Chapter 436 Acid Rain. Anger

The old man was short and a little hunched. When Gu Ye stood in front of him, he looked like a small hill.

He raised his head with great effort and finally saw Gu Ye's face.

"What are you doing?"

Soldiers in the past never cared about food. Sometimes they could even get more benefits by begging for it. However, they had no control over whether the soldiers could have enough to eat.

"I won't give you my porridge." Gu Ye's voice was cold and firm.

He was wondering how the old man had managed to get here just now. With that kind of figure, he should be the first to fall.

"Oh my! The soldiers are bullying us." The old woman at the back quickly stood up, slapping her thigh and shouting, while the others cast resentful looks at her.

The two tents were not far from each other, the night was very quiet, and the rain had stopped, so the commander's tent was easy to hear.

"I'm not a soldier." Gu Ye still had a cold face. His facial features were tough and his almond-shaped eyes looked serious and intimidating. "Don't try to take advantage of your age."

“You…” The old woman was used to calling him that. After hearing what he said, her eyes rolled and she realized that these three were also refugees who had just joined them.

But shouldn’t the refugees be on their side?

"You are such a fool, kid. You don't know what's good for you." She continued to scold, "Who is she? Who are you? She has everything she wants to eat. How can you not tell the difference between good and bad?"

Feng Liang stood up suddenly, pouting his lips in grievance. The refugees who followed them all the way, at most, numbered over a hundred, and ate all their supplies, even their war horses.

After the meal, some people left one after another, but some people followed like a dog-skin plaster, such as this old couple. But the better you treat them, the more they go too far.

"Don't talk like we're in the same group with you." Lao Chu also came over. "We're not ungrateful blood-sucking losers. My son-in-law has a bad temper. If he gets into trouble, blood will be drawn. I advise you not to mess with him."

The short old man hurriedly took two steps back. People nowadays are indeed easily angered.

Gu Ye was delighted when he heard what Lao Chu said, but he continued to put on a villainous face, "Get away from me, don't hang around in front of me."

The short old man was very reluctant, but he couldn't win the fight, so he could only leave in disappointment. The old woman behind him only dared to click her tongue twice, and the others just kept out of it as it had nothing to do with them.

Squad Leader Fu asked everyone to continue eating. Gu Ye returned his three bowls of porridge. Squad Leader Fu did not refuse and gave the porridge to the wounded.

Feng Liang chuckled foolishly, feeling proud for the first time.

But before the meal was over, another uninvited guest arrived. The guard lifted the door curtain and said unkindly, "Captain Fu, the commander wants to see you."

"I can't even finish my meal." Feng Liang's eyebrows, which had just relaxed, frowned again, and he muttered to himself, "I just keep pushing you every day."

The guard's eyes lit up, and before he could get mad, Fu Hening stood up and said, "I'll go now."

The guard had no choice but to hold back his anger and watch him give orders to the people around him and explain the follow-up matters.

"Sir." The old woman who had just failed to take advantage suddenly stepped forward and said, "Leader, I want to report it."

The guard frowned, "Report what?"

"Let's go see the commander first. Let Changning handle the matter here." Squad Leader Fu interrupted the conversation between the two and gave Guo Changning a look. "Changning, take this lady down to find out the situation. I will come back to deal with it."

"Yes." Guo Changning quickly stood up and helped the old lady back.

"Wait." The guard stopped, "Let her finish."

"They are just some minor frictions, I can handle them." Guo Changning said.

"Sir, you have to take charge of us. They allowed those three people to bully us and not give us food."

"Sir, you have to make the decision for us. We are counting on you." The short old man also knelt on the ground and shouted.

The old lady tried to break free from Guo Changning's hand, but he held her too tightly, almost tearing her sleeve off.

"Guo Changning, let go." The guard shouted, "Have you forgotten what the commander taught you? You must never bully the common people. Have you forgotten it so quickly?"

Guo Changning clenched his teeth, unable to speak, but he had no intention of letting go. The old lady screamed and said her hand was broken.

"Let go." Squad Leader Fu shook his head at him.

Guo Changning let out a long sigh and slowly loosened his hands, but did not want to look at them again. He retreated to the innermost part to take care of his injured comrades.

"Ouch, my hand, my hand." The old lady fell to the ground and tried to defraud the victim, shouting in a weird voice.

"Guo Changning, did I ask you to go back? Apologize to Auntie."

Guo Changning's body stiffened for a moment, and all the grievances he had suffered over the past few days flooded into his heart, and his chest heaved violently.

Without looking back, he helped his comrade roll up his sleeves and gave him a massage.

"Guo Changning, didn't you hear me? I order you to apologize to the old lady." The guard was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. These people went against him every day. If he didn't establish his authority today, it would be even more difficult to tame them in the future.

Guo Changning remained unmoved.

Feng Liang, "This incident has nothing to do with Brother Changning. They were trying to steal other people's porridge, and when they were stopped, they threw a tantrum."

"Shut up, this is not about the porridge anymore." The guard suddenly pulled out his gun and shouted angrily, "He has no respect for his superiors and discipline. What will be the consequences of hitting ordinary people? He will be brought to a military court. I order you to come here and apologize to the lady right now."

The guard is a second lieutenant. The highest rank here is squad leader. Although he is temporarily taking over the duties of platoon leader, he has not been officially appointed and is still only a mid-level non-commissioned officer, which is lower in level than the guard.

Squad Leader Fu was shocked when he saw the gun, and the others had the same expression. Pulling a gun at a companion was a big taboo.

"Lieutenant, that's not the case." Squad Leader Fu hurried over to block the muzzle of the gun and said very seriously, "I can handle the situation here. You don't need to do anything."

Feng Liang rushed to the old lady and pulled her up, using all his strength.

"Auntie, is your hand really injured?" he asked in a calm, almost cold voice.

"I...I..." She also felt that the situation was a bit serious, but now she was in a difficult situation and could only bite the bullet and continue to act pitiful. "My hand is really injured, but...it doesn't seem to be that serious."

"Get out of the way. I'm not talking to you now." The second lieutenant guard narrowed his eyes, not intending to let this matter go easily.

"But he is my soldier, no one can punish him." Squad Leader Fu grabbed the guard's gun and pressed down hard. In the contest of strength, the guard was at a disadvantage and could only let his arms hang down.

"You have guts. Okay, come with me to see the commander now. Let's talk about what happened today."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Squad Leader Fu let out a long sigh and slowly swept his gaze over the refugees. For the first time, anger appeared in his eyes.

"Xiao Wu, I'll leave this to you first. Comfort the person and wait for me to come back."

Xiaowu agreed immediately.

"Captain Fu." Seeing that he was about to leave, Chu An hurriedly stood up and asked, "Can I go with you? I also want to see the commander."