“We are from the Revolutionary Committee. We received a report that you, as the daughter of a capitalist, not only refuse to be reformed but also hide in the family compound living a petty-bourgeois life. We have seen it, and this is completely a bad habit inherited from your ancestors! You are a capitalist roader! You need to undergo profound reform!”
She was very familiar with this scene; a similar group of people had come to her house before and taken her grandfather away in the same way.
She also saw that people in the street, especially near her maternal grandfather's house, were being taken away by these people.
They only need to label someone a "capitalist roader" to take them away.
She didn't know about other people's affairs, but her maternal grandfather had always worked for the people, earning every penny cleanly, and in the end, he unconditionally donated the factory to the country.
Her grandfather and great-grandfather were both good doctors who saved countless revolutionary soldiers. In the end, her grandfather was taken away.
Without the memories of the youngest son, Lin Ying would have thought that everything was normal. But she was different; she had memories of the future and many different thoughts.
"Where's the evidence?"
At this moment, besides the members of the Revolutionary Committee, Lin Ying also saw many people from the military dependents' compound gathered there whispering. Li Yue'e, in particular, looked completely incredulous after hearing Lin Ying speak.
Perhaps because he hadn't expected Lin Ying's voice to be like that, the bespectacled man didn't react immediately: "What?"
"It's true that my maternal grandfather was a national capitalist, but he unconditionally handed over the factory to the state back in 1959. Before that, he had raised medicine and munitions for our army countless times. Do you want to see the IOUs the army gave my grandfather?"
The bespectacled man had seen this kind of talk many times, especially from those old revolutionaries. They didn't care about criticism or struggle sessions, saying, "Don't talk about these nonsense. The whole country is starving right now. The fact that you can eat so much and get so fat proves everything."
Lin Ying laughed: "Your reverse side won't work, will it?"
The bespectacled man was taken aback again, but this time Lin Ying said, "Even with glasses, you can't hide the dark circles under your eyes, plus your pale lips and thinning hair. You must have kidney deficiency, right?"
The bespectacled man, enraged, retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting?! I was just staying up for a few nights for the sake of the country."
Lin Ying remained calm: "Yes, you can also experience kidney deficiency symptoms from staying up late. So, my weight gain is just from eating too much? Could it be that I'm poisoned?"
The bespectacled man asked incredulously, "Poisoned? You lie without even thinking?"
Lin Ying scoffed, "You can ask around. Some time ago, because my grandfather was taken away, my father took away my inheritance rights and severed ties with me. In a moment of despair, I drank poison. And what I'm like now is a side effect of that poisoning."
Hearing Lin Ying say this, the bespectacled man was stunned for a moment, then suddenly pointed to the kitchen Lin Ying had made and said, "We received a report that you bought a lot of things recently. Where did you get the money? Also, along the way, no other military family has a house as small as yours. You're just trying to get special treatment!"
"Shouldn't it be the military's decision whether or not special treatment is being sought? Did your Revolutionary Committee conduct any investigations before arresting people here?" These people blocked Lin Ying's view, and she didn't even see the dozen or so people in green military uniforms who had come up behind her.
Leading the way was an elderly man who looked to be around fifty years old, with gray hair but bright, piercing eyes. Judging from his military uniform pockets, Lin Ying knew this man was probably a high-ranking officer in the army.
Because everyone she knew, including Zhang Shanlin, was standing in the back row and wasn't even qualified to stand on either side of him.
Lin Ying knew that the old commander and the people around her had all been on the battlefield and seen blood. She had witnessed their imposing presence many times, inside the Lin family clinic.
In their presence, the bespectacled man was completely exhausted: "We are also doing this for the sake of revolution and construction. Lin Ying is a fish that slipped through the net of capitalism. We have the right to find her and carry out ideological reform."
The old commander snapped, "Don't give me that crap. I know this girl. She's been helping her grandfather treat patients since she was little, and she spends her time gathering herbs in the mountains to treat people who can't afford medicine. She's even helped countless revolutionary heroes! Military marriages require strict approval. Do you think there's something wrong with the military's approval process?"
That's a serious matter. If he were to say there were problems with the approval process, that would be questioning the military system, and if it caused too much trouble and chaos in the military, he couldn't bear the responsibility.
The bespectacled man panicked: "What about the things she bought and this house?"
The old leader didn't talk to him, but instead called out, "Zhang Shanlin, tell me, is this house illegal?"
Zhang Shanlin hadn't expected Lin Ying to build such a large kitchen, but it wasn't against any regulations: "Sir, because the conditions here are too poor, we can't provide jobs for military spouses. The soldiers have to take care of their families and make a living, so this mountain was allocated to us military spouses. Comrade Lin Ying cut the timber herself and built the house; in terms of materials, there's no violation of regulations."
As for the kitchen, every household has its own shed, and if they're capable, they can repair it themselves, so there's nothing to say about that. It's wrong to say there's something wrong with someone just because their kitchen is better repaired than another's; that's incorrect.
Besides, in principle, the military should help people repair their houses before allocating them. However, because most of our troops in the division had been transferred to support the construction of forest farms and farms, we simply couldn't spare any manpower. Even though Regiment Commander Zhao's house was leaking, he didn't want to cause trouble for the military or the country; he prepared the materials himself to repair the house. Not only did he not violate any regulations, but he also deserves praise!
The old man couldn't help but glance at Lin Ying. He never expected that this girl was so capable; she had actually built this house herself.
"Did you hear that? Do you have anything else to say?"
The bespectacled man knew he couldn't take Lin Ying with him, so he didn't say anything more: "Yes, it was because we didn't investigate thoroughly enough. We'll leave now."
The old commander said, "You can come to the military region to arrest people, but you must first report to the provincial level. After the provincial level approves and you communicate with the military headquarters, you can only come to the military dependents' compound with the order from the headquarters. Otherwise, you are overstepping your authority, and I have the right to suspect that you are trying to sow discord within the military and may arrest you as enemy agents!"
The bespectacled man was startled. If they were labeled enemy agents because of Lin Ying, they would be finished.
"Yes, yes, we will definitely investigate thoroughly in the future and will never arrest people arbitrarily again."
The old commander waved for them to leave, but then deliberately said to Zhang Shanlin, "Supporting the construction of the forest farm is indeed important, but protecting the safety of the people is our primary responsibility! If just anyone can come in here in the future, how can our soldiers go to the front lines to fight with peace of mind? I know our military dependents' compound is not perfect yet, but the necessary patrols and guards cannot be lacking!"
Watching those people flee in disarray, Zhang Shanlin saluted crisply: "Yes, sir! I'll make the arrangements right away!"
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