It was close to 10:30 in the evening when Yuan Kui came back from outside exhausted. The nanny brought hot water. After he put his feet into the basin, he remained motionless.
Yuan Kui is 62 years old this year. In today's world where the average life expectancy is 80 years old, this age can only be said to be in the prime of life, but he looks at least 80 years old without makeup. Yuan Kui rubbed his forehead with his hands, and what he touched were deep wrinkles. He had never known what being old was like, and he suddenly regretted the killing spree thirty years ago.
The Yuan family was also a famous family. Although it was inconspicuous in the Han Dynasty, it was a giant in Tianfeng Province. Many provincial governors came to Tianfeng Province and needed the consent of the Yuan family to secure their position. At that time , was also the most glorious time for the Yuan family. However, just as no dynasty lasts forever, the Yuan family also went downhill during its heyday. The crisis is not external, but internal.
The six sons seized the throne, and Yuan Kui had the last laugh with a tragic victory. However, after this battle, the Yuan family was also severely damaged. The prosperous family suddenly became depopulated. After more than thirty years of hard work, the Yuan family barely returned to Tianfeng. It is a place where the provincial overlord is the overlord, but the sequelae are also obvious, and there are no successors.
Yuan Kui had four sons, among whom the eldest son and the second son died in the battle to seize the throne. The third son was in a car accident when he went on a business trip to Mercury ten years ago. Two spaceships collided. No one on the spacecraft was spared, and their bones were all injured. Without staying, Yuan Jiang was born in old age and was pampered too much. As a result, he developed a lawless character. When I was a child, I thought it was cute, but when I grew up, I felt a crisis.
How can such a person take charge of the aircraft carrier of the Yuan family?
He tried his best to make the prodigal son of the Yuan family turn around and start a new life. Yuan Kui could only try his best to leave a peaceful Yuan family in Yuanjiang. Even if he lived a rough life, he could still enjoy his life. However, this simple idea was also affected by a series of recent incidents. Things became unrealistic.
Thinking of tonight's meeting, his frown deepened. The meeting was convened by Governor Ma. The Han Dynasty belongs to the inheritance of China. Although there have been many changes in the process of succession, it is still essentially the same strain. However, after all, it is not the China it once was.
There have been some changes in the political system.
The provincial governor is the top leader of a province, in charge of military and political power. In terms of power, he is already similar to the ancient princes. The position of provincial party committee secretary has been abolished. Compared with their predecessors, today's major provinces have more independence and freedom, which has advantages and disadvantages.
Yuan Kui didn't like this change. There was no other reason. The reins around his neck were still tightly locked, but the reins around Governor Ma's neck were loosened. Although one end of the rope was still held in the central hand, at least he no longer felt difficulty breathing.
The so-called meeting might as well be called extortion or extortion. To put it more neutrally, it is called apportionment. Yuan Kui was very resistant to this approach in his heart, but on the surface he could only smile to express his support.
Tianfeng Province is not as prosperous as it appears on the surface, nor is it as prosperous and peaceful as reported in the news. Underneath the peace lies hidden undercurrents.
Last month's rebellion was ultimately described as robbery by bandits, but the powerful destructive weapons and terrifying destructive power were beyond the reach of just bandits. The Ma family did not announce the details, and others turned a blind eye. However, they pretended to be deaf and dumb, but the Ma family would not forget them.
A large number of businessmen were invited back for a meeting. At that time, he donated 300 million yuan with the express purpose of rebuilding public infrastructure and serving the people.
Last month, the radiation protection base station was either damaged or aging and needed to be rebuilt and strengthened. He donated 500 million. The radiation protection base station involves the life interests of everyone living in Tianfeng Province, and no one dares to ignore it. However, Yuan Kui is still a little reluctant to only require contributions from businessmen.
Last month, we donated 200 million to the water transportation project. Mars is short of water and has been in a dry environment for a long time, which not only affects the skin, but also affects life. Therefore, after discovering a large amount of water on a distant planet, Governor Ma couldn't wait to start the water transportation project. Until now So far, there has been some success. At least the water volume of the Gan River running through the entire Tianfeng Province has increased a lot.
Tonight's topic is the food crisis. Since the beginning of this year, whether it is food or meat, the entire Tianfeng Province has been in a state of reduced production. The reasons for the reduced production are relatively complicated. Yuan Kui has not had time to study this. When he heard about the emergence of chicken plague, he had a premonition that it would happen again this month. He was bleeding heavily, but after meeting with Governor Ma tonight, I realized that the situation was more serious than imagined.
Governor Ma did not invite anyone else and only invited him. However, he did not want to have this honor at all. Governor Ma's intention is very clear. I hope he will take the lead in donating money. This is a thankless task. Donating more will not increase the weight in Governor Ma's heart, but donating less will definitely not bring good results. But donating too much is also troublesome and will be hated by other businessmen.
None of our money comes from strong winds. He is nominally the richest man in Tianfeng Province. If he donates 50 million, as long as everyone is less than this amount, we can get by. But if he donates 500 million, just imagine what else will happen. If someone donates 30 million or 40 million, can he step down? Even if he is thick-skinned enough, he still has to consider whether Governor Ma will hold a grudge.
When doing business in Tianfeng Province, once you are resented by the top leader, you are not far away from being debilitated.
Yuan Kui's troubles don't stop there. He faintly heard the news that businessmen in Tianfeng Province were secretly boycotting him. They didn't call him in several recent gatherings. This was a bad sign. He also knew that it was because He had cooperated with Governor Ma many times before he was met with hostility from others, but what could he do? Governor Ma had made it clear, so how dare he not understand what was going on? The Yuan family is no longer the original Yuan family. If he dares to show any sign of being uncooperative, it won't be long before the Zhang family, Li family or Wang family take the Yuan family's place. Maybe within three to five years, the powerful Yuan family will be replaced. Home will disappear in people's eyes.
Neither the left nor the right. Yuan Kui is like dancing on a tightrope. If he is not careful, he is in danger of falling into a cliff thousands of feet deep.
I don’t know how long it took, but when I was about to fall asleep, the door was knocked by the housekeeper. The housekeeper had been with him for decades and was his most trusted confidant. If there was nothing important, he would usually not be here. Yuan Kui was slightly startled when the time came to disturb him, and he was instantly awakened from sleep.
"What's the matter?" Yuan Kui habitually showed his strong side and his eyes were bright.
"Someone is messing with the young master." The housekeeper said respectfully.
"Who?" Yuan Kui raised his eyebrows, and a murderous aura came out. Yuan Jiang was his lifeblood, and any behavior that harmed Yuan Jiang would make him furious.
The butler lowered his head slightly and handed over the tablet.
As his eyes scanned the content of the article, Yuan Kui's face became more and more gloomy. Finally, he closed the tablet and placed it gently on the side. His slightly narrowed eyes cast a look that made the housekeeper uneasy, and he asked calmly: " Do you know who did it?”
"It can't be found." The housekeeper said carefully: "Judging from the method of spreading the information, it looks like it was made by spiders."
Yuan Kui's heart sank. Spider is a well-known hacker in the country, a top hacker wanted by the three empires. Although he also runs a complete network company and has several hackers who are known as masters, but when he met Spider, he Not enough. Spider's action means that the idea of finding the mastermind through communication channels has failed. His eyes changed, "During the exam, did Jiang Er have any conflicts with anyone?"
Yuan Kui knew his son very well and was very skillful in asking questions. He didn't ask if he had any conflicts with anyone, but directly asked who he had conflicts with. Because he knew that no matter where he went, if something didn't happen, he wouldn't be his son.
"There is a young man, but it shouldn't matter." The housekeeper hesitated.
"Tell me."
"Liu Wei'an, 17 years old, is from Anyuan City. He grew up in an orphanage in Banshi County. He came to Xinfeng City a month ago. He has no background. He takes "World of Warcraft" as his profession and has a bronze level. He took the special admission exam with the young master. , but has failed." The housekeeper recited Liu Wei'an's information verbatim as if he was an endorsement.
"Tell me everything Jiang'er has done in the past few days in detail. Don't make any omissions." Yuan Kui immediately eliminated Liu Wei'an. It was not that he looked down on Liu Wei'an, but Liu Wei The distance between An and the Yuan family is so far that even a mantis can't even describe the gap between them. Choosing an opponent also depends on strength, and Liu Wei'an is not qualified yet.
As Yuan Kui's guardian, the housekeeper had already arranged for round-the-clock protection. Regardless of whether he was around or not, Yuan Jiang's every move could never be seen in his eyes. Without any hesitation, Yuan Jiang's life in the past few days had been covered. The itinerary was told once.
"Those candidates who failed the exam and those parents who are against Jiang'er, check them out." Yuan Kui paused, his expression a little solemn, "There is also Lu Chenming, focus on the investigation, pay attention to whereabouts, don't let him find out."
"Yes!" The housekeeper was surprised. Lu Chenming was not an ordinary person. However, he believed in the master's judgment and did not ask any more questions.
At this time, Yuan Kui's phone rang. Yuan Kui glanced at the number, his face changed slightly, and he waved the butler away before pressing the answer button.
"Director Liu, it's so late and you're still awake."
"Sleeping? Mr. Yuan, don't be careless. You know the purpose of my call. I want to tell you that the Yuanjiang matter has caused such a big fuss and a lot of discussion. It has a great impact on the reputation of our Xinfeng University. I hope you can handle it as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for schools to do that.”
"Don't worry, Director Liu, I promise -" Yuan Kui closed his mouth, his face suddenly turned livid, the other party hung up the phone, Liu Shiguo actually dared to hang up on him.
