"Knock knock—"
A knocking sounded suddenly.
Lian Xiao pushed open the door and entered.
His face was still bruised and purple, his hands in his pockets, and he raised his eyebrows nonchalantly. "Political Commissar Wang, I got involved in this too. I arrested Wang Zhizhi, so if we're talking about fault, I'm more at fault than him."
Political Commissar Wang looked at the two stubborn guys, one more difficult than the other, and felt his temples throbbing. "You two... you're really going to drive me crazy, always causing me trouble!"
Lian Xiao disagreed, "Political Commissar Wang, your words are biased. How can we call this causing trouble? We are clearly acting on behalf of Heaven! Think about it, if we let Li Xingzhou and Wang Zhizhi get away like this, given their personalities, who knows who they might harm in the future. But now that we have them under control, as long as we find concrete evidence of drugging, they will be confirmed criminals, sent to labor camps, and will never have the chance to cause trouble again."
He leaned against the cabinet next to him, his posture casual yet exuding an irrepressible sharpness. "You have to be flexible in life; you can't cling to rules like sacred decrees. If you're going to be polite to scum like this, aren't you just letting them continue to harm people?"
After saying that, he glanced at Jiang Linchuan sideways and said, "See? That's what you call talking. You're such a silent person, you can't get a word out of me even if you hit you three times. You should just keep quiet and save your energy."
"Lian Xiao! Watch your attitude!" Political Commissar Wang slammed his hand on the table in anger, causing the documents on the table to nearly fly away.
Lian Xiao then straightened up, his nonchalant expression lessening.
He disagreed with Political Commissar Wang's ideas, but respected Political Commissar Wang as a person. "I was just speaking the truth."
"That's not how it works!" Political Commissar Wang pointed at him, both angry and anxious. "What you're doing is no different from Li Xingzhou's underhanded tactics!"
Seeing that Lian Xiao remained unmoved, he knew that reasoning with him wouldn't work, so he simply hardened his face and ordered, "You two, starting tomorrow, double your training! Specific punishments will be determined after the investigation results are out! Don't think you're heroes; this is called knowingly committing a mistake and then making one."
He looked at Jiang Linchuan, his tone becoming more serious, "I have high expectations for you and don't want to see this happen again. You said you want to use military merits to offset it? Let's wait for Li Xingzhou's results first."
Political Commissar Wang waved his hand, his expression revealing deep exhaustion, "Get out! I don't want to see you right now."
The two walked out of the office one after the other.
Political Commissar Wang immediately suppressed his anger, calmly picking up his water glass. "Hmm, he's a bit impulsive; he needs to control his temper. But Li Xingzhou is truly disgusting; he needs to be kept in check to prevent him from harming others. Special cases require special treatment; I'll speak to my superiors about it later..."
In the corridor.
Lian Xiao, hands in his pockets, swayed as he walked, "I don't think I did anything wrong."
“It was a mistake,” Jiang Linchuan said calmly. “The mistake was using the same method as Li Xingzhou.”
Lian Xiao stopped in his tracks, turned to look at him, and said with a hint of mockery in his eyes, "What are you pretending to be so serious for? If you really thought you were wrong, you wouldn't have taken action in the first place."
"To eliminate the root of the problem." Jiang Linchuan's tone was flat.
He came up with this idea as soon as he suspected that Li Xingzhou might have tampered with the food.
Even if it might implicate him, Li Xingzhou must be made to pay the price.
Wang Zhizhi is his vassal; she can't escape, so she doesn't need special treatment.
This method is the fastest and most effective way to bring Li Xingzhou to his doom.
Lian Xiao stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly sneered, "In this respect, you're not so bad a man. If you let him go just to protect yourself, I'd really despise you and feel sorry for Xinghe."
He changed the subject, "But don't try to flatter yourself, I still don't like you!"
Jiang Linchuan couldn't be bothered with him at all.
He also disliked Lian Xiao, unless this guy quickly found a girl to marry and completely gave up on Xu Xinghe!
The matter is temporarily resolved.
Lian Xiao returned to his residence, planning to wait until the bruises on his face had mostly faded before going to see Xu Xinghe.
I can't possibly see her looking like I've been beaten up.
Jiang Linchuan then returned to his office.
He is still on a mission and it is not appropriate for him to appear in public for the time being. It would be better to wait until tomorrow to show up.
Xu Xinghe waited in the house until after nine o'clock in the evening, and when no one came, she knew what was going on.
She locked the door, snuggled comfortably into the warm bed, and couldn't help but smile slightly.
Just thinking about Li Xingzhou and Wang Zhizhi's pathetic state makes me feel relieved.
Serves him right!
The next day, Jiang Linchuan woke up just as dawn was breaking.
After his morning exercise and washing up, he called his adjutant, Wang, and together they went to the hospital to inquire about the test results.
The test results for the food are out.
Although the equipment was rudimentary and couldn't identify the specific drug, there were always old methods.
The dean pointed to the two male rabbits in the cage and explained, "Normally, two male rabbits in the same cage will fight, and may even kill each other. But after feeding them that food, they not only didn't fight, but instead began to mate. This is enough to prove that the food was laced with aphrodisiac drugs."
He handed over a document, saying, "This is a certificate I issued; Commander Jiang, you should be able to use it."
Jiang Linchuan took the document and nodded slightly. "Thank you, Dean."
"It's my duty." The dean sighed as he thought of Li Xingzhou.
What a promising doctor, but he turned out to be a beast in human form.
In terms of medical skills, no one in the hospital could match him. After all, he was mentored by renowned doctors and trained in a big city, so his foundation was incredibly solid. With a few more years of training, he would undoubtedly be a pillar of the medical field. But alas!
Once you have irrefutable evidence, the rest is simple.
Jiang Linchuan reported directly to Political Commissar Wang, and after receiving approval, led a team of soldiers to Li Xingzhou's residence.
He didn't knock, but kicked the door open.
A loud crash jolted Wang Zhizhi awake from inside the house.
She tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep well. The side effects of the medication, coupled with a fever, left her feeling weak all over. She barely managed to doze off, and now she was so shocked that her heart was pounding and her face turned deathly pale.
Li Xingzhou also opened his eyes and calmly looked towards the doorway.
Even though he was terribly panicked, he refused to kneel down and beg for mercy like others, weeping bitterly.
He still wanted to retain this bit of dignity.
Jiang Linchuan led his men into the room, his gaze sweeping over the people on the kang (a heated brick bed), and he coldly uttered two words, "Take them away."
Li Xingzhou gripped the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) tightly, trying one last time to struggle. "Why are you arresting me? You have to give me a reason!"
"Is drugging someone enough reason?"
Li Xingzhou's expression changed drastically. Even though he knew the outcome would be like this, he still felt a chill run down his spine when it was actually happening. "I didn't."
"take away!"
"I'm not leaving!" Li Xingzhou suddenly looked up, veins bulging on his neck. "You have no evidence, what right do you have to arrest me with just empty words?"
Jiang Linchuan had anticipated that he wouldn't surrender obediently. "I have witnesses and physical evidence."
At the opportune moment, Lieutenant Wang added, "Wang Zhizhi was the one who got yesterday's food; several people can testify to that. You threatened the soldiers to deliver food to Comrade Xu, and the person involved has given a statement. There were also people who saw you acting suspiciously near Comrade Xu's residence. This evidence is enough to take you away for questioning. We will continue to investigate other evidence. Don't worry, the military will not wrong an innocent person, nor will it let a bad person go unpunished."
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