Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

When Aunt Lin heard the news that Fei Huainan had been arrested, she dropped what she was doing and rushed over.

She saw that Fei Huainan's house had been ransacked, and Li Bin was about to take him away.

Aunt Lin stepped forward to stop her.

Li Bin pushed the person aside, saying, "We were acting on a tip and are conducting a normal interrogation. If anyone causes trouble, we'll take them all away."

Upon hearing this, the villagers looked fearful, and wherever Li Bin's men went, everyone automatically made way for them.

Aunt Lin's face turned pale.

The Li family and Fei Huainan were never on good terms, almost like enemies. Now that Fei Huainan has been captured by Li Bin, how can things possibly turn out well?

Among the crowd, Fei's eldest uncle coldly watched Fei Huainan being arrested, inwardly blaming him for being dishonest and going to a place like the black market; wasn't he just asking for death?

Fortunately, his family has already severed ties with Fei Huainan, so at least they won't be implicated by him.

When he first sent him back, his son told him that Fei Huainan had offended a powerful figure, and now it seems that he was almost certain.

Otherwise, would Li Bin dare to arrest Fei Huainan?

Besides Fei's eldest uncle, Liu Minhua was also in the crowd. She watched Fei Huainan being arrested and felt a pang of regret.

How did Fei Huainan end up in this situation?

How can someone like him bring happiness to his wife?

Fortunately, her parents found her a partner; otherwise, she would have been implicated by Fei Huainan today.

The villagers were abuzz with discussion, some sympathetic, some amused, some mocking... but no one spoke up for Fei Huainan.

Li Bin wasn't in a good mood after arresting the person.

He personally searched Fei Huainan's room thoroughly but couldn't find the jade pendant. He could only take Fei away for interrogation.

Aunt Lin had no other choice but to have someone call the men in her family back, at least to go to the county to find out some information.

Xu Manman returned carrying a medicine bag, a hen, and some other things. These things weren't heavy, but she was still quite tired after walking all day.

Xu Manman took a shortcut through the side path and quickened her pace when she saw her home.

Although she hadn't lived here for long, it truly felt like home; seeing the mud-brick house gave her a sense of belonging.

When Manman reached the door, she was surprised to see Aunt Lin outside. She immediately smiled and spoke.

"Auntie's here, come in quickly."

When Aunt Lin saw her, her lips trembled a few times before she managed to speak.

"Manman, Huainan has been captured by Li Bin and his men."

Xu Manman's expression changed, and her first thought was...

Oh no, oh no, Fei Huainan is destined to turn evil in the plot?

However, reason quickly prevailed, and she began to think about the matter.

Fei Huainan shouldn't have been taken away!

In the dream, Li Bin kidnapped Fei Huainan because the original owner had written a letter of denunciation, but she had already gotten the letter back and burned all the paper.

Li Bin had no tip-off, so on what grounds did he arrest him?

That's not right either. Li Meng has always wanted the jade pendant on Fei Huainan's body. Although she has been avoiding Li Meng, Li Meng can't find her, so she will always think of other ways.

For the Revolutionary Committee to arrest someone, it must have a legitimate reason.

Xu Manman handed the things to Aunt Lin: "Auntie, please hold these for me. I'm going to the county to check on the situation."

After saying that, he walked out, but after taking only a few steps, he couldn't help but tap his head.

Walking there like this definitely won't work.

She remembered that when Aunt Lin's son got married, he bought a bicycle. Before Xu Manman could speak, Aunt Lin spoke first.

"Manman, you can ride my bicycle, it'll be faster."

Otherwise, it would take more than three hours to walk there, and you wouldn't arrive until dark.

The situation was urgent, so Xu Manman didn't hold back.

While Aunt Lin was pushing her bicycle, Xu Manman rushed into the room, slung Fei Huainan's green backpack over her shoulder, and searched for money, but couldn't find a single penny.

Since the jade pendant incident, Fei Huainan has become even more obsessed with hoarding money.

Xu Manman had no choice but to go to the county first.

She came out carrying a cloth bag, rode the Lin family's bicycle, and went onto the main road.

Upon arriving in the county town, she did not go directly to the Revolutionary Committee, but instead went to the county's armed forces department.

If she went to the Revolutionary Committee, it would be full of Li Bin's people, and she couldn't do anything there. But it would be different if she went to the Armed Forces Department.

There were constant frictions between the armed forces department and the revolutionary committee. Although there were no major conflicts, there were quite a few minor ones.

The Armed Forces Department is the only hope to save Fei Huainan.

After Xu Manman went in, she loudly demanded to see the leader and started saying she didn't want to live anymore.

The gatekeeper was startled, but luckily he was an experienced gatekeeper and had encountered this kind of thing before.

He calmed Xu Manman down and then turned around and asked his colleague to call the leader.

At that time, the soldiers were mostly children of peasants, and they valued the common people. Unlike in later generations, when meeting a leader was harder than climbing Mount Tai.

The gatekeeper led Xu Manman into the lounge, and the leader arrived soon after.

Xu Manman burst into tears.

She recounted the entire feud between the Li and Fei families, and then brought up the matter of Fei Huainan being taken away by the Revolutionary Committee.

Fei Huainan is a retired soldier. Li Bin took him away because of personal grudges and even used vigilante justice. This matter could be serious or minor.

Xu Manman didn't want a small one; she wanted a big one.

After hearing what had happened, the leader advised Xu Manman to calm down.

Xu Manman stood up abruptly, took out a large pile of medals from her backpack, and stacked them on the leader's desk.

"Sir, soldiers' medals are earned with blood and lives. These were all earned by Fei Huainan with his life. Please take a close look at how many times he has escaped death."

"If soldiers are injured while defending the country, and are bullied after their discharge, the military did not take immediate action after learning about the situation."

"Then you are not only chilling Fei Huainan's heart, but also the hearts of millions of soldiers who are on the front line, risking their lives."

The commander was shocked to see a table full of military medals, and his personal guards stared wide-eyed.

For most people, one medal is enough to show off, but this comrade has more than twenty, and most of them are first-class and second-class merits.

There are also first place winners in individual combat, annual military training, and team battle command...

These medals alone show that the other party was an exceptionally outstanding individual soldier with a high rank. Had he not been injured, his future achievements would have been immeasurable.

The commander's eyes darted around. He had also been to the front lines before, but was later wounded and assigned to the armed forces department as a leader.

However, his military medals were less than half of Fei Huainan's.

Despite his sympathy for Xu Manman, the commander did not lose his composure: "The deployment of the armed forces cannot be based solely on your word; we need to investigate."

Xu Manman knew, of course, that this was against the rules, but Fei Huainan might not be able to wait until the Armed Forces Department had investigated the matter thoroughly.

She made a solemn pledge.

“If things don’t go as I say, I’m willing to accept any punishment. Now, please save this veteran who is wholeheartedly devoted to the country and the people.”

Xu Manman emphasized the words "retired from the military".