Chapter 54 Production Accident The next afternoon, Ning Weidong was in the middle shift. As soon as I arrived at the unit, I heard the news of an explosion. "There was an accident in the workshop!" When I went to the factory protection team to sign in, I heard people inside talking. Ning Weidong listened to it but didn't take it too seriously. In a heavy industry factory of the size of the Red Star Factory, production accidents are not uncommon. Those machines are made of iron, and if you are not careful, you will break bones and tendons. But when he arrived at the guard room at the west gate, he saw Wang Yong looking like he had lost his parents. "Weidong is here~" Wang Yong saw Ning Weidong trying to act normal and forced a smile. Ning Weidong responded, as if he didn't notice anything unusual about Wang Yong. I looked at the time again. It was not yet four o'clock, not yet the time for the shift change, and the three people from the previous shift were not there. At this moment, Xu Jinshan came in from outside in a hurry, his face was livid, and he seemed to be about to say something, but when he saw Ning Weidong was also there, he stopped talking again. He choked for a moment before saying, "Weidong, keep an eye on it. Wang Yong, come with me."
Wang Yong responded and followed him out immediately. Ning Weidong realized that things seemed unusual, and Xu Jinshan was obviously flustered. Could the accident during the day have anything to do with Xu Jinshan? Ning Weidong was thinking when the phone on the table suddenly rang. He was startled and reached out to pick it up: "Hello, Simon." It was Li Peihang's voice on the other end of the line: "Hello, is this Weidong?" "It's me, the section chief." Ning Weidong responded quickly. Li Peihang said: "Where is Xu Jinshan? Let him answer the phone." Ning Weidong said: "Squad Leader Xu just took Wang Yong out." Li Peihang was silent for a few seconds, said "Okay", and hung up the phone. Ning Weidong slowly put down the receiver, becoming more certain that the production accident in the workshop was unusual. Not only did Xu Jinshan lose his composure, but Li Peihang was also implicated. Ning Weidong became more and more curious about what was going on. But there was nothing he could do. The original owner had worked in the factory for more than a year, but still hadn't established any connections. He wanted to find out more about the situation, but couldn't think of anyone to contact. At this moment, Wu Bingzhong came in from outside and saw that Ning Weidong was the only one in the room. He immediately took two steps forward and asked, "Where's Lao Xu?" He glanced into the room and confirmed that no one was in the room. He lowered his voice and asked, "Weidong, what's going on here?" Ning Weidong said: "Brother Wu, I am on the afternoon shift today." When Wu Bingzhong looked at the time, he suddenly realized. Ning Weidong asked: "What happened?" Wu Bingzhong said: "At three o'clock in the afternoon, an accident occurred in the second workshop and a technician was seriously injured..." Ning Weidong's heart trembled, thinking of the man who came to Xu Jinshan in a threatening manner two days ago. It seemed that his name was Liu Xinwen, who was from the second workshop and was a technician. Could it be him? He was surprised and said, "Yes! What happened? Tell me in detail. How is the person?" Wu Bingzhong originally wanted to find Ning Weidong to inquire about the situation, but he forgot that he was on the afternoon shift today and was not in the factory during the day. He was very disappointed and had no time to say more.
After saying a few simple words, he left in a hurry. But just these few sentences allowed Ning Weidong to obtain a lot of information. Just as he guessed, the one who got into trouble today was Liu Xinwen, and the situation was quite serious. It is said that he is seriously injured, but judging from Wu Bingzhong's expression, he is probably in great danger and is hanging on for his last breath. Ning Weidong concluded in his heart that this was unusual. At the same time, he was secretly shocked that the water in the Red Star Factory was deeper than expected. Then he thought of the second time Liu Xinwen came to see Xu Jinshan and the look in Xu Jinshan's eyes after Liu Xinwen left. Could it be that Liu Xinwen had caught something against Xu Jinshan and thought he could take advantage of him for the rest of his life, and this led to the accident? Does Xu Jinshan really have such courage? Ning Weidong pondered and waited until the bell rang at five o'clock, but Xu Jinshan and Wang Yong had not returned. Instead, at almost six o'clock, the phone rang again. "Hello, Simon." Ning Weidong picked up the phone. "Weidong~ let Xu Jinshan answer the phone." Li Peihang's voice could be heard from the other end of the phone. Ning Weidong's heart moved. Xu Jinshan had been out for more than an hour and was not with Li Peihang. He replied, "Section Chief, um, Squad Leader Xu just went out, saying he was going to the bathroom." Li Peihang was silent for a moment and then said, "Come to my office in an hour." After saying that, he hung up the phone. Ning Weidong put down the phone. It seemed that Li Peihang couldn't sit still anymore and didn't want to leave work. More than half an hour later, around half past six, Wang Yong came back. I went into the house and sat down absent-mindedly, but there was no sign of Xu Jinshan. Ning Weidong didn't bother to join in the conversation until it was almost seven o'clock, when he stood up and said, "Brother Wang, I'm going to the toilet." At this time, Wang Yong recovered a little, but his face was still ugly. Ning Weidong pretended not to see it and didn't care whether he responded or not, then he got up and went outside. The weather is good tonight and the moonlight is very bright. Ning Weidong went straight to the factory office building. At this time of day, the lights in the factory building would have been turned off, but today you could see from afar that many offices had lights on. Such a serious accident happened during the day, especially since we don’t know whether Liu Xinwen is dead or alive, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for many people. Enter the factory office building and go up the stairs. The office that had its door open the two times I came before was now closed. Ning Weidong walked over and knocked on Li Peihang's door. After hearing a response, he pushed the door open and entered.
"Please sit down~" Li Peihang was obviously mentally exhausted. The top two buttons of his Mao suit, which he had tied to the collar twice before, were undone, revealing his sweater collar. Ning Weidong sat down in the same seat as last time and called out “Brother Li”. I called the section chief during the day, but now it's night and it's dark outside, so there's no need to be so strict. Besides, Li Peihang called him over at night definitely not for official business, but to find his own people. It would be too depressing to call him section chief now. "Weidong, don't hide at the west gate." Li Peihang went straight to the point. Early this morning, Wang Zipeng came to him to report and told him what happened with Ning Weidong yesterday. Li Peihang originally wanted to find Ning Weidong in a few days to use both kindness and force, and then transfer some people from the security guards. With Ning Weiguo there, no matter what the final result of the test is, Li Peihang will use Ning Weidong, the only thing that will be affected is how he uses him. In fact, in Li Peihang's eyes, in terms of personal ability alone, there is no difference between Ning Weidong and Wang Yong, or anyone else in the Security Department. The only special thing is that his brother is Ning Weiguo and his sister-in-law is Wang Yuzhen. Even Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen themselves have no value, they just have certain resources worth exchanging. As for Ning Weidong personally, his ability to do things and his character and loyalty are of little consideration when promoting him. Ning Weidong was well aware of the rules and was not surprised to hear Li Peihang say this. He immediately stood up and said, "Leader, I am one of your soldiers..." (End of this chapter)