Chapter 48

"Comrade Shen Man's background information was delivered personally to Section Commander Duan by me, the Communications Department Head, under an expedited political review.

Deputy Regiment Commander Qian, may I ask how you knew about Comrade Shen Man's background situation?

Speak, who leaked it?

Or is it that you have another hidden identity, hmm?"

Inside the airtight interrogation room, it was sweltering enough to make one break into a cold sweat, and a faint sour smell hung in the air.

The person being interrogated, tied under the bright light, was now soaked in sweat, looking extremely disheveled and miserable.

"I'll talk, I'll tell you everything."

Qian Honglu couldn't hold out any longer; after suffering harsh interrogation both physically and mentally, he confessed.

It turned out that he had an old flame in the Communications Department, and the two had been together for a year.

His wife had died in childbirth, and he was lonely and unable to endure it; when a man's needs arose, they would meet up from time to time.

During their last tryst, he heard the other party inadvertently mention that Regiment Commander Jiang had submitted a marriage application, and that the partner's identity was a bit problematic—she was a descendant of a capitalist.

So he planned this afternoon's events, wanting to expose her in public and then nail Jiang Ye to the pillar of shame, so that he could no longer be a regiment commander; a problem with his conduct would be enough to make him step down.

It was just that they hadn't expected that this kind of capitalist was fundamentally different from a Red Capitalist!

Not only did they fail to nail Jiang Ye to the pillar of shame, but they had instead brought about their own downfall!

When the Communications Department Head heard this, he felt terrible.

Because the person Qian Honglu mentioned was actually a female colleague who had only recently gotten married!

If what Qian Honglu said was true, then—a scandal, this was absolutely a scandal!

Immediately after, the second person was invited to the interrogation room...

By the afternoon, Jiang Ye was driving his little girl back to the military compound for dinner.

Passing by the bulletin board, they actually saw a military-wide announcement criticizing a certain Officer Qian for an improper extramarital affair with a certain Ms. Ye, as well as abuse of power for personal gain, and the results of the handling...

The ink on it hadn't even dried yet, and the sharp, forceful strokes showed that the person who wrote this big-character poster was in a very bad mood.

"Alright, the annoying person has been punished; let's send this seafood to the canteen, maybe we can even eat it tomorrow."

Shen Man read it at a glance and felt nothing.

Facts proved that rotten people would eventually be punished by heaven.

As long as one has done bad things, sooner or later they will be exposed and judged!

"Mm."

Jiang Ye couldn't help but reach out and gently rub the little girl's head, his heart filled with happiness; once a person moved into his heart, there was no room for anyone else.

He liked her, wanted physical contact, wanted more and more...

"Jiang Ye."

"Little sister."

Just as the atmosphere between the two was becoming increasingly ambiguous, a boisterous voice called out to them, interrupting the romantic mood.

"Brother?"

Shen Man turned around and saw her own brother hopping along on crutches, and couldn't help but wave happily.

"Brother, you can walk downstairs now?"

"That's right, your brother has had a good constitution since I was a kid; this little injury has already scabbed over."

"Brother, are you going to the canteen? Let's go together."

"Won't I be disturbing your world for two?"

"Not at all, Brother, look, this is the seafood Jiang Ye and I caught; we even caught several octopuses this afternoon, and almost got sprayed with ink..."

"I heard that guy surnamed Qian gave you trouble this afternoon?"

"You mean that annoying person? It was nothing; later a leader came forward to resolve the matter, and I wasn't affected."

"Next time, you must protect yourself first and don't try to be brave."

"I know, Brother, Brother Jiang Ye was there at the time anyway."

"Sigh, with him around, you don't need your own brother anymore."

"How could that be? Brother is Brother, Brother Jiang Ye is different; isn't it good to have one more person to dote on me and protect me?"

Shen Man walked in front with her brother, while Jiang Ye carried the plastic bucket a few steps behind, giving the siblings space to be alone with a great sense of propriety.

However, instinctively, he pricked up his ears, quietly listening to the siblings' "whispers."

Once again, he stated he didn't want to listen; it was just that his ears pricked up uncontrollably, and the sounds naturally entered his ear canals.

"Alright, although this Jiang Ye guy is strangely cold, I can tell he's indeed not ordinary towards you."

"But if he dares to bully you, you tell me; I might not be able to beat him alone, but I'll call the brothers from our battalion to go up together, a wheel battle, and we'll wear him out to death."

"I know, thank you, Brother, Brother is the best."

Shen Man supported her brother's right arm, listening to his words of concern and care, feeling both sweet and somewhat unable to laugh or cry.

Knowing he couldn't beat him, yet still wanting to go up, and even bringing a group of brothers to be cannon fodder—she didn't know whether to call her brother witty or just witty.

"By the way, Brother, what about you and Sister Yan Ting?"

"Little kid, don't pry into adult matters."

Lu Xiu Bai looked around sneakily, afraid of being overheard by others.

"Brother, I'm already an adult, and I'm about to get my marriage certificate with Brother Jiang Ye; I'm not a little kid."

Shen Man glared at her brother unhappily; don't think she couldn't tell.

When her brother heard Sister Yan Ting's name, he was like a ruffled rooster, head held high and chest out, as if he were about to start a fight.

This kind of behavior—clearly caring so much, yet pretending to be mortal enemies—if that's not liking someone, what is?

"In any case, it's impossible between her and me; she seems to have a fiancé."

Lu Xiu Bai's voice was a bit muffled, filled with a hint of anger at being toyed with amidst his depression.

"Ah?"

Shen Man widened her eyes, looking at her brother in disbelief; so, her brother was the third party in a romance?

Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow; isn't this just a secret lover who can't see the light of day!

*Cough, cough*, he didn't hear anything.

"Have you verified this with Sister Yan Ting?"

Shen Man felt that Sister Yan Ting had a capable temperament, and the qi on her body was green—saving lives and healing the wounded, a doctor with a benevolent heart!

And she was generous and straightforward; she didn't seem like a bad woman who would two-time.

Could it be that her brother was mistaken?

"How could I be mistaken? I—I inadvertently overheard her telling her colleague; she said she already had a fiancé and was quite satisfied with him."

When Lu Xiu Bai said this, his tone was filled with deep, unconscious jealousy.

Seeing this, Shen Man covered her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.

Her own brother was clearly the same age as Brother Jiang Ye, but his mental maturity was as childish as a kid's.

Clearly caring about Sister Yan Ting, yet letting her push him around, and still saying he didn't like her?

Who would believe that.

"Alright, let's eat first; after eating, I'll take Manman back to the guesthouse to rest."

Jiang Ye didn't want to waste his little girl's meal time on his future brother-in-law's private affairs, so he stepped forward a few steps, took the little girl's hand, and left after saying that.

"Hey, wait for me."

"Jiang Ye, I'm your brother-in-law; you have to yield to me in the future, otherwise I'll have my sister teach you a lesson."

Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow and left behind a meaningful remark: "Oh? I shall respectfully obey."

Lu Xiu Bai stood dazed on the spot for a long while before he reacted: Damn, what a truly enlightened old man, amazing!

So being taught a lesson by his sister is a form of flirtation?!