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1979 My Life in the Era

Chapter 60: Is it a knife, a shield, or a mop covered in shit?

Chapter 60 Is it a knife, a shield, or a mop covered in shit? Chu Zhongxin and Wang Lei did not come back from work in the afternoon. Ning Weidong was not surprised. This so-called investigation team was just a face-saving project. The main purpose is to avoid making Red Star Factory look too bad. If any problems are found in the end, they can be considered as self-inspection and self-correction, and there is room for maneuver. As for the specifics and how to conduct the investigation, the public security department will still be the main source of support. In addition, the two people from the technical department did not come either, so Ning Weidong and Lu Zhou were left staring at each other for the whole afternoon. Until five o'clock in the evening, it was time to get off work. Ning Weidong didn't stay for a moment and went home directly after get off work. He was transferred out from the west gate and joined the investigation team. He didn't have to open the door again. He could just take the car from the carport and leave. As soon as I arrived at the south gate of the factory, Wu Bingzhong called me: "Weidong~Weidong!" "Hey, Old Wu~" Ning Weidong stopped and smiled: "What time is it? Are you still not off work?"

Wu Bingzhong took two quick steps forward, approached Ning Weidong, and whispered, "Weidong, I heard you were transferred to the building~" The so-called "lou li" refers to the factory office building, and is also a nickname used by workers to refer to cadres sitting in the office. Ning Weidong laughed: "I'm just borrowing it temporarily to run errands for others. I have to go back when I'm done." "How can that be possible~" Wu Bingzhong never expected that a fool like Ning Weidong could be transferred to the building. He heard the news at noon today and didn't dare to believe it for a long time. He thought it was a joke. It was not until his superiors came to him and asked him to find Ning Weidong to find out about the situation of the investigation team that Wu Bingzhong completely believed it. But I still couldn't understand why Ning Weidong was included in the investigation team? But no matter how confused he was, he had to get it done. Wu Bingzhong smiled and said, "Weidong, I want to ask you something." Ning Weidong knew what he wanted to ask, and asked directly: "Do you want to ask about the investigation team?" Wu Bingzhong nodded quickly, looked around and whispered, "Everyone in the factory is talking about this now. How is it? Is there any progress?" Ning Weidong said in embarrassment: "This... Brother Wu, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's really... Yesterday, Section Chief Li specifically told me to keep my mouth shut and not to talk nonsense everywhere, so please don't embarrass me." "This..." Wu Bingzhong's mouth twitched. Ning Weidong brought up Section Chief Li, and he didn't know what to say. In fact, it’s not that Ning Weidong couldn’t reveal some information, but Wu Bingzhong didn’t know how to behave and was too annoying. Always thinking about getting something for free and never satisfied with taking advantage of small things. Last time I found Ning Weidong, I asked him to keep an eye on Ximen, and it’s the same this time. "Um~Brother Wu, I have something to do, so I'll go first and see you later." Ning Weidong walked out of the door, pedaled hard twice, and the person disappeared. Wu Bingzhong didn't get any answers. He was depressed and spat. He muttered, "What the hell is this stinky urinal?" He didn't think there was anything wrong with his handling of the matter. Instead, he felt that Ning Weidong was just unlucky and had turned against him after being transferred to the building. The last time he went to see Ning Weidong, he gave him fifty yuan for free.

Zhuan was in great trouble again, as the people above him knew about his relationship with Ning Weidong, and wanted to use him as a channel to continue to use Ning Weidong. He couldn't get anything out of him and it was difficult for him to explain. Wu Bingzhong rolled his eyes and muttered, "You're still eating hairy pigs without Zhang the butcher! You're not the only one in the investigation team." …… Ning Weidong rode all the way home. It was the first time he got off work at five o'clock today. Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen's units were both near Xicheng, so Ning Weidong was the last one to get home. As March approached, the weather in Beijing didn't warm up at all. It started to get cloudy in the afternoon, and in the evening, before and after get off work, it started to snow sparsely. As Ning Weidong pushed his bicycle into the gate of the compound, he saw six or seven half-grown children, led by Ning Lei, running out like a gust of wind. Seeing Ning Weidong, Ning Lei called out "Third Uncle" but did not stop. "It's time to eat, why are you still running outside?" Ning Weidong shouted. Ning Lei replied, "I'll be right back," and ran out with a group of kids without even looking back. Ning Weidong ignored him. If this kid came back late, his mother would take care of him. I entered the courtyard and parked my bike, just in time to hear Wang Yuzhen calling from the upper room: "Xiao Lei, it's time to eat~" Ning Weidong opened the door curtain and walked in, smiling and saying, "Sister-in-law, stop shouting. I just saw Xiaolei running out with a group of kids." Wang Yuzhen complained about "this kid" and put the bowl and chopsticks on the table, saying, "Hurry up and wash your hands. Let's eat our food." Ning Weidong responded and shouted to the inner room, "Brother, it's time to eat", rolled up his sleeves, took the basin to collect water to wash his hands. After the three of them sat down, Ning Weidong grabbed a big steamed white bun and said, "Sister-in-law, what day is it today? Big steamed white bun." He broke it and said, "Wow, there's even bean filling in it." Wang Yuzhen stewed cabbage and frozen tofu. A magazine was placed on the table with the casserole directly on it. "Sister-in-law, have you taken out Xiaolei's dishes?" Ning Weidong asked while eating a bite of steamed bun. Wang Yuzhen said angrily, "What are you trying to do? He went out to have fun at dinner time. He should come back and eat the leftovers." Ning Weidong smiled and said, "Yes, you are really my mother." Then he stood up and went to the kitchen to get two bowls, then came out and took out a bowl of food for Ning Lei and put it next to him. Then he said, "By the way, sister-in-law, I want to ask you a question. You have a cousin named Chu Zhongxin, who works at the Public Security Bureau?" Wang Yuzhen nodded and asked in surprise: "How do you know him?" Ning Weidong told what happened during the day. After hearing this, Wang Yuzhen couldn't help but complain: "This guy is always so careless." Then she said seriously: "Weidong, it's good that you can be careful. Chu Zhongxin is indeed my cousin, from my second aunt's family." Ning Weidong said, "Then I feel relieved." He took a bite of the red bean bun and said, "This morning, Brother Chu and I went to Liu Xinwen and Wang Hong's house to find out the situation. I'm afraid this accident is not simple..." There was nothing to hide from Ning Weiguo and his wife. Ning Weidong told them everything that happened during the day, as well as some of his speculations. Ning Weiguo slowed down the pace of chewing his steamed bun and his brain started thinking rapidly. He said in a deep voice: "It seems that the situation at the Red Star Factory is very serious!"

Ning Weidong glanced at him, then looked at Wang Yuzhen: "Brother, sister-in-law, are you letting Brother Chu go this time to take this opportunity to stir up trouble, or..." Ning Weidong's concerns are not groundless. Chu Zhongxin’s background is very interesting. Why are so many people attracted to him? If it were an ordinary person, this so-called accident investigation team would be just a decoration. But in Chu Zhongxin's hands, he has his own resources and can play a key role in this position. There is a lot of room for manipulation. To a certain extent, at least during this period of time, Chu Zhongxin's position is enough to control the two major factions in the factory represented by Li Weibing and Wang Guoqiang. Ning Weidong needs to figure out the role he plays under Chu Zhongxin. Is it a knife, a shield, or a mop covered in shit? (End of this chapter)