China.

The Zhou family's residence in Beijing.

Zhou Tiefeng hurriedly came to the study and said to the old man who was practicing calligraphy: "Valeria has been released. The director of the National Security Bureau of Country E who arrested Valeria has been arrested for dereliction of duty."

"Oh?"

The old man raised his head and stared at his eldest son in surprise.

"He is just taking the blame. It must be the instruction of Pushin and Vedev. Now that Valeria is released, either Valeria has a trump card that can make Pushin give in, or..."

Zhou Tiefeng pondered at the end.

"Do you think Xiaohao may be back?"

The old man guessed what his son wanted to say.

In the past five years, he had been looking forward to the appearance of Chen Hao.

Zhou Tiefeng nodded and said extremely seriously: "As far as I know, only Xiao Hao can make Pu Xin so cowardly."

Mr. Zhou said nothing, frowning in thought.

Zhou Tiefeng continued: "If Xiao Hao really saved Valeria, then the dilemma facing my brother-in-law will be easily solved."

Feng Yi, Zhou Tiefeng's brother-in-law and the old man's son-in-law.

Back then, Zhou Ting and Feng Yi met and fell in love in college. After graduation, they made a private marriage. Mr. Zhou failed to break up the two, so he disowned Feng Yi as his son-in-law.

Now, Feng Yi's career affects everyone in the Zhou family.

The No. 1 official in Zhejiang Province and the official of Xinjiang, whether he can take charge of the Demon City in the future is of great significance.

Taking charge of the Magic City heralds reaching the top in the future.

However, the one above likes the one in Chongqing.

Feng Yi entered the Demonic City, and it was the same one from Yucheng who entered the Demonic City. At present, all parties are competing, but the dust will be settled before the end of the year at the latest.

Feng Yi has outstanding political achievements.

The one from Yucheng was regarded as the successor by the one above.

On the surface, each has its own advantages, but in reality, the support of those in power is crucial.

"Don't place your hopes on uncertain things and prepare for the worst outcome." Mr. Zhou reminded his son.

Zhou Tiefeng hummed and said: "Recently, topics such as splitting up Haoxiang Group and the official taking control of Haoxiang Group have been very popular. It seems that the person wants to touch Haoxiang Group."

"In the past five years, he has gradually gained more power. Even in the military, most of them are replaced by people he trusts. We old guys have no use talking anymore."

The old man's implication was that he could not help Haoxiang Group. He thought for a while and said: "For a behemoth like Haoxiang Group, which affects the national economy and people's livelihood, and has top-notch technology, it is understandable and reasonable for the officials to be worried about it and suppress or control it."

"It's just for the national economy and people's livelihood, economic security, and technological security, that's all. But once the Haoxiang Group is split up and the government takes control, there will be too much room for some people to get their hands on. The eight sub-groups under the Haoxiang Group may gradually become what they are now. Those state-owned enterprises have lost their past innovation capabilities and enterprising corporate culture."

Zhou Tiefeng is worried that Haoxiang Group will be destroyed by some officials.

"We are powerless to stop it. It's unnecessary to worry. Just wait and see what happens." Mr. Zhou's words were full of helplessness.

Zhou Tiefeng had no choice but to nod, chat with the old man for a while, and then left the study.

Mr. Zhou continued to practice calligraphy, but he was restless. He crumpled the written rice paper one by one into paper balls and threw them into the wastebasket.

He put down his pen, sighed, and murmured: "Dark clouds are threatening to destroy the city."

...............

Kremlin palace.

Magnificent banquet hall.

Well-dressed men and women gathered in twos and threes, each holding a crystal goblet, chatting and laughing elegantly.

These men and women are either rich or noble, and they are extremely wealthy.

Outside the banquet hall, special agents in black carefully inspected the invitations held by the guests.

At the same time, a black Mercedes-Benz sedan carried Chen Hao through three checkpoints and arrived in front of the palace-style building where the banquet hall was located.

The driver got out of the car and opened the door for Chen Hao.

Chen Hao got out of the car and looked around. This was his first time entering the Kremlin Palace to attend a cocktail party. Tonight's cocktail party was hosted by Pushin for Valeria.

Valeria had arrived here two hours ago to talk secretly with Pushinvedev, so Chen Hao came alone.

In Chen Hao's eyes, there was nothing special about the interior of the Kremlin Palace. He stopped for a while by the car and walked up the steps.

On both sides of the palace's main entrance, four honor guards stood tall. Seeing Chen Hao approaching, they raised their heads and paid attention.

Chen Hao had experienced similar scenes many times and was accustomed to it. He ignored the honor guards and walked into the palace calmly.

Inside the palace, everything is luxurious.

In the long corridor covered with luxurious carpets, Chen Hao casually admired the famous paintings hanging on the wall as he walked, and came to the door of the banquet hall.

He was about to show the invitation.

"Step aside!"

Someone scolded Chen Hao.

Chen Hao turned around and saw a man and a woman.

The man is arrogant.

The woman is tall and holding the man's arm.

Chen Hao was no stranger to this pair of men and women.

Currently the third richest man in country E and one of the representatives of the new oligarchs, Derpasco has a net worth of over 10 billion.

And his more important identity is that he is the grandson-in-law of the first president of Country E. The woman beside him is his wife, the former first lady of Country E.

The person who scolded Chen Hao was Derpasco's personal bodyguard. It was obvious that Chen Hao's oriental appearance attracted discrimination from the other party.

Chen Hao looked at the few people coldly and did not move. However, the special agent in black who had originally reached out to receive Chen Hao's invitation immediately turned around and respectfully invited Derpasco to enter.

The door of the banquet hall was very wide, and Chen Hao stood still, which did not affect Delpasco's entry into the banquet hall at all.

This guy stood proudly.

The two bodyguards understood what Delpasco was waiting for and stepped forward to push Chen Hao away.

The dozen or so special agents in black guarding the gate were at a loss.

At the critical moment, a person came over and said with a smile: "You two, why don't you go in?"

Everyone looked at the sound.

Chen Hao recognized the person at a glance. He was the second richest man in country E and another representative of the new oligarchs, Abravich.

When the Derpaskos faced Abravich, they were not as proud as before, with smiles on their faces.

After all, Abravich is a close confidant of Pushin, has a net worth of over 20 billion, and serves as the chief executive of a certain region.

The three of them greeted each other.

Abravich glanced at Chen Hao standing aside, pulled Derpasco, who wanted to humiliate Chen Hao, and walked into the banquet hall talking and laughing. There was no need to show the invitation, just "brush his face".

Chen Hao concluded that Abravich guessed his identity.

The special agent in black carefully checked Chen Hao's invitation, returned it to Chen Hao, and said expressionlessly: "Please!"

Chen Hao was not interested in arguing with the little gatekeeper. He walked into the banquet hall and took a glass of champagne from the tray held by the waiter.

Among the men and women attending the banquet, Chen Hao was the only oriental face.

Some people glanced at Chen Hao with disdain on their faces.

Some people looked at Chen Hao curiously.

Chen Hao didn't care about the eyes of others and took a sip of champagne.

"Hello."

A young girl took the initiative to say hello to Chen Hao.

"Hello."

Chen Hao responded to the girl with a smile.

"Today's cocktail party was held by Mr. President for Valeria. It was also an apology for the Security Bureau's wrong investigation of Valeria. The people invited here, except for you, are all top celebrities from country E, so... I'm a little curious. , and I like Eastern culture very much.”

The girl smiled and explained why she took the initiative to talk to Chen Hao.

"Curious why you invited me?"

Chen Hao asked with a smile.

The young girl nodded: "Yes."

"Mr. President is afraid that I will be angry if he doesn't invite me." Chen Hao's serious look made the girl laugh.

Many people looked sideways.

Several of the young people were surprised at first, and then showed jealousy.

The girl said to Chen Hao: "It is said that most of you Oriental men are shy and not good at expressing themselves. There should not be many who are as humorous as you."

"I am a rare type of man among Chinese men, and I am very popular among girls." Chen Hao's confidence made the girl laugh again.

"Nice to meet you."

Girl toasts.

"It is a great honor for me to meet such a beautiful girl like you in such a magnificent place, and I will remember it for the rest of my life."

Chen Hao raised his glass and praised the girl in front of him.

Praise makes people happy.

Even though the girl has an extraordinary status and is often complimented by others, she is smiling like a flower at this moment and clinking glasses with Chen Hao.

Not far away, Delpasco saw the girl and Chen Hao having a lively conversation, frowned, and then waved to a young man.

The young man had to leave the two beautiful girls behind, walked up to Derpasco, and said: "Uncle."

"Igor, go and get that kid away."

Djerpasco pointed at Chen Hao and whispered in his nephew's ear.

"why?"

Igor asked in surprise.

"Because that beautiful girl is Pusin's eldest daughter." Igor was moved by Derpasko's words.

"understood."

As Igor spoke, he turned and walked towards Chen Hao.

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