Chapter 87 Wang Shuo helps Wang Yuqing scold Liu Huo

Liu Huo's face turned red, and his eyebrows furrowed into knots, but he was too embarrassed to lash out. His tone was slightly defiant: "Instructor, I enlisted in the army and served for eight years."

Wang Shuo, speaking in a loud voice, said, "He's been in this position for eight years and hasn't been promoted? Logically speaking, even if he hasn't been promoted and has been discharged, the higher-ups should have arranged a respectable job for him. Could it be that this militia company commander position was arranged by the higher-ups?"

The old Party Secretary said, "It wasn't arranged by higher-ups; it was Comrade Liu who actively volunteered. This spirit deserves praise."

Liu Huo: "..."

Wang Shuo nodded: "Even if you weren't promoted, joining the Party isn't a bad thing."

The old Party Secretary spoke up again in time: "He didn't join the Party either."

Wang Shuo's booming voice was like thunder: "What? You served in the army for eight years and still haven't joined the Party? No wonder you haven't been assigned a job."

Liu Huo: "..."

He lost face twice today, once because of Wang Yuqing, and once because of this loud-mouthed, self-righteous, lousy instructor in front of him.

Wang Shuo said very seriously, "The person you chose as your militia company commander is no good. What's his name again? It's..."

He turned to Wang Yuqing and asked, "What's the name of the one in your family again?"

Wang Yuqing replied: "Ji Xuening?"

Wang Shuo nodded: "Yes, yes, it's Comrade Ji Xuening. He's a fine prospect. His sturdy build and resolute temperament are similar to mine. He's a great young man."

“I remember last time I asked him, he said he could drive and had even handled a gun. I don’t know if he was just bragging, but judging from his appearance, he’s quite suitable to be a militia company commander.”

Ji Xiaoming shouted, "My dad is the most suitable! He was also a soldier, and he can kill a wild boar weighing over 100 pounds all by himself!"

Wang Shuo was slightly surprised: "Your dad was also a soldier?"

Ji Xiaoming nodded: "My dad served in the army for five years."

Wang Shuo suddenly remembered asking Ji Xuening in a superior manner last time if he had ever served in the militia. It turned out that Ji Xuening had already served for five years, while Wang Shuo had not been selected when he applied for the military.

He looked around and asked, "Why can't I see him?"

Wang Yuqing said, "He wasn't selected."

Ji Xiaoming's tone was somewhat complaining: "My dad wasn't selected. He was supposed to be the militia company commander, but it didn't happen. He wasn't even selected as a core militia member. Now he's working in a brick kiln."

Wang Shuo was a little confused: "Such a fine young man, how come he wasn't selected? And what, what, the militia company commander was originally his?"

Upon hearing this, the old Party Secretary hurriedly said, "This is a long story. Ji Xuening enlisted in the army with our militia company commander, Liu Huo, back then. He served for five years and could have been promoted to officer, but a major family emergency occurred, and he was needed to come back to take over. The higher-ups did indeed arrange for him to be the militia company commander of our brigade. However, at that time, our militia company angered the higher-ups because it was ineffective, and it was directly canceled."

Wang Yuqing remembered that the militia company commander back then was Peng Hong, Tang Wan's lover. It turned out that the militia company he was in charge of was ineffective and was canceled by the higher-ups...

Wang Shuo asked again, "And then? The militia company has been reinstated, right? Logically, he should continue to be the militia company commander, so why wasn't he selected?"

The old Party Secretary glanced at Liu Huo and then at Wang Yuqing, but hesitated to say what he wanted to say, wanting to save face and maintain a good reputation for Ji Xuening.

Upon hearing this, He Guangliang replied without hesitation, "Because Ji Xuening had improper conduct while in the army..."

Wang Yuqing didn't want to give him a chance to speak. She stepped forward and said calmly, "I also plan to talk to the director and secretary about this matter after I finish my work. I can't let my Ji Xuening be wronged for nothing."

The old Party Secretary felt it wasn't appropriate to discuss this here, and suggested that everyone go to the brigade headquarters office to talk.

Wang Yuqing raised her chin and said, "Old Party Secretary, why can't we say it here?"

She truthfully recounted the whole story, including how Ji Xuening lived in the army and how Liu Huo lived in the army.

Liu Huo never expected that this matter would be brought to the forefront and discussed in its entirety.

After listening, Wang Shuo squinted and sorted through his thoughts for a while before saying, "So, from beginning to end, Comrade Ji Xuening had no inappropriate contact with that woman. It was all Comrade Liu who used his name to have a private affair with her? And then, after returning from his military service, he secretly handed this letter to the brigade headquarters to report Comrade Ji Xuening. That's why he wasn't selected as the militia company commander?"

"So the position of militia company commander has become Comrade Liu Huo's?"

Wang Yuqing nodded: "That's right."

The old Party Secretary had already taken out the letter and handed it to Wang Shuo to read.

Liu insisted, "That was written by Ji Xuening. I am innocent. I have advised him many times that this is against the rules, but he wouldn't listen and insisted on asking me to help him. It turns out he just wanted to use it to make excuses later!"

“Instructor, look at this letter. Every word in it is addressed to Ji Xuening.”

"I have been wronged."

After reading the letter, Wang Shuo became a little impatient: "Stop rambling on. Why don't you secretly submit this letter to report it? Isn't that the truth?"

He continued to complain: "Putting aside the letter, you're a despicable person just for that."

Liu Huo's face turned pale: "Ji Xuening's conduct is improper. As a good citizen of the country, I have the responsibility and obligation to hand this letter over to the cadres."

Wang Shuo spat, "You call yourself a citizen? Then why did you write this shameless love letter for him when you were in the army? Why didn't you just report him back then?"

Liu was speechless.

The old Party Secretary said, "I also believe in Xiao Ji's character. He couldn't do this. Besides, he was in the army at the time and was assigned to the cadre training program for two years. This shows that the organization values ​​him and must have thoroughly investigated him. They must have thought he was good before they let him study."

Wang Yuqing was quite surprised. Ji Xuening had never mentioned this. She hadn't expected that he had attended high school for two years and was being treated with such importance in the military.

Although there is no evidence, the answer to this matter is already quite obvious.

Liu Huo denied it, insisting that he was writing the letter on behalf of Ji Xuening.

He Guangliang said, "It's hard to tell who's right and who's wrong in this matter. Ji Xuening came to see me this morning. He said himself that he doesn't care about the position of militia company commander and doesn't want to dig a brick kiln. I was so angry that I almost fainted. Since he said that, let Liu Huo take the position of militia company commander for now."

After saying that, he deliberately changed the subject: "Comrade Instructor, you've been on the road for so long, why don't you take a rest? The meal is almost ready, and your accommodation has been arranged. You may have to stay at a commune member's house for now. Once the militia room next to our brigade headquarters is built, you can move over. It won't take many days, it will be all done soon."

Wang Yuqing felt that it was indeed difficult to prove Ji Xuening's innocence. However, since Wang Shuo was there and they were quite familiar with each other in the commune, and although this person looked fierce, he was actually upright.

She said, "Comrade Instructor, this matter is neither a big deal nor a small one. We are not in the position of militia company commander. We just want to clear our names."

After hearing this, Wang Shuo nodded: "That's right. Who would want to have such a bad reputation? When I go back to the commune, I'll tell the old man to pass this on to the commune secretary. Maybe the commune secretary will send someone to investigate."

"It's quite troublesome, and it will probably take at least a few months."

Wang Yuqing said, "It's okay, we can wait. As long as we can prove his innocence, it would be bad if someone maliciously spread rumors everywhere."

Liu Huo was sweating because he felt guilty, and he didn't know if the army had been disbanded or not.