Chapter 179 - You will remember this
Chapter 179 - You will remember this
Ning Fei and Duan Yunhong, one was the son of the president of the Southwest Chamber of Commerce, and the other was the owner of a car dealership. In addition, they moved into a large house as soon as they arrived. Of course, some people in Pingdu noticed them.
"The invitation to the dance is coming soon."
Duan Yunhong looked at the letters he received, glanced at them, threw one on the desk, and said sarcastically: "The supplies in Pingdu are much tighter than the year I left, and there are so many large and small dances held every day..."
Ning Fei leaned against the desk and picked it up to look through it. "It can't be helped. There are 'stinking wine and meat' and 'frozen dead bones' in every era. Your native world is like this, and so is mine."
Duan Yunhong saw the last one and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Maybe I can go and see the excitement of this one."
"What?" Ning Fei took the invitation and flipped it open. "This is a ball co-organized by Pingdu Newspaper. We sincerely invite business celebrities to attend... Ah, you mentioned before that Lin Jianru is the president of this newspaper, right?"
"Yes, but he left a long time ago." Duan Yunhong replied, "Whether it's the current president or the president from the previous period, it should not be him anymore. No one will remember his existence."
"So you think there's something exciting to watch?"
"The previous time traveler was also in this newspaper office, and he was a big reporter." Duan Yunhong picked up the newspaper beside him, folded a page and handed it to Ning Fei, "In order to raise money for the organization, he was very diligent in moving around among the businessmen. And the dance hall chosen for this dance party is well-known in Pingdu. He usually won't miss such a dance party."
Ning Fei didn't answer, he just leaned over to take a look and asked, "This is information from at least three years ago. Are you sure he is still like this now?"
"Even if he didn't go, it doesn't matter. Your mission target is not him. He is just a condiment. Your wish has completely failed." Duan Yunhong paused and couldn't help but add, "I used to... often get some news in that kind of occasion."
"Ha, you said earlier that you used to go to 'Night Pearl' often. Now you want to revisit the place, why don't you just go there? Why are you beating around the bush?" Ning Fei shook the invitation. "Night Pearl" is the dance hall mentioned on the invitation.
Duan Yunhong: "...I'm going to do serious work."
Ning Fei: "It's normal to do something else in that place."
Duan Yunhong: “…”
"Okay, don't have inexplicable concerns when you don't know what to do." Ning Fei put the invitation back on the table. "By the way, what is the long-cherished wish that the time traveler wants to fulfill?"
Duan Yunhong said lightly, "The original owner died while escorting a batch of arms. He believed that this batch of arms was related to the life and death of a unit and was of vital importance, so his wish was to deliver this batch of arms to the other side."
Although he used the third-party alias, Ning Fei could tell at once: "Oh, you mean helping your army to get arms? It is indeed related to what you did at the time. No wonder Lin Jianru wanted to get rid of you in advance."
"Hmm." Duan Yunhong responded briefly with a nasal sound, and seemed to have little interest in discussing this matter.
Ning Fei suddenly thought of something, propped up the table with one hand, and looked down at him: "Hey, how do you feel about preventing that batch of arms from arriving in the end?"
Duan Yunhong raised his eyes: "...what?"
"That's right. Doing this is not against your beliefs... It's a bit too much to say belief. It's contrary to the beliefs you've held for many years, right?" Ning Fei looked at him. "So, how did you feel at that time?"
Duan Yunhong was silent for two seconds: "Lin Jianru also asked me a similar question at that time."
"So how did you answer him?"
"I said, without the support of us, it would not have been his turn. He treated himself as a nobody, but at least he saved his life. Isn't that a 'virtue of loving life'?" Duan Yunhong said slowly, "Also, although the other side got the munitions, I also blew up their arsenal."
"...Pfft, you are worthy of it. If you can't get it, no one else can get it." Ning Fei laughed for a while and asked, "What about now?"
"Now?"
"Yes. Lin Jianru must have wanted to laugh at you, so he deliberately asked such a sharp question." Ning Fei said as he walked around the desk and leaned against it next to Duan Yunhong. "It's been so long now, and there's no need for me to laugh at you about this. Can you tell me the truth now? Lin Jianru deliberately pushed you to do something that went against your beliefs. How did you feel at that time?"
Duan Yunhong was really surprised this time: "...Why do you ask that?"
"Didn't you ask me to get to know you? Why, it's been so long, and you still don't dare to say it?" Ning Fei stretched out his index finger, leaned over and poked the man's heart, "Duan Yunhong, Duan Yunhong, I asked you something from your heart, and you don't dare to answer it again?"
Duan Yunhong grabbed his index finger and looked up at him: "It's not that I don't dare, it's just that this happened so long ago, my memory of that time may not be accurate."
"Don't give me that. When you were talking to me in my native world, you looked like you were deeply affected by my native world. Now you say you've forgotten it?" Ning Fei raised an eyebrow. "I think this must be one of the events that caused the most psychological fluctuations in you. I just want to know what you were thinking at the time, isn't that okay? Even if you felt regretful, guilty, and entangled at the time, so what? Isn't it human nature... Hey?!"
Duan Yunhong suddenly pulled him closer, hugged his waist, and buried his face near Ning Fei's waist and abdomen.
Ning Fei almost lost her balance and subconsciously hugged his head back: "What are you doing all of a sudden!"
"Nothing, just answering your question."
"ah……?"
"At the time, I was thinking, if there was someone who wouldn't laugh at me, wouldn't deliberately laugh at me, wouldn't mock my 'betrayal', and would just remain neutral and ask me 'how do you feel', that would be nice." Duan Yunhong's voice was muffled, "He doesn't need to conclude whether I did the right thing or not, he doesn't need to analyze my actions with me, as long as he can unconditionally accept my story. It's that simple."
His tone and speaking rhythm seemed to remain as stable as always, but in this posture, how could Ning Fei not feel the slight tremor hidden in it?
"'It's that simple'? Then it seems that what you need does not include 'hug', why are you hugging me?" Ning Fei pulled his hair, not too hard or too lightly, "Then I will give you a conclusion now, do you accept it?"
Duan Yunhong was amused: "I haven't even confessed my true thoughts yet, what conclusion do you draw?"
"You are so arrogant, who can't guess what you are thinking?" Ning Fei sneered, "You must feel disgusted because you have to 'slightly betray' the path you have always chosen. But your brother's betrayal and Lin Jianru's look of watching the fun are probably the reasons why you are holding on and not collapsing."
Duan Yunhong smiled silently.
He didn't say whether Ning Fei's guess was right or wrong, he just said, "Continue."
"Keep going, Boss Duan, are you interrogating the prisoner?" Ning Fei pulled the hand that was pulling his hair with a little more force, "Look up."
Duan Yunhong followed his force, raised his head and looked at him.
"Tsk, what a disgusting expression." Ning Fei said with undisguised disdain, "You guessed it right, so you're happy, right?"
"It depends on who's guessing. There are some people I won't give a chance to guess." Duan Yunhong said confidently, "So, guess again?"
"Why, I should be grateful, right?" Ning Fei looked down at him and sneered, "I won't guess anymore. I want to solve this matter once and for all."
Duan Yunhong was puzzled: "How to solve it?"
"That's what you'll think of next time you think of this topic."
As the words fell, Ning Fei's kiss fell on the man's lips.
***
The next night, the two went to the "Night Pearl" dance hall together.
It was indeed very lively inside, with bright lights, wine, and men and women. But if you look closely, you can see that most of the women are young and beautiful, and their outfits are bright and eye-catching. Most of the men were middle-aged or older. The lapels of their black suits could not hold back their big bellies. Some of them could not even button their clothes, and the white shirts underneath were also tied casually.
In comparison, Duan Yunhong and Ning Fei are the youngest among them, and their appearance is even more outstanding. When they entered the room, they attracted a lot of attention along the way, but the middle-aged men seemed to be self-conscious of their status and did not take the initiative to come forward to communicate. Instead, two groups of young girls came over to chat with the two men. After giving them a brief introduction to the dance hall, they left on their own accord when they saw that they were not very interested.
"The ladies here are quite discerning."
Ning Fei and Duan Yunhong sat down at an empty table, ordered two glasses of wine, and then began to chat in low voices: "I thought I would at least buy them a glass of wine. I almost took out my wallet."
"... Stop showing off your proficiency." Duan Yunhong raised his chin, "Look, the time traveler is really here, right over there."
Ning Fei turned his head and saw a man and a woman sitting at a similar round guest table not far away.
Basically, only the back of the woman is shown, but looking at the fluffy shawl, the exquisite hairstyle, and the colorful sleeves of the cheongsam, you can tell that she is most likely a lady. The man had short hair, glasses, and a thick woolen jacket, and was about the same age as Duan Yunhong and the others. At first glance, he seems quite gentle and refined.
"That's Liang Zhiming?" Ning Fei turned back and commented, "At first glance, he looks decent, but his clothes are half-worn, so I guess he's been living a normal life. Is this the famous reporter who lives a good life?"
"I have cut off almost all of his channels of contact with the business community. Many people know that he has average character and no credibility. He has no background, and no one backs him up, so naturally no one would give him benefits for no reason." Duan Yunhong said, "He should be relying on his job in the newspaper, making friends with some famous writers and activists, and maintaining some position in the writing field. People in the political, military and business circles don't want to see negative news about themselves in the newspapers, so most of them give him some face on the surface."
At this moment, the waiter came to serve wine and fruit plate, and the two stopped talking. After the waiter left, Ning Fei took a sip of the wine and continued, "So, he is a failed activist who retired to the literary world. But your organization just gave up on him? He should still know a lot of information about the organization, but you just let him run wild out there..."
"In the past, I would have thought you were simply ruthless." Duan Yunhong clinked glasses with him and smiled. "Now, I would say you are right. He has faded out of the organization, but he still knows a lot of key information. It is inappropriate to leave him like this."
Ning Fei turned his head again and found that the lady who was sitting at the same table with Liang Zhiming had stood up and left, leaving Liang Zhiming sitting there frowning and sulking. Another middle-aged man invited the young lady to the dance floor, and the two of them were almost sticking to each other, dancing a duet that could not be considered a ballroom dance.
Ning Fei raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh, I said he couldn't afford clothes, but he could afford to play with girls. But it turns out that Chunchun is a poor guy that even girls don't like, haha."
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