The other patients in the hospital had kicked up a fuss, and the military could no longer handle the situation.
They could order these people back, but there was no way to suppress this matter. On the contrary, it would damage the military's reputation.
In the end, they could only threaten them before leaving. "You should know what happened today. It had better have nothing to do with you, or you will bear full responsibility."
"That's right." Ninth Sister-in-law gave a cold laugh. "If Xingzheng Star falls, it'll all be my family's fault."
"Is there any point in being so sharp-tongued?" An officer could no longer stand it. "During these extraordinary times, everyone must cooperate with the Wartime Management Committee's demands. You already refused, and now you want to provoke conflict between the military and civilians?"
Why would Ninth Sister-in-law be afraid of him? "Then if I don't provoke anything and file a complaint on the committee's website, telling the truth, that's fine, right?"
"Do as you please!" The officer snorted. They truly were not afraid of her filing a complaint. Although the military's demand seemed a little excessive, she had not agreed, and they had not forcibly carried it out. There was no issue there.
As for whether their demand was somewhat cruel, that was a matter of perspective. For the sake of victory, they had issued even more cold-blooded orders. It would merely be a little awkward if someone exposed it—if anyone truly pursued the matter, there might be some insignificant punishment.
So the officer only retorted once before leaving with the others.
After returning to Military Headquarters, someone remembered something else. "Wait, yesterday around noon, a number from Lower Capital contacted Hesheng Production Base in Left Capital... Could it have been Chen Jiu's people?"
The Lower Capital