The train driver in the courtyard

In the interrogation room.

Upon hearing Li Aiguo's words, Liu Wu slowly nodded: "I also think it was a honey trap. I found it strange at the time. Xiao Cui is Commander Wang's mistress. She usually doesn't even look at me properly. Why would she be in bed with me? I was just drunk at the time and couldn't control myself."

Well, this relationship is quite complicated.

Li Aiguo asked, "How do you know about Commander Wang's mistress?"

Liu Wu realized he had misspoke and tried to shut his mouth, but Li Aiguo glanced at him and he quickly replied, "Commander Wang has many mistresses. Besides Xiao Cui, there are two women in logistics, a young girl in purchasing, and..."

Li Aiguo interrupted him: "It's possible that Dieter is one of these women. They're the ones who dragged Commander Wang into this mess. Just tell them whatever they ask you. Confess and you'll be treated leniently, understand?"

Liu Wu had originally wanted to get away with it, but now he had no choice but to confess honestly: "In the safe in Commander Wang's office, there is a wooden box containing some women's items, such as hair ornaments and undergarments, as well as a notebook that records Commander Wang's affairs with women."

Li Aiguo softened his tone: "How did you know about that box?"

Liu Wu spoke very fluently: "After I realized that Commander Wang might have set me up, I also wanted to find something on him, so I took advantage of my duty shift to search his office."

Li Aiguo narrowed his eyes: "Is there anything else in the diary?"

Liu Wu shook his head and said, "That's all. It only talks about playing with women. It's written in great detail and even numbered. I still can't figure out who Dieter is."

Li Aiguo said in a deep voice, "If you could tell, would it still be Dieter?"

Liu Wu nodded slightly, then looked at Li Aiguo's sharp eyes and stammered, "I was also tricked by Commander Wang. I didn't want to at first, but Commander Wang forced me to do it. You have to help me. I really didn't know that Commander Wang was colluding with Dieter."

Li Aiguo was somewhat amused and exasperated, but he tried to keep a straight face as he asked, "Is there anything else you need to explain?"

Liu Wu shook his head, crying.

Li Aiguo took the notebook from Fang Xian and looked at the names on it: Commander Wang, Liu Wu, Yang Xiaodong, plus the other leaders, a total of eleven people, which could be considered a large group.

Li Aiguo said with a relaxed expression, "Alright, the matter has been investigated to a large extent. You were also acting under someone's orders, so you'll be treated leniently. Come over and sign, put your fingerprint on it, and then go get some food and rest for a while."

Upon hearing this, Liu Wu stopped crying, cooperated by signing his name and pressing his fingerprint.

Li Aiguo put away the interrogation transcript, told Zhou Ke to take Liu Wu back to the detention room, and instructed Zhou Ke to keep a close eye on him and make sure nothing happened to him.

Li Aiguo went out the door and into the office, where he placed the transcript on the table.

"Old Zhou, Comrade Fang Xian, what should we do about this?"

According to the previous plan, once the truth of the matter was clarified, either Liu Feng would be arrested or released, and the investigation team would have nothing to do.

But now a corruption scandal has broken out in the machinery factory, and it's even related to the recent atmosphere, so this is no ordinary matter.

Although Fang Xian didn't know who was behind Commander Wang, he understood that someone was definitely stirring up trouble, and he was a little undecided at this moment.

Li Aiguo didn't count on him, after all, this was a family scandal within the Ministry of Machine Building, and instead turned his attention to Staff Officer Zhou.

"Let me report this to my superior." Staff Officer Zhou's special status meant he didn't need to concern himself with such trivial matters.

He called the General Assembly Department.

It's already afternoon, the start of the workday.

When the leader heard the phone ring, he answered it and, upon hearing it was Staff Officer Zhou and hearing Zhou's report, asked in surprise, "Are you sure?"

Staff Officer Zhou stated with certainty, "There are interrogation records."

The leader hesitated for a moment while holding the phone, then said, "Investigate what needs to be investigated, arrest what needs to be arrested, and don't be lenient. However, it must be based on facts. The scope should be limited to Liu Feng's case; we can't expand it, and we certainly can't use this as an excuse to cause trouble."

Staff Officer Zhou conveyed the leader's opinion to Li Aiguo. Li Aiguo was somewhat impressed; to be able to make such a decisive decision was truly worthy of a veteran comrade who had experienced countless battles.

Li Aiguo left the office and called out for everyone to assemble.

Zhang De and his security officers rushed over. Although they didn't know what Li Aiguo was going to do, they all quickly picked up their pistols and stood in a row.

Seeing that the security officers were still carrying out the order despite their doubts, Li Aiguo said with satisfaction, "Following the instructions of the leadership and the First Ministry of Machine Building, I will lead you to arrest the criminals involved in Case 621. Are you confident in completing the mission?"

The security officers straightened their backs and shouted, "Yes, sir!"

Li Aiguo turned to look at Fang Xian again. He represented the First Ministry of Machine Building and was the direct leader of the Machinery Plant.

"Now, Team Leader Fang will announce the list."

Fang Xian originally wanted to distance himself from the issue, but Li Aiguo's instruction from the Ministry of Machine Building forced him to step forward as well.

"Now I announce the target for this mission: Commander Wang from the Machinery Plant, Deputy Director Chen, Director Zhao from the Plant Office, and the Machinery Plant."

As they listened to the names on the list, the security officers' eyes widened and their mouths gaped open.

These are all factory leaders, people who usually sit on the podium, and they're just arrested like that?
"That's all. They must be brought to justice!" Fang Xian emphasized.

Seeing the security officers still standing there dumbfounded, Zhang De stepped forward and shouted, "Everyone knows what's going on at our machinery factory. Now that the higher-ups have given us this opportunity, how can we face the workers here if we don't seize it?"

Factories in this era were different from those in later generations.

The factory workers depend on it for everything, from birth to old age, illness to death. The factory is their home, their lifeline.

These words ignited a flame in the hearts of the security officers.

And just now, Li Aiguo dealt with the arrogant Liu Wu, which really broadened the horizons of these guys.

The security officers, as was their custom, shouted, "Arrest them!"

Li Aiguo nodded: "Alright, speed is of the essence in war, let's set off immediately."

Li Aiguo knew very well that the news of taking over the security department would soon be leaked.

Once Commander Wang and the others realize what's happening, they'll definitely try to escape.

What we need to do now is buy time.

The security officers followed Zhang De to collect their bullets. Normally, each person on duty was only issued 5 bullets, but they would receive 20 bullets if there was an operation.

After receiving the bullets, the security officers divided into several groups, each led by a comrade from the railway police station, and made arrests according to the list.

It was during working hours at the machine factory, and some workers were curious when they saw the security officers rushing over aggressively.

"What happened?"

"I don't know, but it's definitely something big."

Standing at the entrance of the security office, Li Aiguo saw the workers and remembered something, so he called Liang Ladi over.

"Comrade Liang Ladi, this time we arrested leaders of your machinery factory. It's inevitable that some people will misunderstand. We'll have to trouble you to talk to the employees."

"Don't worry, I'll go right now." Liang Ladi nodded and led several female employees towards the workshop.

Because the arrest operation was very sudden, the factory leaders were unaware that the machinery factory's security department had been taken over and were all working in their offices.

So the arrest operation went very smoothly, and in just a short time, four or five factory leaders were taken to the security department.

Some factory leaders tried to resist because of their status, but they were dealt with by the railway police. Everything seemed so peaceful and natural.

When they tried to arrest Commander Wang, something went wrong: the door to his office was locked from the inside.

"Did this guy hear something?" Li Aiguo pushed the door open but couldn't. When the team members surrounded him, Li Aiguo grabbed his pistol and hid to the side, letting Zhou Ke kick the door down.

Commander Wang was armed, so Li Aiguo also had to play it safe.

The door was kicked open, but Zhou Ke and the security officers didn't rush inside; they all squatted down.

Well, they've all learned to be sneaky... cough cough, no, I should say they're well-trained.

The door was half open, making it impossible to see what was happening inside. Li Aiguo and Zhou Ke agreed that one of them would rush in while the other provided cover with a gun. If Commander Wang dared to raise his gun, they would riddle him with bullets.

"Action!" The moment Li Aiguo pushed open the door, he darted into the room with a snake-like gait and "whoosh"ed to the base of the wall.

As the light shone into the room, Li Aiguo saw the scene clearly, his heart skipped a beat, and he almost burst out laughing.

Good heavens, all that caution I just showed was for nothing!
Commander Wang had his trousers pulled down to his knees and was leaning back in his chair, trying to get up.

As soon as he moved, his loose pants slid down to his ankles, tripping him and nearly causing him to fall flat on his face.

His two plump, white buttocks were left exposed outside. He panicked, desperately holding onto his belt with one hand and trembling as he poked at Li Aiguo with the other, but he couldn't utter a single word.

The woman next to her was even more indecent; her floral blouse was ripped open, revealing a pair of bright red underwear underneath.

At this moment, she was like a frightened wild rabbit, sticking her butt out and desperately trying to burrow under the desk.

Zhang De led the security officers in, who rushed in with a "whoosh".

Commander Wang's howl finally burst out with a loud "Aow!": "Are you all courting death?! Get out! All of you, get out!"

Seeing the panic in Commander Wang's eyes, Li Aiguo felt extremely relieved.

This filthy wretch, whose belt can't even be fastened properly, should have been stuffed into a fence long ago.

As Li Aiguo grabbed his pistol, he sneered and uttered his classic line: "Commander Wang, you're in big trouble!"

A quick glance under the table revealed a woman curled up like an upside-down turtle shell, her buttocks sticking out high, looking exactly like an old hen desperately trying to lay an egg while being chased by wild dogs.

Zhou Ke only found out after asking that the woman was not Xiao Cui, but a distant cousin of Commander Wang.

This guy's got some serious tricks up his sleeve!
Li Aiguo then looked at Commander Wang's face.

His old face was pockmarked, more like a toad's skin, with thick, fleshy muscles and numerous pockmarks.

How dare someone who looks like that have the nerve to build a harem?
After realizing something was wrong, Commander Wang quickly explained, "You've misunderstood. My cousin is a temporary worker in Workshop Three. She has a lump on her butt, and I'm treating her!"

"How do you treat the illness? With injections?" Zhou Ke quickly blurted out a dirty joke he had recently learned, which drew a burst of laughter.

"I've made a mistake this time, and I'm willing to admit it." Commander Wang calmed down and realized that this statement was insulting to others' intelligence. He stood up unhurriedly and tried to put on his pants.

Zhang De tried to stop him, but Li Aiguo waved him off, saying, "We're civilized people, we should at least let him put on his clothes."

My cousin had also hidden the steamed bun, but the security officer pulled it out from under the table.

The two men stood there, and Commander Wang looked at Zhang De with a cold face: "Zhang De, who ordered you to come here? Where is your section chief?"

Zhang De stepped forward and pointed to Li Aiguo: "This is Comrade Li Aiguo from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. He has now taken over our Security Section. Section Chief Liu has been arrested."

boom!
Upon hearing this news, Commander Wang's head was buzzing.

He had never been this flustered, not even when he was caught red-handed.

As long as Liu Wu still controls the security department, this matter might be able to be minimized or even resolved peacefully.

Now it seems like we're in big trouble.

Commander Wang took a deep breath and looked at Li Aiguo: "Comrade Aiguo, there might be a misunderstanding here. Is it Liu Feng? He has made a serious mistake and wants to drag me down with him. Please don't believe him."

Li Aiguo ignored Commander Wang and, following Liu Wu's instructions, searched the office and quickly found a safe in a corner.

The so-called safe is just a steel box fitted with a large iron lock.

"Will you open it yourself, or should I?" Li Aiguo asked. When Commander Wang saw the safe being turned upside down, his face turned deathly pale, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He was completely speechless.

"Looks like I'll have to do it myself." Li Aiguo casually picked up a piece of wire, bent it a couple of times, and poked it into the lock. The lock opened with a click.

Upon opening the lid, there was indeed a jumble of odds and ends inside, including women's underwear and undergarments.
Li Aiguo had Zhou Ke put on gloves and put everything into a file folder.

"Huh? Why is this hair so short, and it's curly?"

Seeing Zhou Ke still scrutinizing him closely, Li Aiguo felt like throwing up and whispered a reminder: "Stop looking, think about where this hair came from?"

Zhou Ke stared at the hair for a moment, then his expression became increasingly complicated. He wanted to throw it away, but this thing was evidence.

Zhou Keqiang endured the discomfort and put his hair into the file folder.

"Damn it, I need to get a bottle of wine to disinfect it properly later."

Li Aiguo picked up the diary and flipped through it.

It records the numbers of some women, and each entry contains indecent details, and is written very well.

Li Aiguo wanted to show it to the readers, but Zhou Ke refused, saying that the readers were all pure and morally upright people who didn't like this kind of thing.

Therefore, 300,000 words have been omitted here.

The diary was also put into a file folder and sealed.

In the meantime, the security officers searched the office, but found nothing of value; it was probably hidden at home.

Now that Commander Wang has been captured, the mission is half complete. The remaining half will have to be handled by the security department.

To be honest, this arrest was the simplest arrest operation Li Aiguo had ever carried out.

These people were completely incapable of resistance; compared to the real Dieters, they were just little Karamis.

However, the real competition always happens behind the scenes.

Li Aiguo ordered the security officers to push Commander Wang and the woman out of the office and take them to the security department.

The commotion had already alerted quite a few people.

The leaders' expressions varied as they saw Commander Wang being arrested.

There was fear, schadenfreude, and a few people shrank back.

No one dared to stop them.

Because at that moment, the factory's loudspeakers were already blaring.

"Fellow workers, a joint investigation team from the relevant ministries has been stationed at our machine factory. Please do not panic and cooperate fully with the investigation team. I repeat, everyone..."

Back at the security office, the team members escorted the other leaders to the third floor.

This floor was temporarily requisitioned, and sentry posts were set up next to the stairs.

Zhou Kexian led his colleagues from the railway police station to inspect each detention cell.

Li Aiguo then went to his office to report on the situation.

Fang Xian and Staff Officer Zhou were both waiting for news.

Looking at the ashtray on his desk, which was full of cigarette butts, one could tell that Fang Xian's inner world was not as calm as it appeared.

"Old Fang, according to the interrogation records, we should have arrested eleven people, and we have indeed arrested eleven people. The team that arrested Yang Xiaodong has not yet returned."

Fang Xian paused slightly in the hand holding the cigarette butt, staring blankly at Li Aiguo, wondering if Li Aiguo was drunk.

Li Aiguo was a little embarrassed, after all, it was the first time he had encountered such a buy-one-get-two-free deal.

"When they were arresting Wang, he was having an affair with his distant cousin, so they just arrested him as well."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xian nearly fainted: "Making a mess in the office? This guy is shameless!"

When Fang Xian brought the investigation team to the machinery factory, Commander Wang behaved very seriously and even received praise from Fang Xian.

And this is what they actually did?

This is a slap in the face!

Fang Xian no longer hesitated, slamming his fist on the table and shouting, "Investigate! Investigate to the end! I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

Staff Officer Zhou was also stunned by the news: "How did someone like this climb to this position?!"

Li Aiguo smiled and didn't say anything. There are all kinds of birds in a big forest.

The three parties quickly reached a consensus to investigate these matters thoroughly.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and everyone, without taking a break, began the interrogation work.

After witnessing the scene, the factory leaders learned that Li Aiguo represented the investigation team and confessed everything without much effort.

They were acting under Wang's orders to spread rumors among the workers that Liu Feng had betrayed the factory's interests.

"We didn't want to do it either, but Commander Wang threatened us."

"Yes, yes, we are victims too."

"We have cooperated, can you please be lenient?"

Seeing these guys scrambling to shirk responsibility, Li Aiguo made them sign a document and locked them in the detention room to await further instructions.

Commander Wang was personally interrogated by Fang Xian and Staff Officer Zhou, while Li Aiguo was given a new task: Yang Xiaodong had escaped.

"He ran away?" Li Aiguo looked at Zhou Ke in disbelief.

The arrest was carried out very suddenly; even the factory leaders hadn't been informed. How did Yang Xiaodong find out?
After hearing Zhou Ke's explanation, Li Aiguo was both amused and exasperated.

Yang Xiaodong is lucky. This morning he suddenly went to the countryside to do procurement. The canteen didn't know they were going to arrest people, so they didn't stop him.

By the time Zhou Ke arrived with his men, the person had already left.

"Send a few people to Yang Xiaodong's house and check the place where he handles procurement."

After the security officers set off, Li Aiguo strolled into the interrogation room. Despite Commander Wang's usual tough-as-nails demeanor, he had already succumbed to Fang Xian's onslaught and was now tearfully confessing the situation.

Li Aiguo lit a cigarette, sat down, and picked up the interrogation records to look at them.

Good heavens, in just a few years he's made over 20,000 yuan, not to mention those women. This is going to cause a huge mess.

After the interrogation, Fang Xian had someone carry Commander Wang to the next detention room. Why? Because Commander Wang couldn't stand up anymore.

Fang Xian gave the interrogation record to Staff Officer Zhou.

Staff Officer Zhou was furious when he saw this. He, who always considered himself a civilized person, cursed under his breath.

Fang Xian's face was also very ugly. Who could have imagined that such a big case would happen right under their noses?

Li Aiguo tapped his fingers on the table: "This time, the Ministry made proper arrangements and promptly dispatched investigators to expose the pests in the machinery factory. This is due to the keen insight of the leaders of the Ministry's Supervision Office, the skillful command of Team Leader Fang, the cooperation of the comrades in the machinery factory's security department, and their decisive actions, which led to the final victory in the 621 major case."

Fang Xian was pondering how to report the situation to his superiors when he heard this, and he was somewhat moved.

He picked up his glasses, wiped them, and sighed, "The ministry had sensed something was wrong at the machinery factory a long time ago, but we didn't expect things to develop to this point. There's a bad apple in the factory committee that I didn't notice. It's my fault."

He paused, then said, "This time, thanks to the comrades on the railway, the case was handled properly. Come on, Aiguo, let's go report the situation to the leaders of the ministry."

Zhou Ke watched in disbelief. He was worried that the Ministry of Machine Building would try to cover up its dirty laundry, but Li Aiguo's few words gave the Ministry a way out, and the Ministry reciprocated.

He felt this thing was even more responsible than investigating cases.

The matter was of great importance, so Li Aiguo and Fang Xian reported it to Leader Chen of the First Ministry of Machine Building over the phone.

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, lasting several seconds, before a voice replied, "You just wait!"

Half an hour later, Leader Chen arrived at the machinery factory, looking travel-worn. He pushed open the office door and his first words were: "**Struggle against corruption must be discussed every day! And yet, such parasites have been bred right under our noses!"

Li Aiguo replied, "Reporting to the leader, there's a saying on the railway—'A train runs fast because of its locomotive.' The fact that we were able to catch this pest is entirely due to the timely dispatch by the ministry and the decisive braking by Team Leader Fang!"

"You, sir, identified the problem, and Team Leader Fang addressed it promptly, greatly minimizing the losses."

Leader Chen shook his head and said, "I have a responsibility! It would have been better if we had discovered it sooner."

Fang Xian continued, "It is our supervisory team's responsibility that we failed to discover the problem in time. I will take the initiative to make a self-criticism and find the root cause of the wrong thinking."

Leader Chen's tone softened somewhat: "If we had a talent like Comrade Aiguo, how could such a huge mess have occurred? We all need to reflect on this."

Well, they're trying to push themselves to the front; I can't afford to be the first to do that now.

Li Aiguo quickly replied, "It's all thanks to your strategic planning and effective organization, as well as the strong support of Staff Officer Zhou, that we were able to solve the case in such a timely manner."

Upon hearing this, Leader Chen pointed at Li Aiguo and said to Fang Xian, "Look, this is what talent is. It's a pity that such a good talent is working for the railway."

Fang Xian nodded and said, "Yes, I will definitely learn more from Comrade Li Aiguo."

Fang Xian did not mention Li Aiguo's dealings with Liu Wu.

As long as you achieve your goal and don't cause trouble, nobody will care about these things.

There's a saying that goes, "As long as you can get to the sky, who cares whether you're riding a heifer or a rocket?"

Clearly, Li Aiguo wants to ride a rocket.

Leader Chen looked at Li Aiguo with approval: "Comrade Aiguo, what do you think we should do next?"

Li Aiguo said, "I have already communicated with Team Leader Fang and suggested that the ministry organize an investigation team to formally enter the machinery factory. As for how to deal with these people, we should listen to the opinions of the ministry and Staff Officer Zhou."

Leader Chen gave Li Aiguo a deep look; this kid clearly didn't trust the ministry.

Come to think of it, these guys have done so much mess right under the noses of the ministries. What do they think of the railway authorities?
Leader Chen nodded and said, "My opinion is to deal with this strictly. You all go back and rest first, then immediately report to the higher-ups and hold a meeting to discuss it. Team Leader Fang, you come with me to report."

Li Aiguo nodded and went out the door.

With Staff Officer Zhou keeping an eye on things, once the ministry's investigation team enters the machinery factory, I won't have anything to do with myself.

When Li Aiguo returned to the hall, Zhang De immediately handed him tea and asked, "How should we handle Factory Director Liu Feng's situation?"

Oh right, how could I forget about Liu Feng?!
Now that Liu Feng's situation has been basically clarified, he should be released immediately.

Li Aiguo knocked on the office door again and reported the situation.

"Patriotism, I'd like to trouble you to make this trip." Leader Chen had just been contacted by a higher-up and needed to rush back to the ministry for a meeting.

He signed the document and handed it over.

(End of this chapter)