A long speech revealed countless pieces of information but none of the female soldiers wanted to be the scapegoat, even if they were innocent.
After a moment of silence, Commander Bai came forward and said, "I’ll be first one to be inspected! As the commander, I should lead by example and accept the inspection from the army. However, I will need either Comrade Guo or Comrade Wang to accompany me to my dormitory."
Her rank was high, thus she lived alone in a dormitory instead of sharing a large common bunk like the female soldiers.
"Ok!" Guo Xiuying thought for a moment, and asked Wang Xinru and another nurse to accompany Commander Bai.
The reason two people were assigned for the inspection was to corroborate each other, demonstrating that they did not shield the individual being inspected. This showed the military’s adamant determination not to tolerate any offender this time.
Guo Xiuying then sent two soldiers to inspect the male soldiers in the cultural group, instructing them to wait at the door and report back to her afterward.
In the cultural group, besides female soldiers, there were also a small number of male cultural soldiers.
The atmosphere was oppressive and heavy.
When Commander Bai and Wang Xinru returned, Guo Xiuying said, "Check in pairs, two at a time, following the order of the beds. Everyone remember, this is no small matter as the military is taking it very seriously, no favoritism or bending of the law is allowed. Qingxue, you follow me, when I inspect, you watch and when you inspect, I watch too, to prove that we favor no one."
"Yes, sister-in-law." Feng Qingxue moved to her side with Xibao.
Xibao swayed and wobbled, his head bobbing continuously. He looked simple and honest. Seeing so many beautiful female soldiers blossoming like flowers, he squinted his eyes in joy.
Whenever a beautiful female soldier looked at him, he immediately showed his wide dimples.
Unfortunately, the timing was wrong. Even though he was adorable, nobody was in the mood to appreciate or praise him.
The medical staff dispersed to conduct the inspection, Guo Xiuying pointed at the bedsheet near her and asked, "Whose is this?"
The beds near the door were usually occupied by lower-ranking female soldiers. One of them, a girl with a round face and big eyes, was very pretty and clean. She quickly stepped out of the crowd, "Reporting, it’s mine."
"What’s your name?" As Guo Xiuying asked, she directed the girl to open up her bedding and clothing for inspection.
The teenager opened everything Guo Xiuying wished to inspect and replied, "Xu Yuanyuan."
Guo Xiuying went through everything and found nothing that violated the regulations. She showed it to Feng Qingxue and moved on to the next one.
The next female soldier was Zhang Xiaoyan. She opened up her belongings nervously before Guo Xiuying could say anything.
"Qingxue, you inspect this, I’ll watch." Guo Xiuying said.
Feng Qingxue nodded, let go of Xibao’s hand and carefully inspected the bedding, pillow, clothing pockets, wrapping and so forth. All books and papers needed to be taken out and checked to see if there was anything abnormal, "Sister-in-law, there’s no problem."
After saying so, she turned to the side to let Guo Xiuying inspect it again.
In the end, there were indeed no issues and Zhang Xiaoyan sighed in relief, giving them a grateful look before stepping aside.
Next was the first inspection by Guo Xiuying. No problems were found. Feng Qingxue’s second inspection also found no issues.
After seven or eight people had been inspected, it was a cultural soldier named Fang Ning’s turn. Suddenly, Feng Qingxue’s heart jumped and she said, "Sister-in-law, could you please look after Xibao for me? Let me start the inspection for Comrade Fang Ning!"