Seeing that the group of aunties were about to attack her, Song Yaoyao quickly pointed to the group of soldiers climbing ladders on the demonstration field and shouted excitedly, "Wow, what big pectoral muscles!"
The women's eyes lit up, and they turned to look at the demonstration area, instantly captivated.
Song Yaoyao glared at Ling Huanwu defiantly, then turned and slipped away.
Ling Huanwu had no interest in watching her little actions. Her gaze followed the absent-minded Zhou Jiuzhen. After the guard whispered a few words to him, she walked towards the military office.
Without much thought, Ling Huanwu took advantage of the fact that the aunts' attention was on the demonstration area and quietly left her seat to follow them.
I had only taken a couple of steps when my path was blocked by a group of people wearing red armbands...
In the military office, Zhou Jiuzhen rushed in, panting, and saw Zhao Tingguo sitting in the main seat, with Political Commissar Hao refilling his teacup with a solemn expression.
Behind the two stood seven or eight people wearing red armbands, filling the small office to the brim.
"Battalion Commander Zhou, I just watched your performance on the demonstration field. As expected, the nickname 'Iron Fist Zhou' is well-deserved. My son is also very strong. If he could become a soldier like you, he would probably be about the same strength as you!"
Commander Zhao stared at Zhou Jiuzhen with an admiring look in his eyes, which surprised Zhou Jiuzhen.
He had previously thought that his demotion was retaliation by Commander Zhao for causing his son to be arrested and interrogated, and that this was a deliberate order to demote him.
But now it seems that Commander Zhao's personal visit is definitely not a good thing.
He glanced at the red armbands standing around him, and a sense of unease immediately filled his heart. "Commander, Political Commissar, what exactly happened?"
Political Commissar Hao beckoned over and said earnestly, "The commander came here today to take advantage of this demonstration to mobilize our regiment members to integrate into the island relocation plan."
"Move away? But our Wantan Island is under construction. Even if the land and sea are damaged, it will be improved after a while. Besides, hundreds of people have lived on the island for generations. They won't move..."
"Comrade Zhou!"
Zhou Jiuzhen presented his arguments logically and with evidence, hoping to give the island another chance.
But Commander Zhao suddenly interrupted him with a stern face, "Comrade Zhou, this is the result of a vote and discussion. If another storm surge comes, can you bear the consequences?"
"And about your demotion, you should reflect on that. There's still a chance you could get promoted again."
"Reflect?"
Anger welled up inside Zhou Jiuzhen. "How can I reflect on my actions? Do I have to get a divorce?"
He wanted to look up and question Zhao Tingguo, asking if he was deliberately targeting him because of Zhao Jingxiang's matter, or if he had a grudge against him. Before he could finish speaking, he saw Guard Wang rush in, panting and slurring his words, "No...it's terrible, Sister-in-law...Comrade Ling, something's happened to her..."
On the way to the military office, if Ling Huanwu turned left, the red armband-wearing women would turn left; if she turned right, they would turn right.
Ling Huanwu's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition surged into her heart again.
This time, due to many changes, things that might not have happened on the island in the first place have still occurred.
"You're dressed so flamboyantly, you look just like a female spy!"
The tall, thin man in the lead snatched her small cloth bag and began rummaging through it.
He pulled out the lipstick he'd brought back from the port city from his bag, his face instantly contorted with rage. "He's still hiding this kind of 'decadent' capitalist stuff; he must have some kind of ideological problem!"
Song Yaoyao, who hadn't run far, stood still and deliberately shouted at the top of her lungs, "That's right, she's a capitalist's daughter. Her family enslaves the working people and has amassed a lot of money. You should arrest her right now!"
Ling Huanwu glared at Song Yaoyao from afar, and before she could explain, she was grabbed by the arms by two people wearing red armbands and dragged out of the military base.
"Everyone, come quick! This is a bad element who has infiltrated the army!"
Several people wearing red armbands pulled her carefully styled hair and led her outside.
Someone splashed vegetable washing water on her, and vegetable leaves stuck to her chest.
One person threw clods of dirt at her face, and the curses drifted on the wind into every house and yard.
The aunties from the family compound all came out to chase after her. Several acquaintances opened their mouths to try to persuade her, but were stopped by the red armband's words, "Whoever helps her is an accomplice."
Because the military base was located at the foot of the mountain in the village next to Stone Village.
So, Ling Huanwu was dragged by the group to the main road in the neighboring village.
The shouts of the red armband-wearing vendors instantly attracted many villagers from the neighboring village.
"Down with capitalism! Cut off the tail of capitalism!"
Several women from the neighboring village who usually didn't get along with Ling Huanwu peeked out to watch the commotion.
Upon seeing that it was Ling Huanwu, she giggled.
Ling Huanwu's coat was ripped off, revealing only a thin floral dress underneath, and she was shivering from the cold.
But when someone hung a paper sign that read "Knock Down" around her neck and pushed her to "confess," she finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground, just like in her previous life.
Her throat felt blocked, and she couldn't utter a single word.
I just struggled to get up again and again, only to be pushed to the ground again and again...
Zhou Jiuzhen took a shortcut through the barbed wire fence of the training ground, not even noticing that his trouser leg was torn by the wire.
He saw a crowd gathered on the main road in the countryside not far away, and the thin figure in the middle was like a branding iron burning his eyes and his heart aching.
"Get out of the way!" he roared, his anger silencing the crowd instantly.
When the group turned around and saw that it was Zhou Jiuzhen, they instinctively stepped aside to make way for him.
When he rushed to Ling Huanwu, she was being pushed to the ground again by a red armband-wearing person. The cardboard sign around her neck was swaying violently, and her chin hit the wooden board as she fell.
Zhou Jiuzhen's eyes were frighteningly red. He rushed over, ripped off the sign around Ling Huanwu's neck, and smashed it to pieces on the ground.
Ignoring the furious glares from the red armband-wearers, he took off his military jacket and wrapped it around her wet shoulders, moving carefully as if afraid of hurting her again.
"Where did these accomplices come from? Do they also want to come back to the city with us?"
"I thought there were no capitalists on your island, but I didn't expect there to be some in your military. Come back with us!"
Several red armband-wearing officers tried to pull Zhou Jiuzhen away, but found that no matter how they pulled, the man's feet seemed to be rooted to the ground, and he did not move an inch.
"She is my wife, Zhou Jiuzhen!"
He turned around, his eyes bloodshot, and roared with a deafening roar. His back was as straight as a steel plate, protecting Ling Huanwu tightly behind him. "Your military family member ID is kept at home. If you want to check it, I'll take you there now, but you have to apologize for what you just did to her!"
Zhou Jiuzhen's gaze swept over the red armband-wearing individuals, his expression sharpening with the ruthlessness honed on the battlefield. "Who spilled the water? Who put up the sign? Step forward."
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