Chapter 107: Accessing the Files (Eight Thousand Characters, Please Subscribe)

Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen both felt that this matter must be handled with caution.

It is said that while one should not have the intention to harm others, one must have the intention to guard against them.

Although Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyi look like they are about to become one family, to put it bluntly, throughout history, countless biological brothers have turned against each other for the sake of power, let alone a brother-in-law and a sister's husband.

One cannot completely trust the Zhao Family just because of this connection.

Ning Weidong also nodded; the reason he was in such a rush to return here to consult with Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen the moment he left Shen Weizhen's house was that he sensed something suspicious in it.

Furthermore, even if the Zhao Family had no other intentions, Ning Weidong still needed to consult carefully with Ning Weiguo.

Regarding operations outside the factory, Ning Weidong lacked such capabilities and had to rely on the Wang Family.

However, one thing was certain: there was definitely a problem with Wang Kaifeng's brother-in-law, this man named Zhang Dashun, and the problem was not small—enough to drag Wang Kaifeng down with him.

Otherwise, the Zhao Family would not have pushed this person out.

If Zhao Lichun had no other intentions, this time it was simply a display of the Zhao Family's strength and a gesture of goodwill toward his son-in-law, Ning Weidong.

If there were truly ulterior motives, the intelligence regarding this person, Zhang Dashun, would be even less likely to be fake; on the contrary, the actual situation would be far more serious than it appeared on the surface.

Ning Weiguo thought for a moment and said, "Weidong, in a moment, go directly to find Chu Sige..."

Wang Yuzhen interjected, "I remember he has a very good classmate who is in the Railway Police."

Ning Weidong nodded, thinking to himself that this was the benefit of having connections; no matter what one encountered, one could always find a way to make contact.

Ning Weiguo said, "Put other things aside for now; we must first clarify the nature of the matter, lest we be used as a tool without even knowing it."

Ning Weiguo was not afraid of being used; in fact, for people with his and Ning Weidong's background, the first step to turning things around was to strive for the opportunity to be used.

Only when one possesses a certain value to be used is it possible to exert some kind of value with a key person or in a key matter.

But there is a prerequisite for this: one must be clear about one's own utility value and not be used by others in a muddled state.

Afterward, Ning Weidong did not stay at home long; from the time he returned until he left, not even half an hour had passed. Taking the address Wang Yuzhen gave him, he headed straight for Chu Zhongxin's home.

Left behind, Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen felt their moods grow increasingly grave.

Ning Weiguo had a premonition that the Zhao Family throwing out Wang Kaifeng's brother-in-law this time was likely not that simple.

He said in a deep voice, "Yuzhen, I want to go tell our father about this matter first thing tomorrow morning."

Wang Yuzhen thought for a moment and immediately said, "Why wait until tomorrow? Let's go now; Father should not have gone to sleep yet."

Ning Weiguo checked his watch, hesitated for a moment, and nodded; in his heart, he felt there was no time to lose.

Wang Yuzhen said, "You hurry up and get ready; I'll take Xiao Lei to Lu Daye's room." As she spoke, she had already pushed the door open and left.

On the other side, Ning Weidong had been running non-stop today; as soon as he got off work, he had run to several places.

Now, having left home, he had arrived at Chu Zhongxin's house.

This was the residential building for the Municipal Bureau, with a sentry post at the entrance.

Ning Weidong sought them out, negotiated with the sentry for a long time, and only after calling to contact Chu Zhongxin himself was he allowed in.

There were six buildings in the compound, and Chu Zhongxin's family lived on the fourth floor of the second unit, furthest inside.

Ning Weidong rode his bicycle to the bottom of the building and saw Chu Zhongxin coming down the stairs wearing a heavy coat; seeing him, he immediately waved.

Ning Weidong hurriedly called out, "Fourth Brother."

Chu Zhongxin tightened his coat and said, "Let's go upstairs to talk."

After Ning Weidong parked his bicycle, the two of them quickly went upstairs.

Chu Zhongxin's home was the east room in the unit, and the door was left ajar.

Chu Zhongxin opened the door and called out, "Xiaomei~"

Before the words had faded, a woman with delicate and pretty features came out from the kitchen carrying a teacup.

Chu Zhongxin introduced her, "My wife, Wang Xiaomei."

Ning Weidong hurriedly and respectfully called out, "Hello, Fourth Sister-in-law."

Wang Xiaomei looked Ning Weidong over and said with a smile, "You must be Weidong, right? Zhongxin hasn't mentioned you little at home. Sit down quickly, Sister-in-law will brew you some tea."

Ning Weidong said, "Sister-in-law, there's no need for such trouble; just some boiled water will do."

Wang Xiaomei said, "What kind of talk is that? Coming to Sister-in-law's place and only drinking boiled water? Don't be polite; just treat it like your own home."

Chu Zhongxin, however, knew that since Ning Weidong had run over in the middle of the night, there must be something going on.

And he was even more worried that some new situation had arisen regarding the Deputy Factory Director.

Ever since Ning Weidong handed him the lead on the Deputy Factory Director last time, he had immediately utilized the resources at his disposal and had indeed managed to uncover some clues.

Do not underestimate these clues; in Chu Zhongxin's hands, these were scarce resources.

With these clues, he could directly apply to his superiors for funds and personnel, and could even directly establish a team to follow up.

And this was power!

What is power? To put it plainly, power is a qualification to allocate manpower and funds.

Two people are both Section Chiefs; one holds financial power in their hands, while the other has empty fists—though both are Section Chiefs, the concepts are entirely different.

And where does power come from?

When it comes down to it, power comes from "matters"; only when there is a matter does one have power.

All power is temporary; power follows the matter.

Therefore, in the end, only two types of people can grasp power: one is the person who can create "matters," and the other is the person who can resolve "matters."

This time, having the Deputy Factory Director as a pretext was equivalent to creating a "matter" for Chu Zhongxin.

And according to current progress, the problems with the Deputy Factory Director were likely quite significant indeed.

However, after Chu Zhongxin heard Ning Weidong finish explaining the situation, he realized he had thought wrong.

Ning Weidong had come this time for an entirely different matter.

Wang Xiaomei brewed two cups of tea, placed them on the coffee table, said, "You two talk, I'm going back to the room," and then turned and went into the inner room, closing the door.

Ning Weidong thanked him, then turned to ask Chu Zhongxin, "Fourth Brother, I heard from my sister-in-law that you have a life-and-death friendship with someone at the Railway Public Security. Could you ask them for a favor and let us review the case files for these few accidents?"

Chu Zhongxin frowned; he knew who Ning Weidong was referring to.

He did indeed have a good friend at the Railway Public Security, but calling it a life-and-death friendship was an exaggeration.

In reality, Wang Yuzhen hadn't said that either; it was Ning Weidong who had added that bit himself.

At the same time, Chu Zhongxin also realized that Ning Weidong's current situation was indeed very difficult.

Ning Weidong had hidden nothing from him.

Chu Zhongxin thought for a moment and said, "Reviewing the case files directly is definitely not possible; that violates discipline, and it cannot be done that way."

Ning Weidong caught the subtext: his friendship with that side hadn't reached that point, and they wouldn't take the risk.

Chu Zhongxin added, "However, I happen to have the case of your Deputy Factory Director Liu on hand. I could find a pretext to issue an Introduction Letter for him to cooperate with the investigation. The procedure would be completely compliant, and he wouldn't be put in a difficult position."

Ning Weidong nodded inwardly; Chu Zhongxin knew how to utilize the rules.

He understood perfectly how to get things done within the rules, and how to make it impossible for you to get things done while remaining within the regulations.

Ning Weidong said, "Fourth Brother, then I'm counting entirely on you."

Chu Zhongxin said, "Don't worry. Come find me tomorrow morning, and I'll take you there together."

……

Having settled the time and place, Ning Weidong didn't stay long at Chu Zhongxin's house.

Chu Zhongxin walked him all the way downstairs. After leaving the Municipal Bureau family compound, Ning Weidong rode his bicycle against the night and the cold wind, unable to help but let out a long sigh.

This time, it would depend on the results of going to the Railway Public Security tomorrow.

With so many accidents, all ending in a hasty conclusion, it was impossible for them all to have been done flawlessly.

Some things were just not pursued.

If not pursued, it wasn't an issue; once pursued, it became a pile of issues.

Originally, Ning Weidong had planned to return to the factory directly after leaving Chu Zhongxin's house, but now the situation had changed.

He still had to meet up with Chu Zhongxin tomorrow morning, so going back to the factory would actually be further.

Moreover, there were at least two more days before the project from above would be implemented; these two days still belonged to a safety window, so there was no need to be too tightly wound.

Ning Weidong decided to just go home and stay the night.

When he rode his bicycle back to the Dazayuan, he discovered that neither the Upper Room nor the earthquake shelter had their lights on, and the bicycles that Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen usually placed under the window were also gone.

Ning Weidong's thoughts raced, and he guessed that after he had left earlier, Ning Weiguo and his wife had likely returned to Wang Yuzhen's maiden home for his sake.

While thinking, he parked his bicycle and was just about to head back to the earthquake shelter.

Yet at this moment, the door to Bai Fengyu's house opposite suddenly opened; Bai Fengyu poked half her body out, waved at him, and then shrank back inside.

Ning Weidong glanced at the other households in the courtyard and quickly followed her in.

As soon as he entered, he hugged the woman and chuckled, "Fengqin isn't home again today? How dare you call me over?"

After their last frank encounter, Bai Fengyu had developed a taste for it and had become more open. She turned her head to kiss him and whispered, "Fengqin has a classmate she's quite close with. Her father was injured at work and is hospitalized, and her mother has to watch over her at the hospital, so she asked Fengqin to go keep her company."

Ning Weidong realized, no wonder Bai Fengyu was so impatient.

Bai Fengyu added, "You left in such a hurry when you came back earlier; I thought you weren't coming back tonight either~" She then said cautiously, "Have you encountered trouble at work lately?"

Ning Weidong gave an "mm," but didn't go into detail.

Bai Fengyu lowered her head and said, "I don't understand you men's affairs, but if you're feeling stifled inside, you... you can come find me."

Ning Weidong said, "You sure know how to talk, as if I've taken some huge advantage. I don't know who it was last time that was so delirious with pleasure."

Bai Fengyu's face turned red, but she didn't deny it. She just reached out to lock the door and whispered, "Carry me to the kang~"

Ning Weidong complied readily; his interest was piqued, so he carried Bai Fengyu to the inner room and threw her onto the kang.

Although there was a mattress spread on the kang, it was only one layer thick and not particularly soft.

Bai Fengyu let out an "mm," and Ning Weidong was already on top of her, undoing her clothes.

Her cotton-padded jacket had old-fashioned frog buttons, and a small cloth knot was stuck in the loop; it wasn't very easy to undo if one wasn't practiced.

Ning Weidong was clumsy at this moment.

Bai Fengyu was terrified that he would use brute force and tear her clothes, so she hurriedly whispered, "Let me~"

As she spoke, she reached out her hand, and with a twist of her slender fingers, she undid one of the buttons.

From the collar to the armpit, it opened in just a few seconds.

Ning Weidong stared the whole time; Bai Fengyu didn't dare meet his gaze, closing her eyes and feeling increasingly shy.

……

Bai Fengyu's hair was disheveled, her face covered in a rosy glow, as she struggled to sit up and help Ning Weidong put his clothes back on.

With three parts genuine and seven parts feigned complaint, she said, "You really are heartless; I was almost ruined by you just now."

Ning Weidong put on his clothes, a wicked smile curling his lips, and reached out to give her a slap.

"Smack!"

With the sound, a palm print was left on her trembling, white, and delicate skin.

Even seeing it for the second time, Ning Weidong was still astonished by Bai Fengyu's 'whiteness.'

It wasn't a sickly pallor, but rather like white water silk—not only white, but supple.

"Mm~" Bai Fengyu bit her lower lip and glared at him.

Ning Weidong still wanted to tease her, but at that moment, he heard the sound of bicycles outside, along with the voices of Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen.

At the same time, they had also discovered Ning Weidong's bicycle parked outside.

Knowing he couldn't delay, Ning Weidong abandoned the thought of further teasing, lowered his head to kiss Bai Fengyu's little mouth hard, and whispered, "I'm leaving first, you get some good rest."

Watching Ning Weidong's back as he walked out, Bai Fengyu let out a breath.

She happened to touch the damp corner of the quilt—that was where she had bitten it just moments ago.

A thought she found shocking couldn't help but bubble up in her heart: "I really am a cheap woman; if I hadn't bitten down just now, the whole courtyard probably would have heard~ But I can't be blamed for this either... I can only blame him, he's too big!"

Finding an excuse for herself, Bai Fengyu felt much more at ease.

This time she had learned her lesson; she placed a small mattress pad on top of the mattress, so even if she got it wet, it wouldn't soak through to the bottom.

Pulling up the quilt to cover her body, Bai Fengyu looked at the thin room and suddenly laughed out loud.

Ever since Ma Liang ran away last year, her life had been in total chaos in an instant.

If not for her naturally resilient character, she likely wouldn't have been able to hold on.

Her husband was gone, and not only was her income gone, but she also owed several hundred in outside debts.

Her parents-in-law not only didn't help, but they were also eyeing her house like tigers watching their prey.

Bai Fengyu couldn't figure out why things had turned out this way.

That bastard Ma Liang, what right did he have to abandon her? She just hadn't expected that as time passed, everything would change.

Just yesterday, she went to the Street Office to report to Director Yu; although it was only a Temporary Worker position, it was a proper job, and in the Street Office, it was even respectable.

She could still clearly recall in her mind this evening after getting off work, while passing through the front courtyard, meeting Lu Dama and talking about this matter.

At that time, the expressions of Lu Dama and the few older women and matrons in the courtyard when they heard she was going to work at the Street Office.

Bai Fengqin didn't say it out loud, but she knew in her heart that among this group of people, quite a few were slandering her behind her back for keeping a man.

Regarding this kind of salacious gossip, Bai Fengqin had no way to stop it and could only let it be; as long as they didn't say it to her face, she would just pretend she didn't know.

This time, however, she had shocked everyone; without a sound, she had actually gone to work at the Street Office!

Never mind in the courtyard, even among the hundred or so households in the entire alley, who else had this ability?

And the one who brought all this to her was none other than Ning Weidong.

At this moment, Ning Weidong was looking out from the outer room through the door.

Seeing Ning Weiguo and his wife enter the room and that there was no one else in the courtyard, he immediately slipped out, but he didn't go straight back; instead, he turned and went out through the Moon Gate to take a walk outside. Only then did he pretend to have gone to the restroom and returned to the Upper Room to see Ning Weiguo and his wife.

"Weidong, why are you back? Didn't you say you were going straight back to the Manager?" Ning Weiguo asked in surprise.

Ning Weidong said: "I just got back from Fourth Brother's house and went to the latrine. Fourth Brother said he would take me to find his friend in the railway Public Security tomorrow morning, so I didn't go back to the Manager."

Ning Weiguo nodded: "I just went back with your sister-in-law a while ago and explained the situation to the old man..."

Ning Weidong immediately perked up.

At present, Wang Fu's attitude was too important.

Ning Weidong wore a smile, while Wang Yuzhen spoke first: "My dad said, let you go ahead and do it; whatever situation arises, he'll cover for you."

Ning Weidong felt a weight lift from his heart: "With those words from the old gentleman, then I can rest easy."

Wang Yuzhen's expression sank as she said: "However, you need to keep an eye on the Zhao Family; you were right just now, Zhao Lichun didn't have any good intentions when he revealed the situation regarding Wang Kaifeng's brother-in-law to you."

Ning Weidong felt a chill in his heart; he had only suspected it before, it was just an intuition.

But for Wang Yuzhen to say this after returning from home, she had clearly heard some reliable news from Wang Fu.

Sure enough, Wang Yuzhen said: "The Zhao Family's move is a case of 'the drunkard's heart is not in the cup.' The accidents Wang Kaifeng has had are basically all near the First Pass..."

After listening to Wang Yuzhen finish, Ning Weidong couldn't help but gasp.

Wang Guoqiang and Wang Kaifeng were just a small link downstream in a huge chain.

They controlled a portion of the production materials of the Red Star Factory, but to convert these production resources into cash, they needed a larger upstream and downstream chain.

The "conversion" here didn't necessarily have to be money; it could be money, it could be goods, it could be personal connections, or it could be any other resource that could be circulated.

This time, Zhao Lichun took the opportunity when Ning Weidong asked him for intelligence resources to smuggle in his own agenda.

He wanted to use Ning Weidong's opportunity to topple Wang Kaifeng to escalate the matter and lead it toward the Zhao Family's enemies.

It was just that this matter was opaque to Ning Weidong, but on the Wang Family's side, especially for Wang Fu, the information was transparent; it was equivalent to a test.

That is, after the two sides intermarried, whether they could truly advance and retreat together, the Zhao Family had some doubts.

After all, in the current situation, the Wang Family was the stronger party, and the Zhao Family was in a weaker position.

Generally speaking, in Ning Weidong's ecological niche, he wouldn't be able to come into contact with this level of information at all.

He could only make decisions in a state of confusion and uncertainty.

Ning Weidong benefited from the fact that Wang Yuzhen was his sister-in-law and truly cared for him; she had actually run all the way home in the middle of the night to ask for these words from her own father on behalf of her brother-in-law.

Thinking this through, even though Ning Weidong had transmigrated, he couldn't help but feel deeply moved and called out "Sister-in-law" with genuine sincerity.

Wang Yuzhen was instead a bit embarrassed; she reached out and patted him, then laughed with a "puchi" sound: "Don't you start, making that expression, it looks strange and uncomfortable."

Ning Weidong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and the emotions he had just brewed up dissipated.

He had to change the subject and asked again: "Then regarding the Zhao Family, what is my uncle's stance?"

Wang Yuzhen said: "Don't worry, you are marrying Zhao Ruyi soon; everyone is still one family after all. That person from the Zhao Family should take the initiative to call my dad tomorrow."

Ning Weidong nodded, already having an idea in his mind.

The Zhao Family wanted to go hunting with the Wang Family, but they were worried about the Wang Family's attitude.

In fact, for marriages like the one between the Zhao Family and the Wang Family, most of the time both sides are like "a hemp pole beating a wolf—both ends are afraid."

The Zhao Family was afraid the Wang Family would pay lip service while acting differently, and the Wang Family was afraid the Zhao Family would turn against them in the future and refuse to recognize them.

Both sides were testing each other bit by bit, accumulating chips in their hands, and increasing the other side's sunk costs to strengthen the stable foundation of the alliance.

This time was just a test from the Zhao Family to see what the Wang Family's reaction would be.

As for Ning Weidong, he was just a small character caught in the middle; even Zhao Ruyi, the Zhao Family's own daughter, was the same—in the face of the big picture, her feelings would not be considered at all.

As for Wang Yuzhen's promise that the person from the Zhao Family would call Wang Fu tomorrow, Ning Weidong didn't think this was a problem that could be solved by one phone call.

In other words, if it could be solved by making a phone call, the Zhao Family wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to test them.

This phone call would at most confirm that the general direction of the two families' marriage remained unchanged; as for anything else, Ning Weidong didn't count on it.

Moreover, one should do what is appropriate for one's position.

Ning Weidong's current position required him to consider how to topple Wang Kaifeng; other, larger layouts and the Zhao Family's goals were not things he should be thinking about.

……

Early the next morning.

Ning Weidong opened his eyes, washed up, and went out.

Before eight o'clock, he had already arrived at the entrance of Chu Zhongxin's workplace.

After waiting for a while, he saw Chu Zhongxin riding over on a bicycle.

Ning Weidong went up to meet him and called out, "Fourth Brother."

"Been waiting a long time, right?" Chu Zhongxin said with a smile, "Let's go, leave the bikes here first, let's go to the canteen for a bite, then we'll take the motorcycle."

Ning Weidong agreed, followed Chu Zhongxin into the gate of the Municipal Bureau, put the bicycle in the shed, and then headed to the canteen nearby.

Along the way, Chu Zhongxin encountered quite a few people who greeted him.

After they finished eating, Chu Zhongxin borrowed a military green sidecar motorcycle from his unit.

The two of them "put-put-put" and rushed out in a trail of black smoke.

Ning Weidong sat in the sidecar; although there was a windshield in front, the glass wasn't high enough, and since Ning Weidong was tall, even though he leaned back as much as possible, more than half of his face was still exposed above the windshield.

Along the way, the cold wind hit his face.

Fortunately, the distance wasn't too far; the Public Security for the railway was right near the Beijing Railway Station.

Chu Zhongxin rode the motorcycle, and with a few presses of the throttle, they arrived.

Upon arriving, he took out his credentials and drove the motorcycle directly into the courtyard.

Ning Weidong and Chu Zhongxin parked the motorcycle, walked straight into the office building, and went up the stairs to the second floor.

Chu Zhongxin was familiar with the place; he came to a large office with an open door, stood at the entrance, knocked twice, and called out directly: "Wang Zhibin~"

There were quite a few desks in the office, with about a dozen people.

Hearing Chu Zhongxin call out, quite a few people looked over.

Among them, at the very back, a bearded man of similar age to Chu Zhongxin stood up from behind a desk piled with many files and dossiers.

Stretching his neck to see Chu Zhongxin, he immediately came out to meet him and said with a smile, "Old Chu! It really is you~ What wind blew you here to me?"

Wang Zhibin came outside the office door, reached them, first punched Chu Zhongxin on the shoulder, then turned to look at Ning Weidong and asked, "Who is this little brother?"

Chu Zhongxin returned the gesture and then introduced Ning Weidong: "Ning Weidong, the younger brother-in-law of our Yuzhen."

Ning Weidong listened from the side.

Actually, Chu Zhongxin's words were easily prone to ambiguity, unless this Wang Zhibin also knew Wang Yuzhen.

Ning Weidong stood to the side and said, "Hello, Brother Wang."

Wang Zhibin nodded, knowing that Chu Zhongxin must have something going on since he brought someone over, and it wasn't easy to talk with people coming and going in the hallway, so after exchanging pleasantries, the three of them went to a small reception room.

Wang Zhibin took out cigarettes from his pocket, pinched out three, and handed them to Chu Zhongxin and Ning Weidong.

After each lit up, he asked, "Old Chu, what's the situation? You came here so early in the morning?"

Chu Zhongxin exhaled a puff of smoke and, without any polite small talk, said directly, "Need your help with something..."

He blabbered on, explaining the general situation, and finally said, "Can you see if you can think of a way on this end?"

Wang Zhibin frowned, glanced at Ning Weidong, then lowered his head and took a deep drag of his cigarette, remaining silent for a long time.

Chu Zhongxin had an idea of what was happening and wasn't anxious, smoking his cigarette unhurriedly.

Ning Weidong was also not anxious; it wasn't that he wasn't truly worried, but that being anxious was useless.

Now this matter depended on how deep the friendship between Chu Zhongxin and this Wang Zhibin really was, and whether the other party was willing to do something out of the ordinary for the sake of this friendship.

A moment later, Wang Zhibin said, "Old Chu, tell me about those few cases from just now, let me take some notes."

Before Chu Zhongxin could speak, Ning Weidong took a piece of letter paper folded twice from his pocket: "Brother Wang, I've organized everything here."

Wang Zhibin was taken aback, looked at Ning Weidong, took the letter paper, and unfolded it to look.

Sure enough, there were seven items in total, with dates, locations, and detailed situations, all clear at a glance.

Wang Zhibin nodded secretly; he had indeed prepared thoroughly. He put it away and said, "You wait here for now, I'll go take a look."

After Wang Zhibin left, Chu Zhongxin looked at Ning Weidong with a smile and said, "Not bad."

Ning Weidong smiled; when coming to ask for help, one naturally had to prepare as thoroughly as possible.

However, judging from Wang Zhibin's look and attitude just now, Ning Weidong knew that even if Wang Zhibin wanted to help, such a big matter wouldn't be resolved all at once; if it didn't show difficulty, the favor wouldn't be worth much.

Furthermore, this matter itself was very sensitive.

There had been seven accidents in total, all of which had been suppressed, which in itself indicated a problem.

If Wang Zhibin were to reach out casually, it would be quite taboo.

His trip was at most to go and see who had handled these cases before, whether he could afford to offend them, or in other words, whether it was worth it for Chu Zhongxin.

Sure enough, after about half an hour, Wang Zhibin returned from outside.

Ning Weidong and Chu Zhongxin both stood up.

Wang Zhibin, however, had a grave expression and said in a deep voice, "Old Chu, this matter of yours is not easy to handle!"

Chu Zhongxin and Ning Weidong were both sharp; hearing this, they actually breathed a sigh of relief.

If it's not easy to handle, that means it can be handled.

Chu Zhongxin said, "Tell me specifically, what's the situation?"

Wang Zhibin said, "I just went to the archives to look; these cases were all signed by our Deputy Division Chief Chen. This person is quite overbearing in our bureau and has a very strong background..."

Chu Zhongxin frowned slightly and glanced at Ning Weidong.

Listening to Wang Zhibin's account, this matter was indeed not easy to handle.

It wasn't the matter, but the person.

Although Wang Zhibin only said one sentence, he had revealed the characteristics of that Deputy Division Chief Chen.

This kind of person is self-opinionated and often tends to turn matters into personal issues; what was originally just official business could easily turn into a personal vendetta with him.

This is quite a dilemma.

Judging by Wang Zhibin's tone, he isn't particularly intimidated by that Deputy Division Chief, but if things go this way, the favor Chu Zhongxin would owe would be massive.

Originally, looking at a case file would have just been a matter of a meal and a drink.

But if this really caused Wang Zhibin to have a conflict with someone, or even form a grudge, the loss would outweigh the gain.

Ning Weidong glanced at Chu Zhongxin.

Chu Zhongxin pursed his lips deliberately, thought for a moment, and said, "Old Wang, do it this way. It just so happens I have a case on hand that relates to Red Star Factory. We'll follow the formal procedure; I'll go back, issue an Introduction Letter, and request the case files from here. We've been friends for so many years, I certainly can't make things difficult for you."

Although he had already thought it through, things must be done step by step; one couldn't just jump straight to official business, or how else would one talk about friendship?

In short, a favor must be owed, but it shouldn't be too big.

Wang Zhibin nodded, feeling somewhat disappointed inside.

Actually, he had hoped more that Chu Zhongxin would let him go head-to-head with that Deputy Division Chief Chen.

Don't look at the fact that he is only a Section Chief; if it really came down to being serious and clashing head-on, he wouldn't be intimidated at all.

Being able to know Chu Zhongxin since childhood, Wang Zhibin is not from an ordinary family either.

It's a pity Chu Zhongxin wouldn't give him that opportunity; once the Introduction Letter is issued, it becomes official business.

Even if Deputy Division Chief Chen were unhappy, he would have no reason to stop it, especially with Wang Zhibin there to assist.

It's just that this way, Wang Zhibin went from being the main force to being a support.

Wang Zhibin said, "That works too, then I'll wait for your news."

After leaving Wang Zhibin's place, Chu Zhongxin didn't stop for a moment, taking Ning Weidong back to the Municipal Bureau to issue the Introduction Letter.

For others to get this Introduction Letter, not to mention it being extremely difficult, it would at least involve some twists and turns; getting it done in a day would be considered fast.

But for Chu Zhongxin, it wasn't that complicated; he just went back to his own Office, pulled out a standard-issue Introduction Letter, filled in the information, stamped it with his personal name seal, and found the relevant leader to stamp it.

He was currently investigating the case of Deputy Factory Director Liu, and because it might involve Japan, the higher-ups attached great importance to it.

Naturally, there was no reason to refuse Chu Zhongxin's request to investigate the relevant accidents at Red Star Factory over the past few years.

In less than an hour, Chu Zhongxin and Ning Weidong returned to Wang Zhibin's side with the Introduction Letter.

Looking at the stamped Introduction Letter, Wang Zhibin couldn't help but laugh: "I say, Old Chu, you're fast enough!"

Chu Zhongxin said, "Speed is the essence of war; let's hurry."

Wang Zhibin said, "Alright then~ with this Introduction Letter of yours, things are easy to handle, follow me~"

Saying this, he led Chu Zhongxin and Ning Weidong to the first floor.

The person in charge of reception at the archives was a young female comrade; seeing the Introduction Letter from the Municipal Bureau and that it was brought by Wang Zhibin, she was quite straightforward and told them to wait.

Because there were detailed dates, they were found quickly—a total of seven file bags—but they could not be taken away, only reviewed.

After Ning Weidong and the other two took the file bags to an empty Office next door, someone approached the woman who had just helped find the files and asked what was going on.

This woman, not knowing the ins and outs, just casually explained it.

Yet, the speaker had no intention, but the listener did.

The person who asked laughed it off, then quickly walked out and went up to the third floor, arrived at an Office, knocked on the door, and immediately said: "Division Chief Chen, just now Wang Zhibin brought some people to the archives..."

A middle-aged man wearing a blue uniform sat in the Office and couldn't help but frown.

After hearing what the person said, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes, but his face remained calm, and he said indifferently: "I know."

That person had been excited, not expecting the other party's reaction to be so dull, so he responded with disappointment and backed out.

Little did he know, after he left the room, Deputy Division Chief Chen immediately picked up the phone and dialed: "Hello, connect me to the First Pass Railway Public Security Division... I want Road Administration Section's Qian Haibo."

(End of this chapter)