Chapter 26 Labeling Ning Weidong got up, washed his face and brushed his teeth, and tidied himself up. He went upstairs and took a look. On the eight-immortals table was the meal that Wang Yuzhen had left for him that morning. He ate a quick bite and hurried out of the house. Last night, Ning Weiguo agreed to call Li Peihang when he got to work today. Ning Weidong decided to strike while the iron was hot, as he had the night shift today and had plenty of time during the day. I got on the bus to the factory, thinking about what to say to Li Peihang when I saw him later. It was not a rush hour, but the bus was going quite fast and arrived at the stop outside the factory in half an hour. Ning Weidong got out of the car and walked along the sidewalk to the south gate. "Hey? Weidong, why are you here? Aren't you working the night shift today?" When he arrived at the factory gate, he was seen by Wu Bingzhong in the guard room.
Ning Weidong made an excuse and said, "I left something at the factory, so I came here to take a shower." The factory regularly distributes bath tickets, which is equivalent to taking a free bath. Wu Bingzhong nodded without asking any more questions. He winked at an angle where no one else could see, as a reminder to Ning Weidong not to forget what happened yesterday. Ning Weidong pretended not to understand, smiled and said "I'm leaving first", then went into the factory. Wu Bingzhong looked at his back, curled his lips and snorted. Although he seems to be a good person on the surface, Wu Bingzhong looks down on Ning Weidong in his heart. If he could label people, he would label Ning Weidong with just two words - idiot. Ning Weidong didn't know what Wu Bingzhong was thinking, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care. Because according to his experience, people who are absolutely sure that others are idiots are most likely the real idiots themselves. Ning Weidong walked along the path towards the west gate. After he was out of Wu Bingzhong's sight, he immediately turned around and headed straight for the factory office. The factory office was not far from the south gate. Ning Weidong walked around and entered from the north gate. He walked up the terrazzo stairs, taking two steps at a time, to the third floor in one breath. The factory office building is quite large, and all the main departments of the factory are located here. The Security Department is at the east end of the third floor. Although Ning Weidong knew it, it was his first time there. Generally it is not necessary, and ordinary workers are not very happy to deal with people in the building. Ning Weidong had no taboos and went up to the third floor and walked along the corridor. The first office near the stairs had its door open. There is a heater in the building, so it's too hot even to wear a coat, so it's fine to leave the door open. There were three people sitting in the office, two men and one woman, chatting. One of them was sharp-eyed and saw Ning Weidong hesitated and raised his head slightly, looking for the house number. He looked at his profile and found that he was unfamiliar. He immediately stood up and chased after him: "Hey, comrade, who are you looking for?"
Ning Weidong stopped. Actually, he had already seen the Security Department's office and was about to go there, but he was stopped by someone. He smiled and said, "Hello, comrade. I'm from Ximen. Section Chief Li asked me to come here." The man who came out of the office was not very old, about 25 or 26 years old. He was wearing a Mao suit, black leather shoes, and had his hair parted at an angle. He looked like a young elite. He looked Ning Weidong up and down and frowned, "Li Ke is looking for you?" Ning Weidong uttered an "ah". The young man wanted to say something, but another middle-aged man in his forties in the room interrupted and said, "Go to the third room." Ning Weidong thanked him, nodded to the young man, and continued walking inside. The young man frowned, but didn't say anything and turned back. Ning Weidong arrived outside the third office, raised his hand and knocked three times, and said at the same time: "Chief, I'm Xiao Ning~" A voice came from the door, "Come in." Ning Weidong pushed the door open and entered. The office inside is not big and has a window facing south, so the lighting is pretty good. There was a glass-covered desk under the window, and behind the desk sat a sturdy man in his early thirties. "Section Chief~" Ning Weidong bowed as he entered the room. Li Peihang smiled brightly, stood up and came over, stretched out his hand and said, "Weidong, I just talked to your brother on the phone." Ning Weidong took two steps forward and shook hands with Li Peihang with both hands: "Section Chief..." Li Peihang said: "What section chief? Call me Brother Li. Your eldest brother and I have been friends for almost 20 years." Ning Weidong smiled innocently: "Brother Li, um~ my brother taught me that I must address people by their titles at work." When Li Peihang heard this, he laughed and said, "This Ning Weiguo is great. He calls me by my title in the company, but calls me brother outside the factory. Do you understand?" Ning Weidong responded. Li Peihang patted him on the shoulder, looked him up and down again, and pointed to the side: "Sit down and talk." There is no sofa in Li Peihang's office. Instead, there is a dark wooden bench that serves as a sofa. It is the same style as the one in the factory protection team's lounge, but it has cotton padding on it, which makes it a bit higher-end. There is also a separate chair next to the bench. Li Peihang asked Ning Weidong to sit on the bench, and he stretched out his hand to pull the chair over. He didn't say any more nonsense and went straight to the point: "Tell me what's going on." Ning Weiguo called just now and said that his younger brother was coming. He only mentioned the reason for his coming but didn't go into details. Otherwise, what would Ning Weidong say when he comes? Ning Weidong glanced at Li Peihang and saw him sit down first before he followed suit and said seriously, "This is what happened..." He then went on to describe in the most concise language the situation of Wu Bingzhong looking for him. Finally, he said, "Chief, I don't know what's going on behind this Wu Bingzhong, but I think he must have done it for no reason, so I thought of you... If it weren't for you, I would still be working in the factory protection team, exposed to the wind and sun..." Ning Weidong said this while observing Li Peihang's eyes and reactions. According to his judgment, Wu Bingzhong is most likely not Li Peihang's man, otherwise he would not have rashly found him.
There are two remaining possibilities: this matter is directed at Li Peihang, or Li Peihang is staying out of it. If it were these two situations, Li Peihang's reaction would be different. After hearing this, Li Peihang's brows were twisted into the shape of a "川" character, and his strong masseter muscles were twitching. He did not hide anything in front of Ning Weidong. Ning Weidong was 70% to 80% sure that their squad leader Xu Jinshan was Li Peihang's man. The people behind Wu Bingzhong this time are most likely targeting Li Peihang. Furthermore, Ning Weiguo also revealed Li Peihang’s background last night. His uncle is Li Weibing, the top boss of the factory. Now it has been basically confirmed that Xu Jinshan is Li Peihang's man, and some people want to bring out the trouble. Another reason is that Li Peihang has a dirty bottom, otherwise he wouldn't have this kind of reaction. Ning Weidong doesn't have any mental mysophobia. In this corrupt world, how many people can stay clean and untainted? More often than not, the world is bustling with people, all for the sake of profit; the world is bustling with people, all for the sake of profit. It’s just that in the eyes of different people, the embodiment of “benefit” is different. For some, it is money, for some, it is beauty, for some, it is making great achievements, and for some, it is leaving a name in history. Ning Weidong received a call from Ning Weiguo in the morning. When he knocked on the door and came in, he sat in this office. Within the Red Star Factory, he was already labeled as Li Peihang. (End of this chapter)
