Chapter 126 - The Messenger
Chapter 126 - The Messenger
Although Wang Moye behaved quite naturally at the dinner, he wisely excused himself after Yue Fengping's comrades were getting into the mood.
It was reasonable for Ning Fei to get up and see him off.
"As expected of someone who came from the army, you can drink a lot. I'm a little drunk, and if I don't run, I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself." Wang Moye walked out with his coat in his hand while chatting with Ning Fei casually, "Can you still hold on? You look so quiet, and you're so amazing. You can't judge a person by his appearance."
"I'm just good at avoiding alcohol. I sent you out so I can smoke a cigarette and get some fresh air." Ning Fei took out a cigarette box, took out a cigarette and handed it over, "Want one?"
"I haven't smoked for a long time." Wang Moye said this first. Just as Ning Fei was about to stop, Wang Moye took the cigarette and said, "Okay, have one with me."
So the two of them started smoking in a sheltered corner outside the hotel. Ning Fei hadn't brought out his coat yet. Wang Moye saw that he was only wearing a sweater over a shirt and wanted to lend him his coat to keep out the wind. Ning Fei refused and sneered, "Mind your own business. I am a wind-type mutant, I can control the wind, understand?"
"Okay, you're amazing." Wang Moye was delighted. He lit a cigarette with Ning Fei's lighter and took a slow puff. "Come to think of it, are you going to accompany them to the end tonight?"
"It depends." Ning Fei knew he was laying the groundwork, so he patiently chatted with him, "Maybe I won't stay for long. If they don't stop, I'll tell Yu Zhou and leave too."
"You and Yu Zhou have a really good relationship." Wang Moye said, "I heard you are brothers?"
"Relative, cousin." Ning Fei was not surprised that he knew this setting. Yu Zhou's previous application was mentioned in the system. It was very easy for people with status and intentions to see it. "He has always taken good care of me before and now, so I just followed him."
Wang Moye asked casually, "But I heard that you also worked in Huichuan before?"
Ning Fei heard this and knew that he was ready to "enter the workforce", but his expression remained unchanged: "Well, I stayed for a few months last year. Then I got in touch with Yu Zhou and came here."
"You came so easily? Huichuan wouldn't underestimate you, right?" Wang Moye asked, "You just came to Tianyue like this, and Huichuan didn't try to keep you? At least in Jinghui, someone like you who has both advanced abilities and management skills would definitely be offered a high price to stay."
"Don't bluff me. How could Jinghui be short of three-level psychics? Jinghui has at most three-level psychics. The number of your four-level psychics is several times that of other bases. Everyone knows this." Ning Fei sneered. "In Tianyue, I have Yu Zhou's face and can be a small manager. In Huichuan, I rely on my psychic powers to work hard and be the captain of a psychic team. I dare not even think about coming to Jinghui, which is full of talented people."
Wang Moye said with a smile: "Who gave you the bad impression that Jinghui Base would eat people or something? According to what you said, ordinary people like me who don't even have special powers have no future at all, right?"
"Just because you don't have superpowers doesn't mean you don't have other qualities." Ning Fei glanced at him and slowly exhaled smoke. "Do you really think we are so far away from each other that we don't know anything?"
Wang Moye lowered his eyes and smiled: "Ha, you mean my uncle? He is not even a direct descendant, he is not as powerful as you think."
"Do you think I'm stupid? He's a national-level minister. Even if he completely ignores you, the title alone is enough for you to move around." Ning Fei snorted, "I'm going to say something a bit over the line. You're so young but you have such skills and performance. You're worthy of being brought up by such a family."
Wang Moye did not respond to the teasing immediately. Instead, he took a puff silently and exhaled the cigarette slowly. Then he spoke again: "Since you also know my family background, I will talk to you about something from the heart. You should be able to trust me, right?"
Ning Fei knew very well that this "truth" was not about love.
"Go ahead." He flicked the ash in the cold wind and chuckled, "I have to finish this one anyway. I can't run away. I just want to hear your 'truth'."
Wang Moye did not get straight to the point, but asked a question: "As far as I know, the idea of bringing all the research groups related to variants together to communicate with each other and complement each other was first proposed by Tianyue Base, right?"
"Yes." Ning Fei was too lazy to calculate the specific schedule at this moment, and only replied briefly, "But now Jinghui Base has also done it, right? Most of the larger bases in the country should have built such a coordination office."
"Yes, it was done." Wang Moye said, "But the order is a bit wrong."
"Um?"
"This kind of office should actually be established from top to bottom, layer by layer, so that overall coordination can be facilitated," Wang Moye said. "Let each base build it first, which will give it a sense of local autonomy. If you want to build a national office, it won't be that easy."
"Uh... that is to say, the higher-ups want to build an office to coordinate mutant research across the country." Ning Fei pondered as he replied, "Isn't it just a matter of you issuing a document and taking the lead? Is there any base that dares to disagree?"
"It's easy to build in name only." Wang Moye pushed his glasses, "but I'm afraid that someone might pretend to be loyal but actually disobey them, saying they're doing research together but actually not willing to share their breakthroughs."
Ning Fei raised an eyebrow: "Now that you've said that, it means that there are already bases that are hiding their research progress and not reporting it, right? Why don't you just say it out loud? Now that you've pointed it out to this point, it's pointless for you to keep hiding it like a virgin."
Wang Moye smiled and said, "Your old boss."
"...Huichuan?" Ning Fei almost immediately thought of Wang Haiyang.
Chen Yikun had previously "predicted" that Wang Haiyang would likely produce results. Are there any signs of this already?
"Yes, Huichuan." Wang Moye replied, "But don't ask me what research it is. I don't know much either. In the final analysis, there is news circulating that Huichuan has made a breakthrough. But when I asked their minister, he seemed to know nothing about anything. I don't know if he is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid."
Ning Fei thought that Duan Yunhong was really capable of deceiving his superiors and subordinates.
"So what do the higher-ups want Tianyue to do?" Ning Fei threw away his cigarette butt and stomped it out, then simply made the topic clearer. "If a national coordination office is to be established, Tianyue will definitely support and cooperate. But it's useless for you to ask us about Huichuan's research results. If you can't get them, it's even more impossible for us."
"Then I'll be frank. We really need your support for the establishment of this office. In addition to the nominal support, we also need something substantial." Wang Moye also threw away his cigarette butt, looked up at Ning Fei's eyes and said, "Tianyue... have you achieved some results recently, right?"
Ning Fei didn't respond.
To be honest, there are some results, and they were produced by Chen Yikun's team. However, it is currently in the middle stage of research and development and has only just begun to take shape. It has not yet been fully verified, so there are no papers or reports or other results to be published. In addition, this research is not directly related to variants, so it is not placed in the general office.
——But Wang Moye... No, how did the people at Jinghui Base and those above know about it?
They not only knew that Huichuan had achieved results, but also knew that Tianyue had something. It seemed that they had information sources in various places and aspects, and even had planted "spies". Ning Fei, the Minister of Human Resources and Social Security...Special Assistant, has to "screen" the sensitive groups at the Tianyue Base.
It doesn't mean that we need to completely eliminate those people who pass on the information. After all, this kind of infiltration is like "wildfire that cannot be extinguished, it will spring up again with the spring breeze", and there is no need to confront the higher-ups. Ning Fei just wants to understand which "air vents" there are so that he can carry out targeted operations in the future.
"Why are you so serious?" Wang Moye saw that Ning Fei didn't answer, so he raised his hand and waved it in front of Ning Fei's eyes, "I'm just asking, I'm not trying to steal your achievements, there's no need to be so cautious."
Ning Fei glanced at him and finally replied: "What if there is, what if there isn't?"
"If there is, Jinghui Base will also find a good topic and make an exchange with you. In name it is a joint research, but in reality each of us will do our own work, but we will share the results with each other in advance." Wang Moye said, "Then on this basis, we will establish a coordination office between Jinghui and Tianyue. If other bases want to join in the future, we will discuss the specific conditions."
Ning Fei understood: "You want to use this cooperation mechanism and the results of the exchange between the two parties to lure Huichuan to actively contribute their research on the mutant? It's unlikely. Huichuan can completely refuse to take the bait, which is actually not a big loss for them. When the results are completed and announced, they can also openly ask to join the cooperation."
"So, we need to exert some additional pressure." Wang Moye replied, "If Tianyue participates, I will tell you the current plan in detail."
"Don't make it sound so natural." Ning Fei raised his eyebrows. "I don't see any reason why Tianyue must participate. If it's just to exchange topics with Jinghui, then the temptation is not so great. Why don't we wait for the higher-ups to send out a notice on unified coordination before participating? If Huichuan doesn't hand in the topic, we can also not hand it in."
"You make it sound like the higher-ups are getting something for nothing." Wang Moye laughed. "Even if you say that, I can't promise you anything. I'm just here to supervise the project and pass on a message. I don't have that much power."
Ning Fei said: "Then we just blew the cold wind for so long in vain and told a magical story?"
"Okay, okay, then I can reveal a little bit of the news I know." Wang Moye laughed softly, "But this is just what I heard personally, it's not guaranteed to be true. Out of my personal wish, I'll talk to you privately..."
Ning Fei waved his hand: "Okay, stop laying the groundwork, just get straight to the point."
"The first batch of bases that establish coordination mechanisms may receive considerable funding support from above, specifically for cross-base projects," Wang Moye said. "Not only points, but also materials, equipment, and venue construction. These are all likely to receive support. For projects like this, usually the first and second batches receive the most support... you know."
Ning Fei really understood.
"Cash power".
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