Chapter 163 Infighting Speaking of Li Peihang, Wang Guoqiang smiled faintly and said, "Li Peihang is ambitious but incompetent. He considers himself the successor of Li Weibing. Now that he sees an 'outsider' taking the position, he must be unwilling to accept it." Jiang Liya continued, "If we focus our efforts on Deputy Director Chu, he will definitely stand aside and watch. Not only will he not help, he will even add insult to injury." Wang Guoqiang said: "He's not that stupid. But just standing by and watching is enough for us." At this point, Wang Guoqiang paused and continued: "In addition to Li Peihang, there is also Ning Weidong..." When Ning Weidong was mentioned, Jiang Liya frowned. Wang Guoqiang said: "This Ning Weidong, I have to say that I underestimated him before, otherwise things wouldn't have turned out like this." Jiang Liya hurriedly said: "Director, this is not your fault. Who would have thought that a gatekeeper would be so capable?" Wang Guoqiang waved his hand: "Ability is secondary, luck is more important. If he hadn't suddenly got engaged to Zhao Ruyu, he wouldn't be so passive now. This is called luck." Jiang Liya sneered, "But I'm afraid his luck is bad this time. Something like this happened in Workshop 4. He was originally responsible for that. If he is held accountable now, I'm afraid he won't be able to escape." Wang Guoqiang chuckled and said, "That would be great, but Ning Weidong is not involved this time. This is a production accident, not a safety accident, so the Security Department is not implicated."

Jiang Liya pursed her lips, obviously feeling sorry. …… The next morning, Ning Weidong was called over by Li Peihang. Ning Weidong didn't go home late last night and just stayed in the office for the night. Just now, just after eight o'clock, Ning Weiguo called and asked about the situation in their factory. As soon as he finished the call, Li Peihang came and said that he had just gone to the cafeteria to get breakfast and asked him to come over and have a bite together. When I arrived at Li Peihang’s office, there were two steaming lunch boxes on the desk. There were two servings of tofu pudding inside, and two steamed buns on each of the lunch box lids. Li Peihang said, "Eat it while it's hot. We were busy all night yesterday." Ning Weidong was not polite, nor did he despise others. He believed that no matter where one was, if one wanted to fit in, one could not be pretentious. Complaining about this and that. Ning Weidong held the lunch box and slurped a mouthful of tofu pudding. The stew was a bit salty, so he ate a piece of steamed bun. Li Peihang sat down next to him and started eating. Ning Weidong knew that he couldn't have called him here just for breakfast. After taking a few bites, Li Peihang said, "Just now, several leaders in the factory held a meeting..." Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows. With such a big incident happening, the factory must have an explanation, and the most important thing is internal coordination. It’s best to reach an agreement in the factory first so that we can talk about it outside. However, given the current situation at the Red Star Factory, Li Weibing has long been unable to control the situation, and it is unlikely that a consensus can be reached. Ning Weidong asked, "Wang Guoqiang can't stand the loneliness again?"

Based on Li Peihang's reaction, Ning Weidong guessed that Wang Guoqiang, who had been dormant for several months, should take action again at this meeting. Li Peihang was stunned for a moment, then praised: "Brother, I let you guess. At the meeting today, Wang Guoqiang will focus his firepower on attacking Lao Chu. It seems that he wants to put the blame on Lao Chu this time." Ning Weidong narrowed his eyes slightly. He was deeply impressed by Deputy Director Chu. Because it was precisely in order to promote Deputy Director Chu that Li Weibing reached a deal with Wang Guoqiang last time and allowed Ning Weidong to be transferred to Workshop 4. Ning Weidong personally had little contact with Deputy Director Chu, and had even only met him a few times. All we know is that this person is Li Weibing's "last disciple" and that he will continue to have influence in the factory after retirement. But having said that, Deputy Director Chu does bear some responsibility for the accident in Workshop 4. After he was promoted to deputy factory director, he was in charge of labor and production. If a production accident occurs, the leadership must be held responsible. The situation in Workshop 4 was rather special because it was a confidential task assigned by the superiors. During this period, there was a two-way leadership and most of the management rights were transferred within the Red Star Factory. Now that something has happened, things become a little confusing. However, from the fact that Wang Guoqiang stabbed Deputy Director Chu in the back at the first opportunity, one could sense something unusual. Obviously, Li Peihang also noticed it. Ning Weidong's mind raced and he understood what Li Peihang meant. He was asking for his support. Although Ning Weidong is nothing as an individual, he represents the attitudes of the Wang family and the Zhao family to some extent. At the same time, Ning Weidong also knew about the dirty dealings between Li Peihang and Deputy Director Chu. This is no secret, Li Peihang has complained about it more than once. If Deputy Director Chu is removed by Wang Guoqiang this time, Li Weibing will have no choice but to put all his chips on Li Peihang. Ning Weidong understood what he meant and immediately said, "Brother Li, no matter what our relationship is, I will definitely side with you~" Li Peihang chuckled: "Brother, you definitely didn't say anything, but..." At this point, Li Peihang hesitated to speak. Ning Weidong understood what he meant, so he simply asked directly: "Brother Li, do you want me to go back and talk to my family?" Li Peihang slapped his thigh and said, "That's it. I know you are in a difficult situation, but if you can help me this time, I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life." Ning Weidong sighed and said in embarrassment: "Brother Li, you know my situation well. It's not easy to be a live-in son-in-law, not to mention that I haven't even been confirmed as a live-in son-in-law yet..." Li Peihang also understood that he did not expect Ning Weidong to play a big role. The reason why he said this was actually to seek the best result. If you make a big request, even if it doesn't work out in the end, you can still accept it as a second best option. Ning Weidong also understood this, so he emphasized his situation and difficulties first, and then said: "But Brother Li, I can't count on my sister-in-law and Ruyi's family to do much. But if you get the advantage, it shouldn't be difficult to take advantage of it." Li Peihang pursed his lips and nodded.

This result was within his expectations. Ning Weidong added: "However, Brother Li, this time Wang Guoqiang is targeting Deputy Director Chu. If you hold him back, Director Li..." Li Peihang waved his hands and said, "It's okay. At most they will scold me. My brother is not in the factory. If Lao Chu is finished, I will be the only one left. What can they do to me~" Ning Weidong nodded, knowing that this was the reason why Li Peihang was so bold. …… On the other side, in the office of Deputy Director Chu on the fifth floor. A young man in his twenties pushed the door open and came to the desk and said, "Director, Ning Weidong went to Li Peihang's office just now." Deputy Director Chu hummed, reached out and picked up the white enamel teacup with the words "Advanced Worker" printed on it, blew the tea leaves floating on the water and asked, "When will the investigation team from above arrive?" The young man said, "I'll be there this afternoon." Deputy Director Chu nodded and said nothing more. The young man was heartbroken and said, "Director, Li Peihang did those things secretly, don't you plan to tell the old director about it?" "What do you want to talk to the old factory director about?" Deputy Factory Director Chu raised his eyelids and glanced at the young man: "No matter what, Li Peihang is still the old factory director's nephew. What do you want the old factory director to do? Sacrifice your relatives for the sake of justice?" The young man was speechless for a moment. Deputy Director Chu continued, "The old director has done me a favor. I cannot make things difficult for him no matter what. But..." At this point, a sneer flashed across Deputy Director Chu's eyes: "However, it doesn't matter if it creates some trouble for Li Peihang. Doesn't he want to use Ning Weidong to seek support from the Wang and Zhao families? Then I won't let him succeed." …… In the afternoon, Ning Weidong was reading in the office. After meeting Li Peihang early in the morning, Ning Weidong realized that there would be another round of bargaining in the factory surrounding this accident. And the situation this time is more complicated. Before, the situation in the factory was quite clear, mainly between Li Weibing and Wang Guoqiang. Like Deputy Factory Director Liu, there are some who are outside both parties, but they are not the mainstream. But this time, as Li Weibing was about to retire, the conflict between Deputy Director Chu and Li Peihang could no longer be suppressed. This is equivalent to a split within Li Weibing's faction, which undoubtedly gives Wang Guoqiang a new opportunity. But this time, Ning Weidong is not optimistic about Li Peihang. It’s not that Li Peihang is incompetent. As I said, at this position, personal ability is actually not that important. The reason why Li Peihang is not capable is ultimately because he did not get the support of Li Weibing from beginning to end. This is the key.

If Li Weibing really wanted his nephew to take the position, he could definitely push Li Peihang up even if his ability was slightly weaker. This is also why, when Li Peihang sought support, Ning Weidong seemed very conservative and unwilling to contribute. Because Li Peihang couldn't win at all. But from Li Peihang's perspective, he also has reasons to fight. For Li Peihang, it is better to let Wang Guoqiang take the position than to let Deputy Director Chu take the position. Once Wang Guoqiang comes to power, people from Li Weibing's faction will inevitably be squeezed out. As a result, they have to huddle together for warmth. By then, Li Peihang will definitely be able to get half of the territory left by Li Weibing. He even got more than Deputy Director Chu because of his blood relationship with Li Weibing. Moreover, in the face of Wang Guoqiang's pressure, Li Peihang and Deputy Director Chu had to maintain cooperation regardless of their personal feelings. In this situation, no matter how powerful Wang Guoqiang is, Li Peihang can still be a local lord. But if Deputy Director Chu takes over, Li Peihang can at best be promoted half a level to become the director of the Security Department. By then, no one left behind by Li Weibing would recognize him as their nephew, and they would all legitimately gather under the command of Deputy Director Chu. At that time, even for Li Weibing's sake, Deputy Director Chu was only superficial in his treatment of Li Peihang. The former is a local lord, while the latter is sitting on the bench. No matter who is Li Peihang, they will know what to choose. Even though holding back Deputy Director Chu at this time would only benefit Wang Guoqiang, he had to do it. …… At this time, the phone on Ning Weidong's desk rang. Putting down the pen in his hand, Ning Weidong reached out to pick it up: "Hello, I'm Ning Weidong...Okay, I'll be right there." The call was from Li Peihang. The superior investigation team had just arrived and called a meeting with the leaders of the relevant departments in the factory. Naturally they couldn't avoid the Security Department, so Li Peihang and Ning Weidong both had to go. (End of this chapter)