CHAPTER 454: CHAPTER 480: CAN’T STAY ANY LONGER

Gu Junming frowned without speaking, and Sun Chan tugged on his sleeve, shaking her head towards him. Originally, she detested Bai Fanglan, but thinking of her pitiable daughter, Sun Chan couldn’t bear it. She had tasted the bitterness of life without a mother and didn’t want that girl to be motherless, so she decided not to pursue the matter.

Gu Junming frowned, "Why are you going easy on her? It would be a miracle if Bai Fanglan appreciates it!"

Sun Chan, however, mouthed the words ’child’, and Gu Junming thought to himself, she’s ultimately soft-hearted, so he nodded in agreement.

Sun Chan then began writing in his palm: Let her scram.

Gu Junming understood her intentions and said to Bai Fanglan, "Since my wife doesn’t want to hold you accountable, you’d better behave yourself! But the things you’ve done, we will never forgive you! Stay away from us in the future, otherwise, I won’t be polite if I see you!" With that, he grabbed Sun Chan’s hand and left straight away.

Only after seeing the two leave, Bai Fanglan slowly stood up from the ground. After such a struggle, her arm hurt terribly. Leaning against the wall, she walked forward, tears streaming from the pain. She felt humiliated and helpless, thinking, why?

Why should she kneel to someone who originally was inferior to her? Her sense of injustice useless now, with just a word from Sun Chan, she might end up in jail, and could only go along with it. She was truly heartbroken and helpless, utterly exhausted.

Even now, she couldn’t rest; she still had to find Yuan Bing, absolutely not allowing him to betray her, or she would still end up in jail.

Bai Fanglan hurried to the police station to gather information, but was stopped, being told Yuan Bing’s crime was extremely serious, and he was not to be seen.

Yuan Bing dared to intrude into the military compound and bully a military wife, even attempting murder, an unforgivable crime.

They told her, "We were just about to find you. Did you partake in yesterday’s events?"

Bai Fanglan quickly said, "I really didn’t know. Although I have a good relationship with Yuan Bing, I honestly didn’t know what was happening. My arm got injured accidentally, and he... he was asleep at the time, so I quickly sought help from the neighbor across the street. When I left, I discovered I forgot my jacket and wallet, and Sun Chan helped me get them, but who knew he’d lock the door... I really didn’t expect him to be such a beast in human clothing... sob sob sob..." She said, covering her face and crying, feeling utterly aggrieved.

This testimony was incoherent. Asleep so soundly he couldn’t be woken? Yet while asleep, he could harass a neighbor?

But Bai Fanglan wasn’t worried, since Gu Junming and his wife wouldn’t pursue responsibility, whatever she said stood. If Yuan Bing didn’t confess, she’d just cling on to him, after all, Bai Fanglan would absolutely not admit her involvement in this matter.

"But the other party said you assisted."

"No!" Bai Fanglan firmly denied, "Why would I do such a thing? Even if I were to hurt someone, I wouldn’t do it in such an obvious place. I honestly didn’t expect this person to be so despicable! Although Sun Chan and I don’t get along, I did attend her wedding, and I’ve known her husband, Gu Junming, since childhood. I come from a military family, how could I do such a thing! This villain, seeing trouble approaching, wants to drag me down with him!" She declared righteously, intimidating those present.

Seeing the injury on Bai Fanglan’s arm, they let her go for the time being.

Yuan Bing heard Bai Fanglan’s denial and only let out a cold laugh. He wasn’t foolish; dragging the issue out, Bai Fanglan would definitely expose past incidents in Shenzhen, and then he’d be punished for both, worse off. If executed, it wouldn’t be worth it.

For now, he had to figure out how to minimize his blame and get out of jail as soon as possible.

In the end, Yuan Bing didn’t implicate Bai Fanglan, only claiming he’d drunkenly mistaken Sun Chan for Bai Fanglan.

"Bai Fanglan and I have a good relationship, thought we could be together once, who knew she’d resist fiercely, then when everyone burst in, I realized it wasn’t Bai Fanglan but someone else, it was my mistake! I was wrong, I shouldn’t have done it...but I never meant to kill anyone, think about it, this is a military compound, how could I murder?" He was tearful as he recounted, seeming deeply troubled.

None of them expected this fellow to be so slippery. Gu Junming’s record from yesterday said otherwise. They locked Yuan Bing up and summoned Sun Chan, but since she was unable to speak, she wrote it all down for Gu Junming to deliver.

What she described completely contradicted Yuan Bing’s account; he had harassed her previously, and this time was clearly intentional. At the time, he was fully sober, without any chance of mistaking identities.

Yuan Bing’s arguments were futile; he would be sentenced regardless. As for Bai Fanglan, since Sun Chan didn’t pursue it, she was free.

Yet, though Bai Fanglan escaped legal consequences, other punishments weren’t skipped.

Gu Junming wouldn’t let her roam free; he reported her deeds to her unit in detail.

Bai Fanglan was directly dismissed by her unit, and the scandal about her spread wildly, with no other hospital willing to take her.

As Bai Fanglan left the hospital, she was in a daze, blankly watching the traffic, feeling foggy-headed, jobless, disgraced. Her superiors hinted she was too old to be promoted, having to leave the military.

This meant Bai Fanglan would no longer be in the military, and due to her mistake, instead of transitioning smoothly, she’d have a regular discharge, without job placement, requiring her to find work herself.

Bai Fanglan was unwilling; what should she do next?

At this moment, Battalion Commander Zhao sought out Bai Fanglan. He came for the divorce,

The now truly jobless Bai Fanglan didn’t want a divorce because without a job and family, how could she survive in this city?

Once losing the marriage, people outside would speak even worse. But Battalion Commander Zhao was resolute, with a letter of introduction from the unit, unwilling to stay either.

At the civil affairs bureau, neither spoke a word, directly handling the divorce papers.

Upon exiting, Battalion Commander Zhao holding the divorce certificate, bitterly smiled, "Although we never lived a day as a couple, I gained something, I still thank you, and hope you take care. At least I learned not to spoil the family anymore. Save money myself, which never happened before. Now, I understand, but it’s too late."