Game within game: chess player

"I just finished the meeting and I'm hungry. Nan Yi can also serve me a bowl of porridge." Haidong found Haidong Dalie and sat down. After sitting down, Haidong realized that this room was the main room.

A trace of surprise flashed deep in Haidong's eyes but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he naturally picked up the porridge bowl that Nan Yi handed over and started eating. While eating, he asked Ye Fang, "How is the situation in Longcheng being handled?"

"It's settled." Ye Fang told Haidong what happened. Haidong knew Gu Zhuoyi and knew that Ye Fang regarded her as his own sister. Hearing that Gu Zhuoyi suffered such a great injustice in Jincheng, Haidong slammed the porridge bowl on the table and shouted coldly, "If I were to kill these bastards directly!"

"Be careful with my bowl, it's from Jingdezhen!" Ye Fang continued, "I've taken care of everything that people should take care of. The rest depends on how Jin Province handles it."

"As far as I know, this Li Manlin has a deep background in Shanxi Province. This Xu Qin just parachuted in and may not be able to control the situation." Haidong reminded.

"No matter what the background is, I don't believe that the governor of a province can't cure him?!" Ye Fang snorted coldly.

"You are not in the system. The system is about balance. If Xu Qin can control the situation, it will be fine. If he cannot control the situation, the result will be difficult to predict. You must be prepared with both hands." Haidong said solemnly.

Ye Fang pondered for a moment and nodded. It happened that Nan Yi walked in with two dishes. Ye Fang said, "Nan Yi, let someone check the main officials of Jin Province, especially those in Longcheng."

Nan Yi smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll make arrangements. You guys can eat slowly."

Ye Fang activates the defender system to secretly investigate the officials of Jin Province, and the results should be obtained in a short time. It can be either forward or retreat for Ye Fang. If Xu Qin really can't stand it, Ye Fang doesn't mind another round of attacks on Longcheng. .

Haidong and Ye Fang were chatting casually while eating, and they mentioned Zhao An. Zhao An knew that Ye Fang had returned to Beijing and proposed that the brothers get together. As the status of Ye Fang and Haidong grows, Zhao An's sense of presence seems to be getting lower and lower, so that many times Zhao An has to go through Haidong if he wants to date Ye Fang. The huge gap in status has made Zhao An a little scared. Worried that one day they will be completely forgotten by the two of them.

"Okay, I have no problem here, let him set the time." Ye Fang said.

"Okay, I'll tell him." Haidong replied.

At this time, Nan Yi came in and whispered a few words in Ye Fang's ear. Ye Fang nodded and said, "Ask him to wait for me in the study."

Haidong saw that Ye Fang had a guest and exchanged greetings with him before saying goodbye and leaving Xiyuan. Nan Yi asked Aunt Gui to clean up the dishes and then accompanied Ye Fang to the study.

A foreign man was sitting on the sofa in the study, looking a little nervous. When he saw Ye Fang and Nan Yi come in, he stood up quickly and said, "Boss, Miss Nan Yi."

Ye Fang waved his hand to signal the man to sit down, and then asked, "Mike, do you have any clues about Xu Ruxue's affairs when you come here so late?"

"Xu Ruxue's relevant information is here. I looked at it and found nothing special, so I speculate that there is a high probability that Xu Ruxue fell into Miranda's hands. As for the place of detention, I haven't found out yet." As he said, Mike handed over a copy The folder was handed to Ye Fang and continued, "Xu Ruxue has two possibilities now, one is to be detained, and the other is to be silenced."

"Quiet?!"

Ye Fang suddenly looked up at Mike, which frightened Mike and quickly replied, "But according to our previous handling mode of such incidents, we usually don't choose such an extreme approach."

Hearing what Mike said, Ye Fang's expression softened slightly and continued, "Continue to investigate, we must get Xu Ruxue's specific location information as soon as possible, whether alive or dead."

"Don't worry, as long as she is still alive, I will definitely be able to find her." Mike promised.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work," Ye Fang said.

"One more thing, you told me before that you were attacked by a group of well-trained men in black, and I found out something about it." Mike whispered.

"Oh, who is he?" Ye Fang asked.

"This group of people may be from the US Embassy!" Mike said.

"Someone from the U.S. Embassy? Who?" Ye Fang looked solemn.

"There is a Marine Corps stationed at the U.S. Embassy. They are dedicated to protecting the U.S. Embassy. In the past few days, I overheard them talking about going out to perform a mission one night. I guess it was the time they attacked you. "Mike said.

"Aren't these people not allowed to leave the embassy?" Ye Fang asked.

Mike smiled and said, "Rules are rules, and execution is another matter. I speculate that Miranda may have called the embassy's marines to attack you. These special forces are well-trained and good at execution." This type of mission.”

Through the information provided by Mike, Ye Fang basically figured out the general context of what happened. Miranda should have caught up with Xu Ruxue through some unknown means. After receiving the relevant information, he imprisoned Xu Ruxue, and then pretended to be Xu Ruxue and sneaked into Xiyuan. , and then mobilized the Marine Corps of the US Embassy to attack itself, so that a complete chain of events became clear.

"If I hadn't... I would have taken care of her!" Nan Yi said angrily from the side.

"Miranda is still employed in the US Embassy. If you are not sure, don't touch him, otherwise it will be very troublesome." Mike reminded.

"Mike is right!" Ye Fang replied with a gloomy expression.

"Boss, I can't be out for too long, I'm going back first." After speaking, Mike quietly left through the back door of Xiyuan.

"Find a way to capture Miranda and interrogate her directly. This is the fastest!" Nan Yi said in a deep voice.

Ye Fang shook his head and said, "Miranda is a well-trained agent. Let's not say whether we can catch her. Even if we can catch her, if she doesn't say anything, we can't do anything to her. After all, it's At home, we have too many things to worry about.”

"I think she saw this clearly, that's why she dared to be so unscrupulous." Nan Yi said in a deep voice.

"It doesn't matter, just play with her slowly." Ye Fang smiled and said, "I really want to see this woman with my own eyes now."

"Do you want to see the skills of this top American agent and what she looks like?" Nan Yi asked with a deliberate smile.

"I want to take a look." Ye Fang nodded solemnly and said.

"You——" Nan Yi was furious, gave Ye Fang a hard look and walked towards the main room.

Ye Fang smiled and shook his head and returned to the study. Then he made a phone call to South Africa to learn about the progress of the project. He also told Pang Hongfei that the drawings were already in the design process. All that was left now was the issue of weapons and equipment. Ye Fang is planning to meet with Ye Youxin in the next two days. Third uncle Ye Youxin went abroad to negotiate an arms export project on behalf of Poly Group some time ago. He returned home in the past two days. After returning, Ye Fang was ready to discuss the purchase of weapons and equipment.

After that, I also called Lin Hao in the United States to learn about the situation on Horst's side, and called Obama to learn about the progress of the campaign. Things are progressing in an orderly manner. It's just that Obama encountered obstacles when acquiring and investing in some media companies. In the United States, newspapers and magazines that have reached a certain scale and have a certain influence are controlled by large consortiums. It is too difficult for them to transfer management rights or sell shares.

In the end, Ye Fang's suggestion was to acquire several smaller newspapers and media and then inject capital to quickly cultivate a new news media company that he could control by spending money. Obama agreed and decided to do it immediately.

Three days later, at Zhao An's invitation, Ye Fang and Haidong came to Chang'an Club.

Haidong has stopped coming to places like Chang'an Club since he was promoted. After all, it no longer suits his identity. Once he appears in such an entertainment venue, it is easy for people to imagine.

Therefore, Haidong and Ye Fang came to Chang'an Club in an extremely low-key manner this time. The two arrived in the same car in the same car. When they arrived at the club, Zhao An and Zhao Yong were already waiting at the gate. When Haidong saw Zhao Yong, the unpleasant look on his face disappeared in an instant, and he looked at each other with Ye Fang and understood.

Zhao Yong greeted Haidong humbly with a smile on his face and held Haidong's hand. "For Haidong to come to Chang'an, it really makes the whole club shine." Then he shook hands with Ye Fang without being disrespectful. , smiled and said, "Brother Ye, I miss you so much after not seeing you for a long time. I am so happy that you can come to Chang'an."

Ye Fang and Haidong politely exchanged a few words with Zhao Yong. Zhao An on the side had no chance to step forward before Zhao Yong welcomed Ye Fang and Haidong into the Chang'an Club. Ye Fang and Haidong nodded to Zhao An. , they said hello, only Zhao An spread his hands helplessly with a bitter look on his face.

The private room was naturally the most luxurious in Chang'an Club, and the tables were already filled with top-notch delicacies. Zhao Yong invited Ye Fang and Haidong to sit down respectively, and then ordered Zhao An to pour wine for them. It seemed that he had no intention of leaving.

Haidong drank a glass of wine with Zhao Yong out of politeness, and then said, "Mr. Zhao, there are many guests in the club at night. You can go greet others. We can just have Zhao An here with us."

Zhao Yong, being such a shrewd person, immediately realized that this was an expulsion order from Haidong. He laughed and said, "Okay, I won't disturb you three brothers for drinking. There is a welcome banquet at the US Embassy in Beijing today. I will go over and say hello." "

Zhao Yong put down his wine glass and was about to leave, but was stopped by Ye Fang.

"Hold on, Brother Yong, you said people from the US Embassy are in Chang'an?" Ye Fang asked.

"Yes, it is said that the embassy has a new arrival. The welcome dinner is held as usual. I heard that many celebrities have been invited." Seeing that Ye Fang seemed interested, Zhao Yong asked, "What, are you interested? I can arrange it." You enter."

Ye Fang nodded and said, "It will take a while."

"Okay, I'll wait for your call." After Zhao Yong said that, he left the private room.

"Oh, my brother is finally gone. Let me apologize to the two brothers first." As he said that, Zhao An poured himself two glasses of wine and drank it. Then Zhao An explained the whole story to Ye Fang and Haidong. It turned out that Zhao An's call to Haidong was overheard by Zhao Yong, who insisted on coming to have a drink with Ye Fang and the two of them. The most important thing was to establish a good relationship with Haidong.

Ye Fangchong smiled at Haidong and said, "Brother Dong, I'm borrowing my money from you."

Haidong knew that his identity was more sensitive now, and sighed, "When you are in the world, you can't help yourself. Back then, I could go wherever I wanted to go. Now, wherever I want to go, I have to think about whether I can go." Haidong glanced He glanced at Ye Fang and said, "It will be more convenient to go to your place to eat and drink in the future. This place is no longer suitable for me."

"Okay, I'm welcome at any time. Second brother can come over if you have nothing to do. You don't have to worry about being disturbed when you eat at my place." Ye Fang said with a smile.

Zhao An held up his wine glass and said with a smile, "That's right, that's right, we will get together in Xiyuan from now on."

It's been a long time since Ye Fang had such a casual drinking and chatting. He had no interest entanglements with Haidong and Zhao An. Now, except for Zhao An, who couldn't let go, Ye Fang and Haidong were as casual as ever, constantly inviting Zhao An to drink. It's like this is your home court.

"Why are you thinking about that banquet at the American Embassy?" Haidong asked curiously.

"There is an old friend in there, I want to go see him." Ye Fang showed an incomprehensible smile, but did not explain to Haidong who the old friend was.

After three drinks and five dishes, the three of them left the private room. Ye Fang asked Zhao An to send Haidong away first, while he called Zhao Yong to find out which floor the U.S. Embassy dinner was on, and then took Lu Jiuge over.

"Brother, come with me." Ye Fang came to the second floor of Chang'an Club and met Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong led us to a luxurious banquet hall. The banquet hall served cold meals and red wine. There was a stage-like place at the end. Above the stage, there were banners for the welcome dinner written in Chinese and English. There was a square-shaped podium below. .

At this time, there were hundreds of people in the entire banquet hall, most of them were foreigners, but there were also many Chinese faces. The men were wearing suits and the women were wearing evening dresses, which looked quite formal.

Only Ye Fang was wearing dark Chinese clothing and stood out among the crowd. Fortunately, Ye Fang was standing in the corner and not many people noticed him.

"Brother Yong, go ahead and do your work. I'll be fine here by myself." Ye Fang said.

"Okay, then I'll go and get busy. If you need anything, call me." Zhao Yong said and left.

There was a person in front of the banquet hall to check the identity of the participants. If there were no invitations, they would probably have come in. If Zhao Yong hadn't brought Ye Fang in from the inner passage of the banquet hall, Ye Fang would have had to stand outside and watch.

Obviously Ye Fang missed the opening ceremony of the banquet, but this did not prevent Ye Fang from looking for that person in the crowd, and soon Ye Fang saw Mike. Mike also saw Ye Fang at this time, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. Then he read some information from Ye Fang's eyes, and then pointed a direction to Ye Fang with his eyes.

Ye Fang followed the direction of Mike's eyes and saw a familiar figure among three or five people not far away. Although her back was to Ye Fang, Ye Fang recognized her almost at a glance from her body shape and posture. Miranda pretending to be Xu Ruxue.

It happened that Miranda turned around. The moment she looked back, Miranda saw Ye Fang in the corner. For a moment, their eyes passed through countless figures and collided in the void.