"Mianmian, I understand. What are you going to do?"

"I won't let anyone bully me. They hit me, they hit my friend, and they do nothing. Give me three hours, four hours at most, and I'll bring the police here."

"But Mianmian, it's getting dark, and it's not safe to go on the road. Why don't you go tomorrow?"

"No need, I won't be afraid even if there are wolves on the road," I said, and right in front of the captain and Gu Zhengsong, I climbed over the wall and went out.

"Captain, this..."

"Oh! This child feels wronged!"

The others in the neighboring educated youth compound were all shocked that Li Mianmian would dare to run out to call the police late at night. Apart from Li Mingqiao and Bai Jiaming, everyone else was frightened.

Li Mingqiao remained uninvolved, and Bai Jiaming genuinely believed no one would dare to do anything to him! After all, his father was an official, and he was the only male in the family, having resolved many matters for him in the past; this was nothing new to him. However, he never imagined that this time, not only he but also his father would be punished, and they almost died.

After leaving the courtyard, he took a shortcut, not going to the county town, but directly to the commune. He pried open a door and asked, "Is this Zhang Changfa's house?"

"I am, and you are."

"I am Li Mianmian. Shen Bobo sent me."

"You are the daughter of Commander Li Zilong mentioned in the commander's letter."

"yes"

"What happened to your injuries? Should I take you inside so your aunt can treat them?"

"No, Uncle Zhang, I wanted to ask if our commune has a telephone?"

Yes, what's wrong?

"I'm calling the police. Someone not only insulted the orphans of martyrs but also assaulted their children."

"What! Who gave him the guts? Where's Gu Zhengrong? What kind of captain is he?"

"If the captain wanted to manage this, he wouldn't have come here himself."

"Let's talk about what happened as we walk."

"Okay," he said, then recounted the captain's attitude in handling the matter.

"Well, Gu Zhengrong, you're still a soldier, yet you're becoming less and less like a soldier."

"Shouldn't the brigade leader be considering the collective honor of the production team?"

"Pah! Collective honor? Aren't you part of the production team? I remember Gu Zhengrong came to me not long ago and said he had a letter of recommendation for joining the army. Did you give it to him?"

"yes"

"Let's withdraw it later."

"Can this be removed?"

"No, but you can do other things. Taking the benefits without doing anything is just him manipulating you because he thinks you can give him more benefits."

"That can't be right."

"Not to mention that your uncle has more experience than you, he has known him longer than you, so he understands him better. Although he is not as selfish as his father, he is still somewhat selfish."

"I understand." They arrived at the commune quickly.

"Since you're calling the police, just make the call."

"Uncle Zhang, can I have a few more?"

"Go ahead and fight."

"good"

First, she called the county public security bureau to report the incident and told the officer, "Comrade, could you please tell Director Zhou that the person who was beaten is Li Mianmian?"

"You are Director Zhou's niece."

"You know me?"

"I've heard Director Zhou mention you before, but I'm sorry, I just remembered you're Director Zhou's niece."

"fine"

"I'll tell our chief right away and dispatch officers immediately."

"That's troublesome."

"What happened to Xiao Qian? I just heard you mention Director Zhou's niece, what's going on?"

"Brother Wang, something bad has happened! Director Zhou's niece has been beaten, and she's the one who called the police. She's in their commune right now!"

Who were the people who did the assault?

"They are newly arrived educated youth."

Did they say why?

They said they would resort to violence if they weren't given grain.

"You shouldn't be asking a young girl for grain."

"I don't know about that."

"Alright, go tell Director Zhou that I'm taking a few men and leaving first."

"By the way, Brother Wang, when you pass through Daying Commune on your way there, could you please take Director Zhou's niece back with you? It's so dark outside."

Don't worry.

"good"

"What? You said someone got beaten up?"

"Your niece, Comrade Li Mianmian, was beaten by a newly arrived educated youth."

The phone rang.

"Hello, who is this? This is Zhou Jianbin."

"Hello, Comrade Zhou Jianbin. I am Commander Chen of the Beijing Military Region."

"Hello, sir! May I ask who you are?"

"As a family member of Comrade Li Mianmian, I request that you handle this matter seriously."

"yes"

After making the call to the military region, he then called the Beijing Municipal Office for Educated Youth: "Hello, who is this?"

"Hello, is this the Beijing Municipal Office for Educated Youth?"

"Yes, I don't know where Director Zhang is."

"No, everyone's off work by now."

Do you know where he lives?

"Know"

"Municipal Government Compound"

"OK, thanks"

Then, they lost again but managed to get on the line. At this time, all the senior leaders of the military region were busy, not because there was another battle to fight, but because they were busy with the matter of Li Mianmian being attacked.

As soon as Commander Chen hung up the phone, Political Commissar Ma picked up the phone and said, "Are you Comrade Zhang Yongqiang?"

"Who am I? And who are you?"

"I am the political commissar of the Beijing Military Region, and my surname is Ma."

"Greetings, sir. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I'd like to ask if your office recently arranged for five educated youth to go to Jilin Province, Baishi City, Fusong County, and Gujiawaizi Brigade of Dayingmin Commune. I need details about these educated youth."

"What's wrong, sir? Is there a problem?"

"There's nothing wrong with it, except they beat up a child from our military compound, who was also the child of a martyr."

"Sir, was the one who got hit Mianmian?"

"How do you know her?"

"know"

Then he told her about how Shen Bowen had brought his child to sign up for the rural service program, and how the child's mother was his savior.

"Since we're all on the same side, could you please tell me about the situation of the people who went to the countryside?"

When Political Commissar Ma heard that there was another educated youth named Ruan Yuanyuan in the inner room, and that she was also a child from their military compound, he roared after hanging up the phone: "Guard!"

"Here, sir."

"Go and fetch Zhang Dabiao for me."

"yes"

"What's wrong, Lao Ma? What happened?"

"I really didn't expect that among these educated youths who beat Mianmian, there would be family members of soldiers, and even members of our army."

"What"

"Yes, Political Commissar, whose child is it?"

"Zhang Dabiao's stepdaughter is in the same brigade as Mianmian. Don't let me know she's involved, or I'll shoot her!" the political commissar said.

"Xiao Wang, call the Daying Commune and ask Mianmian if Ruan Yuanyuan was involved in this matter."

"yes"

Just as I was thinking of calling Zhang Yongqiang again, the phone rang suddenly. Without thinking, I answered it and heard: "Hello, is this Dayingmin Commune?"