Chapter 311: I Won't Change My Name Whether I Walk or Sit!

"What a ruckus, why did it stop?"

Lu Yang rested the butt of his gun on his shoulder, the muzzle pointing upward, and strode forward with full swagger.

He first walked up to Party Secretary Sun, stared into the guy's eyes, and asked coldly.

"Now tell me, is she a swindler or was she abducted? Think it through before you answer!"

"She, she, she really is, really was abducted."

Party Secretary Sun's face was full of guilt, anxiously staring at the gun in Lu Yang's hand.

He didn't understand anything about dummy rounds or real ones; he only knew bullets don't have eyes.

Then Lu Yang walked toward the van; the villagers, who had just lost their reason, immediately scattered to the sides, none daring to speak.

The newly decorated soldier looked at the swaggering Lu Yang as if he had seen a savior.

Liu Ziqiang and the others had only one word in their heads: handsome!

But He Zhen Tao thought of more, his gaze also complex; because the situation was special and the nature complicated.

Once a gun is drawn, the meaning changes, even if there was cause, even if it was a dummy round.

Unless the Division can act with a clear mandate, after the incident Lu Yang will likely face punishment.

Lu Yang walked up to the tough woman's family; the two old men recoiled in fear, clearly cowed.

"You dare kidnap and sell even military family members; how many brains do you have, huh?"

Lu Yang's final "ah" was shouted forcefully, and the tough woman and the villagers were all stunned.

Even He Zhen Tao on this side was bewildered, not knowing where the military family members came from.

That girl is from Jiangcheng University, a law graduate from the research institute, and has nothing to do with military spouses, right?

Lu Yang turned his head, pointing at Kang Changyi in the van: "Earlier, didn't you say you had a fight with your girlfriend, she ignored you, and you've been out of contact for a week?"

Kang Changyi's mind worked quickly, instantly reacting, he turned and grabbed the woman's hand: "Yuan Yuan, I've finally found you; how could I live without you, Yuan Yuan!"

"You've suffered, you've suffered!"

The woman was also stunned by the sudden scene, but quickly realized it was helping her escape.

So she cooperated fully, acting out a scene: I was just quarreling with you out of spite, never expecting to be kidnapped by traffickers.

Lu Yang, indignant, said: "The man in the van, uncle, is the People's Armed Police Chief of Staff, and I am the People's Armed Police Commander! Can you even grasp what rank a Commander is? It's higher than your county magistrate!"

"Your village chief, Party Secretary, in front of others, not even worthy to lift a shoe!"

Hearing this, the onlooking villagers were so scared they dared not even breathe.

They didn't understand what a Commander was, but to them a county magistrate was already a huge official.

Bigger than a county magistrate, they wouldn't even think of it, let alone offend such a person.

Lu Yang, word by word, pointed at the tough woman and the village Party Secretary: "Kidnapping and selling military spouses, kidnapping the Commander's daughter‑in‑law, once the evidence is solid, they will be arrested and executed, beheaded!"

"Thud!"

The tough woman was so frightened she fell onto the ground.

The two old men behind her instantly trembled.

Even the onlooking villagers kept far away, fearing joint liability.

He Zhen Tao also greatly admired Lu Yang's tactics; reasoning with these villagers was useless, intimidation was the only way.

Lu Yang played the tough guy, and he immediately played the nice guy to smooth things over; basically, we do this for your own good, otherwise everyone would be taken to prison later, and no one wants this mess.

Party Secretary Sun was shrewd, knowing they were most likely lying, but he didn't dare gamble; if it were true and the matter blew up, pulling him in would be bad.

Thus, he changed his earlier attitude and began sternly criticizing the tough woman's family: "You are outright scoundrels, at what age are you still daring to traffic people, you almost fooled even me!"

"Of course, I also know you didn't do it on purpose; your son is grown yet unmarried, you parents are anxious, it's a momentary folly."

"I think we should just leave it at that, let them take the person away, and end it here."

"Fine, fine, each go about your own business, stop watching, the PLA comrades are also working hard, they still have to protect the homeland."

Although the Party Secretary's attitude was disgusting, the matter still progressed in a positive direction.

The onlooking villagers gradually dispersed; though they muttered behind backs, no one dared to intervene.

But the tough woman's family remained unyielding, crying that they had spent money, two ten‑thousand yuan, and asked who would compensate the loss.

He Zhen Tao was grabbed by the tough woman's leg; she sobbed with a runny nose, instantly shifting from aggressor to victim, repeatedly claiming she too had been deceived.

In any case the bottom line was: no money, you don't get to go; otherwise, you might as well be shot dead.

The soldiers were disgusted to the extreme, yet nobody could come up with a better idea.

The military uniform bestows upon them a sacred mission, but also imposes certain limits.

Even knowing that rescuing trafficked women is a righteous act, faced with villagers' obstruction, they still must restrain themselves and cannot act.

This is military discipline, even an iron rule; therefore, even knowing this family is being unreasonable, there is nothing they can do.

While everyone was pondering whether to cobble together a plan or send someone to fetch some money, Lu Yang stepped forward.

"Need money?"

"Yes, the person was bought with our money, this loss must be compensated by you!"

The son with the slanted eyebrows and crooked eyes, who spoke with a slight lisp, also stiffened at this moment.

He spread his arms, blocking the front of the van, and leaned his upper body onto the hood.

It seemed he thought that his parents used their savings to 'buy' him a wife through trafficking, which wasn't easy, so he must get the money back; without the money he wouldn't let them go.

"Fine, I'll give it to you, it's just twenty thousand, right?"

Lu Yang slowly took off his coat and rolled up his sleeves.

He pulled the slanted‑eyebrowed, crooked‑eyed man up from the hood.

"Where's the money?"

"Here, take it!"

Lu Yang landed a left hook on his face, filling his mouth with blood.

Then he kicked hard at the belly, sending the person flying, who landed on the roadside.

"Son, son, son, how are you?"

"Oh dear, I can't take it, I can't take it!"

The soldier hit someone, killed him—it's outrageous!

Lu Yang seized the shrew's hair, stepped forward and slapped her twice; the shrew fell silent at once.

You traffick people, illegally imprison, obstruct soldiers enforcing the law, and now you dare to kick up a fuss?

Abducting women and children is a grave offense, punishable by five to ten years' imprisonment; if you dare to stir up trouble again, we'll bind your whole family right now!

The three fell silent at once; even the son causing a commotion on the ground dared not utter a sound, merely clutching his stomach in pain.

Lu Yang snorted coldly: "Besides, I'm also fair; if you think my actions are too extreme, you can complain to the relevant authorities. I won't change my name when I'm on the move, nor my surname when I sit down—Zhang airplane!"

After saying that, Lu Yang flung open the van door and plopped into the seat.

He stuck his hand out the window, waved, and uttered a single word.

"Go!"

The two vehicles started up in succession.

At this moment, in everyone's eyes,

Lu Yang's stature loomed taller than any mountain!

At the same time, the sound of loud reading drifted from Hope Elementary School on the mountain.

On the slope outside the wall, two teachers watched the departing vehicles, their eyes filled with complex emotion.

There was relief, there was comfort, there was pity, but above all lay a hint of bottomless sorrow and despair.

The female teacher wiped her tears sorrowfully: "This mountain, this cage—how many more people will it lock up? When will this life finally come to an end?"

The male teacher put his arm around her shoulder and said heavily: "It will get better, everything will get better..."