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When Ouyang Bian, the director of the Huailin City Public Security Bureau, received a phone call from the city party secretary, he made a righteous promise to not reveal any information and to be ready to arrest Li Jinlong at any time the next day.

After hanging up the phone, Ouyang Bian wiped the sweat from his forehead; he was terrified of Fu Sanjun.

No, it should be that he was terrified of Zhou Zhonghai behind Fu Sanjun.

The incident of Zhou Zhonghai and Wu Zhengkai facing off with guns is still fresh in my mind.

That military thug dared to mobilize armed forces soldiers to surround Wu Zhengkai's residence. Who wouldn't be afraid?

Now that Wu Zhengkai has been arrested, the new municipal party secretary is an old friend of Zhou Zhonghai; they're in cahoots.

I led the police to arrest people, but luckily, I was stopped by Liu Songming, the head of the armed forces department.

Fortunately, the two squatted in the corner and smoked two cigarettes, which led to a deep friendship.

Liu Songming was Zhou Zhonghai's old subordinate, and he was friends with Liu Songming. In a roundabout way, he had ended up on Zhou Zhonghai's side.

Ouyang Bian has sided with Zhou Zhonghai, but he's afraid Zhou Zhonghai won't acknowledge him.

Therefore, you must be careful in everything you do, obey orders without question, and perform well.

Being a police chief isn't easy; if you choose the wrong side, you're doomed.

Pan Delin, the former Minister of Agriculture of Huailin City, was sentenced to eighteen years in prison, and it is still unknown whether he will be able to leave the prison.

Ironically, Wu Zhengkai, the person behind it all, was released on medical parole after only six months in prison due to various illnesses.

Wu Zhengkai was protected by his father, General Wu's, military achievements, but what did Pan Delin have?

As a low-level official, you must never get too close to high-ranking officials, but you also cannot be too distant from them.

The next day, the weather was fine and sunny. The autumn sun was no longer harsh, and a gentle breeze was blowing, making it very pleasant.

Work starts at eight o'clock, and Li Jinlong arrived at Li Zhihao's office at 8:05.

After obtaining the factory certificate, the official seal, and the invoice from the finance department, I could finally wait for Zhang Dabiao with peace of mind.

Zhang Dabiao and Gu Quan arrived at nine o'clock. The bank opened at eight-thirty, and the payment wasn't transferred until nine.

"Station Chief Li, the money has been transferred. Please have the finance department check it."

Zhang Dabiao, panting heavily, smiled ingratiatingly.

"We've arrived. The finance department has already called me. Here's the shipping order. The company has a truck, but you'll have to cover the 100 yuan shipping fee yourself."

Li Jinlong handed the delivery order to Zhang Dabiao, and Gu Quan took it without hesitation.

The date on it is today, and the stamp was just applied. Is this what Li Zhihao meant by not having even a ounce of fertilizer?

After giving his instructions, Li Jinlong was about to leave, but Zhang Dabiao refused, saying, "Station Chief Li, please wait until we're outside the factory gate before you go?"

"What, are you afraid the delivery note is fake?" Li Jinlong teased.

Zhang Dabiao said pitifully, "I have too much money. If something goes wrong, I won't be able to explain it to the Party Secretary."

"Alright, alright, it seems you still don't trust me. I'll wait until you leave the factory before I go," Li Jinlong agreed.

The workers, wearing thick protective suits, began loading the fertilizer onto the trucks. The 20 tons of fertilizer required two medium-sized trucks, with each truck costing 100 yuan in freight.

The installation was completed quickly. Zhang Dabiao, Gu Quan, and Li Jinlong walked out of the gate together. Li Jinlong shook hands with Zhang Dabiao: "Okay, I have to go back to work now. I hope to have more cooperation in the future."

"Thank you, thank you Station Chief Li, you've been a great help to our county. By the way, I didn't get your phone number, could you please give me one? I'll contact you again next year."

The truck hadn't come out yet, so Zhang Dabiao couldn't let Li Jinlong leave.

Li Jinlong readily took out a pen and paper from his briefcase and wrote down the agricultural technology station's phone number: "If you need anything in the future, just call this number. It's been a pleasure doing business with you. Take this batch of fertilizer back and sell it to the commune and brigade at a slightly higher price; you'll make money that way. Let's make money together!"

"Yes, yes, let's make money together."

Zhang Dabiao smiled on the outside, but cursed inwardly. "Damn it! Farmers can't even save two hundred yuan a year, and they want us to raise prices. Do they think we're all like them, making a thousand yuan in a wave of our hands?"

There was really no reason to keep them any longer, but fortunately the truck loaded with fertilizer had already come out.

Li Jinlong waved goodbye to Zhang Dabiao and was about to leave with his old bicycle when several police officers in uniform approached him: "Are you Li Jinlong and Zhang Dabiao?"

Li Jinlong was stunned. Just as he was about to say no, Zhang Dabiao quickly said, "Yes, I'm Zhang Dabiao, and this is Li Jinlong, the head of the agricultural technology station. What have we done wrong?"

The police officer produced a summons and said, "Someone has reported that Li Jinlong and Zhang Dabiao are involved in shady dealings. Please come to the police station."

"No, Li Jinlong, you sold me fertilizer at a higher price and then called the police? You're so greedy! I owe you several thousand yuan..."

Zhang Dabiao, the villain, accused Li Jinlong first, then started cursing and kicking him.

"Zhang Dabiao, don't you dare make false accusations."

"Where did I make false accusations? I transferred 6,175 yuan to your agricultural technology station this morning, and the goods are still on the truck. Officer, Li Jinlong said everything was foolproof, how am I going to explain this to him..."

"You fucking did it willingly."

Zhang Dabiao burst into tears, forcing Li Jinlong to refute him.

"Really? He voluntarily bought fertilizer at a shady price?" the police officer asked coldly.

"Yes, he did it voluntarily."

"So that means your deal has already been finalized?"

Ah, Li Jinlong came to his senses and quickly regretted it: "I didn't raise the price, I gave it to him at the original price."

"You'll understand once you go to the police station."

"I...I didn't say anything..."

Zhang Dabiao, Gu Quan, Li Jinlong, and the two truckloads of goods all went to the Public Security Bureau.

The news that Zhang Dabiao and Li Jinlong had been taken away by the police at the gate of the fertilizer plant reached the office building in less than ten minutes.

Hong Qingyuan, the deputy factory director who only knew how to read newspapers and drink tea, immediately put down his newspaper and went to the finance office.

"Old man Sun, I need to see last year's financial statements." Hong Qingyuan's voice was clear and loud.

"Director Hong, why do you suddenly want to see last year's financial statements?" asked Mr. Sun, who was over sixty years old, curiously.

"Don't I have the right to see?"

"Yes, but as you can see from the report, it also requires Director Li's approval."

"Old man Sun, this is a state-owned fertilizer plant, not Li Zhihao's. As the deputy director, I don't even have the authority to look at the financial statements? Does this mean the Huailin City Fertilizer Plant has fallen into Li's hands?"

Hong Qingyuan, abandoning his usual timidity, slammed his hand on the table and asked.

Old Sun was startled and hesitantly took out several thick ledgers from the filing cabinet and handed them to Hong Qingyuan: "Bring them over immediately after you've read them, so that Factory Director Li won't blame you."

After looking through a few pages of the account book and confirming that it was the original, Hong Qingyuan carried it out.

No sooner had Hong Qingyuan left than Old Sun went to Li Zhihao's office.

Before they even went inside, they heard Li Zhihao's voice: "What did you say? The police are arresting people right here at the fertilizer factory gate?"

"That's their business, why are you trembling? Get out, get out..."

A young man who had submitted a report came out of the office, and Old Sun peeked in and entered the office.

"Director Li..." Old Sun forced a smile.

"What's up?"

"It's alright. I'll tell you, Director Hong took last year's financial statements."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhihao slammed his fist on the table: "You son of a bitch surnamed Sun, you're a shit-eater! What right does a deputy factory director have to look at the factory's finances?"

"Actually, the deputy factory director does have power, but he doesn't usually consult anyone," Old Sun said with a helpless bitter smile.

"Get out, get out..."

Old Sun also got out.