Chapter 132: Punishment of Zhang Jingwan and others

After everyone left, Xiaomei quickly locked the door, ran to the water pump, and asked Lin Qingqing, who was about to wash up, "Sister, is what Zhang Jingwan said true? Did my brother-in-law really say he wanted to marry her?"

After all, you can only know a person’s face but not his heart.

Lin Qingqing smiled and shook her head: "This woman has a vicious mind. She did this today for three reasons."

Seeing Xiaomei's worried look, she still had to explain things to her.

"First, she wants me to be punished. Why did she come all the way to our courtyard to persuade me? Wouldn't it be more convenient to stay in the tube building? Is it because it's closer to the chief and the political commissar's homes? Didn't you see that when I hit Yanyan, she immediately ran away and called for help? She just wanted to use these words to anger me. As long as I hit her, she could complain."

Xiaomei's face was filled with sudden realization. "She just didn't expect you to hit Yanyan. She brought Yanyan here because she wanted her to ask the commander to come and see you."

Lin Qingqing nodded and continued, "If I hit someone, the lightest punishment would be to send them to prison for ideological education, and the worst punishment would be to send them home."

Xiaomei: "This woman is so vicious."

"Her second goal was to scare me with those words, saying things like 'your brother-in-law is fickle and only wants me to look good...' and force me to divorce. If I'm afraid to pack up and leave, she'll clap and laugh even more."

"She wouldn't lose out if she achieved either of these two goals, so she's willing to take the risk of being charged with sabotaging a military marriage. I guess her family has connections, and she thinks they'll help her out in the end, so she's willing to do it regardless."

Xiaomei nodded: "What about the third goal?"

Lin Qingqing: "You can't test people's hearts. If the first two goals haven't been achieved, then what she said today was also intended to sow suspicion in my heart and create a rift between me and your brother-in-law."

As soon as Lin Qingqing finished speaking, Xiaomei slapped her thigh fiercely: "Isn't this just the same trick that the young wives in our village usually use!"

I was really worried and confused, and I didn't think it through at all. Now that I think about it, it's true. Many things are wrong.

If my brother-in-law is really that kind of person, would he give all the money to me without hiding anything?

"Hurry up and wash up and go to bed. Don't think too much. These two can't stay in the army. They cause trouble from time to time."

Xiaomei: "Didn't you say that Zhang Jingwan's family has a background?"

Lin Qingqing smiled without saying anything. She washed up and went back to her room to sleep.

The next day, something happened in the military compound that caused a lot of buzz.

It was said that last night a woman in red was wandering around the courtyard, laughing loudly, which was very creepy.

Several children were frightened and cried.

In the afternoon, word spread that there was a red-clothed ghost in the military compound, and everyone was in a panic for a while.

I don't know where this rumor came from, but it sounds very convincing.

Long black hair, bright red clothes, fluttering without touching the ground, and every time she flutters she laughs...

As for the inside story, everyone present last night knew what was going on.

Sister-in-law and Xiaomei from the Eagle Claw group will not come out to explain themselves, they are too late to watch the show.

When the chief learned about this, his face turned purple with anger. As a military family member, it is not good to be superstitious, and he spread such outrageous rumors.

After thinking about it, he realized that Zhang Jingwan was the real culprit. He and Political Commissar Wang called the head of the art troupe, Zhang, to give him a lecture, and also called Zhao Yinliang to scold him.

"Deputy Captain Zhao, now that Zhang Jingwan is your family member, you have an obligation to take good care of her. Be mindful of the impact of your actions and don't cause unrest in the army just for her."

"If you can't even manage your own family, how can you manage your soldiers?"

Deputy Regimental Commander Zhao was left utterly dejected after being scolded by Political Commissar Wang and the commander. Didn't Jingwan say she was visiting Yanyan's house last night? Why was she running around the military family compound so late at night?

The chief and Political Commissar Wang felt that the matter could not be escalated any further as the impact was too bad and it had to be stopped in time.

He issued a notice and posted it on the army bulletin board.

"I would like to clarify the incident involving the female ghost in red. Comrade Zhang Jingwan from the Cultural Troupe wore a red wedding dress and walked around the compound after dinner to digest her food, which caused a misunderstanding.

Rumors stop at the wise, please don’t spread them!

Rumors stop at the wise, please don't spread them! "

Once this announcement was published in black and white, it was like nailing Zhang Jingwan to the pillar of shame. The sisters-in-law knew that it was Zhang Jingwan who caused the trouble, and they secretly scolded her behind her back, saying that she was making trouble.

That wasn't all. They even pointed and criticized her in person. One sister-in-law asked, "Jingwan, why do you like wearing red clothes so much? I didn't even wear red clothes when I got married. What's the difference between red clothes and ordinary clothes? And you're showing off in the whole compound."

Zhang Jingwan was so angry that she cursed at Hui on the spot. Later, several sisters-in-law came to the army to complain, saying that Zhang Jingwan did bad things and cursed people. In the future, when the art troupe has a performance, they will not watch Zhang Jingwan's dance.

Zhang Jingwan herself didn't expect that stealing a chicken would end up losing the rice, and a red dress would ruin her reputation like this.

What made her even more angry was that in the afternoon she went to find Yanyan and asked her how many bruises were on her body. This was strong evidence to prove that Lin Qingqing had beaten someone. In the end, Yanyan said that there were no bruises on her body, but she was just in pain.

Zhang Jingwan didn't believe it and insisted that Yanyan take off her clothes to show her, as there was no visible injury on her body.

Yanyan gritted her teeth and said, "I can't stand being beaten. Jingwan, I must make sure Lin Qingqing is punished."

She ran a few steps and slammed her head against the wall, "Bang, bang, bang..." She did this seven or eight times, and her back and arms became red and swollen.

Zhang Jingwan was delighted: "The injuries last night and this morning were only one night apart. Now, let's go find the political commissar and ask him if he can handle this matter."

The two of them went out with bitter faces, and told everyone they met that Lin Qingqing had beaten Yanyan last night. She was now covered in wounds and wanted to talk to the political commissar.