Chapter 25: The Security Department Arrives, Taking Them All in One Fell Swoop!

Aunt Zhang was a rural woman who had spent her entire life working the fields. She was tall, sturdy, and strong, and she had assumed that dealing with a "city wife" like Zhou Susu—who looked as fragile as a reed—would be a piece of cake.

However, she was wrong.

Dwelling within Zhou Susu’s body was a soul from the 21st century. In her previous life, she had practiced women's self-defense and combat for years just to stay in shape!

Just as Aunt Zhang’s palm was about to land on her face, Zhou Susu’s eyes sharpened. Instead of retreating, she stepped forward. She dodged the strike with a fluid sidestep, grabbed the woman’s wrist, twisted it, and followed through with a fierce kick to the back of her knee.

"Augh!"

Aunt Zhang shrieked, losing her balance and crashing to the ground on her knees with a heavy thud. Before she could react, Zhou Susu had already pounced, pinning her arms behind her back and pressing a knee firmly into her spine, pinning her flat to the ground.

The movement was smooth, like flowing water—all in one go! It was clean and decisive.

The entire scene fell into a deathly silence. Everyone stared in utter disbelief. Zhou... Zhou Susu... could she actually fight? And so impressively? She had taken a rural shrew, who was a head larger than her, and rubbed her face in the dirt?

The atmosphere felt completely surreal. Even Lu Zhan, watching his wife suddenly exhibit "explosive combat power," couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, his eyes flashing with surprise and admiration.

"Let go of my wife!"

When Uncle Zhang saw his wife being beaten, he finally came to his senses. With bloodshot eyes and a roar of rage, he clenched his fists and charged forward to help.

He had barely taken two steps when a figure flashed before his eyes, accompanied by a sharp gust of wind. The next second, it felt as if his stomach had been slammed by a high-speed locomotive.

"Thud!"

With a muffled sound, Uncle Zhang was sent flying backward like a sack of potatoes. He slammed into the corner of the courtyard wall and slid to the ground, curling up like a shrimp in agony, unable to even let out a scream.

Lu Zhan slowly retracted his long, powerful leg and brushed some non-existent dust off his military uniform. His face remained expressionless, but his voice was as cold as ice as he looked at the wailing Zhang family members on the ground.

"If anyone dares to move again, the next kick won't be as simple as a blow to the stomach."

Lu Zhan’s voice was chilling. The entire courtyard was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. The only sounds remaining were the whimpering of Aunt Zhang, still pinned by Zhou Susu, and the groaning of Uncle Zhang, huddled in the corner.

As for the mastermind, Old Lady Zhang, she stood there shivering like a sieve, still soaked and covered in soap suds. She was truly terrified. This Lu Zhan was a madman! A harbinger of disaster! The look in his eyes made her feel as if he really wanted to kill them.

The surrounding onlookers didn't dare to breathe. It was terrifying, yet undeniably cool! Especially that flying kick; it was sharper and more professional than any martial arts star in the movies.

"What... what on earth is going on here?!"

At that moment, a breathless voice shattered the silence. Officer Liu from the Security Department arrived, accompanied by two young military police officers. Officer Liu was a man in his forties, slightly plump, and usually wore a cheerful expression. But when he saw the "catastrophic" scene before him, the smile on his face instantly froze.

Good heavens! Had there been a group brawl? Two people were lying on the ground, one was standing there soaking wet, and there was a contract for the sale of a granddaughter plastered on the wall?

Officer Liu took one glance and, relying on his years of experience handling disputes among military families, immediately understood about seventy or eighty percent of the situation. It was this family again! He rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

"Battalion Commander Lu," he said, stepping forward toward the menacing Lu Zhan, his tone turning respectful. "What... what is actually happening here?"

Lu Zhan didn't speak; he simply tilted his chin toward the notice board. Officer Liu understood and walked over to read the "Severance of Kinship" agreement from beginning to end. The more he read, the more serious his expression became, and his brow furrowed deeper. When he finished, he turned to look at the wailing Zhang family, his eyes filled with disgust and contempt.

"Officer Liu," Lu Zhan finally spoke, his voice ice-cold. "These people have repeatedly ignored military discipline, trespassed into the military compound, and provoked trouble. Just now, they publicly surrounded my wife and attempted to lay hands on her."

"This severance agreement on the notice board—it is in black and white with red thumbprints, yet they deny it and have turned around to bite us, slandering me for forging documents."

His gaze swept across the faces of the Zhang family. "Such behavior has seriously disrupted the order of the military unit and caused extremely negative consequences for the personal safety and reputation of military dependents."

He looked at Officer Liu and said, word by word, "I demand that the Security Department deal with them strictly!"

The statement was clear, logical, and well-founded, elevating the issue to the level of "military discipline" and "the safety of military dependents." Officer Liu nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, Battalion Commander Lu! Our Security Department will handle this matter strictly! We will not be lenient!"

He waved his hand and ordered the two military police officers behind him, "Come! Take these people who are disrupting the order of the military compound back to the Security Department! Interrogate them thoroughly!"

"Yes, sir!"

The two young officers had long found these rowdy, unreasonable people eyesores. Upon receiving the order, they pounced like wolves.

"Hey! What are you doing! You can't arrest me! I'm the victim!" Aunt Zhang, still pinned by Zhou Susu, began to struggle wildly when she saw the officers approaching.

Seeing that official personnel had arrived, Zhou Susu released her grip, stood up gracefully, and brushed the dust off her hands.

"Let me go! By what right are you arresting me? My son is a hero! I am a martyr's family member!" Old Lady Zhang also began to throw a tantrum, attempting to use her status as a shield.

"A martyr's family member?" Officer Liu sneered, pointing at the notice board. "A martyr's family member who would sell her own granddaughter for two hundred yuan? Do you even have the nerve to say that?"

The remark choked Old Lady Zhang, leaving her speechless.

"Take them away! Take them all away!"

The officers didn't care about their wailing and crying; they grabbed them and dragged them away. The scene was like a hawk catching chicks—merciless. The surrounding neighbors watched this gratifying sight and couldn't help but cheer in their hearts.

Serves them right! To deal with scoundrels like this, you have to use these kinds of methods!

Zhou Susu watched the disheveled figures being dragged away and breathed a long sigh of relief. She turned around, ready to go back inside to check on An'an, when a shrill cry suddenly pierced the air from outside the crowd—

"Oh, my dear daughter-in-law—!"