Dare to shirk responsibility? This adorable little one will tear down your military district!

Gu Changfeng's words were like pouring a bowl of cold water into a boiling oil pan, and the crowd of onlookers started talking even louder.

Wang Guifen sat on the ground, her old face turning as red as a pig's liver. She never expected that Meng Changhe, who used to be so honest and simple, could speak so venomously after changing into a military uniform.

"Changhe! You've really grown up, haven't you!" Wang Guifen slapped her thigh, tears streaming down her face. "Now that you're an official, you call your own mother a beast? Look at this, everyone! This is our People's Liberation Army comrade, this is the regimental commander! He's trying to drive his mother to her death!"

Meng Jianjun chimed in, "Brother, that's going too far! Mom came all this way to see you, and you won't even let her in? This building is so big, what's wrong with giving us a room? We didn't say we were going to stay long!"

Gu Changfeng stared at his hopeless younger brother, his grip on the marriage certificate tightening. He pointed at Meng Jianjun's greasy face, his voice chillingly cold:

"You dare call me 'elder brother'? When we separated the family and severed ties, you were hiding behind Wang Guifen counting your money. Why didn't you think of me as your elder brother back then?"

"That...that's a matter from my hometown, who would take it seriously!" Meng Jianjun shrank his neck, his eyes still scanning the courtyard. He saw the shady trees and the red bricks and green tiles, and he couldn't suppress his greed.

Lin Wanrou stepped forward and walked out from behind Gu Changfeng. She no longer kept her head down as before, but looked directly at Wang Guifen, holding up the letter severing ties with her family.

"Wang Guifen, you have a bad memory, let me help you remember." Lin Wanrou's voice was not loud, but every word was clear.

Last December, Ya Ya was burning up with fever and almost died. I knelt in the snow and begged you to lend me two cents for medical treatment. Not only did you refuse, but you also said that it would save food if someone died.

This letter of severance is the one you pressed your fingerprint on in front of the whole village after taking all of my husband's allowance.

The military wives around them gasped in shock.

"Not even two cents? Is your heart made of stone?"

"He even took over a thousand yuan in subsidies from them, that's outrageous!"

"What kind of life has Commander Gu's wife been living these past three years?"

The whispers were like needles pricking Wang Guifen's old face. She was used to being assertive and outspoken in the countryside, and what she feared most was someone being more right than her.

Seeing that her moral blackmail was ineffective, Wang Guifen simply lay back down on the ground and kicked wildly with her legs like a windmill.

"I won't listen! That paper doesn't count! You tricked me into signing it! Changhe, if you don't bring us inside today and make us some braised pork, I'll smash my head against this marble pillar and die!"

Meng Jingui, leaning on his cane, shuffled forward, saying, "Brother, my leg isn't fully healed yet, you have to take responsibility! I heard your wife knows medicine, she has to treat me and provide for me for the rest of my life!"

Gu Changfeng snorted coldly and looked at the young soldier at the gate: "Go, call the police station and tell them that there are several unidentified people at the gate who are suspected of causing trouble and interfering with the normal life of the troops. Tell them to send a car to pick them up."

"Gu Changfeng! How dare you!" Wang Guifen sat up in fright, her eyes wide. "You dare send your own mother to the police station?"

"I told you, my real mother is buried in the cemetery in my hometown. You're just a stepmother at best."

Gu Changfeng straightened his cuffs, his eyes showing no hesitation whatsoever.

"Besides, the document severing ties can be found at the notary office, and we have no relationship now. If you continue to cause trouble here, it will be considered a public disturbance."

When Meng Jianjun heard that the police were going to be called, his legs went weak. He used to steal chickens and dogs in the commune, and what he feared most was someone in uniform.

"Mother, how about... how about we leave first?" Meng Jianjun tugged at Wang Guifen's sleeve, his voice trembling.

"Why would I leave! He's just bluffing!" Wang Guifen, who had always been defiant, didn't believe Gu Changfeng could be so heartless. "Officials like him are very concerned about their image. As long as I keep making a scene, he'll definitely back down!"

As if she had found some winning formula, Wang Guifen raised her voice several octaves: "Gu Changfeng, go ahead and report me! If you dare to have me arrested today, tomorrow I'll go to the military region headquarters to find that Commander Lei! I'll tell you you're a traitor, disowning your parents, and let's see if you can still hold your official position!"

Zhang Cuihua chimed in, "That's right! Brother, it wasn't easy for you to secure this position, was it? If you were to gain a reputation for being unfilial, you wouldn't be able to wear that big red flower anymore!"

This family has taken shamelessness to the extreme.

Gu Changfeng looked at them coldly, treating them like clowns jumping around.

"Commander Lei is inside, you don't need to look for him." Gu Changfeng turned around and saw a jeep slowly driving up to the door.

The car door opened, and Lei Zhentian stepped out, leaning on his cane. Although he wasn't wearing a military uniform, the imposing aura of a superior instantly silenced the previously noisy scene.

"Who wants to complain to me?" Lei Zhentian glared at Wang Guifen, who was sitting on the ground.

Wang Guifen's heart skipped a beat at the rebuke, and sweat immediately broke out in her palms.

She had never seen such a high-ranking official before, but this old man's aura was a hundred times stronger than that of the county's armed forces minister.

"I...I'm looking for..." Wang Guifen stammered, not finishing her sentence.

Meng Yaya took a milk candy out of her bag, quickly unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth. She shook her little head, picked up her wooden gun that looked like an imperial sword, and slowly walked over to Lei Zhentian.

These people said you have no taste and that my dad is an ingrate.

Meng Yaya pointed at Wang Guifen and complained in a childish voice, but with a sly smile on her face.

"They also want to tear down the military district gate and scratch my mother to pieces."

Lei Zhentian looked down at his precious goddaughter, then looked up at Wang Guifen's family, his eyes already blazing with anger.

"Gu Changfeng, you're taking too long to handle this family matter," Lei Zhentian said, tapping his cane with displeasure.

"Reporting to the commander, we are about to have the guard company escort them away." Gu Changfeng stood at attention and saluted.

"Send them away? Send them where?" Lei Zhentian sneered, pointing at the two Meng brothers and Wang Guifen.

"This is called disrupting military marriages and insulting military families. Perfect timing, our security department hasn't gone on holiday yet, let's take them all in and interrogate them thoroughly to see if they are spies sent by one side to sabotage our regimental commander's family harmony."

Meng Jianjun was so frightened that he wet his pants on the spot, and a foul smell spread.

Wang Guifen was also stunned. Although she didn't understand what "breaking a military marriage" meant, she understood the word "spy." That was a crime punishable by death!

"No! I'm here for money! I'm not a spy!" Wang Guifen collapsed on the ground, her snot, tears, and grime making her look incredibly filthy.

Meng Jingui also threw down the wooden stick, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Changfeng, brother! I was wrong! I'll leave right now, I'll leave right now!"

"Want to leave now? Too late."

Meng Yaya suddenly jumped forward, the wooden gun in her hand making a clattering sound in her palm.

"These petty thieves don't need the security guards."

Meng Yaya tilted her head and patted the black wind that had been poised to pounce. The black wind seemed to sense its little master's thoughts, letting out a low growl that made one's hair stand on end, saliva dripping from its fangs onto the cement floor.

"Black Wind, haven't you had lunch yet?"

Meng Yaya turned around, waved her little hand, and pointed vaguely in the direction of Meng Jianjun.

"Big Black, go and get to know them."

The commotion caused by the man and the dog terrified the Meng family.

Meng Jianjun scrambled out, but before he could even get up, Hei Feng leaped forward and pinned him against a stone pillar.

"Help! A dog is eating people!"

Gu Changfeng watched the chaos unfold but didn't intervene. He simply reached out and silently covered Lin Wanrou's ears, preventing her from hearing the horrible screams.

"Changfeng, this..." Lin Wanrou was still a little worried, afraid that things would escalate.

"It's alright, this is called self-defense." Gu Changfeng's voice was deep and powerful, echoing in Lin Wanrou's ears.

Wang Guifen completely broke down when she saw her youngest son being pinned to the ground by the dog. She screamed and tried to rush over to help, but Meng Yaya blocked her way.

"Grandma, don't rush, the show isn't over yet."

Meng Yaya was holding a piece of straw rope that she had gotten from somewhere, and she was making a rustling sound here and there.

"Didn't you just say you wanted my mother to pay with her life? Why don't you let Big Black have a taste first, and see if your life is long enough?"