Chapter 183 - Suspected Position
Chapter 183 - Suspected Position
In the few days after Liang Zhiming was hunted down, there was no follow-up news on this matter, and there was no news in the newspapers about the shooting on the street that night.
Duan Yunhong didn't go to investigate specifically, but Secretary Cui brought people to the door.
It was said to be a visit, but everyone knew that it was most likely about what happened that night. However, what surprised Secretary Cui first was that Duan Yunhong and Ning Fei actually lived together.
In his opinion, both of these people are financially strong, and no matter how good their relationship is, they will still live separately. After all, men all have a sense of "territoriality". I didn't expect that the two of them lived under the same roof. It's really puzzling.
Secretary Cui wanted to use this topic to open up a conversation, and half-jokingly said, "It's so crowded for two grown men to live in one room. Mr. Ning should still find a place to live in Pingdu, right? Not only for yourself, but also for the Southwest Chamber of Commerce when they come over for activities, right?"
Ning Fei was in no mood to play dialect games with him today, so she casually asked, "Why, Secretary Cui's secretary job is no longer profitable, and she has changed to a real estate broker?"
"...Mr. Ning really loves to joke." Secretary Cui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he didn't speak in dialect this time. But this also made Secretary Cui understand that Ning Fei used the Yucheng accent before just to tease him.
Although Ning Fei has changed his accent, he still speaks so impolitely. Secretary Cui couldn't help but say, "But this is Pingdu, not Yucheng. Before Mr. Ning makes a joke, I'm afraid you should consider whether others can understand your joke."
When Duan Yunhong heard him speaking in this bossy, fatherly way, he felt that Ning Fei might be about to "show his power".
However, Ning Fei unexpectedly did not continue to argue with him, but changed the subject: "Secretary Cui, are you here to talk to me about 'joke theory' today? Is this the question you said you wanted to ask in your visiting card?"
Duan Yunhong: What an abrupt turn.
But this also shows that Ning Fei is too lazy to deal with Secretary Cui. Secretary Cui didn't seem to want to waste any more time, and asked directly: "In that case, I won't waste any more time. I heard that Mr. Ning knows Liang Zhiming?"
"...Who is that?" Ning Fei didn't expect that his "no nonsense" was actually a trick, and he remained calm on the surface, "Who did you hear that you heard? I've only been in Pingdu for a few days, and someone has spread rumors about me?"
When Secretary Cui heard the hint of his accent, she immediately tried to stop him. "It's not that someone spread rumors. Mr. Ning is exaggerating. Someone saw you talking to Liang Zhiming that day and thought you knew reporter Liang. By the way, Mr. Ning seems to have had contact with Qiao Li from 'Night Pearl'? Qiao Li and reporter Liang are old acquaintances."
"There were so many people talking to me that day, and I don't remember any of them named Liang Zhiming. Besides, you guys are involved in my dealings with a young lady? That's a bit too much, Secretary Cui." Ning Fei crossed his legs and pointed in the direction of Duan Yunhong, "Besides, he was the one who gave Qiao Li a gift. Every wrong has its perpetrator, so go find the one who should be held responsible."
"..." Duan Yunhong, who had been sitting and watching Ning Fei playing tricks on people, was dragged into the water.
"I think we should make things clearer, Secretary Cui." Boss Duan finally spoke. "Ning Fei and I are both new here. We don't know Liang Zhiming at all. We only met the lady from the dance hall that night. It's a bit too much for you to question me as soon as you come.
"Ning Fei is right. If Pingdu treats anyone who wants to do business as a spy and interrogates them first, then I think there is no need to do business. It is better to go home early and not have to suffer the cold wind in the north."
If they were really ordinary businessmen, Secretary Cui would probably say on the spot, "The city doesn't need one or two of you to do business." However, one of them represents the Southwest Chamber of Commerce, and the other can deal in foreign cars, which means they have overseas channels. Secretary Cui didn't want to offend them too much if it wasn't necessary. So Secretary Cui could only tell the truth: "You two don't need to be so excited. Let me tell you the truth. Among the two people we chased you a few nights ago, one was Liang Zhiming.
"Mr. Ning, if you haven't remembered yet, I can remind you. The tall and thin man who talked with you and Qiao Li at the Night Pearl that night was Liang Zhiming. How about this, can it help you remember the two people who escaped that day?"
How could Ning Fei be fooled? He immediately replied: "It was dark on the street, how could anyone see what the person running by looked like? Besides, you fired the gun, so it's normal for someone to run around. Don't you ordinary people run and hide when you hear the gunshot?"
"What about that boss saying he saw the direction they were running in?"
"Why don't you ask him then? Why do you ask me right away?"
Secretary Cui was troubled by his increasingly clear accent and turned around: "Did the boss see that part clearly?"
"Didn't you say someone was shot? I just saw a man supporting another, and I thought they were the two you mentioned, so I pointed you in a direction." Although Duan Yunhong didn't use dialect, he was no easier to deal with than Ning Fei. "I heard it, Secretary Cui, are you doubting us? Interesting, it seems that not only did you fail to catch the person, but you also want to find someone to take the blame? After searching for a long time, you actually found two people who had just arrived in Pingdu. What, do you think we are new outsiders and easy to bully?"
"That's not what I meant. Don't make such a fuss. I'm here to visit and have a chat." The topic seemed to have entered the scope that Secretary Cui had prepared, and his speech became fluent. "Since you two don't know Liang Zhiming, I might as well make it clear. He is a spy, and the person he took away that night was also from that side. That person commanded a lot of underground sabotage activities in Pingdu, and he is very dangerous! If you two find his and that person's whereabouts, please be sure to let us know."
Duan Yunhong and Ning Fei looked at each other.
"...So you were arresting them." Duan Yunhong finally responded, "You should have said no earlier. You were so secretive at first, and we thought you were dragging us into this for your personal grudge."
Secretary Cui's doubts were mostly gone after seeing their attitude, but she still confirmed, "From the tone of your voice, it seems that you two are... friends?"
Duan Yunhong certainly knew what the best answer was, but before he opened his mouth, he looked at Ning Fei.
Ning Fei said, "General Liu Fan of Yucheng, do you know?"
"Of course." Secretary Cui thought he was someone very important when he spoke so highly, so he subconsciously lowered his attitude. "Mr. Ning has any contact with General Liu?"
"I am close friends with his...adjutant Cheng Lingqi." Ning Fei took a deep breath, fully whetting Secretary Cui's appetite before telling the truth. "If Secretary Cui doesn't believe me, you can call Liu's department and find Adjutant Cheng and ask him if he knows me."
Secretary Cui: “…”
In fact, Liu Fan's adjutant was important enough, but Ning Fei's way of speaking, which started high and ended low, made Secretary Cui feel extremely disappointed and speechless. Of course he wouldn't call and ask now. Even if verification is required, it has to be done behind the scenes. However, the purpose of his trip was basically achieved. If Ning Fei was really friends with Cheng Lingqi, then the political inclinations of these two people were clear.
At this point, Secretary Cui was ready to leave. He and Ning Fei simply had no idea what was going on. If he sat any further, he was worried that Ning Fei would start arguing with him in a messy dialect.
Even though Ning Fei is a friend rather than an enemy and has the backing of the Southwest Chamber of Commerce, Secretary Cui does not want to have much contact with him.
Secretary Cui then said politely, "You two are welcome to come to Pingdu more often to play and do business," and left.
"… Just because I have met Liang Zhiming twice in theory, it is ridiculous to suspect that we are also in communist relations."
Ning Fei leaned against the window of the study on the second floor, watching Secretary Cui's car drive out of the garden gate, and laughed mockingly: "Secretary Cui, how did he catch someone? Isn't it a frame-up?"
"I was wondering how Liang Zhiming, with his level, was not discovered and arrested until now. It turns out that the levels of both parties are equally matched." Duan Yunhong also came over and leaned on the window with one hand. "But you are right. It is also possible that Cui's blind cat encountered a dead mouse. Maybe someone else was exposed first this time, and asked Liang Zhiming for help, so Liang Zhiming was exposed as well."
"If you say so, then Liang Zhiming is not a bad person. Even though he was marginalized, he still risked his life to save others. Doesn't that mean he is still firm in his ideals?" Ning Fei leaned against the wall with his arms folded, looking out the window. "Then what you did back then didn't count as completely destroying a revolutionary fighter. People's beliefs are not so easily extinguished - even if he was just a time traveler who came along halfway."
Duan Yunhong thought he was just chatting at first, but after hearing what Ning Fei said later, he realized what he really meant.
"Why, are you comforting me?" The man's hand was still on the window sill, but his body slowly moved closer to Ning Fei, "And you are still comforting me back then, right?"
"...I'm just stating the facts." Ning Fei calmly watched him approach, not dodging or avoiding. "It's not easy for a time traveler to succeed, nor is it easy to be completely defeated. You lucky bandits always say that you can simply 'kill' the time traveler in this way or that way, but in fact, you see, the weak side can also be as tenacious as weeds. Otherwise, the debt collection department would have no meaning to exist. The reason why we can still come to collect debts is because hope is not extinguished, and everything is still possible... Hmm."
Duan Yunhong couldn't help but move closer and kiss him.
Even though the window was wide open and even though the two of them were right in front of it.
But the kiss was tender and brief. It seemed that Duan Yunhong just couldn't find the right words, or a kiss suited his mood better than any words, so he chose to do this.
"'Hope is not lost, everything is still possible', I like this sentence." Duan Yunhong smiled slightly and pressed Ning Fei's chin with his thumb restrainedly.
"It seems that I really should learn from the debt collectors - believe, act, and persist, and you will get what you want one day."
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