CH 331

Han Qingsong looked at the dumbfounded Platoon Leader Zhang, “If soldiers who changed their careers are not soldiers, what about the demobilized soldiers? You, the Platoon Leader of the labor camp, are not the Platoon Leader of the regular army. Sure enough…” He glanced at the litter of gun parts on the ground and said with a cold voice, “…professional abilities would speak for itself.”

“Han Qingsong!” Platoon Leader Zhang’s eyes turned red all of a sudden, “You are too deceitful!”

He raised his bowl-sized fist and hit Han Qingsong.

Everyone screamed and quickly backed away as Han Qingsong was already fighting with Zhang Heilu.

After a few rounds of punching and kicking, Zhang Heilu was crushed to the ground.

Han Qingsong bent Zhang Heilu’s knees to restrain his back while twisting and clasping his hands behind his back, saying coldly, “Zhang Heilu, as the Platoon Leader of the labor camp farm, you actually accepted bribes and allowed a labor worker to leave without authorization. Your crime is added to one sentence.”

Everyone, “!!!” What’s going on with Zhang Heilu? Though Platoon Leader Zhang was a bit twisted, he wasn’t that much of a black donkey(3).

(T/N: Heilu is written as ‘black donkey’ in Chinese. Calling him that would be saying that he’s cunning or manipulative)

At this moment, one of the donkeys in their barn brayed loudly.

“What are you all still doing?!” Zhang Heilu roared angrily.

The soldiers who came with him didn’t dare to point their guns at Han Qingsong, so they could only surround him from a safe distance.

Han Qingsong got up and backed away quickly.

Zhang Heilu jumped up and yelled before he fell to the ground again. Although his arms and legs were still intact, the soreness and limp feeling was very prominent,  making him unable to stand in a dignified manner like he wanted.

“Han Qinghua is under your jurisdiction and he should be supervised whilst working, so if he was able to escape, that means that you are negligent in your duties. Perhaps, maybe you did it on purpose?” Han Qingsong said in a serious manner.

Zhang Heilu’s face turned dark with hatred.

None of the people expected the scheme to take this direction and they were all at a loss.

Originally, they thought that Han Qingsong would be backed into a corner and start stirring matters to defend himself.

However, Han Qingyun’s eyes glowed. Sure enough, seniors with experience were not the same. It was no wonder his father asked him to learn many things from the Third Brother.

Han Qingsong patted Zhang Heilu on the shoulder and pulled him up, “Zhao Anpin bribed you? How much benefit was he able to give? You’d better think about it for now since we’ll go to the County Revolutionary Committee for a showdown at dawn.”

He looked at Zhang Heilu, using a gaze he would normally put on when he had to face dense protestors, and shook his head. Then, he turned to talk to Han Yongfang and the others, saying that he was fine. He added that if anyone were to see Han Qinghua, they could send him back to the labor farm straight away without needing to sympathize.

He turned and walked out, and when he got to the door, he remembered something, “By the way, Company Commander Song, the Director of the Revolutionary Committee of Shanshui Farm, will also be there.”

Zhang Heilu was completely paralyzed as he thought to himself, no way, was I the fool all along?

Impossible! I’m not an idiot!

At most, he was illiterate, but wasn’t Han Qingsong also illiterate when he joined the army?

Han Qingyun trailed along, “Third Brother, let me go with you.”

His father told him to study and learn well alongside Third Brother and it seemed like opportunity was knocking on his door.

Han Qingsong said, “Don’t worry, we’ll talk about it in the morning.”

He then left.

When he got home, it was still dark, but the moon had already tilted itself to the west, illuminating the surroundings with a faint blanket of light.