"...Now...now the disciplinary team has taken them both away! They say they deliberately poisoned them, plotting against military families, with extremely bad consequences, and they're going to...they're going to open a case for investigation!"
After Zhou Jianjun finished speaking, he collapsed, his voice trembling with sobs: "Uncle! Please think of something! Nuannuan...she can't be hurt! If something happens to her, I...I'm finished too!"
"Smack—!!!"
A crisp, loud slap landed hard on Zhou Jianjun's face!
Wang Jianguo was so angry that he was trembling all over, his eyes were bloodshot, and he pointed at Zhou Jianjun's nose and cursed loudly!
"You damned bastard! Now you're scared? Where were you before?!"
He kicked Zhou Jianjun away and then kicked over the chair next to him, looking like a furious lion!
"And that spendthrift Liu Lihua! Foolish woman! A complete idiot who's good for nothing but causing trouble!"
"I've told them a thousand times to keep their tails between their legs and behave themselves, and not to mess with the Chu family! And not to mess with that Ye Nian'an!"
"And what do they have to do! They completely ignored my words! They even dared to use such despicable means to harm people! And right here in the military compound, in front of so many people!"
"Are their brains filled with shit?!"
Wang Jianguo was so angry that his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all aching.
How could he have married such a hopelessly stupid woman!
And then there's that self-righteous Liu Nuannuan!
Are they trying to kill him already?!
"Uncle... what... what should we do now..."
Zhou Jianjun covered his burning face, trembling with fear.
"what to do?"
Wang Jianguo was panting heavily, his chest heaving violently.
After the anger came boundless chill and fear.
He knew better than anyone that this was no longer a simple argument between family members.
Poisoning, framing, murdering military families and children...
Any one of these charges would be enough to send Liu Nuannuan and Liu Lihua to prison for eight to ten years!
As for Wang Jianguo and Zhou Jianjun, as their husbands, they absolutely cannot escape the label of "lax in managing their families" and "negligence in ideological education"!
Given Chu Zhenyuan and Chu Yan's tempers, they would never let him off the hook.
My political career... is completely over!
No!
No! Absolutely not!
He had schemed for half his life and finally climbed to this position. He absolutely could not let it all be ruined because of two stupid women!
In a flash, a hint of ruthlessness and determination unique to politicians flashed in Wang Jianguo's eyes, which were clouded by anger!
He stared intently at Zhou Jianjun, speaking slowly and deliberately, his voice as cold as ice.
"At this point, there is only one way."
"What method?"
Zhou Jianjun felt like he had grasped at the last straw.
"Clean ourselves up!"
"From now on, what they did has absolutely nothing to do with us! It was their own greed and jealousy that led to this!"
"We are victims too! We are pitiful people who have been deceived by them!"
"Uncle, will this... will this work?"
Zhou Jianjun hesitated.
"It has to work, even if it doesn't work!"
Wang Jianguo said sternly, "The disciplinary team will be here to question us soon. When that happens, do as I say! Remember, act as if you are the most innocent, the most heartbroken, and the most deceived!"
"Only in this way can we protect ourselves! As for them..."
A hint of undisguised disgust and rejection flashed in Wang Jianguo's eyes.
"...Let them fend for themselves!"
Looking at his cold and ruthless uncle, Zhou Jianjun felt a chill run down his spine, but he also knew that this was their only way to survive.
He nodded heavily and was about to turn and leave.
There was another knock on the office door.
This time, the knock was steady and firm.
"Political Commissar Wang, this is a routine questioning by the military police. Please cooperate."
It's here!
Wang Jianguo and Zhou Jianjun exchanged a glance, both seeing boundless fear in each other's eyes.
...
Meanwhile, the 74th Division Medical Hospital.
Two piercing screams, so shrill they seemed inhuman, shook the entire medical facility.
"Ah—! My face! My face!"
"It itches! It hurts! Just kill us!!"
Liu Lihua and Liu Nuannuan were pinned down on the hospital bed like two mad dogs, struggling and writhing wildly.
Their faces, necks, arms, and all exposed skin were covered with terrifying, deep red rashes, and some areas had even begun to swell slightly.
The intense itching felt like a million ants gnawing at their bones, robbing them of all dignity. All they wanted to do was scratch themselves with their nails, wishing they could tear off their skin.
"Quick! Hold them down! We absolutely cannot let them grab us!"
The old military doctor at the medical center was covered in sweat, directing several nurses with a solemn expression on his face.
"This is a typical case of plant-based contact dermatitis, and it's very toxic! Quickly, prepare an antidote ointment! Apply cold compresses with cool water to physically cool them down and relieve the itching!"
Although the doctors at the hospital despised the two vicious women, they acted swiftly out of a sense of duty and worked through the night.
With the help of a potent antidote and sedative, the excruciating itching finally subsided in the latter half of the night.
However, the poison was cured, but their faces...
However, because of the brutal beating Wang Guihua had given them, coupled with their own frantic scratching and clawing, they were already unrecognizable!
It was covered in bruises and swollen like a pig's head, and was also covered with crisscrossing, deep, and bloody scratches.
The next day, just as dawn was breaking.
Liu Nuannuan woke up from her deep sleep, feeling a burning pain on her face, but the agonizing itching had finally disappeared.
She felt a sense of relief and subconsciously wanted to check her own condition.
"A mirror... quick, bring me a mirror!"
She roared hoarsely.
The young nurse next to her was the one who was usually bossed around and bullied by Liu Nuannuan.
Upon hearing the order, a barely perceptible cold smile appeared on her lips. She moved swiftly and quickly found a small mirror.
"Nurse Liu, you'd better be mentally prepared..."
The nurse kindly offered a reminder.
“Yesterday you and your aunt were beaten pretty badly by Sister-in-law Wang Guihua, and then you… sigh…”
Liu Nuannuan didn't catch the gloating in her words. She snatched the mirror and eagerly looked at her own face.
The next second.
"ah--!!!"
A scream, even more piercing and desperate than yesterday's, echoed throughout the entire ward!
Who is the person in the mirror?!
That face was swollen like a steamed bun, covered with bruises and grime, dirty scabs and deep scratches!
The bloody streaks were grotesque and intertwined, like ugly centipedes crawling on my face, with the flesh turned inside out and not an inch of good skin left!
Where is that pretty, delicate face she was so proud of?!
This is clearly the face of a demon that crawled out of hell!
"No...this isn't me! This isn't me!"
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