Chapter 64: A life-or-death struggle
Gu Xizhou regretted his words the moment he said them. He didn't regret getting involved with Su Nanzhi, but he felt that he was too reckless.
And this sense of regret deepened after seeing the way everyone was looking at Su Nanzhi.
"Comrade Su is excellent, the most outstanding lesbian I have ever met."
When faced with her unfaithful fiancé, she didn't cry or make a fuss or simply leave.
Instead, they make the other party pay the price without their knowledge.
When faced with harassment from hooligans, he was not afraid and fought them off bravely and strategically.
When facing the elderly and the weak who are weaker than oneself, one should remain kind even if one's life is not going well.
His mind kept recalling the memories of Su Nanzhi during this period, but his heart slowly sank.
He cared about Su Nanzhi more than he thought.
"Xizhou never thought that a kid like you could do such a big thing without making any noise."
Political Commissar Zhu just felt that he had heard something good today. The soldier king in the army who was indifferent to worldly affairs was finally tempted by the female comrades, but they didn't like him.
Thinking of this, his eyes couldn't help but fall on Qin Lie.
Su Nanzhi looked down on Gu Xizhou, so Qin Liejiu was nothing to him.
I didn't expect that this female comrade Su Nanzhi has such high standards.
Su Nanzhi laughed a few times and immediately explained, "Haha, Comrade Gu is very good, but Comrade Gu and I have different pursuits. I prefer men who do ordinary jobs."
She couldn't take Gu Xizhou's kindness for granted, so she immediately found an excuse.
After hearing Su Nanzhi's reasons, everyone in the room began to understand a little.
Although Gu Xizhou is handsome and capable, he is a soldier and knows that this profession is not good for his family. He never knows when he will go to the battlefield and may die.
Just thinking about this, everyone acted as matchmakers, and everyone tried to persuade Su Nanzhi.
"Xiao Su, although our job is a bit dangerous, the salary is high, life is simple, and one person serving in the army brings honor to the whole family."
"Yeah, apart from anything else, it's not easy to find a partner as handsome and capable as Xizhou."
"That's right. Although other jobs are ordinary, it's not impossible for accidents to happen during work."
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Su Nanzhi could hardly maintain the smile on her face. If she continued, she would start to doubt whether she was really so short-sighted as to have cruelly rejected Gu Xizhou.
Gu Xizhou didn't expect that these leaders who looked familiar and majestic would be so "enthusiastic" when facing his lifelong event.
Just seeing the embarrassed look on Su Nanzhi's face, he suppressed the disappointment in his heart and immediately interrupted everyone.
"Leaders, let's deal with Deputy Battalion Commander Qin first, shall we?"
Everyone: I almost forgot.
Qin Lie's face was gloomy. He didn't expect that Gu Xizhou would slap him in public.
What does it mean that Su Nanzhi doesn't like him, Gu Xizhou, and will definitely not like him.
How is Qin Lie inferior to Gu Xizhou?
And none of these leaders had any objection to what Gu Xizhou said.
However, for these leaders, Qin Lie was not as good as Gu Xizhou in terms of appearance, quality, and business ability. They just didn't expect Qin Lie to be so petty and hold a grudge against them just because of this trivial matter.
Su Nanzhi gave Gu Xizhou a grateful look and said, "Although it's a personal grudge, I really want to drug Qin Lie."
Zhao Xue seemed to have caught her handle and shouted excitedly: "Leaders, you all heard Su Nanzhi admit it!"
Leader: Idiot.
Su Nanzhi sneered at her and changed the subject, "But a scum like Qin Lie is not worthy of me spending the rest of my life punishing him."
"After I got the water, I stayed in Platoon Leader Xu's bridal chamber. Besides the bride and bridesmaids, the aunties and sisters-in-law in the family compound can all testify for me."
"I didn't have any chance of drugging the water cup."
Seeing everyone's suspicious eyes falling on her again, Zhao Xue shook her head nervously and just said that she did not drug anyone.
The ward fell silent again, and for a moment it was deadlocked again.
In this era, there was no surveillance like in later generations, and people focused more on catching thieves and dealing with illegal activities.
As long as no one admits it, this matter will not have any result in the short term.
Finally, it was the only female leader in the room, the director, who broke the silence.
"Comrade Zhao, you and Comrade Qin should remember to complete the formalities when the time comes."
As the director of the Women's Department, there was nothing she could do except to reduce the impact of the incident.
It always sounds better for an unmarried couple to fall in love with each other than to have an affair without a matchmaker.
The other leaders present did not object to the director of women's affairs, and they all agreed with her decision in their hearts.
Seeing Qin Lie's grief-stricken expression, Su Nanzhi smiled from the bottom of her heart.
Qin Lie and Zhao Xue, the star-crossed couple, were tied together by her.
But this was far from enough. She glanced at the gloomy faces of several leaders beside her.
I don’t know if Qin Lie is ready to accept the news that he will be demoted.
Just as Su Nanzhi thought.
After the leaders left the hospital, they returned to the army for a discussion.
Zhao Xue thought she had covered it up well, but from the subsequent investigation, all the suspicion pointed to Zhao Xue.
But there was no evidence, and because Zhao Xue was a soldier's widow, the army leaders could only turn a blind eye and pretend that nothing had been found out.
But Qin Lie was not so lucky. As the deputy battalion commander, he failed to set an example in both life and work, and brought a very bad influence to the army. If he was not punished, the army would not need to be managed.
Putting aside the details, Qin Lie, who was here, could no longer contain his anger after confirming that his leader had left. He whispered to Zhao Xue, "Did you drug her?"
Zhao Xue shook her head in panic and denied it again.
You'd be a fool to admit it.
"Brother Qin, Su Nanzhi must have gotten into the water by some unknown method."
She looked certain, and when she saw Qin Lie frowning in deep thought, she casually said, "I didn't expect that Captain Gu would actually like Su Nanzhi. What's so good about Su Nanzhi..."
Thinking of Gu Xizhou, Zhao Xue's eyes flashed with greed. If only Gu Xizhou fell in love with her...
Without the leader present, Qin Lie didn't need to hide his anger when he heard Gu Xizhou's name. He grabbed the pillow on the bed and threw it at Zhao Xue.
"Shut up."
Although it didn't hurt when the pillow hit her body, Zhao Xue was still frightened by Qin Lie's ferocious look.
She huddled on the bed, not daring to make a sound, for fear that Qin Lie would hit her with something again the next second.
And the next second, Qin Lie's voice rang out.
"You have to find a way to collect 500 yuan."
Zhao Xue was a little confused for a moment. 500 yuan? What 500 yuan?
Qin Lie slowly pulled up a smile.
“Although I don’t mind the Qin family having a daughter-in-law who is associated with gangsters, I don’t think you want to be reformed yet?”
Although Zhao Xue flatly denied that she was not the one who drugged him, Qin Lie was not so easily deceived.
Don't think of letting him swallow this loss while paying Zhao Xue to deal with those two hooligans.
The worst that could happen is that both sides will be destroyed, since he has no money anyway.
Zhao Xue didn't expect that Qin Lie, who had guaranteed that he would raise the money a few days ago, would go back on his word in the blink of an eye.
Thinking of the families of those two gangsters, Zhao Xue's heart suddenly hung in the air.
She wanted to make a request to Qin Lie, but she saw that Qin Lie closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to talk to her.
Zhao Xue bit the snow and looked at Qin Lie with resentment.
It turns out that men are easily bored with things and don’t cherish them once they get them.
But Zhao Xue is not a nobody, and it is not so easy to throw all these troubles on her.
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