Chapter 190: Double Regulation
After dinner, I borrowed a set of Go from the company’s staff club, and came to my office with Yan Zheng. We spread out the sets on the coffee table and prepared to play the next game.
I asked, "Xiao Yan, what level are you at? I'm probably an amateur 2nd dan, how many points can you give me?"
Yan Zheng smiled and said, "Mr. Tang, I won't hide it from you. To be honest, I have never participated in the ranking tournament, and I don't know what my level is. But I estimate that it is not easy for the top players in the national team, such as Gu Li and Chang Hao, to beat me. I should be about the same as them, right? As for how many points I can give you, I don't care. Mr. Tang, you can decide!"
I asked curiously, "You've never participated in a ranking tournament? That means you're an amateur player? Your chess skills are so high, don't you think it's a pity not to develop in this area?"
Yan Zheng reached out and took the white chess box and placed it on his right hand. He smiled again and said, "Go is just my hobby. I really have never thought about making a living from it. And my hobbies are not just Go. These things are good to enrich life, but if you treat them as a profession, there will be no fun. Mr. Tang, please set up the pieces!"
I thought about it, Xiaolin allowed me three pieces, so Yan Zheng should have allowed me four pieces. But considering his terrifying strength, in order not to look too bad, I still placed five pieces on the chessboard.
Yan Zheng didn't have any objection. He just smiled and said, "Mr. Tang is too modest!" Then he picked up a white piece and pointed at the 33 in the lower left corner of my picture.
Soon we had played more than 20 moves. It was the first time in my life that I played against a national-level master, so I was nervous and cautious. After a while, he had eliminated one of my big corners, and my external forces were not particularly strong. It can be said that I had lost a lot in this local battle.
By the middle of the game, my five-piece advantage had disappeared. Many of Yan Zheng's moves seemed simple, but they were actually very powerful, and he made moves that were most difficult for me. My chess skills were not good enough, and I didn't know how to respond correctly, so I lost again and again. After a few moves, Yan Zheng was actually ahead.
I saw that the chess piece had come to this point and it was extremely difficult for me to move it back, so I immediately resigned and admitted defeat. He smiled and said, "Xiaoyan, now I understand that a master's chess play is really like an antelope hanging its horns, leaving no trace. I didn't see you kill my dragon, but as you played, my space was not enough. It's really admirable!"
Yan Zheng said: "In fact, many of my moves are deceptive. If you respond correctly, I will die very ugly. Mr. Tang, why don't we review the game? I will tell you how to respond to certain situations in this game!"
I said happily, "Great! I was just looking for advice!"
I brushed all the chess pieces aside and resumed the game with him.
A master is a master. After his guidance and explanation, I really understood everything that I didn't understand. I knew that if I could play chess with him for a long time, my chess skills would have a qualitative leap.
The chess game was almost over, and I exclaimed, "Xiaoyan, listening to your words is worth ten years of study! Seeing that you have such strong skills at such a young age, you must be the disciple of some famous teacher, right?"
Yan Zheng smiled and said, "I actually never had any famous teacher. When I was a kid, I had an uncle who was a Go fanatic. He spent most of his life studying Go. I thought it was fun, so I learned from him for a while. Maybe I have a talent for learning Go, because within two years, my uncle couldn't beat me. After playing for a while, I didn't work hard anymore, so my level today is not much better than a few years ago!"
I was shocked and thought, is this kid just bragging? Others can reach your level only after working hard, studying hard, and meeting a famous teacher. You kid said it as if it was easy, so aren't you a genius among geniuses?
Just as I was wondering, the office door was pushed open, and Fan Yunting rushed in happily, smiling at me, "Tang Qian! The latest news is that Shi Huaizhong's brother-in-law was placed under double supervision this morning."
I was stunned for a moment, then I asked happily, "What? Really?"
Fan Yunting said "hmm". She noticed Yan Zheng sitting opposite me and immediately stopped talking about this matter. She looked at me and said, "Tang Qian, he is..."
Yan Zheng stood up quickly and said respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Fan! I'm a new employee, my name is Yan Zheng! If Mr. Fan needs anything, then I'll leave first. Mr. Tang, goodbye!"
I didn't stop him, I nodded and said, "Okay, Xiao Yan, remember to play chess with me more often in the future!"
Yan Zheng responded and tactfully left my office immediately.
Fan Yunting glanced at the chess pieces on the coffee table and asked me curiously, "Tang Qian, do you know how to play Go? I've never seen you play before."
I smiled but didn't answer. I asked, "Is your information correct? How come my brother-in-law, who is surnamed Shi, is suddenly under double supervision?"
Fan Yunting said, "Just now, a friend of mine from the Procuratorate told me that the central government has issued a direct order to investigate that person. Now he has committed so many evil deeds that he can't escape, haha!"
I also laughed and said, "Then Shi Huaizhong has lost this backer. He has committed many evil deeds and will be doomed!"
Fan Yunting was very happy and said, "I think it must be Xu Shu who helped. Who else has such great ability besides her? What's her phone number? I want to thank her in person!"
I thought so too. Some time ago, Xu Shu had promised to let her handle this matter. I didn't expect that there would be a result so soon. I told Fan Yunting Xu Shu's mobile phone number, and she called immediately: "Hello? Miss Xu, I... I really don't know how to thank you. To be honest, I used to be quite jealous of you. But... now I finally know that you are really a good person... um... yes... oh... I understand, thank you! I will never forget your kindness... Okay... goodbye!"
Later I learned that Xu Shu knew that in order to bring Shi Huaizhong to justice, she had to first remove his backers. So she immediately sent a large number of people to collect a lot of evidence of his brother-in-law's corruption and bribery, and reported it directly to the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission through the relationship of his father's family. Because the evidence was conclusive, the Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission personally ordered the formation of an investigation team and ordered Shi Huaizhong's brother-in-law to explain the problem clearly at the specified time and place. It can be said that Shi Huaizhong's brother-in-law really couldn't escape the punishment of the law this time. And Shi Huaizhong himself, because he lost his brother-in-law as a backer, would only face imprisonment.
Fan Yunting and I were very happy, and once again went to the relevant departments to request a reinvestigation of Shi Huaizhong's kidnapping of women and to arrest the suspect. This time the relevant departments agreed immediately, but when we went to summon Shi Huaizhong, we found that he had disappeared and had fled for fear of being punished.
When we got the news, Fan Yunting and I were very disappointed, but we firmly believe that the law is strict and there is no loophole. Even if Shi Huaizhong escapes to the ends of the earth, we will eventually catch him and bring him to justice!
At night, I returned to my new home. As soon as I entered the door, I heard Jingjing screaming "Ah". I was startled and rushed upstairs. I saw her in the bedroom being pressed by Xu Shu, curled up on the bed and laughing.
Xu Shu was tickling Jingjing when he suddenly saw me rushing in. He quickly got off the bed with a red face, not knowing where to put his hands and feet for a moment.
I heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "What...are you guys doing? You scared me!"
Well, he said: "Since you said so, let's hurry up and set off tomorrow." "Fathead is playing tricks on me! Just now..." Xu Shu immediately shouted: "How dare you say that?" Then, regardless of my presence, he pounced on Jingjing again, with his hands inserted into her armpits.
Jingjing burst into laughter again, rolling her eyes and saying, "Hubby...save me..."
I was both angry and amused, and left the bedroom shaking my head. It seemed that I didn't need to be tactful in the fight between girls.
I went downstairs to the kitchen to find some food and drank a bottle of Yejianxiang tea to satisfy my hunger. After a while, Jingjing found me, came in and hugged my neck, saying, "Honey, Xiaoshu and I went on a shopping spree today and bought a lot of things. There are also some very special underwear. I will wear them for you to see later?"
I swallowed the food with difficulty and said, "What...special underwear?"
Jingjing laughed and whispered in my ear, "It's very... revealing, very sexy. I didn't dare to buy it at first, but Xiaoshu said that men like that kind of style, and she encouraged me to buy more than a dozen pieces in one go. Honey... do you like to see me wearing it?"
I gulped again, swallowed hard, and said, "Of course... I like it!"
Jingjing came up to me and kissed me on the lips, then smiled and said, "Let's talk about it tonight! By the way, I just ordered takeout, so don't eat these things, we'll eat together later. I'm going to accompany Xiaoshu, you take a rest downstairs!"
I nodded, Jingjing kissed me again, and ran back upstairs with a smile. I walked out of the kitchen and heard Xu Shu scream again, followed by a burst of giggles, mixed with Jingjing's unbridled laughter...
I don't know why, but I suddenly remembered the game they played when they were students. My mouth was dry and my body was hot, and I wanted to rush upstairs regardless of everything...
