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"I've checked."

Ji Yanran opened a page tucked inside the folder.

"The company is called 'Global Capital'. It started with new materials and now has a market value of over 30 billion."

She handed the paper over.

Li Yichen took it and glanced at it.

The paper contains the basic information of Huanyu Capital. The legal representative is Zhao Mingyu, who is 45 years old. He started his business in chemical raw material trading and transformed into new materials ten years ago, catching the wave of new energy. In recent years, he has developed rapidly.

"this one?"

Li Yichen threw the paper back onto the table.

"A company with a market value of 30 billion dares to compete with us for land?"

He almost laughed.

It's not arrogance.

Is the truth.

Future Technology's orders are now easily worth tens of billions, and the licensing agreement they signed with Bidiningwang is worth hundreds of billions.

Three hundred billion?

It's not enough in his eyes.

Moreover, the land Gu Shounian personally promised was specially approved by the higher authorities; the formalities were just a formality.

"Boss."

Ji Yanran took half a step forward.

"The problem does not lie with Universal Capital itself."

She paused.

"During the phone call, Director Zhou hinted that Zhao Mingyu, the owner of Huanyu Capital, has a brother."

Li Yichen turned his head.

"Who?"

"Zhao Mingshan".

Ji Yanran uttered three words.

"Mayor of Shanghai"

There was a two-second silence in the office.

The setting sun outside the window shone directly on Li Yichen's profile, the light and shadow drawing a clear line across his face.

He got it.

No wonder Zhou Guodong hesitated on the phone, only saying "there is resistance" and not daring to say it outright.

mayor.

The top leader of Shanghai.

A person of this caliber personally stepping in to endorse their younger brother's company would make even a director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, let alone the head of Pudong District, think twice.

"OK."

Li Yichen walked back from the window and sat down on the sofa.

"You can go out now."

"So, about this matter..."

"I'll handle it."

Ji Yanran glanced at him, asked no further questions, and turned to leave the office.

The door closed gently.

Li Yichen leaned back on the sofa and took out his phone.

The screen turned on automatically.

A cute animated GIF of Ling'er popped up, showing a chibi-style figure perched on the edge of the screen, wiggling her little feet.

"Brother, is there anything Ling'er can do for you?"

"Check on an individual."

Li Yichen said.

"Mayor of Shanghai, Zhao Mingshan."

"Focus on investigating two things."

He held up two fingers.

"First, did he directly intervene in this land competition?"

"second--"

Li Yichen paused for a moment.

"Dig out all his 'tails'."

"clear!"

Ling'er's voice immediately became excited.

"Give Ling'er ten minutes!"

The little figure on the screen disappeared, replaced by a rapidly scrolling stream of code.

Li Yichen put his phone on the coffee table, got up and went to the water dispenser to get a glass of water.

He held his water glass and drank slowly.

Zhao Mingshan was on my mind.

Mayor of Shanghai, a position equivalent to a ministerial-level official.

This position is aptly described as that of a high-ranking official in charge of a region.

People who can sit in this position cannot be as clean as a blank sheet of paper.

But they won't easily leave any evidence against them.

It all depends on how much Ling'er can dig out.

Five minutes later.

The phone screen lights up.

Ling'er's animated GIF reappears, holding a virtual file folder in her hand.

"Brother, the investigation is finished!"

"So fast?"

"Of course!"

Ling'er's voice was tinged with smugness.

"Ling'er has access to the entire computing power of Tianhe-3, and has sifted through all of the world's public databases, dark web transaction records, overseas bank statements, anonymous communication records...

"And the result?"

"result……"

Ling'er paused.

"This Zhao Mingshan has quite a few connections."

The phone screen switched, and an encrypted file package popped up.

Li Yichen clicked on it.

The first document was a shareholding structure diagram.

Among the shareholders of Universal Capital is a limited partnership called "Mingshan Investment", which holds 8.5% of the shares.

The legal representative of "Mingshan Investment" is an old man in his sixties who has no other assets under his name.

However, Ling'er's source analysis shows that the old man is a distant cousin of Zhao Mingshan's hometown. Three years ago, he was still farming in the village, but suddenly he registered an investment company in Shanghai and became a shareholder of Huanyu Capital.

The second document contained several records of overseas transfers.

The recipient was a shell company in the Cayman Islands, and the total amount transferred exceeded 20 million US dollars.

The transfer time coincided with the bidding process for several large-scale municipal projects in Shanghai.

The actual controller of that shell company, after three layers of nesting, pointed to Zhao Mingshan's wife.

The third document is a deciphered text of an encrypted communication record.

The sender used an anonymous overseas email address, and the recipient was Zhao Mingshan's private number.

The content is very short, just one sentence.

"We must acquire the G-7 plot in Pudong New Area; it's crucial for the family's future planning over the next twenty years."

Sent three days ago.

It happened to be the same day that Future Technology submitted its land application to China Merchants Group.

Li Yichen scrolled down the list one by one.

The more he turned over, the colder the smile on his face became.

Any one of these pieces of evidence, taken individually, would be enough to give Zhao Mingshan a run for his money.

All of that combined is enough to remove him from his position as mayor and send him to jail for more than ten years.

"That's ruthless."

Li Yichen put down his phone.

He picked up his water glass and took another sip.

The water has gone cold.

"Ling'er".

"Hey, brother!"

"Investigate one more person."

"Who?"

"Among the six deputy mayors of Shanghai now..."

Li Yichen said.

"Who has the most potential, the cleanest background, and can succeed Zhao Mingshan?"

The code stream on the screen scrolled again.

This time it only took less than three minutes.

"Found it!"

Ling'er's voice rang out.

"Vice Mayor Chen Weidong, 53 years old, is in charge of the economy, science and technology and industry."

"His achievements are remarkable. Over the past three years, Shanghai's GDP growth rate and science and technology innovation index have both ranked first in the country, which he spearheaded and promoted."

"His reputation is also very good; the disciplinary committee has not received any substantive reports about him."

"In terms of background, both parents are retired teachers, and his wife teaches at a university. Because of late marriage and late childbirth, his son is still in elementary school in Shanghai. The family relationship is simple."

"Based on a comprehensive assessment, he is the most suitable candidate to succeed as mayor."

After Ling'er finished speaking, a photo popped up on the screen.

A standard official ID photo.

The person in the photo is wearing a dark suit and tie, with his hair neatly combed, his features are regular, and his eyes are calm.

Li Yichen stared at the photo.

I looked at it for two seconds.

He suddenly laughed.

"So it was him."

He recognized the person in the photo.

We not only know each other, but we've also interacted.

This is the same "Mr. Chen" who came to thank him after he jumped into the river to save the child and gave him the five million bank card.

At the time, the other party only said his name was Chen Weidong, without mentioning his position.

Li Yichen didn't think much of it, assuming he was just a boss with some money.

Looking at it now...

No wonder the other party was able to access his home address overnight by checking surveillance footage.

No wonder he drives a Maybach; he was so quick to hand over the card.

Deputy Mayor.

With this identity, everything makes sense.

"Ling'er".

"Brother, you say it."

"Find Chen Weidong's private phone number."

"Then connect me."

"Okay!"

A few seconds later, the phone screen displayed "Calling".

beep - beep -

The phone rang four times.

connected.

"Feed?"

A deep, steady male voice came from the other end of the phone. The background noise was very quiet, as if the person was in a car.

"Vice Mayor Chen."

Li Yichen spoke.

"I have something that can help you remove the word 'Deputy' from your name."

"Would you like to chat?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

A full five seconds.

"Who are you?"

Chen Weidong lowered his voice, his tone clearly wary.

"Li Yichen".

"Future Technology, Li Yichen"

There was another two seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then a soft inhalation was heard.

"It's you..."

Chen Weidong clearly remembered the name.

"Half an hour later, at Blue Coast Cafe on Yincheng Middle Road, Pudong New Area, in the innermost private room on the second floor."

Li Yichen reported the location.

"I'm waiting for you."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

The phone screen went dark.

Li Yichen leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes.

I'm mentally going through every step that's going to happen next.

Half an hour later.

Blue Coast Cafe.

When Li Yichen pushed open the door to the private room, Chen Weidong was already sitting inside.

He changed into casual clothes, a dark gray jacket over a light-colored shirt, and no tie.

He didn't touch the coffee in front of him.

Upon seeing Li Yichen enter, Chen Weidong stood up from his seat.

"Mr. Li."

He stretched out his hand.

Li Yichen shook hands with him.

"Vice Mayor Chen, thank you for waiting."

"I just arrived too."

The two sat down.

The waiter came in, and Li Yichen ordered an Americano.

After the waiter left, the door to the private room was closed.

Chen Weidong then spoke.

"Mr. Li, what they said on the phone..."

"No rush."

Li Yichen interrupted him.

"Tell me about my situation first."

He leaned forward, placing his hands on the table.

"I've got my eye on a plot of land in Pudong New Area, 2,000 mu (approximately 133 hectares), designated for industrial use."

"The paperwork was halfway done when someone blocked it."

"The person who blocked me is Huanyu Capital."

"Zhao Mingyu, the owner of Huanyu Capital, has an older brother named Zhao Mingshan."

Li Yichen paused.

"Mayor of Shanghai, Zhao Mingshan."

Chen Weidong's expression changed.

He picked up his coffee cup and took a sip.

His hand was steady, but Li Yichen could see his Adam's apple bob.

"Mr. Li."

Chen Weidong put down his cup.

"I'm afraid I can't be of any help with this."

"Mayor Zhao is my superior; I am just a deputy mayor."

"Moreover, there are formal procedures for land approval, and I can't directly interfere."

He put it very tactfully.

But the meaning is clear.

I don't want to get involved.

They didn't dare to get involved.

Li Yichen smiled.

He took his phone out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

The screen is lit.

The above is the first page of the file package that Ling'er had organized.

"Vice Mayor Chen."

Li Yichen pushed the phone over.

"Take a look at this first."

Chen Weidong looked down at the screen.

His gaze swept across the screen.

first row.

second line.

Third line.

His breathing gradually became heavier.

His fingers curled up unconsciously.

After reading the last page, he looked up at Li Yichen.

"Are these... all true?"

"100% true."

Li Yichen said.

"Every piece of evidence can be traced back to its source and verified."

"If you need, I can send you all the raw data."

Chen Weidong remained silent.

He stared at his phone screen for a full minute.

Then, he let out a long breath.

"Mr. Li."

"Give these to me..."

"What do you want to change to?"

"It's very simple."

Li Yichen leaned back.

"First, I want to get that piece of land."

"Secondly, after you take office, within the scope of Future Technology's legal and compliant operations, provide necessary conveniences."

He paused.

"I don't need you to break the rules."

All we need is a fair environment.

Chen Weidong remained silent for a long time.

The only sound in the private room was the faint hum of the air conditioner vents.

The sky outside the window had completely darkened, and the neon lights shone through the glass window, casting dappled shadows on the table.

"These documents..."

Chen Weidong finally spoke.

"Where did you get this?"

"That's not important."

Li Yichen said.

"The important thing is that they are now in your hands."

"You can choose to use it, or you can choose not to."

"Use it. Zhao Mingshan falls from power, and you take over."

"Need not--"

He smiled.

"Then let's pretend we never met today."

Chen Weidong stared at Li Yichen.

This young man was almost thirty years younger than him.

But sitting opposite him, the aura emanating from him made him feel a little suffocated.

That document was too deadly.

It was so deadly that once it was handed over, Zhao Mingshan would have absolutely no chance of turning things around.

And he himself...

Chen Weidong quickly weighed the options in his mind.

The difference between deputy mayor and mayor seems to be only half a rank.

But this half-level is something many people can't overcome in their entire lives.

The opportunity is now in front of us.

Moreover, it also allows me to repay the life-saving grace from back then.

"Mr. Li."

Chen Weidong extended his hand.

"I've accepted the documents."

"I will do my best to help you with your matter."

Li Yichen shook hands with him.

"Waiting for good news."

Chen Weidong didn't say anything more, put away his phone, and got up to leave.

The door to the private room was closed.

Li Yichen sat alone inside, slowly finishing his now-cold Americano.

My phone vibrated.

He took it out and glanced at it.

It was a message from Ling'er.

"Brother, do you need me to monitor Vice Mayor Chen's subsequent actions?"

Li Yichen replied.

"No need."

"He's a smart man."

He put down his phone, pushed open the door to the private room, and walked out.

The corridor was quiet, with only faint jazz music coming from downstairs.

Li Yichen walked down the stairs and pushed open the door of the coffee shop.

A night breeze swept over me.

The night in Shanghai is ablaze with neon lights and bustling with traffic.

He looked up towards the direction of the municipal government.

The buildings were lit up in the night, solemn and silent.

"The chessboard is set up."

Li Yichen said in a low voice.

"It's time to change players."

My phone vibrated again.

He took it out to look.

A message from Ji Yanran.

"Boss, Universal Capital has just formally submitted a letter of objection to China Merchants Group regarding that land."

Li Yichen smiled.

reply.

"Let them jump."

"The real show is just beginning."