Chapter 129: A Stone and a Ripple

  "Director, the investigation results are out."

  Old Ning was playing with two fine jade balls in his hand, waiting for the investigation results. Today, his own granddaughter, Ning Xiaoli, cried and said that Li Yucao actually wanted to shoot her and her cousin Wang Xiaoming. Although Old Ning did not want Ning Xiaoli to marry Wang Xiaoming, Wang Xiaoming was after all a relative of the Ning family. If Li Yujun was really so ruthless, would Old Ning let it go?

  "Director, we mobilized many departments and the investigation results are all consistent." At that time, the onlookers present saw Li Youjun become enraged, saying he would beat Ning Miss and her cousin to death, and he had already pulled out his gun and aimed it at Ning Miss.

  Old Ning slammed the two jade balls in his hand onto the tea table and angrily said, "You scoundrel! Is it really true? You dare to pull a gun on my Ning family?! Even if I refused Li's proposal, you Li family people have no reason to be so arrogant! Unacceptable, I'll go to the Li family to settle accounts with that Li Yu-Jun!" Old Ning stood up and grabbed his cane, wanting to storm out of the door in a rage.

  "Stop right there!" The old man's irritable temper has flared up again! What are you going to do at the Li's house now? Fight? Wasn't it your idea for Xiaoli to marry Li Yujun in the first place? Didn't you want the two families to be on good terms? If you go and stir up trouble with the Lis again, what will happen? Think carefully." Madam Ning was anxious. She stood up and blocked Old Man Ning's path.

  Old Ning angrily said: "Am I supposed to allow the Li family's people to pull a gun on Xiaoli? Can I swallow this?" Old Ning said so with his mouth, but his mood slowly calmed down. Old Mrs. Ning was indeed wise and resourceful, and Old Ning's current status couldn't be achieved without her contributions.

  "Alright? Of course not! Xiao Li is my precious, my treasure. Whoever says a word about her will have to deal with me, let alone someone daring to point a gun at her! But this matter needs to be handled step by step, there are more important things right now. Old man, what do you think the top priority is?"

  Mrs. Ning finished speaking and stared at Mr. Ning with piercing eyes. Mr. Ning threw down his cane and said in a bad mood, "Old lady, you've been testing me for decades!" Alright, I admit defeat and yield to you. What's the most important thing now? Please tell me, madam." Ah, yes! Who was that kind person who saved Little Li? And what is their identity?" Mr. Ning said, suddenly remembering that his precious granddaughter was safe because someone had beaten up Li Yu's army and rescued them.

  Old Mrs. Ning smiled and said, "It's about time you showed some conscience. You only thought of your granddaughter's benefactor now? His name is Liu Suohua, he's Xiaoli's cousin's good brother. This afternoon, Xiaoli begged you to save Liu Suohua, but you were unmoved, which made Xiaoli cry and run out the door, saying she would never come back again."

  Mrs. Ning was a kind-hearted person, but this afternoon her beloved granddaughter cried and told her that Li Yu-jun wanted to shoot and kill Liu Suo-hua. Mr. Ning didn't believe it at all. When Ning Xiao-li begged him to save Liu Suo-hua, he even got furious. In the end, Ning Xiao-li was so angry that she ran out of the house. However, Mrs. Ning felt that something was not right and suggested that Mr. Ning send someone to investigate the truth. The result made Mr. Ning extremely angry!

  "This" you can't blame me. It's not that I'm not clever, but the enemy is too cunning. Who would have thought that Li Yu's army was such a ruthless and despicable king? Ning Lao began to make excuses for himself.

  Madam Ning gave Old Ning a glance, turned around and said to Old Ning's secretary: "How much information do we have on that Liu Suohua?"

  The secretary was standing far away, and when Old Lady Ning was teaching Old Ning, he had to pretend that he couldn't see or hear anything. Apparently, he heard Old Lady Ning's inquiry and immediately reported: "Chief, this Liu Suohua has a bad background."

  The old man frowned and said, "What? You're not from our country?"

  The secretary smiled wryly: "Yes"

  Ning Lao hummed and said: "As long as it's someone from our country or someone that our Ning family can't investigate? Speak up, let me take a look at this complicated law."

  The secretary immediately opened the information and said: "This Liu Suohua, his actual age was increased by 2 years. He is currently in the Nan Yue Province Hanjiang City Armed Police Brigade. However, he has been seconded to the Hanjiang City Public Security Bureau as a special assistant to the director for some time. Later, he also served as a special assistant to the secretary of the Hanjiang Municipal Politics and Law Committee."

  Old Ning was taken aback: "Falsely reporting one's age to join the army? This is quite common."

  But military and local dual-use? Secondment? Makes sense. Who seconded him?"

  The secretary glanced at the materials and replied, "It's Cai Lao's son, Cai Zhenghua. He was the director of the Public Security Bureau of Hanjiang City and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Hanjiang City." Ning Lao's eyes lit up: "Old Cai? That old man is quite good, just a bit temperamental. I didn't expect his son to be the director of the Public Security Bureau in Hanjiang City, what a shame!" Ning Lao thought that although Old Cai was low-key, he was after all an old revolutionary and one of the founding fathers, so his son should have been properly promoted.

  Mrs. Yu sighed: "You know what. Old Mrs. Cai told me, Old Cai said that his son would make it to a department-level official through his own efforts before he would take action. Otherwise, don't even think about it."

  Ning Lao was taken aback, then burst out laughing: "Good, this old man is ruthless! Now Cai Zhenghua seems to have become the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Hanjiang City, has reached the hall level, will Old Cai make a move now?"

  The secretary saw Ning say so, hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Chief, Cai Zhenghua has been removed from office and has not yet resumed his duties.

  "What? Won't work? Cai Zhenghua, that little kid, I thought was pretty good many years ago. How could he make a mistake and get fired? Tell me. Hmm, no, we're in Ningzhou 22, how did you bring up Cai Zhenghua?" Zhong Lao suddenly reacted; Shu Chui's eyes widened in surprise.

  The secretary smiled wryly and said, "Boss, to say that this Liu Suohua is really inseparable from Cai Zhenghua. Boss, didn't I report the Huangchao Gongzhu incident to you? Cai Zhenghua was reported for his job because of the Huangchao Gongzhu

  Ning Lao thought for a while before suddenly realizing, "Oh, I see. The Imperial Princess was hijacked in the Hanjiang Economic Special Zone, and Cai Zhenghua that kid is being used as a scapegoat. Ah, this luck is really not ordinary. Wait" Liu Suohua? Could it be that comrade who rescued two important hostages? Ning Lao's expression became somewhat agitated after he finished speaking.

  The secretary nodded affirmatively: "Yes. It's this Liu Suohua. The other people on the Huangchao Gongzhu also count as being saved by him."

  Old Ning praised: "Great! This young man is great! The Military Commission and the Ministry of Public Security both awarded him first-class merit, this is a well-deserved reputation. Quickly tell me about his other situation, such as his family situation?" Old Ning suddenly became anxious. As for Liu Suohua, he had noticed him some time ago, but did not expect that the person who saved his own granddaughter was actually Liu Suohua.

  The secretary changed a document and said: "Chief, when I say that Liu Suohua's background is complicated, it refers to his family. On the surface, Liu Suohua was born in a rural village in Shandong Province. His mother worked at home as a farmer, while his father served in the army as the commander of an engineering corps.

  Ning Lao nodded and said: "Indeed it's very ordinary. What about what's beneath the surface?"

  Secretary said: "This Liu Suohua's grandma and an old revolutionary, how to say it, the thing is like this"

  After listening to the secretary's account, Old Zhang opened his mouth for a long time and then shook his head, saying: "Ah, during the war years, husbands and wives were separated and reunited too many times. This is truly a human tragedy. However, since Liu Dianhua had this relationship, why was his family still in general circumstances?

  The secretary explained: "Chief, we occasionally learned about this situation. It's possible that the old comrade is not clear about Liu Suohua's family situation."

  Ning Lao nodded and said: "It's possible. I've been in charge of intelligence work for many years, but today is the first time I've heard of it. It seems that I need to find an opportunity to remind him about it. Ah, how should I bring it up?"

  Seeing Ning Lao standing there in a daze, Mrs. Ning angrily said: "What are you still stunned for? This Liu Suohua has made such great contributions to the country, saved our granddaughter, and is also the descendant of an old friend" Hurry up and rescue him first

  Old Ning slapped his forehead: "Right! Let's go save him!"

  "Director, there's another important situation. Liu Suohua's current girlfriend seems to be Wang Zhenghua's daughter, Wang Yifei. Oh, also known as Liu Yifei. The secretary thinks this point is very important and must report it to Old Ning. Because according to the secretary's understanding, Old Ning has a bad impression of Wang Zhenghua."

  Ning Lao came back to his senses and muttered: "That kid Wang Zhenghua? It's strange, why would he marry off his daughter to Liu Suohua?"

  Mrs. Ning also felt very strange, but she hesitated and said: "Old man, although we don't get along with the Wang family, Liu Chuihua did save Little Li after all, let's not mix things up."

  Old Mrs. Ning knew that Old Mr. Ning would hesitate when he found out about Liu Suohua and Wang Zhenghua's relationship, so she spoke up in a timely manner to remind him.

  "Alright! Each to their own, I'll go bring Liu Suohua out now. Someone come and prepare the carriage, Ning Lao is still preparing to make a personal trip, he knows that the Li family will not let Liu Suohua off, an ordinary person's intervention won't work."

  Old Mrs. Ning pulled Old Ning and shook her head, saying: "It's not good. If you go to rob people, of course they won't dare not give it to you. But this way we'll offend the Li family, and our granddaughter will be bullied for nothing, offending the Li family and losing out on both ends."

  Ning thought for a moment and smiled, "Madam's reminder is timely. I'll call Old Li right now and ask him to release Liu Suohua. If he doesn't, we'll go and rescue him. This is called 'first courtesy, then martial arts'."

  Ning Lao finished speaking and entered the study room, probably to make a phone call.

  Capital City, Li You

  "Director, just now a Mr. Ren called and said he was from the side of Old Ren. Old Ren asked if you have time to chat with him."

  Li's eyebrows furrowed, and he muttered: "Old Ren? He hasn't shown up in a long time. What could he want from me at this hour? Could it be about that Liu Suohua? Have you guys investigated thoroughly? Does that Liu Suohua who beat up Xiao Jun really have no background at all?

  Mr. Li is very angry today. His own grandson, Li Yujun, was inexplicably dumped by his girlfriend of many years, Ning Xiaoli. And then he was beaten up by a guy named Liu Suohua. When have the Li family ever suffered such humiliation? So Mr. Li is furious and the consequences are severe, he must deal with Liu Suohua properly. Who knew that just a few hours later, there would be many people pleading on behalf of Liu Suohua, which made Mr. Li feel a bit unusual.

  "Director, Liu Duanhua is a student of this semester's party school excellent young and middle-aged cadres learning class. Other materials may be collected later." The secretary actually didn't dare to speak. He didn't even bother to investigate Liu Suohua thoroughly. Does the Li family need to investigate someone's background before dealing with them? That would be a waste of effort.

  Li nodded and said: "Know yourself, know your enemy, and you can win every battle. I think this Liu Duanhua is not simple, you need to investigate carefully. By the way, what did Lao Ren say?"

  The secretary said: "Oh" after dialing the phone number, now the time should be up.

  The phone in Li's study rang before he had even finished speaking.

  Mr. Li got up and went to the study to answer the phone, laughing: "Hello, is that Old Ren? Haha, you old fellow, you've been gone for so long I thought you'd gone to see Marx!"

  On the other end of the phone, Lao Ren laughed and said: "I'm telling you, Old Li, think back to when we fought side by side in those chaotic years. We managed to survive through all that gunfire and rain of bullets. Now that it's a peaceful era, if we don't make the most of it and live a few more years, wouldn't that be a waste? So rest assured, although I believe in Marxism-Leninism, I'm not going to go meet Marx and Lenin just yet."

  Li Lao furrowed his brow and let out a soft sigh upon hearing this. The old Ren had brought up their past battles as soon as he called, which made Li Lao feel uneasy. Li Lao knew that Ren Lao must have something on his mind when he made the call.

  "Old Ren, ah", thinking back to those unbearable years. Never mind that now. You haven't been out and about for a long time, what's the matter with you calling me now?" Li Lao liked to get straight to the point, so he asked Old Ren directly what was going on.

  Ren Lao burst out laughing and said: "Great! Your temper is just right for my taste."

  It's really something like this. My grandson Ren Tianxiang is now studying young cadres in the party school.

  "Old Ren, don't say anything. It's because of that Liu Duanhua, right? You don't know he beat my grandson to the ground in public and even tried to grab a gun to shoot him." Old Ren, when have I ever suffered such humiliation? If it were in the past, I would have shot that Liu Suohua with one bullet." Li Lao immediately covered Old Ren's mouth.

  The phone's tone suddenly sank, suppressing his anger, and slowly said: "Old Ren", "old buddy", "old comrade-in-arms", are you not giving me face by saying this?

  Li Lao heard the old comrade and hesitated for a long time, finally saying: "Lao Ren, what do you have to do with this matter? What's your relationship with Liu Suohua?"

  Ren Lao didn't waste any more words and said directly: "Old Li, you don't need to ask so many questions. I only have one question for you: will you give me this face?"

  Li Lao Huo said: "But who gave face? My grandson Xiao was beaten for nothing?"

  Upon hearing Li say that, Ren on the other end of the phone laughed: "Old buddy, I knew you'd give me face. What's going on, still negotiating? Alright then, come on! By the way, does your son have a chance to advance further this year? Hmm, my side...

  Li Lao and Ren Lao talked for a while. A few minutes later, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "Alright, Old Ren, in our relationship like this, I don't care about my own face, you have to give yours." This matter has gone through the public security system. I also can't withdraw so quickly, otherwise it won't be good. How about this, can you make Liu Suohua stay inside for a few more days? Don't worry, he will definitely not be treated unfairly.

  "On the other end of the phone, Lao Ren said helplessly: 'Alright. But don't exceed 7 days. Now letting you go immediately doesn't seem right to me either. Alright, I'm currently at my old home and will return to Beijing for a while after a period of time, we'll have a good chat then."

  Li Lao smiled and said, "You, you" I see that you can't bear to part with your Northeast King title! Hurry back to Beijing, I know you want to avoid attention and keep a low profile, but as the saying goes, 'the tree wants to be still, but the wind won't stop'. The current political situation is very complicated. Old buddy, what do you say? After returning to Beijing, let's join forces again?"

  Ren Lao directly refused: "No. I won't get involved in these struggles. Your son's matter is an exception."

  Li said with a scowl, "I knew you'd say that! You've been too scared to contact me for years. Alright, don't worry about the Liu Suohua thing. By the way, your grandson actually knows Liu Suohua? What's going on?" Ren brushed it off, saying, "To be honest, I'm not entirely clear either. We'll talk about it later. Thanks for saving face, old buddy, let's catch up in Beijing."

  He hung up the phone and walked out of the study, telling his secretary outside: "Tell Xiao Jun to come back immediately and don't make things difficult for Liu Suohua. Let Liu Suohua come out later."

  The secretary was taken aback for a moment. Li Lao glared at him: "Can't you understand? Hurry up!"

  "Alright, I'll go. The secretary just reacted and ran out. Don't hurt Liu Duanhua? I'm dizzy, I'm afraid this Liu Duanhua has already been beaten up by Li Yujun."

  Li Lao turned around and sighed, "Not a loss. It seems like I even made a profit. This Old Ren is really not simple, the low-key Ren family's power has actually increased instead of decreasing. Strange."

  The phone rang again. The people who could call directly to Li's study were not ordinary, so Li immediately went to answer the phone.

  Just as I picked up the phone, I heard Ning's voice on the other end: "Old Li? It's Old Ning."

  Li said with a burning tone: "Old Ning, I was going to call you today. But as you know, our two temperaments would definitely lead to a fight. Since you called me, I'm going to have a good talk with you." What's the matter with your granddaughter? Refusing my grandson is one thing, but who told my grandson that he wasn't worthy of your granddaughter? And yet she actually got someone to beat up my grandson! Old Ning, do you think this is reasonable?"

  Ning Lao suppressed his anger and said: "We came to settle accounts with you, but instead you're interrogating us? Have you investigated or not?" It was your grandson who got angry and pulled out a gun, wanting to shoot my granddaughter! If Liu Suohua hadn't intervened, maybe my granddaughter would be gone by now!

  Li Lao was shocked and stood up, saying: "What? Is that so? Unlikely! I'll have to investigate further."

  Ning Lao hummed: "You investigate it yourself. Anyway, I didn't lie. Now hurry up and release Liu Suohua. Have you investigated Liu Suohua? His identity is not ordinary."

  Liu Suohua did not know that his appearance was like throwing a stone into the political whirlpool of Beijing, creating ripples.