Game within game: chess player

"At ten o'clock in the morning, in the solemn Great Hall of the People..."

The passionate and high-pitched words of the CCTV news host were heard on the TV. The two old people were shown walking from both ends of the red carpet to the middle to shake hands, and then took a group photo, completing this historic handshake in front of the world's news media.

Ye Fang knew that the conversation he had with the old man two months ago had finally come to fruition. In Ye Fang's opinion, he definitely did not play a major role, and he was not narcissistic enough to think that he could influence the upper-level consciousness. At most, he acted as a communication channel between the two parties. As a media and bridge, Ye Fang was extremely excited to witness this historic moment with his own eyes.

At this time, Cai Xiaoling called again and reported that Ye Fang's Jincheng Longcheng development building had been maliciously graffitied and set on fire. Although the person responsible was caught, because the person responsible was a minor and there were no casualties, so Released by the police.

Cai Xiaoling told Ye Fang that since the Chinese New Year, there have always been people in the real estate who have gone to cause trouble, which has seriously affected the sales and customer experience of the real estate. In the past few days, the Longyuan Real Estate Sales Company has come to discuss cooperation again, and even threatened that if they did not cooperate, they would guarantee the German side. Not even one property can be sold in Longcheng.

"I understand, tell the staff at the sales office over there to take a vacation first, and I will bring someone over to take over." After Ye Fang finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Ye Fang rolled his eyes and said coldly, "It's time to deal with these reckless people."

Longcheng, Shanxi Province, Defang Real Estate Sales Office.

The sales office of Defang Real Estate, which had been closed for a week, has reopened in a low-key manner. Before, there were always people coming to make trouble at the sales office, so the entire sales office was deserted.

Even though it opened today, many people passing by the sales office pointed and pointed and dared not go in. Until now, there are various graffiti and even traces of fire on the outer wall of the sales office. The entire sales office seems to stand on Like the buildings in the war, they looked a little dilapidated.

Occasionally, ordinary people who come to the sales office to inquire about real estate also find that the reception staff seems a little unprofessional. They only give some brochures and price lists, but there is no more professional introduction about the real estate. The entire sales office looks like this. It was cold up there, and every salesperson looked indifferent. However, a handsome young man sitting at the front desk was reading a newspaper with his legs crossed and ignored the guests who came in. This made people who entered the sales office feel confused. Less.

Soon three vans stopped at the door of the sales office. A dozen young people who looked carefree stepped out of the vehicles. These people were smoking cigarettes and dyeing their hair. They followed a middle-aged man into the sales office. at.

At this time, a man standing behind the young man at the sales office whispered, "Boss, here comes the troublemaker."

"Oh, it's finally here!" Ye Fang closed the newspaper and stood up slowly, then smiled at the leading middle-aged man in a black suit and said, "Welcome!"

The middle-aged man's name is Cao Bin, and he is responsible for the loss of the hoopoe that was crippled by Ye Fang before Longyuan Real Estate. The hoopoe and his gang were all beaten by Ye Fang until they were permanently disabled. They could no longer work as thugs for life. Many of them even used wheelchairs to receive relief funds.

Cao Bin and his men walked into the sales office and came to the front desk. They stood face to face with Ye Fang. Looking at Ye Fang who looked calm, he said without any politeness, "You are new here. Let your manager speak out." .”

"I am the manager. If you have any questions, you can tell me directly. Do you want to form a group to buy a house?" Ye Fang glanced at Cao Bin, then glanced at the more than ten subordinates behind him and asked with a smile.

"Form your mother's group..." Before Cao Bin finished speaking, he raised his palm and slapped Ye Fang. Ye Fang's smile did not change, with a hint of cruelty at the corner of his mouth.

He raised his left hand and pinched Cao Bin's right hand, then pressed Cao Bin's right hand hard on the front desk, then picked up a stapler on the table and slapped it directly on the back of Cao Bin's hand.

This stapler is not the kind that usually staples paper, but the kind that staples files. The staples inside are hard and sharp. The long staples come out directly from the bones and are nailed to the table.

Everything happened in a flash of lightning. Before Cao Bin even reacted, the staples were already nailed to the back of his hand. The severe pain made Cao Bin say "Oh my God" and raised his left hand towards Ye Fang like a conditioned reflex. Swing up. At this time, Lu Jiuge, who was behind Ye Fang, clasped his left wrist with one hand and pressed Cao Bin's hand on the table with the other, unable to move.

When the men behind him saw that their boss had been restrained, they immediately took out the blades hidden in their arms and were about to rush forward. At this time, at least thirty tall Qingtian security guards ran out from behind the sales office, crushing him with their momentum. Those little guys were so scared that they didn't dare to move.

Ye Fang signaled with his eyes, and Luo Zhong, who was standing at the door, slowly lowered the rolling shutter door of the sales office, and soon the entire sales office formed a sealed space.

"Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"

Ye Fang slammed the stapler hard again and again, nailing the staples on the back of Cao Bin's hand one after another. Cao Bin's miserable howl resounded throughout the sales office. Although there were dozens of people in the sales office, But there was no other sound except Cao Bin's screams. The people on Ye Fang's side looked at Cao Bin's men indifferently, making them tremble with fear. Listening to Cao Bin's loud shouts, two of them were so frightened that their crotches were wet.

The entire tabletop was stained red by the blood flowing from the back of Cao Bin's hand. The entire back of the hand was bloody and bloody, as if it had been dismembered by a forensic doctor. The scene was very horrifying.

"Who are you?! My eldest brother is a three-horse tiger! Don't you want to live anymore? How dare you hurt me!" Cao Bin was still yelling after being pinned to the table by Lu Jiuge.

Ye Fang snorted coldly, picked up the stapler and smashed it directly at Cao Bin's mouth.

"Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"

Soon, three staples were pressed on Cao Bin's cheek. The pain was so painful that Cao Bin couldn't even open his mouth. Ye Fang's wink made Lu Jiuge let go of his hand. Cao Bin fell to the ground and covered his injured hand and His face was grimacing.

Ye Fang took the wet wipes handed over by Lu Jiuge, wiped his hands carefully, asked someone to lift Cao Bin up, and asked, "Where is Li Manlin?"

Li Manlin has been living outside on medical parole for the past six months. He does not show up often and travels very low-key. Even so, it does not prevent him from controlling his underground kingdom. In the first month or two after I came out, I knew how to keep a low profile. In the past two months, sometimes I even appear in public places. It can be said that because there are people above me, I am very unscrupulous.

"I... don't know." Cao Bin hesitated.

Ye Fang smiled slightly, winked at the two people next to Cao Bin, took a golf club and held it in his hand. The two people around him spread Cao Bin's legs with understanding, forming the shape of a "big" character.

"You...what...you...want...?" Cao Bin saw Ye Fang standing in front of him holding a wooden stick, his eyes constantly looking at his crotch.

"Play golf!" Ye Fang followed suit and slowly swung the golf club in his hand without shaking the club. Cao Bin was so frightened that he immediately peed.

"Don't...I said...I said!" Cao Bin cried.

Ye Fang covered his nose and said with disgust, "It's so rude to defecate anywhere." Then he put away his golf club and said coldly to Cao Bin, "Tell me, where is Li Manlin now!"

Soon Cao Bin told Ye Fang where Li Manlin was hiding. At this time, Cao Bin sat on the ground with a look of despair. He knew the consequences of betraying Li Manlin. Now either Li Manlin was unlucky, or he was unlucky.

At this time, Cheng Da walked in from the back door of the sales office and took a breath when he saw Cao Bin's miserable state. As a policeman, he would not dare to torture to extract confessions even when faced with extremely vicious gangsters. This may have happened in the early years, but now no one dares to interrogate prisoners in this way.

But there are no such rules in Ye Fang. Facing these evil people, using evil to fight evil is the best way, so that the desired information can be obtained in the shortest time. Otherwise, given Li Manlin's infiltration into Longcheng's officialdom, as long as these people are brought into the police station, Li Manlin will probably know about it the next moment.

This time Cheng Da was also incorporated into the Dragon City task force as the deputy leader. The police dispatched from other places were fully responsible for the arrest operation. This time, more than 500 police and armed police forces from outside the province were mobilized, all of whom hid in the building behind the sales office. middle

"This is Li Manlin's hiding place. After you confirm his identity and take control, tell me and then arrest him immediately," Ye Fang said.

Cheng Da was a police officer and had rich experience in arresting people. After agreeing, he asked his men to take Cao Bin and the others down and temporarily imprison them in the building.

"Are you going to Longcheng Party School now?" Cheng Da asked.

Ye Fang nodded and said with a smile, "I'm going to meet with these corrupt officials. Let's go our separate ways."

"Okay!" On the surface, Cheng Da seems to be just arresting Li Manlin. In fact, there are eight strongholds of Li Manlin's gang in the entire Dragon City. Li Manlin's men are gathered in each place here, and many of them have guns. There are lethal weapons such as knives and sticks, so the pressure on Cheng Da to arrest him is very high.

Ye Fang went back to Longcheng Party School this time entirely because the integrity education conference for party members and cadres in Shanxi Province was currently being held at Longcheng Party School. All the cadres at the department level and above in the province were here, which saved Ye Fang from being arrested one by one.

Longcheng Party School is located in the suburbs, in an open space next to Integrity Park. It consists of several single buildings. In addition to meeting venues, there are also restaurants, hotels and other entertainment facilities. When there are meetings, it serves internal services. When there are no meetings, it serves internally. can be open to the public.

Ye Fang's mighty motorcade stopped at the gate of the party school. Due to the meeting, the entire party school was currently closed, and the electronic gate at the gate was tightly closed.

Lu Jiuge asked people to quickly enter the security hall at the gate and control the security. Then he opened the gate and Ye Fang and his party entered the main building of the party school directly. The lady at the front desk of the main building saw that Ye Fang and his party were a little confused and thought they were guests staying in the hotel. She quickly explained, "Sir, I'm sorry, our hotel is closed for the past few days..."

"Sorry, we are looking for someone. How can I get to Conference Hall No. [-]?" Ye Fangchong signaled to the police officer next to him, and the police officer immediately produced the relevant documents.

"It's...on the second floor." The lady at the front desk had seen this battle and immediately took Ye Fang and his party to the door of Conference Hall 1 on the second floor. Conference Hall No. 1 is the main conference hall of the party school and the largest one, which can accommodate thousands of people for meetings at the same time.

There were many people standing outside Conference Hall No. 1. These were the secretaries of the main leaders at the provincial and municipal levels. There was a conference inside, and they were having a small meeting outside, chatting in low voices.

When Ye Fang and his party came up in force, everyone was immediately alerted, and some of them wanted to come forward for questioning. As soon as Ye Fang waved his hand, a dozen policemen behind him rushed up and controlled everyone, covering their mouths and confiscating everyone's mobile phones.

"Control all exits!" Ye Fang gave the order, and people immediately walked towards other entrances and exits of the venue. Soon, news came that they had all been controlled.

At this time, the experienced secretaries looked ashen. At this moment, everyone had roughly guessed the identities of Ye Fang and others. Many secretaries were so frightened that they fainted. Whether the bosses of these secretaries have committed any crime, or how big of a crime they have committed, and whether those crimes are crimes, they can be said to know very clearly.

If their boss is fine, they will be fine, and they may even be able to achieve success in the future. But if their boss goes to jail one day, then most of them will not be able to escape jail.

This was the first time that Ye Fang personally led people to arrest officials, including provincial and ministerial-level officials. There were as many as 30 people on the arrest list. For the entire Jin Province, it can be said to be a major earthquake in the officialdom.

Ye Fang looked solemn and waved his hand slightly. Someone stepped forward and pushed open the door of the conference room. At this time, the impassioned voices in the conference room instantly reached Ye Fang's ears.

"...Integrity, self-discipline, and strict self-discipline. As a leading cadre, whether you are honest or not is directly related to the image of the party and the government. Leading cadres have a certain amount of power in their hands. Maintaining integrity is the basic condition that they should have. Only those who are honest can participate in politics. Only by strengthening cohesion and charisma can we lead department cadres and employees to devote themselves to reform, opening up, and modernization with one heart and one mind..."

"...I often think like this: I am a cadre trained and educated by the party and the people. The power in my hands is given by the party and the people. I only have the obligation to seek benefits for the party and the people in a down-to-earth manner, and I have no intention of seeking personal gain. Power, especially in the current new era of reform and opening up and the tide of market economy, must strictly constrain and standardize one's words and deeds, and be aboveboard and upright..."

The person making the integrity report at this time was Ma Anhe, the person in charge of political and legal work in Jin Province. The moment the door of Conference Hall 1 was pushed open, and when Ye Fang's figure appeared in front of everyone on the rostrum, the entire venue was filled with excitement. The air seemed to freeze for an instant...