"You're quite boastful, young man." Li Hongliang was indeed intrigued.
Liu Fusheng could tell that Li Hongliang was deliberately trying to get him to talk, testing his ability or whether he was just talking nonsense.
"It's not that I'm boasting. Solving any case is simply a matter of untangling the chain of evidence and following the clues. But the police have announced that their progress is still at the stage of investigating the fraudulent company and the related profit chains. Could the real mastermind behind this be so foolish? After the crime is exposed, they still haven't severed all ties?" Liu Fusheng asked casually.
Li Hongliang narrowed his eyes: "That makes some sense, but since the chain of interests has been cut off and cleared, how can we investigate it?"
Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "Since it is a fraud, of course we have to check the money!"
Li Hongliang shook his head and said, "You still think too simply! The money from the fraud must have been laundered long ago. If they can find it, won't the police investigate it?"
Liu Fusheng ate a peanut, made a move, and then said, "That's why I said that there is either something fishy here, or the brains of the investigators are too pedantic. This case requires reverse thinking."
"Reverse thinking?"
"That's right! It's difficult to launder such a large amount of money in a short period of time, unless it is a large-scale transaction and profit! The case happened in Liaonan City. There are only a few large companies in the city that can have this kind of flow. Just lock in the scope and investigate!"
Snap!
After Liu Fusheng finished speaking, he suddenly dropped a chess piece and smiled: "Old man, you lost!"
"Lost?"
Li Hongliang was listening intently, and suddenly found that he had lost the game!
"How could you lose? Just now it was clearly... wrong. What kind of move was that?" Li Hongliang asked, glaring.
Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "This is also a game from the chess manual 'Dream into the Divine Machine,' called 'Bing Ji Zai Shou'."
"Bing Ji Zai Shou..." Li Hongliang looked bewildered and scratched his head. "Why don't I remember such a game in the manual?"
"That's because the manuals currently available are only fragments. Of course, you can't see them," Liu Fusheng said nonchalantly.
Li Hongliang's eyes lit up, and he asked hurriedly, "So, you've read the complete version of 'Dream into the Divine Machine'?"
"I read it when I was a child," Liu Fusheng nodded.
At this moment, Li Hongliang's expression was amazing!
When he was the Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, he was a well-known chess fanatic. His greatest hobby in his spare time was studying chess manuals!
The manuals currently available on the market are indeed only fragments. The complete manual will not be discovered and released to the public until several years later.
Liu Fusheng also enjoys playing chess, so of course he knows the games in the complete manual by heart.
"Where is the chess manual? Can I borrow it to take a look?" Li Hongliang looked at Liu Fusheng expectantly.
Liu Fusheng smiled inwardly and shook his head, saying, "I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about it. I also saw it when I was a child in the village. It's been so many years, and my house has been renovated once, and many old things have been thrown away..."
"What a pity! It's just... it's just a waste of resources!" Li Hongliang slapped his thigh in pain.
But then, the old man's eyes fixed on Liu Fusheng's face, and he said with a smile on his face: "Young man, you have read the chess records, so you must remember a lot, right?"
Liu Fusheng nodded: "I have always had a good memory."
"That's great!" Li Hongliang stood up excitedly: "Hurry up! Play a few more games for me! You are from another place, right? If you have nothing tonight, you can stay at my place, and we can play a few games together!"
Liu Fusheng hurriedly shook his head: "Don't joke, old man, I'm about to have an interview for the provincial exam, and I've been preparing for the interview questions these days! If my family hadn't sent me some mountain products, I wouldn't even leave the house, so how could I have time to play chess with you, and stay up late to play chess!"
As he said that, Liu Fusheng had already stood up and pretended to pick up his backpack and leave.
Of course, Li Hongliang couldn't let him go so easily. With a smile on his face, he said, "Little brother, don't go! If you leave, you'll take my soul with you! So, leave me your number. I'll find you after you finish your exams... Hey? Are those red mushrooms in your bag? Wild ones?"
As he spoke, Li Hongliang also noticed the red mushrooms in Liu Fusheng's bag.
"Yes, these are wild red mushrooms that my parents specially picked from the mountains. They're much better than the cultivated ones sold in the market!" Liu Fusheng said with a smile.
"I know, I know..."
Li Hongliang stared at the red mushrooms, wanting to say something but stopping himself, looking very conflicted.
Liu Fusheng remained silent, smiling at the old secretary. Of course, all this was planned!
In his previous life, when he was the provincial party secretary, he knew that the old secretary, Li Hongliang, loved chess and red mushrooms! At that time, Li Wenbo, who had been promoted to the head of the Public Security Department, also had a special liking for red mushrooms!
Liu Fusheng knew that with his background and status, he had almost no chance of winning against Zhang Zhengting, so he had to take drastic measures!
This time, he not only used chess manuals and red mushrooms to cater to Li Wenbo and his son's preferences, but also demonstrated his unique insights into handling cases.
Li Wenbo had just arrived in Liaonan City and needed to build his own team. No matter how you looked at it, there was no reason for the old Party Secretary Li Hongliang to miss Liu Fusheng!
"I originally gave these red mushrooms to my girlfriend's parents, but they disliked them, so I took them back! If you like them, they're for you! As for the chess manuals, I really have to wait until after my provincial exam interview. I definitely don't have time for that right now." Liu Fusheng generously took out the red mushrooms and handed them to Li Hongliang.
Hearing this, Li Hongliang could only sigh softly, and then said: "Then, how much is this red mushroom?"
Liu Fusheng's face sank: "If you say that, old man, I will be angry! This thing is everywhere in the mountains and plains in our countryside. If you give me money, isn't it an insult to me?"
Li Hongliang finally nodded: "Okay, then I won't be pretentious! Little brother, leave me your phone number. I will treat you to a meal after the interview!"
When leaving the phone number, Li Hongliang also deliberately and carefully asked Liu Fusheng's name, asking every word clearly.
Liu Fusheng knew that his move today had worked!
...
Just as Liu Fusheng expected, not long after he left, Li Hongliang took out his mobile phone and called his son Li Wenbo.
"Wenbo, there is a candidate named Liu Fusheng in this year's provincial examination. He is a talented person."
"Liu Fusheng?" Li Wenbo was a little confused on the other end of the phone.
Li Hongliang asked, "Do you know him?"
Li Wenbo said, "The Municipal Party Committee Organization Department has just sent over the recruitment list. This Liu Fusheng ranked first in the provincial written examination, but because he failed the interview review, he was disqualified from the interview."
"Failed the review? That's interesting." Li Hongliang took a sip of tea.
"Dad, did this person find you?" Li Wenbo asked.
Li Hongliang looked at the red mushroom at hand and smiled, "Not only did I find him, I also collected his red mushroom."
"Red mushroom?"
"It's okay! Since he ranked first in the written examination, it means he is still capable! You have just arrived in Liaonan City and need to have your own team. Find a way to recruit him to your team."
Li Wenbo was slightly stunned: "Special recruitment? I'm afraid..."
"Listen to me, I'm always right! Talent is hard to come by, it's a shame to let it go unnoticed, and it's even more of a shame to have it snatched away by someone else."
...
Early the next morning, angry roars erupted from Zhang Zhengting's office!
"Section Chief Wang! How do you handle being the Director of the Recruitment Office? Are just anybody eligible for an interview?" Zhang Zhengting slammed the table, his face, just like his own, swollen from the news that Liu Fusheng had qualified for an interview!
Section Chief Wang of the Recruitment Office was sweating profusely, his face filled with resignation. "Minister Zhang! I really did disqualify Liu Fusheng yesterday! But, but who would have thought that the Public Security Bureau would come directly to ask for him, saying he meets the requirements for special recruitment! Let me continue to send out notices!"
"He meets the requirements for special recruitment? How is that possible?" Zhang Zhengting said in disbelief.
Section Chief Wang hesitated, then tentatively said, "The police were very resolute yesterday. Could it be that this Liu Fusheng... has connections above him?"