From this day on, Li Yang’s name would resound throughout the entire army.
Li Chengyun hadn’t expected that the girl who had given him a nosebleed at their first meeting would be so bold—and so formidable.
Unbelievable!
Unbelievable!
The stunned young soldiers, who had never witnessed such a scene before, were now truly curious about the talents within the art troupe.
She could sing, dance, fight—and she was stunningly beautiful.
In an instant, Li Yang became everyone’s ideal type.
Only after the entire video had finished playing did Huang Guishan arrive with members of the art troupe.
“Comrades! I feel deeply ashamed today. After watching this recording, I believe you all feel the same.”
Holding the microphone, his tone was both angry and self-mocking.
“I cannot believe that the soldiers trained in our Northwest Brigade would one day use their skills against our own defenseless female comrades.”
“Comrade Li Yang was right to scold you—are you beasts?”
“You dared to attack women from a brother unit who came all this way to support us, despite not minding our harsh conditions or rough manners.”
“All of you who appeared in this recording and raised your hands—your jealousy has made both your bodies and souls ugly.”
“You clearly know that the art troupe’s work depends on singing and dancing, yet you deliberately twisted their hands and kicked their legs…”
The more Huang Guishan spoke, the angrier he became.
“Most importantly, I think you are utterly incompetent!”
“So many of you, training every day, yet you couldn’t even defeat a single delicate comrade from the art troupe.”
Li Yang: Delicate? …No thanks.
“As the saying goes—those who provoke first are in the wrong!”
“When you tried to bully others, did you ever think that one day you might meet someone stronger who would bully you back?”
At this moment, Wang Shengnan and the others finally understood why they were being punished.
These people had disgraced all female soldiers.
Their faces pale, Wang Shengnan and the others lowered their heads.
They had worked so hard to prove they were no less capable than men.
But today… the actions of Qian Shuangshuang and the others had turned all their efforts into a joke.
How would others see them now?
They were all from the same unit—if some committed wrongdoing, the rest would share the blame.
What if everyone believed that all female soldiers were jealous, vicious, and foolish?
Wang Shengnan and the others sank into self-doubt, resentment toward Qian Shuangshuang growing stronger.
Huang Guishan continued:
“When you bullied others, you were arrogant and fearless. Since you weren’t afraid of losing face, today I’ll make sure everyone sees just how arrogant you are.”
“I won’t say more, nor do I dare lecture you.”
“Who knows—one day you might even beat me, and I wouldn’t want to kneel and beg for mercy.”
The soldiers burst into laughter at his sarcasm.
Wang Shengnan lowered her head even further.
“Now, since you are still my soldiers, I have the right to punish you in accordance with the army’s duty to serve the people.”
“Everyone knows who was involved—I won’t dirty my mouth by naming names.”
“First: the female company is a whole. You share honor and disgrace. After this, you will organize a ten-kilometer weighted run. Wang Shengnan, you will supervise it.”
“Second: we will take all members of the art troupe to the hospital for examination. All expenses will be borne jointly by those seen in the footage.”
“Third: each art troupe member will receive twenty yuan as compensation for emotional distress—also paid by those involved.”
“Therefore, aside from daily meals, all your allowances will be suspended until full compensation is made.”
“Fourth—and most importantly—you will come up here and publicly apologize to the art troupe!”
Qian Shuangshuang bit her lip, face pale, her heart filled with hatred toward Li Yang and the others.
It was all their fault—making them lose face in front of thousands. They were so scheming, even recording everything…
As she cursed internally, Wang Shengnan stepped onto the stage first.
“C-comrades… we… we’re sorry.”
Her voice choked as she bowed deeply—but Li Yang stepped forward, holding her arm and pulling her up.
“You didn’t take part. Why are you apologizing?”
Her tone was gentle, eyes full of encouragement.
“If you did nothing wrong, why apologize? Stand tall and walk back with dignity.”
Wang Shengnan’s eyes reddened. She smiled at Li Yang, straightened her back, and returned to her place.
Whether out of pressure or genuine remorse, others began stepping forward one by one, bowing in apology.
Seeing nearly everyone apologizing, Qian Shuangshuang forced herself to endure.
When one of her followers nudged her from behind, she finally stepped forward—becoming the last to apologize.
Zhang Qiaoyue and Zhang Xiaoman turned their heads away, pretending not to see her.
After the apologies, Huang Guishan dismissed the assembly and left with Chen Lili.
They needed to discuss arranging transportation to the hospital the next morning.
Strangely, as soon as Huang Guishan left, Li Chengyun rushed to the front.
“Comrade Li! Are you alright?”
Only when Jiang Xue tugged her sleeve did Li Yang notice him below the stage.
“Commander Li, don’t worry—I’m fine.”
Li Yang was already the center of attention, and now thousands of eyes watched as the army’s proud and aloof figure approached her eagerly.
A handsome man and a beautiful woman standing together—it was a pleasing sight.
Meanwhile, the female company looked utterly defeated.
Not only had they lost face, but they were punished and financially burdened.
Resentful glances turned toward Qian Shuangshuang’s group.
After all, it had started with them.
As the crowd dispersed and the space emptied, Wang Shengnan, ignoring any onlookers, was the first to shoulder her gear and begin running laps.