Ask for an explanation, what explanation?
Commander Chiang’s face darkened. Since when did the Chiang family have to be questioned?
He gave Regimental Commander Mai a faint glance, then turned to Commissar Tan, "Regimental Commander Mai may not know how to speak, but you surely aren’t as foolish as to follow suit!"
"Commander Chiang, everyone is watching, making a big fuss won’t look good," Commissar Tan stepped forward and whispered.
Lu Shufen wouldn’t have it though, "They assaulted a chief’s family member, and we just let it go? No way, take them all to prison for sentencing."
The moment Mother Qi and her group heard this, they wailed even louder, "No justice anymore, eh? Do commoners’ lives mean nothing? Money and power rule, is that it?" The onlookers couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.
"Shrews, attacking people and thinking you’re in the right!" Lu Shufen trembled with anger.
"And you causing my miscarriage, is that right?"
A voice called out from behind.
The crowd looked over, only to see Cheng Su being supported by Qi Taiguo as she walked over, her complexion pale and lips white, displaying all signs of frailty.
"Comrade Cheng Su, why have you come? Comrade Qi Taiguo, how can you act as a husband like this? Your wife has just been discharged from the hospital, why join this chaos?" Regimental Commander Mai was the first to speak out.
Chiang Qing, who had been silent till now, lit up when he heard Qi Taiguo’s name and looked over.
There he was, cradling Cheng Su’s waist with one hand and holding her hand with the other, carefully shielding her. That protective gesture was like a needle, piercing Chiang Qing’s eyes.
He hadn’t glanced her way even once.
Jiang Conghe locked eyes with Qi Taiguo, and his pupils contracted slightly.
A young man full of sharp edges!
Merely a lowly company commander, yet his aura matched his own, but...
Jiang Conghe’s appraisal turned to indignant anger. It was this man who had caused his daughter to be lovesick and foolish.
If possible, he truly wanted to kill him!
"Regimental Commander Mai, as soon as I returned, I heard that my mother-in-law and her group came to demand an explanation from Madam Jiang. Anxious, I rushed over. They are just rural women who can hardly recognize big characters, I feared they might do something disrespectful, so I had no choice but to come!" Cheng Su said a few words but started to gasp for air.
"You’re weak, don’t talk so much," Qi Taiguo quickly soothed her, then turned to Qi Fenglian and the others, "Eldest sister, what are you doing here? If our mother is old and confused, are you confused as well? Why don’t you take them back?"
"Oh!" Qi Fenglian hurried to pull the two elders.
"Hold on, who said they could leave?" Jiang Conghe’s face was cold as he stared at Qi Taiguo, "They came knocking to assault someone, and not just anyone, but the commander’s wife. And you think they can just walk away?"
"Commander Chiang, it was wrong of my mother-in-law and mother to hit someone. I offer my apologies to Madam Jiang on their behalf," said Cheng Su as she was about to apologize to Madam Jiang, but then added, "Before apologizing, I still have a question for Commander Chiang. Commander Chiang is a great figure responsible for national security, essentially a parent official to the people. Officers are officials too. So, I plead with Commander Chiang and this... "
"This is Commissar Tan!" Regimental Commander Mai hurriedly introduced.
"Commissar Tan," Cheng Su nodded as a greeting and continued, "You are all venerable parent officials, and I am just a humble commoner, unfamiliar with great principles. I understand that it’s wrong to hit someone and that an apology is in order, but what about killing? Is that right or wrong, is there any justice in that?"
Her gaze fixed on Lu Shufen, with the rage in her eyes clear to see. It made Lu Shufen’s heart jitter and she turned her head away subconsciously.
Jiang Conghe was at a loss for words. How should he answer that question?