Chapter 1026

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Zhongyu District, Shuangqing City Government, small conference room.

Bai Qiang was now very tangled. On the one hand, Bai Qiang couldn't disobey Wang Hong's orders because Wang Hong was the mayor of Shuangqing City. Bai Qiang had no right and strength to disobey Wang Hong's orders. On the other hand, Bai Qiang didn't want to arrest Shi Lei. Bai Qiang knew better than anyone how cunning Shi Lei was.

At the same time, Bai Qiang was also very clear about the power Shi Lei held in Shuangqing City. What if Shi Lei resisted arrest? With the power in Shi Lei's hands, once Shi Lei resisted arrest, it would definitely cause a big commotion.

Bai Qiang already knew that Shi Lei had a gun permit issued by Rongcheng Military District. Bai Qiang also knew that Shi Lei's small gang had a lot of guns and three Rongcheng Military District's military version of the Steel One.

Bai Qiang couldn't guarantee that Shi Lei wouldn't obediently accept the police's arrest. If Shi Lei abided by the rules, then the operation to arrest Shi Lei would be very smooth. But what if Shi Lei didn't abide by the rules?

According to Shi Lei's character, the probability of him obediently being arrested was very small! Then, the consequences would definitely be Bai Qiang's own fault. The lightest punishment would be a criticism for not doing a good job.

Bai Qiang walked to the door of the small conference room with a helpless face. When he opened the wooden door, someone suddenly said, "Wait!"

"En?" Bai Qiang's heart was filled with hope. He immediately turned to look at the big shots in Shuangqing City. The person who spoke wasn't Wang Hong or Meng Xun, but the number three person in Shuangqing City, the director of the Disciplinary Committee, Zhou Ming.

"Old Zhou, what do you think?" Wang Hong asked patiently. Zhou Ming was an evergreen tree in Shuangqing City's officialdom. He had been in the Disciplinary Committee of Shuangqing City for more than thirty years. Zhou Ming knew a lot about the secrets of Shuangqing City's officialdom. Therefore, even if Zhou Ming's status was a little lower, Wang Hong still needed to give Zhou Ming face.

Zhou Ming was 10 years old this year. Zhou Ming knew very well why Wang Hong was being so polite. He didn't take advantage of his seniority and responded to Wang Hong with the same courtesy. "Mayor Wang, if we want to arrest Shi Lei, even if we don't consider Shi Lei's influence in Shuangqing City, we still need to consider other factors."

"For example?" Wang Hong asked patiently. He did not directly berate Zhou Ming for pleading for Shi Lei.

"Mayor Wang, Shi Lei is the CEO of Dream Entertainment. Dream Entertainment has a great influence on a global scale. As for our Shuangqing City, the influence of Mirui Technology and Dream Entertainment has penetrated into the lives of almost every citizen," Zhou Ming said indifferently.

Wang Hong obviously did not believe such an exaggerated statement. Shuangqing City had 85 million citizens. How could Dream Entertainment enter so many households?

Zhou Ming continued to explain, "Let's first talk about the social public safety system. This system was licensed to Shuangqing City for free by Fantasy Technology Company, a subsidiary of Mirui Technology Group. With the help of this system, although our Shuangqing City has not completely eliminated crime, the crime rate has decreased by 32.9%. After adopting the social public safety system, the crime rate has continued to steadily decrease. It is estimated that by the end of the year, our Shuangqing City's crime rate will be less than 0% compared to the same period in history. "

Wang Hong's eyes became serious. Recently, he had been studying in Beijing and did not pay much attention to Shuangqing City. A city's crime rate was extremely low. This was a very important livable index and political achievement.

"Mayor Wang, you have been in Beijing all this time. I don't know if you have received the news that some leaders in Beijing are preparing to adopt the social public safety system in Beijing. I heard that it is to prepare for next year's Five Ring Sports Meet to protect the security of Beijing. "Zhou Ming once again revealed a secret.

"Oh? There's such a thing? " Wang Hong really did not know. If Beijing also adopted the social public safety system in Shuangqing City, it would be an affirmation of Wang Hong's work. It would be an invisible political capital.

"Maybe it's just hearsay." Zhou Ming smiled and did not say anything definite. "Mayor Wang, regardless of whether this matter is true or not, once we arrest Shi Lei without evidence, do you think it is possible for both sides to cooperate happily? Oh right, previously, Mirui Technology Group had plans to withdraw from Xia Xia's investment. If we are not happy with Shi Lei, it is hard to guarantee that they will not withdraw from Xia Xia again. "

Wang Hong's brows were already furrowed.

Zhou Ming did not stop. Instead, he continued, "In addition to the influence of Fantasy Technology Company, Dream Entertainment's influence on Shuangqing City is even greater."

Chen Boyi snorted at the side. What Zhou Ming said before was an irrefutable fact. Now that he was talking about Dream Entertainment, he immediately retorted, "Old Zhou, how much influence can a mere gaming company have?"

Zhou Ming glanced at Chen Boyi. He understood Chen Boyi's dislike of Shi Lei. "Deputy Mayor Chen, do you know the influence of Dream Entertainment on Shuangqing City?"

Chen Boyi snorted again. Clearly, he did not know.

"There are more than four million Dream Entertainment players in Shuangqing City. Moreover, this number is rapidly increasing every day. The Brave World under Dream Entertainment is not just an online game. It is really as advertised by Dream Entertainment. It is the second journey of human life, "Zhou Ming praised. "Deputy Mayor Chen, I'm afraid you didn't see the local news of Shuangqing City two days ago, right?"

"What news?" Chen Boyi had indeed not seen the local news of Shuangqing City. The local news of Shuangqing City was very strange. For example, the news of Granny Li losing a cat could be reported for a week. This kind of news was really shocking.

Zhou Ming's turbid eyes flashed with a glimmer of light. "Two days ago, the local news of Shuangqing City reported something interesting. All 93 nursing homes in Shuangqing City are equipped with computers. Moreover, they are all installed with the Brave World developed by Dream Entertainment. "

"This …" Chen Boyi's expression was slightly stunned. "What are the management of these nursing homes up to? Do they want these elderly to play computer games? "

Wang Hong also asked curiously, "Old Zhou, what does this news mean?"

The rest of the big shots in Shuangqing City looked at Zhou Ming and waited for his answer.

"I've already told you the answer! The game developed by Dream Entertainment is not just an online game. It is also the second journey of human life. The game is called the Brave World. In the game world, the virtual characters have almost the same intelligence as humans. In order to solve the elderly's problem of loneliness, the nursing homes installed the Brave World for them. Then, they taught the elderly how to use a mouse and keyboard, allowing the elderly to communicate with the virtual characters in the Brave World. " Zhou Ming had a strange expression on his face. The sixty-five-year-old Zhou Ming's acceptance of new things wasn't very fast. The non-player-controlled characters in the Brave World were things that Zhou Ming didn't quite understand.

Wang Hong was quite young, so he more or less knew about online games. "Old Zhou, are you saying that Dream Entertainment's Brave World has become a solution to the problem of the elderly who are alone and the elderly who stay behind?"

"Something like that! According to the feedback from the forty-seven nursing homes in the city, more than ninety percent of the elderly are currently very fond of the Brave World. They have already made new friends in the Brave World and are willing to stay in the Brave World for a long time. "Zhou Ming nodded affirmatively.

"In such a situation, other than the nursing homes, are there other places?" Wang Hong said in a serious tone.

"Very many! In fact, this situation didn't start with the nursing homes. It started with a young man in our city who played games with his father. Then, an article was published on the Internet, which caused everyone to crazily imitate it. According to our Disciplinary Committee's investigation, there are at least three hundred thousand elderly gamers in the city, "Zhou Ming answered again.

Without waiting for Wang Hong to ask, Zhou Ming continued, "Apart from the elderly, the Brave World has also become the new favorite of the major hospitals. For the patients in the hospital, the Brave World is also a good way to relieve their loneliness. Almost all the hospitals in Shuangqing City are installing the Brave World's gaming computers. "

Chen Boyi's expression was gloomy. Clearly, he wasn't willing to let Shi Lei go just like that.

"Old Zhou, we're only capturing Shi Lei. We're not doing anything to Dream Entertainment. It won't affect the operations of Dream Entertainment!" Chen Boyi said in an unpleasant tone.

However, just as he finished speaking, Chen Boyi regretted it. "Old Zhou, what I mean is, even if we capture Shi Lei, are we still afraid that Shi Lei will cause trouble?"

Zhou Ming glared at Chen Boyi with dissatisfaction. "Hmph! Deputy Mayor Chen, Shi Lei is the CEO of Dream Entertainment. What if we capture him forcefully and he announces that he will stop operating Dream Entertainment? "

"He wouldn't dare!" Chen Boyi retorted loudly.

"He wouldn't dare?" Zhou Ming laughed out loud. "Deputy Mayor Chen, if the answer in your heart is true, do you think he wouldn't dare? I've said it before. Mirui Technology Group once tried to withdraw all of Mr. Xia's investments. This Shi Lei seems to have a very high status in Mirui Technology Group. Who can guarantee that Dream Entertainment won't withdraw from Mr. Xia? Will they stop providing the Brave World service to Shuangqing City? Or even the entire Brave Xia's Brave World? Will Dream Entertainment ban it? "

Chen Boyi's expression kept changing. According to Zhou Ming, Shi Lei couldn't be captured unless there was concrete evidence. However, if there was evidence, why was there a need to discuss how to capture Shi Lei?

Wang Hong also understood Zhou Ming's meaning. "Old Zhou, do you mean that we can't arrest Shi Lei?"

Zhou Ming nodded. "Yes, Mayor Wang." At this point, Zhou Ming glanced at Bai Qiang and said in a joking tone, "Even if we want to forcefully arrest Shi Lei, I'm afraid that our Shuangqing City Police Department isn't strong enough!"

Bai Qiang quickly laughed dryly. "Director Zhou, if we want to arrest Shi Lei, our police department will definitely do our best!"

Wang Hong sighed. The so-called doing their best might not necessarily mean that they would be able to arrest Shi Lei. He finally understood why Bai Qiang was unwilling to arrest Shi Lei. Shi Lei's power seemed to really be that great.

"Old Zhou, you're an experienced old comrade. I wonder how we should deal with the disappearance of Deputy Mayor Xie?" Wang Hong asked Zhou Ming.

Wang Hong wasn't a local official of Shuangqing City, but Zhou Ming was. In Shuangqing City, Zhou Ming had more special channels. Shuangqing City's government had to be cautious about how to deal with Shi Lei, especially when Shi Lei had an official status in Rongcheng Military District.

If it wasn't handled well, it would provoke a conflict between the military and the local government!

Therefore, the arrogant Wang Hong asked Zhou Ming for advice. At the same time, he also shared part of the responsibility with Zhou Ming.

However, did Zhou Ming have a way to arrest Shi Lei? According to the comparison of the strength of both sides, if the strength of the Shuangqing City's government was converted into 655 units, Shi Lei's strength was only about 65 units.

Even if Shuangqing City's strength was ten times that of Shi Lei, they still wouldn't easily make a move on Shi Lei.

Shi Lei had a lot of protective charms. The first was the various gray forces under Shi Lei's command, including the underground forces in Shuanghu District, Judgment Security Company, and the hidden Steel Hao and The First Light.

The second protective charm was Shi Lei's official status. He was an active major in Rongcheng Military District. This identity made the Shuangqing City's government very wary.

The last was the global influence of Mirui Technology Group. This protective charm had the greatest effect!

With so many protective charms, the Shuangqing City's government had so many scruples. Especially the big shots, each of them cherished their own feathers and didn't want to get into any trouble.

With all kinds of advantages and disadvantages, how could the Shuangqing City's government catch Shi Lei? How could they catch Shi Lei? How would they dare to catch Shi Lei?

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