Fire Chief vs. Surgeon: A Tale of Relentless Pursuit
Chapter 73: Four Concurrent Charges

Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Four Concurrent Charges

Jiang Ye could certainly discern the woman’s implication and was further amused:

"Yes, it will ultimately be announced publicly.

However, according to the criminal procedure law, the case must be judged within two months of acceptance, and must not exceed three months.

If approved by the higher military court, the review period can be extended by another three months.

I have a ready case here—are you sure you want to wait that long?"

Alright, these two must have memorized the constitution by now.

Lu Jing’s mouth twitched a few times:

"I’ll wait!"

He was firmly unwilling to compromise.

Over the phone, Jiang Ye laughed heartily:

"Is it necessary?" he asked.

Hmph!

"Of course!"

"Alright, alright, you are tough, can I just tell you then?"

Lu Jing didn’t respond, but he was all ears.

"Gu Xiyue committed a total of four crimes."

"Four? That many?"

What on earth did she do?

He was absolutely shocked.

"Yes, the first one, violating regulations by entering a special unit under a false identity.

She was never my fiancée, but without my knowledge, she used my fiancée’s identity to enter the station unit where I was located several times."

A classic case of impersonating a military spouse!

Lu Jing truly had no idea about this.

You know, even though the two had been together for nearly two years, Lu Jing had never visited the station where Jiang Ye was located.

Jiang Ye did mention it a few times, but Lu Jing, being deeply engaged with medical work, was just too busy to pay a visit.

He had no idea that someone else had gone impersonating him!

"The second crime, she leaked our unit’s serial number. Just this charge alone could get her 15 years."

Shh~

"Did she... take pictures or something?"

"Yes, she took many photos, some of which exposed our unit’s serial number.

Then the third charge involves those photos.

One of them captured our most confidential autonomously developed fighter jet, which she then posted online."

Shh~

Lu Jing felt a chill down his spine, involuntarily gasping:

"They were posted online, how come no one noticed back then?"

Logically, someone should have been apprehended immediately, right?

Then, someone solemnly said:

"She was smart about it, didn’t capture the whole figure, just the underside corner.

Otherwise, we wouldn’t have waited till now."

"The underside?"

And only a corner of it?

"That’s right."

Lu Jing’s mouth fell open, before he finally asked:

"So, how many years can she get for that?"

Thinking: It shouldn’t be for long, right?

Little did he know, this seemingly minor detail was in fact the most severe.

"Years? That’s not possible," the man said.

Lu Jing asked again:

"Months?"

"Life imprisonment!"

What?

Did he hear that wrong?

At this moment, Lu Jing highly doubted his own ears:

"How is that possible?"

Just a corner, how could it be so severe?

"Xiao Lu, in a special unit, nothing is impossible.

Even if it’s just a screw from the airplane’s underside—if photographed—it could lead to life imprisonment!"

Because, that screw might have been from the most core part of a newly-developed aircraft carrier.

Lu Jing became agitated, his whole being felt aflame and somewhat dizzy.

"So..."

"Hmm? So what?"

He swallowed hard:

"That’s only three charges; didn’t you say there were four? What’s the last one?"