Game within game: chess player

The next morning, Ye Fang was woken up by Leng Chuan while he was still sleeping.

"Brother Ye, Miss Duanmu is here."

Ye Fang saw that it was already past ten o'clock, and there were still two hours before the mysterious meeting at noon. Ye Fang simply tidied up and saw Duanmu Ruoyu in the living room. Duanmu Ruoyu was wearing a red skirt today, which made Ye Fang's eyes light up.

"Have you eaten?" Ye Fang asked.

"Yes, I have eaten. But I can watch you eat." Duanmu Ruoyu replied with a smile.

"Okay." Then Ye Fang sat at the dining table and had breakfast. Duanmu Ruoyu sat opposite Ye Fang and looked at Ye Fang with a smile. The two chatted about their recent life. Ye Fang told Duanmu that he came here because There was a business to be done, and Duanmu told Ye Fang that she would go back to Shanghai with her father that night. After what happened last night, Duanmu Cheng couldn't wait to leave Guangzhou immediately.

"It's better to go back early, it's really not safe here." Ye Fang said slowly.

"I'm leaving Guangzhou in the evening. I wonder if you can accompany me to Baiyun Mountain after dinner?" After saying this, Duanmu Ruoyu looked at Ye Fang expectantly.

"Not at noon, I have an appointment." Ye Fang replied directly without thinking.

"Oh." Duanmu Ruoyu replied softly with a look of disappointment. She didn't expect that the first time she took the initiative to ask out a boy, she was ruthlessly rejected.

Ye Fang looked at Duanmu with a really unbearable expression and said, "Although I have an appointment at noon, I should be able to accompany you to Baiyun Mountain in the afternoon. It shouldn't delay your flight in the evening."

"Really? That's great!" Duanmu Ruoyu smiled happily like a child.

Ye Fang secretly said that he was still a little soft-hearted.

"Then shall I wait for you at the hotel, or..."

"You can come with me later."

"Is this convenient?"

"If there's any inconvenience, let's go together after dinner."

Ye Fang did not expect that his unintentional move actually saved Duanmu Ruoyu's life. After breakfast, Ye Fang and his party left the hotel by car. After last night's experience, Leng Chuan set off directly with all the Qingtian security guards today. Just when Ye Fang's convoy had just left the Poly Hotel, a silver Jetta parked in front of the Poly Hotel. Two people got out of the car. They were the men sent by Grizzly Bear to investigate Ye Fang. Note that the leaving motorcade goes straight into the hotel.

Beiwan Club is located on the south side of Guangzhou New Town, surrounded by the sea on three sides, with picturesque scenery. The entire area is listed as a 3A-level scenic spot by the country. The Beiwan Club implements a super strict membership system and is extremely private. It is said that only one VIP will be received every day. The identities of members who can spend money here are extremely mysterious, and they are truly either rich or noble.

Ye Fang's motorcade slowly stopped in front of the club. Qingtian security guards got out of the car first and were distributed in every corner. Then Leng Chuan opened the car door, and Ye Fang and Duanmu Ruoyu got out of the car together.

"You are Mr. Ye Fang! The guests at the Shengshi China Hall are waiting for you. Please come with me." A waitress wearing a red cheongsam said respectfully.

Ye Fang nodded slightly and followed the waitress towards the club.

"The decoration here is really luxurious." Duanmu Ruoyu followed his father to see many decoration design plans of top clubs since he was a child, but none of them can compare with this one. Even a small ornament is designed by the world's top masters. work.

The entire club is playing light music with extremely low decibels and melodious tunes, giving people walking the illusion of walking on the clouds. The entire club was very quiet, and there were corresponding service staff at regular intervals to guide them. Soon Ye Fanglai and Duanmu Ruoyu came to the door of a room, but were stopped by a secretary-looking person in front of the door.

"Sorry, Mr. Ye, you can only go in alone."

"What about this friend of mine?"

"Don't worry, she can enjoy the entire club's services, and she won't be bored."

During the whole time, Duanmu Ruoyu said to Ye Fang obediently, "You go in, I will make my own arrangements here."

Ye Fang nodded, and Lan Lu said behind him, "You stay with her."

"Yes, boss." Lan Lu replied.

Then the secretary gently opened the door and made a gesture of invitation. Ye Fang walked into the room with calm steps. Leng Chuan and two iron guards quietly guarded the door, and the secretary did not go in. Sitting on the sofa by the door and waiting quietly.

Originally I thought this should be an extremely luxurious super private room, but the moment Ye Fang walked into the room, he realized that he had misjudged it. The entire room would not exceed fifty square meters, and the layout was extremely simple. Typical Chinese decoration style, with a picture of mountains and rivers hanging on one main wall, fabric sofas on both sides, and a unique tea table in the middle.

At this time, there was an old man sitting on the side of the tea table, holding a copy of "Zuo Zhuan" in his hand. He said that the old man was not actually old, and he looked about fifty years old. Wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers, he was slightly chubby, with kind eyebrows but not kind eyes. His eyes were narrow and long, with a glimmer of light inside. After seeing Ye Fang come in, the moment he raised his eyes, Ye Fang felt two intimidating eyes directed at him. Attack.

Ye Fang immediately sensed that the person in front of him was definitely not an ordinary person, not a businessman, most likely an official, and a person with extremely high authority, because Ye Fang felt the same aura as Liu Jianbai's in him. This intuition was purely formed by Ye Fang's frequent dealings with people of special status. The man in front of him was definitely a superior person in terms of temperament and demeanor, and he was not an ordinary superior person.

When the old man saw Ye Fang coming in, his expression relaxed, his eyes immediately narrowed, and he said like an old friend, "Xiao Ye, come on, sit down!"

The old man did not get up, but stretched out his hand to invite Ye Fang to sit in front of the tea table. Ye Fang did not change his expression at all because of his intuition, but sat down without being humble or arrogant. Ye Fang was quickly judging the identity of the old man in his mind. His intuition should be correct. Since Liu Jianbai said he was his friend, there was a high probability that he could confirm Ye Fang's first intuitive judgment.

The next question is, if the old man in front of me is an official, why would he meet him in this place and keep it so secretive? This is unusual. During these days of dealing with Liu Jianbai, Ye Fang deeply understood that every information point revealed by upper-level politics contained hidden meanings and even wisdom.

Ye Fang's next judgment should be that the old man must have some connection with the territory of Guangzhou, because he accidentally entered the territory of Guangzhou because of Hu Yong's matter, and the old man in front of him is definitely not. There is a great possibility that the old man in front of him is in Guangzhou. Work, even the party in charge. The most likely reason is that the name Ye Fang came up for some reason when the old man in front of him was having a private chat with Liu Jianbai, and he happened to be in Guangzhou again, so we had this meeting at noon today.

So will the old man in front of me be an official of Guangzhou City Government? Ye Fang initially judged that it was probably not the case. According to Ye Fang, most of the current city-level officials are around 50 years old, and few are over [-] years old. Especially in Guangzhou, a first-tier city with the strongest emphasis on reform and development, great emphasis is placed on rejuvenating the cadre team. Then there should be only one possibility. The old man in front of him is a provincial government official.

If a provincial government official could be considered a brother to Liu Jianbai, then there was only one possibility. The old man in front of him was most likely a senior official of the provincial government. As for whether he was the first or second in command, Ye Fang was not sure. As for why he is not the third or fourth leader, it can be easily determined that the level is too low to reach Liu Jianbai. Therefore, the old man in front of him should be the absolute top of the Guangdong Provincial Government, and most likely the top leader.

The last question is, if the old man in front of him is the top leader of the provincial government, why does he want to see him, and why does he want to see him in such a hidden club? What kind of difficulty is there to meet him in such an environment. There are two biggest difficulties for the top leader of a province. One is economic development, and the other is control of the province. They have to play a game of chess and speak with one voice.

In Liu Jianbai's words, usually the first thing to solve is the unity problem of the class. If the squad leader cannot effectively coordinate the entire class cadres and mobilize the class members, then the squad leader will just have an empty title. So under what circumstances can the squad leader not control the leadership team of this class? There is probably only one situation, and that is that the squad leader does not come from within the original squad committee, but comes by air.

right! Just airborne! The old man in front of me is an airborne cadre! Thinking of this, Ye Fang couldn't help but look up at the old man in front of him. All these thoughts were just a flash of light for Ye Fang. By the time he understood everything, the old man had already pushed a cup of tea in front of Ye Fang.

This was also the only time in his life when the old man offered tea to Ye Fang. Years later, when the old man in front of him climbed to the top of Mount Tai, Ye Fang realized how much the cup of tea in front of him weighed.

In fact, it's because Ye Fang doesn't care about current affairs and politics. If you pay a little attention to current affairs politics or the news network, you can tell the identity of the old man in front of you at a glance. But it is easy for ordinary people to judge the identity of the old man. As for the difficulties that the old man encounters, it is unlikely that someone with a delicate mind like Ye Fang can judge it in a few breaths.

"Thank you."

Ye Fang put his five fingers together into a fist, with the center of his fist facing down, and knocked on the table three times in succession, expressing his gratitude with the tea ceremony from the junior to the elder.

In fact, Ye Fang still has a question, and that is how much information Liu Jianbai revealed about himself to the old man in front of him, whether he told the whole story, or whether he still held the pipa and half-hidden his face. At this time, Ye Fang scolded Liu Jianbai again in his heart. Will he die if he talks more on the phone? Explaining things clearly at once wouldn't save you from wasting so many brain cells thinking about these officialdom sophistications.

Now Ye Fang can only take one step and watch three steps, and he will show off his tricks at the first sight. If the old man in front of him doesn't tell the truth, he will pretend to be confused. But if the old man in front of him is direct and sincere, Ye Fang will definitely treat him sincerely. After all, Liu Jianbai is trustworthy.

"Young man, I see something in your eyes, can you tell me what it is?" the old man opposite asked.

"I like to be straightforward. Uncle Bai didn't tell me any information about you before I came here. It's like guessing a riddle. I'm just an ordinary person, a businessman at best. Until now, I don't know how I can help. Yours." Ye Fang said directly. After speaking, he kept paying attention to the reaction of the person opposite him, trying to read some information from his facial expression, but who knew that he found nothing.

The old man opposite smiled and said, "Being able to buy back the Vaglian is not something that an ordinary businessman can do."

"You also know about this? Did Uncle Bai tell you? No, he doesn't know either." Ye Fang didn't mention Wa Geliang to Liu Jianbai. The old man in front of him got it from other people. News, and he is from the upper echelons.

The old man waved his hand and said, "It wasn't Jianbai who said it. Even if he knew it, he wouldn't say it. This is a disciplinary issue. It was Pengfei who told me, and you were also mentioned in the middle. Until yesterday, I had a phone call with Jianbai. He also mentioned you and said maybe my dilemma is your opportunity.”

What do you mean my dilemma is your opportunity? Ye Fang doesn’t like to deal with these big people the most. Talking is like playing riddles. It’s like learning the Zen words of an eminent monk by guessing. Ten thousand people may have 1 explanations. .

"It's no wonder." Ye Fang nodded suddenly and continued to ask, "Then what is your dilemma?"

"My name is Xue Yuanshan, you can call me Uncle Shan. I came to Guangdong three months ago to take up a post..."

After Ye Fang listened to Xue Yuanshan's basic introduction about his situation, it was exactly as Ye Fang expected. Xue Yuanshan, an airborne cadre, encountered resistance from top to bottom from all members of the original class committee. In three months, Xue Yuanshan had not opened up the situation, and the entire work seemed to be stuck in a quagmire and unable to move.

Xue Yuanshan was no longer a young cadre who was new to officialdom. He had anticipated such a situation and even previewed the situation in front of him when talking to senior officials. Even so, when Xue Yuanshan actually took office, he found that things were far more complicated than previously imagined. The top management was far away and could not give him any support. To put it bluntly, at this time, he could only rely on Xue Yuanshan's own political wisdom to escape from the current difficulties. bureau.

As the leader of a team, Xue Yuanshan is fully mentally prepared to fight a protracted war, but now the senior management cannot give him so much time. He must find a breakthrough as soon as possible to break the deadlock.

"How difficult is it for you?" Ye Fang asked curiously

The old man smiled slightly and said, "It's difficult for me to meet you without careful design. This club is actually built for this purpose."

"Isn't this a bit exaggerated?" Ye Fang said in surprise.

"Of course, this side doesn't have to be you, it might be someone else. This club can no longer be used after we have just seen it once. Everyone who meets me and you here will be sent away."

Ye Fang noticed that when Xue Yuanshan said something, he did not regard the club that spent a lot of money as something valuable. It was just like a used tissue that would disappear when it completed its historical mission.

"Isn't this such a waste?!" Ye Fang sighed.

"What, you think it's a pity? If you think it's a pity, this club will be given to you, otherwise it will be demolished after today." Xue Yuanshan said.

"Tear it down?!" Ye Fang thought to himself that this useless squad leader was not ordinary generous, he was too generous. This was much better than Liu Jianbai.