Xu Manzhi and Yan Lin exchanged a glance, and then a middle-aged woman rushed in, her sallow and withered face contorted with rage. She was carrying a kitchen knife and barging in recklessly.
"Wait, what are you doing, shouting like that? Do you know where you are?" Zou Xiaozhou stepped forward and stopped the woman.
The woman was not about to give up and picked up a knife to strike.
But Zou Xiaozhou wouldn't let her hit him. He snatched the knife away, threw it on the ground, and shouted threateningly, "What are you doing? Are you crazy? Trying to kill someone?"
The woman burst into laughter in exasperation.
She was crying and laughing at the same time, then sat down on the ground with her bottom sticking up, yelling, "The officer is hitting people! The officer is hitting people! Ahhhhhh—"
Zou Xiaozhou suddenly panicked.
He hadn't expected the woman to be so unreasonable and immediately accuse him of cheating.
For a moment, I didn't know what to do.
Liao Yu, who was standing nearby, quickly said, "Madam, you must have misunderstood. Xiao Zhou doesn't want you to do something you'll regret. You're running around with a knife, which is a violation of military discipline."
The woman frantically pounded the ground.
She lay down.
Liao Yu was also at a loss.
He had never seen anyone throw such a tantrum.
"Brother Yan, what should we do?" Zou Xiaozhou asked anxiously.
Yan Lin stepped forward.
He said with an authoritative expression, "Miss, if you have any questions, just say them. I am their leader. Your words and actions just now were witnessed by everyone. You can't just dismiss it with a simple statement like 'an officer assaulted someone.'"
Arguing and being unreasonable won't work on him.
When he came out, the woman was startled, especially by his dark face and glaring eyes, which made her heart tremble. Only then did her momentum weaken.
She covered her face and cried, "My husband, Liu Anshui, was perfectly healthy, but he was killed by a woman named Xu Manzhi. I've come here to demand an explanation from her."
Is Ah Shui dead?
Zou Xiaozhou and Liao Yu were stunned.
Just then, Qian Lei and Dai Chunying rushed over, fearing a bloody scene. Seeing that no one was injured, they slowed down.
As soon as she stepped forward, Dai Chunying said, "Sister Liu, Ah Shui is not dead yet, but he has lost consciousness."
Upon hearing this, the woman jumped up.
She shouted, "What do you mean he's unconscious? If he died in battle, we would still be the family of a martyr. If he died of illness in the military region, we would still be entitled to a pension. But he's neither alive nor dead. Do you expect me to take him home and raise him?"
Three days ago, she rushed over from the countryside and received this news. After much pleading, she finally learned from others that a woman named Xu Manzhi had given her husband medicine for no reason, which caused his condition.
A good person is gone just like that.
What will happen to the Liu family? What will happen to her? Who will raise the five children she gave birth to?
Thinking about all of this, she wished she could just kill herself.
Qian Lei hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law Liu, don't worry. I'm the one who brought Ah Shui up. Now that he's in trouble, he'll still get every penny he's owed. You can take him home and raise his child."
Sister-in-law Liu finally heard a sincere word.
She's been here for three days, and she's always trying to cover things up and making feints.
Ah Shui made the right choice in following the right person.
Unlike the three officers standing in front, who only know how to bully people.
She hurriedly said, "Commander, I'm just a country woman, please don't take it personally. I'm not very educated, but from the moment my husband left home to join the army, I was mentally prepared for everything and wholeheartedly supported him. But we can't treat his life like a game; he's a living, breathing person after all."
"I just want to ask that female comrade Xu Manzhi, whether she is a military doctor or a hospital doctor, there must be a responsible unit or organization. She can't just ignore the compensation that is due."
These words left Qian Lei speechless.
His feelings were complicated. His gaze fell on Yan Lin, and he suppressed his dissatisfaction, but still said to Xu Manzhi, "Comrade Xu Manzhi, please come out and say something."
He was also surprised that things had escalated to this point.
Yan Lin frowned.
He stepped forward and, before Xu Manzhi could speak, said to Dai Chunying, "Tell me, what's going on? I survived such a large dose of poison, so how did Ah Shui get into trouble?"
Qian Lei was rebuffed, which immediately ignited his anger.
But Qian Lei bypassed him and went to Dai Chunying, openly slapping him in the face, probably because he was wholeheartedly trying to protect Xu Manzhi... Thinking of this, he clenched his fist.
Dai Chunying felt a chill run down her spine.
She stammered, "Last time, my sister-in-law said she wanted to remove the poison from Ah Shui, but Ye Qiqi disagreed. She said Ah Shui was her patient, and she would take over the case and bear the responsibility. The local hospital in the locked-down city is fully cooperating in developing a special medicine, but so much time has passed and there has been no progress at all..."
Then, Ah Shui got worse and worse every day.
Three days ago, his body stopped responding completely. No matter how much stimulation or electric shock he received, he remained completely still. The hospital doctors diagnosed him as being in a vegetative state and called his family to take him home.
Sister-in-law Liu arrived right away.
She heard from somewhere that Ah Shui wasn't a martyr, nor was he injured on duty, and therefore wouldn't receive any compensation... and she was shocked...
Sister-in-law Liu listened intently.
She didn't quite understand, but with various guesses, she probably knew that the pretty girl in front of her wasn't the only one in charge of Ah Shui's matter.
"I don't care, Ye Qiqi should also be held responsible. Xu Manzhi is the culprit, she has to bear most of the responsibility," she suddenly said.
Zou Xiaozhou was speechless.
This woman is quite clever. When it comes to money, she suddenly seems to have mastered the art of crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide quite well.
She's all about money, not her life.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
At this moment, Ye Qiqi came in from outside, still wearing her white coat.
She stepped forward, only to be grabbed by Sister-in-law Liu.
"Excuse me, do you know Ye Qiqi?" she asked.
Ye Qiqi glanced at the people around her, pursed her lips, and introduced herself: "That's me, so what?"
"OK--"
Sister-in-law Liu grabbed her arm and shouted, "You took over my husband. From now on, you and Xu Manzhi will have to take responsibility for the rest of my Ah Shui's life together."
"this……"
Ye Qiqi immediately realized what was happening.
She knew who the unreasonable and extortionate woman in front of her was. In an instant, her gaze swept over Xu Manzhi, then looked at Sister Liu, expressing her condolences for Ah Shui's accident. Then, without hesitation, she took out a small wad of money from her pocket and stuffed it into Sister Liu's pocket.
“Yes, he got into trouble, and I should take responsibility. From now on, I will send you living expenses every month and give you half of my salary, okay?” Ye Qiqi said generously and appropriately.
Sister-in-law Liu never expected to get the money so easily.
She was also taken aback, but the sadness in her heart gradually faded, and she gradually accepted the fact that Ah Shui had become a vegetable. She said with a forced expression, "Okay, but you have to write it down. You can't go back on your word."
"good."
Ye Qiqi agreed.
"Xu Manzhi, how much do you plan to give me a month?" Sister Liu rushed to Xu Manzhi and reached out to grab her arm.
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