In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

A thunderclap suddenly rose from the ground!

Many people present stared wide-eyed. No, what was a police chief planning to do with a high-precision sniper rifle?

How can this be allowed!

"Secretary Guofu, are you telling the truth?"

Sha Ruijin disregarded his image and stood up to ask.

In his initial plan for Handong, before the news of Lin Zhiyuan's arrival, he would target Qi Tongwei, the notorious director of the Public Security Bureau, and then suppress, divide, and accept Gao Yuliang and purge Li Dakang, thereby completing the purge of Zhao Lichun's forces.

It turns out that Qi Tongwei, who was told he was going to be the first to be killed, had a gun, and it was a high-precision sniper rifle.

Wouldn't that mean taking him down with the final shot?

"certainly!"

Tian Guofu spoke with absolute certainty, but as he replied, his eyes remained fixed on Lin Zhiyuan.

His murderous aura was fully unleashed.

His seemingly erratic behavior earlier was all an act, a prelude to the fatal question that followed, to lower the guard of everyone present, including Lin Zhiyuan.

"Director Lin, were you aware that Qi Tongwei had been possessing high-precision sniper rifles for an extended period of time? Has the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission played a supervisory role over cadres within its system?"

"Please answer me right now."

Tian Guofu shouted.

The current standoff is also the best counterattack against Lin Zhiyuan's accusation of him being a Monday morning quarterback.

Tian Guofu narrowed his eyes. "Lin Zhiyuan, I want to see whether you'll protect or lose such an outrageous public security chief."

Protecting him might backfire; losing him would show others your ruthlessness, even if Qi Tongwei broke the rules first.

But sometimes when people are in a hurry, they act blindly.

"Secretary Guofu, have you ever handled a gun?"

Lin Zhiyuan slightly composed himself, leaned back in his chair, and glanced at all the standing committee members. "Apart from Comrade Shanhe, I believe no one else is here, right?"

Tian Guofu's face stiffened. He didn't understand why Lin Zhiyuan suddenly asked this, but he still instinctively looked at Shen Shanhe, who was still happily eating sunflower seeds.

This isn't right!

The head of the Public Security Bureau was illegally carrying a sniper rifle. How can you, a military commander, be so at ease eating sunflower seeds? Shouldn't you be excitedly shouting?

Your chance to earn merit has come again!

"Hi hi!"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Shen Shanhe quickly put away the sunflower seeds, took a sip of water to moisten his mouth, and explained, "Firearms are strictly controlled, partly to prevent illegal use, and partly because there are extremely strict requirements for storage conditions, even for ordinary police pistols."

"Taking the Type 92 as an example, the ammunition magazine is generally stored at a temperature of 0-30℃ and a relative humidity of 30%-70%. It is required to avoid large temperature fluctuations as much as possible. Even with its relatively simple gun structure, it is still required to maintain it regularly to prevent the lubricating grease from evaporating and the metal from slowly rusting, which would cause poor shooting performance."

"The vehicle environment that Secretary Tian mentioned is not conducive to the long-term storage of firearms."

"And the requirements for high-precision sniper rifles are even more stringent."

"It is a precision optical instrument in itself. If it is left in the trunk of a private car for a long time, the entire optical sight system will be damaged, and the entire firearm will be scrapped, including the ammunition."

"Ordinary hard-shell gun cases are only suitable for short-distance temporary transport, not for long-term storage, and are even less suitable for storing firearms and ammunition together. The lack of airflow inside is itself a fatal damage to firearms."

Therefore, in conclusion...

The claim that Comrade Qi Tongwei possessed a high-precision sniper rifle for a long time and kept it in the trunk of his vehicle is a false premise. He was not carrying a high-precision sniper rifle but a fire poker, which would be less lethal than a regular pistol in an emergency.

Explanation complete.

Shen Shanhe started eating sunflower seeds again. A bunch of ignorant fools, all they know is to shout and make a fuss.

Oh!

The rat poison relieved my anxiety; it was a false alarm!

He had been fooled by Tian Guofu again.

But Tian Guofu's words reminded him that police equipment still needs to be inspected regularly. Otherwise, what if Qi Tongwei takes advantage of the loopholes to apply for and approve his own equipment and carry out the shady practice of replacing it regularly?

"Secretary Guofu, did you hear me clearly?"

Lin Zhiyuan asked.

Ha ha!

He's not stupid enough to leave such a huge handle on Qi Tongwei out in the open.

Tian Guofu wiped the sweat that kept pouring from his forehead. How could someone who had never touched a gun know that such a thing existed?

and also…

Why did my carefully prepared killer move fail again? Can't I just succeed once?

But now, faced with Lin Zhiyuan's aggressive gaze, he could only obediently nod.

"Secretary Guo Fu is in charge of the Discipline Inspection Commission and is not an enthusiast in this area, so it's normal that he doesn't know about this."

Lin Zhiyuan nodded in agreement. "But... I remember that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection shouldn't have the authority to investigate the equipment usage of the public security system, right? Even if they receive a tip, they still need the Provincial Party Committee's decision before they can proceed with the investigation and retrieval of records."

"Secretary Guofu, where did you get your information from?"

"Is this just hearsay or rumors? Bringing this up to the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee meeting, has it been subject to any actual verification?"

Without evidence, it's an unsubstantiated accusation; with evidence, it's an illegal investigation. Which do you choose?

Oh ho! The backlash from biting everyone in sight has arrived.

Gao Zhiwu glanced at him with a disdainful, mocking look. Did he really think that being a loyal subject was such an easy path, where one could just bite people whenever there was a problem?

It's really that simple.

You could just grab any shrew or scoundrel from the streets and alleys and they could replace Tian Guofu as the secretary of the provincial discipline inspection commission.

To be considered a qualified loyal minister, one must be flawless, speak with evidence, be perfectly composed, and obey orders from superiors.

Tian Guofu is now too eager for quick success...

It's still a long way off!

He deserved it if he bit him for no reason.

"I...I..."

His soaring momentum was abruptly cut off by a single sword strike, and Tian Guofu immediately wilted, his speech becoming hesitant and incoherent.

"Just now, Secretary Guo Fu was proactively mentioning that the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission should not tolerate bad elements wantonly slandering good cadres of the organization, but now..."

Lin Zhiyuan's sword slashed again, "Secretary Guofu, how is your behavior any different from Chen Hai's? No, it's even worse!"

"At least Chen Hai and his team have some plausible evidence based on logical deduction, but what about you..."

"What evidence do you have? What law do you have?"

Tian Guofu wanted to cry, so he said he couldn't beat Lin Zhiyuan, but Old Zhang insisted on forcing him to fight and even devised a strategy for him.

He absolutely refused to believe that Old Zhang, a veteran discipline inspector, would be unaware of the storage requirements for high-precision sniper rifles; it was clearly a trap set for him.

I'm your son-in-law!

That damned old man, isn't he afraid of his daughter becoming a widow?

Tian Guofu cursed under his breath, but his immediate priority was to get off this table.

"I am the witness!"

Having made up his mind, Tian Guofu bravely spoke up, "Back in Chuzhou, I saw the high-precision sniper rifle case in Comrade Qi Tongwei's trunk."

"Later, during the time in Lüzhou, there was also..."