Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1243 Shuitian Leaves the Team 2

Chapter 1243: Chapter 1243 Shuitian Leaves the Team 2

Lu Jiang handed his younger son to his wife, walked out, and opened the door to see Li Shuitian, his face full of scars and his expression haggard.

"Shuitian, come in, it’s cold outside."

It had just entered December; how could it not be cold? But no matter how cold it was outside, it couldn’t be colder than the chill of human hearts.

Li Shuitian followed Lu Jiang through the gate but didn’t enter the house, "I’m covered with cold air, so I’d rather not come inside."

Zhuangzhuang was frail and often ill, and everyone was very careful. During winter, anyone carrying the chill would not go near Zhuangzhuang.

"Even if you are carrying the cold air, you should come inside and warm up," urged Lu Jiang, pulling him directly into the hall. There was a stove burning in the bedroom, and even the living room felt warm and cozy, instantly melting away the chill on and in Li Shuitian’s heart.

Seeing the concern on Lu Jiang’s face, Li Shuitian felt a pang of emotion in his eyes.

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I’ll be leaving tomorrow. Thank you and all the comrades for your help, for not letting me and Hongzhu be wrongfully imprisoned."

Feng Qingxue walked out of the bedroom holding Zhuangzhuang, frowning and speaking in a low voice: "What exactly happened? I barely started speaking with my husband when you arrived. Li Shuitian, you and your wife have nearly faded from our sight these past two years, how did you suddenly find such trouble coming your way without any warning?"

Li Shuitian replied with a wry smile, "We are just as puzzled, sister-in-law. The only mistake Hongzhu ever made in her life was that she falsely accused you and the Lieutenant Colonel without solid evidence back then. Thankfully, it didn’t turn into a big issue, otherwise, I could never forgive myself. After that, she changed. After the incident with Jiu Hong and Lu Zhaodi, she never used instructions from higher-ups to cause more trouble and she let go of her aggressive spirit. I’m relieved, truly, happy that she didn’t continue to act recklessly. We, as a couple, have no other desires; we just want to live our lives honestly and quietly. Who would have thought that the new year would bring us such a surprise!"

"Not a single hint of a warning? You don’t know who reported you?" Feng Qingxue’s brows furrowed even tighter, "Nothing in this world happens without reason. There must be some entanglement of interests. Without such a motive, who would dig up something said years ago as grounds to charge you? Clearly, you’ve gotten in someone’s way."

Li Shuitian’s expression remained calm, "It was an anonymous report, we don’t know who it was. After the investigation, it was confirmed that Hongzhu did say such things, so our punishment is just, not unjust. If we have hindered anyone, besides Jiu Hong, there’s no one else."

Mentioning Jiu Hong, Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue exchanged a glance. Could it be him?

Apart from the news of Lu Zhaodi’s pregnancy, they seldom heard any negative rumors about Jiu Hong. Since the quarrel with Lu Zhaodi over putting up the posters, Jiu Hong, like Li Shuitian, rarely took a stand.

Feng Qingxue turned her head to look at Lu Jiang, "Ajiang, can’t you investigate this matter, make a decision? You are the Colonel after all!"

"What good is a Colonel if you’ve forgotten about Comrade Ye Zhengjun’s case?" Lu Jiang sighed softly. It’s hard for an individual to clash with the masses. "Moreover, the matter concerning Li Shuitian and Cao Hongzhu didn’t go through our troops. It was directly ordered by the headquarters, sending people to take Comrade Li Shuitian and Comrade Cao Hongzhu away. They said it’s better to mistakenly kill a thousand than to spare one who might undermine the revolution."

Feng Qingxue was stunned, "Taken away?"

Wasn’t Li Shuitian standing right in front of them?

"You were not at home these past few days, dealing with this matter?" Feng Qingxue quickly realized. So the incident already occurred several days ago, it was just that the troops and the family compound had only just received the news.