When Leng Yu saw Luo Lan, who was exhausted but still holding on, he immediately stepped forward and held her hand.
"Lan'er, how come you have time to come to the military camp?"
After asking this question, Leng Yu glanced at the old woman behind him and the child in A Cai's arms, and asked in surprise:
"This is……"
Luo Lan looked at him and said softly:
"Let's go back to the house and talk!"
Leng Yu nodded, took her hand, and walked into the house with a puzzled look on his face.
When Liu Dechang saw her coming in, he hurried over to greet her.
"Lan'er, what happened? Why did you come to the military camp?"
"Dad, I came here today for these two..."
Liu Dechang was confused by what she said, and Leng Yu was also bewildered.
Luo Lan sat down under Leng Yu's guidance. Leng Yu sat beside her and asked softly:
"Madam, what is going on?"
Luo Lan glanced at the child Ah Cai had placed on the ground, sighed, and introduced him in a sad tone:
"This child is Wu Tianwang. He is the son of Old Wu from your military camp. That woman is Old Wu's mother..."
As soon as she said this, Leng Yu's face darkened, and he said in a cold voice with a look of displeasure:
"Lan'er, what did you bring them here for? You said you wouldn't get involved in what happens in the military camp."
"Old Wu made a mistake. I don't care how you punish him, and I don't intend to interfere in your military affairs. I just want to ask you, before Old Wu made his mistake, his family was already so poor that they couldn't even eat. Why did you just ignore it? Old Wu's family, both old and young, are sick and unable to work. Now they are penniless. Doesn't the military camp have preferential treatment for poor soldiers? Why didn't Old Wu have it? Now that Old Wu is about to be judged by you, shouldn't you properly provide for his family?"
Luo Lan's words made Leng Yu stunned for a moment. He frowned and shook his head.
"I don't know about Old Wu's family situation. Every month, impoverished soldiers report their family situations, but he has never done so."
Luo Lan believed his words. Leng Yu had always paid more attention to the family situation of the soldiers in the barracks.
If the family is in trouble, he will do his best to help.
Luo Lan seemed a little excited. She pointed at the child and continued:
"That child was only three years old when he developed chest pain and was at risk of dying at any time. He had been drinking medicinal soup instead of breast milk since he was born. In order to treat his illness, his family has been deeply in debt. And this lady has asthma and cannot exert any strength. She was seriously ill some time ago. Old Wu, in order to fulfill his filial piety, stole cloth from the military camp and made her a shroud. Old Wu gave all the stolen medicinal herbs to the grandfather and grandson, regardless of whether they were suitable for the disease. Old Wu also stole food to prevent the grandfather and grandson from starving to death. He did not use the stolen things to exchange for silver, but to feed his mother and child. I think that even if he was wrong to steal, it was out of helplessness and he had no subjective malice. I hope that Prince Yu will consider giving him a lighter sentence because Old Wu had a good reason for his crime."
Leng Yu listened quietly to Luo Lan's words, and looked at the little child standing there with wide eyes looking around and the ragged old woman, and felt a little moved.
These reasons why Old Wu stole things were never mentioned to him. If he had told him earlier, perhaps he would not have punished him so severely.
After listening to Luo Lan's words, Liu Dechang sighed and said:
"Prince Yu, military law is ruthless, but people should be compassionate. Please handle this matter as you see fit!"
Leng Yu's sunken forehead became even colder. How could he, the head coach, take back what he had said?
Luo Lanxu could see through his thoughts. She knew that Leng Yu was not a cold-blooded person. After he learned about the situation of Old Wu's family, he would definitely compromise.
So, she gently reminded:
"Prince Yu didn't know much about Old Wu's family situation before. Now that he has an elderly mother to support and children to care for, can you please be a little lighter on Old Wu's punishment? At least... spare his life. Otherwise, how will this orphan and widow survive?"
Leng Yu looked at Luo Lan, and her sunken eyes made him feel distressed.
There have been so many sad things during this period. Since Lan'er wants to help this pair of grandparents and grandchildren, and Old Wu didn't steal much, what's wrong with taking this opportunity to make Lan'er happy?
So, he raised his hand and said to Xiao Lingzi with a serious face:
"Pass on this king's order. While Old Wu's embezzlement is certainly despicable, considering his family's difficulties, he will be punished with a minor punishment. While the death penalty may be spared, he will be punished with life imprisonment. He will be given twenty lashes of the cane, stripped of his military registration, expelled from the barracks, and never again be employed."
Hearing this, the old woman hurriedly pulled the little boy beside her and kowtowed with tears.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace. Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace. Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace. Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace."
The little boy stood beside her, looking around with curiosity. It was the first time he saw so many people and also the first time he left home.
"Tianwang, hurry up and kneel down! You are looking for your father, so you can find him by kneeling down."
Tianwang knelt down under the pull of his grandmother, muttering,
"Dad...Where is Dad?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his face suddenly turned pale, his lips turned purple, and his hands were tearing at his collar tightly, as if he was having trouble breathing and wanted to cough but couldn't.
In just a moment, he collapsed to the ground powerlessly, and then fell into a coma.
This scene scared everyone present, including his grandmother beside him.
"Tianwang, Tianwang, what's wrong with you? Tianwang..."
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