooperate obediently. Otherwise, Ruan Xi has plenty of ways to make him live a life worse than death.
Minister Gong loves his high position and power, but he values his life more. He is afraid of death, so he chooses to cooperate obediently.
"I'm telling you... I'm not the mastermind behind what happened back then. My official position wasn't high enough back then, so there was very little I could do. I..."
"Shut up, I just want to know what you did back then. If you keep talking nonsense, I will destroy you first." He Ziqian was no less powerful than anyone else when it came to threatening people. Coupled with his iceberg-like cold temperament, it was simply amazing. That damn Minister Gong was so scared that he almost wet his pants. He shivered and blurted out everything.
Minister Gong was indeed not the mastermind behind the tragic annihilation of the He and He families. However, the role played by this little man back then was enormous, which was definitely not what he just said, "there are very limited things he can do." In particular, the tragedy that nearly wiped out the He family was almost caused by Minister Gong alone. Even so, he still felt that he had not done enough?
Everyone felt their stomachs pounding with anger. General He was a family hero. He had dedicated most of his life to this country, yet in the end, he suffered such a tragic fate. How could they not be angry? How could they not feel heartbroken?
"You beasts are not worthy of being called human beings! Soldiers sacrifice their lives for the country and the army, and fight to defend the country with your lives, but you scum stab the heroes in the back. You are simply a bunch of traitors! Aliens are not scary, but you traitors are the real scary ones!" Qu Sheng, who is usually the most sunny and cheerful, was so angry that he was almost fuming. He rushed up and kicked Minister Gong without caring about anything, and kicked him out. Minister Gong couldn't withstand the fall and fainted immediately.
Yun Sheng wanted to go over and finish him off, wishing he could kill him on the spot, but when He Ziqian glanced at him, he immediately wilted. In the end, he punched the stone wall and trembled with anger.
In the hearts of the soldiers throughout their lives, General He is the hero most worthy of their admiration. Almost all of them regard such a hero as a role model and an object of learning. Knowing that the hero has suffered such persecution, they feel more uncomfortable than if they were persecuted themselves.
"We cannot judge him privately. We must let everyone know his crimes and uncover their web of evil and completely destroy it!"
Perhaps, the regret of not being able to kill his enemy will follow him for the rest of his life, but he will not regret it.
Because, heroes, it's worth it.
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