Wife is safe, cute baby makes trouble in the world of special forces.

Fang Tangjing walked quickly back to the judge's seat, his fingers tightly gripping the ebony gavel inlaid with copper.

He took a deep breath and slammed the gavel down on the table. With a crisp "clang", the documents on the trial table trembled slightly, instantly drowning out the whispers in the audience.

"quiet!"

Fang Tangjing slammed the gavel on the corner of the table, his voice carrying a deliberately heightened authority, even a little cracked.

The panic caused by being scolded by Mr. Ye just now had not completely dissipated, and he could only rely on a tough attitude to cover up his guilty conscience.

His gaze was like an ice-hardened knife, sweeping straight towards Niu Tou and Ma Lian standing in the center of the courtroom. He spoke each word with great emphasis, "According to the latest instructions from the military, we hereby officially determine that the two instructors, Niu Tou and Ma Lian, secretly released trial-related information on an internal military forum during the military court trial, revealing undisclosed mission details and court procedures. This constitutes 'leaking military secrets'. They also incited all special forces members to question the fairness of the trial and disrupted courtroom order, suspected of violating Article 7 of the 'Regulations on the Protection of Military Secrets of the People's Republic of China' and Article 15 of the 'Regulations on Military Court Discipline'!"

He paused for two seconds, his gaze sweeping across the gallery. Seeing the astonishment on the faces of many officers, he felt a secret smugness in his heart. He then raised his voice again, ensuring that every corner of the courtroom could hear clearly.

"You have ten minutes to leave the courtroom immediately! If you refuse, I will call in the guards to take compulsory measures according to the law, and prosecute you for 'leaking military secrets' and 'disrupting court order'. I will hold you accountable under the law—including but not limited to revoking your military rank and revoking your retirement benefits!"

These words were like a huge rock thrown into a boiling oil pot, and the courtroom fell into deathly silence in an instant.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced figures, with a mixture of shock, disbelief, and hidden sympathy.

The Wolf Fang officers in the front row subconsciously straightened their backs but did not dare to look up; the grassroots soldiers in the back row exchanged glances with each other and moved their lips, but no one dared to speak.

Only the ceiling fan was still humming, spreading the tension in the air.

In the audience, a young officer who had just graduated from the military academy couldn't help but whisper to the veteran beside him, "Instructor Niutou and his men are advisors to the General Staff. How dare Chief Judge Fang be so arrogant?"

The old soldier shook his head slightly and lowered his voice: "Didn't you hear? He mentioned Mr. Ye. This means he has a backer."

"You're talking nonsense!" The Bull Head's eyes suddenly widened, and his slightly hunched back instantly straightened up. The scar on his forehead, which was so deep that the bone could be seen, trembled violently because of extreme anger, like a centipede that came to life.

He took a big step forward, his military boots making a dull thud as they stomped onto the floor. He pointed at Fang Tangjing's nose, his voice filled with incredible anger, practically shouting, "When did we leak secrets? That post contains the truth about the mission! It was Lei Zhan who used undercover tactics without authorization, which collided with Chen Haonan's tactics, exposing Yan Wang's identity and leading to his sacrifice!"

"Now, instead of investigating Lei Dian's negligence, you're putting the blame on a nine-year-old! How could Elder Ye... How could he issue such a confusing order? Did you forge the instructions? Did you take Elder Ye's words out of context and use him to force us to make concessions?"

Fang Tangjing sneered, slowly took out his mobile phone from his pocket, pressed the play button, and Mr. Ye's old and majestic voice immediately came through the receiver.

"…Immediately expel Ox-Head and Horse-Face. If they resist, they will be punished for violating discipline…"

The sound was not loud, but loud enough for people around to hear.

Fang Tangjing turned off the recording, raised his hand and patted his phone, his tone full of provocation: "Mr. Ye's encrypted phone calls are all recorded, and every word can be checked with the military information department! If you don't believe me, you can go to the military headquarters and confront me now! But I have to warn you - can you afford the consequences of a confrontation? Do you want to lose your position as an advisor to the General Staff, or even lose decades of retirement benefits? You are not young anymore, you can't gamble the rest of your life for a child, right?"

Horse Face stood aside, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could crush steel nails, and the look behind his tactical glasses was as deep as a bottomless cold pool.

He subconsciously took out his military cell phone and quickly opened the internal military forum with his fingertips.

Just now he could still see the constantly refreshing messages, but now only a cold white prompt pops up on the screen: "Server is under maintenance, please try again later."

He didn't give up and tried twice more, even switching to military WiFi and data traffic, but the result was still the same, he couldn't even enter the forum's login interface.

Ma Lian raised his head and looked at the clock on the wall of the courtroom. It had been less than five minutes since he had been watching the forum.

Mr. Ye really took action, without even giving them any buffer time to check follow-up messages and collect more supporting evidence.

The horse-faced man slowly raised his head and looked at the bull-headed man beside him, and their eyes met.

There was undisguised anger in the eyes of the bull-headed man, while in the eyes of the horse-faced man, besides anger, there was more deep helplessness.

They are specially invited consultants of the General Staff. They have served in the army for decades, participated in border counterattacks, chased drug dealers in the tropical rainforest, guarded the border on the snow-capped mountains of the plateau, and trained more than a dozen special forces captains. The military medals in their hands can cover half of the table. Their qualifications are deeper than Tang Jingshen and their military rank is higher than Tang Jingshen.

But Mr. Ye is a senior military official, in charge of the army's disciplinary review and personnel transfers, which is like a huge mountain pressing down on his head.

If they really want to confront each other, not to mention the two of them, even if the leaders of the General Staff come forward, they will have to consider the consequences.

More importantly, if they were arrested by the guards and thrown into solitary confinement, no one would be able to stand up and speak for Chen Haonan in court.

This kid will really be charged with "lack of combat capability" and "illegal command", and his life will be ruined.

"You... really think the military will tolerate such injustice?" Horse Face suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse but firm. "The entire army is watching this trial! So many special forces members have expressed support for Chen Haonan on the forum, and so many generals have come forward to question him. It's impossible for Elder Ye to be unaware of this! Chief Judge Fang, can you honestly say that this order truly represents Elder Ye's full intention, and not something you deliberately plucked out of context to convict him?"

He took a step forward, his eyes fixed on Fang Tangjing. "Do you dare to play the recording from beginning to end? Do you dare to read out all of Mr. Ye's instructions regarding Chen Haonan's trial?

"Out of context?"

Fang Tangjing's face darkened and he slammed the trial table so hard that the water cup on the table shook and splashed a few drops of tea.

"I think you are stubborn and stubborn! Elder Ye's orders are clear and concise. How could he lie to me? I am the presiding judge of the military court and have direct contact with the top military officials. How can you question me?"

He pointed at the door, his tone becoming more ferocious. "Now I'm asking you one last time—are you going to leave or not? Don't wait for me to order the guards to take action. That would be even more embarrassing for you!"

"I'm not leaving!" Niu Tou clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white and even the veins on his arms bulging. His voice was as firm as steel, "Chen Haonan is innocent! If I leave today, who knows how you'll tamper with the mission records and fabricate evidence to frame him! I'll wait here until the military sends an investigation team and you produce hard evidence to prove his guilt! Otherwise, even if I'm thrown into solitary confinement, I'll protest my innocence every day and let the entire army know how the military court is twisting right into wrong!"

There was a sudden gasp from the audience.

No one expected that Niutou would dare to openly disobey the military's instructions and even dare to speak out his "innocence".

A young officer in the back row subconsciously tugged at the hem of his comrade's shirt and whispered, "Instructor Niutou is risking his life... For Chen Haonan, he's even throwing his own future away?"

At this moment, Chen Haonan, who had been standing silently in the dock, suddenly moved.

He was wearing a camouflage uniform that was slightly too big for him, but his small body stood straight like a stubborn little poplar.

Swish.

Chen Haonan put his feet together and gave a deep standard military salute to the ox head and horse face, with his fingertips close to the seams of his trousers, his movements meticulous.

The sunlight shone through the courtroom windows and fell on his face. His eyelashes could be seen trembling slightly, but his voice was calm beyond his years.

"Instructor Bullhead, Instructor Horseface, thank you for speaking up for me. But this incident happened while I was leading a mission. Regardless of whether or not I'm ultimately responsible, I won't push my responsibility onto others, nor will I let them shoulder it for me. You are advisors to the General Staff, overseeing the tactical training of all special forces personnel. You have many important tasks to attend to. Don't let me jeopardize your future. Leave now. Once the trial is over, I'll go to the military headquarters to find Mr. Ye and explain the entire process of the mission. I won't let you be implicated in vain."

Horse Face looked at the stubborn nine-year-old boy in front of him and suddenly burst into laughter.

The laughter was full of heroism and a bit of unwillingness, which made the lights on the roof of the courtroom shake slightly and completely broke the silence around.

He reached out and patted Chen Haonan's shoulder. The calluses on his palm wrinkled the boy's camouflage uniform slightly, but his tone was extremely serious: "Little guy, have you forgotten? During the National Special Forces Competition, when you broke the military record in the tactical deduction session, Niu Tou and I pulled you aside and said - 'No matter what trouble you encounter in the future, as long as you ask, we will help you even if it means risking our lives!' This little thing now, what's the big deal? Isn't it just expulsion and being convicted of a crime? We can handle it!"

"Yeah, little guy!" Niu Tou also put away his anger, squatted down, and looked at Chen Haonan at eye level.

He gently rubbed Chen Haonan's hair with his rough palm, his eyes full of pity. "You're only nine years old, yet you can lead the team to win the national championship and save teammates in actual combat. You still have plenty of opportunities to serve the army in the future. You can't let this little thing ruin your future! We're both half-buried in the ground. Even if we lose our jobs and our benefits, the worst that can happen is we can go back to the countryside to farm. We won't starve to death! Let's stand here today and see who dares to touch you!"

Chen Haonan looked at the determined eyes of the two instructors, his nose felt sore and his eyes instantly turned red.

Crystal tears rolled on his eyelashes, but he forced himself not to let them fall.

All in all, he had only met Instructor Niu Rou and Instructor Ma Lian once.

He could never have imagined that just one national special forces competition could make two veteran instructors with great military achievements stand up for him so much that they were even willing to gamble their lifelong honor and future.

"Instructor, please don't do this..."

Chen Haonan's voice was choked with sobs, but he tried to remain calm and not let himself cry. "It's really not worth it. I can accept the trial. Even if I am punished in the end, even if the Magic Pill Base and the Big Black Commando are disbanded, I can start over, start as an ordinary member, and slowly prove myself. But if you are convicted, your reputation will be ruined for life, and all those military medals and honors will be wasted..."

"It's not worth it!" Horse Face interrupted him, his tone firm. "In our eyes, you are the future hope of the army, much more important than us two old guys! Back then, we fought on the border so that more talented people could defend their country with peace of mind. Now, if we can't even protect you, how can we still have the nerve to call ourselves soldiers? If we leave today, we will truly regret it!"

An Ran, who was sitting in the audience, could no longer hold back her tears and they started to stream down her cheeks.

She hurriedly wiped it off with the back of her hand, but the more she wiped, the more it came out. In the end, she could only cover her mouth, afraid that she would cry out and disturb the trial.

An Ran looked at Chen Haonan's small figure and the two instructors' straight backs, and her heart felt both sad and warm.

It turns out that in the face of cold discipline and power, there are still so many people willing to stand up for justice and willing to shield a child from the wind and rain.

The officers around also lowered their heads, some quietly wiped their eyes, and some clenched their fists.

A special forces captain in the front row sighed softly and whispered to his comrades, "If it were us, we might not have the courage to do what Instructor Niu Tou and Instructor Ma Lian did... Chen Haonan is truly worth it."

Chen Haonan's eyes became even redder, and he couldn't help but let his tears fall, hitting the collar of his camouflage uniform and leaving a small wet mark.

He knew that the two instructors had made up their minds and would not leave no matter how much he persuaded them.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Fang Tangjing banged the gavel three times in a row, his face as pale as the bottom of a pot, and he had obviously lost his patience.

He stood up suddenly, pointing at Ox-Head and Horse-Face, his voice trembling with anger. "If you don't accept my toast, you'll have to drink a penalty! This court now officially declares: Instructors Ox-Head and Horse-Face have refused to follow court orders, are suspected of leaking military secrets, and disrupted the order of the trial. They are guilty! Guards! Remove them from the courtroom immediately and detain them in the solitary confinement cell to await further processing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two guards in black uniforms immediately walked in from the door.

They were tall, with broad shoulders and thick backs, and they wore standard handcuffs on their waists. They walked in step to the ox-headed and horse-faced soldiers, saluted them with a loud but hesitant voice: "Two instructors, please cooperate with us to leave."

Niutou snorted coldly, puffed out his chest even higher, and his eyes were full of disdain.

He raised his hand to push the guard's arm away, his voice filled with unquestionable toughness: "Who asked you to take me? I can go on my own! But let me put this on the line. If this is really what the military wants, if you dare to convict Chen Haonan today, I will quit my job as a General Staff Advisor tomorrow! Then I will go to the West to be the chief instructor and show you what happens when you drive away real talent and dishearten loyal soldiers!"

"You...you are simply unreasonable!"

Fang Tangjing was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at the bull's head and couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time.

Unexpectedly, for the sake of a child, Niutou dared to say something like "go to the West to be the chief instructor". What is the difference between this and surrendering to the enemy in disguise?