Chapter 191: Heaven's Will Is Such

Seeing Jiang Liya enter, Qian Dacheng was stunned for a moment, then immediately stood up to greet her.

Jiang Liya offered a greeting, looked at Zhao Min, and said with a chuckle, "Little Zhao is here too~"

Zhao Min followed up by calling out, "Sister Jiang."

Qian Dacheng said, "There's a small matter at home."

Jiang Liya asked in surprise, "Then did I come at a bad time? I didn't disturb you two, did I~"

Qian Dacheng hurriedly said, "No, it's nothing important, we were already finished talking."

Zhao Min was also sharp-witted and immediately said, "It just so happens I should be going, you two talk about work."

Strictly speaking, Qian Dacheng was considered part of Li Weibing's faction, and now he was closely following Chu Chengfu's footsteps, having no dealings with Jiang Liya.

As everyone knew, Jiang Liya was one of Wang Guoqiang's people, and at this critical juncture, Qian Dacheng did not want to provoke this woman.

Moreover, the fact that the other party suddenly appeared here was clearly not a coincidence, but rather intentional.

After Zhao Min left, Qian Dacheng said with a chuckle, "Sister Jiang, are you here to convey Manager Wang's intentions, or..."

Jiang Liya smiled: "Why, if there is no order from the Manager, I can't come to find you, Section Chief Qian?"

These words were somewhat ambiguous, especially since Jiang Liya was a famous beautiful young woman in the Manager's office.

Qian Dacheng, however, did not dare to take the bait, and hurriedly exclaimed, "Sister Jiang, please don't tease me. If you have any business, just give your orders, and I will certainly do my best."

Jiang Liya raised an eyebrow, watched Qian Dacheng in silence for a few seconds, and then said unhurriedly, "Are you serious about that?"

Qian Dacheng felt a jolt in his heart, but he replied repeatedly, "Naturally serious. Besides, doing things for you is just doing things for Manager Wang; it is exactly what I wish for."

Jiang Liya gave a light hum: "Comrade Old Qian, you must be responsible for what you say."

Qian Dacheng gave a hollow laugh and did not continue the topic.

Jiang Liya did not press the issue, but instead said, "I heard your family's Qian Xiaopeng ran into some trouble?"

Qian Dacheng frowned; he had originally thought Jiang Liya was looking for him about matters at the factory, and never expected it to involve Qian Xiaopeng.

This only happened yesterday, where did she get the news?

But in an instant, Qian Dacheng understood; Manager Wang must have been secretly keeping an eye on Ning Weidong's situation all along.

It couldn't even be called surveillance; regarding this matter with Qian Xiaopeng, as long as Manager Wang had one informant in the courtyard where Ning Weidong lived, they would know the ins and outs.

Now that Jiang Liya had come to find him, what did this mean? Was the enemy of an enemy a friend? Several thoughts flashed through Qian Dacheng's mind in an instant.

Jiang Liya, however, was unhurried and stated her purpose.

A few minutes later, Jiang Liya walked out and left.

Qian Dacheng was left with an uncertain expression, and the call he had intended to make to Li Peihang was not dialed.

With a gloomy face, he took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a hard drag.

At this moment, for the first time, Qian Dacheng felt resentment toward his younger brother, Qian Xiaopeng.

Before, when Qian Xiaopeng caused trouble, or even this time when he ended up in the police station, he hadn't thought much of it, just that he was still young, impulsive, and ignorant.

However, Jiang Liya's arrival just now had put him in a very awkward position.

Ning Weidong could be considered a star figure at the Red Star Factory, having gone from a gatekeeper in the Big Collective to a Deputy Section Chief in the Security Division, and most importantly, he was young, tall, and handsome.

Now, he was even a couple with Ruyi.

Ruyi's family background and appearance were both top-notch, and she was also a famous person at the Red Star Factory.

Coupled with the thunderous methods he had previously employed to forcefully topple Wang Kaifeng, everyone knew that Ning Weidong and Wang Guoqiang were at odds.

Although some time had passed since the incident and it seemed to have quieted down, Wang Guoqiang's side was waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be keeping such a close watch on Ning Weidong, reacting immediately to the slightest movement.

This time, it was obvious they intended to make an issue out of Qian Xiaopeng.

On the other side, after Jiang Liya left Qian Dacheng, she immediately went to Wang Guoqiang's Office.

"Manager~" she said, knocking and entering.

Wang Guoqiang was wearing his glasses, with an English document in his left hand and an English-Chinese dictionary in his right.

Although it was only 1979, Wang Guoqiang had already begun to teach himself English, just as he had needed to learn Russian when cooperating with the Soviet Union back in the day.

Regarding learning, Wang Guoqiang had no resistance whatsoever.

Hearing the movement, he looked up at Jiang Liya and said indifferently, "Did you see Qian Dacheng?"

"I did~" Jiang Liya replied, coming to sit in the chair opposite the desk: "Everything is settled. Qian Dacheng is a smart man."

Wang Guoqiang smiled: "Of course he is a smart man; he takes after his fourth uncle."

Speaking of which, Wang Guoqiang and that Qian Deputy Bureau Chief could be considered old acquaintances.

He continued: "It's a pity, he has someone in his family who doesn't bring him peace."

Jiang Liya said, "Then our next step..."

Wang Guoqiang said indifferently: "The next step~ is for Qian Dacheng to take; what does it have to do with us?"

Jiang Liya was stunned, a trace of surprise in her eyes.

This seemed somewhat different from her previous understanding.

Wang Guoqiang saw her confusion, stood up, and while stretching his body, asked: "What, you don't understand?"

Jiang Liya nodded; she had always assumed Wang Guoqiang was targeting Ning Weidong, but now it seemed that wasn't the case. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense to remain inactive after making contact with Qian Dacheng.

Wang Guoqiang said: "Little Jiang, do you think this matter can crush Ning Weidong?"

Jiang Liya shook her head; although someone's leg was broken, when it came down to it, this was just a fight.

In this era, a fight really wasn't a big deal, unless it resulted in death or disability.

Trying to make an issue out of this incident was actually very difficult to cause fatal damage to Ning Weidong.

What's more, Ning Weidong is not a man standing alone.

"Then you are..." Jiang Liya had already guessed that Wang Guoqiang's intention was not really about the wine.

Wang Guoqiang said, "Qian Dacheng still has some ability, and his family has connections in both the Mechanical Bureau and the Ministry. If we can take this opportunity to make him useful to me, wouldn't that be much better than just disgusting Ning Weidong?"

Jiang Liya looked suddenly enlightened, "Factory Director, so that's what you're thinking!"

Wang Guoqiang said, "Let Qian Dacheng go and clash with Ning Weidong. Once he suffers a loss... I'll see what Chu Chengfu does then."

Jiang Liya's eyes lit up, "By then, if Chu Chengfu helps Qian Dacheng, he'll offend Ning Weidong, and if he leaves him to his own devices, he'll lose the support of his people. Factory Director, you are brilliant!"

At the same time, Qian Dacheng was caught in a dilemma.

Just now, Jiang Liya had told him Wang Guoqiang's meaning: he could help him resolve Qian Xiaopeng's problem, and the condition for the exchange was to work together to deal with Ning Weidong; after all, the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

Regarding this proposal, although Jiang Liya said on the surface that she would let Qian Dacheng choose, in reality, there was no room for choice at all.

On the home front, he had to find a way to get Qian Xiaopeng out, and at work, he dared not refuse to give Wang Guoqiang face.

As for Chu Chengfu, logically, in this situation, Qian Dacheng should most of all seek help from Chu Chengfu.

If it were in the past, when Li Peihang was in power, he would have had no problem at all seeking help from above.

Li Peihang might even have treated him with extra favor for the sake of his fourth uncle.

But the problem now is that Li Peihang has already passed his resources to Chu Chengfu, and Chu Chengfu's seniority and strength are both a bit lacking.

This made it impossible for Qian Dacheng to trust him completely.

If he went to Chu Chengfu and Chu Chengfu couldn't solve it, he would be in a real bind.

Qian Dacheng found it hard to decide; after pondering for a long time, he gritted his teeth, left the Logistics Department, and headed straight for the Factory Office Building again.

This time, he came directly to the Factory Director's office on the fifth floor.

Standing in front of Li Peihang's office door, he pursed his lips and raised his hand to knock, when just then, a woman of twenty-seven or twenty-eight came out of the office next door and asked in surprise, "Section Chief Qian, are you looking for Factory Director Li?"

"Ah, Xiao Cheng," Qian Dacheng turned his head, recognized that she was from the office downstairs, and nodded with a smile, "Reporting some work to the Factory Director."

Xiao Cheng said, "Then you've come at an unlucky time; Factory Director Li isn't in. I just knocked on the door."

Qian Dacheng was stunned and frowned, "Not in? Did he say where he went?"

Xiao Cheng smiled and said, "Look at you, how would I know that?"

Watching Xiao Cheng go downstairs, Qian Dacheng's expression grew even uglier; it really was a case of it never rains but it pours. Now that he couldn't find Li Peihang, did he really have to go find Chu Chengfu? As this thought popped into his head, Qian Dacheng immediately suppressed it.

He was very certain that without Li Peihang holding things down, Chu Chengfu alone could never defeat Wang Guoqiang.

To clearly lean toward Chu Chengfu at this time would be equivalent to entering the palace to become a Eunuch in 1921.

After thinking it over and over, Qian Dacheng finally hardened his heart and made his choice.

Since Li Peihang wasn't here at this time, it must be heaven's will.

Qian Dacheng simply didn't look for Li Peihang anymore and turned to walk downstairs.

However, he didn't return to the Logistics Department, but instead went to the Personnel Department.

"Oh my, Old Qian, what wind blew you here?" At the entrance of the Personnel Department, someone was walking out, saw Qian Dacheng, and greeted him with a smile.

Qian Dacheng also smiled, "Old Wang, I was just looking for you."

Wang Rui was the Section Chief of the Administrative Section in the Personnel Department and usually had a good relationship with Qian Dacheng. Furthermore, there was another connection: Wang Rui's son had gone to the Mechanical Bureau the year before last and was under the command of Qian Dacheng's fourth uncle.

"Looking for me?" Wang Rui said with a smile, "You could have just made a phone call for whatever it was; why run over here yourself?"

The Logistics Department office was not in the Office Building; it was over two hundred meters away.

Qian Dacheng sighed, looked left and right, and lowered his voice, "Let's go to your office."

Wang Rui was taken aback.

Qian Dacheng asked, "Is something wrong?"

Wang Rui realized, waved his hand, and said, "Nothing urgent, let's talk about your business first."

As they spoke, the two returned to Wang Rui's office.

Once inside, seeing Wang Rui about to pour tea, Qian Dacheng said, "Old Wang, don't bother, sit down first; I have something to ask you."

"Go ahead," Wang Rui saw that Qian Dacheng was quite anxious, so he didn't stand on ceremony.

Qian Dacheng licked his lips and said, "Ning Weidong from the Security Division..."

"Ning Weidong?" Wang Rui was surprised inwardly but still kept a smile on his face, "That young man is no simple character. Why are you suddenly asking about him?"

Qian Dacheng didn't answer and continued to ask, "What is the status of his personnel file right now?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Rui immediately became cautious. Personnel files were no small matter, and he hesitated, "This... Old Qian, why are you asking about this?"

(End of this chapter)