Chapter 99 - Laying the Hook
Chapter 99 - Laying the Hook
This mother's behavior was somewhat deliberate, but Ning Fei didn't care. Or rather, this was exactly what he wanted.
Because he knew that the woman's name was Liu Min and her husband's name was Wang Haiyang. Wang Haiyang is one of the R&D personnel at Huichuan Base, Chen Yikun’s senior, and Ning Fei’s target of persuasion this time.
Ning Fei directly gave the soda to the little boy, asked him to drink it with his sister, and also gave him some snacks. The little boy happily took the food back to his seat. Seeing this, some other children nearby also came to ask Ning Fei for snacks. Ning Fei distributed all the snacks, and when the children saw that there was nothing left to take, most of them left reluctantly. There were still one or two who were still staring at Ning Fei, pestering him to chat, and even asking to try his lunch. This time Ning Fei firmly refused. The children's acting cute was useless. They tried to "take without asking for anything" but Ning Fei gave them a cold look and they all dispersed.
Only then can Ning Fei eat well.
After taking a few bites, he heard Liu Min, who was sitting across from him, say to him, "Um...thank you for the drinks and snacks."
Ning Fei looked up at her and said, "You're welcome. Children don't have many opportunities to eat these nowadays, so let them have a try. If I eat all I can keep the whole family full, and you can buy more later if you want to eat more."
Liu Min reminded him: "If you still want to eat, buy it back and eat it yourself, don't leave it in a public place. It's okay in this family canteen, at least the children can get enough food on weekdays, and they will come to you to beg for food if they are greedy, and it's okay if they can't eat it. In some places outside, there are really children and even adults who can't get food, and they may just snatch it and run away."
How could Ning Fei not know? But he pretended to be nonchalant and replied, "It's okay. I'm a level 3 wind element, no one can outrun me."
"Level 3!" Liu Min was surprised. "You're amazing! I think I've only seen you a few times in the cafeteria. You've only been here for a short time, right? What's your name?"
Ning Fei was not surprised that she remembered her. After all, ever since Ning Fei was able to hang out in the staff quarters, he had often deliberately "run into" her in the cafeteria not too far away. She could vaguely remember a few times that Ning Fei's action was successful.
"My name is Ning Fei." Ning Fei smiled. "I've only been here for two months and just became the captain. I don't know anyone here yet. What's your name?"
"You are really young and promising... My last name is Liu, and my husband works at the research institute." Liu Min also smiled, "Which base were you in before? You are so capable, why did you come to Huichuan?"
"Something happened, so I came here." Ning Fei's tone was casual, and he pointed in a certain direction as if chatting, "By the way, I have a question for you. I just moved into that building. Where can I get daily necessities?"
"Wow, it's right across from our house!" The little boy suddenly leaned over to his mother and interrupted, "Mom, Lulu and the others just took that cookie, I want to eat it too!"
He was talking about the snacks that Ning Fei gave to other children. The world is difficult now. Liu Min can pretend not to see her son asking for snacks, but she can't tolerate him doing that in front of her. So Liu Min scolded him, "What biscuits are you eating? Have you finished your lunch? Go and eat! If you don't eat now, don't eat anymore. No one will care if you are hungry."
As she spoke, Liu Min also collected the snacks her son had been given: "You can only eat snacks in the afternoon after dinner, otherwise don't eat at all!"
The boy must have been really hungry. Although he looked unwilling, he still pouted and sat back to eat. But he didn't eat seriously. He played with his sister while eating and tried to grab the soda. They had agreed to take a sip each, but they still started arguing over "big sips" and even spilled the soda during the argument. The eldest daughter was splashed all over. She stood up angrily, grabbed the soda bottle and threw it to the ground!
With a loud "bang", the glass bottle exploded into pieces on the spot. Everyone around was startled and looked around nervously to see what happened. The ten-year-old girl herself was frightened, probably because she didn't expect such a big commotion. Of course, the youngest son was the most frightened and started crying on the spot.
This embarrassing scene made Liu Min unable to react for a while. Ning Fei was the first to speak: "Uh, sorry, I only gave you a bottle of soda..."
"It's none of your business, it's none of your business. It's just that the children don't know better." Liu Min quickly wiped her daughter's face and replied, "I have to take them back to change clothes first. We'll talk next time. Thank you..."
After saying that, Liu Min didn't wait for Ning Fei to say anything more, and left with her two children.
Ning Fei watched them leave, lowered his head and smiled silently, then continued to eat his meal.
***
When someone says “let’s talk next time”, you never know when you’ll meet them again.
But Liu Min told Ning Fei "let's talk next time", and they really met again the next day.
Following Ning Fei's speaking skills, Liu Min took him to visit nearby supply points, management offices and other life-related places. As they walked and talked, Ning Fei used some false information to find out a lot about the current situation of Liu Min's family.
Their eldest daughter is in elementary school and their youngest son is in kindergarten. Liu Min, on the other hand, has to stay at home and take care of her children because the Huichuan base does not need more accountants and she is not in good health and cannot do any physical work. In other words, Wang Haiyang is the only one in the family who is earning points, and he has to support three people by himself.
But even though Wang Haiyang worked in the high-sounding "Base Center Research Institute", his actual treatment should not be ideal, leading to a tight life for this family of four. When Ning Fei was exchanging non-essential items such as snacks, drinks, and cigarettes at the supply center, Liu Min was silent.
She didn't say anything, and her expression actually looked quite normal at first glance. But Ning Fei had seen countless people after all, and he understood her embarrassment at a glance. So Ning Fei changed a can of milk powder and handed it to Liu Min.
Liu Min was surprised: "No need, my family has no shortage of food."
"I know your family doesn't need it. These are snacks for the children. Consider it my thanks for taking me around. You've worked hard." Ning Fei smiled. "When your husband is free, let's have a meal together. I don't know anyone in Huichuan, so it's nice to make friends with your family. I don't know anyone like researchers. It seems like they are racing against time to save the world, while I can only go out and fight."
"Haha, Xiao Ning, you are too modest. Now everyone thinks that you, the superpowers and the combat police, are the heroes who save the world. My daughter and son dream of awakening their superpowers, but unfortunately our whole family didn't make any moves during the 'big awakening' two years ago. Let's see if the children have a chance during their growth period." Liu Min smiled slightly, which was actually quite gentle, covering up the stiffness and embarrassment in her emotions. "As for my old Wang... I don't even know what he is busy with all day. He either comes home late at night or doesn't come home at all, and he doesn't have a day off. Sometimes he doesn't eat at home, and I don't want to cook by myself, so I take the children to the cafeteria. That's how I met you."
"Be busy, aren't you going to produce results? I still think that the final restoration of world peace depends on scientists like them." Ning Fei smiled, "I'm not saying I want a fancy meal, the cafeteria is not bad either. I always eat dry food when I go out on missions, and now the cafeteria is considered a delicious meal for me."
Liu Min sighed, "You are high risk, high reward. Besides, you are only level three, so your ability is so strong, it's not that dangerous."
Ning Fei looked at her in surprise: "Why, sister, isn't being a researcher also a high-paying job? You don't need to envy those of us who have to put our heads on the line."
"It's not that good... Hey, why am I telling you this." Liu Min forced a smile, "Thank you for your gift, I won't refuse any more. If my wife comes back from vacation, I will definitely have dinner with you and get to know you."
Ning Fei also smiled: "Okay, it's a deal."
***
Before meeting Wang Haiyang, Ning Fei regularly called Yu Zhou to discuss the "task progress".
"Bad news." Yu Zhou said, "I still can't find the Duan Yunhong you mentioned in Tianyue's system. Either he changed his name, or he didn't come, or... he didn't put the character setting of the world in the Tianyue base."
Ning Fei frowned: "That means he didn't enter Tianyue."
"Oh? Are you so sure he will come?" Yu Zhou joked, "What if he suddenly feels that this bet is boring and simply doesn't come?"
Ning Fei was too lazy to answer his question.
"Okay, he didn't come to Tianyue, so where did he go?" Yu Zhou leaned back in his chair, tapping the table with his fingertips, "Could it be... Huichuan? I kidnapped Chen Yikun's adopted daughter from Huichuan. She was supposed to be met by Chen Yikun at the end of this year when he went to Huichuan for academic exchanges, but I was too lazy to wait and brought her here in advance."
"How on earth did you manage to take away a living person with your tone of voice of human trafficking?"
"She's a living person, but she's an orphan girl that no one cares about." Yu Zhou replied confidently, "I asked someone to drive into Huichuan, stuffed her into the car when we found her, and took her away without going through any paperwork. On the way, I lied to her that a distant uncle was looking for her and wanted to adopt her, and Chen Yikun's family really treated her well, so shouldn't she stay at Tianyue Base safely?"
Ning Fei commented: "...No wonder you were blocked by Huichuan, no wonder you always have to hide things from Yue Fengping. Once exposed, you will be dead."
"That's not necessarily true." Yu Zhou raised his head and smiled. "As long as I maintain the relationship strong enough and lay all the foundations, even if it is exposed, he will only think that everything I do is for him. I have paid, but I don't say it. Doesn't this add points to his heart? Even if he doesn't agree with me morally, he won't be willing to give me up. So he can only find a way to restrain me instead of denouncing me and leaving me."
"I don't want to listen to your 36 strategies for love and your weird play settings." Ning Fei complained, "Can't you just try harder and hack into Huichuan's population system to check it out?"
"You're so humorous. I have the ability to move freely in Huichuan's system, so why am I still trying to scheme against them? Can't I just do it directly?" Yu Zhou finally stopped laughing and said in a more serious tone, "However, I will give you the information of the organization that found the girl. It's better than nothing. You should always be on guard."
Ning Fei didn't waste any words: "Okay."
"I've given you this month's points. You're not short of money. Take it easy on the missions. I've heard how ruthless you are." Yu Zhou added, "Remember, you're here to kidnap people, not to fight. Don't die too early."
Ning Fei heard the concern in his words, lowered her eyes, and said slowly: "Don't worry, you won't die yet."
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