Chapter 344: When the Tough Guy Cries, Who Is Truly Wronged?

At the regiment headquarters, Wang Zhongxi had just finished a meeting and was about to walk to the cafeteria.

A soldier came to report that the Seventh Company's instructor had an urgent matter to report.

He instinctively thought it was related to Gao Feng.

He had also heard that Gao Feng had become irritable after the failed exercise.

He had been looking for a chance to have a proper talk with him, but didn't expect the Seventh Company's instructor to come first.

"You go eat first; I'll go to the office and chat with them."

"Never mind, I'll go with you; we'll eat later."

The Political Commissar Tan Yuanzhou followed them to the office.

After a short while, Instructor Zhao entered from outside, accompanied by Guo Yongwen and a hurried Ding Tengfei.

Wang Zhongxi took a sip of tea, set down his cup, and said, "You're not here because you smelled the cafeteria food, are you? Otherwise why would you come at this hour to report? Speak up, and after you're done we can go to the Seventh mess together."

Instructor Zhao hurriedly said, "Regiment Commander, Lu Yang has been kidnapped!"

"???"

Wang Zhongxi and Tan Yuanzhou exchanged a look, their expressions oddly indescribable.

He had thought something had happened in the Seventh Company, but didn't expect it involved Lu Yang?

Wang Zhongxi set down his glass, smiled, and asked, "You say Lu Yang was kidnapped—how could they kidnap him? He's recuperating fine at the rehab hospital and is only a few days away from discharge."

Ding Tengfei quickly added, "It was the armed police; they kidnapped him!"

This time Tan Yuanzhou was puzzled: "The armed police kidnapped Lu Yang? What's the logic, Lu Yang isn't even one of theirs."

The recent case of trafficked women had already been fully reported by He Zhen Tao.

Lu Yang had indeed employed some clever tactics inside, using the armed police's crackdown on illegal gun thieves as a cover to quietly resolve the mountain issue.

But in the end all the credit was given to them, a happy ending that pleased everyone.

As for the final culprit's cause of death and the credit attribution, those were also determined by the forensic doctor.

Lu Yang acted purely for self‑preservation under those circumstances, so it's not really about stealing credit, right?

If they blame Lu Yang solely for that, Tan Yuanzhou thought those old armed police were being petty and overly narrow‑minded.

Instructor Zhao gave a wry smile, "There's more to it; let Ding Tengfei explain, he's the direct participant in the whole affair…"

The two regiment leaders immediately turned their gaze to Ding Tengfei, who, unable to hide it, began to recount the incidents his family had faced.

From the Yuanbao thunderstorm, his grandfather being harassed by thugs on the day of his funeral, to his father's debt‑chasing desperation that led to a suicide jump, and then how Lu Yang persuaded and saved the person.

He needed to explain the antecedents to lead into what followed.

Although these events had passed some time ago, when brought up again

Wang Zhongxi and the other still marveled at Lu Yang's quick wit, composure, seasoned skill, and his sense of responsibility in crises.

Any one of those matters, if left to them, would be a headache, yet they were all resolved smoothly once Lu Yang got involved.

Wang Zhongxi lit a cigarette, puffing as he asked, "We know all that you said, but what does this have to do with the armed police? Lu Yang doesn't even know them, how could he have dealt with them?"

Ding Tengfei was visibly tangled, but for his brother's safety he finally revealed the truth: "Commander, what I'm about to say may be unexpected, may be hard to believe, but every word is true."

Wang Zhongxi nodded, and Tan Yuanzhou showed a keen expression: "Go on, we're all ears."

Ding Tengfei inhaled deeply and said, "At that time, a major incident occurred. I'm not sure if you commanders have heard—right at the entrance of the Jinling Army Headquarters."

"A major incident?"

Wang Zhongxi tried to recall, but Tan Yuanzhou was the first to remember: "Are you talking about the martyr's widow carrying a plaque and kneeling at the military district command headquarters?"

Ding Tengfei nodded vigorously, "Yes!"

"What does this have to do with Lu Yang?"

"He arranged it."

"......"

The regiment commander's office fell silent in an instant.

Aside from the ticking clock on the wall, the room felt as if a vacuum had been drawn.

Only when the cigarette burned his fingertip did Wang Zhongxi stub it out, exhaling a breath of cool air through his teeth.

Tan Yuanzhou furrowed his brows: "Ding Tengfei, such jokes can't be made lightly; they're harmful to internal cohesion, right?"

Ding Tengfei replied confidently, "Political Commissar, Lu Yang told me himself; it was an unintentional act, and we didn't expect it to cause such a stir."

"The night before we returned to the unit, we were eating fried skewers by the roadside, when a disguised old armed police officer came to scout."

"It scared Lu Yang so much that he spilled his beer, left his meal unfinished, and hurriedly dragged me away, fearing they'd be captured."

"Moreover, I have reason to believe that Lu Yang showed up in a park late at night with a group of armed police; it wasn't as simple as a hawk catching a chick…"

Wang Zhongxi and the other felt a thunderclap of realization, like a stampede of horses in their minds.

They knew Lu Yang was bold, but not that bold.

Knowing the other party was the widow of a fallen armed police hero, yet still urging her to kneel at the army district headquarters—wasn't that a deliberate provocation?

The impact of this incident was equally massive, its reach vast, and even they would often tease about it in daily conversation.

Recently, Tan Yuanzhou was dining with a group of old friends, one of whom was a deputy political commissioner of an armed police unit.

At that moment, a joke about the incident caused the old friend to lose his temper and smash a glass on the spot.

One should know he'd been a longtime friend, very easy‑going, and his job was political work.

His friend was so good‑natured that once, after drinking too much, his wife came over, gave him a couple of slaps, and he laughed, asking her if her hand hurt.

As a result, the incident strained their relations a bit; it was only when Tan Yuanzhou brought a gift the next day to apologize that the matter was smoothed over.

"How to handle it?"

Tan Yuanzhou was silent for a while, then spoke up.

Although he had seen many great storms, this one was truly unprecedented.

Wang Zhongxi also wore a helpless expression of both laughter and tears: "Can we still do something about it? It must be to demand someone, right? I don't know, can my old face be of any use?"

"Should we report to the Division?"

"First, don't alarm the Division; they only detained Lu Yang to get an explanation. After all, he's a first‑class hero and is injured, they won't really do anything to him."

"Then let's go."

After some inquiries, it was finally confirmed that the person had likely been abducted by the local Armed Police Third Detachment.

Coincidentally, Tan Yuanzhou's old friend happens to be the Deputy Political Commissioner of the third detachment.

Before setting out, the two even specially prepared fine wine and tea.

They hoped to turn big matters into small ones, small matters into nothing, and preferably avoid any unpleasantness.

But if the other side really detains the person, they'll have to use force.

Soon, Wang Zhongxi led Ma Qing'an and others to the Armed Police Third Company; after showing their credentials, the gate guard let them through immediately.

This left Ma Qing'an, Gao Feng and the others in the carriage quite surprised; originally, everyone had prepared for a confrontation, but they didn't expect the entry to go so smoothly.

They had already learned the whole backstory from Ding Tengfei, and while they were startled, they also privately marveled at Lu Yang's outrageous audacity.

He caused such a huge trouble out there without a sound, yet returned acting as if nothing had happened.

On top of rescuing the abducted woman, that's two strokes of bad luck; even the best temper would reach its limit.

"Old Tan, I've finally been waiting for you!"

As soon as the vehicle stopped, a Lieutenant Colonel of the Armed Police jogged over to open the door.

The sudden action caught everyone off guard, and even Tan Yuanzhou was a bit bewildered.

"Old Xu, you, did you know we were coming?"

"Of course I knew!"

"And Lu Yang…"

"Come on, come on, I'll take you there right now; hurry and take the person away. Seeing this kid gives me a headache!"

The Lieutenant Colonel led everyone toward the adjacent office building, and from far away they could hear Lu Yang's painful screams coming from a room on the first floor.

Hearing Lu Yang call for help, Guo Yongwen and Zhou Kaidong's scalp tightened instantly, and they rushed forward without hesitation.

As the door was kicked open, what met their eyes was Lu Yang undergoing "torture".

However, the situation differed quite a bit from what they had imagined.

Lu Yang was lying on a sofa, his feet propped on the coffee table.

Opposite him, two Armed Police officers with resentful faces were vigorously massaging his feet.

Next to them stood a low‑ranking soldier, holding a bottle of soda, bending over like a butler to serve Lu Yang a Coke.

"Sss, it hurts, it hurts… why did you all come?"

"Lu Yang, you've been wronged; it's us who arrived late!"

Hearing the words "wronged", the two officers massaging Lu Yang's feet sniffed, their noses went sour, and the burly men burst into tears.

Wang Zhongxi, Tan Yuanzhou and the others, seeing this scene, felt their heads buzzing; it was far beyond what they had imagined.

The Lieutenant Colonel surnamed Xu grabbed Tan Yuanzhou's hand, pleading: "Hurry, hurry and take the person away, consider this a request! This kid is so damn capable of torturing people, I'm about to lose it!"

Everyone's gaze fell again on the harmless Lu Yang, and their expressions turned rather odd......