Chapter 333: Three Days No Beating, Tear Off the Roof Tiles

"You little brat, under the pretense of visiting, you come to eat the patient's food, sit on the patient's bed, and even damn it, you beat the patient!"

Ma Qing'an lifted the Armed Belt and gave Kang Changyi a hard smack on his butt.

"Ugh~!"

Kang Changyi jumped up in pain, but with a towel stuffed in his mouth he simply couldn't shout.

It wasn't that he couldn't shout; he was mainly afraid of attracting the nurses and patients outside to watch.

Otherwise, after returning he'd be stripped, hung up, and beaten.

Lu Yang lay on the sickbed, watching Ma Qing'an and He Zhen Tao take turns hitting his butt with a belt each, feeling very gratified.

Although Lu Yang had already woken up and brazenly exposed the two's antics, out of face he couldn't rebuke Kang Changyi in front of the girl.

He still had to force a polite chat for a while, until Cheng Yuanyuan also left awkwardly.

Only then did Lu Yang make Kang Changyi, in front of him, call Ma Qing'an and He Zhen Tao.

Even though Kang Changyi begged bitterly, repeatedly admitted his mistake, saying he was just blinded by love, Lu Yang simply would not buy it.

"Using the pretext of visiting, you sneak in a date; the date is one thing, but you damn well come empty‑handed; empty‑handed is one thing, but you damn well eat my fruit platter."

"Eating my fruit platter is one thing, but you sit on a pillow with your butt facing me, and keep shoving dog food into this patient's mouth."

"If I had woken up a bit later, you'd be making dumplings in this ward, right?!"

"Do you know you're wrong?"

"Wuwu, wuwu......"

Kang Changyi, with a towel in his mouth, nodded wildly.

Lu Yang: "Stop it, just let him learn his lesson."

Ma Qing'an grabbed Kang Changyi's ear and dragged him to the corner: "Stand properly, stand straight!"

Kang Changyi quickly stood at attention, daring not to move a muscle.

Ma Qing'an snorted: "Three days without a beating, you'll go up and tear off the roof tiles! Day after day of lying and cheating, we thought your absent‑mindedness these days was because you missed Lu Yang in the hospital, but your mind is full of those frivolous love affairs!"

He Zhen Tao, also fuming, said: "Look, last time you pretended to take leave, saying you wanted to see Lu Yang in the hospital, I bet you secretly went on a date!"

"No, I really did come last time..."

"How long were you there, how many hours did you stay, didn't you wander the city aimlessly, didn't you meet a girl for a meal?"

"I… I only wandered for a little while..."

Seeing the kid still dare to admit it, Ma Qing'an and the other's anger surged even higher.

A dog can't stop eating shit; you even thought you'd reformed and learned.

Consequently, when Lu Yang is not in the troops, with no one to keep him in check, his little tail instantly shoots up to the sky.

And this kid still holds the rank of Lieutenant, belonging to the officer corps, so his leave permission is inherently higher than that of ordinary soldiers.

Moreover, each time he claims to visit Lu Yang, who could refuse his leave?

Ma Qing'an and the other now feel that they're not wearing human heads but donkey heads.

If it weren't for this kid's bold move being "just" caught by the awakened Lu Yang.

Who knows, there might be a next time, a next‑next time!

"Is this how the military stance is?"

"Stand straight!"

"Raise the stool over your head!"

Kang Changyi was punished by being sent to a corner out of sight of the doorway, holding a stool while standing in military posture.

While standing as punishment, little pearls fell down, and he kept muttering through the towel, something about love being innocent, love being priceless.

Infuriated, Ma Qing'an kicked his butt again, and this dog thing finally fell silent.

"Alright, come sit for a while."

Lu Yang had multiple sutured wounds, couldn't move, and could only half‑lie down to greet them.

He Zhen Tao, with a face full of guilt, said: "Really sorry, making you open your eyes to see something filthy; when we get back we'll properly educate this dog thing."

Kang Changyi, trembling in the corner, was instantly terrified.

He thought a single beating would settle it, but it was only a warm‑up.

Lu Yang shook his head: "Fine, let's leave it at that; one lesson is enough for him to learn his lesson."

"The troops aren't a military idol drama; if someone pushes the door open and sees, the repercussions would be terrible."

"Did you hear that?"

He Zhen Tao glared at the corner: "From now on, say you're visiting when you're visiting, say you're dating when you're dating; don't wear the uniform while handling private matters, or next time we'll lock you in a confinement room for reflection!"

Kang Changyi shivered and nodded, indicating he would never dare it again.

Ma Qing'an snorted, also not expecting the kid to be so audacious.

Especially since this Captain Company Commander hadn't found a girlfriend yet, the kid managed to ride the wave of a 'hero rescuing a beauty' and walked off with a beauty.

That made him a bit upset, so those few strikes earlier were, to some extent, tinged with personal feeling.

Kang Changyi's incident was just a simple side story.

The reason Ma Qing'an and the other came together this time was another, more important matter.

"You speak first?"

"Or you speak, your way of phrasing is better than mine."

Ma Qing'an and He Zhen Tao smiled and modestly deferred to each other.

Lu Yang, watching He Zhen Tao sip water to soothe his throat, guessed there must be good news.

He Zhen Tao began: "A while back, I went to the Regiment and gave a detailed report on the causes and consequences of this matter. At that time, the Regiment Commander and the Political Commissar indicated that, barring any mishap, your individual second‑class merit should be secured."

"Then, guess what?"

Did you file the case?

Lu Yang asked eagerly.

He Zhen Tao nodded vigorously, his mouth almost twisting into a smile: "Later, the police sent word; the forensic examiner confirmed that the bandit finally surrounded by the armed police died of causes directly related to you."

And that guy called Kui Ge seems related to multiple robbery-murder cases that occurred in Goat City; I'm not entirely clear on the specifics, but anyway, this merit ultimately goes to you.

Combined with the successful completion of the new recruit assessment, the merit for rescuing the women, and a series of other factors, the Regiment Commander himself said you're very likely to receive a first-class merit instead of a second-class one!

Lu Yang tried to sit up excitedly, but even a slight movement tugged at his wound, causing him pain and he lay back down again.

Kang Changyi, quick-eyed and quick-handed, rushed over and handed him a pillow, placing it behind Lu Yang's back to let him be a bit more comfortable.

Seeing Kang Changyi's fawning expression, Ma Qing'an and another glared and immediately snorted coldly.

Who told you to come over? Get back!

Stand on one leg, golden rooster stance!

Then Kang Changyi, feeling wronged, happily took up the one-legged stance.

Lu Yang was completely immersed in the joy of having his merit lost and then regained.

Originally, he thought this merit had been snatched away by others, leaving him feeling unsettled, but now he can finally feel at ease.

But upon second thought, could it be that because of this, those two armed police have been haunting him like ghosts?

Lu Yang asked: "Earlier, I woke up once in the middle and saw two armed police standing by the bedside; they wouldn't have come......?"

You don't need to be afraid of this; they dare not do anything to you.

Ma Qing'an said with a smile: "The determination was made by the forensic examiner, confirmed by the police, and it's not something we fabricated. One is one, two is two; it's not that whoever makes a bigger fuss necessarily gets the merit."

He Zhen Tao nodded: "Actually, during your coma, the armed police side already contacted us to communicate, wanting to know the specific details of that time, but we managed to smooth it over."

As for the rescue of the trapped women, we'll say externally that I gave the order and you were just responsible for carrying it out; that way it won't easily raise suspicion.

Later, you just need to align your story with mine a little; even if they come looking for you, you won't need to worry.

After all, you're injured and have just earned merit; even if they feel resentful inside, they dare not do anything to you.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang felt completely at ease; he had been worried that those two had come because of the previous incident.

Since that's not the case, he has nothing to worry about; besides, they at least got a share of the merit.

Just the matter of rescuing the abducted women is enough to make the news, enough to stir up merit for him to return with.

As for accidentally taking down the armed bandit, eliminating violence and preserving peace—Lu Yang actually did that by accident, an unintended success.