Chapter Seventy-One: Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

  I feel like I've forgotten something very important, but no matter how long I think about it, I just can't remember, so I gave up thinking about it and focused on going out with Chen Jing.

  Chen Jing and I walked side by side in the fourth floor corridor, watching the doctors and nurses coming and going before our eyes. I felt curious: "Are there many patients here?"

  Chen Jing nodded: "Today, many people were injured and we medical staff are very busy. Have you forgotten everything that happened earlier today?"

  I let out a wry smile: "I really don't remember... what happened today? Sun Heng... right, wasn't Sun Heng always with me? Where is he now? Why can't I see him?"

  Chen Jing also smiled wryly and said, "How could you forget again? Sun Heng went with you to the room where the genetic medicine was placed, and then something happened. After being attacked and knocked unconscious, Sun Heng's whereabouts are unknown... If it weren't for the five soldiers who left the room under your orders discovering something was amiss, you might still be unconscious now."

  I remembered what the doctor said: "Have you found Sun Heng? He... is he the one who hit me? He's my friend, he shouldn't have hit me."

  "Never mind all that for now, just focus on recovering from your injuries. Once we find Sun Heng, everything will become clear."

  I nodded, feeling a bit relieved. But then I thought of another possibility and quickly asked Chen Jing: "What if we can't find Sun Heng? Will... will I be caught and interrogated?"

  Chen Jing looked at me with a hint of reluctance in her eyes: "It's not an interrogation, but there are some things you need to explain."

  "What's there to explain?" I said impatiently.

  Chen Jing looked at me and whispered: "The gene agent is gone, the insurance agent is also gone, can you not explain it to me?"

  I was startled and quickly said, "What? Gone? This... what's going on? Weren't there five warriors outside the door just now? Did that genetic agent grow wings and fly away?"

  Chen Jing whispered to me, "Keep your voice down, don't disturb others. Let me tell you, if you hadn't been injured and lost your memory, the current you wouldn't be like this. You might have already been taken to a military tribunal for trial. The disappearance of Sun Heng, your order for the soldiers to withdraw from the room, and the disappearance of the genetic medicine are all mysteries. All the evidence is against you, you... you'd better think about how to explain yourself to the leader in a few days!"

  I frowned and said: "Shou Zhang? Who is Shou Zhang?"

  Chen Jing gritted her teeth and said, "It's my grandfather, your future... future grandfather. Grandfather was very angry when he found out about this, you'd better think carefully, or else you won't know what to say and will provoke Grandfather."

  My heart skipped a beat as I suddenly remembered Chen Lao, and after thinking carefully, I was really shocked: "What should I do? If Grandpa gets angry, he won't let us be together, will he? What... what should I do?"

  Chen Jing glanced at the doctor and nurse walking by us, saying in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, this matter is between us, how can you mix it up with our things?"

  I smiled: "That's good, I was just afraid that Grandpa would be angry with me and wouldn't let us be together."

  Chen Jing's face turned red again, and she lowered her head and said: "You rest assured to recover from your injury, after you've recovered, we'll go see Grandpa together."

  I nodded, looking at Chen Jing's blushing face, and couldn't help but say: "You're really beautiful, I never thought that I could find a girlfriend as beautiful as you..."

  Chen Jing's face turned even redder, then she reached out and took my hand, walking alongside me as she said: "Do you really think I'm pretty? Then why do you have so many girlfriends and deliberately make me angry?"

  "I'm confused: 'Do I have many girlfriends? How come I don't remember?'"

  Chen Jing smiled lightly: "You can pretend to be muddle-headed! I don't believe you will forget."

  I furrowed my brow and said: "I really... it seems like there is such a thing, let me think about it, maybe I'll remember something..."

  "Stop thinking about it, aren't you afraid I'll get angry?"

  I was taken aback: "Didn't you say I had many girlfriends? Why are you still angry? Besides, I really didn't have much of an impact, what you said, is it true or not?"

  Chen Jing gritted her teeth: "Fake! You think about it slowly, I have something else to do, I'll leave first!"

  I saw she seemed really angry, so I quickly pulled her hand: "Don't go. Can't I just take it back?"

  Chen Jing's hand was held by me, her face turned even redder, and she whispered: "With so many people around, don't hold my hand like this."

  I felt exceptionally happy, holding Chen Jing's hand, feeling very subtle, I didn't want to let go at all: "Aren't we friends? Holding hands is normal."

  Chen Jing wanted to break free, but I held her tightly and she really couldn't struggle out of my grasp for the time being. She said: "You... how can you be like this? I'm really going to get angry!"

  I hastily let go of his hand and laughed: "We've never held hands before! I was wrong, I thought we'd always been like this."

  Chen Jing seemed to be really angry, turned around and left, no longer paying attention to me.

  I sighed bitterly in my heart and muttered to myself: "Forgive me, I have no choice but to send you away..."

  I returned to the ward and immediately took out my mobile phone to call Sun Heng. The call didn't go through, saying it was turned off. Then I called Li Huanhuan and hastily told her about what happened here, and finally asked for her help.

  Li Huanhuan was very nervous, repeatedly saying she wanted to come over and see me, but I refused her, only asking her to agree to help me with one thing. Li Huanhuan reluctantly agreed, then hastily hung up the phone!

  I put down the phone and took a look at the doctors and nurses coming and going in the corridor, my heart secretly becoming anxious. This time's matter seems to have blown up big, whether I can walk out of this sickroom alive has become a problem.

  I was indeed attacked in the brain, and I did have some memory loss. However, important things, I can still remember most of them. For example, what happened between Sun Heng and me next to the safe, I can recall it.

  At that time, only Sun Heng and I were in the house. If it wasn't him who attacked me, then who could it be? But Sun Heng is my brother, I know him well, he wouldn't do such a thing. Unless...the person with me wasn't Sun Heng at all!

  But to get back to the point, when Sun Heng opened the safe at that time, he clearly used his fingerprint. Even if a person can disguise themselves or undergo plastic surgery to become identical to Sun Heng, how could their fingerprints also be identical?

  Sun Heng had indeed left to check on the fourth group, but after he returned, there was no obvious difference in appearance, voice or other aspects. At least I didn't find any problems.

  Was it really Sun Heng who attacked me? Why would he do such a thing? Was he after the genetic medicine?

  It's also possible, after all, gene medicine is priceless, and Sun Heng might be tempted. But this way, the impression Sun Heng had given me before was completely overturned by himself, and for a while, I really couldn't accept it.

  Chen Jing is not here, I can think carefully. Enduring the headache, I thought about what happened before, but still couldn't find Sun Heng's weakness. There was no weakness, which could only explain two problems: one was that he was innocent and also a victim like me; The second is that he is a master of disguise, comparable to Hollywood's top star, and I couldn't identify his true face. If he really is a mastermind, then it's not just me who has been deceived. Many people, including Old Chen, have also been deceived by Sun Heng.

  I don't believe Sun Heng is a big scammer, at least when he and I faced the pursuit of the Wanlong Society together, all his performances were satisfactory. Although some people say that real scammers are good at disguising themselves, I just can't believe that someone can disguise himself to this extent!

  I couldn't understand, and my headache got even worse, so I could only temporarily stop thinking about it. I closed my eyes and lay down, and before long, I felt sleepy, so I took the opportunity to rest.

  I slept straight through to the next morning, and when I woke up, I felt very hungry. Fortunately, Chen Jing had already brought me breakfast, but I don't know what time she came into my hospital room.

  "After having breakfast, Chen Jing said to me: 'Do you feel a bit better?'"

  I nodded and said naturally: "Do you want to interrogate me? I can, when are we going for the interrogation?"

  Chen Jing's serious expression flashed with a hint of unusual aura: "Have you remembered something? Or... did you never actually lose your memory?"

  I said seriously: "I did forget some things, but I also remember some things. The doctors all said that I was partially amnesiac, not completely amnesiac."

  Chen Jing nodded and said with some difficulty: "Grandfather wants you to go over for a while, can...can you go now?"

  I glanced at Chen Jing who was also looking at me: "Can I go now? Should we wait for the guards to come and take me over?"

  Chen Jing sighed: "There are no longer any guards here. Since the gene agent was stolen... The military department has recalled all the guards, and now there are only wounded soldiers and doctors left."

  I sighed softly and said, "Then let's go."

  Chen Jing stood up and supported me. I originally thought I could walk by myself, but seeing that she seemed to be genuinely willing to help me, I didn't say anything else.

  The number of people in the corridor on the fourth floor has decreased significantly, I think some people have been transferred to other places for treatment. I asked Chen Jing in a low voice: "What happened after I fainted, can you tell me?"

  Chen Jing hesitated for a moment, then said: "I don't know when you fainted, but since I received the call saying you had fainted, I rushed over. By the time I arrived here, the battle was already over, and all the attackers had retreated, even taking their dead with them. We sent troops to pursue them, but couldn't catch up completely. That's all I know. If you want to know more, you can find time to ask your Dragon Guard soldiers, they were the ones who held out until the enemy retreated, I think they must know more than me."

  I nodded slightly: "Let's go, Old Chen is still waiting for me!"

  Chen Jing supported me as we walked downstairs: "This time, it's not just my grandfather who came to ask you questions, but also people from the military department. They are all people with real power. I'll introduce them to you later, and you must remember them, they will help you in the future."

  "I asked in doubt: 'Help me? What kind of people are they? Do I know them?'"

  "Chen Jing sighed softly: "How do you know them? It was my grandfather who knew them. Grandfather has already spoken well of you, so I believe the people in the military department won't make things too difficult for you. But losing the genetic medicine is a big deal, and you may still be handed over to the military court, so... you need to prepare yourself mentally."

  I was anxious in my heart, but I didn't know what to do for the better.

  All the way we didn't say a word until Chen Jing stopped the car in the underground parking lot, then she said: "I'll go up with you, don't be nervous."

  I looked at Chen Jing with gratitude, suddenly having an urge to give her a hug. But I knew it was not allowed, so I reluctantly suppressed the impulse in my heart and just smiled gratefully at Chen Jing.

  Chen Jing's face flashed a complex expression, didn't say anything else, and still supported me into the elevator.

  The inquiry about me was conducted in Old Chen's office. When I and Chen Jing went in, we saw four old men sitting in a row. Among them, Old Chen was familiar to me, while the other three were all dressed in military uniforms, with high-ranking military ranks on their shoulders.

  I didn't have time to take a good look at the leaders in front of me before being ordered by Old Chen to sit down in front of them.

  At this time, Chen Jing whispered to me: "The person next to my grandfather is Long Jinfeng, General Long. Next to General Long is Wen Wu, General Wen. The one on the far left is Wang Yingzuo, Chief of Staff Wang, who is also the father of Wang Zhan."

  I nodded secretly, indicating that I had remembered everything. Others might be easy to talk to, but the Wang Yingzu in front of me was unlikely to let me off easily, after all, there had been misunderstandings between me and Wang Zhan, and between Sun Heng and Wang Zhan, they were like fire and water.

  "General, this is Jin Cang. He and Sun Heng were in charge of guarding the gene medicine that went missing this time. They both bear an inescapable responsibility. Currently, Sun Heng's whereabouts are unknown, and Jin Cang was also attacked on the head, causing amnesia. After simple treatment, he came to explain the situation."

  Only Long Jinfeng and Wen Wu nodded slightly, without saying a word. Wang Yingzu sneered and said, "Losing the genetic medicine is a capital offense, there's nothing to say, in my opinion, taking them out and executing them directly is the way to go."

  Chen Lao waved his hand: "I don't think so. The gene medicine is gone, but that was during the enemy's large-scale attack, and under the eyes of our more than 100 soldiers. We can't put all the responsibility on Jing Cheng and Sun Heng alone. Besides, as far as I know, before the enemy launched the attack, there were other warriors from other places who participated in the battle. One was called Lan Ying, and another was called Tian Chong, both of whom were sent by the 03 unit. However, after the gene medicine went missing, these two people lost contact, and we are still searching for them."

  Wang Yingzu was taken aback, and immediately became angry: "What do you mean? The 03 unit is directly under my jurisdiction, how could there be a problem? Don't try to divert the topic, attempting to muddle through..."

  Chen Lao chuckled: "Director Wang, I didn't mean that. I was just saying that this time's genetic medicine loss incident, the responsibility can't be placed solely on Jin Cang and Sun Heng's heads."

  Wang Yingzu's anger had not dissipated, and he said loudly: "Jin Cang and Sun Heng are also the main responsible persons for this incident. They are the captain and deputy officer of the Hu Long Regiment, and they must bear the main responsibility no matter what."

  Chen Lao slightly opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to refute, but Long Jinfeng said: "You all stop arguing first, let's ask Jin Cang first, and after the truth comes out, it won't be too late to make a decision."

  Chen Lao and Wang Yingzu both fell silent, while Long Jinfeng smiled and nodded at me, saying: "Jin Cang, you are now also considered a member of our army. Although you weren't recruited through the same channels as other soldiers, you have still been formally admitted to the troops with our permission. So I'm asking you some questions in my capacity as your superior, and I hope you'll answer truthfully."

  I responded with a "yes", looking at Long Jin Feng's stern face as I waited for him to ask his question.

  Long Jinfeng said: "Tell us everything you can remember before you passed out."

  "After some thought, I said: 'We were divided into four small groups to defend ourselves. At first...' I told everything that came to mind, and finally said: 'When I fainted, there were only two people in the room, me and Sun Heng. But I still don't believe Sun Heng would take away the genetic medicine. If he wanted to take it, he had many opportunities before this.'"

  Long Jinfeng smiled and said: "We will make the most accurate judgment, you don't need to speak for your company commander."

  I nodded slightly, and then Wang Yingzu said: "What you just said, I also heard. You said Sun Heng was not suspicious, so now I'm asking you, did you take away the genetic medicine?"

  I felt a surge of anger rising up in my chest, and I almost couldn't help but shout out loud. Fortunately, Chen Jing spoke up at this moment, "How is that possible? Jin Cang was unconscious after he fainted, and he didn't wake up until I rushed over. If he had taken the gene agent, wouldn't we have found it by now?"

  Wang Yingzu sneered: "Can't he just send out the gene medicine first and then return to that room to pretend to be unconscious?"

  I felt infuriated by Wang Yingzu, just as I was about to speak up, Old Chen burst out in anger: "Wang Yingzu, stop spouting nonsense! Jin Cang's injury and coma have already been confirmed by the military doctor, how could there be any possibility of him faking it? And that room where the genetic medicine was placed only has one door, not even a window. Do you think Jin Cang could have avoided the five soldiers outside the door to send out the genetic medicine? Are those five soldiers blind too?"

  Wang Yingzu heard that Old Chen was scolding him for being a liar, and he angrily retorted: "I have the right to suspect that you people are stealing genetic medicine for personal gain. As the person in charge, you don't have the right to speak."

  Chen Lao sneered: "You've reminded me. You're also the leader of one of the parties involved in this incident, you don't have the right to speak either. Don't forget, Lan Ying and Wang Chong are your direct subordinates."

  Wang Yingzu was furious, and he stood up from the ground, wanting to scold Chen Lao. Chen Lao didn't show any weakness either, standing up and saying: "You want to scold me? Let me tell you, if you dare to scold someone here today, I'll dare to hit you. Look at your old arms and legs, who knows how many of my hits you can withstand. However, you can try, I'm looking forward to it."

  Wen Wu, who had been silent all along, said: "Everyone sit down, how old are you? The fire is still so big? We came to ask about Jin Cang today. You're good, completely without the demeanor of a leader, and your behavior is almost as bad as those rascals. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others?"

  Chen Lao and Wang Yingzu finally sat down, no longer arguing. I secretly felt grateful to Chen Lao for speaking up for me, but also knew that the loss of the genetic medicine was too serious, and even if Chen Lao wanted to help me, he would be powerless.

  Since Chen Lao and Wang Yingzu stopped arguing, Long Jinfeng continued to ask: "Jin Cang, we believe you because you are the person recommended by your superiors. But now that something has happened, we can't help but ask you a few more questions. Don't think too much, just answer me truthfully."

  I nodded: "What do you want to know? I will answer your questions truthfully."

  Long Jinfeng smiled and said: "I heard that your girlfriend... one of your girlfriends is called Li Huanhuan, right? She used to be a member of the Wanlong Association and had also helped us before."

  I knew it was true anyway, so I just admitted it: "She's my friend, not my girlfriend."

  Chen Jing whispered "girlfriend..." beside him, but he had no idea what she was talking about.

  Long Jinfeng nodded slightly: "She's also changed and is learning to do business now. This is a good thing, we're very supportive of it. What I want to ask you is, where did you get the money from to start doing business? As far as I know, you've taken out nearly 10 million yuan in funding, which isn't a small amount."

  I suddenly thought of this and secretly called out that it was not good, and for a while I didn't know how to answer. If I told the truth, Old Chen would be implicated by us. If I lied, I couldn't think of a suitable excuse at the moment, so I could only sit there silently without saying a word.

  Time slowly passed by, Long Jinfeng continued to smile at me, waiting for my response. Sweat began to trickle down my forehead, my mind was a mess, and I started to get a headache again.

  I was really helpless and could only look at Chen Jing beside me with a pleading gaze. Chen Jing was also looking at me, and when she saw me glance over, she immediately nodded slightly and stood up to say: "General Long, the money that Jin Cang and the others have is mine. Because they made great contributions to our country but didn't receive any rewards, I felt it wasn't fair, so I privately gave them some of my personal property... General Long, you know that I'm not short on money, giving them 10 million isn't a big deal. It's just that I had an agreement with them that this matter mustn't be told to anyone, so they didn't dare say it in front of me."

  Long Jinfeng smiled slightly and nodded, saying: "I believe you. Now let's move on to the next question: Jin Cang, please tell me, do you hope to have a stronger physique than ordinary people?"

  I was taken aback and exclaimed: "What did you say?"

  "Ha! My point is, do you want to become Superman?"

  I nodded subconsciously: "I think so. But..."

  Long Jinfeng raised his hand to stop me from continuing, and smiled: "Just answer my questions. The next question is: Do you know the usage of gene medicine?"

  I thought for a moment and said truthfully: "I don't remember."

  Long Jinfeng smiled and nodded: "Then have you ever thought of using gene medicine to make yourself very powerful?"

  I was taken aback again, just about to speak, when Old Chen said: "General Long, isn't what you're saying a bit..."

  Long Jinfeng raised his hand to stop Old Man Chen's words: "This is a question that everyone who has been asked must answer."

  Mr. Chen stopped talking and looked at me with a slight nod. I then said: "Yes."

  Long Jinfeng stopped talking, looked at Wen Wu for a moment, then turned to look at Wang Yingzu who was still angry and finally said: "Send Jin Cang to the ward on this side and arrange for a doctor to treat him. Our inquiry ends here."

  Then I was taken away from Old Chen's office by Chen Jing. On the way, I asked Chen Jing with some concern: "Will something happen to me?"

  Chen Jing fell silent and couldn't answer me for a long time. I knew in my heart that this matter wouldn't end easily, so I didn't ask anything more.

  Chen Jing suddenly said after a moment of silence: "Betraying national interests is a serious crime, and may be punishable by death or life imprisonment..."

  I felt a sudden blackout in front of my eyes and fell straight down...