The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 340 - 311 5 of them, leave one behind (2/6)_1

Chapter 340: Chapter 311 5 of them, leave one behind (2/6)_1

When Director Hua came upon hearing the news, he was startled to see the person on the ground and said, "Why is it you?"

Realizing that Director Hua had arrived, the man knew he had fallen into a trap; he had been exposed.

The person whose jaw had been dislocated was none other than the deputy captain of the research institute’s patrol team, Sun Qiang.

"Take him to the interrogation room!" After his initial surprise, Director Hua was very angry, and he wanted to interrogate thoroughly why there had been a betrayal.

With the man caught, Huo Yingjie felt relieved and just waited for the results from Director Hua’s interrogation.

It was only then that Huo Yingjie remembered to ask, "Little Rotating Turtle, how come you can read memories?"

"It was the Snake—" Little Rotating Turtle quickly covered its mouth, almost letting slip about the Snake King. It had promised He Tiantian to keep the Snake King a secret and couldn’t tell, "It was something I learned by myself—"

In fact, all these skills were learned from the Snake King, who had previously imparted some techniques to Little Rotating Turtle. After learning them, it gained many magical powers.

"Hehe, no matter who you learned from, it’s always good to learn something new. You did well this time, excellent." Huo Yingjie didn’t care about the minor details; he knew that the more capable Little Rotating Turtle became, the more help he would receive.

"Yes, as humans say, ’Books are never read in vain.’ Therefore, I need to study more," Little Rotating Turtle said earnestly, "My spellcraft is the same. I need to practice well."

"Good, you’re making progress," Huo Yingjie said with a smile, "By the way, you can now share that person’s memories with me, right?"

"Uh-huh, I can!" Little Rotating Turtle nodded its little head, and soon, a large segment of memories flooded into Huo Yingjie’s mind.

Huo Yingjie’s head felt slightly uncomfortable, but the discomfort passed quickly.

In Huo Yingjie’s mind, memories of Sun Qiang played out like on a computer from a past life.

So that’s how it was!

It turned out that Sun Qiang had been turned by enemy forces five years ago. He had three subordinates and one superior within the institute.

The first was Elder Hao. Sun Qiang had taken advantage of Elder Hao’s desperation for medical fees for his sick grandson to bribe him.

As for the other three, Huo Yingjie didn’t recognize them. He would have to wait and see after he got out.

The source of this information was too bizarre; it was enough that Huo Yingjie knew it himself.

Beyond the walls of the institute, he found an extremely crucial clue from this person’s memory.

This clue was tied to a major event that would happen later. Huo Yingjie decided to use it. For the Huo Family, for himself, to accumulate greater energy!

Three days later, Huo Yingjie was released.

Qian Miaomiao chattered, "Boss, you have no idea. We found quite a few spies in the institute this time, a total of four."

Huo Yingjie knew there were five in total within the institute. Only four had been captured thus far.

"That many? Which three? Which departments are they from?" Huo Yingjie asked, also wanting to know about those spies he didn’t recognize.

"Elder Hao, the deputy captain of the patrol team, Sun Qiang, Deputy Director Li of the logistics management, and a researcher from the power group," Qian Miaomiao explained, "Ah, it’s scary to think that these people were lurking among us!"

Four?

The fifth one was indeed cunning!

However, Huo Yingjie knew who that person was! The reason the person hadn’t been exposed this time was probably that they had used their position to hide part of their testimony.

Sacrificing a few subordinates in exchange for safety. Once the dust settled, they could naturally develop a few more subordinates.

Huo Yingjie had wanted to catch a big fish all along, so if that person had escaped, he might be able to get even more useful information.

"Ah, I hope nothing like this happens again," Huo Yingjie said, "Alright, you guys have worked hard lately, you can rest for a couple of days, and then we’ll get back to work together."

When Qian Miaomiao realized that Huo Yingjie wasn’t surprised, she had an epiphany and said, "Boss, I get it now. You set up a trap, tricking those spies and even us. Don’t you trust us?"

Tang Xinliang and Qian Miaomiao looked at Huo Yingjie together.

Huo Yingjie just smiled and said, "You’re overthinking it. It’s not that I don’t trust you, but because you’re young, I was afraid you might give away the truth if you knew it. I apologize for that, and I hope you’re not upset. Come on, let’s go see Yuan Chao!"

"Fine, I’ll trust you for now," Qian Miaomiao said, "We should see him. We’ve been so busy these past two days we haven’t had time to visit."

The Boss was right; if she knew, she couldn’t pretend to be ignorant.

If the spies found out, all would be ruined.

They went to the hospital together, where Zhou Yuanchao was reading a book.

"Boss, you’re out," Zhou Yuanchao said excitedly, about to get off the bed.

"I’m out. How are you feeling now?" Huo Yingjie asked since Zhou Yuanchao had been injured for him this time.

Zhou Yuanchao lifted his arm and said with a wry smile, "My arm will probably take another two months. Ah, it’s so boring to be unable to work with you guys in the hospital."

As soon as the Boss was released, he was set to work again, and Zhou Yuanchao felt very regretful that he couldn’t participate due to his injury.

"Don’t worry, our team won’t take on new members," Huo Yingjie pat his shoulder and said, "You focus on recovering, we’ll wait for you!"

Huo Yingjie also didn’t want the completion of the project to lack Zhou Yuanchao’s name.

"Really?" Zhou Yuanchao asked, surprised, looking at Huo Yingjie.

"The Boss said it, so it must be true. If needed, Qian Miaomiao and I will do more; we’re waiting for you to rejoin the team," Qian Miaomiao said. After this incident, she didn’t trust anyone else, only their team of four.

She’d rather work harder than let untrustworthy people join.

"I’ll definitely recover quickly and rejoin the team," Zhou Yuanchao said cheerfully, deeply touched.

After leaving the hospital, Huo Yingjie invited Qian Miaomiao and Tang Xinliang to eat in the cafeteria.

Huo Yingjie didn’t return to his dormitory; instead, he went straight to the office, opened the safe to check the documents which were intact and untouched.

"Little Rotating Turtle, I want to read someone else’s memories. How do I do that?" Huo Yingjie asked, knowing that person’s movements would allow him to guide situations to his advantage or perhaps gain the greatest benefit.

"Actually, it’s very simple. As long as the master has physical contact with the person, I can read their memories," Little Rotating Turtle replied, its voice adorable.

Physical contact?

Huo Yingjie shivered, his thoughts running wild.

"Does a handshake work?" Huo Yingjie asked, hopefully that would be sufficient.

"Of course, but neither person can be wearing gloves," Little Rotating Turtle responded, "Once I read the memories, Master, you can know that person’s memories anytime, anywhere."

"That’s great," Huo Yingjie exclaimed joyfully, one read and he could know about that person’s past and present. As for the future, Huo Yingjie didn’t need it; he could surmise.