Luo Yan ran to the gate of the military base, where the same sentry was on duty as before.
The sentry saw the little girl running towards them from afar, with no adults following behind, and quickly went to catch Luo Yan.
Luo Yan was covered in sweat from running. She recognized the sentry as an acquaintance and pointed into the yard, calling out.
"Daddy, Daddy..."
The sentry called Chen Yuanshan on the internal line. Chen Yuanshan answered the call and rushed over. He was terrified when he saw Luo Yan, who had come to the army alone.
Taking Luo Yan from the sentry, Chen Yuanshan gritted his teeth, "If you're a brat, I'll give you a good spanking today."
What are you saying? I don't understand. Luo Yan kept calling for her father, and then she started wailing. There was nothing the little baby could do but cry.
Chen Yuanshan was at a loss because Luo Yan was crying, so he took Luo Yan to find Sun Bailing.
Sun Bailing heard a child crying loudly from afar, only to find that Chen Yuanshan had brought Luo Yan over.
"Who brought the child?" Sun Bailing asked with a dark face. Regardless of who brought the child, making the child cry like this deserved to be disciplined.
“No one’s here. The little girl came by herself…” Chen Yuanshan said, picking up the phone on his desk to call the Sun family.
Aunt Shi, who had just discovered Luo Yan's disappearance, was terrified. Sun Qingsheng was also filled with regret. If he had known the little girl would run off, he would have stood guard outside the bathroom door.
Sun Qingsheng searched the courtyard but couldn't find Luo Yan. He returned dejectedly, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard Aunt Shi, who was on the phone, exclaim in surprise.
"What? Yan Yan went to the army base to find her dad? This child..."
Regardless of how shaken the Sun family was, after finishing the phone call, Chen Yuanshan told Sun Bailing about Luo Shicheng being locked up for assaulting Chu Jianguo.
Sun Bailing frowned. "Who approved it?"
"Yang Daocheng."
Sun Bailing sneered, "There must be something more to this. Let's go..."
Sun Bailing picked up Luo Yan and headed straight for the solitary confinement room.
The guards, of course, dared not stop Sun Bailing and quickly informed Yang Daocheng.
Luo Yan surveyed the dark corridor, with iron doors on both sides equipped with ventilation windows. The air was stuffy and the atmosphere was oppressive. Not to mention that she was a baby with poor tolerance, even a healthy adult would go crazy if they stayed here for too long.
"Open the door," Sun Bailing commanded.
The guard took out the key and opened the door.
The door opened, revealing a dimly lit and cramped space. Luo Shicheng sat on the hard wooden bed, staring blankly at the small vent above his head.
Luo Shicheng remained unmoved upon hearing the door open.
Sun Bailing opened his mouth to shout, but then stopped, remembering the baby he was holding. He spoke in a calm, low voice, "Luo Shicheng!"
Luo Shicheng turned his head and looked over...
"Yan Yan!?"
Luo Shicheng jumped off the bed and rushed forward in three steps, but Sun Bailing tactically retreated while holding Luo Yan.
Luo Yan stopped crying and started rolling her eyes instead. It wasn't that she liked rolling her eyes, it was just too funny.
Just like salted fish that has gone bad and is then thrown into a can of herring, the stench almost made Luo Yan unable to breathe.
Sun Bailing waved his hand dismissively, "Go wash up quickly."
Luo Shicheng retreated to the solitary confinement room, and Sun Bailing was furious when he saw him.
"Luo Shicheng, I order you to go and wash it clean right away, so as not to harm the child."
Luo Shicheng agreed and ran to the bathhouse to take a bath, covered in poisonous fumes. Everyone avoided him wherever he went.
Yang Daocheng rushed over upon hearing the news, and couldn't help but tremble when he saw his old leader's face, which was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Seeing that Sun Bailing had let the man escape, Yang Daocheng was in a dilemma.
"Commander Sun, look at this... less than half of the ten-day confinement has been completed. We can't explain this."
"An explanation?" Sun Bailing's sharp eyes swept over Yang Daocheng from head to toe. "Who are you going to explain to, or do you need me to give you an explanation?"
"How could he dare?" Yang Daocheng shut up.
Sun Bailing ordered, "You and Chu Tonghai will come to my office in fifteen minutes for a meeting to discuss Luo Shicheng's confinement."
As a battalion commander, Luo Shicheng could impose solitary confinement on a whim, sometimes for as long as ten days. If this is not handled properly, how will Luo Shicheng lead troops in the future?
Back in Sun Bailing's office, after being fed a few mouthfuls of malted milk powder by Sun Bailing, Luo Yan's pale face finally regained some color.
Just as she calmed down a bit, Luo Yan started crying and begging for her father again.
Luo Shicheng took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and came over. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Luo Yan crying and calling for her father. His heart ached as if it were being stabbed with a knife.
Chen Yuanshan opened the door and invited Luo Shicheng in. As soon as Luo Shicheng entered, Luo Yan stopped crying, looked at him with teary eyes, and suddenly buried her head in Sun Bailing's arms, refusing to look up no matter who called her.
Sun Bailing placed his finger on a chair in the corner with a displeased expression, and Luo Shicheng walked over and sat down.
Luo Shicheng had just sat down when Yang Daocheng and Chu Tonghai entered.
Sun Bailing handed Luo Yan to Chen Yuanshan and, with a stern face, asked the two of them to sit down and talk.
The two sat down on the sofa, their expressions subtly apprehensive.
Chen Yuanshan carried Luo Yan out, but Luo Yan suddenly started crying again, calling for her father and pushing Chen Yuanshan away.
When the leaders wanted to discuss matters, Chen Yuanshan could no longer give Luo Yan to Sun Bailing, and handing her over to Luo Shicheng was even more out of the question. He could only hold Luo Yan tightly and forcibly take her away.
Sun Bailing called Chen Yuanshan to stop and asked him to carry Luo Yan to sit on the single sofa by the window. Luo Yan immediately stopped crying and looked at Luo Shicheng with her big, tear-filled eyes.
When Luo Yan cried, Luo Shicheng felt extremely distressed and wished he could immediately hold her in his arms and comfort her. He kept clenching and unclenching his hands on his knees, but he could only force himself to remain seated.
Sun Bailing called out Yang Daocheng's name, "Speak, why is Battalion Commander Luo being placed in solitary confinement?"
Yang Daocheng glanced guiltily at Chu Tonghai and said.
"Commander Luo beat up civilians, which is a heinous act and he shows no remorse. He will be placed in solitary confinement for ten days to reflect on his actions."
Sun Bailing hummed in agreement. "Why did you hit someone, and who did you hit?"
At this moment, Chu Tonghai, Chu Jianguo's father, spoke up.
“The person who hit me was my eldest son, Chu Jianguo, just because Chu Jianguo pleaded for his sister.”
If Luo Shicheng beat someone simply for pleading for his sister, then it was indeed Luo Shicheng's fault; not being discharged from the military would be too lenient.
"Luo Shicheng, what do you have to say?" Sun Bailing gave Luo Shicheng a chance to defend himself.
Luo Shicheng remained silent, his head bowed.
Luo Yan, why are you pretending to be dead when I ask you to explain? Just say it, you're driving me crazy!
Luo Shicheng remained silent, giving the impression that he was in the wrong, and Chu Tonghai snorted coldly.
“It’s not that I didn’t give Battalion Commander Luo a chance. As long as he apologizes and makes his wife stop bullying my daughter, Battalion Commander Luo won’t have to go to solitary confinement.”
Luo Shicheng remained silent, putting him in a completely disadvantageous position.
It seems that Luo Yan is the one who will have to solve this.
"Daddy, Daddy..." Luo Yan reached out her little hand to Luo Shicheng.
Hearing his daughter cry for her father and seeing her reach out her little hands for a hug, Luo Shicheng couldn't help but jump up from his chair.
"Now you're in a hurry? Where were you before?" Sun Bailing scolded.
"Sit down. If you don't explain yourself clearly today, you'll remain in solitary confinement."
Luo Yan was sobbing uncontrollably, and Luo Shicheng, his eyes red with anxiety, forced out a sentence through gritted teeth.
"Reporting to the commander, I'm innocent..."
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