The man lying on the ground had his eyes closed, trying to minimize the damage to his eyes from the bright light. His expression was naturally one of pain and anger.
Commander Lu saw this scene through the door from outside.
When Zhang Ming saw someone break in, he immediately changed the direction of his flashlight and instinctively shone it towards Luo Jingyan.
Luo Jingyan reached out to block the beam of light, then rushed over and kicked the flashlight out of Zhang Ming's hand. With a crack, the flashlight hit the wall and fell to the ground, its light instantly going out.
Zhang Ming's flashlight was kicked and broken. He was furious and yelled at Luo Jingyan, "Who are you? Who let you in?"
Luo Jingyan ignored him and walked straight towards the man lying on the ground.
As her eyes slowly adjusted to the light in the room, when she saw Xue Yanchen lying pale-faced amidst a pile of filth, tightly bound by ropes, tears of heartache instantly welled up in her eyes and fell to the ground.
"Yanchen."
Xue Yanchen had already opened his eyes. His eyes had been blinded by the powerful flashlight, leaving them a hazy, yellowish-white blur, making it impossible to see anything clearly. However, upon hearing the voice, he knew who it was.
He subconsciously twisted his body.
Although he didn't know why Luo Jingyan had suddenly appeared here, he instinctively didn't want her to see him in his current disheveled state.
He was filthy, covered in grime, and didn't want her to see him or smell his nauseating odor.
Luo Jingyan walked up to him, squatted down, and gently called out, "Yanchen."
Xue Yanchen refused to turn around, his hoarse voice sounding almost pleading: "Jingyan, don't look, don't look! Go away, get out of here!"
No matter how much Zhang Ming and Chen Jing abused and tormented him, he could stubbornly endure it. The dual physical and mental damage did not break his defenses.
But at this moment, facing his wife, his heart was utterly fragile.
Zhang Ming still thought Luo Jingyan had trespassed and pressed her for an answer: "Who are you? This is restricted area. How dare you break in? I'll arrest you!"
"stop!"
But when he heard that deep, powerful, and authoritative voice, and saw Commander Li and Commander Lu entering at the same time, his attack on Luo Jingyan stopped abruptly, and he opened his eyes wide in shock.
Why did the army commander suddenly come here?
"Division Commander. And also, Army Commander."
Commander Lu grunted, another one who spoke haltingly.
This is a sign of having done something wrong.
His gaze swept over Xue Yanchen, who was tied up on the ground, and he smelled the nauseating odor, causing his brows to furrow even more.
He never expected that Commander Li's so-called detention of Xue Yanchen would be like this.
As soon as Grandma Xue entered the room, she smelled a pungent odor and immediately sensed something was wrong. What had these people done to her grandson?
All the windows in the room were tightly closed, with only light filtering in through the doorway, which was less than a meter wide. The room was currently in a somewhat dim state.
Despite her advanced age, she was sharp of hearing and sight, and immediately spotted her grandson lying on the ground, bound all over, with piles of rotten and rancid food scattered around him, and other foul smells in the air.
Even though she had seen many life-and-death situations and experienced countless storms in her youth, and knew how strong her grandson was, she still couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat and warm tears welling up in her eyes when she saw the scene before her.
They actually beat and abused his grandson, which is more despicable and vicious than the enemies on the battlefield.
"Turn on the lights!" Commander Lu ordered.
With a snap, the incandescent light in the room was turned on, revealing everything inside to everyone.
Besides the mess on the person on the ground, the area around him was also full of filth.
Luo Jingyan's gaze fell on the ropes binding Xue Yanchen. The tight marks on his clothes created deep creases, and what must the skin and flesh beneath them be like?
Treating someone in this way is tantamount to subjecting them to severe punishment.
"They're incredibly ruthless!"
She turned to look at Zhang Ming, her gaze like a sharp blade, as if she wanted to tear him to pieces. She gritted her teeth and said, "You did all this?!"
Zhang Ming turned his head away, clearly unwilling to associate with such a "shrew."
Luo Jingyan jumped to her feet and rushed over, grabbing her collar tightly: "You're so vicious!"
Zhang Ming didn't dare to make a move in front of the army commander. After struggling for a moment, Army Commander Lu said, "Comrade Xiao Luo, you need to calm down. We need to find out more about what happened."
Grandma Xue also wanted to give Zhang Ming a good beating, but this was a military area, so they couldn't do it.
"Jingyan, don't be impulsive. Come here quickly. The commander has seen the suffering Yanchen has endured. The organization will stand up for Yanchen and help him get justice."
Luo Jingyan released Zhang Ming and, together with Old Madam Xue, untied the ropes binding Xue Yanchen.
Her tears kept flowing. Xue Yanchen finally dared to turn around and face them. Seeing his wife's sad appearance, he forced a smile and comforted her, "Wife, don't cry, I'm fine."
After Xue Yanchen was untied, he was still unable to stand up due to being bound for a long time, and even sitting up was difficult. In addition, Zhang Ming and Chen Jing had not allowed him to go to the toilet, so his body was covered in a lot of filth and he needed someone to help him clean himself.
Before Commander Lu could interrogate Zhang Ming, he ordered him, "Go find two soldiers to help Battalion Commander Xue clean up."
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