Chapter 1337: Indeed Rare
Huo Shaoheng put the data into the safe and left the Insitute of High Energy Physics with Gu Nianzhi.
In the car, Huo Shaoheng discussed with Gu Nianzhi, “How do you plan to handle Luo Jialan’s case?”
“Do you mean the case where Ms. Song is suing Luo Jialan for attempted murder?”
“Yes,” Huo Shaoheng replied calmly, “Yesterday, she herself admitted that she was involved in Aiko Yamaguchi’s a.s.sa.s.sination attempt on you in Germany. However, because your a.s.sa.s.sination attempt in Germany involves the German Gestapo, there are too many national security implications involved. Therefore, we cannot use this information and evidence to publicly prosecute Luo Jialan.”
Not surprised, Gu Nianzhi nodded. “It’s okay, as long as I know she’s involved. Besides, the real culprit is Aiko Yamaguchi, and Luo Jialan was just an insignificant minion.”
“You suffered so much grievances. ” Huo Shaoheng stretched out a hand and caressed her head. “I’ll help you catch Aiko Yamaguchi.”
Gu Nianzhi pursed her lips and said firmly, “The law will be swift and thorough. Of course Aiko Yamaguchi will be caught, but Luo Jialan will have to pay the price for what she did.”
Even if she couldn’t be prosecuted for her involvement in the a.s.sasination attempt on Gu Nianzhi, her intention to murder Song Jinning was a foregone conclusion.
As long as she was convicted of this crime, Luo Jialan would suffer.
“What we should do now is show Uncle Huo’s backup will to the trust fund manager and transfer the trust fund from Luo Jialan’s name,” Gu Nianzhi reminded Huo Shaoheng, “You have to hurry up with the matter of setting up the Guanyuan Fund.”
Huo Shaoheng had already made the arrangements. He chuckled as he said, “I’ll ask Uncle Huo to help with the transfer of the trust fund beneficiaries. He’s better at it than I am.”
When Gu Nianzhi heard that Huo Shaoheng had asked Xie Beichen for help, she didn’t say anything further.
The car sped along, but before they reached the special operations forces headquarters, Huo Shaoheng received a call from Huo Guanchen. He told him that Huo Xuenong hadn’t woken up yet and had been transferred to a special patient ward. He wanted to hire a professional nurse who knew how to take care of a brain dead patient.
Huo Shaoheng replied, “Thank you for your hard work. Grandfather’s life isn’t in danger, is it?”
“He’s out of the critical stage.” Huo Guanchen was exhausted. “However, the various data indicators aren’t optimistic. The doctor said to observe the surroundings in the intensive care unit. If he doesn’t wake up after four weeks, he’ll be declared brain dead.”
“You’re so busy. Do you want me to help you get a nurse?” Huo Shaoheng had been resting at the base recently, so he had more time than Huo Guanchen.
Gu Nianzhi listened attentively from the side, then whispered, “You can’t do that… when Grandfather Huo was healthy, the Zhang family always approached him. Now that something has happened, they’re not going to show up? You have to make the Zhang family take half the responsibility.”
Huo Xuenong had risked his life for the benefit of his illegitimate child, even to the point of harming Huo Shaoheng, his legitimate grandson.
Gu Nianzhi couldn’t let this go.
When Huo Shaoheng and Huo Guanchen heard Gu Nianzhi’s words, they fell silent.
They hadn’t thought about the Zhang family moments before.
” … I think Nianzhi’s right. ” Huo Guanchen’s tone softened. “I’ll call Zhang Baochen and ask him to take half the responsibility.”
Huo Shaoheng had turned on the speakerphone, and Gu Nianzhi heard what Huo Guanchen had said.
She felt a little happy.
After all, Huo Guanchen had always had a bad impression of her. It was rare for him to praise her in person.
Gu Nianzhi smiled. “Not only will they have to take half the responsibility, but they’ll also have to take half the care and medical expenses. Mr. Huo, please remember to mention it… ”
“They don’t need to pay, right?” Huo Guanchen didn’t think much of it. “As long as they can contribute. ”
When Huo Xuenong was a veteran cadre, medical treatment had been free.
However, he had been stripped of his military rank and forced to retire, so his benefits had been revoked.
He was no different from an ordinary citizen now.
Although he had purchased commercial medical insurance, the expenses of a brain dead patient were not covered by commercial medical insurance.
That was a huge sum of money.
Huo Shaoheng and Huo Guanchen could afford it, but if the Zhang family wanted to bear half of the medical expenses, they would have to tighten their belts or sell one of their houses.
Gu Nianzhi knew Huo Guanchen was taking it for granted, and she quickly explained, “Mr. Huo, it’s like this. As the illegitimate child of Grandfather Huo, Zhang Baochen also has the obligation to support the elderly. Whether they are willing or not is one thing, but whether you mention it or not is another. If you didn’t mention it, if there was any property involved in the future, they could say that you didn’t let them support him. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to support him. You have to give them a chance to show off… ”
If he didn’t mention it, the other party would use the excuse that he “didn’t know” to avoid responsibility in the future.
Huo Guanchen understood and narrowed his eyes. He smiled. “Nianzhi, you’re so clever. Not only did you dig a hole, but you also blocked the path of others in advance, forcing them to jump into the hole.”
Gu Nianzhi raised an eyebrow and smiled. “How did I dig a hole? I just made a legal suggestion according to the law.”
She simply made it clear. “They can’t exercise their rights when it comes to inheritance. When it comes to their duty of support, they will s.h.i.+rk all responsibility. The law clearly states that those who have the right to inherit can be stripped of their right to inheritance if they do not fulfill their duty of support even if they have the conditions. This is equivalent to abandonment.”
They openly demanded that the other party fulfill their duty of support. If the other party was unwilling, then they would know their loss after Huo Xuenong’s death.
If he was willing, it would be even better. Huo Guanchen and Huo Shaoheng could worry less.
They probably didn’t care about Huo Xuenong’s little inheritance.
Huo Guanchen understood her even more deeply when it came to “inheritance rights.” He smiled wryly. “I hope your grandfather is okay. Although he is a little biased, but… ”
Gu Nianzhi didn’t like hearing that. She turned to look out the car window and didn’t say another word.
Huo Shaoheng smiled and turned off the speakerphone. He said to Huo Guanchen, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up. I’m driving.”
Huo Guanchen nodded. “Be careful.”
After the call ended, Huo Shaoheng patted Gu Nianzhi’s head again. “Alright now, don’t be angry.”
“I’m just feeling indignant for you.” Gu Nianzhi turned around and pried Huo Shaoheng’s hand away. She put it back on the steering wheel and purposely said with a stony-face, “Drive properly. Don’t break traffic rules.”
Huo Shaoheng chuckled. His charming voice soothed Gu Nianzhi’s emotions. She no longer threw tantrums like an angry kitten.
After a while, Gu Nianzhi whispered, “Grandfather Huo is your grandfather. I shouldn’t have said anything bad about him. But he’s too good at pretending. Think about it. When your grandmother pa.s.sed away, he suggested not to give him a share of the a.s.sets. You’d think he was a high-minded person. In the end, he secretly set his sights on your uncle’s trust fund.”
His expression solemn, Huo Shaoheng was silent for a moment. “The situation might be more complicated than we know. When my grandmother pa.s.sed away, my uncle had already pa.s.sed away, but my grandmother still treated him as if he was still alive and gave a portion of her a.s.sets to my uncle’s trust fund. That trust fund already has a considerable amount of a.s.sets.”
Therefore, Huo Xuenong’s suspicion of Luo Jialan’s ident.i.ty probably started when he saw Huo Guanyuan’s will.
It was very puzzling that his own a.s.sets weren’t given to his biological daughter but to his nephew.
When he found out that Luo Jialan wasn’t related to Huo Guanchen, Huo Xuenong naturally grasped the truth.
His own inheritance was insignificant, and it didn’t make much of a difference whether he wanted it or not. However, Huo Guanchen’s trust fund was no small matter after Xie Ziyan’s death.
Not everyone could remain high-minded in front of such a large sum of money.
Gu Nianzhi thought for a moment. “Alright then. I hope he’ll learn his lesson this time.”
The two of them returned to the base and saw several high-level bulletproof cars parked outside Huo Shaoheng’s official residence.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the license plate of one of the cars and said in surprise, ” … Isn’t that Speaker Long’s car?”
Huo Shaoheng also said, “and General Ji and Prime Minister Bai.”
What were the three of them doing at Huo Shaoheng’s official residence?