Chapter 359 I'm in Trouble
Tan Chen was anxious: "What's wrong with you?"
Li Jiasheng raised his head slightly, and his eyes were red.
Obviously, he either didn't get enough rest or he cried.
"Boss, I'm in trouble."
Tan Chen became even more anxious, reached out and grabbed his shoulders and lifted him up.
"What on earth happened?"
Shang Ruoting knew that this was not the place to talk: "Tan Chen, take Li Jiasheng to wash up first. If you have anything to say, let's talk inside."
Tan Chen also knew that he was too anxious.
"Okay, I'll take him to wash first."
Shang Ruoting went back to the house to eat.
"Tingting, who's here?" asked Old Lady Shang.
"Grandma, it's Li Jiasheng. I don't know what happened, but he looks a little depressed."
Seeing that Shang Ruoting didn't know what happened, Old Lady Shang didn't ask. She just sighed slightly and said, "Hey! No matter what happened, you have to think about it more openly."
When Mr. Tan was chatting with his grandson, he heard that Tan Chen had several good comrades in the army who had been through life and death together, and one of them was named Li Jiasheng.
Therefore, he was not unfamiliar with the name Li Jiasheng.
But looking at Li Jiasheng's condition today, he obviously looks like a deserter. How could he be as good as his grandson said?
Mr. Tan was not a man who liked to get involved in trouble. Even though he had doubts in his heart, he didn't say anything and continued to eat.
Shang Ruoting also knew that Tan Chen must have a lot of questions to ask Li Jiasheng at this moment, so she did not join in the fun. She returned to the table and had dinner with the two old people.
Tan Chen personally helped Li Jiasheng fetch a basin of water for him to wash his face first.
Li Jiasheng did not wash his face immediately, but looked at Tan Chen timidly: "Boss, can you give me some water to drink first?" He looked like a child who had done something wrong.
Tan Chen didn't say much, turned around and brought a teacup filled with boiled water.
Li Jiasheng tilted his head back, drank the water in the teacup, and then washed it again.
Even if he didn't want to face those things anymore, he still had to talk about them in front of Tan Chen.
"Boss, I'm in trouble."
Tan Chen looked at him steadily.
Li Jiasheng sat on a small stool nearby and began to speak slowly.
"Remember the new guy I mentioned last time I came here?"
Tan Chen nodded: "Yes, I remember his name was Xu Qiang."
"At the beginning of the month, the team sent Xu Qiang and I on a mission together. We agreed that this time I would lead the attack first and he would provide support."
"Just when I was almost done with the mission, something went wrong and we were discovered by the enemy. Seeing my comrades being killed and wounded one after another, I sent people back to request support."
"In the end, we fought and waited all night, but didn't see even a single person to support us."
"After we fought our way out of the encirclement, we discovered that only seven of our comrades were still alive."
When he said this, Li Jiasheng's eyes turned bloodshot and he looked extremely ferocious.
Tan Chen could best understand his feelings at this moment. The comrade who was talking and laughing just a moment ago was gone just like that. If he were in his place, he would not be able to bear it.
He raised his hand and patted Li Jiasheng's shoulder to comfort him.
Li Jiasheng was silent for a long time before he calmed down and continued to tell what happened.
"I took the seven people to their camp to confront Xu Qiang, but he was there eating and drinking with a group of people, and he flatly denied that anyone had come to him for help."
"The comrade who delivered the letter returned empty-handed and died in battle. In Xu Qiang's mind, his death is a testament to his innocence."
"I was so angry that I argued with him, but he said I was incompetent and had messed up the task, so why should I yell at him?"
"Later, I couldn't stand it anymore and attacked Xu Qiang."
Hearing this, Tan Chen seemed to have guessed something.
"Did you hurt him?"
Li Jiasheng nodded: "Yes, the doctor said he has become a vegetable."
"When I heard the news, I knew the team would definitely punish me. Xu Qiang killed so many of my brothers. I would rather live a life of exile than accept punishment for someone like him."
"I plan to go to my superiors and explain the situation. Xu Qiang made the mistake first. Although I was wrong to injure him, I have to drag him down with me."
"But before I could even get to the team, Xiangyang came to tell me that he heard someone was deliberately putting pressure on this matter in order to prevent me from having any chance to recover. He also told me that someone would be coming to arrest me soon."
Tan Chen now completely understood that Li Jiasheng had escaped to him.
"It's not a solution to keep running away like this." In his mind, what's the point of living if you can't live an upright life?
Li Jiasheng lowered his head: "Boss, you know what? I don't want to go to jail because of such a person."
Tan Chen knew that the army had strict discipline and private fighting between comrades was not allowed. If discovered, the worst case scenario would be a disciplinary warning or expulsion from the army.
In cases like Li Jiasheng's, he might really end up in jail.
Relying on years of brotherhood, Tan Chen is willing to be the one to hide Li Jiasheng, but if he does this, what happiness will Li Jiasheng have in his life?
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