Chapter 286 For Justice
Chen Dongyang was really timid. Although her two older brothers lived next door, she didn't dare to close her eyes when she was lying in bed.
Song Lubai had just sat on the bed, dressed, when she heard her ask, "Auntie, has something happened to my dad?"
Song Lubai patted her back and said, "Go to sleep, don't think so much. Ask your mother when she gets back. I haven't heard anything about your father."
The little girl stopped talking, and her breathing soon became steady.
Song Lubai tiptoed back into the room and found Wei Yang already asleep in bed.
Wei Yang had spent two days inspecting the company and had a lot on his mind. He was having breakfast at home when Secretary Huang rushed over in a panic.
Seeing that Secretary Huang's expression was not right, Wei Yang put the bowl and chopsticks on the stove and led Secretary Huang into the house.
"What's up?"
Secretary Huang wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Commander, the newly arrived educated youth are causing trouble over at the compound. Their words are all related to the matter of the wall here."
Song Lubai, who followed into the room, changed her expression upon hearing this.
She thought the matter was over yesterday afternoon, but she didn't expect there to be such a terrible aftermath.
Wei Yang remained calm, took out a military uniform from the cabinet, and said to Secretary Huang, "Go to the Armed Forces Department first and have Yao Zhengxin gather everyone together. I'll be there in a bit."
Secretary Huang left in a hurry, and Wei Yang changed into his military uniform and put on his hat.
This was the first time Song Lubai had seen him dressed so formally. She said, "I don't think this was an accident. I'll go with you. Those troublemakers from yesterday must be inside."
Wei Yang also felt it wasn't unexpected.
He looked down and buttoned his shirt, saying, "Let's also call the family that's building the wall, and the neighbors who are helping. With everyone there, we can better understand the situation. Don't rush forward; stay away from the crowd and assess the situation first."
Song Lubai went out to call for help, and when she came back, she told the three children to stay at home obediently and not to go anywhere.
Before Wei Yang arrived with his men, Song Lubai and her group did not approach.
Old Li was terrified, clutching his chest and saying, "It's just a fence, is it really that big of a deal? What are these young people planning to do? They're scaring this old man to death."
Song Lubai felt that these people were the same group who caused trouble on the streets back in their hometown.
Soon, a green expanse appeared in everyone's field of vision, and this green wave was moving towards them in an orderly fashion.
Compared to the irregular militia units, these neatly dressed, spirited, and energetic green-uniformed soldiers immediately overwhelmed the troublemaking young men as soon as they approached.
Chen Weiguo, the leader, waved his arms and said, "Don't be afraid of them, they won't dare to do anything to us. We are the ones who are right! We are here to make him see the error of his ways!"
Song Lubai felt a pang of unease as she listened, and stared intently at the person who had spoken.
Whose face is that if not the angry young man who caused trouble yesterday?
Chen Weiguo waved his arms and shouted for Wei Yang to get lost.
Wei Yang glanced at the indignant Chen Weiguo, strode to the center, and said to him, "I'm leaving, so you come on!"
Chen Weiguo shouted a bunch of words that made Song Lubai's teeth ache.
This young man doesn't look very old, but he has a lot of energy.
Zhao Hongying put her hands on her hips and said, "He's such a little kid, his hair hasn't even grown up yet and he's already showing off. He looks so arrogant, I don't know where he gets his confidence from, what's he trying to achieve? Are all those people who mess around with him out of their minds? He's a complete stranger in this place, isn't he just making a fool of himself? He's really like a newborn calf that's not afraid of tigers."
Song Lubai glanced at Zhao Hongying in surprise.
To be honest, this Sister Zhao used to be a bit harsh with her words, but she had more ideas than others.
Wei Yang watched the man, who was speaking with such passion that spittle flew everywhere, and waited for him to catch his breath before asking, "What's your name?"
Chen Weiguo, standing in the crowd, felt slightly guilty, but still introduced himself, "My name is Chen Weiguo!"
Wei Yang nodded calmly, his dark eyes looking at him as he said, "Chen Weiguo, step forward!"
Chen Weiguo remained motionless in the crowd.
"What do you want to do? There are so many people watching, and you still dare to threaten me."
Wei Yang ignored him and looked at the rest of the group. “If you think his behavior is right, then stand with him and don’t move. You will be assigned to the company from now on. No matter if it’s the dead of winter or the scorching sun, you are not allowed to live in houses, not even dugouts.”
Yesterday they saw people digging soil in the sandy river; they all lived in thatched huts.
Abandoned by everyone, Chen Weiguo's heart pounded wildly. He cursed these people in his heart for being useless and opportunistic.
“If you want to continue messing around with him, we can’t tolerate you people here. I will report the situation to my superiors and see how you will be dealt with.”
"To be honest, we don't want to take in urban youths like you who come to rob food but can't work or endure hardship. You cause trouble as soon as you arrive. After I report this, we'll see if we need you for the road construction in Tianshan. Road construction doesn't require building houses or courtyards. You can sleep on the grass, with the sky as your blanket and the earth as your bed. Only then would you be worthy of a person of high moral character like Comrade Chen Weiguo."
Wei Yang was saying things against his conscience.
The harvest for this year in the regiment is indeed set, and there is a bit of a food shortage, but the regiment urgently needs people for construction. Even if 600 people are assigned to the regiment, he will still take them.
The previously agitated people fell silent.
Abandoned by everyone, Chen Weiguo stood there alone, watching his good brothers in the crowd also abandon him, regretting listening to that person's instigation yesterday.
The young people were also angry, feeling that Chen Weiguo had really played a clever game; he wanted to get an office job but dragged them down with him.
If no regiment accepts them and they are really assigned to open roads in the Tianshan Mountains, their future will be even more difficult.
Surrounded by menacing green-uniformed soldiers, and in front of them stood the tall, imposing, and solemn-faced regimental commander. One of the young men, who dared not continue to associate with Chen Weiguo, said, "We all heard it from Chen Weiguo. He said that after we were assigned to the company, we lived in dugouts, while those living in the regimental headquarters lived in houses with courtyards. This is not fair."
"Yes, Chen Weiguo's original words were, either everyone lives in dugouts together, or everyone lives in houses together. If it's not fair, no one can live in a nice house with a yard."
These past two days have been quite frightening. Old Li, who was leading the construction of the courtyard wall, pointed at Chen Weiguo's nose from outside the crowd and cursed: "You're a real black-hearted bastard! This old guy has been in Xinjiang for sixteen or seventeen years. He's lived in sandy areas, in grass huts, eaten grass when he was hungry, and almost died in the fields digging ditches and turning over soil. When the water was high and the breach couldn't be plugged, he used his body to block it. And now you call it unfair! Are you even human? Doesn't an old man deserve to live in a house with a yard? This old man is fifty years old, and you can't even pin a damn charge on him for building a courtyard wall. Did you grow up eating shit? Is your brain so full of shit that you can't breathe and you're spouting such inhuman things!"
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