Chapter 431 The Naive Little White Dove 2 Bai Wei glanced warily at the door, making sure no one was outside, before leaning closer to Li Xiaoge and lowering her voice, saying in a tone that was both mysterious and fearful, "Xiaoge, you're new here and don't know how deep the water is. Do you think Su An is really as harmless as he seems on the surface?"
“Su An?” Li Xiaoge was taken aback.
In an instant, the image of Su An flashed into her mind: the man who turned the tide in the exercise and calmly defeated his opponent in the fighting arena. In the eyes of a greenhorn like Li Xiaoge, Su An was simply a legend, a living hero.
“She…she’s doing great, isn’t she? Her marksmanship is amazing, her command is superb, and she even saved our Third Battalion…” Li Xiaoge retorted instinctively.
"Good?" Bai Wei let out a short, cold laugh, her smile filled with contempt and disdain. "That was all an act! People like her are masters at winning people over! Do you even know why Wang Xiaoya died?"
"Wasn't it...wasn't it suicide?"
"It was suicide, but why would she commit suicide?" Bai Wei pressed on, her eyes fixed on Li Xiaoge. "It's because she stumbled upon Su An's secret! Su An drove her to her death!"
"What?!" Li Xiaoge felt as if she had been hit in the face by a bombshell, her head buzzing. "Su An... drove Wang Xiaoya to her death? What... what secret did she have?"
Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, a barely perceptible glint flashed in Bai Wei's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by deep grief and indignation.
She began to embellish her story.
"I saw it with my own eyes!" she said confidently, her tone leaving no room for doubt. "Shortly before Wang Xiaoya died, one night, I got up to use the bathroom and saw Su An sneaking out of the dormitory! I found it strange, so I quietly followed him. Guess what I saw?"
She paused deliberately to create suspense.
Li Xiaoge nervously swallowed, and subconsciously asked, "What...what did you see?"
"I saw her... in the grove of trees behind the mountain, having a secret rendezvous with a man!"
"A secret rendezvous?!" Li Xiaoge's eyes widened instantly.
In the disciplined military of the 1960s, where misconduct was treated like a tiger, this was a huge deal! The consequences ranged from disciplinary action to outright discharge from the military, leaving one unable to hold their head high for the rest of their life!
“Yes! That man was wearing our training uniform, he was tall and big, and the two of them were hugging and kissing, very intimately!” Bai Wei described vividly, “Wang Xiaoya and Su An are very close, Wang Xiaoya must have accidentally witnessed this, and Su An was afraid that things would be exposed, so he threatened and bribed her. Just think, Wang Xiaoya is not brave enough to withstand such intimidation, she must have been driven to desperation in the end, which is why she took her own life!”
"Then," Bai Wei's tone became even more resentful, "she was afraid that I would also tell others about this, so she used those despicable methods, like origami cranes and ghost hands under the bed, to play tricks and make me like this, just to kill me and silence me, so that no one would believe what I say anymore!"
This entire logic, from motivation to behavior, is interconnected and sounds surprisingly... "reasonable".
Li Xiaoge listened with a pounding heart, her palms sweating profusely. She felt as if she had fallen into a giant whirlpool and discovered a secret that could overturn the entire Third Battalion.
"This...this can't be..." She still couldn't believe it, struggling to say, "Su An doesn't seem like that kind of person. And who is that man? Did you see him clearly?"
"Don't judge a book by its cover!" Bai Wei grabbed her hand, her eyes earnest and urgent. "Who was that man? I didn't see his face clearly, but he's definitely from our camp! Xiaoge, I know you're a good girl, with a strong sense of justice and a clear sense of right and wrong. I'm locked up here now, and my voice carries no weight. If I say anything, they'll just think I'm a lunatic spouting nonsense. Only you can help me!"
"How...how can I help you?" Li Xiaoge was completely flustered.
This matter was far too big for an eighteen-year-old girl to comprehend.
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