Chapter 223: This time, no backing down

"An Yinan," Mo Kun called out.

An Yinan raised her eyebrows, then rubbed her ears, "I'm here."

Seeing that she was fine, Chen Xun breathed a sigh of relief, but he still stepped forward, pulled An Yinan up, and instructed her, "Don't sit on the stone, it's too cold."

He disregarded everyone else's gaze, instructing her in detail.

This caused the rumors that An Yinan had seduced Chen Xun and forced him into marriage to collapse on their own.

"Wang Erhua, get up." Liu Tiezhu walked to Wang Erhua's side; his heart was burning with anger, but no matter how he looked at it, it seemed like his own wife was the one suffering?

Wang Erhua did not get up; she even hugged Liu Tiezhu's leg and then began to cry, "Tie Zhu, you have to stand up for me. Look at this good-for-nothing, she poured cold water all over me."

"This is going to be the death of me."

This time, Wang Erhua was truly crying; the ice-cold water had been poured directly down from her head, and one could imagine how much she had suffered in this freezing weather.

Moreover, she had been frozen here for nearly twenty minutes; at this moment, her face had turned pale, and she couldn't even control her mouth, which was shivering incessantly.

Mo Kun watched this farce and roared, "What is going on!"

An Yinan looked at the people who had just been chatting with Wang Erhua with a look that was not quite a smile.

When those few people met An Yinan's gaze, they instantly recalled her actions from just moments ago, and not a single one of them dared to leave, so they just sat there silently for over twenty minutes.

On ordinary days, they would chat on these cold stones without feeling the chill.

But today, they were shivering from the cold.

"What is going on?" An Yinan did not answer directly, but instead looked at those few sisters-in-law.

One of them had a pale face, then looked at the others, "The sister-in-law from Captain Liu's family said, said..."

These words were fine to listen to, but now that she thought about it, she really couldn't bring herself to say them out loud.

"Said what!" Her husband looked at her, his eyes somewhat cold.

Her temperament was naturally weak, and she was even more timid; after seeing her husband's gaze, she felt even colder.

An Yinan glared at that man, "What are you shouting for? Let her speak slowly."

A grown man, putting on airs? She wasn't even in a hurry yet, what was he getting so worked up for?

"No rush, speak slowly," An Yinan said in a soft voice, completely different from her forceful demeanor just a moment ago.

She had seen this matter clearly; there were only two people involved, and the others were just unlucky to have been caught in the middle.

That sister-in-law was not very old; she looked at her husband, then looked at An Yinan with gratitude.

She had completely forgotten who it was that had forcefully kept them there just a moment ago.

"The sister-in-law said that the Battalion Commander's wife came back with Doctor Qin, and that in all likelihood, Battalion Commander Chen had long been wearing a green hat..."

The words were finally finished.

Everyone present turned green in the face.

Liu Tiezhu had just been feeling sorry for his wife and wanted to demand an explanation!

At this moment, he stood there stiffly, completely at a loss for what to do.

"You were also present?" Mo Kun did not listen to only one side, although he completely trusted An Yinan's character.

Besides, this little girl didn't have that much time to scheme against this group of people.

Those sisters-in-law nodded one after another, "We were also there; that's exactly what the sister-in-law said."

"And then the Battalion Commander's wife happened to hear it."

"Yes, yes, yes, and then she just happened to come out and pour the water, dumping it all on the sister-in-law's head."

A few people spoke one after another.

They had expressed the general situation clearly, and Wang Erhua secretly gritted her teeth.

Mo Kun and the Secretary exchanged a look, and the Secretary sighed; last time, they had already downplayed this matter, and An Yinan had chosen not to pursue it deeply, as they ultimately considered the hardships Liu Tiezhu had endured as a soldier.

They hadn't expected that such a good man would marry such a wife.

"Finished?" An Yinan looked at everyone.

At this moment, she no longer had any oppressive force, but that faint smile made the few sisters-in-law from before shudder.

"The two of you sisters-in-law were also present last time, right?" An Yinan blinked.

Captain Wang's wife nodded, "Sister-in-law, I didn't say anything; we were just chatting, I didn't mean to speak ill of you."

The other sister-in-law, who was somewhat chubby, had a look of fright on her face, "I didn't say anything."

An Yinan pursed her lips and looked at Captain Wang's wife, "Oh? Just chatting? It's quite a coincidence that you always manage to chat about me."

Captain Wang's wife felt a "thump" in her heart.

Could it be...

That she had been discovered by An Yinan?

That's impossible!

An Yinan, however, stopped looking at her and instead looked at Mo Kun, "Chief, I request an investigation into the source of these false rumors."

"The first time, I let it go."

"Not just because they are Chen Xun's comrades-in-arms, and not just because their husbands are comrades-in-arms with Chen Xun."

"But because they use their backs to guard our Huaguo."

"They walk against the light, guarding the pure land behind them; for such heroes, I am willing to step back, I am willing to suffer grievances myself, because I respect them."

"But this matter cannot go on endlessly. If there is a first time and a second time, who knows what will be spread in the future? My husband is also a hero; he should not have any stains."

This time, An Yinan would not back down.

Costless slander—if there was a first time and a second time, who knew how many times there would be?

Her gaze was firm, her expression calm, and her posture straight; she had her reasons for not wanting to back down.

Chen Xun looked at his wife, and he couldn't help but reveal a silly smile; this was the feeling of being protected by his wife.

He enjoyed it.

Many people watched this scene, including the newly arrived soldiers, the untrained fighters, and some military wives who had heard the news and rushed over to watch the excitement.

"Heroes." The eyes of the soldiers suddenly lit up one by one.

Some of them had become soldiers because their families had no food and truly could not afford to raise them.

Some had become soldiers because they wanted to fight for a way out.

And just now, the sister-in-law told them.

They were a group of heroes.

A group of heroes using their backs to guard Huaguo.

Heroes who walk against the light to guard this pure land.

At this moment, it was not just Mo Kun and the Secretary who were shaken.

Which of the soldiers was not shaken?

Zhang Qian silently stepped back, and he smiled indifferently, "Snow Ghost, you've found a treasure."

And this treasure was his friend, his brother, the person he was willing to entrust his back to.

It was good.

"Secretary, this matter must be investigated thoroughly!" Mo Kun sighed and looked solemnly at the Secretary, "We cannot chill the hearts of the soldiers."

The Secretary nodded, already having a plan in mind.

A farce had come to an end.

Captain Wang's wife's legs were trembling, her entire back felt icy, and waves of cold air kept rushing to the top of her head.

As for Wang Erhua, her face was ashen at this moment, and she even fainted directly.

It was unclear whether it was from the cold or from being frightened.

Mo Kun and the Secretary left; they needed to implement this matter as soon as possible.

A group of soldiers also left; they needed to train, for they were heroes, and they had to have the ability to guard the country and the people.