Seeing the eldest brother step forward, the second and third brothers also stepped forward: "Uncle, it's me."
"It was me who played it. It has nothing to do with my older brothers, my second older brothers, or my little brother Tuanzi."
Alright, now that the three big brothers have come out, how can the rest of us let our big brothers really be punished?
That's not how it's portrayed in the movie.
The underlings were all willing to risk their lives for their boss. After that, one by one they rushed out to say that it was their own doing and had nothing to do with anyone else.
This scene truly surprised the adults around them.
That's amazing!
The eldest brother glanced at his underlings around him, then looked at Gao Dan: "Uncle, it really was me who played with it. I took the lighter from home. Punish me if you want, it really has nothing to do with them."
Gao Dan looked deeply at the child who stood up straight. At such a young age, one could already see something in his eyes.
At this moment, Wen Mu whispered a reminder in his eldest brother's ear: "Eldest brother, this child is the grandson of the old commander who came here to recuperate before."
Upon hearing this, Gao Dan nodded, indicating that he understood.
He then stood up, his gaze sweeping over the group of young boys in front of him: "Do you know why you're here?" he asked coldly.
They all shook their heads.
It's just roasting sweet potatoes and potatoes, right?
The child didn't think there was anything wrong with it; it wasn't like they were really playing with fire. Besides, they were roasting it in an empty vegetable patch, with nothing else around. Even if the fire started, it wouldn't burn the house.
"You did nothing wrong by roasting sweet potatoes. The only mistake you made was starting a fire and not putting it out. If you had roasted them in the woods instead of in the fields, what do you think would have happened?"
Commander Gao was never too strict or cold towards children, except for the kind of child who was particularly difficult to manage.
If it were one of my soldiers today, they definitely wouldn't have been so lenient; they would have made him at least ten kilometers away and forced him to write a self-criticism!
But when it comes to this group of little kids, the only thing you can do is reason with them.
The eldest brother was the first to speak: "Uncle, we were wrong!" No matter what, failing to put out the fire was a mistake! Just like I said, if this had happened in the woods, something terrible would have definitely happened today.
Gao Dan took another deep look at the old commander's grandson: He has courage and determination. As long as this child doesn't go astray, he has a bright future ahead of him!
Tuanzi, sucking on her fingers, looked at everyone, then at her own father, her little brows furrowing. "Daddy, my brothers are here, please don't punish them!" she said. The little one thought her father was going to punish her older brothers, so she couldn't help but plead for them.
My brother is so good, not bad at all. He even fed me sweet potatoes and corn. Oh, and he even took me to steal water from the sentry. Such a good brother shouldn't be punished.
The incident of stealing water from the sentry post was naturally not reported, so apart from the two people involved and the two sentries, no one else really knew about it.
Seeing the little person clinging to him like an octopus, Gao Dan lifted the person away again, keeping his hand on the back of the little person's head to prevent the little person from moving.
He chuckled and said, "I haven't even mentioned you yet, and you've already jumped out on my own, haven't you?"
Tuanzi blinked several times, still not understanding what her father meant.
They dared to steal vegetables from home! This is outrageous! But we can't discipline them here, because all the children here have done the same thing. If we say too much, we'll offend people. We'll talk to them when we get home.
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