But speaking of Jiang Conghe and his family returning to Beijing, he didn’t have time for anything else, as Jiang Conghe first went to Old Master Loo’s to take his scolding. After leaving the Loo household, he was eager to report the matter to his superior, Director Wang, but Director Wang excused himself with a meeting and didn’t see him.
Jiang Conghe was so anxious that he got blisters in his mouth. He hurriedly collected information from his own contacts, and indeed, the news had spread very carefully.
Rumors are mostly not credible, and how many untrue elements were added to them after they spread cannot be estimated. But one thing was enough for Jiang Conghe and his family to lose face.
That was the fact that the couple had helped their daughter snatch someone else’s husband and had even caused the other woman to have a miscarriage, which already left them with no dignity.
It was like knowing it was a pitfall yet, instead of preventing their daughter, they helped her snatch the man. This was completely against all principles, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and he was a commander.
Moreover, it’s not like ancient times when snatching someone was just that; now the law is clear. No matter how unfair, if the common folk have an issue, they immediately talk about taking it to the Supreme Court and making a huge fuss. This person, unfortunately, was also a military man.
If even the marriages of soldiers cannot be protected, how can soldiers in the future have peace of mind to secure the nation and keep peace?
And Jiang Conghe himself was in a high position, managing a regional army. With such a way of handling issues, who would dare entrust the responsibility of managing the military to him? What if he detrimentally affected the country?
Therefore, this was an extremely bad influence!
When Jiang Conghe found out that Director Wang wouldn’t meet him, he felt that things were bad. Upon further investigation, he learned that Qi Taiguo had submitted a detailed report to the higher-ups, with an accusatory tone, filled with righteous indignation, stating that military families had not received any protection, questioning how they could dare to charge into battle. He made it sound like he had a world of grievances.
"This bastard!" Jiang Conghe was so angry that he swept all the items on the desk onto the floor.
He dared, just a small company commander, dared to challenge a commander like this, truly seeking death!
"Commander Jiang, now is not the time to pursue Taiguo. We need to sort out this matter first. Director Wang might not be sitting in his position for much longer," a loyal officer who sided with Jiang Conghe reminded him.
Jiang Conghe clenched his teeth: "Was this report submitted by Ning Gang?"
"It seems so. Director Wang sought him out to understand a lot of the inside story, but who knows if he added fuel to the fire."
"Damn it! Ning Gang, isn’t he relying on his father’s name? How much real military experience or capability does he have to compare with me?" Mentioning Ning Gang made Jiang Conghe blood-boiling mad.
He was older than Ning Gang. Although he had carried explosives before the liberation, he was just a poor boy. How could he compare with Ning Gang’s father’s background? A true Old Red Army soldier whose ancestors were of nobility.
Ning Gang, he was merely lucky to be born into a good family. Even if he gained military achievements later, it wasn’t comparable to his own.
Yet, irritatingly, Ning Gang was promoted faster than he was. Jiang had only been transferred back to the Yanjing military last year, but Ning Gang had already established himself firmly.
Last time he wanted to transfer Taiguo to the border, Ning Gang meddled. Now, he was meddling again, always opposing him, aiming to strike him down.
Damn it, every single Ning deserved to die.
"Ning Gang wants to take down me, Jiang Conghe? It won’t be easy. His fourth younger family member is doing business together with a woman surnamed Cheng. Is there no personal gain in that? Hmph." Jiang Conghe paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, thinking about how to turn this situation around.