The middle-aged man’s expression was very intriguing.
“Defending the homeland and serving the people does not mean having no sense of boundaries.
According to what you say, Li Yuchu can only suffer grievances without regret? She cannot resist? She cannot have complaints?
Does she have to attend to Song Qian after childbirth and raise her child from now on?”
Yang Yunkai spoke righteously,
“Leader, she and I are one as husband and wife. Taking care of a widow is naturally her responsibility, so how can there be any grievance?
The reason she is making a fuss is simply that she is too spoiled and must be punished severely!”
Political Commissar Qi looked at his square face and felt incredibly disappointed.
“Yang Yunkai, please answer the previous question. Being alone in a room with a widow, did you not feel it was inappropriate?
Moreover, how can you prove that nothing happened between you two!”
“Furthermore,” Political Commissar Qi’s complexion was extremely gloomy, “your underwear, such private items, were placed together. Is this also a misunderstanding?”
Yang Yunkai swallowed hard.
“I don’t know either. It must be Li Yuchu’s doing!”
“That’s enough. Stop dragging a young girl into this as a shield whenever something happens.
According to your logic,
Li Yuchu had nothing better to do than steal your underpants from your room, then went to the trouble of sneaking into Song Qian’s room,
folded them neatly one by one, and muttered to herself, ‘One for you, one for me?’”
The few people accompanying the interrogation almost laughed out loud at his fierce words; the imagery was too vivid!
The young girl has such strange tastes???
Isn’t she disgusted?
Gu Zechen, however, seemed unintentional,
“It seems you don’t know how to answer, so let’s start from... your life-saving grace to her twice!”
……
Li Yuchu woke up the next day and dressed herself up to look beautiful and festive.
She had an appointment to visit Director Liu’s home today, and she was quite excited.
She took out a bulging cloth bag from the corner of her wardrobe. She had actually forgotten to put such important things in her Space.
Inside were three hundred yuan and dozens of tickets.
There were even rare tickets for a watch, a bicycle, and a sewing machine.
These were given to her by her mother,
who had given her repeated instructions to keep it to herself as private savings,
saying she must not tell anyone how much money and tickets she had, not even her husband.
It was fortunate that even with an incomplete soul, she listened to her mother’s advice!
Otherwise, if it really came to that point, she wouldn’t even be able to afford food or a ticket to go home.
Speaking of food, she looked at the items in the kitchen.
White flour, rice, millet, meat, and eggs were all bought by herself.
Oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar,
even the toilet paper and soap in the toilet were paid for with her own money.
It was so incredibly frustrating.
Collect, collect, collect!
However, she didn’t dare touch the furniture, pots, bowls, and pans.
This was a military unit; things disappearing out of thin air was not something to be trifled with.
But before leaving, she had to handle everything cleanly.
Throw away what should be thrown, sell what should be sold.
She wouldn’t leave a single thing for that idiot Yang Yunkai!
……
“Little Chu girl, going out?”
“Yes, I’m going to see if Song Qian is dead yet.”
The group: “...” Is she not even going to hide it?
“Too arrogant!”
Li Yuchu rolled her eyes and deliberately took her time tidying her new clothes, walking with a graceful sway,
which made the young married women and old women in the family courtyard stare blankly.
After she left, the few of them whispered to each other,
“You say her family background is so good, and she looks better than someone in a painting, so why is she so clingy to Deputy Battalion Commander Yang?”
“You don’t understand this, do you? To each their own!
But that skirt of hers, I’ve seen it in the city. It costs over fifty yuan, and it requires two cloth tickets.
Many young unmarried women were drooling with envy, but they just couldn’t afford it.
How did it end up on this girl? Didn’t she say all her money was squandered by Yang Yunkai?”
“Who knows?
When a woman is beautiful, men will fight to spend money on her with just a wave of her hand.
Who knows which fool bought it for her?”
And the “fool” they were talking about, Gu Zechen, had just called Zhang Jiefang out from the training ground.
“Regiment Commander, are you looking for me?”
Gu Zechen looked at Zhang Jiefang’s sweating square face.
“Jiefang, you will go on a mission with me in a while!”
Zhang Jiefang did not hesitate at all.
“Yes!”
“Don’t you want to ask where this sudden mission is?”
“I obey all orders!”
Gu Zechen patted his shoulder and looked into the distance.
“Jiefang, I remember you enlisted in the army the same year as Yang Yunkai, and you were both trained personally by Battalion Commander Sun!”
Zhang Jiefang’s complexion changed visibly.
“Yes!”
Gu Zechen acted as if he didn’t see it and continued,
“Do you still remember your original intention for enlisting?”
Zhang Jiefang was silent for a moment, his voice noticeably lower.
“I remember: to defend the homeland and serve the country, and to inherit my father’s legacy!”
“Good, as long as you remember. Pack your things and depart from the entrance in an hour!”
“Yes!”
Gu Zechen looked at his watch; it was ten in the morning. He wondered if that girl had eaten yet.
If she knew he had released Yang Yunkai, she would probably jump up and down.
Then she would bare her teeth and claws to find him and demand an explanation and justice!
However, keeping him locked up forever wasn’t a solution either.
A demotion of two ranks should be considered a temporary explanation for now!
He had to take advantage of the moment he lowered his guard to verify the true circumstances of Battalion Commander Sun’s sacrifice!
He thought for a moment and ordered Xiao Yu,
“Call Xiao Qin here!”
“Yes!”
……
Soon, a soldier with dark skin and an indifferent expression walked to his desk.
“Report, Regiment Commander!”
Gu Zechen looked up and examined him carefully for a moment.
“I have a mission for you!
I am going on a business trip. During this time, Li Yuchu’s safety is entrusted to you and Xu Hui.
As long as she doesn’t go too far, let her make a fuss in the family courtyard if she wants!”
As for complaining to superiors by phone, let her do as she pleases.
Anyway, he had now completely made a name for himself in military circles, and even the Old Master at home had called to mock him.
What could he do?
He couldn’t restrict her freedom, and he had no way to order or intimidate her.
Who told her to suffer such a great grievance?
When Xiao Qin heard the name Li Yuchu, her scalp itched.
She hesitated for a rare moment. Wouldn’t it be enough for Xu Hui to protect her alone? They are both girls, they have a common language!!
Besides, she herself was not good with words and didn’t like to smile or talk.
What if they had a conflict?
This Comrade Li was now someone whom no one liked but everyone was helpless against.
Who told her to be good at complaining, not breaking any laws or rules, and having reasonable grounds?
Who told her to have a group of brothers and sisters backing her up?
The Regiment Commander had personally given the order to protect her well; how much of a troublemaker must she be?
Gu Zechen looked at her somewhat conflicted face.
“What? Do you have an idea?”
“Report, Regiment Commander,
I just want to ask, what kind of protection is this?”
Is it close protection, secret protection, or helping her fight? Taking sides in a fight?
“Let her be in the compound, but when she goes out, she must be under your eyes at all times!
Especially when she is in contact with Song Qian and Yang Yunkai, even if she goes to the toilet, you must have Xu Hui follow her, understand?”
In his dream, he didn’t know why she was deceived by Song Qian and captured.
This time, he had to protect her no matter what!
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