To make up for the debt owed to Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

He passed by so many family members on the island, passed by Lei Sufeng, and passed by Political Commissar Chen.

You could hear the family members still whispering, and you could see the look of relief in Lei Sufeng's eyes, as if to say, "Hmm, Teacher Gu did a good job."

Lin Qingping didn't pay attention to how Political Commissar Chen viewed it.

Lin Qingping had no intention of letting the matter rest.

What good is it for Gu Juncheng to believe her?

Everyone heard that she had an improper relationship with Fang Tuan. If they were outside, she might have believed that she had nothing to fear as long as she was upright and didn't care what others said. But this was on the island, where there were only a few people in the family circle. Every now and then, someone would come and say a few words of gossip. Even if she didn't care, she had to think about her two children. How did they feel when they heard that?

What everyone hears must be made clear to everyone!

So when Gu Juncheng helped her home by the arm, she was unwilling and glared at him.

He gestured, however, that it was nothing.

Lin Qingping snorted, wanting to see what other tricks he had up his sleeve!

But Lin Qingping really didn't expect that things would develop so simply.

With Political Commissar Chen present, Fang Tuan immediately apologized to him.

"Commander, it was my fault. I am willing to accept any punishment and bear all the consequences." Fang Tuan saluted Political Commissar Chen, his face as dark as the gloomy sky before a storm.

Political Commissar Chen didn't say anything, but let out a long sigh.

Fang Tuan was even more ashamed. "Political Commissar Chen, I will write my application for discharge right now. I have brought shame to our regiment. I have let down my brothers and the leaders' trust and cultivation..."

As Fang Tuan was speaking, Shu Xiaowen's eyes suddenly widened. "Retiring from the military? Why do I have to retire? Why am I being discharged?"

Fang Tuan's eyes were filled with sorrow. "Because someone reported me, saying that I had problems with my conduct, it's already a lenient thing that I wasn't punished."

"How can reporting someone lead to discharge from the military? How can reporting someone lead to punishment? Shouldn't there be an investigation? Can't you just accept whatever the person who reported you says?" Shu Xiaowen exclaimed excitedly.

"Investigation? The whistleblower's letter is so detailed and its impact is extremely negative. Even if the investigation is thorough, I have no face to stay here any longer!" Fang Tuan turned around, avoiding everyone's gaze. "I have no face to face you all."

He avoided everyone, but ended up face-to-face with Shu Xiaowen.

Behind him, a buzz of discussion arose: There was even a whistleblower letter? Someone reported it? So it seems this is true? Who would have thought, Fang Tuan actually…

Shu Xiaowen looked at him, unable to believe it was real, yet the sorrow in his eyes was genuine.

Is he going to be discharged from the military because of that whistleblower letter?

She bit her lip, hesitated, and ultimately swallowed her words.

"So... even if you're discharged, you'll have a good place to settle down, right?" Shu Xiaowen asked another question. Leaving the military wasn't a problem; in fact, she was eager to leave the island. But this question had to be answered on the spot. She wouldn't agree to leave without a place to settle down.

Fang Tuan looked at her with a wry smile, "Placement? Don't you know that a few years ago, hooliganism could land you in jail? It's a miracle you've gotten away unscathed."

"What?" Shu Xiaowen's eyes widened. "No way! We're not backing out! How can we do this? No! Absolutely not!"

"Is now the time for us to say we won't back down?" Fang Tuan looked at her in despair.

"So what? It's just a letter of complaint. Are you going to convict someone without investigating or verifying its authenticity?" Shu Xiaowen rushed up to Political Commissar Chen. "Even in ancient times, there would be a court hearing. How can we, in this new society, convict someone without investigation?"

Political Commissar Chen said very seriously, "Comrade Shu Xiaowen, of course we are investigating, and we will never wrong a good soldier."

"So what? The investigation concludes that Fang Wenwu should be discharged from the army?" Shu Xiaowen was furious. "That's not true, why should he be discharged?"

"That's not true?"

There's already some discussion below. Is it true or not? Wasn't there a whistleblower letter?

Lei Sufeng questioned her loudly, "Nothing happened? Nothing happened? You were just crying and complaining about being wronged. Now it's all just talk?"

Shu Xiaowen's face turned pale, her lips trembled, and she couldn't give a satisfactory explanation.

"If it's not true, then what about the whistleblower letter? Who wrote it?" Lei Sufeng pressed further, as Shu Xiaowen's statements were incoherent and full of suspicious points.

Shu Xiaowen's face turned even paler, and she stammered, "The whistleblower letter is definitely fabricated! It's definitely fake!"

Behind them, Fang Tuan's voice rang out, "If it's fabricated, then it's framing a soldier..."

"Isn't framing someone illegal? You can go to jail for it!"

"That's right! And it's even a false accusation about the conduct of soldiers! Isn't this ruining military marriages for two families?"

Shu Xiaowen's lips trembled even more violently, and she couldn't speak. She turned to look at Fang Tuan, but Fang Tuan just looked at her quietly.

Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she exclaimed, "I know who reported it!"

Fang Tuan looked at her, his eyes filled with deep disappointment.

"Shu..."

He wanted to stop her from talking nonsense, but she was faster than him. Before he could even call out "Shu Xiaowen," her words had already spilled out.

"It was Xiaozhu!" she shouted. "It was her! She was the one who reported it, and she was the one who told me those unfounded rumors!"

She seemed to have finally found a foothold for her incoherent statements, "Yes, it's her! She comes to my house every day, gossiping about Lin Qingping, and even claims to have seen with her own eyes what she and Lin Qingping were doing. I didn't believe her, and she even produced all sorts of evidence..."

She became more and more excited as she spoke to Political Commissar Chen. At first, the onlookers were still talking, but when she got to this point, the talking stopped, and the surroundings were unusually quiet except for her voice.

Shu Xiaowen realized something was wrong, stopped talking, and turned around abruptly to see Xiaozhu standing in front of her, her head wrapped in gauze and her face still covered in blood.

Shu Xiaowen was almost scared into screaming, but before she could even yell, a sharp pain shot through her face, and after the crisp sound, her face felt numb.

Fang Tuan and Deputy Regiment Commander Lu ran for their lives, but they couldn't stop Xiao Zhu's loud slap. Then, Shu Xiaowen felt a sharp pain in her head, and finally screamed out, because Xiao Zhu had grabbed her hair.

"I told you?" Xiaozhu was so angry that she pulled hard, causing Shu Xiaowen to scream loudly, "I told you? Shu Xiaowen, you shameless, heartless bastard! My head almost cracked open because of you, and you actually accused me of talking bad about your man? You're really good at making things up! Otherwise, I'll crack open your head and see what kind of mush is inside!"