Chapter 5: The Old Man Was Very Displeased

  "Hey young man, can you... take off the jade pendant on your chest and let me see it?" Nie Guoping was somewhat excited at this moment, her outstretched hand trembling slightly.

  Nie Zhenbang smiled slightly, everything was going according to his own thinking, this feeling was something he had never experienced in his past life, the feeling of having his fate in his own hands was truly wonderful. At this moment, Nie Zhenbang's heart had an unprecedented sense of confidence. Drunkenly sleeping on a beauty's lap, waking up to grasp the power of the world. His own fate would be controlled by himself. The fate of the Nie family would also be grasped by him.

  "Look at this. It was left to me by my mother. At that time, she was a sent-down youth in rural Hebei Province. My mom said it was given to her by my father, and after I was born, she passed it on to me." Nie Zhenbang dropped another bombshell.

  At this time, Nie Guoping was not in a hurry to look at him, carefully sizing up Nie Zhenbang, and solemnly said: "Are you called Nie Zhenbang? Is this the name your father gave you?"

  Nie Zhenbang shook his head, and as soon as he thought of his own life experience, Nie Zhenbang couldn't help but think of his grandparents and mother. He naturally revealed a hint of loss and sadness without needing to force it. Then in a low voice, he said: "No, from what I remember, I've never seen my dad before. When I was young, people would say that I'm a fatherless wild child. Later on, I followed my mom back to Tang City, back to my grandparents' side. After my mom returned to the city, she was arranged to work in Tang City. In that big earthquake, my grandparents and mom all died protecting me, saving me. I relied on the condolence money from my mom's unit to grow up until this year when I got accepted into the Capital University."

  Nie Guoping's expression was very serious, the child's eyes were sincere. He wouldn't know what was going on with himself at all. His clothes and appearance were very simple, it shouldn't be possible for him to be manipulated by others. More importantly, Nie Guoping looked at Nie Zhenbang, the more he looked, the more he felt like his own brother Nie Guowei. Back then, wasn't the place where Guowei was sent down to Jizhou? Could it be... This speculation was really too bold, how come he had never heard Guowei mention it before, could it be... Thinking of this, Nie Guoping seemed to think that there was a possibility that Nie Guowei himself didn't even know about the existence of such a child.

  "You also have the surname Nie, I also have the surname Nie, so I'll just call you Zhenbang then. Come on, good kid, come sit down and let me take a look at your injuries." Thinking of this, Nie Guoping's tone was different too.

  After carefully checking Nie Zhenbang's injuries, Nie Guoping also breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a simple soft tissue contusion, nothing serious. With the young man's physique, resting for a week should be fine. At this time, Nie Guoping stood up and smiled: "Zhenbang, you sit here for a while, don't go anywhere, I'll go out for something and come back soon."

  As soon as they went out, Yang Shengli and Yang Anna came up to greet them. Yang Anna was even more concerned and asked: "Aunt Ping, how is big brother?"

  Nie Guoping looked at Yang Shengli, at this moment, except for Yang Shengli's secretary, there was no one else around, so there was nothing to worry about. Then, Nie Guoping said seriously: "Shengli, the child is fine, just a minor injury. I think he can be discharged from the hospital in a few days. You and Nana go back first. Nana is also injured. She's probably just shocked, so go back and rest."

  Yang Shengli nodded, a look of gratitude on his face: "Guo Ping, sister, then this matter is troubling you. The medical expenses for this child will be put on my account, and I'll come to settle it later. As for the matters here, I'll trouble you with them. There are still many things to attend to in the city. I'll take my leave first. When you're free, I'll come again to thank you."

  Nie Guoping listened, and also smiled at Yang Shengli. The old man of the Yang family, compared to his own father's merits in founding the country, was much inferior. However, the Yang family was getting better and better. Putting aside the old man's ability, the second generation of the Yang family was also an important factor. From Yang Shengli's way of handling things just now, it was only natural that the Yang family would rise to prominence.

  Nie Guoping didn't have the mood to think about Yang's family matters at this time, what was most important now was Nie Zhenbang's matter. To know that if news of Nie Guowei having an illegitimate child were to spread at this moment, not to mention Nie Guowei's wife would be unable to get over it, Nie Guowei himself would become a laughing stock in the circle and his future would be ruined. This wasn't something to joke about. Walking into her own office, Nie Guoping closed the door and immediately dialed her younger brother Nie Guowei's phone number.

  "Hello, who is it?"

  Nie Guowei is now the deputy director of the Planning Bureau of the National Development and Reform Commission. Although he is only four years younger than Yang Shengli, from his position, it can be seen that compared to Yang Shengli, a deputy ministerial level, Nie Guowei is only at the deputy departmental level, and the gap between them is not small. This is also one of the reasons why Nie Guowei is not favored by Lao Ye. As the youngest son in the family, Nie Guowei was spoiled by his mother.

  "National prestige, is it convenient for you to talk now? Sister has something to ask you." Nie Guoping said very seriously.

  This made Nie Guowei on the other end of the phone pause for a moment, then say: "Sister, what's going on? You can tell me now, there's no one else here."

  Nie Guoping heard Nie Guowei say this and also felt at ease: "Guowei, be honest with your sister, when you were sent down to the countryside back then, did you find a woman?"

  This sentence immediately silenced Nie Guowei, and the girl from over a decade ago seemed to reappear before his eyes.

  Nie Guowei didn't say a word, he just remained silent. Nie Guoping knew that things were probably true, and said seriously: "Guowei, you come to me immediately. Hurry up, don't let your wife know. Come over right away."

  Nie Guoping's words made Nie Guowei feel a chill run down his spine. The matter in Jizhou, only he knew about it, but now, Nie Guoping had actually asked about it, which meant that the matter had been exposed. Nie Guowei was startled and immediately stood up, saying: "Xiao Zhang, prepare the car. We're going to the Military General Hospital."

  Nie Guoping immediately dialed Grandfather's phone again. After a few rings, a voice responded: "Hello, who are you looking for?"

  Generally, when a provincial or ministerial leader is at home and someone answers the phone, they will absolutely not introduce themselves. The conversation usually starts with this sentence. What's the purpose? Mainly to prevent some people from making prank calls or getting the wrong number. If they introduced themselves, the call would be leaked.

  "Secretary Wu? Hello. I'm Guo Ping. Is the old master available now? I have an urgent matter to discuss with him." Nie Guo Ping said immediately.

  Nie Rongzhen is still in office, serving as a key figure in the Central Government. He assists the Head of State in maintaining stability in the military and is known as the "stabilizer" of the army. At the same time, he also holds a deputy position in the government and is a standing committee member of the Politburo, ranking fifth among the top leaders.

  After a while, Nie's loud and clear voice came over: "Guo Ping, what's the matter? Why so urgent?"

  The eldest daughter's character, Nie Lao Yezi is clear, if it's not an urgent matter, he will absolutely not disturb himself during work hours.

  "Dad, I have something to tell you. Don't get excited. Today, a young man came here and he looks very similar to Guowei. He said he's from Yanbei Province and his name is Nie Zhenbang. I think this kid might be the one Guowei left behind when he went to the countryside."

  As soon as he heard this sentence, Lao Yezi had already stood up: "What? Guo Ping, you didn't lie?"

  Nie Guoping said firmly, "Dad, can I joke about this kind of thing? The young man's name is Nie Zhenbang, 16 years old, from Yanbei Tangcheng. He only has a mother, no father. And on his body, there is the dragon pendant you gave to Guowei. That year when Guowei came back, he said the dragon pendant was lost. I think things are not that simple. The child is currently in my clinic. I've already called Guowei over. We'll know soon enough. It's a big deal, so I thought of giving you a call."

  The old man hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Alright, you all wait there for me, I'll be right over."

  The old man was also anxious, at this critical moment, there is still a lot of internal debate among the high-level officials on the issue of reform. As the backbone of the military, Lao Yezi also had to be cautious.

  In less than five minutes, a red flag sedan with a Hua Xia Military Commission license plate and various special permits on the front bumper rushed out of the Military Commission compound and headed straight for the General Hospital.

  The door of the clinic opened, Nie Guoping stood at the entrance, Nie Guowei walked in first, and the old man followed with a dark face.

  Seeing this scene, Nie Zhenbang already knew what was going on. He also stood up. A height of about 1.7 meters. His body looked very robust due to long-term hard work. Sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. A handsome appearance, with a 90% resemblance to Nie Guowei.

  Just now, the old man interrogated Nie Guowei, and as Nie Guoping had expected, after being sent down to the countryside a few months later, Nie Guowei got together with a female educated youth from Tang City. Afterwards, the old man brought Nie Guowei back, but unexpectedly, Nie Guowei had already left behind a child.

  Long Pei, that was the old man's personal spoils of war from the anti-Japanese battlefield back in the day, extremely familiar. Back then, it was also the old man who personally gave it to Nie Guowei. Now seeing it again, how could he not recognize it? Looking at this child, even if the old man were to fly into a rage and beat him with a stick, there are some things that the old man still cannot do. The older generation of revolutionaries have their own bottom line and persistence in their hearts, which is unshakeable.

  Looking at Nie Guoping beside him, the old man said in a low voice: "Guoping, didn't your hospital cooperate with some unit in the UK to carry out some DNA project? Don't make it public, you go and test it first."

  Nie Guoping nodded and walked to Nie Zhenbang's side. At this moment, Nie Zhenbang also knew what was going on. In fact, in the previous life, it was the same. Although the facts were right in front of him, the old man still did identification before reluctantly accepting the fact.

  At this moment, Nie Zhenbang deliberately said: "Auntie, who is this? He looks so much like me. Is he my father?"

  This sentence made Nie Guowei a bit embarrassed. He smiled awkwardly, but Nie Guoping laughed and said: "Zhenbang, I don't know yet. However, let's talk about this again in a few days."

  Nie Zhenbang's intention was very clear, he wanted to deliberately break through this layer of membrane. He lived in the hospital for five days, and then the results of the appraisal came out. Looking at the results, the old man angrily threw the results on Nie Guowei's face and said in a low voice: "You've done a good job. Go back home and explain to your wife yourself. If it were in the past, I would have broken your dog leg."

  Nie Guoping said beside him: "Dad, what about the child?"

  The old man looked at Nie Zhenbang coldly, and from the beginning, he had no good feelings towards this illegitimate child. What kind of woman was she, so reckless? The old man directly hated Nie Zhenbang's mother. He then waved his hand and said, "What to do? Bring him back home. What to do?"