Even Huo Shaoheng, who was outside the ward, was secretly cheering on Gu Nianzhi.
Indeed, soldiers’ wills were meant to give them a chance to deal with their personal affairs.
As for official business, they should have explained it clearly before they left for missions. It was unrealistic for them to continue dealing with it in the will.
In the ward, Gu Nianzhi continued saying, “Second of all, even though I’ve never met Uncle Huo, I can tell from his handling of the people and matters around him that he’s a very cautious person. He won’t make a move unless he’s 100% confident.”
This was probably the main difference between Huo Guanyuan and Huo Shaoheng.
Huo Shaoheng preferred to take risks. As long as there was a 50% chance, he would make a move. He wouldn’t wait until there was a 100% chance.
” … such a cautious person wouldn’t miss out on any personal matters that needed to be taken care of. So I’m guessing that his will has a very complete way of handling the arrangements for Luo Xinxue and Luo Jialan.”
As Gu Nianzhi spoke, she kept a close eye on Huo Xuenong’s behavior. Upon seeing his unnerved expression, she knew she had guessed correctly.
She was more confident now. She smiled and said, “Third of all, Grandfather Huo had Uncle Huo’s will, but he kept it a secret, so I’m guessing that there’s damaging information about Grandfather Huo in it.”
Huo Xuenong’s pupils dilated.
Gu Nianzhi had never seen the will before, nor did she know who Huo Guanyuan was. She actually correctly guessed the contents of his will just by deducing!
Gu Nianzhi’s mind raced. “Then what is it? What is the damaging information about Grandfather Huo? So damaging that he would hide this will for 17 years?”
“Haha, if you think about it this way, being a lawyer is such a waste of talent. You should write a novel. Perhaps you would’ve already became famous and have started a family.” Huo Xuenong finally spoke.
Just as he finished speaking, the door to the ward was pushed open. Zhang Baochen appeared at the door with his son, Zhang Wenjie, and his daughter, Zhang Wenna.
He was holding a fruit basket in one hand and a gourmet food basket in his other hand. He stood at the door and was shocked to see so many people in the ward.
On the other hand, Gu Nianzhi was trying to figure out what private matter could have caused Huo Xuenong to refuse to take out the will.
The moment she saw the Zhang family, she got an idea and felt extremely fortunate. She suddenly thought that this private matter must have something to do with the Zhang family, right?!
Gu Nianzhi immediately turned around and asked, “Huh? Why are you here? What are you doing here?”
Zhang Wenjie was a little excited when he saw Gu Nianzhi. He immediately said, “Miss Gu? You’re here too? My grandfather asked us to come. We also brought our ID cards and bank accounts. Did my grandfather ask you to come too?”
Gu Nianzhi: ” … ”
She immediately realized that Grandfather Huo was planning to immediately change the beneficiary of the trust fund.
If they hadn’t taken the initiative and frozen the trust fund, they might have succeeded…
Gu Nianzhi immediately turned around and smiled at Huo Xuenong. “The damamging information about Grandfather Huo in Uncle Huo’s will has something to do with the Zhang family, right?”
Huo Xuenong tried his best not to look ill at ease, but his grip on the quilt revealed his true state of mind.
Gu Nianzhi’s gaze shifted to the back of his hand, which had veins bulging out like old tree bark, and she nodded. ” … It seems like I was right again.”
“Yeah right! ” Huo Xuenong said gruffly. He finally couldn’t help but swear.
“Am I not?” Gu Nianzhi put her hands behind her back, then cocked her head and smiled. “It looks like Uncle Huo’s will has three parts.”
“One, the arrangement of Luo Xinxue and Luo Jialan. ”
“Two, the distribution of your inheritance.”
“Three, the treatment of Zhang Feng.”
Huo Xuenong’s body stiffened after Gu Nianzhi finished those three sentences. He felt as if all his strength had been drained from his body. He fell limp onto the hospital bed and closed his eyes.
Zhang Baochen was so scared that he threw away the fruit basket and food basket in his hands and rushed over. “Dad! Dad! How are you? ! Don’t scare us!”
Zhang Wenjie and Zhang Wenna were also shocked. They hurried over and stood in front of Huo Xuenong’s hospital bed while anxiously asking about Huo Xuenong’s condition.
Luo Jialan and Cai Shengnan looked at each other. They quietly left Huo Xuenong’s hospital bed and moved toward the door of the ward.
When Xie Shenxing’s two staff members saw that three more people had come into the room, they quickly guarded him.
Not allowing anyone to leave, the three Special Operations forces staff members blocked the door.
Gu Nianzhi stood beside Xie Shenxing and shook her head with a smile. She looked at the three members of the Zhang family, who were crying in front of Huo Xuenong’s bed, and said, “Are you all putting on a show? Grandfather Huo is just tired and needs to close his eyes to rest. Do you guys have to be so dramatic?”
His face still wet with tears, Zhang Baochen turned around angrily and shouted, “My father is old and has already fainted. Why are you still pressuring him?! Can’t you wait until he’s better?!”
Gu Nianzhi spread her hands out. “Mr. Zhang, this is the high-end ward of the Imperial Military’s General Hospital. It is well equipped enough to ensure old Grandfather Huo’s health. Look, there is no reaction from the equipment over there. It is enough to show that Grandfather Huo’s heart rate is normal, his blood pressure is normal, and even his breathing rate is healthy and robust. Therefore, why are you crying? Do you want to jinx things?”
Zhang Baochen froze for a moment. He turned to look at the equipment on the side of the bed. Sure enough, everything was normal.
Then, he looked at Huo Xuenong. He could clearly see that the eyeballs under his eyelids were rolling rapidly.
He indeed hadn’t really passed out.
Zhang Baochen felt a little embarrassed and said sheepishly, “Dad, are you tired? If you’re tired, go to bed early. I will ask these people to leave.”
Huo Xuenong indeed hadn’t fainted. Just now, he wanted to pretend to be sick like he did at home, but he made a mistake. He didn’t expect that since this was a hospital, and it was a high-class ward with the best facilities, if he really fell ill again, it would be detected by the equipment, and a team of doctors would also immediately rush in to see him.
He had wanted to take advantage of his old age, and pretend to have a little of all sorts of illnesses from old age, so no one could say that he wasn’t sick at all.
However, he had encountered Gu Nianzhi, who took things seriously. He had been utterly humiliated!
Huo Xuenong opened his eyes with a ferocious expression.
He looked at Gu Nianzhi and said through gritted teeth, “Thank you so much. I’m tired now. Can you please all go out?”
Gu Nianzhi smiled and nodded. “We’ll leave when I’m done.”
She took a step forward and looked at Zhang Baochen. “Mr. Zhang, how old are you?”
” … 47. Why? ” Zhang Baochen looked at Huo Xuenong in confusion. “Dad, what were you guys talking about?”
“Tsk, Tsk. You were already 30 when Uncle Huo had his accident, right? You hadn’t returned to the Huo family yet back then, right?”
Zhang Baochen shook his head. “I only returned to my father’s side after my oder brother passed away.”
Gu Nianzhi thought about it for a moment. “Old Master Huo had an affair with Zhang Feng more than 40 years ago. In that case, besides old Madam Xie, I think Uncle Huo also knew about it.”
Huo Xuenong’s eyes twitched imperceptibly as he averted his gaze.
Gu Nianzhi looked at him fixedly and said with a smile, “I understand now. The part of Uncle Huo’s will about a private compromising matter about Grandather Huo that couldn’t be revealed to the public must have something to do with Zhang Feng.”
“My guess is that Uncle Huo somehow found out about the adulterous affair between Zhang Feng and Grandfather Huo, but old Madam Xie had already passed away at the time, so he didn’t say anything and kept it to himself.”
“But in his will, he dealt with Zhang Feng. In what way?” Gu Nianzhi rested her chin on one hand, then said absentmindedly, “I’m guessing that with Uncle Huo’s personality, he wouldn’t have been too harsh. He would have been very reserved. At most, he would have asked Zhang Feng to leave Grandfather Huo and the Huo family, right?”
“But at that time, Grandfather Huo was still on the rise in his career. It might even have been the most crucial period.”
“If Uncle Huo’s will was released at that time, any discerning person would know what happened at a glance.”
“And due to the issue of principle, the consequences would be very severe for someone like Grandfather Huo.”
“Therefore, Grandfather Huo wouldn’t allow such a thing to tarnish his reputation and affect his promotion. Looking back at that time,Grandfather Huo was promoted to the Standing Committee of the Supreme Military Council after Uncle Huo’s death.”
“Therefore, Grandfather Huo hid the will and quietly watched Huo Guanyuan’s widow, Luo Xinxue, take over Huo Guanyuan’s trust fund and all his other assets.”
“Then, Luo Xinxue suddenly died, and Luo Jialan, an orphan, became the first legal heir to the assets. Grandfather Huo knew that he had a better way to deal with the will.”
Gu Nianzhi had barely finished speaking when she heard a round of applause from the ward before she could confirm the authenticity of her story to Huo Xuenong.
“Little Nianzhi, little Nianzhi, I, Xie Shenxing, have never been so completely impressed by anyone in my life, but you are definitely one of the people who have impressed me!”
Xie Shenxing applauded Gu Nianzhi and looked at Huo Xuenong with disdain. He turned around to take out a letter from the staff member beside him and waved it at everyone in the ward. “This is a copy of Huo Guanyuan’s will. It was found in his Swiss bank safe.”
Luo Jialan’s eyes widened in surprise. “Swiss bank safe? My father had a safe in a Swiss Bank?!”