Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The senior colonel was frustrated. Indeed, he couldn't file a case with the evidence in his hands. Thus, he only had the right to question Ling Lan. He didn't have the right to punish her. Although there was only a difference of one word, the meaning was vastly different.
Originally, he thought that Ling Lan was young and inexperienced so he wanted to scare her and let them do whatever they wanted to her. However, they didn't expect Ling Lan to be so shrewd. She forced them into a passive position with just one sentence.
Since Ling Lan asked a question, the senior colonel could only reply, "Of course I'm asking. My subordinates have always been serious. If there's anything wrong with their attitude, please forgive them."
Ling Lan smiled coldly. "Since you've become a member of the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee, you should know what you can and can't do. If not, you won't be able to live up to your position." Ling Lan looked at the fierce-looking lieutenant colonel and asked calmly, "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, don't you think so?"
The lieutenant colonel's face twitched. He controlled his anger and didn't reply. He couldn't be angered by Ling Lan. If he lost control of his attitude, Ling Lan would accuse him of having a bad attitude. That would be a huge loss.
The senior colonel looked at Ling Lan and changed the topic. "We've seen Regiment Commander Ling's resume. However, there are some questions that we don't understand. Regiment Commander Ling, please answer us."
Ling Lan glanced at the senior colonel indifferently. She didn't say anything. The senior colonel didn't care if Ling Lan was willing or not. He directly asked the question in his heart, "Regiment Commander Ling, after you entered the 23rd division, you didn't go through the three months of recruit training. Why is that?" Injured? This wasn't a reason to avoid recruit training. There must be something fishy about it.
Li Lanfeng, who was listening at the side, laughed when he heard this question. The people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee glared at him. The senior colonel controlled his anger and looked at Li Lanfeng. He asked unhappily, "Major, is there a problem with my question?"
Li Lanfeng coughed. Then, he smiled and replied, "The reason is written on the file. At that time, our Regiment Commander Ling was seriously injured. As for how he got injured, there was a detailed explanation. After that, the headquarters of the 23rd division gave us special permission to exempt our regiment commander from the recruit training. I don't understand. It's already written so clearly, so why are you still asking? If you suspect that there's a problem with the records, you should go to the Archives Department of the headquarters because these records are written by the people inside. "
"I want to hear it from Regiment Commander Ling himself. Can't I?" Li Lanfeng's question made the senior colonel's face turn ugly. He had never met such an uncooperative soldier before.
"Of course, but our regiment commander has the right to refuse to answer such meaningless questions." Li Lanfeng smiled, completely unfazed by the senior colonel's piercing gaze.
"If you don't cooperate with our investigation, the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee will report this to the higher-ups. If there are any problems, don't blame us for being merciless." The lieutenant colonel couldn't hold it in anymore and threatened coldly.
"Go ahead." Li Lanfeng waved his hand nonchalantly. His attitude made the people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee angry. They didn't expect to meet with such a huge obstacle when they just started their investigation.
"Regiment Commander Ling, please remember that you are a soldier. You have to cooperate with the military and help us complete our investigation." The senior colonel slammed the table and glared at Ling Lan angrily. The warmth and friendliness were all gone now.
"Senior colonel, if our regiment commander didn't remember that he was a soldier and had to cooperate with your investigation, he wouldn't be sitting here and wasting his time listening to your nonsense." Li Lanfeng didn't back down and slapped him too. He glared at the senior colonel coldly.
Damn it, this was 250 Ace Mecha Clan. If they were bullied in their own territory, 250 Ace Mecha Clan would be disbanded.
At the center of the situation, Ling Lan was like an ice sculpture. She ignored the tense situation in front of her and continued to drink her tea calmly. Leopard's performance was not bad. She gave him a thumbs up. As expected, with someone helping her, she felt much more relaxed. She needed to train Leopard more in the future.
Ling Lan realized how useful Li Lanfeng was so she decided to squeeze him dry.
The senior colonel and Li Lanfeng glared at each other for a long time. In the end, the senior colonel gave in. He looked away and looked at Ling Lan, who was looking at them calmly. He scolded, "Regiment Commander Ling, is this how 250 Ace Mecha Clan treats its guests?"
Ling Lan looked down and blew on the tea in her hand elegantly. She took a sip and replied calmly, "Senior colonel, if you want to ask something, ask something that isn't on the file. Let's not waste each other's time." After saying this, Ling Lan raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at the other party with a half-smile. She said earnestly, "Our clan is going to be on the battlefield. If we waste time in the barracks and train for one minute less, it might cause our soldiers to lose one precious minute of survival. We can't become murderers and take the lives of our comrades."
'You're a murderer!' The senior colonel shouted in his heart. According to the testimonies of those people, Ling Lan killed two mecha operators on the spot. Unfortunately, he couldn't find any evidence even after searching through all the files of the 23rd division. It was as if the two people who died didn't exist.
The senior colonel didn't know that this was the truth. However, he was blinded by his desire for power so he didn't want to accept this possibility.
The senior colonel repressed his urge to roar with great difficulty, and at this point, he didn't want to break their calm and confidence any further. He could already tell that these three young majors were all very shrewd individuals, and none of them would be easy to deal with. Instead of wasting time, he might as well do as Ling Lan said. Even if he couldn't get anything out of this, it was better than being angered to death by the other party's attitude.
"From what we know, after you became a regiment commander, when you told your subordinates that you didn't have the right to be a regiment commander, you suppressed them mercilessly."
Ling Lan raised her eyebrows. "Who said that?"
"We have enough evidence to prove that when you first became the Regiment Commander, you carried out brutal repression and people died. Two lives were lost. Regiment Commander Ling, if you confess now, you might have a chance to get a lenient sentence and save yourself." The senior colonel stared at Ling Lan. He threw the question of two people's lives in front of her. He wanted to make her panic and reveal a flaw.
If you tell the truth, you'll be in jail. If you don't tell the truth, you'll have to go home for the New Year. This was a saying from her previous life.
Ling Lan wanted to go home for the New Year. Her expression didn't change at all. She was calm and composed. She replied firmly, "No."
"No? You're lying! " The young major from the disciplinary committee, who had been suppressing his anger all this while, stood up angrily when he heard Ling Lan's denial. He pointed at Ling Lan and shouted.
"I'm lying? Then can you find evidence that I'm lying? Who was the one who died? What's their name? Where did they come from? When did they join the military? "Ling Lan asked him back calmly.
The other party was speechless. They didn't find any evidence but this made them suspect that there was someone in the 23rd division who purposely protected Regiment Commander Ling. That was why they destroyed all the evidence.
"Since you can't say anything, should I suspect that you're trying to frame me?" Ling Lan's gaze was so sharp that the officers from the disciplinary committee lowered their heads guiltily. They didn't dare to look at her directly.
"If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place! Regiment Commander Ling, the one who reported you is someone from your clan. It's not the disciplinary committee. " The senior colonel laughed coldly. He dispelled the pressure brought by Ling Lan's words and retorted back at her.
Ling Lan couldn't answer this question. After all, her clan members reported her. No matter if it was true or not, she didn't have the right to answer this question.
The senior colonel was proud of himself. He finally had the upper hand. He wanted to see how the other party would explain this matter.
Li Lanfeng smiled. The other party finally jumped into his trap. He was waiting for his death.
Li Lanfeng smiled gently. He continued calmly, "Senior colonel, are the people who reported our regiment commander to the higher-ups of the base?"
The senior colonel narrowed his eyes and looked at the smiling major. He wondered what the other party wanted to do. He couldn't figure out the other party's intentions. In order to be safe, the senior colonel decided not to say anything.
The senior colonel looked at Li Lanfeng with a faint smile on his face. However, he didn't answer his question.
Li Lanfeng didn't feel awkward at all. He continued his topic calmly, "You all know that in a mecha clan, there will always be good and bad people. There will always be good and bad people. The people our regiment commander brought along for this mission are all qualified soldiers. As for those who stayed …" Li Lanfeng looked disappointed and regretful. He clicked his tongue a few times to show his disdain. "Actually, when our regiment commander left, he made a final decision. If those people didn't pass the assessment after this mission, they could only return to a normal mecha clan or retire from the military."
The senior colonel was shocked when he heard this. He blurted out, "How can that be?" Before he came, his superiors had told him what kind of mecha operators were in 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
Li Lanfeng was surprised. "Why can't it be? In a good ace mecha clan, only the best mecha operators can stay. Those who don't pass the assessment will be eliminated."
They were twisting the truth. What they did was disrespectful to those who had achieved great merits. The senior colonel was angry but he still controlled his emotions. He signaled his assistant to pass him a detailed list of all the mecha operators in 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
He took the list and slammed it in front of Li Lanfeng. He sneered, "I've seen the information of all the mecha operators in 250 Ace Mecha Clan. They are all the best mecha operators from their respective divisions. They are all soldiers who have passed the assessment. How can they not pass? You want to expel them because they don't listen to your orders? "
Li Lanfeng didn't even move his face when the senior colonel questioned him angrily. (You can't move your face because of the metal mask = =!) He took out a document from his file and pushed it towards the senior colonel with a smile. "Being good in the past doesn't mean that they will always be good. Senior colonel, please take a look at this document first."
The senior colonel looked at the document curiously. The results of the mecha operators were shocking. It was indeed unsightly. The senior colonel knew that the mecha operators in 250 Ace Mecha Clan were abandoned by their respective divisions. It was normal for them to have such results.
The senior colonel felt that the document in his hand was like a hot potato. If he insisted that the mecha operators were good, he wouldn't be able to explain the results. However, if he pointed it out, would he be used by the other party? The senior colonel's mind spun quickly. He started to think about which was more beneficial to them.
The senior colonel saw the three majors of 250 Ace Mecha Clan looking at him calmly. They were waiting for him to speak. He had an idea. He changed the topic and said, "Every mecha operator has a low point in their life. We should be more tolerant." If they wanted him to say it out loud, he wouldn't let them have their way.
"Senior colonel, you're right. Although there are rules in the military, it's not that we don't care about people's feelings. However, senior colonel, you didn't see clearly how many years these mecha operators have wasted. To be responsible for our soldiers, we can't continue to let them do whatever they want. If not, we will be irresponsible to them and the other soldiers who are fighting bravely on the frontlines. "Li Lanfeng pointed at the document in the senior colonel's hand and asked him to take a look.
The senior colonel's expression changed. How could he not know what kind of people these mecha operators were? They had wasted their time. Was the other party forcing him to take a stand? He remembered what his superior said when he came to the 23rd division. He made up his mind and sneered. "They are people who contributed greatly to the Federation. Even if they can't return to their peak in their lifetime, we can't give up on them. Are you trying to deny their contributions? Do you want all the soldiers in the Federation to be disappointed by your actions? "
"Senior colonel, did you misunderstand?" Li Lanfeng was elated when he heard the senior colonel's words. However, he still had a shocked expression on his face. He explained as though he was wronged, "I'm just saying that we have to be responsible for them. Since they can't return to their peak and can't operate a mecha, shouldn't we send them back to where they belong? Leaving them in 250 Ace Mecha Clan is harming them. "
"Isn't this place …" The senior colonel suddenly stopped talking. He realized that he had fallen into the other party's trap. 250 Ace Mecha Clan was indeed an abandoned mecha clan by the higher-ups of the military. However, they didn't admit it. If the 23rd division wanted to reorganize 250 Ace Mecha Clan, Ling Lan would follow the order and carry out this decision.
As the regiment commander of an ace mecha clan, he had the right to transfer mecha operators who weren't up to standard. The senior colonel's face turned pale. He was accidentally led into a ditch by the other party.
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