Rebirth of the King of Waves

Chapter 123 Asking for a Favor

Victory!

A little after 6 p.m., when Di Guofeng arrived at the private room looking excited, Ning Bishu had already reached over 1500 points in the peak match.

I hadn't logged in for several days, and the system indeed gave me preferential treatment upon returning.

President Ning was very satisfied.

But Lao Ning was clearly not so happy.

"Old Ning, what's going on?" Di Guofeng sat down and, seeing Ning Guorong's worried expression, asked with a smile, "Have you been overworking yourself lately, or haven't you been sleeping well? You've been so quiet."

“Sigh…” Ning Guorong looked at Ning Bishu and sighed, “Captain Di, you don’t understand what it means to be trapped. I bought in at 41.46 yuan, and now all 18 million yuan is trapped. Damn it, the stock price is still half dead today, neither going up nor down. I dare not buy at the bottom, I don’t have the money to add to my position, and it’s not good to do day trading…”

"Okay, okay, you've got money, you're awesome. The big boss is amazing. He's stuck with 1800 million and he's still telling me to buy more shares."

Di Guofeng chuckled, "If I had 1800 million units in there right now, I'd sell them at a loss and run. I wouldn't go back to work; I'd retire early and go home to fish. From then on, I'd sleep until 10 every morning and go to bed whenever I wanted! Bi Shu, what do you say?"

"I don't know, everyone has their own ambitions, but I firmly respect other people's fates." Ning Bishu put down his phone and rubbed his neck.

Di Guofeng laughed and said, "That makes sense. Everyone's pursuits are different. You can't force these things."

Ning Bishu smiled faintly and turned to Zhao Hu, saying, "Hu, go and call the waiter to serve the dishes."

"Okay." Zhao Hu immediately got up and went out.

Di Guofeng looked at Zhao Hu, then at Ning Bishu, and then at Ning Guorong with a puzzled expression.

As far as I can remember...

Just last week in Shanghai, Zhao Hu was Ning Guorong's bodyguard, right?
What's going on? Did he transfer?
Di Guofeng was puzzled, but he didn't ask.

Ning Bishu had no interest in getting involved in the internal conflicts within his family.

He came here today because he has something more important to do.

“Bi Shu…” Di Guofeng cut to the chase, his smile fading slightly as he said seriously, “If you have time tomorrow, go and file a report with me. This matter has been dragging on for almost 20 days, and I see there’s almost no news about it online. If it drags on like this, things will really get complicated. To be honest, your third uncle is still waiting for orders to save the factory.”

"Oh?" Ning Bishu looked at Ning Guorong. "Really? Third Uncle, why didn't you tell me?"

Ning Guorong's lips twitched down, his eyes filled with displeasure as he thought: Who the hell didn't tell you? Wasn't it because before I even opened my mouth, you little bastard were already eager to sink me into the Mariana Trench, that's why I didn't mention it?!

"Don't even mention it. Even if we get orders now, we don't know if we can make it in time this year." Ning Guorong frowned and sighed. "We still have tens of millions of yuan in loans to repay at the bank. If things continue like this, we might as well just close down the factory."

"Why are they saying they're closing again!" Di Guofeng was very annoyed.

If your factory closes down, what excuse will our superiors have to cause trouble? What they want is the livelihood of your one or two thousand workers, to "controllably" affect social stability, so that they can take further action, right?

"Don't be anxious! Isn't there... Bi Shu?" Di Guofeng steered the conversation back to Ning Bi Shu, advising Ning Guorong not to rush, but he himself was very anxious, saying, "Bi Shu, you don't need to do anything here. Just go to my place to report a case, and cooperate with us to post a few Weibo posts. Leave the rest to us."

I assure you, absolutely, positively, this will not have any impact on your life. As for your online issues, except for one person, we can handle the rest within a day or two.

Ning Bishu blinked and asked curiously, "Which one of them is it? Guo Chen?"

"No! Guo Chen is just a nobody!"

Di Guofeng said with a disdainful look, "It's that guy named Bayinshan. We checked, and he's all from our own system, and he's from out of town, so we'll let him go. Is that okay? As for the remaining 315, as soon as you report the case, we'll contact the court, and the summons will be sent over the next day. We'll sue them all thoroughly, not letting a single one get away! How about it?"

Ning Bishu thought for a moment and said, "Is that Bayinshan really that powerful?"

“She didn’t do it on purpose. I’ve talked to her about it. She’s just a young girl who saw some fake news online and got scammed. She meant well, but she got a little carried away. She said if you don’t pursue it, she can apologize to you on Weibo…” Di Guofeng coaxed, pleading for her to give him face.

Ning Bishu suddenly laughed and said, "If apologies were enough, what would we need the police for?"

“She herself is a police officer!” Di Guofeng also smiled, slightly excited and speechless.

"What the hell?" Ning Guorong, forgetting his troubles, interrupted and asked.

The private room was silent for two seconds.

Helpless, Di Guofeng took out a thick brown paper bag from his briefcase and handed it to Ning Bishu, saying, "Bishu, look, all the identity information for 315 people is here. We've prepared everything for you. You don't need to do anything, just type it up online. If we're lucky, we might even be able to get your third uncle's order back."

I even told my superiors that you were going to donate 300 million yuan to us. Let me tell you, this money will just pass through our hands once, and then be returned to you. Not only will we return it, but we'll also give you a banner recognizing you as a good citizen, and next year we'll try to get you a title in the district's political consultative conference or something. Don't underestimate these seemingly insignificant things; if you really need them, they're very useful.”

Seeing that appealing to Ning Bishu's emotions and reasoning with him was useless, Di Guofeng started offering benefits instead.

Ning Bishu wasn't opposed to it, but he didn't agree immediately either.

He lowered his head, opened the brown paper bag that he wasn't supposed to see, and took out a thick stack of documents. There was too much stuff; he certainly couldn't look through it all one by one. However, the relevant department was very meticulous; in addition to the detailed information, there were also two simplified catalogs.

So Ning Bishu took out only the two catalogs with very small print and quickly glanced at them from top to bottom.

He didn't recognize any of the names in the directory, of course.

He only intentionally looked for Guo Chen.

A short while later, Guo Chen was indeed found in the middle of the first page, along with his Weibo nickname "Meeting at the Top of the Empire State Building," his ID number, and the mobile phone number used to register the account—everything was there.

"Awesome..." Ning Bishu nodded in praise.

Di Guofeng laughed and said, "Isn't that clear enough? We would never lie to you."

"As for credibility, I certainly have 100% faith in all the leaders." Ning Bishu casually turned to the second page, but after just one glance, he suddenly let out a strange "Eh."

Di Guofeng asked, "What's wrong?"

Ning Bishu looked at the second page and saw a netizen named "Song Xianxian". Then he looked at the ID number, which was also from X state. The first six digits were exactly the same as Ning Bishu's. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "What a coincidence?" "Which one?" Di Guofeng leaned over.

Ning Bishu pointed to the name on it.

Di Guofeng immediately said, "Oh, this! This is a serious charge. Bayinshan was the first to leak your personal information. This Song Xianxian, I think she was your former colleague, was the first to tell you about your parents' situation, about your father's illness. Then a few others, well, these few..."

Di Guofeng pointed to several unfamiliar names for Ning Bishu, "These are the people who, based on your family's situation, got involved with your third uncle, and then your third uncle's factory was vandalized with excrement. Along with that, your third uncle's eldest son had his workplace smuggled in, causing chaos."

We've detained these people several times already, but they won't budge. I suspect they were hired by your third uncle's rival. But if it weren't for Song Xianxian, your third uncle wouldn't have gotten into trouble this time, and we wouldn't have had this opportunity to do our job.”

Ning Bishu felt increasingly uneasy as he listened, so he simply stopped thinking about it and smiled, "Does this Song Xianxian know what situation she's in right now?"

“Of course I wouldn’t know,” Di Guofeng said. “Weren’t we just waiting for you to fire the first shot?”

"Hiss~~~~"

Ning Bishu took a breath, thought for a moment, and asked, "If you do it this way, I don't think this matter will become a big deal."

Di Guofeng asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Just as Ning Bishu was about to speak, a waiter pushed a cart and brought the dishes to the private room.

The owner, Xu Jianjun, personally came over to serve the dishes.

Di Guofeng had no time for pleasantries. He pulled Ning Bishu and immediately went into the empty private room next door.

Then, after closing the door, he hurriedly asked, "So, what do you think we should do?"

Ning Bishu remained calm and composed, pulling up a chair and sitting down. He spoke slowly and deliberately: "Captain Di, you see, if I understand correctly, you want me to report these 315 people to the police and then stir up public opinion online. Once it gets big, you'll get involved in the investigation, follow the clues, and get back at the people your superiors want to get, is that what you mean?"

Di Guofeng paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "More or less."

Ning Bishu said, "No. This won't work. It won't grow big enough, and the traffic won't increase."

"How could that be?" Di Guofeng asked, still doubtful.

Ning Bishu explained, "Look, if I were to sue these 315 people, given my current online reputation, wouldn't that be normal or not?"

Di Guofeng said, "That's normal."

"Yup!"

Ning Bishu laughed and said, "It's perfectly normal. Who would watch that? Besides, it's only natural for the rich to bully the poor. Even if I'm not in the right, and it's a draw, the common people won't see anything wrong with it. At most, they'll just verbally condemn me for being heartless."

In the end, won't all the public criticism focus on me? Even if things really blow up, your best solution is to execute me. Once I'm gone, the public outcry will stop, right? Then I'll be the one who dies, the problem will be solved, and what's the point of you trying to trace it back to?

Di Guofeng thought about it carefully for a while, then nodded and said, "That makes sense..."

Seeing that he made sense, Ning Bishu continued, "Therefore, the focus of this matter must be on your internal affairs, and public opinion must condemn you. Only in this way can you be forced to fully initiate the process of self-examination and self-correction."

Only then can you follow the radish and bring out the mud... I won't go into the rest.

The key point is this: I'm just the one who lit the lighter. The people I'm suing are the ones who set the fuse, the ones who ultimately caused the explosion. When that thing explodes, sparks fall on you, and you're yelling for help, you might as well drag the person in charge of fire safety inside the building into the mess. That's the right approach!

"Holy crap?!" Di Guofeng's eyes lit up. "Xiao Ning, you've got some skills!"

Ning Bishu said, "It's alright. This is the kind of work I do at work. It seems like I'm giving advice, but actually it's about stirring up the boss's emotions so that he thinks everything I say is right and that the plan will be approved quickly."

"What a waste of talent, what a waste of talent..." Di Guofeng patted Ning Bishu's shoulder repeatedly, sighing. After a couple of sighs, he continued to press for more information, "So, how exactly will this plan be implemented? Do you have any specific ideas?"

Ning Bishu raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Captain Di, I have a small request."

Di Guofeng was stunned for a moment, and the way he looked at Ning Bishu suddenly changed.

They've got some nerve, trying to raise prices on the spot!

“Go on,” Di Guofeng said.

Ning Bishu replied, "I haven't thought about it yet, but let's make a gentleman's agreement. If I need your help within two years, as long as it's reasonable, legal, and compliant, you can consider it a favor you owe me today and help me out then."

After hearing this, Di Guofeng's expression became even more strange.

Is this request stupid or ridiculous?
In other words, does that mean I'll help you do something that won't break the rules within two years?

Do you think I'm Xie Yanke or Yang Guo?
"Alright!" Di Guofeng puffed out his chest. "I, Yang Guo, agree!"

Ning Bishu was even crazier than him, and said seriously, "Great Condor Hero, listen to me, we can break this down into several steps... balabala..." After conspiring with Di Guofeng for a long time, he added, "And what you just mentioned, those district and city titles, I want those too."

Di Guofeng was already fired up and immediately agreed without thinking, "No problem, I'll definitely ask my superiors to help you get it!"

"And one more thing," Ning Bishu said, "you can rest assured to accept the three million. As a well-known internet figure born and raised in X state, it is my duty and responsibility to use my money to build up my hometown. I would feel bad if you didn't accept the money. Let's just consider it as making friends, and let the police and the people work together to build a harmonious and beautiful new era."

Di Guofeng was speechless. "I will convey your gratitude to our bureau. Xiao Ning, it's our local area's good fortune to have such a kind-hearted citizen like you. Don't worry, if you ever need our help in the future, I will absolutely do my best! On behalf of my unit and department, I will remember this favor!"

He patted Ning Bishu heavily on the shoulder and pushed open the door.

The two walked out of the room side by side, heads held high, their expressions solemn.

This scene, witnessed by Xu Jianjun in the opposite private room, revealed that Ning Guorong's nephew was practically involved in both the legal and illegal worlds...

Old Xu was filled with awe.

(End of this chapter)