Song Zhenhua looked down at his hands, then looked up and met Meng Xunzhou's gaze.
Song Zhenhua said nothing. After a few seconds, he turned his gaze to Zheng Peilan again.
"We are husband and wife. I just made a mistake that all men would make. Besides, I have already promised not to make the same mistake again. Why do you have to make things worse?"
Zheng Peilan didn't even want to look at Song Zhenhua now. She held Song Shishi's hand and said, "Be good, go to the kitchen with your mother. You can help me today."
Song Shishi responded obediently: "Okay."
In the main courtyard, only Song Zhenhua and Meng Xunzhou were left staring at each other.
Now is a special period, and Meng Xunzhou's father is also a senior leader, so Song Zhenhua naturally will not conflict with Meng Xunzhou at this time.
There was nothing to say, Song Zhenhua could only walk away.
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Two days have passed since Wei Yuner was arrested.
Rumors have been spreading in the military district these days.
Many soldiers who originally regarded Song Zhenhua as a role model had their faith instantly collapsed when they learned that Song Zhenhua was the soldier who was rumored to have cheated on his wife and secretly had a son with his mistress.
Meng Xunzhou inspected everyone's training as usual.
Xu Qiang ran over with a frown on his face.
He glanced at the team practicing on the training ground and said, "Captain, many of our brothers have not been in good condition recently. Just now, some of Xiao Li and his team, who usually rank among the top, missed the target in succession. If we continue to let this go on, the morale of the troops will be broken."
Meng Xunzhou put his hands behind his back and looked into the distance.
After a long while, he finally spoke.
"You ask him and a few others to come to my office."
"Now?"
"Um."
Meng Xunzhou responded and turned to walk towards the office building.
Things have begun to ferment, but the impact is even more severe than Meng Xunzhou expected.
Thinking of what Zheng Peilan said to Song Zhenhua that day, Meng Xunzhou had a vague guess.
Meng Xunzhou did not go back to his office first, but went around to the office where the political commissar was.
Not long after Meng Xunzhou returned to the office, there was a regular knock on the door.
"Come in."
As Meng Xunzhou finished speaking, the office door was pushed open from the outside.
Xiao Li and the other two stood straight at the door and saluted Meng Xunzhou.
Xiao Li shouted in a loud voice: "Captain, are you looking for us?"
"Come in." Meng Xunzhou nodded and waved for him to come in.
Xiao Li and the other two walked into the office and closed the door.
"I heard that you guys haven't been doing well in training recently? Tell me, what's going on?"
Meng Xunzhou had a purpose in asking Xiao Li and the others to come over for a talk, so naturally he wouldn't beat around the bush with them.
Xiao Li hung his head and stammered, "Captain, I'm really confused."
"Tell me about it."
Meng Xunzhou pointed to the chair opposite and motioned Xiao Li to sit down and talk.
Meng Xunzhou has always been close to the soldiers under him, so Xiao Li is willing to speak his mind to him.
"We have always regarded the leader as a role model. How could he do such a thing? Whenever I think about this, I lose motivation to do anything."
Xiao Zhang echoed, "That's right. In the past, when we listened to the commander's speeches, he talked about revolutionary will, loyalty and responsibility. But now, his actions have made us soldiers who followed him wonder if we can still believe those words."
"Yes, Captain, I have been thinking these days, why do we train so hard here every day? Is it just to be with people like this? Can we still serve the motherland?"
When Xiao Liu talked about Song Zhenhua, there was a look of disgust on his face.
Meng Xunzhou felt very uncomfortable looking at the depressed soldiers in front of him.
But he wanted them to say these words.
Only in this way can the political commissar outside the door know how serious Song Zhenhua's cheating is.
"I understand about this. You should train well first and trust the leadership of our army. They will definitely give you an explanation.
And you have to remember that you are soldiers of the country, not someone's private soldiers, so there is no need to deny our country's army because of the behavior of one person."
Xiao Li and Xiao Zhang looked at each other and asked hesitantly, "Can we still believe it?"
Meng Xunzhou stared at him, "You don't believe them, so you don't believe me either?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li immediately expressed his loyalty.
"Captain, we definitely believe you, but..."
"No buts. You three are considered outstanding in our company. How can you be defeated by something like this?"
Meng Xunzhou's deterrent power is still strong enough. Xiao Li and the others quickly adjusted their state in front of him and assured him that they would train seriously in the future.
After Xiao Li and the other three left, the political commissar walked out of the office next door and came to Meng Xunzhou's office.
"You asked me to come here just to listen to this?"
Political Commissar Gu had a grim expression on his face. He pushed open the door of Meng Xunzhou's office and spoke in a cold voice.
Meng Xunzhou stood up and poured tea for Political Commissar Gu.
"Not only that, these past two days, soldiers returned to the dormitory and gathered together to discuss training. They were not practicing tactics, but discussing the scandal of the leader. I just want you to know how serious the impact of this matter is in the army."
Political Commissar Gu frowned deeply, and spoke again after a long while: "If I remember correctly, Chief Song is still your future father-in-law, right?"
Meng Xunzhou did not hide it and admitted it generously.
"So what? Family matters are family matters, this is completely different."
Meng Xunzhou took this opportunity to express his attitude to Political Commissar Gu.
"I see. We have already started investigating, but it's not that fast yet."
After all, Song Zhenhua is the head of the Beijing Military Region. Without substantial evidence, it would be difficult to shake his position.
"I just want to remind you that as long as he is still in that position, something bad will happen in the army sooner or later. There will be a military exercise tomorrow. If you have time, go and see if what I said is true."
"Okay, I'll follow the army's car there tomorrow."
Political Commissar Gu has been running around for this matter these days and is exhausted. He wants to resolve this matter as soon as possible more than anyone else.
After Political Commissar Gu left, Meng Xunzhou stood by the window and looked at the soldiers who were still training in the distance.
No one can bully Song Shishi. Even if that person is her father, Meng Xunzhou will make the other party pay the price, sooner or later.
He didn't know how long he stood by the window. It was not until the phone rang that Meng Xunzhou moved his stiff body.
"Hello, I'm Meng Xunzhou."
"Okay, I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Meng Xunzhou looked at the time on his watch, picked up the coat on the hanger, and went out.
The call was from Song Shishi's uncle.
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