Chapter 114: A tough fight Looking at the smiling Ning Weidong, Lu Zhou couldn't help but become a little more alert. He felt somewhat guilty, after all, Wang Kaifeng was the one behind his previous contact with Ning Weidong. Now that Wang Kaifeng was implicated, there was no need for Ning Weidong to keep pretending to be nice to him. He had no idea what Ning Weidong's attitude would be when he was asked to come over this time. "Old Lu, last time you told me that you wanted to be a deputy section chief, is that right?" Ning Weidong took out a cigarette from his pocket and threw it over. Lu Zhou was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Ning Weidong to mention this. He laughed dryly and said, "That... I just said that, just said that~" Ning Weidong lit up a cigarette and took a puff, saying, "That won't work. I told you at the time that with your qualifications and abilities, you would definitely be more than qualified to be a deputy section chief." Lu Zhou uttered an "uh", not knowing how to respond. The main reason was that he didn't understand whether Ning Weidong was speaking in a sarcastic way or in a sarcastic way. Ning Weidong simply stopped playing dumb with him and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Old Lu, there is an opportunity now. I wonder if you dare to go." Lu Zhou's heart trembled.

Ning Weidong continued, "You should be aware of the situation in the factory. Section Chief Li is now going to be promoted to deputy director. The factory wants me to go back to the building and take over Li's work..." Lu Zhou took a deep breath. He didn't expect that the follow-up arrangements had been made just after Wang Kaifeng got into trouble in the morning. If Ning Weidong were to take over Li Peihang's original job, he would have to be at least a deputy section chief. If Ning Weidong were not too young, he would have been a section chief directly. However, Lu Zhou did not feel jealous at all, because he knew best how big a risk Ning Weidong was taking this time. We have made it through now, but if we had been stuck in Workshop 4 and couldn't make it through, the situation would be different from what it is now. Lu Zhou even thought that if it were him, facing the same situation as Ning Weidong, he would definitely not have the courage to go to Workshop 4, let alone the ability to turn the tide and fight back. Ning Weidong continued, "I want you to go to the fourth workshop to pick it up. Do you want to go?" Lu Zhou was stunned for a moment, and several thoughts popped up in his mind in an instant. If Ning Weidong had proposed this yesterday, he would have refused without a second thought. At that time, Workshop 4 was a sinkhole and a powder keg that could explode at any time. But now, things have changed. Not only was Wang Kaifeng arrested, but Ning Weidong also got out of this pit. Relatively speaking, Workshop 4 was no longer in any danger. Of course, since it involves important projects of the superior unit, the security officer in charge of Workshop 4 must have a heavy responsibility. Ning Weidong said, "Just now, Li Ke asked me who can take up this responsibility after leaving Workshop 4, and I immediately thought of you. Old Lu, you can't let me down at the critical moment." Lu Zhou looked at the young man in front of him with mixed feelings. Originally working under Wang Kaifeng, although he did a lot of work, he was never able to get into the core. He was not involved in any good things, but was blamed for all the bad things. On the contrary, Ning Weidong gave him a chance. What’s more important is that Ning Weidong had just demonstrated his strong wrist. If he didn’t get close to him now, when would he get close to him? Lu Zhou quickly expressed his opinion: "Please rest assured, leader, I will not let you down. I am not good at talking, so I won't say anything else. You can watch me act in the future!" Ning Weidong smiled even more, patted his shoulder and said, "My brother is over there at home, his name is Ning Wei, he's a kid, he's only nineteen, you take good care of him."

In fact, Ning Weidong decided to put Lu Zhou in workshop four after careful consideration. There was no special reason for using Lu Zhou; it was simply because Ning Weidong had no one else available. The original owner had been in Ximen for more than a year, but had not built up any connections. The newly recruited Xia Dongqiang, Wang Weiran and Liu Dong are not yet usable. Although Ning Wei is loyal, he is too young to be promoted. After much thought, only Lu Zhou, who was not loved by his grandmother and uncle in the past, can be won over. If Lu Zhou is useful, Ning Weidong doesn't mind helping him in the future. If he is still indecisive, it won't be too late to replace him. Lu Zhou quickly patted his chest and made a promise. After a simple formality, Ning Weidong personally took Lu Zhou to the duty room of workshop 4. When the people here heard that Ning Weidong was actually going back into the building, they were all shocked. It was only a few days before and after, and he left in a hurry. However, everyone felt relieved knowing that Ning Weidong had been promoted after returning. Especially Xia Dongqiang, Wang Weiran and Liu Dong, although they have not been together for long, they are all considered Ning Weidong's men. Now that Ning Weidong has returned to the building to serve as deputy section chief, it is undoubtedly good news for them. As for Lu Zhou, since he was brought by Ning Weidong, he should be considered one of ours, but everyone knows clearly who is the big king and who is the small king. This is also the reason why Ning Weidong dared to put Lu Zhou in workshop 4. With Ning Wei and these three people, Ning Weidong's control over this place will not decrease but will increase. After all, in terms of his position, he was originally just a security officer, but now he is a real deputy section chief. Next, Ning Weidong took Lu Zhou to visit Tian Zhengfu and explained the current situation. Tian Zhengfu is a sensible man, and Ning Weidong's departure actually made him feel relieved. The core of the previous crisis in Workshop 4 was Ning Weidong. Now that Wang Kaifeng has been arrested and Ning Weidong has been transferred out of Workshop 4, Workshop 4 has been transformed from a focus scene into an ordinary scene. The center of conflict in the factory moved away from here, and the trouble also left. Tian Zhengfu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He really had no choice before. Wang Kaifeng was planning to dig a hole in the fourth workshop to bury Ning Weidong without considering his position as a military representative at all. This forced Tian Zhengfu to try his best to cooperate with Ning Weidong to protect himself. But that doesn't mean he is willing to fight to the death with Wang Kaifeng. This result is undoubtedly a very good result for Tian Zhengfu. Finally, Ning Weidong said a few more words to Ning Wei in private before leaving Workshop 4 and preparing to go back to the building. However, halfway through, he was stopped by someone: "Hey~ Weidong~ Chief Ning..." Ning Weidong turned around and saw Wang Zipeng jogging towards him. Ning Weidong stopped, waited for the other party to come over with a smile, and called out "Brother Wang".

Wang Zipeng came up to him, beaming, and said, "Brother, congratulations! I just heard that you're back in the building, and you've been promoted to deputy department head." Then he gave him a thumbs up, "That's awesome!" Ning Weidong smiled. He was not surprised that Wang Zipeng knew about this. Wang Zipeng is a well-informed person in the factory. Whenever there is any movement, he is always the first to get the news. Ning Weidong said with a smile: "It hasn't been decided yet. Don't yell at me outside. Wait until the factory officially issues the document." Wang Zipeng said, "Well, what's there to be ambiguous about? The personnel department has entered it into the files. It's a done deal. How can it be changed? I don't believe it." Ning Weidong really didn't know that the personnel department was quite efficient. He chatted with Wang Zipeng for a while before leaving. Watching Ning Weidong walk into the factory office building, Wang Zipeng couldn't help but shake his head and click his tongue. There was only one thought in my mind: no one knew which cloud in the sky would bring rain. A month ago, if someone told him that Ning Weidong could become a deputy section chief in their factory, he would have called him a "idiot" without hesitation. But reality is so magical. Ning Weidong was not only transferred from the West Gate Guard Room to the building, but also officially became the Deputy Section Chief of the Security Department. What's more terrible is that Ning Weidong's deputy section chief is not a figurehead, but he took over Li Peihang's job and became a real section chief. The value of this deputy section chief is too great. Moreover, there was a rumor in the factory that Wang Kaifeng was taken away this time because of Ning Weidong's work. What was Wang Kaifeng's position in the Red Star Factory? He was actually brought down by Ning Weidong! Wang Zipeng secretly regretted that although they were from the same department, he had not built a good relationship with Ning Weidong before. Although Wang Zipeng took the initiative to show goodwill to Ning Weidong recently because of the incident with Zhou Kun, the time was too short and the effect was limited. Up to now, his relationship with Ning Weidong was limited to that of fairly good neighbors. …… At the same time, Ning Weidong returned to the building. He became the deputy section chief, taking over Li Peihang's previous job and even taking over the office. Li Peihang stared at Wang Kaifeng's original office. There was no rule that the deputy director had to be in that office, it was just a little bit of his bad taste. However, there was a seal on Wang Kaifeng's office, so Li Peihang could not move in for the time being. But he was also sensible and did not delay Ning Weidong because of this. Instead, he immediately asked someone to pack up his things and vacate the office. Ning Weidong went up the stairs and saw that the door of Li Peihang's office was open and someone was packing things inside. Just as he was about to walk over, when he passed the first office, he glanced and found that in addition to Section Chief Chen and Wen Aiying, Zhao Ruyu was also there, chatting with Wen Aiying. Ning Weidong paused, turned into the house and called out "Ruyi". Zhao Ruyi raised her head and immediately said with a smile, "Where were you just now? I've been waiting for you for a long time." Section Chief Chen and Wen Aiying also looked over.

The fact that Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu were dating was no secret in the factory. Ning Weiguo had tried every means to seize this opportunity in order to use the Zhao family's name to protect Ning Weidong. But I didn't expect that the opposite would happen. However, the relationship between Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu had already been publicized in the factory. Ning Weidong smiled and said, "I just went to Workshop 4." Zhao Ruyu nodded obediently. Section Chief Chen at the side interrupted and said, "Section Chief, I heard that Lu Zhou was sent there?" Ning Weidong responded, then said: "You can still call me Xiao Ning~" Section Chief Chen hurriedly said, "That won't do. Organizations have their own disciplines, and leaders are leaders." Ning Weidong is just one person who is talking about this. The main reason is that he is too young. Although he has been promoted now, he still has to show the attitude that a young man should have. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if someone with ulterior motives caught him and said behind his back that he was disrespectful to old comrades. Although this kind of thing may not have any impact, it is like a toad crawling on your feet. It may not bite you, but it is annoying. Ning Weidong is not a young man who gets carried away by success. He knows that at this time he should be more humble and cautious, and especially respect old comrades so as not to give others any handle against him. When Section Chief Chen saw Ning Weidong nod, his expression showed nothing, but a hint of disappointment flashed in the depths of his eyes. After Ning Weidong's time travel, not only did his physical fitness improve greatly, but his various senses also became very sharp. I caught the change in Section Chief Chen's mood and couldn't help but feel moved. Does Section Chief Chen want to go to Workshop 4? As soon as the thought flashed through his mind, Ning Weidong guessed what Section Chief Chen was thinking. When Ning Weidong went to Workshop 4 before, that location was a dangerous place. But now, with the passage of time, Workshop 4 has become an opportunity. But the decision on this matter lies in Ning Weidong's hands. From Ning Weidong's perspective, it is impossible to put Section Chief Chen in this position. The reason is very simple. The first is the priority of power. After Wang Kaifeng's downfall, Lu Zhou became a wandering ghost. Ning Weidong was willing to take him in, so he had to be grateful. On the other hand, Section Chief Chen has Li Peihang's backing. If he really gets him over there, who is he listening to? Secondly, Ning Weidong was a subordinate of Section Chief Chen before he went to Workshop 4. Now that the status has suddenly reversed, no matter what Section Chief Chen says on the surface, I'm afraid he's not convinced in his heart. Third, and most importantly, from beginning to end, Section Chief Chen never showed any interest in this position, nor did he take the initiative to seek Ning Weidong for it. If you don't fight for this kind of thing, don't take the initiative, and still expect others to feed you meat? Ning Weidong guessed what Section Chief Chen was thinking, but pretended not to know. He left the office and went to the corridor to talk with Zhao Ruyu. A moment ago, Zhao Ruyu was still smiling in front of Section Chief Chen and Wen Aiying, but when he came to the corridor and saw that there was no one around, he immediately stopped smiling and whispered, "My eldest brother called me just now..."

Weidong frowned. Zhao Lichun called at this time? Zhao Ruyi said: "He told me to tell you not to relax. Deputy Director Wang is not done yet. He is looking for someone above to protect Wang Kaifeng." Ning Weidong's heart trembled. He had previously predicted that there would be two outcomes after capturing Wang Kaifeng. The first and most ideal option is for Wang Guoqiang to directly cut his losses and admit defeat, reintegrate the resources in the factory, and maintain the basic situation. This should be the most rational strategy and also the long-term struggle strategy. The second possibility is that Wang Guoqiang is unwilling to give up and will do everything he can to save Wang Kaifeng. This was tantamount to tying his political life to Wang Kaifeng. If he won, he would still have a three-point chance of making a comeback. If he failed again, all the resources he had accumulated over the years would be exhausted. Ning Weidong originally analyzed that Wang Guoqiang was more likely to choose the first option, but he underestimated Wang Guoqiang's tough character. He actually chose the second option and continued to invest resources to protect Wang Kaifeng until his death. Upon hearing the news, Ning Weidong's face darkened. "Really tough!" Ning Weidong muttered to himself, suddenly realizing his own problem. Ning Weidong's experience before traveling through time certainly provided him with a lot of experience, but it was also limited by his time. The personalities of the people he faced before he traveled through time and the people he faces now are very different. If this kind of thing had happened before Ning Weidong traveled through time, nine out of ten people would have chosen the first option, temporarily retreating and planning for the future. But now, most cadres of Wang Guoqiang's generation have a military background, and many have even experienced war personally. They are brave and strong at heart. When encountering a problem, the first thing they think of is to fight hard instead of compromising to protect themselves. It’s hard to say which is better or worse, it’s just that different times and backgrounds have created different people. - That's all for today. The incision hurts a bit and it's hard to concentrate. (End of this chapter)