Chapter 111 - double
Chapter 111——double date?
Four days later, the Hummer finally arrived at the Tianyue Base.
Along the way, Ning Fei only took action once. That time it was mainly because the mutants had run to the vicinity of the highway, and the convoy doing the cleanup mission blocked the road. There were also two transport teams blocking in front of the Hummer, so they couldn't leave even if they wanted to. Ning Fei got out of the car to inquire about it. He heard that the mutants were fast and difficult to fight, and it might take until dark to finish fighting them. If it is too dangerous at night, we may have to retreat and rest for a night until tomorrow. In view of the low cleaning efficiency, Ning Fei decided to lend a hand.
Duan Yunhong did not stop him, and even said that he could go too after hearing about it. Ning Fei leaned against the car door to prevent him from driving in. He pulled out his gun and checked it while saying lazily, "Come on, sit down. I'll be back soon."
Duan Yunhong said calmly: "Do you think I'm just a mobile locker?"
"No, I know your shooting skills are definitely top-notch, but there has to be someone watching the car, right?" Ning Fei's tone was nonchalant, as if he didn't take Duan Yunhong's words to heart, and he even joked, "Sir, you don't want others to know that you are gifted and can swallow, right?"
Duan Yunhong: "...What weird things are you talking about?"
"Playing with bad memes, I'm the king of bad memes." Ning Fei smiled, put the gun back into the holster after checking it, and patted the car window, "Okay, I'm leaving."
After saying that, he turned around, jumped onto the roof of the car in front of him with the help of the wind, and with a few simple jumps, he disappeared from Duan Yunhong's sight.
As a result of this help, the road was clear before the sun set. When Ning Fei came back, he was too lazy to even describe the battle process in detail. He just said, "There are chickens and dogs. Just two cuts will stop the chickens from flying and the dogs from jumping. Isn't it easy to hit a fixed target?" That was the end of his story. Strangely enough, his words were so concise and yet surprisingly vivid. Duan Yunhong could almost immediately imagine him chasing chickens and dogs in the wind, and he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
Ning Fei: "What are you laughing at? It's a bit disgusting."
Duan Yunhong did not answer, letting the topic pass in silence. This only time of road support also passed like this.
Afterwards, we returned to Tianyue smoothly.
This is where Ning Fei is driving, queuing, checking, waiting for blood test results, and passing through the base gate. When they were finally able to drive into the base, Ning Fei called Yu Zhou directly: "Hi, I'm back. Guess what surprise I brought you?"
Yu Zhou: "Your mistress."
Ning Fei: “…”
He was making the call with the loudspeaker on, so Duan Yunhong naturally heard it. He glanced at the phone and then at Ning Fei.
"You don't remember my position, don't you? For cadres from other bases, the machine will automatically report their identities to me, okay? Without my direct consent, you two will just sleep at the gate for the night!" Yu Zhou sneered, "I guessed this would happen when you said you wouldn't go with the convoy. Besides, Huichuan even called to ask for someone, what is he doing? What kind of elopement drama are you two acting out?"
"Elopement, bullshit. He had to come. And it wasn't mainly because of me. I was just framed by those gossipers. I was innocent." Ning Fei replied, "When Huichuan asked you, wouldn't you say 'if you don't ask me, I won't tell you. But if you ask me, I'll be surprised'?"
Yu Zhou complained: "I'm too lazy to act with Huichuan's gang. They speak in an official tone and sound too much like a father."
"Tsk, that's boring. You're so calm, I wanted to rush downstairs to see your surprised expression in person." Ning Fei smacked his lips, "If that's the case, that's fine, anyway, I've reported it, and I'm hanging up."
"Wait a minute!" Yu Zhou interrupted, "You're back. If you don't come to me, where are you in such a hurry to go? You guys aren't in such a hurry to go home and into the bedroom now, right?"
"Fuck, I'm on loud music, you better behave yourself!" Ning Fei couldn't help but curse, "And what do you mean by reporting in? How come I didn't know you have this rule?"
Yu Zhou: "You're calling me on the phone?!"
Ning Fei: "I'm driving!"
Yu Zhou was silent for two seconds, then changed his tone and said calmly: "In this case, I will say hello to Director Duan and welcome you to Tianyue Base."
"I've heard a lot about you, Minister Yu." Duan Yunhong said calmly, "It sounds like you don't welcome me very much."
At this moment, Yu Zhou began to understand why Ning Fei described him as "annoying".
"Just kidding, we have to be polite." Yu Zhou didn't bother to be polite with him. He said something sarcastically and asked, "In that case, Director Duan, are you free tonight to have dinner with Ning Fei? Commander Yue and I will host you. It will be considered a welcome party for you."
Duan Yunhong said: "Okay."
Ning Fei: "So you're ignoring my opinion?"
"What do you think? Since you're back, just come and get something. Don't make me waste my time on giving it to you." Yu Zhou replied, "That's it. I'll send you the address later. See you at 6:30."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
"..." Ning Fei was speechless for a while, and quickly decided to change the subject. He tilted his head to glance at Duan Yunhong, "Where are you going to live, Director Duan?"
Duan Yunhong did not answer but asked: "What do you think?"
Ning Fei: "I guess it's a guesthouse."
Duan Yunhong was silent, then sarcastically said: "You ate and stayed at my place in Huichuan, and you also ate and stayed at my place on the road. Now you want to directly refuse to pay?"
"Aren't you worried that Director Duan won't be able to get used to my humble abode?" Ning Fei didn't reject him, obviously expecting this decision. "Then I have to say this in advance, don't complain about my apartment being too small, you can live there if you want!"
***
The apartment Ning Fei lived in in Tianyue was unexpectedly nice, at least much better than his residence in Huichuan.
There are two bedrooms, a living room, a separate kitchen and bathroom, which together cover about 70 to 80 square meters. Although the decoration is simple, it has all the necessary furniture and basic electrical appliances. Duan Yunhong took a look around and found that the electrical appliances were not of unknown brands, some of the furniture was even made of solid wood, and the sofas, beds, etc. were not small or cramped. So the man asked, "Is this the condition that Tianyue uniformly gives to third-level psychics?"
"How is that possible?" Ning Fei tested the water and electricity and confirmed that there was no problem. He took out some cleaning tools and said, "This place was originally assigned to Yu Zhou. But he moved in with Yue Fengping. He only stayed here occasionally before. He gave it to me when I came."
"Yu Zhou's?" Duan Yunhong looked around again, "Isn't he at the ministerial level? The minister of Tianyue Base should be treated more than this, right?"
"How would I know? It's not my job to manage this. Besides, Yu Zhou must be living with Yue Fengping, so wouldn't the living conditions of the base commander be better?" As he spoke, he stuffed the broom into Duan Yunhong's hand, "I haven't been back for a long time, and it's all dusty. Clean it up first."
Duan Yunhong raised his eyebrows: "Me?"
"Yeah, do you want to roll around in the dust? Or do you want to wait for me to clean it up by myself? Don't dream." Ning Fei commanded confidently, "All rooms need to be cleaned. I'll wipe the tables and chairs first."
Duan Yunhong said: "Isn't your wind ability able to blow away dust?"
"It has to be strong enough to blow away all the dust, but it can't blow away the stuff on top. Do you think it's easy? Instead of wasting my energy, I might as well just wipe it off in a few seconds." Ning Fei replied, "Don't worry too much about the details. Just do it simply and then go out for dinner. I'll make the bed when I come back tonight. Oh, and I'll have to buy you a spring bed."
"Trundle bed?" Duan Yunhong asked, "You want to get rid of me just like that?"
Ning Fei said: "I can afford a spring bed, I don't like sleeping on the floor like you do."
Duan Yunhong said: "You have never slept in another bed in my house."
"My bed is not as big as yours. Don't you always complain that my bed is too small? And you even say I will kick you." Ning Fei didn't want to bargain with him. "Anyway, ask me. I only have a spring bed. Either buy something else or find another way to solve the problem. Don't give me feedback. I'm not your dorm manager."
As he spoke, Ning Fei was already walking towards the bathroom with a rag in his hand: "Okay, Director Duan, don't just talk, do it."
What Duan Yunhong wanted to say was choked in his throat by his abrupt turn and the sound of water splashing after he entered the bathroom.
"Tsk." Duan Yunhong looked at the broom in his hand and could hardly remember how long it had been since he had cleaned the room by himself. However, if he just stood there without moving, and Ning Fei came out and saw him, he would probably use the strong wind to throw him out of the window. So, the always respected Director Duan had to start sweeping the floor himself.
——Well...it doesn’t feel too bad.
***
Just after half past six, the Hummer arrived at the door of the small restaurant that Yu Zhou sent to on time.
Under the guidance of the boss, Ning Fei and Duan Yunhong entered a small private room where Yu Zhou and Yue Fengping were already sitting. Seeing the two, Yu Zhou did not think of "sitting still and showing off his power", and took the initiative to stand up: "Director Duan? Welcome, this is Yue Fengping, the commander-in-chief of our Tianyue Base."
There were four people in the box, three of whom were not "locals", and they were still playing this kind of fake game, which was actually quite funny. But this also shows that Yu Zhou really gave face to his partner, so even if he was only performing for Yue Fengping alone, he performed it with all his heart.
Duan Yunhong glanced at him, gave him face and played along, and went over to shake hands with Yue Fengping: "I've heard a lot about you, Commander Yue. I'm Duan Yunhong, the director of the research institute at Huichuan Base."
Yue Fengping also shook hands and welcomed him: "Welcome Director Duan. When Yu Zhou told me you were coming, I was shocked. I didn't expect you to come alone."
"Ning Fei is here. They came here together. How can they be counted as one person?" Yu Zhou still couldn't understand Duan Yunhong's approach. He intentionally controlled the rhythm of the conversation and interrupted to make arrangements. "Don't stand. Sit down. We just ordered the dishes. See if you guys want to order anything else."
The four of them sat down in an arc-shaped seating arrangement, with Yue Fengping, Yu Zhou, Ning Fei, and Duan Yunhong. Ning Fei took the menu, scanned it, and then handed it to Duan Yunhong: "I don't want to order anything else, take a look."
Duan Yunhong took the menu and found that Ning Fei had already ordered some of the dishes he usually ate.
It should be Yu Zhou's order.
He glanced at Ning Fei calmly. Ning Fei was leaning over and whispering to Yu Zhou. They seemed very familiar and intimate. Turning his gaze again, he found that Yue Fengping seemed to be watching the conversation between the two people. As if he noticed Duan Yunhong's gaze, Yue Fengping turned his eyes to Duan Yunhong and said, "Have you chosen the dishes Director Duan wants to add?"
"Okay, done." Duan Yunhong picked two dishes at random and handed the list back. Yu Zhou took it naturally, stood up, went to the door to call the boss, and handed over the menu. After coming back, he took the initiative to pour tea for Duan Yunhong and Ning Fei. Duan Yunhong at least said "thank you", Ning Fei directly accepted his service with peace of mind, and even advised: "Don't be so full."
Yu Zhou placed the kettle in front of him and said, "Pour it yourself."
Ning Fei sneered and actually fell down.
Duan Yunhong was a little confused. Was he doing this to give face to Yue Fengping, or was he simply taking care of Ning Fei out of habit and taking himself into his care? Ning Fei's relationship with another "colleague" Chong Lin was not so good before. The rudeness between him and Yu Zhou just shows that their relationship is extraordinary.
"Director Duan."
Yue Fengping spoke again, attracting everyone's attention: "Can I ask you, what is the reason for your private trip to Tianyue?"
Duan Yunhong smiled and said, "It's not entirely for personal purposes, it's also for official business."
"Is there any official business?" Yue Fengping asked, "Are you here in Tianyue for work? Is it related to the research institute?"
"I guess so." Duan Yunhong took a sip of tea and said slowly, "The Huichuan base has newly developed a trauma spray. In theory, it is undergoing small-scale clinical trials within Huichuan. I wonder if Commander Yue has heard of it?"
Yue Fengping: “…Hmm?”
Yu Zhou and Ning Fei: ...Oh no.
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