"The only difficulty in setting up a game lies in controlling all the information. Whoever has the most information in the situation is most likely to win. So now I ask you, who has the most information in this situation?"
Chunniang shook her head. "Commander, are you asking me?"
Qin Che glanced at her with a smile, "Xu Shou is dead."
"Huh? Who could have killed him?"
"There are two candidates: Deng Xian and Duan Wujiu."
Qin Che sat on the sofa in the lower hall of his shop, watching his subordinates move goods and pack up valuables. Outside, several cars were parked, and they carried all the goods up there.
Chunniang stood beside Qin Che, looking surprised.
"Let me explain, and in the process, I can also organize my thoughts."
Qin Che said, "Once the granary burned down, everything came to light. Deng Xian and Duan Wujiu will both take action against Yuan Lin one after another. In other words, the stalemate was broken. And then, Xu Shou died at the scene of the fire after meeting Yuan Lin. Obviously, someone wanted to achieve some of their goals through this incident."
Chunniang asked doubtfully, "But wouldn't killing Xu Shou just prove that Yuan Lin wasn't the one who burned the granary? So Deng Xian would never do such a thing."
Qin Che pointed at her and laughed, "Smart, so the one who assassinated Xu Shou and the others must have been Duan Wujiu."
"Why?"
"Xu Shou has been embezzling granary resources for many years. He is certain that Yuan Lin will not punish him. On the contrary, Yuan Lin will have to clean up his mess because he is Yuan Lin's most trusted confidant and family member. Otherwise, Yuan Lin would not have put him in charge of such a vital institution as the Xibao granary. But no matter how corrupt Xu Shou is, he would not set a fire to ensure that there is no way to prove it. Li Mi told me that Xu Shou is not like that."
"so what?"
Qin Che: "So, I had Li Mi burn down the warehouse."
“Once the warehouse burns down, the nature of the matter changes. You once told me that the First Wall is a ‘two-party system’ where they’ve kept to themselves for so many years, and the Royal Court doesn’t lack food. Why would they trade with the grain crocodiles of the Eastern Party?”
"Why?" Chunniang asked.
Qin Che sighed: "Even with Li Mi's rank, he didn't reveal any important intelligence to me. However, this matter has great political significance."
Chunniang suddenly realized.
"Xu Shou disrupted the cooperation between the two parties, and Yuan Lin had to transfer grain from the No. 1 Wall Plantation to complete the transaction. Was Xu Shou really that bold? No matter how trusted he was, Yuan Lin would not clean up the mess for him in this matter. Someone had to take responsibility, so Xu Shou found Duan Wujiu."
"After the incident, Duan Wujiu killed Xu Shou in order to clear his name. There were two benefits to this."
"What are the benefits?"
Qin Che said, "One is to muddy the waters, and the second is to find a loophole in Deng Xian's plan to attack Yuan Lin."
He placed the three cups on the table to represent the three major conglomerates within the Forest Group, symbolizing a tripartite balance of power.
"Doesn't Duan Wujiu want to go with the flow? If he secretly helps Deng Xian, Yuan Lin will suffer a great loss, and at the very least, the city council will no longer speak up for him."
Qin Che said, "In this way, it will not meet Duan Wujiu's demands. With Xu Shouyi dead, there will be no way to verify anything. But the only benefit is that Yuan Lin can use this matter to fight back against Deng Xian, and can even directly pin the crime of murder on Deng Xian."
Would you do that?
Qin Che smiled and said, "Yes, but I want to tell you that Deng Xian and Yuan Lin definitely know that Duan Wujiu was behind this, but they won't say it. Because at this moment, they only have one choice: to attack each other. As the saying goes, the arrow is on the string and must be released. Whoever slacks off will lose this tug-of-war."
"Then Duan Wujiu can sit back and relax. By taking a middle position, he will have more room to maneuver and can start making arrangements for the next move."
Chunniang didn't speak, but pursed her lips.
Although she was used to this kind of struggle because of the nature of her work, she was still quite surprised to hear Qin Che summarize the situation for her.
These old devils, when they get together, can really have a hundred thousand schemes in their heads.
Qin Che pointed to the cup representing Yuan Lin and laughed, "Haven't you been wondering why Yuan Lin is targeting our Sand Castle? Now I'll tell you."
Chunniang listened intently.
“I set up a factory in the Black Street that could produce an unlimited amount of synthetic starch using carbon dioxide. After the Sandcastle Coup, this secret was brought to Yuan Lin by the fleeing Meng Jingyuan. At that time, Yuan Lin was in the city council, working for the elders’ seat.”
"This..." Chunniang was shocked, her pupils contracting: "Synthetic starch? Really?!"
"That's right, this is a groundbreaking technology that can change the ecology and system of the entire desert, as well as the underlying logic of social operation. It can change everything."
"Tell me, how could Yuan Lin not be tempted?"
Chunniang said, "Moreover, he will never tell this secret to anyone else. He will even help us hide the secret until... he successfully ascends to the position of elder and gains military power, at which point he will launch an attack on Sand Castle."
Qin Che shrugged and laughed, "That's why I was able to provoke the West Fort Embassy, instigate riots, kill Xi Hai, arrest Hong Chen, and cause an earthquake in the cabinet. I'm not afraid of things getting out of hand because Yuan Lin will always cover for me."
Chunniang's expression gradually turned serious again: "But your identity has also been exposed. Yuan Lin definitely knows that you are in Xibao."
Qin Che shook his head: "He even knows I'm on Wall Number One."
Chunniang swallowed hard; cold sweat was already beading on her back.
What does it mean to have an extraordinary being on Wall Number One?
Such a contraband item is equivalent to a weapon of mass destruction. It will become the eye of the storm, attracting the combined fire of all forces. At the same time, it can also cause all forces to stop fighting and unite against a common enemy. This is its extraordinary influence.
But Yuan Lin... he actually concealed this matter.
Qin Che looked at her and smiled, "Now you know what Yuan Lin wants to do, right?"
Chunniang said, "In his eyes, you are also a tool that can be used. He hopes that the Number One Wall will be thrown into chaos, not only internally but also externally."
“That’s right. In Yuan Lin’s eyes, I’m a card. When he loses control of the situation, he pushes Wang Fang out to draw out my identity and the information that I’m on Wall Number One, so that the struggle will stop temporarily, the contradictions will be shifted, and the city council will be persuaded to unite against the outside world. I’m the one who can directly cause their internal strife to melt down. Hehe… How fun.”
After saying this, Qin Che slowly stood up, checked the time, and said, "It's time to move out. You all set off immediately. Li Mi will be in charge of providing support."
"Commander, what about you?"
Qin Che walked out the door, looked at the most bustling area of the city, and said, "Hehe, Yuan Lin gave me so much face, of course I have to have some fun with him..."
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