Chapter 63: Say You Can, You Can

Ning Weidong was somewhat surprised to hear that a man had come out of Liu Hong'e's house in the middle of last night.

When he saw Liu Hong'e yesterday, her grief did not seem fake. Moreover, Liu Hong'e had a dignified appearance, not at all gaudy, and left a very good impression.

To think that while her husband's body was not yet cold, she had already invited a wild man into her home; one can only say that you can know a person's face but not their heart.

However, what followed was even more unexpected for Ning Weidong.

As Lu Zhou spoke of following that man to a location and reported the detailed address.

Ning Weidong almost blurted out, "What the f*ck."

The address Lu Zhou mentioned was actually Wang Jingsheng's home! Not only did the house number and address match, but Lu Zhou also detailed that the man lived in the backyard, in the very first room of the rear annex.

That was definitely Wang Jingsheng's house; there could be no mistake.

This guy Wang Jingsheng really had quite the luck with women; An Ning was already quite beautiful, yet he was still fooling around outside.

Coming out of Liu Hong'e's room in the middle of the night, a lone man and a lone woman, what could they be doing? He then thought of the last time An Ning had sought him out.

These two really perfectly illustrated what it meant to share the same bed but have different dreams.

At this moment, after Lu Zhou finished speaking, he swept a glance at Ning Weidong as if inadvertently.

So what if you've buttered up Li Peihang, and so what if you've gained Chu Zhongxin's favoritism? At the critical moment, it still depends on me.

Immediately, resentment flashed in his eyes, thinking to himself: Liu Hong'e, you broken shoe, anyone can wear you, but I can't.

Ning Weidong did not know that the scene from last night had completely shattered Lu Zhou's worldview, turning his love into hate and twisting his psyche.

Chu Zhongxin frowned and said to Wang Lei in a deep voice, "Old Wang, go and confirm the identity."

Just as Wang Lei was about to respond, Ning Weidong cut in first: "Section Chief, Officer Lu said this person might be someone I know."

This one sentence drew the gazes of the other three over.

Especially Lu Zhou, who almost cursed internally; I spent over two hours drinking the northwest wind in the middle of the night, squatting and tailing, and you f*cking tell me you know this person.

Is there any justice left? Is there any law? Chu Zhongxin was also surprised: "Comrade Ning Weidong, are you sure?"

Ning Weidong said: "Section Chief, if the address Officer Lu mentioned is correct, then I can confirm it."

Even with his poker face, the corner of Lu Zhou's mouth twitched; so if you get it wrong, it's not your problem, it's that the address I provided was inaccurate.

People used to say Ning Weidong was a "straight shooter" or a "blockhead," but I think this guy is the most devious.

However, Lu Zhou knew that now was not the time to argue about this; Chu Zhongxin was clearly more concerned about the identity of the person from last night.

Ning Weidong said: "I have a junior high classmate, not in the same class, named Wang Jingsheng, who lives right there."

"Wang Jingsheng?" Chu Zhongxin said in a deep voice: "What are the specific circumstances?"

Ning Weidong first emphasized that his relationship with Wang Jingsheng was average and that he only knew the person.

Then he gave a summary of the important points regarding Wang Jingsheng's situation.

A flash of disgust crossed Chu Zhongxin's eyes; as a Public Security officer, he naturally had no fondness for people like Wang Jingsheng.

This also deepened his suspicion of Liu Hong'e.

When he went to Liu Hong'e's house yesterday, Chu Zhongxin had already noticed some clues, and Wang Jingsheng's appearance further corroborated some of his speculations.

However, just this alone did not prove much; perhaps they were just chatting~ Through visits, the reputation of the couple Liu Hong'e and Liu Xinwen at the Manager was considered quite good.

Especially Liu Hong'e; although she was beautiful, she was quite proper in her conduct, and since marrying Liu Xinwen, there had never been any scandalous rumors.

Liu Xinwen, on the other hand, sometimes spoke and acted without enough tact and had offended some people.

Chu Zhongxin said: "Old Lu, do not spread word of this matter for now; after all, it concerns the reputation of a female comrade."

Lu Zhou nodded quickly: "Section Chief Chu, don't worry, I know the limits."

Chu Zhongxin nodded and turned to look at Ning Weidong: "Comrade Little Ning, you know Wang Jingsheng; I am giving you a task: you must confirm the relationship between Wang Jingsheng and Liu Hong'e as soon as possible. Can you do it?" Ning Weidong's mind raced, and he instantly understood that Chu Zhongxin was giving him an opportunity to handle things on his own.

What is merit? Where does merit come from?

Don't look at the fact that Lu Zhou drank the wind for half the night and provided the important clue; once the clue is verified, this merit will fall onto Ning Weidong's head.

Why does the old saying go that it's easy to be an official if you have people at court? That is the reason.

Yet Lu Zhou couldn't even say anything about it.

Because Ning Weidong possessed a unique advantage: he knew Wang Jingsheng.

Of course, even if Ning Weidong didn't know Wang Jingsheng, Chu Zhongxin would have given him some other advantage, such as his youth, his ability to endure hardship, or... the fact that he walked in with his left foot first just now.

Because after Lu Zhou revealed the address he found while tailing last night, he lost the resources he could use for leverage.

In this situation, for Chu Zhongxin, anyone would do.

Why wouldn't he use his own people?

After confirming this, Chu Zhongxin quickly arranged the work; Wang Lei and Lu Zhou were to keep an eye on Liu Hong'e's side.

After dismissing those two, Chu Zhongxin didn't rush to let Ning Weidong act; he took a cigarette from his pocket, handed one over, and said: "What are your thoughts?"

Ning Weidong took it, nimbly used a match to help Chu Zhongxin light his, knowing that Chu Zhongxin was uneasy about him and intended to offer some guidance.

Don't mess up the merit that's already in hand.

Ning Weidong flicked the match out and threw it into the ashtray: "Brother Chu, this is what I think: logically, Wang Jingsheng and Liu Hong'e are two people who have nothing to do with each other. Wang Jingsheng is unremarkable; in terms of looks or education, he is far inferior to Liu Xinwen. Even if Liu Hong'e wanted to fool around, she wouldn't look at him."

Chu Zhongxin was noncommittal and signaled for him to continue.

Ning Weidong said: "In reality, they did hook up, so there must be other interest-based factors behind this. I plan to start from that aspect."

Chu Zhongxin nodded: "Not bad, the train of thought is very clear, and the direction is very definite. What about the specifics?"

Ning Weidong chuckled: "You're making things difficult for me now; I've already racked my brains just to think of this much. Brother Chu, you have to help me all the way~"

Chu Zhongxin's evaluation of Ning Weidong in his heart rose by a few points.

Generally speaking, at Ning Weidong's age, when encountering an opportunity, one would be eager to try, wishing there were a crowd of enemies in front so they could rush up and hack them to pieces.

A young person with this kind of mindset would definitely suffer the beatings of society.

Chu Zhongxin did not lack the intention of letting Ning Weidong suffer some hardships at the beginning.

It is better to suffer this kind of loss with him than to suffer it outside.

Tempering Ning Weidong a bit would also allow him to earn a favor from Ning Weiguo.

Who would have expected Ning Weidong to play by his own rules.

"You certainly chose the easy way out," Chu Zhongxin said with a smile, having already made up his mind just now.

He had originally intended to let Ning Weidong busy himself blindly for two days and wait until he hit a wall before saying anything.

But now he had to bring it up directly, saying with composure: "Go to the Suifu Border Police Station, find Zhang Dajun, and have him help you."

Ning Weidong chuckled and thanked him.

Before he transmigrated, he had long been well-versed in these rules.

Chu Zhongxin had the backing of a massive system; if he wanted Ning Weidong to perform this task and truly intended for him to earn merit, he would certainly be able to make it happen.

This had nothing to do with Ning Weidong's personal ability, but rather that the system's own resources were vast enough to easily cover the difficulty of this matter.

And this... was reality.

(End of this chapter)