“Come on, Xiao’an, tell the leader yourself what exactly happened yesterday afternoon!” Zhao Huijuan pushed her son forward.
"Uncle Leader, I really didn't provoke Liu Shengrui. He suddenly attacked me and smashed me like this..."
After Chen Xiaoan finished recounting what had happened, Zhao Huijuan began to wail and scream again.
"Boss, when I first saw my son, his face was covered in blood. I really thought he had gone blind! The doctor said that he was just a hair's breadth away from his eye! Such a young child, needing three stitches for no reason, it's heartbreaking for me as his mother!"
"It's all because our old Chen is incompetent. He's just a regimental commander. They don't take us seriously at all. They've even said that we shouldn't go against Brigade Commander Mo and that we should know our place!"
The leader was extremely annoyed by this; dealing with this kind of domestic chores was his biggest fear.
But this time was an exception, because according to Chen Mingyang's side, it seemed that the Liu family was clearly at fault, and it didn't seem like both sides were responsible.
Before taking any action, a thorough investigation is necessary.
"You can go back now. I know about this matter and I will definitely investigate it thoroughly and give you justice!" the leader assured him.
"Leader, we're counting on you to stand up for us..." Zhao Huijuan was still acting.
After everyone left, the leader immediately sent his bodyguards to the family compound to investigate the matter. It was not complicated at all; they could find out who was present that day with just a few questions.
The facts were almost exactly the same as what the Chen family said, and there was no exaggeration at all.
When I went to the military hospital to inquire about Chen Xiaoan's medical treatment, they weren't exaggerating. After all, the stitches were clearly visible on her face, and she might even have a scar later.
Although Chen Xiaoan is a boy, having a scar on his face is never a good thing.
"This is outrageous! This family is simply outrageous!"
When the leaders learned of the final investigation results, they were furious. In addition, the military was already investigating Mo Cheng and others, so this time they had just walked right into the line of fire.
"We were just discussing how to deal with Mo Cheng, but it seems that a lenient approach won't win over the public!"
Mo Youyou's arrogance and refusal to apologize to Chen Xiaoan for his injury speaks volumes. It shows that she has done similar things in private.
Does having a brigade commander in your family mean you can act with impunity?
This is the military, a place that demands the utmost discipline. Yet, it has produced a military child like Mo Youyou who has no regard for the law, and has also condoned a military scoundrel like Liu Dekai who wants to get promoted through connections. It is a disgrace!
"There's no need to discuss this anymore. It's not just Mo Cheng who should be punished, but also Liu Dekai. He took so many benefits from Mo Cheng that he shouldn't have, and now he should give them all back to appease the public!"
"Yes, it's absolutely outrageous! I wonder how arrogant they are in private. How dare they use their position to act so domineeringly? They are unworthy of being soldiers and are tarnishing the image of the military and soldiers!"
"Send someone to the Liu family. They must make that kid who started the fight apologize to Commander Chen's child, and in front of everyone in the family compound!"
"The disciplinary notices for these individuals will be drafted soon, and the entire unit will be notified. We will deal with whatever is appropriate. Our military cannot tolerate such scoundrels!"
When the soldiers went to the Liu family to convey the leader's message, Mo Youyou still resisted.
Several soldiers were dispatched and immediately took her into custody.
"This is the leader's order; you can't refuse."
"No—" Mo Youyou screamed as her son was forcibly taken away, and the neighbors around her all poked their heads out.
That's perfect, there's no need to deliberately gather everyone from the family compound.
As for the disciplinary notices for Mo Cheng and the others, Division Commander Zhou was demoted two ranks. At his advanced age, he was back to square one, becoming Regiment Commander Zhou. Even the soldiers he once led had higher ranks than him, and he would be retiring in a few years, so it was unlikely that he would ever be able to rise again.
Mo Cheng was stripped of his military rank and forced to retire as an ordinary soldier.
Liu Dekai was demoted from battalion commander to the lowest-ranking soldier. He can still stay in the army, but with his illustrious resume, he will probably never have any chance of promotion again in his lifetime.
Overnight, everything the Mo and Liu families had painstakingly built vanished into nothing.
"How could this happen? How could this happen?!"
Zhang Cuihua was even more upset than Liu Dekai. Her son was clearly a battalion commander, which had brought her great honor, but now he was nothing.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
The experience of falling from a high position to a low position is something that not everyone can digest and accept.
Most importantly, since Liu Dekai became an ordinary soldier, the house he was assigned to in the family compound was naturally taken back by the army. So now they have no house to live in and have to move out of the family compound within a limited time.
"I'm not moving! I'm not moving!" Zhang Cuihua shouted, watching Liu Dekai and Mo Youyou pack their luggage. She couldn't accept it and refused to let anyone into her room.
"Then you can stay here and wait to be thrown out, you old hag!" Mo Youyou said. The huge change had thrown her into a state of mental imbalance, and she could no longer even pretend to be harmonious. She had nowhere to vent her resentment, so she could only vent it on Zhang Cuihua.
But will Zhang Cuihua still buy into this now?
She, Mo Youyou, is no longer the daughter of a brigade commander. She is nothing. What is she still acting so arrogant in front of me?
As a daughter-in-law, she has never been filial to her mother-in-law. Today, Zhang Cuihua will finally teach her a lesson!
"Who do you think you are!" Zhang Cuihua shoved Mo Youyou. This was the first time she had ever hit Mo Youyou. It seemed she had been waiting for this day for a long time, and she was even secretly excited. She cursed, "Mo Youyou, I've put up with you for so long! It's all because you're useless, and your father is useless! You managed to get someone taken down for such a trivial matter, and you even dragged our Dekai down with you. If you ask me, it's all your fault, you jinx! It's all your fault, you owe my son!"
Mo Youyou was stunned. This old woman actually dared to lay a hand on her?
"Zhang Cuihua, get this straight! If my dad hadn't helped Liu Dekai get promoted, would he be in this mess today? Don't think that just because my dad fell from power you can ride roughshod over me. Don't you even know who you are!" Mo Youyou didn't back down and attacked Zhang Cuihua as well.
And so, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law continued to hurl insults and pinch each other.
Both sides were filled with resentment and hatred towards each other. Once the veil of pretense was torn off and the superficial peace was broken, the true truth was laid bare before them. Neither side could accept it, and they all revealed their ugliest side, completely exposing the evil in their hearts.
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