Game within game: chess player

As soon as the Palm Island project was completed, Ye Fang and Zayed rejected Karsi's invitation to visit Sharjah and returned directly to Abu Dhabi. Karsi also has to rush back to Sharjah to promote the Water World project. The entire Water World project has a total investment of 50.00 billion U.S. dollars, with Ye Fang investing 20.00%, Karsi and Zayed accounting for [-]% each. The entire project has been paid. Let Kalsi operate it, and Ye Fang can just sit back and wait for the money.

For the US$20 billion Palm Island project, Ye Fang will set up a special construction fund under Xingfa Fund. The state will directly inject US$20 billion into the fund, with this special construction fund as the main investor.

This trip to Dubai can be said to have gained a lot. In addition to two projects with huge investment, he unexpectedly gained support for Zayed from Hamdan and Karsi. Of course, it also expanded Ye Fang's network. Although Palm Tree's 20 billion funds have no interest in him, after all, he has the say in the Palm Tree project, giving him the opportunity to coordinate the resources of various emirates in the United Arab Emirates.

"Brother, I heard that the American arms dealer negotiator has woken up. After waking up, he directly proposed arms supply negotiations. My brother Maktoum flew back to Abu Dhabi overnight yesterday, saying that the result would be today." Zaye De said.

Ye Fang looked at the clouds outside through the window of the plane and murmured, "There may be trouble."

"Trouble, what trouble?" Zayed asked.

"If you were a representative from the United States, what should be the first thing you do after you wake up?" Ye Fang asked.

"What should it be..." Zayed thought for a moment and said, "It should be severe punishment for the murderer."

"Yes, but he didn't. Instead, he directly asked for arms supply negotiations. What does this mean?" Ye Fang continued to ask.

"Does this bastard want to use the arms supply negotiation as a bargaining chip to punish you?" Zayed's face changed slightly. According to his understanding of his eldest brother Maktoum, he claimed credit in front of their father in order to get the order. It is very possible to do something detrimental to Ye Fang.

"Yes or no, you'll know as soon as you get off the plane." Ye Fang said calmly.

"Then what should we do?" Zayed said.

"We want to see what your good brother will do. Yesterday we put our arms around each other and called him brother. Today I want to see if this brother is a real brother." Ye Fang said with a smile.

Although Zayed didn't know what Cishi meant, he vaguely guessed what Ye Fang meant.

At this time, the plane landed slowly. As soon as Ye Fang and Zayed stepped out of the cabin door, they saw heavily armed police surrounding the plane. Ye Fang and Zayed looked at each other, feeling disappointed in Maktoum. After walking down the escalator, a man in a white robe and a police officer-looking person came over immediately.

"Bazel, what are you going to do?" Zayed stood in front of Ye Fang and asked.

This white-robed man named Bazel is Maktoum's special assistant and one of Zayed's countless brothers. He is mainly responsible for Maktoum's security affairs and is his best confidant.

"Zayed, don't stop me from handling official business. Mr. Ye is suspected of assaulting a foreign guest and needs to come back with me to assist in the investigation. And you!" Bazel pointed at Leng Chuan behind Ye Fang. After all, Leng Chuan beat the person himself. murderer.

"Just catch me." Leng Chuan took a step forward.

Of course, Bazel would not listen to Leng Chuan. He waved to the police behind him and pinned Ye Fang and Leng Chuan to the spot. Zayed became anxious when he saw this and shouted, "He is also a foreign guest. You can't treat him like this! This is unfair!"

Bazer was obviously not prepared to give Zayed face. He stepped forward and patted Zayed's face gently with his hand. He said with a smile, "If you weren't my brother, I would have arrested you too." ,roll!"

Later, Ye Fang and Leng Chuan were escorted to the police car. Ye Fang remained calm and said to Zayed, "Do as we discussed, and don't tell my mother about this, otherwise it will be a big deal." .”

Ye Fang said this to Zayed and also to Xiang Rong later.

Zayed shouted to Ye Fang, "Don't worry, I will pick you up soon."

"I'll wait for you." Ye Fang waved his hand, signaling Zayed not to worry.

Zayed watched Bazel's motorcade disappear from sight and said coldly, "Bazel, one day I will let you kneel at my feet and lick my toes. Let's go! Go to the Presidential Palace!"

Zayed then took everyone, including Xiang Rong and four iron guards, in a car and drove straight to the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. As soon as they entered the gate of the Presidential Palace, they ran into Maktoum's motorcade. The two got out of the car and faced each other head-on.

"Brother, you just let Mr. Ye be taken away like this. Do you consider the consequences of doing so?" Zayed asked.

"My brother is just assisting in the investigation. You don't need to worry. You also know that we are currently negotiating arms business with the United States and Britain. Any mistakes will only cost us dollars. After all, Mr. Ye beat up the foreign guest, and he must be justified. Let me give you an explanation. Mr. Ye should suffer a little injustice this time." Maktoum's official tone made Zayed furious, but he could not get angry in front of him.

"When can people be released?" Zayed asked.

"We have to wait until the agreement is signed and everything settles. There is an old saying in China that a small amount of impatience will mess up a big plan. Although Mr. Ye is a little aggrieved now, after all, he is also making sacrifices for the UAE. I think he can understand Yes. What do you think?" Maktoum looked at Zayed and said.

"It was the American who started this incident. It is an insult to the character and the country. If it were me, I would beat him up! Brother, is it inappropriate for you to handle this matter like this?" Zayed said directly. road.

"I have the final say whether it's appropriate or not!" Maktoum was obviously dissatisfied with Zayed's attitude in talking to him.

"Okay, I can't argue with you. I'm going to find my father to reason with me." Zayed said and was about to walk to the Presidential Palace.

Maktoum waved his hand, and the guards around him immediately stopped Zayed. Zayed looked grim, looked back at Maktoum and asked, "Brother, what do you mean?"

"It's not interesting. My father is not in good health recently. You'd better not disturb him." As Maktoum finished speaking, the guards took Zayed out directly.

"Brother, let me go! Let me go! If you do this, something big will happen." Zayed shouted.

Maktoum snorted coldly and said, "What can happen? I don't believe that South Africa will have any foreign affairs disputes with the UAE because of a businessman. Even if there is, I will do business in accordance with the laws of the UAE. What can they say! You , go sit with me and talk to me, father, don’t disturb me for the time being."

"Brother, you dare to put me under house arrest!" Zayed shouted.

"What I mean by house arrest is that I invite you to stay with me for two days." Maktoum said.

Zayed was then taken away by Maktoum, and only Xiang Rong and four iron guards were left at the gate of the Presidential Palace.

"Brother Rong, what should we do now?" Tie Wei asked.

"It's impossible to prevent the old lady from knowing now. Let's go back." Xiang Rong said in a deep voice.

Xiang Rong and his party returned to the hospital and met Zhang Xiuying. They told Zhang Xiuying the whole story. After hearing this, Zhang Xiuying looked extremely calm and said rudely, "You dare to arrest people from the Ye family indiscriminately. This little UAE Is the Crown Prince a three-year-old child?"

Then Zhang Xiuying picked up the phone and called Ye Youxin, recounted what had happened, and finally added, "Tell Mr. Tang from the Foreign Affairs Office that it is 01:30 pm UAE time. I don't care what method he uses. If I do it before dinner, I can’t see my son coming back, so I will ask him not to visit Ye’s house again during the New Year.”

"Sister-in-law, don't be angry and take care of yourself. I will coordinate this matter. Don't worry, I will let Ye Fang come back safely." Ye Youxin quickly comforted Zhang Xiuying. According to Zhang Xiuying's temper, she could reach heaven. If this thing is not done well, not to mention Old Tang, who is in charge of foreign affairs, he may even have to suffer the consequences.

Fortunately, Ye Youxin knew that Ye Fang was definitely not in danger. It was just a question of when it would happen. He immediately had someone prepare a car and go straight to No. 2 Chaoyangmen South Street. In the car, he immediately gave the old Tang who Zhang Xiuying called him a beating. Telephone.

Zhang Xiuying from the UAE side called. She seemed a little tired and rushed to Rong and said, "Tell the kitchen to make dumplings. I need to take a nap. Ye Fang will tell me when he comes back."

"Yes." Xiang Rong agreed. Although Xiang Rong was in charge of external affairs in the security department before, he knew from the older generation that the Ye family in the capital had a very deep heritage, which could be traced back a hundred years ago. Almost all members of the Ye family were involved in the great changes in the past hundred years. , at the peak of the Ye family, they could control power that ordinary people could not imagine.

If it hadn't been for that special decade and the brutal battles on the front lines, the Ye family would not have declined like this. However, even so, the existence of the Ye family was the country's anchor, and it had turned things around many times at special historical moments. Although the elders of the Ye family have passed away, almost all the older generations of families with military experience are descendants of the Ye family. To this day, no one dares to stand idly by as long as something happens to the Ye family.

Today, Ye Fang's unexpected arrest in the United Arab Emirates has given Xiang Rong a real glimpse into what the Ye family's right to speak is.

However, Xiang Rong is still worried that the weight is not enough. After all, he is facing the United States and Britain. If there is not enough deterrence, Maktoum in the United Arab Emirates will not give in easily.

Thinking of this, Xiang Rong picked up the phone and called Liao Yuanzheng of the South African company. In the whole of South Africa, Liao Yuanzheng had President Mbeki's phone number. After Liao Yuanzheng learned about this situation, he immediately called President Mbeki.

Mbeki's phone call was purely personal. He usually made it to people in his address book, and he could count the number of people who dared to call him directly. Usually, if someone who is not a die-hard friend calls this number directly, it is basically because there is a huge problem that requires his intervention, otherwise these people will be contacted through the President's Office.

Mbeki immediately realized the seriousness of the problem after receiving the call from Liao Yuanzheng. Although the matter was not big, the objects involved were quite troublesome. If there was not enough deterrence, the UAE would not release Ye Fang easily. After all, the release Ye Fang means offending Britain and the United States.

After Mbeki understood the situation, he put down the phone and immediately sent an extremely strongly worded note to the UAE, demanding that the UAE immediately release South African businessman Ye Nanfang and provide South Africa with a written explanation for the unreasonable detention of Mr. Ye Nanfang. Severely punish relevant staff.

This note was delivered to the UAE’s diplomatic department immediately. This is the first time in so many years that the diplomatic department has received such a strongly worded note from South Africa, Africa’s largest country. Samuel, the head of the foreign affairs department, did not dare to neglect and was ready to get up and go to the presidential palace immediately. He wanted to report the situation to President Khafali immediately.

As soon as Samuel got dressed and was about to walk out of his office, the staff below called Samuel for an urgent note from Russia. Samuel saw that this note was about Ye Fang. Beads of sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. One was the largest country in South Africa, and the other was a world-class power. Both countries came for one person, which made Samuel feel like he was in trouble. If he didn't handle it well, he would be Major diplomatic incident.

This is a major crisis for the United Arab Emirates, which has always pursued a friendly and universal foreign policy. Especially since Russia is also a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, it will not be able to tolerate the United Arab Emirates' efforts.

"Hurry! Hurry! Prepare your car and go to the Presidential Palace!" Samuel is in his 50s this year and will retire in a few years. Who would have thought that he would encounter such a thing at this time? The most important thing is that he doesn't know how to do it. Know what's going on.

Just when Samuel came out of the office building and was about to go down the stairs, another staff member chased him, holding the same urgent note in his hand.

When Samuel saw it, it turned out to be a diplomatic note from China. Although the words in China's diplomatic note were not so intense, the words between the lines made Samuel feel the seriousness of the matter. The core meaning of China's diplomatic note is to release the person. If you don't release the person, you will bear the consequences.

"Another permanent member of the United Nations Security Council!" After saying this, Samuel felt that he was top-heavy and was about to fall down. Fortunately, the sharp-eyed assistant beside him quickly supported Samuel.

"Go! Hurry!" Samuel quickly walked down the stairs with the help of his assistant. When he walked to his car, his front legs went weak and he almost knelt on the ground. The assistant helped him up and put him in the car. The motorcade immediately set off and headed straight to the Presidential Palace.

When Samr arrived at the Presidential Palace, President Khafali was processing official documents. Although Khafali's health has not been as good as before in the past two years, he still maintains a diligent work attitude, which also allows the UAE to be successful in both directions internationally.

"Your Excellency the President! Your Excellency the President! Something happened, something happened!" Samuel almost ran into the office of the Presidential Palace, holding three notes in his hand and raising them high at Hafali.

Samr has followed Hafali for many years and is the most loyal minister. His diplomatic work is stable and has won praises from heads of state. This gaffe made Hafali realize the seriousness of the matter.

Khafali read the three notes submitted by Samuel one by one, with a gloomy look on his face. Then he slapped the desk heavily and shouted, "Let Maktoum come to see me! Immediately! Immediately!"