It wasn't until evening, when Researcher Tian returned, that Du Lingling suddenly stood up.

"So, what did the boss say?"

Researcher Tian nodded. "The higher-ups said they would handle this seriously."

"I asked her secretly, and although that woman won't go to jail, she can't stay in the family compound anymore."

"It depends on what his husband does. A reprimand and demotion are certain. If he has made other mistakes, he might be forced to leave the military."

Du Lingling gritted her teeth and said, "That's how it should be. I don't think her husband is a good person either."

Researcher Tian walked over to the child, looked at the child sleeping peacefully, and apologized to the others in the room.

"Thank you all for coming, and thank you for helping the mother and child."

Everyone laughed and said, "We're all friends, it's only right that we help each other."

"Yes, no one can just stand by and watch them be bullied."

Seeing that everyone had returned, Lin Chuchu stood up to say goodbye.

"Lingling, we'll be leaving now. Please keep an eye on the child tonight and see if he has a fever."

Children are easily startled, which can cause them to develop a fever.

Du Lingling nodded, "Don't worry, Sister Chuchu, I'll be careful tonight."

Lin Chuchu nodded and said okay.

"If you need anything, go to the Mu family. My parents can help you."

After saying that, the group left the courtyard, and Researcher Tian saw them off at the gate.

Passing by that woman's house, I could still hear the woman and child crying, as well as the man's angry voice.

Song Luobai gasped, "Why does it sound like the man did the dirty work?"

The others exchanged glances and shook their heads. "It's none of our business. That's their family affair."

"However, for a soldier to act so openly, I'm afraid the man will face a severe punishment this time."

After Lin Chuchu finished speaking, Xiao Lu snorted coldly and said, "Serves you right."

"If a grown man lays a hand on a woman, I'd fight him back and see who wins."

She was also a soldier and had the utmost contempt for men who laid a hand on women.

She waved her little fist, just as Fu Bo, who had rushed over, heard it.

His lips twitched slightly, and then he greeted everyone.

"I've heard about this. Tomorrow morning, the couple will come to apologize. If they can win over Du Lingling and her family, they might be able to ask for leniency from their superiors."

Fu Bo said in a low voice.

Xiao Lu was immediately displeased. "Should such a thing be punished leniently? That woman is so wicked, she actually laid a hand on a child, are the higher-ups going to be lenient and let them go?"

Lin Chuchu and the others frowned. Lin Chuchu asked, "What's going on? Did her husband do something special?"

After speaking, he carefully observed Fu Bo's expression to see if the other party was lying.

Fu Bo nodded. "His family adopted a child, and they raised him very well, even better than they raised their own children."

"For this reason, if Du Lingling and the other person really forgive, they might actually get a lighter punishment."

In this day and age, it's really not easy to adopt a child, and people will take care of them to some extent.

Xiao Lu looked incredulous. "How is that possible? His other daughters are all malnourished, clearly showing a preference for sons over daughters. How could he possibly raise someone who is not related to him by blood?"

Fu Bo shrugged and frowned, saying, "Actually, I don't believe it either, but that child is indeed being raised very well."

Adopting a child, especially a child from a special family, can provide some subsidies. Most of the money will be set aside in a separate account for the child, and the child can manage this money themselves after they turn 18.

It can be used by yourself or given to someone else.

Because that's how Xiao Ping'an of the Mu family is.

Therefore, many families are actually willing to adopt children, and after they have barely raised the children to the age of 18, they try to find a way to get that part of the money out.

However, Lin Chuchu always felt that the family wouldn't be so kind.

"What's his/her birth year? Are there any children around that age?"

Lin Chuchu couldn't help but share her guess.

Upon hearing this question, everyone immediately realized that something was amiss.

Fu Bo frowned. "You mean they switched the children? They used the children's allowance to support their own children?"

Fu Bo's voice was icy cold. Although he didn't want to believe it, a voice in his heart kept telling him that maybe Lin Chuchu's guess was true.

Lin Chuchu hesitated for a moment, "Maybe my guess is wrong, but everyone is indeed very suspicious. You can tell this guess to the leaders above and let them decide what to do."

"Now, many hospitals have a technology that can detect whether a child is biologically related to the parents."

Fu Bo's expression was solemn. "Actually, it doesn't have to be that complicated. Just do a blood type test. Have all the children and their parents get tested. I don't believe that the adopted children's blood types are a perfect match for theirs."

After saying that, he looked at the group of people who seemed to be deep in thought, and said, "Leave this matter to me. I'll go see the leader tomorrow."

Since this question has been raised, the leadership will inevitably conduct an investigation.

If this is true, the man and woman will likely face a military court.

On her way back, Lin Chuchu was in a bad mood. For the first time, she hoped that her guess was wrong, that the child was being raised well, and that the two people could still retain a shred of goodwill.

Liu Xiaonuan muttered to herself, "I thought that people who could be soldiers must be upright people. I didn't expect that they could have such bad intentions."

Liu Xiaonuan was very upset because all the soldiers she had met were good people, and receiving this news suddenly made her very sad.

Lin Chuchu nodded. "No matter what industry or identity, as long as personal interests are involved, there will definitely be good people and bad people."

"Besides, you know that in those days, it was easy for village officials to hide things if they were determined to do so."

Liu Xiaonuan nodded and said nothing more.

Even Lin Chuchu wasn't in a good mood; now she could only hope that she was overthinking things.

Over the next few days, Lin Chuchu returned to her research lab but kept a close eye on the couple's situation.

However, a whole week has passed, and neither Fu Bo nor Xiao Lu has sent any news.

She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking things weren't so bad.

However, on the morning of the 8th day, the bugle call for assembly suddenly sounded in the army.

When Lin Chuchu and the others rushed over, the leader stood on the stage with a serious expression and a dark face.

Lin Chuchu's heart skipped a beat, and she almost tripped and fell. Liu Xiaonuan, who was next to her, quickly helped her up.

However, his eyes also revealed disbelief.

Could it be that Sister Chu Chu really guessed correctly about the adopted child?