Game within game: chess player

The entire Yuanhua case involves a high amount of money and a wide scope of involvement. It is a super major case since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Countless officials at all levels have fallen into the Yuanhua case. In order to prevent those involved in the case from interfering with confessions and practicing favoritism, all suspects in custody were detained on a case-by-case basis. However, Ma Zhengping still allowed Ye Fang to see Sister Xia through special channels.

At this time, Sister Xia no longer has the charm of the past. It can be said that her hair has turned white overnight and she has become much older.

Sister Xia didn't expect to see Ye Fang so soon. The two of them were extremely emotional when they met, as if they were a world apart.

"Sister Xia, let's make a long story short. I can't stay here for too long. Now tell me how deep you are in the Yuanhua case?"

Sister Xia sighed and said, "I have always had business dealings with the Lai family over the years. Part of the low-priced refined oil he smuggled over was distributed through Huaye Oil and Gas. It is conservatively estimated to be worth tens of billions over the years." Well, we’ll split the profit from the sale half and half.”

After hearing this, Ye Fang knew that Sister Xia was too deeply involved in the Yuanhua case. It would be good to save one life in this case.

"I know that I will never be able to run away once the Yuanhua case is revealed, so I am mentally prepared for this day, but..."

"Sister Xia, if you have anything to explain, just say it directly, as long as I can do it."

"Huaye Oil and Gas and my personal assets should have been sealed by now. I don't know if it will affect Jiuding's investment."

"There will definitely be an impact on Jiuding's investment, but I'm not very clear about the specific impact. I'll ask Wang Junhe later."

Sister Xia gave Ye Fang a deep look and said, "Ye Fang, I have a safe in the Bank of China in Binhai. There are my things in there and a letter for you. After reading it, you will know what to do."

Then Sister Xia told Ye Fang how to open the safe.

"Okay, I understand. Sister Xia, don't worry, I will let Wang Junhe take over your defense and reduce your sentence to the greatest extent."

Sister Xia nodded and said emotionally, "The only thing I'm thankful for after living so long is that I recognize you as my younger brother. You don't have to worry about me. I accept it whether it's imprisonment or the death penalty. I just feel sorry for those at Huaye Oil and Gas." Because of my fault alone, thousands of workers have lost their jobs. Some of them have been with me for decades, but they didn’t expect to lose their jobs when they get old.”

"Don't worry about Huaye Oil and Gas. If it enters the bankruptcy auction process, I will find a way to buy it and give them a bite to eat."

"Thank you, I thank you on behalf of all the workers!" Sister Xia stood up and bowed solemnly to Ye Fang.

After visiting Sister Xia, Ye Fang asked Su Long to prepare a plane for a direct flight to Binhai.

Qin Yuhua made a special trip to the airport to pick up Ye Fang. After getting in the car, Ye Fang went directly to Binhai Bank of China. In the car, Ye Fang did not disclose to Qin Yuhua the circumstances of his meeting with Sister Xia. He only told Qin Yuhua that he went to Binhai mainly to learn more about Xia. Sister's matter, and at the same time comfort the employees of Huaye Oil and Gas.

"I heard that several banks have sent loan collection applications to Huaye Oil and Gas in the past two days. Huaye Oil and Gas owes banks more than one billion in loans. I am worried that once Huaye Oil and Gas enters bankruptcy proceedings, it will have an impact on Jiuding. "Qin Yuhua said worriedly.

When thinking about this matter, Ye Fang was also one of the top two. Normally, Sister Xia's personal investment of Jiuding Group would eventually be included in the bankruptcy process. But now I have no choice but to wait for the notification from above.

"I will find a solution for this matter, don't worry." Ye Fang replied.

Qin Yuhua chatted with Ye Fang for a few more words and then got off the bus. Ye Fang took Su Long and Leng Chuan directly to the Bank of China in Binhai. Ye Fang easily went to the underground safe warehouse according to the key given by Sister Xia, and opened the unnamed safe. Ye Fang saw that there were a lot of foreign currencies in it, including US dollars and pounds.

In addition to the money, there were many documents. Ye Fang didn't have time to open them and looked at them. At a glance, he saw a letter on the top of the safe, which said "In person from Ye Fang."

Sister Xia knew that she should have had a premonition about the Yuanhua case, so she wrote this letter early.

Ye Fang opened the letter and quickly read it. It mainly explained two things. One is that Sister Xia has a daughter named Rong Rong. She is 24 years old and is currently studying in the United States. She will graduate next year. Sister Xia hopes that if one day Rong Rong is willing to return to China for development, she will entrust Ye Fang to take care of her. If she is willing to stay in the United States, Sister Xia has saved a trust fund of 2000 million US dollars for her in the United States, which is enough for her to live in food and clothing for a lifetime. No more worries.

Sister Xia did not want this incident to affect her child's studies, so she was not prepared to tell her that she was facing jail time. No one except Ye Fang knows that Sister Xia has a daughter. Even her assistant who has been with her for 20 years does not know about it, so Sister Xia hopes that Ye Fang can keep this secret for herself.

There was another thing that made Ye Fang understand again what it means to be strong as a mother. Sister Xia has been in the black and white circles for so many years. It is not an exaggeration to describe her as a cunning rabbit with three burrows. Everyone thinks that Huaye Oil and Gas is the biggest asset in her name, but it is not. Ten years ago, Sister Xia forged an identity and bought an oil field in South Africa. The first proven reserves of this oil field exceeded 3 million tons.

Three years ago, Sister Xia began to gradually secretly invest in oil field development, and now it has begun to take shape. The safe contains all the information about the oil field, as well as the relevant procedures and seals for controlling the oil field. In other words, as long as Ye Fang has the information in the safe, he can take this oil field as his own at any time. The value of this oil field is estimated in Sister Xia's letter to be more than [-] billion.

However, the amount of funds required to develop this oil field is also staggering. Sister Xia only invested in the construction of a small refinery here, making annual profits easily in the tens of millions.

However, due to South Africa's current foreign exchange controls, all funds are within South Africa and cannot be transferred on a large scale. Sister Xia arranged for dedicated personnel to operate there.

Ye Fang closed the letter. He knew that this oil field was Sister Xia's largest private property now. This oil field could be worth hundreds of Huaye Oil and Gas, and was even comparable to some domestic oil fields.

Ye Fang took all the information from the safe and gave it to Su Long for safekeeping, and then asked Sister Xia's assistant to meet at the Huaye Oil and Gas Building.

When Ye Fang came to Huaye Oil and Gas, Sister Xia's assistant, Sister Qu, had already arrived. Sister Qu's real name was Qu Wei. She was in her early forties. After graduating from college, she was Sister Xia's assistant secretary. It has been almost 20 years now. It can be said that she is Xia's assistant secretary. My sister’s most confidant.

"Mr. Ye, hello!" Qu Wei knew that Ye Fang was Sister Xia's most trusted person. Before Sister Xia was taken away, she told Qu Wei that she would listen to Ye Fang's advice on how Huaye Oil and Gas would be arranged in the future.

"How is the company's current situation?" Ye Fang saw that the seal on the headquarters building had been affixed, and the factory behind it had also stopped production.

"The workers have already been on vacation. Some of the middle and high-level managers at the two levels have resigned, and some have changed jobs. They are afraid that this will involve them. The workers' wages last month have not been paid due to the freezing of their bank accounts, and three Binhai banks have issued repayment notices. , and the money owed to suppliers, which now involves about 3 billion. More than [-] million has been frozen in the bank account, and there are more than [-] uncollected receivables owed to Huaye Oil and Gas by other companies. billion, the current basic situation of the company is like this." Qu Wei reported.

"The situation is much better than I imagined. If the bank hadn't called for loan repayment, Huaye Oil and Gas's situation wouldn't have been so bad." Ye Fang said truthfully.

"Yes, now three major state-owned banks in Binhai have issued repayment notices at the same time. The only one that has not called for payment is Yongcheng Bank," Qu Wei said.

"Is the loan not due yet?"

"No, we repay the loan on time every month."

"Then don't worry about him. Tell them that the loan will be repaid on time and I will let Guizhi Investment act as a guarantee."

"Thank you, Mr. Ye! Thank you, Mr. Ye!"

Qu Wei understands better than anyone that it is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to offer help in times of trouble. At this time, all those who usually call sister Xia a close friend are hiding far away. Only Ye Fang is willing to take the initiative to lend a helping hand.

"I have met Sister Xia, and I promised her that she would try her best to take over Huaye Oil and Gas, but this matter cannot be completed in a short time. First, it depends on the progress of the case, and second, it depends on the asset evaluation of Huaye Oil and Gas The situation. If the time front drags on too long, I won’t be able to sustain it for too long.”

"I understand, Mr. Ye. The fact that you can do this is the greatest help to Huaye."

"As for the wages of workers, you told everyone that they will be paid according to the social wages first, and then they will be repaid when Huaye Oil and Gas can operate normally. If someone resigns, last month's wages can be paid in full. You can make statistics now. Then report the necessary funds to me."

"Okay, Mr. Ye! On behalf of all the employees of Huaye, thank you!" Qu Wei also bowed solemnly to Ye Fang.

"No need to be like this, my relationship with Sister Xia is as it should be. I will return to Beijing now to promote the reorganization of Huaye Oil and Gas. You contact all Huaye Oil and Gas workers and write a letter to the relevant ministries and commissions in Beijing to explain the situation. , from the perspective of protecting thousands of workers, we sincerely urge Huaye Oil and Gas to resume operations as soon as possible."

"Okay, Mr. Ye."

After explaining all this, Ye Fang returned directly to the capital from Binhai.