Chapter 186: Unfamiliar

The young man let out a loud shout; failing to break free with one hand, he raised the other and struck toward Ning Weidong's face.

Ning Weidong had no intention of wasting any more words; just before the young man's fist could land, he raised his leg and kicked the man's lower leg.

Although this young man was a martial arts practitioner, Ning Weidong's strength was immense; the moment the kick landed, there was a "Crack!" sound.

Even though the young man had practiced martial arts for years and his bones and muscles were tougher than an ordinary person's, in the face of absolute power, that extra bit of defense was simply not enough.

Without any suspense, the tibia of the young man's lower leg was snapped on the spot, and the young man's lower leg was visibly bent at an angle in the middle.

With a miserable scream of "Ah~," it sounded just like a pig being slaughtered.

Everyone present, including Bai Fengqin's older brother and the people in the courtyard, was stunned.

Zhou Kun, in particular, couldn't help but swallow hard, recalling the time he had been sent tumbling by Ning Weidong; it seemed now that the man had shown him mercy back then.

Although he had been left looking disheveled at the time, at least he hadn't suffered any broken bones.

Otherwise, like now...

Zhou Kun didn't dare to think any further.

Bai Fengqin took the opportunity to break free from her brother's grip and hurriedly ran back to Bai Fengyu's side, shouting at Ning Weidong: "Brother Weidong, don't let them get away; he just pushed my sister down earlier."

She knew the relationship between Ning Weidong and Bai Fengyu, so she lost no time in adding fuel to the fire.

She had been truly terrified just now; the consequences would have been unthinkable if those two had taken them away.

Fortunately, Ning Weidong had returned at the critical moment.

Beyond her shock, a fierce anger welled up in Bai Fengqin's heart, and she wished she could kill these two to feel satisfied.

Ning Weidong immediately looked toward Bai Fengyu inside the Moon Gate.

Seeing that her hair was indeed disheveled and the left side of her body was covered in dirt that she hadn't had time to brush off, it was clear at a glance that she had fallen.

Ning Weidong's expression darkened; his gaze swept over the young man wailing on the ground and then toward Bai Fengqin's older brother, who was scared silly. He did not continue to attack the two in anger, but instead turned to look at the others.

Ning Weidong had originally wanted to find Wang Zipeng, but after looking around, he couldn't find him.

Finally, his gaze landed on a half-grown boy about the same age as Ning Lei: "Lu Ming, come here."

Lu Ming was Lu Daye's grandson; he had previously been in the same school as Ning Lei, and the two had a good relationship, always playing wildly together, and he was also familiar with Ning Weidong.

Lu Ming hurriedly responded: "Third Uncle, you called me?"

Ning Weidong said: "Do you know where the Police Station is?"

Lu Ming nodded hurriedly.

Ning Weidong said: "Run there now; no matter who is on duty, mention Zhang Dajun's name and tell them to come over."

Although it was dark by now, it was summer, not winter, so there were still many people outside even after dark.

Moreover, this era was not like later generations where children were watched so closely, and since the Police Station wasn't far away, a round trip at a run would only take about ten minutes.

Lu Daye and Lu Dama on the side didn't say anything either.

Initially, Lu Daye had been a bit worried; Ning Weidong had broken someone's bone the moment he struck, and if he didn't stop, he was afraid it would be impossible to clean up the mess if he really hurt the man badly.

He hadn't expected Ning Weidong to be much calmer than he had imagined; after knocking the man down with one kick, he didn't continue to attack, but instead went straight to the Police Station.

Everyone in the courtyard knew that the relationship between Zhang Dajun at the Police Station and Ning Weidong was unusual; he had even brought his wife over a few days ago.

It just so happened that Ning Weidong wasn't home, so they sat at Lu Daye's house for a long time.

At the time, Lu Daye could tell that the things Zhang Dajun was carrying in his bag were gifts for Ning Weidong.

He had been wondering what kind of matter Zhang Dajun could possibly need Ning Weidong's help with.

As it turned out, not two days later, news spread that Zhang Dajun had been transferred to the Sub-bureau and had even become a Section Chief.

While others didn't know what was going on, Lu Daye had managed to piece together some clues.

When Bai Fengqin's older brother heard this, he panicked and hurriedly said: "This comrade, there's no need to disturb the Police Station, this isn't necessary, really not necessary~"

As he spoke, he waved his hands, but he didn't dare to approach Ning Weidong; his brain was a complete mush, and he didn't know what to do.

He hadn't expected that things would turn out like this today.

He had originally thought that Bai Fengyu and Bai Fengqin were just two women, and since he was Bai Fengqin's older brother, coming to take them home was something no one could say anything about.

Who knew that a tiger blocking the road would suddenly appear.

Ning Weidong glanced at him and, without a word, raised his hand and slapped him across the face.

With a crisp "Slap!" sound, Bai's older brother saw stars, and he almost spun around in place.

Although the young man from earlier was wild, the culprit was actually this person.

That young man had his leg broken, so letting this man go unscathed was clearly unfair.

After Ning Weidong's slap, one could watch as half of Bai's older brother's face swelled up, looking just like he had been stung by a swarm of wasps.

With a "Mommy!" he covered his slapped face and didn't dare to say another word.

Ning Weidong stood where he was, not looking at Bai Fengyu or Bai Fengqin.

Under the gaze of everyone, that would not be appropriate.

His actions now were merely to stand up for the neighbors, a righteous act to help the weak and punish the strong.

If he showed any special relationship with the Bai sisters, the nature of the matter would change completely, especially with this kind of incident, which would easily lead to gossip.

At this moment, Bai Fengyu's shrewdness and experience were revealed.

Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Bai Fengqin was about to step forward, but she was pulled back by Bai Fengyu, who shook her head slightly at her, telling her not to move.

Bai Fengqin's emotions were unstable at the moment, and if she went up, she might not know what she would say, so it was better to leave the matter to Ning Weidong. Bai Fengqin was stunned for a moment, then realized, pursed her lips, and stood still obediently.

Ning Weidong saw this on the spot and nodded inwardly.

This woman, Bai Fengyu, if nothing else, at least didn't cause trouble at critical moments, which was quite rare.

Lu Daye then approached, glanced at the young man lying on the ground clutching his broken leg, and said in a low voice: "Weidong, how do you intend to handle this? Everyone can testify to what happened just now."

Ning Weidong said: "Lu Daye, forcibly abducting a woman in broad daylight—those who didn't know better would think we'd returned to the old society~ We can't handle this ourselves; let's wait for the people from the Police Station to arrive."

Lu Daye nodded; he didn't have any other thoughts.

If this were ten years ago, when he was still working and the courtyard elders still had the final say, Lu Daye might have taken a stance, but now... it was better to forget it.

For him to speak up now would be a disguised way of declaring his position, telling Ning Weidong that no matter the situation, the courtyard would help testify.

Ning Weidong gave a hum to indicate he understood.

Just at this moment, someone squeezed in from outside the courtyard gate, shouting noisily: "Yo, what's going on here? So many people blocking the entrance..."

The person who arrived was Wang Zipeng; not knowing what he had been out doing, he had just returned, but before he could finish speaking, he saw Ning Weidong standing in the middle with someone lying on the ground beside him, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

Wang Zipeng's eyes swept over the scene quickly, and when he saw the young man with the broken leg on the ground, his expression changed slightly.

He stepped forward and said to Ning Weidong: "Leader, this... how did this happen?"

Ning Weidong glanced at him.

Although the look in Wang Zipeng's eyes when he entered and saw the young man on the ground had flashed by, Ning Weidong had still caught it, and he said indifferently: "You know him?"

Wang Zipeng hurriedly said: "Not familiar~"

The young man on the ground had originally wanted to open his mouth to call out to Wang Zipeng when he saw him enter, but he was choked back by that "not familiar."

Ning Weidong said: "So you do know him? What kind of background does he have, being so arrogant as to come to our courtyard to snatch people?"

Wang Zipeng had declared his position with that "not familiar," which made it easier for him to continue speaking, so he hurriedly explained: "This person is named Qian Xiaopeng, and his brother is Qian Dacheng, who is a Deputy Section Chief in our Logistics Department's General Affairs Section."

Ning Weidong suddenly understood; no wonder Wang Zipeng would know the other party.

However, a Deputy Section Chief in the Logistics Department was nothing to be wary of, and Ning Weidong gave a light hum.

Wang Zipeng, however, lowered his voice even further at his side and whispered: "They also have a fourth uncle who is a Deputy Bureau Chief at the city's Mechanical Bureau."

Ning Weidong raised an eyebrow; Beijing really was full of hidden talent.

You could find a respectable relative just by picking someone at random.

This still couldn't scare Ning Weidong; let alone a deputy, what did it matter even if it were the chief.

However, Ning Weidong didn't say this to Wang Zipeng; Wang Zipeng had declared his position first and then revealed this situation, which was meant as a reminder to him, not as a way to pressure him.

Ning Weidong was not a mad dog that bit everyone he saw, so he nodded at Wang Zipeng: "Brother Wang, thanks," indicating he accepted the favor.

Wang Zipeng said no more; what needed to be said had been said, and the favor had been delivered.

As for Qian Xiaopeng lying on the ground, he didn't even glance at him the whole time.

Wang Zipeng had known since he was a child that one's position must be clear and one's attitude firm; being two-faced and wavering was the most disliked trait.

Wang Zipeng retreated to the side, and before long, Lu Ming returned leading two people in uniforms, panting as he called out "Third Uncle."

Behind him, Ning Weidong recognized one of the men as Sun Mu, who was under Zhang Dajun, while the other was younger and he had no impression of him.

Sun Mu walked in, quickly scanned the area to assess the situation, hurried a few steps to Ning Weidong's side, and said sternly: "Comrade, you were the one who had someone call the police?"

Ning Weidong nodded and shook his hand: "Comrade Public Security, you came just in time."

The two did not address each other as brothers, nor did they show any particularly familiar or intimate attitude.

When Ning Weidong had asked Lu Ming to go call for people earlier, mentioning Zhang Dajun's name had already been enough.

He then pointed at Bai and Qian Xiaopeng and said: "These two, in broad daylight, were forcibly snatching a woman; if the people in the courtyard hadn't stopped them, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

Ning Weidong said this on purpose to turn his own personal matter into a matter for everyone in the courtyard.

And yet, no one could stand up to refute him.

Sun Mu nodded: "I understand~" He then signaled to the young man who had come with him to step forward and check Qian Xiaopeng's injuries.

The man reached out to touch him, and Qian Xiaopeng immediately cried out in pain: "Don't touch, it's broken!"

The man looked back.

Sun Mu glanced at Ning Weidong.

Ning Weidong was expressionless.

Sun Mu hesitated slightly, pursed his lips, steeled his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Cuff him~"

The young man was stunned for a moment.

Sun Mu frowned and glared at him.

Now that Zhang Dajun had been transferred to the Sub-bureau, a Police Sergeant position had opened up, and Sun Mu was looking to fill it.

The young man realized what was happening and hurriedly responded without saying anything else; his movements could not be called rough, but they were certainly not gentle.

A series of screams immediately rang out.

Ning Weidong frowned and said: "Be careful, just get him back first."

(End of chapter)