Chapter 164 Chapter 164 Report
Lin Yue smiled and said, "How do you know the baby has been born? It's quite punctual!"
Zhang Yuandong looked down at the wrinkled and red little thing in Lin Yue's arms. There was a lot of white stuff on it. I don't know what it was. It didn't look beautiful at all. He said with some disdain, and a smug look flashed in his eyes. He said seriously: "How could I know? It was Aunt Hua who said that we should prepare dinner early. It will be too late to make it after the production here is finished."
Lin Yue noticed his eyes and guessed that he was proud of his good-looking children. She immediately glared at him unhappily and didn't know what to say to him.
Zhang Yuandong was glared at by his wife, and dared not say a word. He touched the back of his head with a silly smile, and then quickly continued: "I also brought the chicken soup you stewed, as well as this white rice, rapeseed and shredded potatoes. These are all made of small stones."
Lin Yue looked at the dishes in the lunch boxes in surprise, and then looked at Xiao Shitou who was exploring everywhere in the ward and thought everything was new. She widened her eyes in disbelief. Zhang Yuandong nodded to her affirmatively and said, "I watched him cook. He said he knew how to cook when he was at home. I learned these two dishes from watching you cook them last night."
Lin Yue let out a long breath and gave Xiao Shitou a thumbs up from behind.
Although there were many adults and children in the ward, they were all very quiet. Everyone spoke in low voices for fear of disturbing Wang Tingting and Wang Fang.
Lingling came over, opened the small bag and looked at the baby inside. She smiled and whispered to Wanli, saying whether he was uglier or Little Mushroom was uglier when he was just born.
In fact, they both had long forgotten what Little Mushroom looked like when he was just born, but this did not prevent them from pretending to be serious in front of their younger siblings and discussing in a serious manner what they looked like when they were little.
Lingling rubbed her hands and smiled at Lin Yue in a flattering manner, "Mom, my hands are warm now and not dirty. Can I hold the baby? I held my brothers and sisters when I was little, so I know how to hold a child!"
Lin Yue met her sparkling gaze and had no way of refusing, so he carefully placed the child in her hands.
Just as she helped Lingling get into position, a person rushed in from outside the door and knocked Lingling off balance. Fortunately, Lin Yue's hand was still on Lingling, so she didn't fall and hurt her and the kid in her arms.
Lin Yue turned around and saw that the person was actually Liu Ying. She ran to Wang Fang's bed angrily and shook her up vigorously.
Lin Yue knew that Wang Fang was being abused, and she had some suspicions in her mind. Seeing Liu Ying being so rampant, she was shocked and wanted to stand up to stop her. However, Liu Ying's reaction was beyond her expectation. As soon as Wang Fang sat down, Liu Ying knelt down on the ground and cried.
She stretched out her hands, grabbed Wang Fang's sleeves, and cried, "Sister Wang, I know that the report letter must have been written by you, but there is really nothing between Captain Kong and me. Please don't slander my reputation anymore. Please explain to our leaders and help me clarify it, otherwise I will really lose my job..."
Her words were earnest and her tears were pitiful. Although Lin Yue could only see the back of her head, he almost believed what she said when he heard her crying like that.
Wang Fang's eyes stayed on Liu Ying's face for a long time.
When Liu Ying finally finished crying, she suddenly said something inexplicable: "A few days ago, Kong Dewen came home very late at night, and there was a big cut on his lip. I was wondering how he got this cut and how he could have such a big cut. Now that I see your teeth, I finally know."
Liu Ying covered her mouth with her hand, then quickly put it down and continued to grab Wang Fang's clothes. But this time Wang Fang did not let her grab her. Instead, she pulled out her sleeves, turned over and got out of bed from the other side, stood far away from her, and said without any emotion: "I don't want to get a divorce at all, how can I report you? And if you don't want to prove your innocence now, what's the point of pestering me here?"
Wang Tingting had been woken up by such a big noise. She looked over there in a daze, looking exhausted. Seeing that she was awake, Lin Yue winked at Zhang Yuandong and asked him to go out and call for help. Zhang Yuandong understood and quickly went out.
Not long after, two nurses came. They tried to persuade Liu Ying kindly at first, but when they found that Liu Ying was not listening, they dragged her out one by one.
Zhang Yuandong stood at the door and waited for Liu Ying to leave. He came in and said a few words to Lin Yue in a hurry before going out again.
Wang Tingting looked outside in confusion and asked curiously, "Where is he going? Why isn't he bringing his child with him?"
Lin Yue smiled and said, "He has something to do temporarily and will be back soon."
At this moment, it was midnight. The five children were all asleep, and Lin Yue carried them to the adjacent hospital beds and let them rest there first. Wang Tingting asked worriedly, "Why hasn't Zhang Yuandong come back yet? Is there something wrong?"
Lin Yue brought the child to her side to feed her and comforted her, "Don't worry, he may have been delayed by things in the army. He's fine, don't worry."
Wang Tingting took the children and used her free hand to hold Lin Yue. "Why don't you go back first and let the three older ones sleep here first, and you can take the two younger ones home first, so that you can also get a good night's sleep."
Lin Yue smiled and said, "It's okay. If it really doesn't work, I'll ask the nurse if I can borrow the bed next door tonight. Your task now is to have a good rest. Don't worry about these things. Just go to sleep after feeding!"
Wang Tingting nodded. This was the time when her body was the weakest and she didn't have much energy. Sure enough, she fell asleep quickly.
Lin Yue sat beside her bed, supporting his chin with his hands, and looked up at the back still standing in front of the window. He felt uneasy in his heart and did not dare to sleep at all.
Liu Ying's case was easy to investigate, but because it involved enemy spies, it has not been dealt with until now. Now that a report has suddenly appeared, and Wang Fang was beaten to the point of miscarriage by Captain Kong, this is a big deal, and I don't know what will happen next.
Zhang Yuandong came back in a hurry at dawn. He saw that there was still one person in the ward who was not asleep, so he winked at Lin Yue and asked him to follow him out.
The two found a quiet and deserted place and entered the space together.
It was already late, so Zhang Yuandong cut to the chase and said, "We interrogated Liu Ying and only got the address where Miss Zhou contacted her. Miss Zhou probably doesn't think much of her. She only knows that the border troops' information can be exchanged for money, and that Miss Zhou has been urging her to become a military officer's wife. She doesn't know much else."
Because of the existence of the informant, it was impossible for Liu Ying to marry Captain Kong. She was afraid that she would lose her job, so she became anxious and made a stupid move. She wanted Wang Fang to prove that she had no relationship with Captain Kong.
Zhang Yuandong saw that Lin Yue was a little disappointed because he didn't get more wire locks from Liu Ying. He smiled and said, "It's not completely useless. Liu Ying is very smart. She has already found out where Miss Zhou lives. We were afraid that there were other spies in the camp, so we took action tonight. Besides, they probably don't know about you and me yet. Liu Ying didn't know that we knew each other, so she didn't tell us at all."
In fact, when Liu Ying learned that she could exchange the information about Zhang Yuandong and his wife for money, she felt very upset, as if she had missed a big income.
Lin Yue was quite surprised. She had originally thought that she and Zhang Yuandong must have been exposed long ago. She had not dared to leave the barracks during this period of time for fear of encountering an accident.
She then asked, "What about Captain Kong?"
Zhang Yuandong was very disgusted with this man and said disdainfully: "He really didn't know that Liu Ying had any dealings with the enemy spies, but what he did was also a serious violation of military discipline and regulations. The punishment should not be too light."
He thought of the woman he saw in the ward and continued, "She was beaten this time because of Liu Ying's incident. Liu Ying was reported to have a problem with her work style, and Kong Dewen thought it was her who said it. After returning home, they had a disagreement and started beating her. He didn't expect that she was already pregnant, and the baby was not saved."
Lin Yue had roughly guessed that this would be the case. She asked, "Did she really write that?"
Zhang Yuandong shook his head: "I have no right to know this. But Kong Dewen probably believes that it was written by her. There were more than one letter of accusation this time. Almost all the leaders who have the power to manage this matter received it. The higher-ups couldn't suppress it even if they wanted to."
It was for this reason that they had to bring Liu Ying up for review ahead of schedule instead of waiting any further.
Even after leaving the space, Lin Yue still felt a little suffocated and murmured, "If it is really her, then she must have made up her mind to fight to the death."
But things did not develop as Lin Yue had guessed. She thought Wang Fang must hate Captain Kong to death, but she didn't expect that when the organization asked for her opinion, Wang Fang would actually speak well of Captain Kong.
She did not want to divorce Captain Kong, but she did not object to his decision to transfer him to the border for a long-term stay. She only put forward a condition that a portion of Captain Kong's salary should be set aside for family expenses. Of course, Kong Dewen is no longer Captain Kong, but has been demoted to the position of deputy platoon leader.
Wang Tingting stayed in the hospital for seven days. When she was discharged, Wang Fang was still in the hospital. Kong Dewen had already gone to guard the border yesterday, and she did not see him off. Her attitude was very obvious. She did not want to play along with him at all.
Lin Yue knew that she had two children at home, so he kindly said before leaving the hospital: "Sister Wang, why don't you let your children come to my house for dinner these days?"
Wang Fang smiled, which was rare. Her temperament was also different, and she looked much more relaxed. She smiled back at Lin Yue and said, "No need. They are all grown up and can take care of themselves. They have food coupons and money, so they can go to the cafeteria to eat. Thank you for your kindness, but it's time for them to exercise."
She didn't care much about the two children. If there was such a thing as maternal love in the past, it was because the two children had always stood on their father's side. Even when she was in the hospital, they only came a few times and didn't even say a word of concern. Her heart gradually grew cold.
Lin Yue nodded. She could see that she and the child were not very close. There was an inevitable problem in the army, that is, most children were closer to their fathers and thought that their fathers, who were military officers, were more powerful, especially boys. Some of them had almost reached the point of blindly worshipping them.
This is obviously the case with Wang Fang's two sons, and this may be part of the reason why she doesn't want to be discharged from the hospital.
Lin Yue felt a little sympathetic towards this woman. During the time she was in the hospital, except for the first few days when Kong Dewen asked the children to bring her meals, later on it was basically she or the nurses who got her meals from the cafeteria.
Perhaps the sympathy on Lin Yue's face was too obvious, Wang Fang chuckled and whispered: "Don't worry, I'm almost well now. I don't want to be discharged from the hospital just because I don't want to go back to do housework. Besides, the life now is exactly what I want."
Lin Yue suddenly realized that if she divorced Kong Dewen, she would definitely not be able to stay in the family compound. Her background was not good, and life outside would definitely be difficult. Although Kong Dewen's position was downgraded, he was far away from her and could still provide her with shelter. Of course, she wanted this kind of life more.