Chapter 532: Junior Colonel Zhou Chases Su Yang Through the Starlit Night! And He

Zhou Wanshan heard from General He Gang that Su Yang had left Yilan City with the 14th Emergency Team.

When he heard this news, he was completely stunned!

When he learned the reason Su Yang left, his heart filled with mmp.

He had gone to great lengths, traveling thousands of miles, to invite Su Yang here—only for Su Yang to run off!

In his heart, he blamed He Yiran, Xu Shaoze, and Su Yang all equally.

Neither side was disciplined; neither was easy to deal with!

One of them had a perfectly good position in the military but chose to provoke Su Yang instead.

The other couldn't bear even a hint of insult, felt displeased, quit the mission outright, and packed his bags to go home!

Zhou Wanshan hated Xu Shaoze the most.

What business did a military junior colonel have butting in?

He brought a whole crowd and threatened personnel from the Southwest Military Department!

They weren't even from the Southwest Military Department—why should they be threatened?

In the end, the root of the problem still lay with Xu Shaoze!

At the very least, he was the spark that ignited the incident!

Of course, the main reason was that Zhou Wanshan couldn't afford to provoke either He Yiran or Su Yang…

Looking at He Gang's face—filled with distress, anger, and helplessness—Zhou Wanshan asked softly: "General He, what should we do?"

"Junior Colonel Zhou, this matter will likely fall to you," He Gang said, unable to muster any strength in his tone—his own grandson had caused this mess, and word had already spread; he had lost face badly. "You'll need to go and bring Su Yang back."

"What if Su Yang refuses to return and insists on leaving?"

"Appeal to his emotions, reason with him!"

Zhou Wanshan mentally screamed in protest.

To hell with appealing to emotions and reasoning with him!

He was furious right now—how could Zhou Wanshan possibly persuade him?

Besides, General He's meaning was clear… no force allowed!

Su Yang was from the Southwest Military Department; the Southwest Military Department could not use force against him.

Even if Su Yang had broken rules in the west, the Southwest Military Department had no authority to punish him!

Unless they wanted to openly break ties with the Southwest Military Department!

Was that possible?

Impossible!

General He couldn't afford such a cost.

The entire Southwest Military Department's high command, and even the General Headquarters, would never allow it!

Fortunately, General He didn't make Zhou Wanshan suffer.

"Tell Su Yang that Xu Shaoze will be demoted three ranks, receive a major reprimand, be publicly announced throughout the military, and be reassigned to the frontlines to redeem himself—he will receive no promotion for thirty years," He Gang said after thinking. "As for He Yiran, he was present but failed to stop Xu Shaoze—he shares responsibility. He will receive one serious warning, ten days of confinement, and I will make him apologize face-to-face to Su Yang!"

He Gang knew well that He Yiran's fault wasn't in provoking or challenging Su Yang.

He Yiran's fault was in silently accepting Xu Shaoze's use of his status to threaten Su Yang.

He Gang was truly furious this time, cursing his grandson for being so reckless and stirring up trouble.

"Understood!"

With this outcome, Zhou Wanshan now had enough confidence to go find Su Yang.

The punishment was fairly just.

Xu Shaoze had tried to curry favor with He Yiran—and ended up destroying his own future!

Zhou Wanshan thought… it was satisfying!

"Su Yang also has problems," He Gang drank a sip of strong tea, sounding displeased. "This kid is too… too impulsive—he dares defy orders from the Southwest Military Department!"

"Then what should we do?"

General He fell silent for a moment: "... I'll explain the situation to Qin Pengcheng and let him handle it."

The way he said it, he had no conviction at all.

But what could he do?

Have the Southwest Military Department punish someone from the Southwest Military Department?

He Jin never mentioned the Elder Yan Mo explosion again.

It was gone for good.

Once a contract was signed, even if retrieved, it was utterly useless!

This matter wasn't serious enough to make either side tear up their relations.

He Gang still had enough composure for that.

Besides, they truly needed help!

"Go then!"

"Yes!"

When Zhou Wanshan left Yilan City, the sky was completely dark.

The night weather was good—bright moonlight and starlight.

Too bad Zhou Wanshan's mood wasn't nearly as pleasant.