"I don't care what you do, but get in touch with Chen Fang immediately, right now!"

Ding Yuan wiped the sweat off his forehead and hollered at Qian You.

Qian You had never seen Ding Yuan so anxious before.

He realized the seriousness of the issue and quickly ran back to the office to return Sun Yan's phone call.

At this time, in the teahouse on the third floor of Tonight's Gathering.

Chen Fang was leisurely savoring his tea.

Across from him, Lulu was skillfully brewing the tea, appearing completely unflustered.

Just then,

Qin Yi pushed the door open and walked in.

He said, "Leader, there's a call from the hotel, Sun Yan has already left, and Minister Zhang also called, saying that Executive Ding has started to get busy as well."

Upon hearing this,

Chen Fang slightly smiled and said, "Got it, just let it be for now, let the bullet fly for a while longer."

"Alright, I'll continue to gather information now."

Qin Yi nodded and left.

Lulu added a bit more tea to Chen Fang's teacup.

She asked, "How did you know that once Zhao Yunpeng disappeared, everything would fall apart?"

Chen Fang drained the tea in his cup.

Sighing "Good tea," he said, "From Pan Youde's suicide and Qi Hui's murder, it's clear that the mastermind has been hiding their identity all along. He is extremely afraid of being exposed. Originally, the deaths of these two had cut off all clues, but suddenly, they started targeting me. On one hand, they seek to eliminate me, and on the other hand, they made me entertain Zhao Yunpeng. Clearly, they were planning to make a move against me."

"So, you struck preemptively and snatched Zhao Yunpeng on the way?"

Lulu asked.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "After Pan Youde and Qi Hui died, they should have calmed things down quickly without stirring up new trouble. Moving against me at this time implies that the mastermind has specific vested interests in the Vocational Technical College project. He probably doesn't want me to be involved in it. Thus, today's reception was undoubtedly a trap. Once I stepped in, I would certainly not be able to get out."

"But Zhao Yunpeng is after all the Vice President of Yongfu Education Group; if you take him out... what about the investment issue afterwards?"

Lulu asked worriedly.

Chen Fang smiled slightly.

He said, "There's no need to tell me. I know that Zhao Yunpeng will definitely make things difficult for me afterwards. They can then use this opportunity to kick me out of the Vocational Technical College project. Whatever intertwined interests they have among themselves, I would no longer be involved in. As for the investment, don't worry, it will never fall through; if it does, how would they make money?"

Listening to this,

Lulu seemed to understand a bit.

She asked, "Are you saying Zhao Yunpeng knows who the mastermind is?"

Chen Fang shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. The person behind the scenes is very cautious. The first thing he did after the incidents was to silence Pan Youde and Qi Hui, which shows that he covers his identity very well. Previously, when Zhao Yunpeng came to Jinde County, Pan Youde was the contact, so Zhao Yunpeng should only know the contact, Pan Youde."

"After Pan Youde died, Zhao Yunpeng lost contact with that mysterious person. With the Vocational Technical College project about to start, each party must be anxious. If nothing goes wrong, they will definitely use this inspection opportunity to re-establish contact."

Lulu got excited upon hearing this.

She asked, "Are you saying that this time, the mysterious person will personally make a move?"

Chen Fang gestured with his hand and said, "No, didn't you see that this time the reception was clearly stated by the top leaders that they would not participate? This indicates that they actually know who the mastermind is, but they dare not intervene. The real contact, in fact, has already entered the Education Bureau before this meeting. Taking advantage of this inspection opportunity, they can openly make contact, and then quietly establish it without others noticing."

"Then I'm a bit confused. Why don't we just directly confront Zhao Yunpeng and have him confess? If he spills the details about what he plans to do with the Vocational Technical College project, we'll be clear about everything, right? Then we could mitigate the losses. Isn't intentionally leaking the news of his disappearance, causing them to suspect you, just making trouble for yourself?"

Lulu asked.

Chen Fang smiled and asked, "If you were Zhao Yunpeng, would you confess?"

"No, I wouldn't confess no matter what."

"There you have it, Zhao Yunpeng will not confess no matter what. But now that he is in my hands, who is the most anxious?"

Chen Fang asked.

Lulu suddenly realized and said, "It must be that mastermind behind the scenes!"

"Yes, the most anxious person must be her. Once she makes a move, her identity will naturally reveal itself."

Chen Fang sighed deeply as he spoke.

After the incident with Pan Youde occurred.

Chen Fang had suspected two people.

One was the County Party Secretary Yang Yuanbo, and the other was the Mayor Li Xiaomin.

After all, the only ones who could cover the sky with one hand in Jinde County were these two. No one else was possible.

And Ding Yuan and Guan Cunzhong should be the "sharp blades" led by one of them in the frontline.

But this reception event made him deny his own thoughts.

The project at the Vocational Technical College was massive.

This inspection was also the very last one before the project commenced.

Logically and morally, both Yang Yuanbo and Li Xiaomin should have personally hosted it, but neither of them appeared; one did not show up at all, while the other left all the matters to Ding Yuan. From their behavior, it seemed like they wanted to dissociate themselves from this event.

If it were either of them.

Even if they contacted Zhao Yunpeng in private, no one would doubt anything, as Zhao Yunpeng was a distinguished guest. Having a private chat as top leaders would not be problematic at all; there was simply no need for secrecy or to actively distance themselves, which made it somewhat abnormal.

This also indicated that the true mastermind was not in a position to appear personally.

Since it was not Yang Yuanbo or Li Xiaomin.

All the suspicions now fully concentrated on one person, Xiao Xiao.

Besides Xiao Xiao's prior relationship with Pan Youde and Qi Hui, her personal secretary Meng Shuwan also mysteriously appeared in Jinde County, which itself was an unusual signal.

But some might say, as the Vice Mayor in charge of education, she could also meet openly with Zhao Yunpeng.

However, there was a prerequisite for that.

If Xiao Xiao were to host, given her level, it would be necessary to have either the County Party Secretary or the Mayor accompany her. Now that both the County Party Secretary and the Mayor had clearly opted out, her presence would seem rather abrupt.

Moreover, to cover her identity,

she would absolutely not make an appearance herself.

Then what exactly were Ding Yuan and Guan Cunzhong?

Could it be that they were Xiao Xiao's people?

Absolutely not!

Ding Yuan and Guan Cunzhong were merely shields for the two crafty old foxes, Yang Yuanbo and Li Xiaomin.

Who was behind Xiao Xiao?

They must have been clear about that.

In any case, they had to show respect to the person behind her, and it was impossible to do nothing.

As the Mayor, and the direct supervisor of the education department, Li Xiaomin deliberately showed an aversion to Chen Fang. This prompted Ding Yuan and Guan Cunzhong to want to "share the concerns" of the Mayor and they were certainly willing to be his vanguard.

Those two "fools" thought they had grasped Li Xiaomin's mindset, and by suppressing Chen Fang, they did not realize they were completely falling for Li Xiaomin's deception.

The "struggle" between the two parties, no matter who won or lost, had nothing to do with the two cunning old foxes.

Chen Fang had guessed this part correctly.

After Ding Yuan hurriedly left the study session with his secretary Qian You.

Yang Yuanbo also swiftly concluded the meeting.

After announcing the end of the meeting.

He exchanged a glance with Li Xiaomin.

The two shared an understanding and left the meeting room one after another.

A few minutes later.

Li Xiaomin knocked on the door of Yang Yuanbo's office.

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