Chapter 151 Preaching
Song Lubai went to the police station with the police.
Seeing the solemn faces of the police officers, Sun Hong thought to herself: Will we never see Lu Shuangshuang again in the 25th Company?
But Lu Shuangshuang deserved it!
Inside the police station.
The police officer asked, "Was it you who reported Zhang Jian and Lu Shuangshuang's situation to Wei Yangju of the Armed Forces Department last night?"
The straightforward question gave Song Lubai the answer.
Having figured things out, and with nothing to hide, she recounted everything she knew about Zhang Jian and Lu Shuangshuang, especially what happened yesterday.
After hearing this, the police realized that Song Lubai had almost become a victim.
"You're very vigilant, that's good, but why didn't you come to the police station to report the case?"
Song Lubai said, "I was terrified by what happened yesterday. I've known Comrade Wei for a long time, and out of fear, I instinctively went to find him."
She considered calling the police, but then she remembered that Zhang Jian's father was the farm manager, and she was afraid of alerting them and missing yesterday's golden opportunity. She figured that finding Wei Yang was definitely more reliable than them.
"Officer, what will be the fate of those two?"
The police officer was very methodical, saying, "Handle it as it should be handled."
Song Lubai asked, "I am the informant. Will someone retaliate against me afterward?"
The police officer reassured him, "Who would dare? Don't worry, Zhang Jian's personal problems are very serious. The organization will conduct a thorough investigation and deal with him seriously. You don't need to be afraid."
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When Song Lubai came out of the police station, she saw Wei Yang at the door.
He seemed to have come here specifically to wait for him.
"Comrade Wei, I just told the police the truth, and there's nothing different from what you said, right?"
Wei Yang smiled, "What discrepancy could there be? We have nothing to hide."
Song Lubai nodded, "If there's nothing else, I'll head back to my unit."
Wei Yang called out to her, "Comrade Song, in situations like yesterday..."
Song Lubai knew what he was going to say. Although she knew he meant well, she was still a little annoyed that he was meddling in her affairs, so she interrupted him and said, "I know, I'll be more careful in the future."
Wei Yang could tell that she didn't want to listen, and he felt that she was just like his younger brother at home, and didn't like being nagged.
"You haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's go to a restaurant and have a meal before going back."
Thinking that the other party had helped a lot yesterday, Song Lubai said, "Okay, I'll treat you, but I don't have a ticket, so you'll have to pay for it."
Wei Yang smiled and said, "Okay."
There weren't many people eating breakfast at the state-run restaurants, and the variety of breakfast options was limited.
It was almost noon, and there was still some breakfast left. Luckily, the waiter served them large bowls of porridge.
As Song Lubai was drinking her porridge, a waitress brought her a bowl of pickled vegetables.
"Comrades, this is for you."
Wei Yang looked up, glanced at the waitress, and said with a start, "It's you."
The woman smiled shyly, "Thank you so much for that night."
Seeing Song Lubai looking at her, the woman said to her, "Take your time eating. There's still some food left from this morning. If you're not full, go get some more."
Song Lubai smiled and said, "Okay, thank you."
The waitress left, and Song Lubai continued eating with her head down. Wei Yang didn't say anything.
After the two had eaten and drunk their fill, Wei Yang couldn't help but say, "You're a woman, so you need to be as vigilant as you were yesterday when you're out and about. You did a great job yesterday, so keep it up."
Based on his past experience in educating his younger brother, Wei Yang concluded that purely critical education was not advisable. Song Lubai, like his brother, did not like listening to people's critical nagging.
Noticing that Song Lubai's gaze lingered on his face for a while, he touched his face and asked, "What's wrong?"
Song Lubai shook her head: "It's nothing."
I just feel that Comrade Wei's statements are contradictory.
I was criticizing her before, but after dinner I started praising her. I don't know what I'm thinking.
After the two parted ways, Song Lubai went back to the health center, and Sun Hong was indeed still there.
Their relationship has improved slightly compared to before.
When Sun Hong saw her return, she naturally asked about the situation.
After Song Lubai finished speaking in a hurry, he instructed, "If word gets out about Lu Shuangshuang, don't tell anyone that I reported her. I'm afraid someone will retaliate against me."
Sun Hong knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded, saying, "I know what's important."
No one in the company paid any attention to her. Song Lubai told her about Lu Shuangshuang and Zhang Jian. In Sun Hong's mind, the two of them were somewhat acquainted.
As I left the ward, the baby's cries grew clearer. A ward door nearby opened, and a middle-aged woman called out from the doorway, "Nurse, nurse, the baby has been born!"
The door next to it opened, and a voice came from inside, "After a whole night of fussing, was it a boy or a girl?"
Yao Guifang's mother-in-law smiled broadly and spoke loudly, as if she wanted everyone in the hospital to hear, "It's a big, chubby boy, and he cries with great force."
Congratulations echoed from every room.
People may not know that Yao Guifang is the farm manager's daughter-in-law, but the congratulations at this moment are all sincere wishes for the addition of a new baby to her family.
On the hospital bed, Yao Guifang, who had been tormented by her unborn child all night, weakly held the swaddled baby and contentedly pressed her hand against the child's soft cheek.
Zhang Jian's mother returned to the ward beaming with joy, but said with dissatisfaction, "Why isn't Zhang Jian back yet? Did he go drinking with someone again last night?"
Yao Guifang spoke up for her husband: "He has a lot to do, it's okay if he comes a little late."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were overjoyed to see the newborn child, immersed in the joy that Zhang Jian finally had an heir, completely unaware that Zhang Jian had been arrested and that Zhang's position as director was about to be suspended.
Over here, Song Lubai and Sun Hong, both bundled up tightly, were walking back to the 25th Company.
The bicycle that Song Lubai had ridden there before was taken back by the people from the 25th Company a couple of days ago. The two of them waited at the intersection for a while, but they didn't see a tractor going in the same direction, nor did they see anyone going back together, so they had to walk back by themselves.
The cold wind howled, and the temperature dropped a few degrees after entering November.
The thought of having to dig ditches in the fields in this weather made Sun Hong think that lying in the hospital wasn't so bad after all, and it would be even better if lying in the hospital didn't cost any money.
Two legs can't move fast, and after walking for an hour or so, they saw a cotton field a few hundred meters away by the roadside. Sun Hong pointed at the cotton field, rubbed her hands, and said, "Do you want to go and pick some cotton bolls?"
Song Lubai was also tempted, but the weather was too cold, and she really didn't want to reach out.
Just then, the sputtering sound of a tractor came from the road.
It was a tractor from the 19th Company.
The 19th Company was still four or five kilometers away from the 25th Company.
The two rode a tractor to the 19th Company, and then walked back to the 25th Company.
The 25th Company remains the same as always.
The weather was cold, and a flock of black crows stood on the hill, cawing occasionally, making the sparsely populated company seem rather desolate.
Hearing the noise, Liu Xiaolan and the others peeked out of the house to see who had returned.
With a persistent cough, Liu Xiang asked Song Lubai in a hoarse voice, "When will Director Wang be back? When can we leave? I'm freezing to death."
When Song Lubai and Sun Hong entered the room, they found it packed with female comrades who had colds or were sick.
"He'll be back by the end of November at the latest."
The girls were disappointed.
When will this ever end?
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