Chapter 471: The call for the Hongmen Banquet was from Zhang Jianguo. As soon as the call was answered, the old fox began to do his homework enthusiastically.
"Little brother, have you eaten? Today, your sister-in-law went back to her parents' house. This is the first time I have been in the kitchen in these years. Hehe, how about you, come over and have a drink with me."
Showing courtesy for nothing, committing adultery or stealing, Ye Feng's first impression was of Hongmen Banquet.
"Deputy Director Zhang, I have made an appointment with my friends to go out for dinner together."
"What's delicious in restaurants? Isn't it just that there's more oil and water? Nowadays, scientific diet is advocated, whole grains are cooked carefully, and light food is the main thing. So, for the sake of future health, it's better to go out to restaurants less." He said nonchalantly.
After having a clear explanation, Zhang Jianguo changed the topic and extended the invitation very boldly. "Anyway, there is no one at home today. If you come to my house with your friends, it's just a matter of adding two pairs of chopsticks."
"This is inconvenient, Deputy Director Zhang, don't bother me."
Who is Zhang Jianguo? He is the chief agent of the Chinese National Security Bureau, and Ye Feng's friend is a killer who lives in the dark world. The relationship between these two types of people is not as simple as adding two pairs of chopsticks.
"If there's any trouble, it's settled. I've made a big table of dishes. If I can't finish it tonight, your old sister-in-law will definitely scold me for extravagance when she comes back tomorrow. I said, little brother, do you want me to
Even if my stomach bleeds tonight, do you still want me to kneel on the washboard tomorrow?"
In a familiar scene, Zhang Jianguo once again brought up the embarrassing story of strict hepatic control, which was also the most troublesome thing for Ye Feng. People have devalued and laughed at themselves to this point, what else can you say. Ye Feng chose to remain silent, but the old fox was
Continue to add more money calmly.
"Where are you now? I'll ask Ruoyun to pick you up. Don't tell me that you don't know Ruoyun. I know that you two have a special relationship."
This is a trump card. Don’t look at the monk’s face to see the Buddha’s face. Li Ruoyun is Zhang Jianguo’s subordinate. Ye Feng can no longer refuse, otherwise Li Ruoyun will be caught in the middle. Ye Feng agreed to Zhang Jianguo’s invitation, and then agreed to meet with Li Ruoyun at a meeting place.
, came to Zhang Jianguo's house together.
Zhang Jianguo's house is a duplex suite, decorated in a simple and elegant manner, with a literati feel.
Following Li Ruoyun into the restaurant, Ye Feng almost burst out laughing when he looked at the mahogany dining table in the middle.
Fried peanuts, cold cucumbers, salted duck eggs, soy sauce beef, and a bowl of seaweed and egg drop soup. This is what Zhang Jianguo said on the phone. A large table full of dishes. Fortunately, Liehuo and Viper have special identities, and Ye Feng does not
I didn't take them to the banquet, otherwise, this order of food wouldn't be enough to fill their teeth.
"How is it? My cooking skills are pretty good." Zhang Jianguo carried a bottle of white wine and walked to the dining table with a smile. "Four dishes and one soup, standard for a state banquet. This is the highest standard for receiving foreign guests."
"Not bad, not bad." Ye Feng praised seriously. "It's full of color, flavor and flavor. It's so rich."
"That's for sure. When I wasn't the deputy director before, I wasn't so busy at work. In my spare time, I often exchanged cooking skills with Mayor Zhou. Minghao once said that my skills are almost as good as
The chef in the hotel.”
Some time ago, it was said that they were going to have a meal, but now it has become an exchange of cooking skills. Ye Feng was shocked by the old fox's thick skin. Looking at the plate of over-fried peanuts, he felt even more happy.
The flowers are blooming. This cooking skill is so good that it is almost fried into coke. How can a hotel chef compare with it?
Zhang Jianguo's bragging made Li Ruoyun laugh. Fortunately, she was a subordinate and took the opportunity to run back and forth to get the wine glass, which was considered a disaster. The hardest part was Ye Feng, who stood in front of the dining table and his face turned white and red.
, it’s not that he didn’t dare to laugh, but that he couldn’t laugh. Firstly, the occasion was inappropriate, and secondly, this was a Hongmen Banquet. Ye Fengde always kept Zhang Jianguo on his side, for fear that if he accidentally fell into the trap, the gain would outweigh the loss.
"Don't stand, sit down." Zhang Jianguo invited Ye Feng and Li Ruoyun to the table, and then poured tea and wine for them with great enthusiasm.
The wine was good wine, a real Moutai for the state banquet, but after drinking it, Ye Feng always felt a little uncomfortable.
"Deputy Director Zhang, what exactly do you want to see me for this time?"
"Look at you, you're out of sight again." Zhang Jianguo carried the wine bottle and filled Ye Feng's glass with wine. "We are all on our own, so if we have a common meal together, what's going to happen?"
On the way to Zhang Jianguo's house, Ye Feng also asked Li Ruoyun, but Li Ruoyun didn't know what happened. He just heard that an encrypted message came from Nanhai at three o'clock in the afternoon and was sent directly to Zhang Jianguo.
Zhang Jianguo avoided talking, leaving Ye Feng speechless. However, he also noticed something strange. When Zhang Jianguo poured the wine just now, he lowered his head and looked at his watch. This inadvertent little action just verified Ye Feng's thoughts.
It was just a Hongmen Banquet. The old fox must have had another purpose in inviting him to dinner, just like the visit before the Spring Festival to pay New Year greetings.
Being able to find Ye Feng means that this matter is more or less related to Ye Feng. Otherwise, with Zhang Jianguo's shrewdness, he would not do such a stupid thing to shoot himself in the foot. Ye Feng felt much more relaxed.
, no longer asked, and ate the meal cooked by Zhang Jianguo with relish.
Time passed little by little, and Ye Feng chose to stand still, but Zhang Jianguo became anxious.
"Little brother, how do you treat me?"
Ye Feng was waiting for this sentence. "Very good, very good."
Ye Feng was eating as he spoke. He put the last two pieces of soy sauce beef on the plate into his mouth, put down his chopsticks, and touched his belly and said, "I'm just not full."
Zhang Jianguo was startled for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Well, you little naughty boy has learned how to play tricks on me."
"Didn't I learn this from you?"
"Come on, I won't talk to you anymore. Ruoyun, go to the refrigerator and get another piece of soy beef, and we'll talk about business while we eat."
The incident happened in the South China Sea and had a great relationship with Ye Feng.
Yang Zimo is in charge of economic work in the South China Sea region. He has formulated a set of effective economic construction plans for the South China Sea region according to local conditions. Three days ago, in order to expand ocean routes, Yang Zimo went abroad to inspect Southeast Asia. At 2:30 this afternoon, Yang Zimo took the
A research ship was hijacked off the Kolawi Island in Thailand. Subsequently, the kidnappers publicly demanded a ransom of US$10 million from the Yang family, within three days, otherwise they would break up the dispute.
"Who did it? Is it a local pirate?"
Kolawi Island is located in the Strait of Malacca where pirates are rampant. When he was kidnapped in this sea area, it is no wonder that Ye Feng's first thought was pirates.
"The kidnappers claim to belong to a pirate group called Pachai, but I always feel that it is not that simple."
Zhang Jianguo frowned, thought for a moment, and said slowly.
"Yang Zimo's visit to Southeast Asia is for business, and the South China Sea government has also notified Southeast Asian countries in advance. In addition, expanding ocean routes is a mutually beneficial matter. After selecting a route, a large number of Chinese merchant ships will pass through those countries, and they will also
Profit can be obtained by replenishing supplies to passing merchant ships. Therefore, the countries in Southeast Asia are very cooperative with Yang Zimo's work. Not only do they send officials to greet and send them, but they also have coast guard accompanying them to escort them. With such strict security measures, pirate ships will generally be shunned.
But this group of pirates rose to the challenge."
"Could it be just an accidental incident?" Ye Feng asked.
"It can't be an accident. The time and place where the pirates attacked are very mysterious." Zhang Jianguo once again rejected Ye Feng's idea and explained in detail. "Kolawei Island is located in the border waters of Thailand and Malaysia. Because the two countries
The ships sent by the country were all official ships. In order to avoid causing unnecessary diplomatic turmoil, they did not sail to the territorial sea boundary, but were anchored five nautical miles away from the other party's territorial sea boundary. In other words, the expedition ship Yang Zimo was on
The ship was only ten nautical miles out of sight of the coast guard ships of the two countries, but it was in the middle of these ten nautical miles that the research ship was suddenly hijacked by pirates and then disappeared mysteriously."
Listening to Zhang Jianguo's explanation, Ye Feng also felt that something was strange. Malaysian officials sent Yang Zimo away, but Thai officials ten nautical miles away did not wait for Yang Zimo. Without accurate information in advance, it would be difficult to explain why the pirates did this.
Such a clever plan.
"Yang Zimo's economic construction plan has received strong support from the top and bottom of the South China Sea government. There should be no insiders in the South China Sea government. The entire ship was hijacked by pirates, and the possibility of the people accompanying the ship leaking the secret is very small. In addition, there are many people along the way.
It is impossible for the country to leak secrets, otherwise it will make them lose more than they gain by irritating China and choosing another route." Zhang Jianguo used the elimination method to gradually narrow down the suspicious targets. "The ones most likely to leak secrets are still within the Yang family."
"Deputy Director, do you think it's Yang Zhengrong?" Li Ruoyun interrupted.
"Five days ago, Yang Zhengrong went to Thailand in the name of tourism. The timing was very delicate. It was only two days before Yang Zimo started his trip to Southeast Asia. In addition, as Yang Zimo's third uncle, it is entirely possible that he has control of Yang Zimo's itinerary."
The analysis of the two agents made Ye Feng feel a chill down his back. "That's Yang Zimo's uncle. How could he let someone kidnap his nephew?"
"Little brother, don't be emotional. You have to know that although Yang Zhengrong is Yang Zimo's third uncle, he is a staunch supporter of Yang Ziqi."
Ye Feng frowned. He thought about what happened in Huaiyang Restaurant again. Could this be another family feud involving fratricide?
"Didn't Zimo leave Tianjing on his own initiative? Why is Yang Ziqi still chasing and beating him?"
"Little brother, the internal conflicts of the Yang family are much more serious than you think." Zhang Jianguo sighed and continued. "Some time ago, the share price of Huanyu Group was suppressed by international hot money, and then it quickly spread to the entire stock market. In the Ministry of Finance
Internally, there were serious differences over whether the national reserve funds should be used to aid the stock market or to stabilize prices and protect people's livelihood. In the end, Yang Ziqi's plan was supported by the minister. Because of the lessons learned from the Thai financial crisis two years ago, the Ministry of Finance decided to abandon the Chinese stock market.
, investing all the national reserve funds into people's livelihood protection, so as to avoid triggering social unrest. Although the Ministry of Finance made a resolution, opposition also exists, and the Yang family also struggled with the Ministry of Finance's aid plan and supported it.
Yang Zimo's faction even made a fuss, planning to have Yang Zimo return to Tianjing, and then unite with the opposition from the Ministry of Finance to oust Yang Ziqi."
But in the final analysis, all this is speculation, and Zhang Jianguo is not completely sure.
"Little brother, when you go to Thailand this time, you'd better catch us alive." Zhang Jianguo gave a thumbs up, pointed at the ceiling, and then whispered. "This is all the intention of the higher-ups. After all, the Yang family is different.
Generally speaking, their family is now in chaos, and it has also affected some local officials who have received favors from the Yang family. If we don't thoroughly investigate, I'm afraid this dispute will get bigger and bigger."
"No problem." Ye Feng doesn't care about the internal disputes in the Yang family. He only cares about Yang Zimo's safety because Yang Zimo is his friend. "By the way, Deputy Director Zhang, where is Yang Zimo being held now?"
"We're not sure." Zhang Jianguo smiled slightly awkwardly. "This afternoon, the kidnappers called the Yang family three times, but they used mobile phones. The signal sometimes appeared in Malaysia and sometimes again.
In Thailand, I estimate that Yang Zimo and other accompanying personnel should be detained at the border between Thailand and Malaysia."
"This, this." Ye Feng was both amused and depressed in his heart. "Without information, how can I save people?"
"Hey, when you get to Thailand and Malaysia, it's not all your world."
This incomprehensible compliment made Ye Feng confused. "What is my world? I'm not familiar with it."
"Little brother, please stop pretending to be confused." Zhang Jianguo smiled and took a sip of wine. "The boss of Scarlet Rose, the third largest killer organization in the dark world, has an extraordinary relationship with you. With them coming forward, you
You can’t just do whatever you want in Southeast Asia.”
The old fox is the old fox. Not only did Ye Feng get involved in the plot, but even his friends who were thousands of miles away were not spared.
"I'm telling Deputy Director Zhang, your National Security Bureau is really good at it. If you can't get information, you're just a scheming person."
Ye Feng's complaint made Zhang Jianguo laugh.
"Look at what you said, our National Security Bureau is completely concerned about Yang Zimo's safety. Otherwise, how could we save face and go out to hire foreign aid? Besides, who among us is following whom? As the elder brother, I can usually be
I've been helping you wipe your butt for a long time, so now I'm asking you to give me a little help, look at how grumbling you are." Before Ye Feng could say anything, Zhang Jianguo acted like a serious and thoughtful elder again. "Little brother, I'm sorry.
Mo is your good friend. If you say something happened to him, can I not come to you?"
He was obviously helping with things, but now he was acting as if he was taking it for granted, which made Ye Feng extremely depressed.
"Little brother, our National Security Bureau is very understanding of human nature. I won't let you work alone this time. I have found a helper for you."
Zhang Jianguo pointed at Li Ruoyun and smiled heartily. "How about it, bro, are you satisfied with this arrangement?"
"Then when do you plan for us to set off?"
Zhang Jianguo looked down at his watch, then picked up the wine glass with a smile on his face.
"The helicopter will arrive in three minutes. After taking you to Tianjing Military Airport, a transport plane will take you to Bangkok, Thailand overnight."
"Why is it like this again? You couldn't have informed me in advance so that I could fill my stomach."
"What's the point of complaining about this little thing? Ruoyun, go pack up all the soy sauce beef in the refrigerator and bring it to our hero Ye for a late night snack on the plane."