Chapter 219: Moving Commander Duan out to make things easier

After taking a shower, Wang Ziru returned to the house carrying the bucket and porcelain basin.

Baoer stood beside the small square table, holding the iron box of malted milk. She used a small spoon in her hand to pour malted milk into her little mouth, and her mouth was full of malted milk granules.

"Mom..., malted milk is delicious, let's save some for Dad."

Zhai Qingsong sat on the chair beside him, looking sullen and silent.

Seeing that his sister-in-law had just returned from her bath, he stood up and took the bucket and porcelain basin. "Sister-in-law, Baoer wants to go downstairs to watch a movie. Do you want to go too?"

"I'm a little tired, you guys go watch a movie." Wang Ziru walked to the small square table and glanced at the iron box of malted milk. The kid ate almost half a bowl of malted milk and kept saying it was delicious. He even wanted to leave some for his father. "Let's eat tomorrow. The movie is almost over."

Zhai Qingsong took the wet towel out of the bucket, squeezed out the water, and hung it on a nylon rope on the small balcony outside the living room to dry. He then pulled a dry towel off the rope and handed it to Wang Ziru to wipe her hair.

Zhu Yan, who lived on the fourth floor of the Zhang family's compound near the stairs, silently followed the movements of the Zhai family.

In the family yard, every household locked their doors and the whole family was watching a movie on the playground.

At noon, Zhu Yan had a quarrel with her husband Zhang Kang and was in no mood to go to the playground to watch a movie. At this moment, she was sitting alone at the door of her house, and she was reluctant to even turn on the lights in the house.

The sounds from the movie on the playground reached the family compound and could be heard clearly.

Zhu Yan leaned against the door, listening carefully to the expressive voices of the actors in the movie, and sometimes listening to the sounds made by Wang Ziru's family downstairs.

"Wen Yiting asked Deputy Headmaster Zhai to meet at the guesthouse. Did you tell her?"

Zhu Yan was in great torment. She felt that if she concealed the fact that Zhai Ximo had cheated on her, she would not be worthy of being called a sister by Wang Ziru and would have let down Wang Ziru's caring treatment.

Not long after, Baoer pulled his uncle downstairs excitedly to the playground to watch a movie again.

Zhu Yan quickly stood up from the stool, walked to the edge of the corridor and looked around. Even the fifth floor of Wen's house was pitch black. Su Hong must have gone to the playground to watch a movie with the other military wives.

At this time, only the Zhai family and their two families had people in the family compound.

Zhu Yan took a deep breath, turned around and locked the door, went downstairs and went directly to Zhai's house. When she reached the door, she said softly, "Sister Ziru."

"Zhu Yan? Didn't you go to see the movie? The army is showing movies for three consecutive days. If you don't go to see them, you may not be able to see a movie for a long time." Wang Ziru sat on a chair, wiping her wet long hair with a towel in her hand.

Seeing that it was Zhu Yan who came to see her, she was a little surprised, but a friendly smile appeared on her face.

Zhu Yan smiled, clasped her hands tightly together, paused, walked into the small living room of the Zhai family, and told Wang Ziru that Wen Yiting had asked Zhang Kang to deliver a letter at noon.

"You mean Wen Yiting asked Zhai Ximo to meet her at the guesthouse?!" Wang Ziru felt a pain in her heart and her eyes turned red.

"Yes!" Zhu Yan nodded vigorously. "At that time, Wen Yiting came downstairs and handed the letter to me. Several other military wives happened to see it. They opened the letter and read the contents."

Wang Ziru didn't know if it was because she was too aggrieved or because she couldn't bear to face the man's betrayal, but tears burst out of her eyes.

Ever since Wen Yiting made things clear to her, she has been at ease. She knows that her man is a good-looking, handsome man, and it is normal for him to be liked by women in the army.

Even if the man really has an affair outside, it must be those slutty bitches who are pursuing her man unilaterally...

Could it be that she really had misjudged Zhai Ximo?

She was shaking violently, biting her lower lip tightly, angrily dropped the wet towel in her hand, and stood up suddenly, "Zhai Ximo really dared to go to the guesthouse for a date, this divorce is settled."

Zhu Yan knew how much damage Wang Ziru would suffer after the truth was exposed, but she was not sure whether the two of them really went on a date.

"Sister Ziru, I'm not sure whether they will meet or not. How about you go to Deputy Captain Zhai and ask him tomorrow, and then talk about other things?"

"What are you still asking after all this! Shengli Guesthouse, right? I'm going to go meet these two bastards right now."

"Sister Ziru, are you really going to arrest them?" Zhu Yan was very scared and held Wang Ziru's hand. "Zhang Kang said that if the troops knew about this, not only would Wen Yiting's work at the Art Troupe fail, but Deputy Troupe Leader Zhai would also be implicated."

Wang Ziru rubbed her chest, uncontrollable pain bursting out from her heart.

If she allowed them to get together tonight, she would curse herself for being useless and not even having the courage to face them.

"Since you don't want to live your life seriously, just destroy it all! Why should I care about those things? They are not my military service, and they are not part of my cultural troupe!"

Wang Ziru hurriedly combed her still slightly wet long hair and tied it into a ponytail behind her head with a handkerchief.

She turned around and found a flashlight in her uncle's room, intending to walk to the town at night. Zhu Yan was frightened and chased after Wang Ziru, and the two of them quickly left the courtyard.

Passing by the sentry post at the military gate, two hurried figures caught the sentry's attention.

The sentries recognized the two wives. One of them came out to open the iron gate for them and asked curiously, "Sisters-in-law, where are you going if you are not watching a movie in the playground at this time? The army has regulations that you are not allowed to go out at night."

"Let us go first, and we'll be back soon. If anyone comes to investigate, I'll be responsible."

Wang Ziru didn't have the time to explain in detail. Besides, they were out to catch an adulterer. If the news leaked out, she might be blamed.

The sentry couldn't stop the two soldiers' wives and had to let them go.

The two women had just walked out of the military gate and were about to rush along the road to the Victory Guesthouse in the town when they saw a bright beam of car lights coming towards them.

"Is that Commander Duan's car?!"

Wang Ziru saw Commander Duan’s jeep parked next to the bamboo forest on the right side of the military gate.

Guard Xiao Li was holding a gasoline barrel and seemed to be refueling his car.

Seeing them, Xiao Li, holding the oil drum, was also startled and hurriedly greeted them: "Where are you going, sister-in-law?"

"Xiao Li, are you outside alone?" Wang Ziru trotted to the hood of the car, bent over and looked inside. She didn't see Commander Duan. She looked at Xiao Li, paused, and then asked, "Can you please take us to the town?"

Xiao Li noticed that Wang Ziru was very anxious. He looked at Zhu Yan and asked, "What are you doing in town so late?"

"It's a little urgent. You'll find out when you get there."

"But the commander may need a car at any time. As soon as I came back from the county, I was busy cleaning the car and filling it with water and oil..."

Wang Ziru decided that two legs were not as efficient as four wheels.

If they really had to walk to the town, by the time the two women arrived at Shengli Guesthouse, they would probably be exhausted.

"Just give us a ride! If the commander comes to investigate tomorrow, I will take the responsibility!" Wang Ziru was about to cry. She grabbed Xiao Li's wrist with a determined look on her face.

Xiao Li really didn't dare to make any mistakes. During the years he stayed by the commander's side, he was trembling in fear even when he slept and dreamed.

But he had seen a lot as Commander Duan, so he weighed the matter in his mind.

He saw that Commander Duan did not seem to dislike Wang Ziru so much. Instead, he attached great importance to her and intended to take her to Kun District to train the army's hygienists... He turned around, put the oil barrel in the trunk, and drove straight to the town ten miles away with the two military wives.

At night, the streets of the town were pitch black.

The car drove to the door of Shengli Guesthouse and Wang Zi jumped out of the car in a hurry.

Xiao Li braked, got out of the car, and called Zhu Yan, "Are you two here to look for someone at the guesthouse?"

"How did you know?" Zhu Yan's body froze for a moment.

Xiao Li was also stunned. He looked at the back of the middle-aged woman who had already walked into the guesthouse and was talking to the counter. He whispered, "Are you here to see Deputy Commander Zhai?"

"I can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing!"

Zhu Yan left Xiao Li and followed him into the guesthouse.

The middle-aged woman at the counter had a novel in front of her and was eating melon seeds. She looked up at Wang Ziru with an arrogant attitude, "We are a guesthouse here. You won't go to the police station to find someone, right?"

"Big sister! I'm really looking for someone," Wang Ziru knew that without benefits, this woman would not let her in. Besides, even if she recklessly broke into the guesthouse and disturbed other guests, it would probably alarm the two dogs.

The middle-aged woman looked up at Zhu Yan again and said arrogantly, "Are you two together? Why are you hanging around here if you're not staying at the guesthouse? Hurry up and leave."

Xiao Li felt that things might not be that simple.

At that time, they returned to the army from the county town. He first went to the single dormitory to look for Zhai Ximo everywhere, but there was no trace of him. He also didn't see him in the family compound, so he had to go to wash the car and refuel.

Unexpectedly, Deputy Colonel Zhai sneaked out of the troops and stayed in the guesthouse!

Xiao Li knew that Commander Duan was very concerned about this matter. He looked down at his military uniform, clicked his green shirt, and walked into the guesthouse with a solemn aura, and put his arm directly on the counter. "The troops are investigating! Send them in to find the person immediately!"

"You, you, you..., are you from the Ninth Division?" The middle-aged woman saw the young man in military uniform and glanced at Wang Ziru hurriedly. She quickly dropped the half handful of melon seeds in her hand and stood up from the chair. "Who are you looking for?"

Wang Ziru took out a handful of change from his trouser pocket, took out a dollar, and handed it to the middle-aged woman, "Comrade, please help us. We have an emergency tonight. Look, that's Commander Duan's car. You don't want to wait for him to come and check your guesthouse in person, do you?"

Suddenly, the middle-aged woman turned pale with fear and asked tremblingly: "Are you looking for the guests inside?"

"Show me the accommodation list."

Wang Ziru knew that money made the world go round. She was too lazy to bother talking about things that could be solved with money, so she gave people some bribes to make it easier for them to do their work.

The middle-aged woman looked at the young man in military uniform carefully and did not dare to take the money. But when she saw the money handed under her nose, she was unwilling to refuse it. She took it reluctantly and quickly put it in her trouser pocket.

Then he took out the guest registration form for the guest house that day from the drawer and asked, "Are you really from the nearby army?"

Wang Ziru snatched the registration form and found Wen Yiting's name!

"Did this guest come here with a letter of introduction from the military?" Wang Ziru pointed at the registration list with a sharp look in her eyes.

"Yes, the introduction letter is here."

"Is there another soldier from the army in her room right now?"

The middle-aged woman was so frightened that her legs were shaking. She swallowed twice and nodded, "A man came to see her. But, girl, you must not cause trouble when I'm on duty, otherwise I will lose my job."

"Don't worry, as long as you give me the letter of introduction and the registration book for guests staying here, I won't make things difficult for you. These are things Commander Duan specifically requested. If you want to keep them, you won't be able to explain it clearly tomorrow." Wang Ziru brought up Commander Duan very naturally, using the power of Commander Duan to intimidate the comrades on duty at the guesthouse.

Xiao Li stood by, stunned. If Wang Zi was really smart, she would know to call on Commander Duan to solve the problem at this time. Xiao Li admired her even more in his heart!

After getting the evidence, the three of them went upstairs to room 209 together.