I was married off to a disabled hero in lieu of marriage; my in-laws doted on me and I aspired to gr

"How did you handle it?" Zhou Zhonghai asked coldly.

Liu Songming swallowed hard and said, "The brigade secretary was unharmed, but the female educated youth was sentenced for insulting a soldier's family."

The squad leader who rescued the girl was dismissed and replaced by a relative of the brigade secretary. Seeking revenge on the girl's parents, the new squad leader harassed the girl's father daily, telling him to watch his words or get arrested, without knowing why.

The girl's family didn't pursue the female educated youth's responsibility at all. Her father didn't know how to refute her, so he could only endure it, and then he vomited blood...

Zhou Zhonghai slammed his fist on the table, his anger blazing, and said, "Zhang Wei, how dare you!"

Liu Songming lowered his head: "Commander, this matter is too complicated. My mother had no other choice but to write to me for advice."

"What's so complicated about it? It's nothing more than a covert maneuver."

Can "crossing the Chencang pass in secret" be used in this way?

"Zhang Wei wanted to protect the brigade secretary, but did not want to offend the Yang family openly. He ignored the issue of men and women and instead directed his criticism at the female educated youth, insulting the military family members."

"If I go to him for advice, he'll innocently say that the female educated youth have already been punished. As for what the subordinates do, he'll have his own excuses, like arresting a few more people to escalate the conflict so the Yang family can no longer stay in Dashui Village," Zhou Zhonghai said coldly.

"The division commander hit the nail on the head. That's exactly what happened. Qiaoqiao's father has a lot of grievances to share, and he doesn't want to trouble his children or you. If my mother hadn't gone to visit Qiaoqiao's grandmother, Qiaoqiao's father would have been furious. And that squad leader who was dismissed is also quite wronged."

"I never expected Zhang Wei to be so adept at plotting and scheming."

"Commander, what... what should we do?"

"What do you mean, what do we do? They'll do it covertly, I'll do it openly."

As he spoke, he took out a phone book from the drawer, flipped through a few pages, and dialed a number.

"This is Zhou Zhonghai. Please transfer me to the office of the Tonggang County Party Secretary. The number is 63927."

Upon hearing this, Liu Songming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. A division commander is indeed a division commander; he even has the county party secretary's phone number.

Soon, a humble voice came through the phone: "Oh dear, Commander Zhou, what wind blew you here..."

"Hey, Fu Sanjun, don't play those bureaucratic games. I'm calling you today to tell you a story..."

Liu Songming couldn't help but turn his head and laugh.

After speaking in circles for more than ten minutes, Zhou Zhonghai still wasn't very clear. Fu Sanjun cautiously asked to clarify, "The girl you're talking about, which village is she from?"

"I'm telling a story. You're asking me which village it's from? Why don't you go and investigate which village it is?"

"Yes, yes, Commander Zhou, I will investigate thoroughly and give you a proper explanation."

"Fu Sanjun, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll tell you a story. What do you need to explain? Oh, by the way, that squad leader who was dismissed was quite good. He had a high school education and was an upright person. Doesn't your county need talent like that?"

"Yes, of course we need them! What we lack most is talent."

"The commune secretary shouldn't be moved easily. Let's transfer him to a position at the same level without much power. Staying in one position for too long will lead to a complicated network of relationships and make it easy to make mistakes. We should cherish our comrades, right?"

"Yes, yes, there's a union job at our county's textile factory that would be perfect for him. It doesn't have any real power; it's just about visiting and comforting the workers."

"Very good. As for the brigade secretary, she's quite popular with women. Let her go farm with the other women. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be surrounded by a bunch of women?"

"Oh, Commander Zhou, you're so thoughtful. You're in the military headquarters, yet you still care about us local comrades. You've worked so hard."

"Fu Sanjun, what's so hard about it for me? Did I work hard telling you stories? Okay, that's enough, I still have military duties to attend to."

"Yes, yes, Commander Zhou, you must remember my phone number. Now that you're in Tonggang County, let's have a drink."

"No problem. The situation on the front lines is stable now, so I should be transferring to a local post. We'll have plenty of opportunities to meet in the future. By the way, let's deal with the problem and not bother the girl's family. Haha, okay, goodbye, goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Songming was laughing so hard his face was practically contorted.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhou Zhonghai asked coldly.

"No, no..." Liu Songming stood at attention and quickly stopped smiling.

"Damn it, you've climbed onto my head and shit on me."

After saying that, he got up and left. Liu Songming happily ate half a box of braised pork and a box of sweet pumpkin.

Fu Sanjun hung up the phone, his anus still aching.

Who is this? Who offended the division commander of the military?

The military and local authorities don't usually have much interaction, but Zhou Zhonghai will soon be returning to a local post, at the very least as the municipal party secretary, and possibly even the provincial party secretary. Rank is everything, and he doesn't know how many ranks higher up he is, so he absolutely cannot afford to offend anyone.

Zhou Zhonghai was simply telling a story. Who was the girl? Who was the female educated youth? And who was the commune secretary?

Someone, come here and investigate! Find out what major events have happened in the major communes recently.

Soon, the case file of Wu Xia, a female educated youth from Liushan Commune, who insulted a soldier's family member, and was sentenced to two years in prison, was placed on the desk.

Investigate, investigate again, investigate the background of the military personnel's families.

On the third day, Fu Sanjun had thoroughly investigated the entire story of Zhou Zhonghai.

The military family member turned out to be Zhou Zhonghai's in-law.

Zhou Zhonghai's in-laws were so angry at the village team leader that they vomited blood. What a scoundrel! Not to mention Zhou Zhonghai, even Fu Sanjun was so angry that his liver hurt.

Zhou Zhonghai's son married a rural woman.

Even if his son is disabled, with his current status, it wouldn't be difficult for him to marry a city girl, would it?

Good grief, his daughter-in-law is from our county, and she didn't even invite me to her wedding. Our relationship has cooled down, it's really cooled down.

Zhang Wei was leisurely drinking tea and reading the newspaper.

The Qingming tea that Guo Baohua gave me was refreshing.

Zhang Wei has put a lot of effort into Guo Baohua's matter.

On one side is his trusted confidant whom he has cultivated, and on the other side is Commander Zhou's in-laws. If he doesn't handle this well, he will suffer a great loss.

Division Commander Zhou was far less important than Guo Baohua in the military headquarters.

Even Commander Zhou doesn't have the power to ask for favors, get promoted, or make money.

Guo Baohua is different; even when people are struggling to get enough to eat, he can still provide a steady stream of various supplies.

Wild rabbits, free-range chickens, pork, tea leaves, new rice—whatever was available, Guo Baohua would secretly deliver it to his home.

Guo Baohua wanted to protect Wu Xia; that girl had fair skin and delicate flesh, who wouldn't want her?

But that won't do. It's gotten too big of a fuss. We have to give an explanation. We have no choice but to sacrifice Wu Xia.

Wu Xia went to jail, and Guo Baohua's wife, the shrew, quieted down and even gave the Yang family face. It's a win-win-win situation!

If I were in ancient times, I, Zhang Wei, would certainly be a general or minister.

I heard that Guo Baohua removed Zhao Jintao from his position as squad leader. That was within Guo Baohua's purview, and I shouldn't consult him.

Zhao Jintao is a straightforward person. He argues with his superiors face-to-face. To put it nicely, he is upright; to put it bluntly, he has low emotional intelligence.

I can reprimand Guo Baohua, can you?

The phone on the desk rang, and Zhang Wei answered, "Secretary Fu, hello, hello. Going to a meeting in the county? Okay, okay, I'll be there right away, right away."

Why are we having a meeting in the middle of the day?

In the past, we had to give notice two or three days in advance for meetings.

Tea leaves, bring some new tea for the county party secretary to try.