Chapter 193 - Life-threatening Mission
Chapter 193 - Life-threatening Mission
Cheng Lingqi's call went surprisingly smoothly (he thought).
Ning Fei was not completely cruel and let it go. While Cheng Lingqi was on the phone, he wrote two reminders with pen and paper. Cheng Lingqi told Cheng Mengxiao with some stammering, and Cheng Mengxiao didn't notice anything wrong.
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Lingqi sighed: "It felt like I just had a quarrel with her on the phone. I didn't get to the point."
Ning Fei waved his hand: "You don't need to summarize the key points, your sister or brother-in-law will summarize it."
Cheng Lingqi: "...Are you sure they have this IQ?"
Ning Fei: "Even if they don't have it, the people behind them do. Don't worry, you still have this value."
Cheng Lingqi: “…”
The adjutant was speechless and had to run away quickly, even if it was just to break away from Ning Fei's control for a short time and catch his breath.
But this one phone call alone certainly wasn't enough to achieve the goal of being captured. Ning Fei also assigned tasks to Cheng Lingqi, telling her to show her impetuousness in front of Cheng's mother, to complain to her about Cheng Mengxiao's lack of understanding of her and the current situation, and to encourage Cheng's mother to contact Cheng Mengxiao.
In name, the intention was to let Cheng's mother persuade Cheng Mengxiao to come to Yucheng as soon as possible; in reality, Cheng's mother, who had no concept of confidentiality for her family, became a bridge for leaking secrets, inducing the people behind Shen Zejun to start having interests in Cheng Lingqi.
On the other hand, Secretary Cui asked all the way to Yucheng's matter, and finally let Liu Fan know about it. Liu Fan took Cheng Lingqi to question him face to face. Cheng Lingqi had been reminded by Ning Fei beforehand, so he handled it fairly well. The most important thing is that Ning Fei had anticipated with Cheng Lingqi the questions Liu Fan might ask and had also told him the general answers. When Cheng Lingqi found that Liu Fan's questions really fell within the "examination scope" defined by Ning Fei, Cheng Lingqi's heart was immediately settled. He felt comfortable and his responses became much more natural, so much so that Liu Fan even thought that there was nothing wrong with him.
Of course, it was only a very brief "one time".
Even if Cheng Lingqi had completely cleared himself of the matter of Qiao Li's daughter, Liu Fan already knew a little about his sister and Shen Zejun's activities in Shashi. These days, choosing a side is not absolute, which is equivalent to being on the opposite side. Shen Zejun is a person who claims to be neutral but actually has close contacts with people close to "that organization". In Liu Fan's eyes, he is basically a member of "that organization".
Cheng Lingqi, who "failed to manage his relatives properly", was naturally "punished" by Liu Fan.
Once the idea of "suspecting someone of stealing an axe" begins, everything that happens afterwards becomes a continuous accumulation. Less than a year after Ning Fei proposed the "voluntary capture" plan to Cheng Lingqi, Liu Fan sent Cheng Lingqi on a mission that looked very dangerous in front of all the officers - to confirm the transportation of a batch of arms that were said to have been hidden in a county town after the X Army withdrew several years ago.
This was not a mission that would make the original owner disabled, but when Cheng Lingqi heard it, he knew that this was the "die" phase.
At this moment, even though he was under serious suspicion, Cheng Lingqi couldn't help but run to Ning Fei - he suspected that his home phone had been tapped - he looked nervous but had to force himself to remain calm: "It's definitely true this time! It's definitely true!"
"Are you sure this time?" Ning Fei seemed very calm, leaning back on the sofa in a relaxed posture. "It seems you have lied twice. Three times is the limit. If you are 'wrong' again, it will become the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'."
"Definitely! Although it's not the mission where the original owner got into trouble, the area where this batch of arms is located is still our controlled area on the surface, but it is actually a default out-of-control area inside!" Cheng Lingqi was so annoyed that he wanted to shake his feet, "Don't say it's the people from that organization... Tsk, to be honest, it would be fine if it was the controlled area over there. But this county is completely full of bandits, and they are armed!"
"But those bandits do have some connection with that organization." Ning Fei suddenly dropped a "bomb", but his tone was still leisurely, "So as long as you don't rush to the front and stay in a place where 'it's easy to capture prisoners and not easy to cause accidental injuries', even if you are caught by the bandits, your sister and Shen Zejun will have time to ask the people over there to help coordinate and rescue you safely."
Cheng Lingqi was stunned: "The bandits are connected with them?! Is this true? How did you know?"
"Don't worry about it. Anyway, I've heard about it." Ning Fei replied, then picked up a pen and wrote a line on the notebook in front of him, "What you need to do now is to go to this address and say you want to make a phone call. Then tell your sister that you might really die this time, and ask her to remember to take good care of your mother. In this way, your sister should automatically trigger a series of subsequent 'tasks' to save you."
After saying that, Ning Fei tore off the paper and handed it to Cheng Lingqi.
Cheng Lingqi took the paper suspiciously and found that it should be an unfamiliar address: "Where is this?"
"It's a car repair shop, and there's a phone inside. My phone here might also be tapped. Forget about the other calls, but your most critical call for help can't be tapped by Liu Fan." Ning Fei replied, "Go ahead, just say you need to get your car serviced before leaving, that's reasonable."
"...Okay." Seeing Ning Fei so calm, Cheng Lingqi felt a sense of security, as if "he has prepared everything for me". He folded the note, stuffed it into his inner pocket, and got up and left.
Duan Yunhong was actually present throughout the whole process, but he remained silent. Cheng Lingqi had already left the study room, and Duan Yunhong looked at Ning Fei: "My information is at least five years old. Do you really believe it is still valid now?"
"Of course I believe it." Ning Fei replied without hesitation, "Boss Duan has been deeply involved in this world and this organization for many years. Even though there has been a time difference since you controlled everything back then, I still believe in your intelligence."
Duan Yunhong: "You responded too quickly. Are you just trying to fool me? Tell me the truth."
"...Hahaha." Ning Fei laughed out loud, "Well, to be honest, I just need a set of excuses to make him come forward boldly. As for the specific excuses, I can make them up if necessary. But I have your information for reference, so why bother? Just say it according to your information. Anyway, according to the feedback from Cheng Lingqi and Cheng's mother before, Cheng Mengxiao has inquired so much intentionally or unintentionally, and there must be some actions to be taken in the future."
"Sure enough." Duan Yunhong saw that he was slightly smug and knew that he had guessed it exactly. "So, in fact, you may not trust the information I told you. You are just pushing forward the plan you have already made with all your strength."
"Indeed. The plan has been implemented, and there seems to be no major problem at the moment, so why not go all out?" Ning Fei propped up his chin, looking into Duan Yunhong's eyes with a hint of smile, "But why are you suddenly saying such discouraging words? What new trick is this? If I didn't trust your intelligence, would I have made up this 'voluntarily captured' plan for him? And the ways I taught him to deal with Liu Fan so many times were not all made up by me, wasn't there also intelligence from you? What, you think I took the credit for your work, so you remind me here, right?"
Duan Yunhong found these words very useful.
Even though he knew that Ning Fei had a lot of words to say to coax people, and that Ning Fei was just deliberately finding fault and saying things he wanted to hear in order to achieve the "one slap and one candy" emotional control. This method may be intentional or unintentional on Ning Fei's part, and it is just a habitual method of his. But I have to say that when Ning Fei wants to coax someone, he is really good at finding words that the other person wants to hear. Even Duan Yunhong, who is well versed in this method, found it hard not to feel a ripple in his heart.
Sometimes, Duan Yunhong would even deliberately bring out Ning Fei's words. When Ning Fei really said what Duan Yunhong expected or wanted to hear, Duan Yunhong would secretly feel happy because of his words and the tacit understanding between them.
"...I don't need these credits. Even if I do, it will be in the future."
Boss Duan would not confess that he just wanted to hear Ning Fei say these things on purpose. He kept a calm face and said, "I just want to remind you that if there are any changes later, such as the current situation being completely contrary to what I know, don't blame me again."
"Ha, that's it? Am I so ungrateful?" Ning Fei stood up and walked to the chair where Duan Yunhong was sitting, leaning on the armrest and putting his hands on the back of the chair. "I just said that I am also looking at the actual results. Don't make it sound like I left all the thinking to you and I am just executing without thinking, okay?"
Duan Yunhong glanced at him: "This is not the first time that you have put the blame on me, and you have resolutely refused to accept my explanation."
"Then do you dare to say that you had no intention of cheating me at that time?" Ning Fei leaned towards him and pinched the man's chin with his empty hand. "You had that intention when you took action. Even if you are only 20%, 10% or even 1% responsible for the final result, it is still your responsibility. You can say that I exaggerated your responsibility, but you can't say that I completely wronged you, right?"
"You mean, even if I just wanted to make a joke or have some fun, but there were consequences I didn't expect, you still have to judge me wrong? Expand my responsibility to 100%?" Duan Yunhong held his hand and looked up at him. "At this point, I don't even have a chance to ask for an explanation?"
"...That depends on what it is." Ning Fei raised his eyebrows. "If we are on opposite sides, I will naturally be wary of all your actions. But if we are on the same front, then I can consider whether it is actually your fault."
Duan Yunhong pinched his index finger implicitly: "Whether you and I are on the same side now depends on you, not me."
"..." Ning Fei pulled back his hand, "You used to coax me into thinking, but now it's becoming more and more like a threat, Mr. Duan."
"Cheng Lingqi's mission is coming to an end. According to your principle of 'efficiency first', as long as he is captured and Cheng's mother takes over, you will almost leave, right?" Duan Yunhong replied frankly, "I need to increase the weight of this matter in your heart."
Ning Fei suddenly thought of something: "Have you ever thought that if you are really responsible for something I don't like, before you get the right to explain, you should do another thing first?"
"What?"
"Apologize."
“…”
Ning Fei stared into the man's eyes and said meaningfully, "I mean, you should say 'I'm sorry' in person. Sometimes, even if you are wrong, you just use certain means to show your kindness to me, but you don't say a word of apology on the surface. It's like the kind of superiors or elders who are too concerned about their reputation. After making a mistake, they will only come to make peace silently."
"...You want to accuse me of being stubborn again?" Duan Yunhong raised his eyebrows, "You don't seem to be much better, do you?"
"At least I apologized."
"It was just for some trivial matters, or to achieve your greater goals. I remember it very clearly." Duan Yunhong nodded his head, "...Okay. Since you asked me to apologize honestly, I will give you the same constraints. You should also admit and apologize when you make mistakes. How about that?"
"Really?" Ning Fei was a little surprised by the man's reaction. "This is not too difficult for me. At least I have opened my mouth before. And many times, it is because you have never apologized and deliberately provoked me that I never want to sincerely apologize to make you feel good. Do you understand?"
"I had some guesses before, but now I completely understand. I just want my 'sorry' to have more weight, instead of never saying it. I'm not that naive." Duan Yunhong raised his hand and grabbed Ning Fei's hand on the back of the chair. "And if we become colleagues in the future, we really need to be more honest."
Ning Fei heard him mention "colleagues" again and sighed: "Boss Duan, your coercive rhetoric is a bit too much."
"You see, I'm honest, but you're not happy." Duan Yunhong gently stroked his ring finger.
"If you want to hear me say 'I'm sorry' in person, then at least I need to have this opportunity and this scene in the future so that I can say it face to face, right?"
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