When it was close to five o'clock in the afternoon, in an ancient county town in the Southwest Municipal District, a somewhat tired Chen Fangqing sat on a chair with an expressionless face and slowly took a sip of warm water.
The winter nights are long, and twilight gradually covers the sky.
A cold wind blew in from the open door of the main hall, and the somewhat old but still spacious courtyard seemed very cold. After the funeral, there was a dead silence.
Chen Fangqing was sitting facing the door, with a dull expression.
Behind him was an empty ice coffin, and the room was filled with the smell of burning paper money. He sat motionless on the chair, looking a little eerie.
Today is the day when his daughter Chen Lijuan was buried.
Chen Fangqing returned to his hometown in a low-key manner, and the funeral did not last long. It looked very simple. As for the parliament, Guo Wentian, who was also the banner figure of the Prince Group like Chen Fangqing, attended the funeral. In addition, Southwest City also had a secretary-general and deputy mayor.
The elders are present, and then there are some relatives who are not far or near.
Chen Fangqing lowered his head, his eyes a little sinister, but mostly self-deprecating.
As the prime minister of Central-Continent, this funeral was already simple to the point of being a bit shabby.
This seems to also prove his status in the Prince Group.
If it was during the period when his influence was strongest, even if he repeatedly stated that the funeral should be simple and refused other officials to attend, there would definitely be many people actually present, even if those officials knew that they would be criticized by him after they came.
, they will still come.
The most obvious example is that when Guo Wentian's old mother passed away the year before last, Guo Wentian also had a simple funeral, but the scene at the funeral was extremely grand. Guo Wentian's hometown is in an ordinary city in Tianfu Province. On the day of the funeral, Tianfu Province
There are six directors, including the speaker and governor of Tianfu. In addition, the speaker of the nearby Southwest City was also present in person, and none of the city leaders were left behind. Although Guo Wentian severely criticized those people afterwards,
But neither the critic nor the criticized person was unhappy.
Nowadays, Chen Fangqing also has simple funeral arrangements.
Then it really became simple.
This incident alone is enough to show that Chen Fangqing's current position in the Prince Group has reached a precarious stage.
The scandal of Haoyue Group is being exposed every day. From southern Guangdong to Tianfu, it has now become a serious case sweeping four or five provinces, involving real estate, entertainment, securities, insurance and other industries. Among them
The countless dark sides are completely shocking, and
This also represents incredible benefits. Even Chen Fangqing did not expect that his nephew would make so many outrageous moves in making money. The stock price of Haoyue Group has been fluctuating violently. In a short period of time, several provinces
In total, hundreds of cadres have been arrested. The Zhongzhou Supervision Department personally took action and handled the case vigorously and resolutely. However, Chen Fangqing knew very well that although everything seemed extremely bad at the moment, the Supervision Department had obviously not really exerted its efforts. They were collecting more information.
The evidence is that before the general election, the Southeast Group, which had been holding back for more than two years, obviously wanted to make a big news. Faced with such a favorable environment, the other party obviously did not intend to take action easily.
Several large state-owned groups controlled by Chen Lijuan have also been found to have numerous problems.
There are also clues indicating that the treason case of the special operations group is slightly related to Chen Fangqing. This connection may not be too serious, but at such a critical moment, if such news is confirmed, it is destined to be a huge disturbance.
The situation is precarious and dangerous.
The bottom of Chen Fangqing's butt was like an active volcano that could erupt violently at any time, and it could blow him to pieces every minute.
Under this situation, countless people in the Prince Group were quietly distancing themselves from Chen Fangqing, including the two provincial presidents whom he personally promoted.
Chen Fangqing remained silent.
He could only remain silent, waiting in silence for the opportunity to fight back.
Such an opportunity is getting closer and closer, and his situation is becoming more and more dangerous.
In the gradually darkening sky, Chen Fangqing gritted his teeth and stood up with a glass of water.
A cold wind blew through the room.
Guo Wentian, who was wearing a white flower on his chest, walked into the courtyard from the gate. He looked at Chen Fangqing who was walking out of the main hall and sighed.
"It's time to go back."
Guo Wentian said slowly: "The comrades in the southwest have prepared the plane. There may be a meeting tonight, so we need to prepare early."
He took out a cigarette and handed it to Chen Fangqing, lit one himself and took a deep breath.
Chen Fangqing nodded silently.
Today is destined to be a very special day.
It's not my daughter's funeral, but for the dark world, today is an extremely special day.
Three days ago, Li Tianlan received a letter of engagement from a mysterious powerful man in the East Palace.
The time for the fight is today.
Two super masters who have surpassed the peak of invincibility.
And it is very likely that in the dark world
The best super master who maintains his condition.
Everyone is paying attention to this battle, including the Central Continent Council.
At this moment, there are less than four hours left before the duel.
Different results of this battle mean different situations. Regardless of the mentality of the parties involved, countless people in the dark world have begun to become nervous.
"Is there any movement in Xuanyuan City?"
Chen Fangqing asked.
"Nothing big happened."
Guo Wentian shook his head: "Representatives sent by all the major forces have entered the East Palace headquarters, and Xuanyuan City has stepped up its guard. These are all normal actions."
The day after the declaration of war was issued, various forces in the dark world had already contacted the Eastern Palace.
The East Palace did not refuse the requests of the major forces, allowing any force to come to the East Palace at the specified time to personally watch the pinnacle battle of the dark world.
It seemed like they were showing off their force, or they seemed to be extremely confident. Every move they made in the East Palace in the past three days was extremely confident. From top to bottom, no one seemed to have thought about the possibility that Li Tianlan would lose.
"What do you think of the outcome of this battle?"
Guo Wentian suddenly asked.
Chen Fangqing turned her head and glanced at him silently.
"This result is very important to us, and it is even more important to you."
Guo Wentian's tone was extremely calm.
Chen Fangqing suddenly laughed.
"I don't know either."
He said calmly: "But this may be my only chance. It's hard to say what the outcome of this battle will be. Li Tianlan may win, but I won't lose either."
Li Tianlan may win the fight.
But the winner of the decisive battle in Beihai can only be him and the Prince Group.
Chen Fangqing communicated with His Majesty and Li Kuangtu in advance that as long as Li Tianlan appeared in Beihai, the possibility of his death was more than 80%.
So the result of tonight's battle is not important.
The decisive battle in the North Sea that started at the same time as this battle was the most important.
Guo Wentian looked at his smiling face, was silent for a moment, and then said hoarsely: "Recently, our work has been very passive, and the voices within the group are also a bit chaotic. I discussed it with some comrades."
He raised his head, looked into Chen Fangqing's suddenly sharp eyes, and said calmly: "Old Chen, if the result of this decisive battle in Beihai is not satisfactory...then you should stay behind the scenes for a while and recuperate your body."