Chapter 80: Major Meng, This Kind of Marriage is Not Happy
Xue Yu’s criminal electronic tag was added with a new crime: [Corrupting the White Tower].
This case involved a large number of people and had a wide range of dissemination.
The head deacon chose to publicize Xue Yu’s criminal behavior in the affairs hall, and the entire process was broadcast live.
The head deacon’s face was cold and her expression was solemn:
“The raid case caused by Xue Yu this time has affected the entire White Tower, and a large number of people have been arrested.”
“The cause is mainly on Xue Yu. Xue Yu is naturally lustful and overindulgent, which has infected everyone and led to the destruction of everyone’s self-discipline.”
“From this, it can be seen that desire is a sinful and emotional virus with strong infectivity, a wide range of dissemination, and diverse transmission routes. This incident has also sounded the alarm for us. Desire must be suppressed, must be cut off. Our White Tower must absolutely not be controlled by physiological desires!”
“Everyone has also seen that once desire is out of control, the White Tower will completely fall into chaos. I hope that each of us can take this as a warning. Next, we will urge the pharmaceutical company to develop better and more efficient suppressants.”
The words were profound and thought-provoking.
After she finished speaking, the head deacon glanced at Xue Yu and signaled for her to speak.
The silver handcuffs on Xue Yu’s hands were cold and sharp. She was heartbroken and sobbed as she repented.
“Ladies and gentlemen of the White Tower, my evil heart is not dead. I coveted everyone’s bodies. I am guilty!”
“The first crime is admiring you; the second is contacting you; the third is knowing you; the fourth is liking you; the fifth is falling in love with you; the sixth is teasing you; the seventh is provoking you; the eighth is playing with you; the ninth is corrupting you; the tenth is deceiving you!”
“Ten crimes in all, I deserve to die a thousand deaths! Everyone, I am withdrawing from your lives. This withdrawal is for a lifetime, wuwuwu…”
Two lines of clear tears ran down Xue Yu’s face as she wiped her tears in front of the live camera.
In the prison, Feng Qizhou and the three children were sitting in a cell, watching the live broadcast on the large screen outside.
Xue Xiaohai was sitting on Feng Qizhou’s shoulders, her face full of worry. “Mommy is crying. What should we do?”
Feng Qizhou said, “No, your mommy is just being funny.”
He pointed to the screen. “You guys watch carefully. Mommy will be smiling in a little while.”
The three children turned their heads and stared at Xue Yu’s face on the screen. Sure enough, they saw Xue Yu secretly smiling as she walked off the stage.
Xue Xiaonan pouted and said, “A funny mommy. We have a funny mommy.”
Feng Qizhou held her and stroked the child’s soft hair. “Yes, you have a funny mommy, and Daddy has a funny wife.”
Xue Xiaohai got off his shoulders, very confused. “Wife? Is my mommy Uncle Qizhou’s wife?”
Feng Qizhou: “That’s right. She’s my wife.”
Xue Xiaohai couldn’t figure it out. “But isn’t my mommy my daddy’s wife? My daddy said that Mommy is his wife.”
Feng Qizhou corrected her, “Your daddy is already old. Now it’s Uncle Qizhou who is in charge.”
Xue Xiaohai touched her head. “You don’t have the final say. When Mommy comes home later, I’ll ask her.”
Feng Qizhou held her on his lap and held up a small mirror for her to look at. “Look, this new hairstyle that Uncle gave you, isn’t it much better than the bowl cut your old dad gave you?”
He then tugged at Xue Xiaohai’s small overalls. “And these new pants, aren’t they better than the bell-bottoms your old dad gave you? Your daddy has no aesthetic sense. What kind of stuff does he dress you in all day?”
Xue Xiaohai thought it made sense.
When she first went to prison with her daddy, she had run out to play, and people would always say, “This child is dressed so funny.”
Now that her daddy was out on business, she was living with Uncle Qizhou. Uncle Qizhou had changed her into new clothes. When she ran out to play, people would always say, “This child is dressed so cute.”
She couldn’t read, but she could still tell the difference between “funny” and “cute.”
“Why don’t you call me daddy in the future? This way, you can always play with Xiaobei and Xiaonan,” Feng Qizhou continued to persuade.
Xue Xiaobei also said, “That’s great! Then we’ll have the same daddy and mommy! The three of us will be the best little friends!”
Xue Xiaohai thought seriously for a moment. “Okay! I’ll call you Daddy Qizhou from now on.”
“Hey, Daddy’s big fatty daughter. So good,” Feng Qizhou smiled.
Half an hour later, there was a commotion in the corridor.
Most of the people who had been brought in for pornography were lining up to be released, while Xue Yu was being escorted in.
When she passed by the large group of people, many of them deliberately moved aside to avoid her, afraid of being infected by the desire virus on Xue Yu.
Now that many of the cells were empty, the guard asked Xue Yu, “Which room do you want to stay in? You can choose.”
Xue Yu looked around and walked forward purposefully. After getting close to Feng Qizhou’s cell, she said, “Can you lock me up with him?”
The guard’s brow furrowed.
Xue Yu said, “I’m a little uncomfortable. Feng Qizhou is a doctor. I want him to help me feel comfortable.”
The guard: “Isn’t a thirty-two-year sentence enough for you?”
Seeing that she couldn’t get through, Xue Yu obediently chose to sit in the cell opposite Feng Qizhou and wait for her husband in name, Meng Wu, to come and get her.
“Mommy, you’re home!”
The three children squeezed out of Feng Qizhou’s cell and ran towards Xue Yu.
Xue Yu took an apple from her pocket and gave it to Xue Xiaohai. “Xiaohai, go and find that guard sister outside and ask her to help you cut it open and share it with Xiaobei and Xiaonan.”
“Mommy is amazing!”
Xue Xiaohai picked up the apple and ran over. Xue Xiaobei and Xue Xiaobei also followed behind her.
Xue Xiaobei counted on her fingers. “Mommy, Daddy, me, my sister, and Xue Xiaohai. A total of five people.”
She raised her head and said to the guard, “Can you help us divide it into five portions? There are five of us.”
“No noise is allowed in the prison.”
The guard said coldly, then took out a folding military knife from his waist*, first peeled the apple, and then neatly cut it into five pieces.*
Xue Xiaohai first gave a piece to Xiaobei and Xiaonan each. She held a piece in her mouth and one in each hand. She ran back to the cell and first gave a piece to Xue Yu, and then a piece to Feng Qizhou.
Xue Yu was sitting on the inflatable single bed, about to eat with Xiaobei and Xiaonan.
Xue Xiaohai returned from Feng Qizhou’s cell opposite, empty-handed, and sat down beside Xue Yu.
“Xiaohai, where’s your apple?” Xue Yu asked.
Xue Xiaohai raised her hand and wiped her sweat. “I’ve eaten it all.”
Xue Yu, Xiaobei, and Xiaonan were all shocked and said in unison, “So fast?”
“I finished it in one bite.”
Xue Xiaohai went to a corner to play with her little seahorse. “You guys hurry up and eat. I’ll play here. I won’t look at you. If I see you, I’ll drool.”
Xue Yu looked at the apple slice in her hand, broke it in half, and first said to Xiaobei and Xiaonan, “Xue Xiaohai is bigger and eats more. Mommy will share half of her apple with Xue Xiaohai. Is that okay?”
Xue Xiaobei: “Then Mommy, you can only eat very little.”
Xue Yu: “Mommy has already eaten outside.”
After both Xiaobei and Xiaonan had agreed, Xue Yu called Xue Xiaohai over and gave her half of the fruit. “Xiaohai, this is for you. Mommy has already eaten outside. I’m sharing half with you now.”
“Really? Thank you, Mommy!” Xue Xiaohai took the piece of apple and stuffed it into her mouth.
Xue Xiaobei was dumbfounded. “Xue Xiaohai, you’ve already finished it?”
Xue Xiaohai opened her mouth to show her. “That’s right. It’s all gone. I swallowed it all.”
Xue Yu couldn’t help but laugh. She picked up Xue Xiaohai and weighed her. This baby was heavy and strong, and looked very healthy.
Besides his poor aesthetic sense, Zhou Siyan had really raised Xue Xiaohai very well in other aspects.
After the three children had gone to play with the guard sister’s big tiger spirit body, Feng Qizhou threw something to Xue Yu.
Xue Yu picked it up and saw that it was the apple slice from just now. It hadn’t been touched and was wrapped in several layers of plastic wrap.
She unwrapped the plastic wrap, put the apple in her mouth, and asked Feng Qizhou, “You gave it to me. What are you going to eat?”
Feng Qizhou raised an eyebrow arrogantly. “I’m fine with drinking the northwest wind.”
The two cells were face to face, with a two-meter-wide corridor in between. The two of them sat in their own cells and chatted.
“What did the higher-ups sentence you to?” Feng Qizhou asked.
Xue Yu held the bars with both hands and said, “They said they were going to clear my combat points. That’s hilarious. I don’t have any points. I’ve exchanged all my points for money to buy weapons.”
Among the punishments for criminals in the White Tower, clearing points was the most severe, but there was no fine.
The people of the White Tower cared most about points. Points were an important indicator for promotion. If you didn’t have enough points, you couldn’t hold a job. In the eyes of the people of the White Tower, not having a job was far more fatal than not having money.
But Xue Yu didn’t care about these things. As soon as she had points, she would exchange them for money, only keeping the basic points to be a mercenary and a captain.
Mercenary and captain were the jobs with the lowest points and the least popular among all jobs.
Especially captain. A captain needed to be out at sea for a long time and needed to leave the White Tower. This was unanimously considered the worst profession by the people of the White Tower.
Feng Qizhou asked again, “Then how many years is your sentence now?”
Xue Yu: “Over thirty years, I think.”
Feng Qizhou: “Can it be archived?”
Xue Yu: “Some of it can, and some of it can’t. I’m not sure about the specifics. I have to wait for Meng Wu to come and give me a letter of understanding to figure it out.”
Feng Qizhou smiled. “It’s a good thing you chose to marry Meng Wu. If I were Meng Wu, I wouldn’t dare to go out and see people now.”
Xue Yu was not convinced. “A reputation is just a name. You know what kind of person I am.”
Feng Qizhou licked his lips. “I know, I know very well.”
An hour later, Meng Wu came over and went to the office to issue a letter of understanding for Xue Yu.
Because he had issued a letter of understanding too many times, he was warned by the investigation department, and a mediator was sent to give him psychological counseling and persuade him to divorce.
“Major Meng, it’s like this. We think that you have a psychological problem, so we want to talk to you,” the mediator sat down in front of him in a suit.
Meng Wu was writing a letter of understanding and was a little surprised.
Since he had married Xue Yu, his mental state had improved greatly. He had completely stopped taking antidepressants during this period and had no suicidal tendencies. He had even had a check-up a few days ago, and the doctor said that his condition was already close to that of a normal person.
“You’re saying I have a psychological problem?” Meng Wu didn’t understand, his sword-like eyebrows slightly furrowed. “Are you mistaken?”
The mediator smiled. “Major Meng, don’t worry. I’m not referring to your depression.”
He coughed lightly and remained calm. “I’m referring to the problem of cuckoldry. To condone your wife’s infidelity is a very serious psychological phenomenon. I hope I can provide you with some help.”
Meng Wu put the written letter of understanding aside. “What help?”
The mediator: “I am a marriage conflict mediator for the regular sexual conservatives. We suggest that you divorce and stop the loss in time. This kind of marriage is not happy.”
Meng Wu said faintly, “I have no intention of divorcing for the time being.”
The mediator: “Xue Yu has cheated on you again and again, and even had a spiritual affair at her wedding. She has been even more reckless during this period. We originally thought she was the most outstanding raid officer, but we never expected that she was the root of all evil. It was her appearance that caused the unrest in the White Tower.”
Meng Wu’s eyelashes were lowered, and he gently placed his hand on his abdomen. “I believe she will change.”
The mediator persistently persuaded him to divorce. “There are only zero and countless times for cheating. It can’t be changed. You should still get a divorce. Your and Xue Yu’s marriage is a disgrace to the White Tower. It doesn’t look good on your resume either. It will affect your promotion in the future.”
Meng Wu: “She’s still young. It’s understandable that she makes a few mistakes.”
The mediator asked for the last time, “I’ll confirm with you one last time. Are you really not planning on getting a divorce?”
Meng Wu: “I’m not.”
“Alright then.”
In the end, according to the marriage rules of the White Tower, the mediator gave him the crime of [harboring a criminal].
This crime did not require a deduction of points or imprisonment, but it did require a six-month warning notice.
Xue Yu saw the criticism notice about Meng Wu on the large screen in the prison corridor:
[Meng Wu, male, land-type major, commander of the naval combat team, for repeatedly harboring his cheating wife, refusing to change, and refusing to divorce. This behavior has seriously affected the honor of the conservatives and has also brought a bad influence to the White Tower.]
[After internal research by the conservatives, it has been decided to give Meng Wu a city-wide public criticism once, to observe his subsequent behavior.]
Feng Qizhou was also leaning against the iron bars, looking at the notice.
When Meng Wu came to find Xue Yu, Feng Qizhou whistled. “How glorious, Major Meng.”
Meng Wu ignored her and came to Xue Yu.
“I’ve issued a letter of understanding for you, but the letter of understanding can only be used to archive the sentence for sexual relations.”
“Besides the crime of sexual relations, you also have the crime of causing trouble. This crime cannot be archived, so according to the judgment, you have to serve half a year in prison.”
Xue Yu slapped her forehead. “So serious. Is there any hope for me?”
Meng Wu said, “There is. The war outside is not over yet. You can apply to be a Soldier M to obtain points and use the points to offset your prison time.”
Feng Qizhou was listening to them on the other side.
He immediately stopped them. “No. With Xue Yu’s ability, she can’t be a Soldier M at all. This is an objective fact. And she doesn’t have a military rank. How can she apply?”
Meng Wu said, “There is a military rank sharing system between husband and wife. I can help her apply.”
“The requirements for a Soldier M are too high. The combat power must be top-tier. If Xue Yu becomes a Soldier M, isn’t that just sending her to her death?”
Feng Qizhou still thought it was not feasible. Even Zhou Siyan had to inject a physical enhancement agent with great side effects to complete the mission of a Soldier M.
Although Xue Yu was no longer a complete good-for-nothing, her combat power was still not enough to bear the difficulty of a Soldier M’s mission.
Meng Wu said, “Zhou Siyan and I are trying to find a way.”
“Why don’t I break out of prison?” Xue Yu boldly speculated.
Meng Wu: “It hasn’t come to that yet.”
In the afternoon, Feng Qizhou and the children were all released.
Xue Yu asked the guard what was going on.
The guard said that Feng Qizhou had been pardoned and released from prison and needed to go to the hospital to receive patients. Xue Xiaobei and Xue Xiaonan were his children and were temporarily granted bail to go out with Feng Qizhou.
As for Xue Xiaohai, because Zhou Siyan had quickly obtained points by being a Soldier M and had returned to the position of director of the Security Division, Xue Xiaohai was also granted bail.
When the guard came to take the children away, the three children were all gathered around.
Xue Xiaohai was very confused. “Where are we going? Isn’t this our new home?”
Xue Yu’s eyes were sore. She rubbed Xue Xiaohai’s face. “Silly girl. How can this be our new home? This is a prison, not a home.”
“What’s a prison?” Xue Xiaohai asked again.
Xue Xiaobei held her sister’s hand tightly and said, “A prison is this place. You have to go to prison if you do something wrong.”
“Then what did we do wrong?” Xue Xiaohai held onto Xue Yu’s neck and wouldn’t let go. “Mommy, did we do something wrong?”
Xue Yu didn’t know how to explain for a moment.
Xue Xiaonan said seriously, “We were born illegally. That auntie said so before.”
Xue Yu tidied the children’s clothes. “Being born illegally is not your fault. It’s a small accident, not a mistake.”
Feng Qizhou packed the children’s bottles, clothes, and shoes together and came out after he was done.
“I’ll take the children out first. Only when I’m out can I find a way to get you out.”
Xue Yu pushed the children out one by one. “Okay, you go out first. When you get back, give the children a good bath and make them something delicious.”
“Okay,” Feng Qizhou held her hand. “Don’t worry too much. I’ll find a way to see you tonight.”
“Don’t worry about me. You should go.”
After Feng Qizhou and the children left, Xue Yu sat in the cell, at a loss.
She waited until the evening. The guard said to Xue Yu, “Someone from the Security Division is here to interrogate you. Come with me.”
Xue Yu was taken to another room by the guard. It was a very small interrogation room.
When she went in, she saw a thin figure standing with his back to her. He was very tall, very thin, and was wearing a navy blue officer’s uniform. The brim of his military cap cast a shadow on the side of his face.
She could only tell that he was a man. Xue Yu could not immediately tell who he was.
The guard left. After the alloy steel door was closed, the tall and thin officer turned around.
Xue Yu couldn’t believe it. It was actually Zhou Siyan. Zhou Siyan had lost a lot of weight, so much that she couldn’t even recognize his back.
His originally three-dimensional features were even more sharp. There were unhealed scars on his face, his eye sockets were deep, and the red blood in his eyes was very obvious. There was a circle of stubble on his chin, which he probably hadn’t had time to shave.
Xue Yu was speechless for a moment.
Zhou Siyan took the initiative to walk over and hold her. “I told the guard that this is a secret interrogation and asked her to turn off the surveillance.”
Xue Yu wrapped her arms around his waist and touched him all over. “How did you get so thin? Was it very hard?”
“It wasn’t very hard. The side effects of the physical enhancement agent are a bit strong,” Zhou Siyan straightened his head and kissed her on the side of her face.
“You haven’t shaved again,” Xue Yu said, touching his face.
The corner of Zhou Siyan’s mouth twitched into a smile. “Am I old?”
“Yes,” Xue Yu nodded and then said with a smile, “It’s okay. You’re still handsome in your old age.”
Zhou Siyan held her in his arms again. “I’m cooperating with other military officers. I’ll accumulate my points first, and then their points. Four of us have enough points now. There’s one more who is still short by more than a thousand points. I have to go out and work tonight.”
Xue Yu asked, “Then have you recovered your position as the director of the Security Division?”
“Yes, almost.”
The two of them held each other for a few minutes. Only then did Zhou Siyan say the main purpose of his visit. “Tomorrow, the points of me and the other military officers should be enough. At that time, the identity of Soldier M will be vacant. I’ll have Meng Wu use his military rank to help you apply to be the new Soldier M.”
“The points you need are not many. If you go out and fight for two days, you can get out of prison with the points.”
“Can I do it? Do I have to inject a physical enhancement agent too?” Xue Yu was a little worried, afraid that her body could not withstand this kind of perverted drug from the White Tower.
“The size difference between you and me is too big. If I go and fight for you, it’s easy to be discovered.”
Zhou Siyan held her hand and rubbed it. “I’ve asked Yan Wantang for help. She’ll help you accumulate points. With her strength, it should be done in less than a day.”
Hearing that Yan Wantang was going to help her, Xue Yu felt a complete sense of security.
“How much money does Yan Wantang want from us?” Xue Yu calculated how much savings she had left in her mind.
Zhou Siyan: “You don’t have to worry about that for now.”
The two of them held each other quietly. Xue Yu said in a low voice, “Zhou Siyan, I said I would lead you and the child to a better life, but it’s been so long, and I’ve still made you work so hard.”
“This kind of life is already very good. Let’s take it slow. It will be better in the future.”
Zhou Siyan took out a bottle of mouthwash from his pocket, rinsed his mouth, and then wiped his lips and chin with a disinfectant wipe.
Xue Yu didn’t understand what he was doing. “Are you that much of a germaphobe?”
Zhou Siyan squatted down, a faint smile in his voice. “Actually, it’s not that I didn’t have time to shave. I deliberately left it.”
“Here?” Xue Yu’s eyes widened.
“Yes. Don’t be afraid. It’s very safe here.”
Xue Yu kept leaning back against the wall, her mouth tightly covered.
When she saw Zhou Siyan’s stubble, she would feel sad, sad for Zhou Siyan’s weather-beaten appearance. But when the hard stubble pressed against her, her body trembled. She had never thought that stubble could be used like this.
Ten minutes later, Zhou Siyan stood up. His lips and chin were covered in a shiny, watery substance. He said softly, “I’ll just give you a simple release first. I know you’re very repressed. Can you bear with it for a while? Don’t go and tease others anymore, in case you have to go to jail again.”
Xue Yu was annoyed. “Do you also believe what those people say? Do you also think I’m a pervert?”
Zhou Siyan held her tightly. “Actually, you are a little horny. You don’t have to deny it. It’s not a bad thing.”
Time was tight. Zhou Siyan tidied up her pants for her. After confirming that there were no suspicious marks, the two of them went out.
Xue Yu continued to return to her cell, while Zhou Siyan left first.
In the latter half of the night, Meng Wu came over and told Xue Yu a piece of news. He gave her a B-scan photo. “I felt uncomfortable in my stomach just now and went to Feng Qizhou for a check-up. He said that my brood pouch has already grown out. Xue Yu, we really have a baby.”
“Really?” Xue Yu’s mind was a little dazed.
Meng Wu: “Really. I’m also very happy.”