Chapter 156: Correspondence Examination

After Liu Yun and her husband left, Ning Weidong sat at home, his mind still pondering the matter of Liu Yun's older brother.

The unexpected situation caught him off guard, and he had no way to predict the final outcome of this matter; he could only wait patiently for news from Heilongjiang Province.

Now, whether Liu Yun's older brother could return or not was no longer important.

Just at this moment, the room door was knocked on again; it was Wang Zipeng, who had been peering around the Moon Gate in the backyard just a moment ago.

"Leader, I'm disturbing your rest again," Wang Zipeng said with a smile as he walked in.

When he had returned earlier, Ning Weidong had already noticed Wang Zipeng poking his head around in the backyard.

Now that he had come over, it didn't surprise him too much, so he said with a chuckle, "Brother Wang, is something the matter?"

Wang Zipeng entered, nodded, and smiled: "Well~ Leader, I have something I'd like to report to you."

Ning Weidong chuckled: "Is it about your eldest cousin again?"

Wang Zipeng nodded with a bitter smile.

In his heart, he had already cursed his eldest cousin's entire family; if he had known it would turn out like this, he wouldn't have meddled in their messy business for anything.

Earlier, the reason he was willing to help was, firstly, because his relationship with his eldest cousin was good, and secondly, because his eldest cousin was too generous with her money.

Wang Zipeng thought that by taking this opportunity, he could also curry favor with Ning Weidong.

Who would have known that, in the end, not only did he fail to curry favor, but he also repeatedly found himself in a tight spot.

Wang Zipeng said: "Leader, I truly didn't expect this matter to turn out like this; otherwise..."

Ning Weidong waved his hand, interrupting him: "No need to say these things; there is no regret medicine in this world. What is the matter today?"

Wang Zipeng choked; although Ning Weidong's tone wasn't harsh, Wang Zipeng could still hear the emotions contained within it.

He hurriedly said: "Well, Wang Bingyi came to the Logistics Department today."

Ning Weidong nodded: "I know, Division Chief Li already told me. Is there anything else?"

Wang Zipeng couldn't tell what Ning Weidong meant, but he had a trump card with him today, otherwise he wouldn't have come over rashly.

Wang Zipeng said: "Leader, I have a situation here. At noon today, I saw Wang Bingyi meet up with a woman outside the factory..."

Ning Weidong raised an eyebrow: "Meet up?" If it were an ordinary meeting, Wang Zipeng would never have specifically brought it up.

Ning Weidong said: "Is there a problem?"

Wang Zipeng nodded hurriedly and leaned closer to Ning Weidong: "That woman looks quite good, probably in her early twenties..."

Ning Weidong listened to his description and frowned: "You think there's a problem with this woman?"

Wang Zipeng said: "With Wang Bingyi's pathetic appearance, don't I know what kind of partner he could find? Could he even get close to a woman of that beauty? Unless that woman is blind."

Ning Weidong smiled; Wang Zipeng's assessment of his cousin-in-law was quite objective.

Wang Zipeng continued: "I kept an eye on it at the time and listened in."

Once Ning Weidong heard this, he understood; Wang Zipeng probably hadn't discovered it by accident, but had been specifically keeping an eye on Wang Bingyi.

As for the reason, it was actually quite simple: Wang Zipeng must have sensed that his eldest cousin's family was not normal.

It was just that he couldn't clearly say what was wrong, so he could only try every possible way to distance himself.

He didn't want to be implicated if something were to happen.

It must be said, Wang Zipeng was still quite sharp, or rather, people of this era had a very strong sense of vigilance in their minds.

If this were before Ning Weidong had transmigrated, when people encountered unreasonable situations, the first thing they would think of was that they had met a lunatic, or whether some new trend had become popular on the internet.

They rarely thought in terms of enemies or Special Agents.

It can only be said that in that era, most people were protected too well.

But at this time, people's first reaction was whether it could be an enemy. Even though Wang Zipeng knew his eldest cousin's family inside and out, he didn't dare to guarantee that there was nothing wrong with them.

And this precaution of his really saved his life.

Ning Weidong's eyes darkened slightly: "You suspect that woman is a Special Agent?"

Wang Zipeng nodded hurriedly: "I am seventy percent sure."

Seeing him so categorical, Ning Weidong couldn't help but frown, muttering to himself: "Seventy percent sure~"

Ning Weidong narrowed his eyes; he didn't know why Wang Zipeng was so certain, and he didn't feel the need to investigate.

That was Wang Zipeng's reasoning, which didn't need Ning Weidong to verify, and Ning Weidong didn't intend to keep this matter to himself either.

Although he was currently the Deputy Section Chief of the Security Division and was the de facto second-in-command, merit meant nothing to Ning Weidong.

It was mainly because his age and his status as a worker-turned-cadre were quite awkward.

At this time, no matter how much merit he earned, it was impossible for him to be promoted further.

Therefore, Ning Weidong very naturally wanted to pass the matter off to Chu Zhongxin.

Chu Zhongxin already had a good relationship with Ning Weidong and was from the same faction, so he was definitely one of his own.

Moreover, for the next step of transferring Zhang Dajun to the Sub-bureau, he would still need Chu Zhongxin to handle the specific operations.

Now that there was an opportunity to do him a favor, why not do it?

With a plan in mind, Ning Weidong said immediately: "Brother Wang, since you are this sure, then I will take you to see someone. Do you dare?"

Wang Zipeng's heart skipped a beat; his main purpose in coming to find Ning Weidong was to distance himself, and he hadn't expected Ning Weidong to not want to take charge and instead want to pass him off to someone else.

This caught Wang Zipeng off guard; he was stunned for a moment, but he couldn't back down. Now that things had come to this, he had to bite the bullet and go through with it.

Wang Zipeng gritted his teeth and nodded: "Leader, as long as I am with you, I dare to go anywhere."

Ning Weidong smiled, stood up, and said: "Then let's go now."

Wang Zipeng hurriedly said: "Then I'll go home to get my bicycle and tell my wife."

Ning Weidong nodded; there was nothing to stop him. After waiting for a moment, Wang Zipeng pushed his bicycle out from the backyard, while Ning Weidong waited for him in the front yard, leaning on his own bicycle.

The two of them left the Siheyuan and headed straight for Chu Zhongxin's house.

Arriving at the Municipal Bureau's residential compound, he let Wang Zipeng wait outside while Ning Weidong went in by himself.

In no time at all, he called Chu Zhongxin out from his home.

Coming closer, Chu Zhongxin looked Wang Zipeng over and said in a flat tone, "You are Wang Zipeng?"

Wang Zipeng nodded hurriedly: "Hello, Leader, I am Wang Zipeng."

Chu Zhongxin nodded, then turned to Ning Weidong and said: "Weidong, this person is handed over to me, you go back first~"

Ning Weidong didn't say anything else and said to Wang Zipeng: "Brother Wang, you go with him, and listen to my fourth brother for everything."

Wang Zipeng nodded hurriedly, though he was secretly groaning in his heart.

He hadn't expected that Ning Weidong would just hand him over to someone else and stop caring.

But as the saying goes, now that things had reached this point, he had to bite the bullet and go through with it regardless.

……

The next day, Ning Weidong paid a little attention and knew that Wang Zipeng hadn't gone to work for the day.

He didn't take this matter too seriously; since he had handed it over to Chu Zhongxin, Ning Weidong didn't need to worry or expend effort on how that side handled the case.

His top priority task now was still to get his Correspondence Education diploma.

After getting off work in the evening, Zhao Ruyi hurried over to find him.

Ning Weidong was just preparing to go downstairs to find her; at present, the two of them spending the evenings together had already become a habit, and even if they didn't go out to eat, he would still take Zhao Ruyi back.

Seeing Zhao Ruyi come up, Ning Weidong guessed it must be the situation over in Heilongjiang Province.

Sure enough, Zhao Ruyi closed the door and immediately said: "Weidong, a telegram just came from Heilongjiang Province."

Ning Weidong asked: "What's the situation?"

Zhao Ruyi pursed her lips and said: "The situation is quite complex; they don't suggest getting involved."

Ning Weidong nodded; he wasn't particularly attached to it, so since it wouldn't work, then forget it.

Zhao Ruyi, however, said with some disappointment: "Then~ that courtyard..."

Ning Weidong said: "The courtyard is still ours."

Zhao Ruyi was stunned: "This... can this work?"

Ning Weidong said: "Why wouldn't it? Since we like it, then keep it. Besides, that courtyard has no value left in their hands, it would only be picked up by someone else for a bargain later. It's better for us to take it first, and wait until later, when there's an opportunity, to bring Liu Yun and her elder brother's family back; it's the same thing."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ruyi's originally low spirits suddenly lifted: "It can be like this?"

Ning Weidong smiled; in reality, from the moment Liu Yun and her husband let the information about that courtyard slip, they had already completely lost the initiative.

However, what Ning Weidong just said wasn't just to brush her off; he truly thought so in his heart, it was just that the timing wasn't right now.

……

In the blink of an eye, it was June.

The date for the Correspondence Education exam finally arrived.

These past few days, Ning Weidong had been single-minded, putting all other matters aside to focus on reviewing and preparing for the exam.

Although it was Correspondence Education, the atmosphere of the exam was quite serious.

There were three subjects in total for the exam, and Zhao Ruyi and Wang Yuzhen went along with him that day.

There were quite a few people taking the exam, and outside the exam hall, it was a sea of people.

Carrying a green military satchel on his back, Ning Weidong came out of the exam hall ahead of time.

The content of the exam was far easier than he had anticipated; after finishing the last paper and checking it once, there was still plenty of time left.

Ning Weidong simply handed in his paper and came out early.

Just as he came out, Wang Yuzhen asked: "Weidong, why are you out so early?"

Zhao Ruyi was also a bit worried, hoping it wasn't because the questions were too hard and he couldn't do them.

However, such discouraging words certainly couldn't be said out loud, so she just observed Ning Weidong's expression from the side.

Ning Weidong said with a chuckle: "I finished answering everything, checked it once, and felt there were no problems, so I handed in the paper."

Hearing this, the two women breathed a sigh of relief, and coupled with Ning Weidong's relaxed state, it didn't look like he was bragging.

Ning Weidong raised his hand to check his watch and asked: "Sister-in-law, did my brother say what time he could get out of his unit?"

It had been agreed today that Ning Weiguo would also come, but his unit notified him of temporary business yesterday.

Wang Yuzhen said: "Never mind him, who knows what time it will be~"

Ning Weidong said with a smile: "Then let's pick up Xiao Lei, and we'll go out to eat at a restaurant."

With the Ning Family's current conditions, they weren't lacking that bit of food, so if Ning Weiguo couldn't make it, then so be it.

The three of them went back to pick up Ning Lei first, and then went to a decent State-owned restaurant nearby to have a meal.

In mid-June, it was getting dark later and later; by the time they finished eating and sent everyone back, it was still bright when Ning Weidong returned home.

On the way, Ning Weidong was even calculating to take his bathing supplies home and go to the bathhouse to soak, and while he was at it, get a good scrub to be nice and comfortable.

But he hadn't expected that plans couldn't keep up with changes; an uninvited guest had long been waiting for him.

(End of chapter)