I was married off to a disabled hero in lieu of marriage; my in-laws doted on me and I aspired to gr

Li Bo arrived in the county town in high spirits, but the road became increasingly strange as he drove, as it was not the way to the county committee.

"Comrade, have we taken the wrong turn?" Li Bo asked, puzzled.

"I'm not going to the county committee," Jiang Deshan said coldly, sitting next to me.

"Where to?"

You'll know when you get there.

At this moment, Li Bo was unaware of any problems. Perhaps some things were not suitable to be said in the office, and the secretary was probably waiting for him somewhere.

Soon, the car drove into the county public security bureau.

Li Bo was somewhat flustered and wanted to speak, but the people in the car were all cold and indifferent.

Something's happened. The county town is so big; it's impossible for them to come to the police station to discuss corruption.

But what happened?

The Minister of Agriculture only inspected the work for one day. Even if he had great abilities, he couldn't find out their commune's ulterior motives.

Don't panic, everything will be alright. I'm a soldier, I haven't embezzled anything.

Li Bo kept giving himself mental support, and his emotions gradually stabilized.

Jiang Deshan led Li Bo to the conference room on the second floor, and then left.

What's going on? Not asking anything, not saying anything, are they using psychological tactics?

What I, Li Bo, am least afraid of is psychological warfare. I've risen to the rank of platoon leader in the army, so I'm not bad at all.

Jiang Deshan hurried to his office, where Zhou Zhonghai was waiting for him.

"Commander Zhou, we've brought the person here, but we have no evidence. How can we interrogate him?"

Jiang Deshan looked at Zhou Zhonghai with a look of tenderness, the kind of tenderness one feels when looking at their closest relative.

Zhou Zhonghai glanced at the strange-looking Jiang Deshan: "What 'Commander Zhou'? Call him Minister Zhou. Why do you look so creepy?"

Is it creepy? I tried to be as friendly as possible.

"Zhao Jintao and I will go in and ask. You take notes."

Me, the head of the Public Security Bureau, as a recorder?

"Alright, it's a pleasure to work with Commander Zhou, no, Minister Zhou."

Jiang Deshan readily agreed. So what if he was the police chief? Under Commander Zhou, he was like a piece of mud to be played with.

I heard that the police officers around him are now all ministers of the armed forces.

The three entered the conference room. Upon seeing Zhao Jintao, Li Bo immediately stood up: "Young man, what brings you to the Public Security Bureau?"

"It's alright, please sit down." Zhao Jintao smiled slightly and gestured for him to sit.

Zhou Zhonghai sat down with a dark face and said, "Are you alright? Really alright? He started having diarrhea as soon as he got home, he looks terrible. Secretary Li, you can't give all the good food to one person, that's putting someone's life at risk."

Oh, it was a food poisoning investigation! That scared the hell out of me.

"Young man, all the food is safe, and I ate it without any problems. Why don't you go to the hospital for a checkup? I swear, I didn't poison it."

Zhao Jintao was so embarrassed that he pinched his toes until they bled. "Uncle Zhou, I just ate a few extra bites because I was short of oil. Is it really necessary to make fun of me like this?"

Zhou Zhonghai's expression changed: "Li Bo, Zhao Jintao wasn't poisoned, but you're severely poisoned."

"I, I'm fine. Look, I'm perfectly fine." Li Bo patted his chest, which was very sturdy.

"Libo, has your commune distributed land to individual households?"

"I... am." I couldn't resist; I'd already told my little brother yesterday.

"Allocating land to individual households is in line with the latest national policy."

Li Bo's heart returned to its stomach.

"Have the villagers started raising pigs, chickens, and ducks?" Zhou Zhonghai asked again.

"Yes……"

"It also conforms to national policy."

My heart went back into my stomach from Shuangzi's mouth.

"The land is distributed to individual households. For every mu of land, the grain tax is increased by 10%. For every pig, ten jin of high-quality pork is required. For every ten chickens, one chicken is required. Anyone who disagrees will be arrested by the commune militia. Is that true?" Zhou Zhonghai asked slowly and deliberately.

"this……"

So how should I answer this?

No, they're in cahoots; we should tell the truth.

"Comrade, you're right, but I've never treated Secretary He unfairly. He gets 70% and I get 30%. If I took even one more point, may I be struck by lightning."

Secretary He, if you think I've taken too much, you can talk to me face to face. Why make such a big fuss?

Corrupt officials are insatiable. Can't you even eat the meat while I drink the soup?

How many of these communes were there?

"I...I don't know, Secretary He didn't tell me."

Aren't you He Youcai's confidants? How many of you are there? Why are you asking me?

"How many kilograms of the new variety of wheat seeds do you plan to take?" Zhou Zhonghai changed the subject.

"Ten thousand... fifteen? More would be fine too..." Li Bo stammered, unsure of what he meant.

"Where will we sell them?"

"Neighboring county".

"New wheat seeds have also arrived in neighboring counties."

"If you have rice seeds from a neighboring province, I can sell as many as you give me."

Li Bo regained his confidence; he had experience in speculation and profiteering.

"New wheat seeds cost one yuan per jin (0.5 kg). How much do you plan to sell them to the farmers for per jin?" "One yuan twenty? One yuan fifty?"

Zhou Zhonghai was so angry that his face was contorted. The grain seeds he had worked so hard to obtain had become a tool for these beasts to make money.

Damn it, I didn't bring a gun. I really wanted to shoot this bastard dead.

Zhou Zhonghai glanced at Jiang Deshan, who understood and left.

About ten minutes later, they came in again.

During their next conversation, Zhou Zhonghai revealed his identity: "Li Bo, do you know me?"

"I only need to know the younger brothers; we're all in the same boat."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Zhonghai slammed his fist on the table: "Who the hell is on your side? I'm the Minister of Agriculture of the province. You guys cry poverty and play the victim to ask the province for wheat seeds, but you're secretly reselling grain seeds. What do you mean Liuxian is poor? How can it not be poor? The hard-earned money of the people is all going into your pockets."

Li Bo's legs went weak, his face turned deathly pale, and he looked at Zhao Jintao: "Young...young brother...you're not Secretary He's..."

"I am Zhao Jintao, assistant to Minister Zhou of the Provincial Department of Agriculture," Zhao Jintao said coldly.

"You, you all... Minister Zhou, what I just said was all nonsense, I made it all up."

Li Bo's mind went blank. It's over, it's over.

"You bastard, Zhao Jintao went to Xiaokanzi Village, and you actually asked an old farmer for a bicycle ticket? Are you even human? Li Bo, you're a disgrace to the military."

"I was wrong, Minister Zhou. I heard you also come from the military. Please let me off the hook, considering we're in the same system?"

Li Bo could no longer hold back. If the investigation were to be carried out, he might be sentenced to prison, his future ruined, and Cheng Zhaoying would no longer be able to stay with him.

In a panic, he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Look at you, a soldier kneeling! How can our army have a coward like you? You've only been discharged for a year, and you dare to do something that has shocked the entire province. Li Bo, you'll be judged by the law."

"No, it wasn't me, it was He Youcai. He forced me to do it, I had no choice!"

Tripoli tried every possible way to evade his guilt.

"He Youcai? Do you think he can escape responsibility? He's already in custody and will be taken to the provincial capital for interrogation immediately."

It's over, it's over, everything is over. Tripoli lay paralyzed on the ground.

Yesterday I was dreaming big, today I'm a prisoner. What went wrong?

Young man, I trusted him too easily. He's not He Youcai's man. I... Oh dear, how could I trust someone I've only met once?