Ark Chess Player

Wei Yanwu turned around and captured the opponent's cannon.

Another witness present in the witness panel, Edward Ugg, requested to apply for the Advanced Witness Protection Program. He provided damaging information about the Alexander family, including crucial intelligence such as the case being investigated by Superintendent Swire, the terrorist attack against Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals, and the identity of those providing government information. Although this is currently based solely on witness testimony and lacks physical evidence, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has accepted the case regarding corruption within the Alexander Swell faction.

Not only that...

Wei Yanwu now knows all the important secrets that Makarov was hiding.

Using listening devices is a common practice for the Guard Bureau.

The problem now is... Wei Yanwu wants to focus his search on Misha, who possesses the key to activate the Chernobog core city, but he doesn't have any spare manpower to send. The battle in the outer ring of Lungmen has been slow to come to a head. According to the communications officer's report, this attack is no smaller in scale than the nighttime attack launched by the Reunion Movement a few days ago. The situation is mired in a quagmire, and it's difficult to take another step forward.

Senior Superintendent Chan Fai-kit and Inspector Hoshiguma of Lungmen, these two top combatants, are currently dealing with anomalies brought about by the Reunion Movement. They simply cannot spare any attention for others, and even command-related matters have been delegated to other inspectors, demonstrating just how challenging the battle is.

Wei Yanwu pondered in his heart that there were still two senior superintendents left. One was Swire, and the other was... well, it was the old man's grandson, Alexander Swell. If Swire were in charge, he would definitely do a better job than the other inspectors. Unfortunately... before eliminating the Eagle Pulse Group, Swire had to stay in downtown Lungmen, otherwise the centralized management behind Lungmen would collapse.

Being the Governor of Lungmen is no easy job.

"What's wrong, Lao Wei? Don't you have any more chess games to play?"

Alexander Sodan beamed as his pieces gradually caught up with Wei Yanwu's. This meant his early sacrifice tactics had been quite successful, gradually eroding his opponent's spirit like a hunter slowly slaying a wild beast.

Wei Yanwu narrowed his eyes: "We never set a time limit for playing chess from the beginning, did we?"

"Of course, of course."

Sodan smiled even more broadly than him. He raised his hand, and the stunningly beautiful woman standing beside him immediately handed him a prototype mobile terminal that the Colombian Federation had not yet launched on the market.

"While you're thinking about how to play the game, I'll do as I please."

"please."

Wei Yanwu waved his hand generously, as if he had expected this.

Sodan's wrinkled fingers swiped across the touchscreen; according to the timeline, his plan had entered its third phase.

The new students of Lungmen were merely pawns used to trip up Wei Yanwu. No one truly cared whether the infected in the slums would affect Lungmen, since such speculation was based on the assumption that these infected individuals possessed power. But what power did they have? They were simply struggling to survive each day, working tirelessly from dawn till dusk just to earn a meager living. If the infected in the slums didn't work for a day, their entire families would starve.

Sodan euphemistically called his plan "improving the happiness index of Lungmen citizens."

If we eliminate the unfortunate, the rest will be happy.

"Why isn't it there...why, why isn't it there!?"

Sodan's fingers swiped incessantly across the touchscreen, refreshing the information on Lungmen's various forums time and again. As time passed, his movements grew increasingly agitated, Li Boli's sharp nails scraping the screen with a harsh sound. This prototype terminal clearly disregarded racial differences among users, serving merely as a symbolic gesture, a token gesture.

Sodan screamed inwardly, "Why is there absolutely no news about the slums?!"

As Sodan anticipated, the actions of the Lungmen freshmen would be exposed without any attempt at concealment. Whether it was the massacre of infected individuals or the Lungmen youths' acts of debauchery and sadism, everything would be filmed and uploaded online. He had already prepared two groups of online trolls, one praising and the other criticizing this behavior; regardless of the outcome, the goal was the same.

— Destroy Longmen during Wei Yanwu's rule.

The combined pressure from online public opinion and attacks from the integration movement will plunge Lungmen's foreign trade economy into an abyss.

People were full of complaints, Longmen's reputation plummeted, and this once great city was on the verge of decline. As the CEO of Longmen, Wei Yanwu could not shirk responsibility for all of this, and no matter how shrewd his methods were, he would eventually have to step down.

The next step is for Alexander Sodan to personally assume the governorship of Lungmen, and he will bring the hospitable friends of the Colombian Federation to Lungmen. He will then conduct a major reshuffle of Lungmen's key personnel, thus penetrating every aspect of Lungmen from the inside out.

Sodan has a way to destroy Lungmen, and he also has a way to rebuild it.

It only requires sacrificing a few people, which is a good deal, isn't it?

However, all of this has a premise.

...His plan has to succeed.

"What's wrong, my old friend?"

Wei Yanwu chuckled, feeling a surge of satisfaction as he looked at Suo Dan's constipated expression. He lightly touched the last pawn on the board, slowly moving it forward to capture the opponent's pawn in an exchange.

Throughout the entire game, Wei Yanwu's gaze remained fixed outside the game itself.

How could the content posted by Lungmen newcomers on the forum not be detected by the Guard Bureau?

Under Wei Yanwu's authorization, the Information Department's countermeasures team bypassed the three senior superintendents to carry out the rectification operation. They contacted the moderators of various forum sections offline, and after friendly discussions, the moderators all expressed their willingness to voluntarily delete and modify the content, intending to stop after the initial manipulation. Not only that, Wei Yanwu also cut off the internet access in the slums and dispatched officers in black raincoats to be stationed there.

The man in the black raincoat had only one mission: to destroy the evidence.

The Lungmen Newcomer Organization has a total of 270 members, but no more than 100 of them will be able to leave the slums.

Sodan always thought that Wei Yanwu wouldn't dare to back down and wouldn't make the decision to give up his son, but he underestimated Wei Yanwu... When Wei Yanwu became ruthless, everything was within the scope of his purge; he could abandon anyone except his family.

The person who holds the fate of a city in their hands will never fawn over empty words of love and peace, but will rule with the power of iron and blood. Wei Yanwu had tolerated the Alexander family's atrocities in Longmen for so many years; he knew it was time to uproot them completely!

"A bunch of useless trash!!"

Sodan's face was ashen. He slammed the mobile terminal heavily into the beautiful woman's arms, while simultaneously twisting her waist violently to vent his impotent rage.

The beauty stiffened for a moment, but she controlled her expression perfectly, showing no sign of discomfort whatsoever.

If you were to lift her clothes slightly at this moment, you would see that half of her body was swollen and bruised. Whenever the situation turned unfavorable, Sodan would vent his anger on her, and she could only silently endure it, not daring to utter a sound.

"report!"

"Come in."

The police officer, who had run back and forth countless times today, mechanically saluted and skillfully reported: "Sir, we have spotted a tactical Rhodes Island squad in the fifth district of Lungmen Outer Ring, and are following a key target within their ranks!"

"How did a Rhodes Island squad end up in the fifth district of Lungmen Outer Rings?"

Wei Yanwu sensed something was wrong; this place was quite a distance from the slums.

Wei Yanwu slowly shook his head and said indifferently, "Now that we have found the important target, let Superintendent Chen arrange for the guards to escort her to the Guard Bureau building. Remember, there can be no mistakes."

"Reporting, sir..."

The young officer who reported swallowed hard and replied nervously, "Rhodes Island... refuses to hand over the target!"

"what?!"

Wei Yanwu raised his hand and slammed it heavily on the table, causing the entire chessboard to tremble. This was the first time he had lost his composure.

Wei Yanwu never expected that even the most insignificant pawn in his possession would harbor thoughts of rebellion! What is Rhodes Island thinking? Isn't that doctor still in the ruined building? Aren't they afraid he'll just take him directly to the Guard Bureau?!

Rhodes Island—

"Hey, I'm here."

A slightly androgynous voice came from quite close distance, a sound never heard in the reception room before.

Wei Yanwu's body stiffened, and his hair stood on end. A sense of fear that he hadn't felt since becoming an executive officer of the Dragon Gate suddenly arose within him.

Lin Lu sat in the main seat of the reception table in a very natural manner, which seemed a bit presumptuous and impolite... but he was sitting there, and it gave people a very natural feeling, as if he was the one who should be sitting there.

No one knows when he appeared here.

"Who are you?!"

Alexander Sodan frowned. A man of his stature would never tolerate someone rudely barging in. Moreover… this person didn't seem like a friendly acquaintance. He was completely shrouded in a heavy black knee-length coat, and cobalt blue eyes were faintly visible through the rather bulky hood. Even a casual glance from him exuded a heavy, oppressive aura, making it hard to breathe.

"Nice to meet you. I'm a doctor from Rhodes Island." Lin Lu nodded and added, "I'm also the new chairman of Lungmen Eagle Pulse Group Co., Ltd., holding 51% of the shares. All legal procedures were completed half an hour ago, and the Lungmen Market Supervision and Management Agency has registered the change of shareholding. After a unanimous vote by the board of directors, you've been dismissed. Aren't you moved?"

"You little brat, how dare you bark and howl here! Believe me or not, I'll make you bleed profusely right now and die on the spot!"

Sodan's eyes were practically spitting fire; even someone as self-disciplined as him couldn't tolerate such trash talk.

Just then, a melodious suona sound rang out; it was a communication ringtone.

Lin Lu smiled faintly and said, "Your phone rang."

Sodan frowned and snatched the mobile terminal from the beautiful woman in the pale red dress.

Looking at the number displayed on the caller ID, Sodan couldn't help but smile.

"I'll tear your rotten mouth full of lies off right now!"

Sodan took the phone with a cold laugh, but as he listened, his smile gradually faded. His wrinkled old face revealed an expression of utter disbelief, followed by disbelief, and then his whole body began to tremble as he repeatedly cried out, "Impossible!!"

"interesting."

Lin Lu slowly crossed his legs and gestured to the older woman in the low-cut red dress to make him a cup of tea.

I killed a lot of people today, and I'm thirsty.

How could Alexander Sodan's maid possibly make him tea? If she dared to do so, not only would she lose her job, but given Alexander Sodan's vengeful nature, she might as well lose her life—but she still got up tremblingly to make tea.

The girl's entire body moved involuntarily, and even her thoughts drifted far away, with only one thought in her mind: don't mess this up!

"..."

Wei Yanwu observed the whole process, and the shrewd and calculating man did not step forward immediately.

He wondered if he was seeing things. The other person's appearance was clearly that of the Doctor from Rhodes Island... But wasn't the Doctor from Rhodes Island a silver-haired, golden-eyed woman with a large bust?

"Impossible, impossible! Hello, hello—"

Sodan's eyes widened. The person on the other end of the mobile phone hung up first, a detail that revealed Sodan's prestige had waned. Just an hour ago, everyone on the phone would speak softly to him, afraid of offending this sir. But now, a mere manager in the company dared to yell at him!

Is there any reason for this?

This is outrageous!

"...Your contract is invalid!"

Sodan gripped the mobile terminal tightly, letting out a pitiful howl like a wounded beast: "Even if you traded outside of the designated hours, buying 33.3% of Eagle Pulse Group's shares during the stock market's closed period! You still violated the trading law! As the major shareholder of Dragon Gate Eagle Pulse Group, as long as I haven't waived my right of first refusal, Eagle Pulse Group cannot be transferred to any third party! It can't, it can't..."

Sodan roared, his voice growing softer and softer as he remembered something.

Even if a businessman like Sodan is very wealthy, he is still a businessman.

What do businessmen value? They value weighing the pros and cons, having multiple escape routes, and making a profit.

Sodan's decision to confront Wei Yanwu at the Guard Bureau building today, going to such lengths to keep him here, signifies his preparedness for the worst. He had already transferred his group shares to his two beloved grandsons, Alexander Swell and Alexander Anlondor. Of these, Alexander Swell, the next head of the Alexander family, holds eighteen percent of the shares… eighteen percent?!

Eighteen plus thirty-three is a simple arithmetic problem that can be solved in the blink of an eye.

"It seems you already guessed it."

Lin Lu smiled and applauded for the other party. Compared to those two good-for-nothing grandsons, Sodan was quite intelligent. It was just a pity that he was wicked and didn't put his mind to good, otherwise he wouldn't have met Lin Lu.

"What, what did you do to my grandson?!"

Sodan was so anxious that he wanted to pounce on Lin Lu and tear him to pieces.

He was panicking, his mind in turmoil, a particularly ominous premonition hanging over him. Even his stomach was churning, his aging organs were trembling, and he had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.

"Don't rush, don't rush, the real show is just beginning."

Lin Lu slowly took a ring out of his pocket and placed it on the table.