Game within game: chess player

When Ye Fang walked into Zhenyuan, he saw four figures walking back and forth in the middle of the yard. One of them saw Ye Fang coming in and greeted him directly, and then handed Ye Fang a headset for simultaneous translation.

Ye Fang put on his earphones and looked at the person who turned out to be a Russian. Ye Fang smiled slightly and said, "Gorman, this old boy, comes as soon as he comes, and he still makes it so mysterious."

When Ye Fang saw the Russian bodyguard in front of him, his first reaction was that Gorman was here. He followed the bodyguard and opened the door and walked into the room. Ye Fang smiled and said, "Old Ge, come and see me. Why did you do this?" What-mysterious, ah-"

When Ye Fang saw the man standing in the room, the last "ah" word couldn't help but become very long.

The man in the room turned out not to be Gorman, but his father-in-law, the man who stood at the pinnacle of power in Russia.

"Why is it you?!" Ye Fang felt a layer of white sweat immediately appear on his forehead. Unexpectedly, the father-in-law in front of him came to Beijing secretly without going through official channels. What is going on? Isn't this boss like the one who has been secretly sneaking into the KGB for a long time? ! Ye Fang hurriedly came forward and said, "You should have told me before you came. You might scare me into having a heart attack."

The man gave a rare silly laugh and said, "I'll come as soon as I want."

"Sit down quickly!" Ye Fang quickly gave up his seat. For him, the man in front of him was not only his ex-father-in-law, but also the president of Russia. Although Russia's scenery was no longer the same as that of the former Soviet Union, at least it was still the world's leader. superpower.

"Why are you here this time..." Ye Fang asked tentatively.

"I said I came here specifically to see you, do you believe it or not?" the man said directly.

Of course Ye Fang would not believe that his father-in-law came here specifically to see him. It was very likely that he wanted to achieve other goals by seeing him, but he could not say it so straightforwardly, "If you want to see me, I will go to Moscow." Oh, it’s really dangerous for you to come here.”

The man chuckled and said, "What are you afraid of? I heard that the security situation in China is very good, and I believe that where you live is definitely safer, so I don't worry about my safety even if I only bring four bodyguards."

"You didn't say that you only brought these four bodyguards with you when you came to China, right?" Ye Fang secretly sighed in his heart that his father-in-law was really a talented and brave man. Did he think that he was still a KGB agent and could go alone? He now But for the Russian president, once there is a security problem with him on Chinese soil, my God! Ye Fang simply didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"I have two purposes for coming here this time. One is really to come see you and give you a surprise, and the other is to meet my old friends here." The man said slowly.

surprise? ! This should be called a shock, right? Ye Fang was almost driven crazy by his father-in-law's divine logic.

Old friend? ! Of course Ye Fang knew who the old friend he was talking about was referring to! There should be internationally accepted diplomatic etiquette and procedures for this kind of thing. Why would a president of a country secretly come over for a secret meeting? Or at least send a close confidant to make contact first, even if it's secret.

But just sneaking into a country like this, if the domestic opposition forces and Western forces know about it, and it is really detrimental to him here, it will be too easy to frame the blame.

But it's too late to say anything now. The man is sitting opposite him. Now Ye Fang can only try his best to remedy the situation and send this cheap father-in-law back to Russia as soon as possible.

"If you come here like this, I will be scared to death." Ye Fang said matter-of-factly.

The man smiled slightly and said, "I know you have a direct dialogue channel with your superiors. I don't have anyone so trustworthy around me at the moment. I don't trust whoever I send here, so I just came here myself. Of course, this is sufficient." It shows my sincerity!”

"Okay, listen to you, what do you need me to do?" Ye Fang asked.

The man waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry about that. Can we talk while eating? I'm a little hungry."

"Hey, look at me, forget about this. I'll have someone prepare the food right away. Just wait." After saying that, Ye Fang walked out of Zhenyuan and saw Leng Chuan at the door.

Ye Fang stepped forward and kicked Leng Chuan, pointed at Leng Chuan and shouted, "Do you know that you almost got into trouble? You dare to hide such a big thing from me! I am not even mentally prepared."

Leng Chuan rubbed his butt and said aggrievedly, "He didn't let me say it. He is the president. How could I dare to disobey him? Besides, no president has ever given me an order in this life! If I can't complete the task just this time, This will make me regret it for the rest of my life.”

"It's a pity! I make you regret it! You've just been bribed! I'll send you to Russia later." Ye Fang scolded Leng Chuan as if he hated iron, and then said to Leng Chuan, "Let Lu Jiuge and the others add one more We will set up a layer of security and tell Miyagi that Xiyuan will be closed for three days tomorrow, and we will also arrange security outside Xiyuan to ensure the safety of Xiyuan."

"I've made all the arrangements as you said, don't worry! Now the entire Xiyuan is just like Tietong, so security is no problem!" Leng Chuan replied.

Ye Fang snorted coldly and said, "Tell Miyagi to prepare some wine and food and bring over the bottle of 30-year-old Maotai. Let's go!"

"Yes!" Leng Chuan agreed and hurried to pass the dishes.

Soon a table of authentic Chinese food was served, and the two chatted while eating. Ye Fang recounted the entire incident in Turkey. At the same time, he deeply blamed himself for not saving Nana's life in time.

The man sighed heavily and said, "It's not your fault, it's my fault! I treated him as a boy. On the surface, the battle between countries is about you and me, but in fact it's very dirty behind the scenes."

Ye Fang nodded sympathetically. He had gone through several rounds of life and death in the past few years. If he hadn't been protected by someone around him, he would have died countless times.

"I know that all major countries in the world are in a period of change. This is the case for Russia and the same for China. There are many unresolved matters between China and Russia. I want to resolve them in the past two years so that Russia can have a stable rear area."

Although this sentence is simple, it reveals a lot of information that Ye Fang and the man in front of him can only understand but cannot express.

Sure enough, the man quickly shifted the topic to Ye Fang again. He knew very well that Ye Fang personally participated in the mediation of the entire Sino-US conflict this time and played a certain role in it.

Ye Fang had nothing to hide from his father-in-law, and directly told the whole time process of his involvement. This was supposed to be confidential information, but Ye Fang told the whole story to the man in front of him.

After finishing speaking, the man seemed very satisfied with Ye Fang's performance. He nodded with a smile, raised the Maotai and drank it with Ye Fang in one gulp, and then said, "You did what we wanted to do but didn't dare to do. Very good, very good." !”

"I can't stand the arrogance of Americans," Ye Fang said.

Then the man put down his chopsticks and said seriously to Ye Fang, "Arrange a meeting as soon as possible, quickly! I can't stay here for a long time!"

At this time, the man was no longer an elder in front of Ye Fang, but the leader of a country. When he spoke very solemnly, Ye Fang could only obey and surrender. Ye Fang put down his chopsticks and stood up and said, "Okay, You wait for my news."

After saying that, Ye Fang turned around and left Zhenyuan and returned to his room. He thought about who to call. For such a big matter, it seemed that the most appropriate person to call was Xue Yuanshan.

Then Ye Fang took out his cell phone and dialed Xue Yuanshan's personal number. No one answered the call, which surprised Ye Fang. He immediately called again. At this time, the phone was picked up, but it was not Xue Yuanshan who was on the other end of the phone, but his secretary Luo Yao.

"Xiaoye, what's going on? He's in a meeting." Luo Yao lowered his voice and said.

In the past, if this situation changed, anyone would immediately hang up the phone and call again at another time. Unexpectedly, Ye Fang actually said directly, "Brother Luo, I will not disturb his old man unless there is something urgent. No matter what meeting he is in, see you Who is it, tell him to answer my call immediately!"

"..." Luo Yao hesitated for a moment. He was carefully weighing the weight of Ye Fang's words. If he hadn't known about the relationship between Ye Fang and Xue Yuanshan, he might have hung up the phone long ago. Hearing Ye Fang's determination, Luo Yao hesitated and replied repeatedly, "Okay, just wait a moment."

A few minutes later, Ye Fang heard Xue Yuanshan's voice on the phone.

"Tell me, what happened?" Xue Yuanshan certainly knew that Ye Fang was not ignorant. After hearing what Luo Yao relayed Ye Fang's words, Xue Yuanshan immediately interrupted the meeting.

"Uncle Shan, he has entered Beijing!" Ye Fang said word by word, and then Ye Fang said his name.

"Who?!" Xue Yuanshan thought he heard wrong and confirmed again, "You said it was him?!"

"Well, he is in Xiyuan now. He came to Beijing through a secret way. He will not stay here for too long." Ye Fang emphasized.

Xue Yuanshan analyzed many things at once from Ye Fang's words. If it were anyone else, he would definitely think it was a prank, but these words were definitely true when they came from Ye Fang's mouth.

"I'll ask Luo Yao to pick you up and let's meet and talk." Xue Yuanshan said solemnly.

"Uncle Shan, don't you come over to see him?" Ye Fang asked.

"I can't see him now, at least not right now. Let's talk about it when we meet." Xue Yuanshan then hung up the phone. Ye Fang recalled what Xue Yuanshan just said and cursed himself for being such a fool. Xue Yuanshan would definitely not come over to see Putin as soon as Ye Fang called him. He would first meet with Ye Fang to find out what the purpose of secretly going to Beijing was, and then he would report the matter to his superiors, who would then come up with a Countermeasures, otherwise nothing is clear and you will definitely be at a disadvantage if you go into the negotiation without preparation.

Thinking of this, Ye Fang called Leng Chuan and went directly to the entrance of Xiyuan. Soon a black car stopped on the side of the road. Luo Yao waved to Ye Fang, and Ye Fang took Leng Chuan and got into Luo Yao's car.

The car drove all the way to a private courtyard house on Chang'an Street, where Ye Fang met Xue Yuanshan. The two did not exchange greetings after a long separation, so Xue Yuanshan asked Ye Fang to describe every detail of their meeting. As a politician, Xue Yuanshan immediately thought of the ultimate purpose of his secret trip to Beijing. Then Xue Yuanshan asked Ye Fang to wait for him here because he wanted to go out.

Ye Fang knew that Xue Yuanshan was going to the mysterious red house to ask for instructions on the procedures and standards for handling this matter. About half an hour later, Xue Yuanshan came back and said to Ye Fang, "Let's go to Xiyuan!"

Ye Fang sent Xue Yuanshan into the room and stayed with Leng Chuan in the opposite room. It was already ten o'clock at night. He didn't know how long this meeting would last. There were two people in the room, Xue Yuanshan. It was unclear what they were talking about. Knowing that, Ye Fang could only make a rough guess.

About two hours later, the door to the room opened, and the two walked out hand in hand. Ye Fang hurriedly greeted them.

"I will take the guest away. We still have something to discuss, so you can rest assured." Xue Yuanshan said with a smile.

The man even smiled, shook hands with Ye Fang, and said, "I'll wait for you in Moscow."

Xue Yuanshan and Xue Yuanshan left Xiyuan in a car before Ye Fang could express his position, and then the security around Xiyuan was suddenly relaxed. After the two bosses left, Ye Fang Gaoxuan finally felt relieved. Then he stretched his waist and shouted, "Sleep!"

Early the next morning, Ye Fang was having breakfast with Zhang Xiuying. Luo Yao, Xue Yuanshan's secretary, knocked on the door. Zhang Xiuying was so angry that she slammed the chopsticks in her hands and shouted, "Can my son and I have a good meal?" Breakfast? Are you done yet?"

Hearing Zhang Xiuying's words, Luo Yao was so frightened that he almost knelt on the ground. The person Luo Yao was most afraid of seeing in the entire capital now was Zhang Xiuying. In fact, not only Luo Yao but also Xue Yuanshan were afraid of seeing Zhang Xiuying, but it was almost impossible for Ye Fang to bypass Zhang Xiuying and find Ye Fang when he returned to Beijing, so Luo Yao could only knock on the door.

Luo Yao stood timidly at the door and did not dare to speak. He kept looking at Ye Fang. Ye Fang couldn't bear to see Luo Yao, a department-level cadre who was punished, standing at the door and stopped Zhang Xiuying with words.

"Mom, I've finished eating. I'll go out and take a look. Eat slowly!" Ye Fang patted Zhang Xiuying's hand gently, then waved to Luo Yao. Luo Yao understood and hurried to the yard to wait for Ye Fang. square.

Ye Fang gently closed the door, took Luo Yao to his room, and asked, "Brother Luo, what's the matter?"

"The leader asked me to tell you that the person last night had already left Beijing on an early flight this morning, and he wouldn't let you off because he was too sensitive." Luo Yao said in a low voice.

Ye Fang nodded and said, "Is there anything else?"

"The leader asked you to go see him when you have time. He has something important to discuss with you," Luo Yao said.

"That's all. Just make a phone call and it'll be over. Why bother coming over here?" Ye Fang said with a smile.

"The leader said that it is better to have an interview this way. At the same time, there is a letter for you, and you will destroy it after reading it." Luo Yao took out a sealed letter and handed it to Ye Fang.

Ye Fang glanced at the letter in his hand and frowned, then Luo Yao said goodbye and left.