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In the courtyard of Hongshi Forest Farm, several Jiefang brand trucks were parked haphazardly under the carport.

Lu Qingshan raised his hand and pushed open the wooden door to the factory manager's office.

Li Aiguo was munching on a cold steamed bun with his head down, his reading glasses perched precariously on the tip of his nose, without even lifting his eyelids.

"What are you doing here, kid, abandoning your business in the provincial capital and coming all this way back?"

Lu Qingshan casually tossed the bicycle keys onto the corner of the table, making a crisp, light sound.

"Uncle Li, unless it's something extremely urgent, could I really drive back in four hours straight?"

"Tsk, quite the boast."

Li Aiguo took a bite of his steamed bun and spoke calmly.

"Then tell me, what exactly is the urgent matter?"

Lu Qingshan didn't beat around the bush. He took out a copy of the fake receipt from the Gaoping Transportation Team from his pocket, raised his hand, and slapped it flat onto the annual report documents on the table.

Li Aiguo suddenly stopped chewing the steamed bun.

He put down the steamed bun in his hand, picked up the thin piece of paper, pushed up his slipped reading glasses, and read it word by word from beginning to end.

"What is this?"

"Fake."

Lu Qingshan spoke in a calm tone.

"Someone deliberately set a trap for me on my freight route."

"A trap?" Li Aiguo raised an eyebrow.

"Who's so bold as to touch your goods?"

Lu Qingshan pulled up a chair and sat down. Instead of answering immediately, he slowly sorted out the cause and effect.

"Uncle Li, please let me finish my story. In the provincial capital, there's a man named Wei Biao; you should have heard of him."

"etc."

Li Aiguo immediately interrupted him and put the remaining half of the steamed bun into the enamel mug.

"I have indeed heard of the name Wei Biao."

"Where did you hear that from?"

"Two years ago, when the forest farm was transporting timber to the provincial capital, they were deliberately obstructed at Liuhe Station and refused to let them pass."

Li Aiguo took off his reading glasses and casually wiped the lenses with his sleeve.

"Later, I asked around and found out that the transportation channels in that area were all controlled by a man surnamed Wei. Anyone who wanted to use that route had to get his approval."

He looked up at Lu Qingshan.

"Is this the Wei Biao you're talking about?"

"Yes, it's him."

Lu Qingshan nodded in confirmation.

"He started his business as a wholesaler in the southern part of the provincial capital in his early years. Later, he built up a network of secret contacts. Now, he has close relationships with people at several freight stations along the route, and they exchange goods and services with each other."

"Then how did you come to have a grudge against him?"

"I didn't provoke him; he deliberately targeted my business."

Lu Qingshan leaned forward slightly, his tone serious.

"I was transporting this batch of mountain goods from Hongshi County to the provincial capital, and the whole way took the Dongling Station. As soon as I arrived at the station, a short, fat man wearing a gold ring appeared, detained my truck on the spot, and accused me of not having complete paperwork."

"Nonsense." Li Aiguo immediately frowned.

"I know your shipping documents clearly; they are all complete and in accordance with regulations."

"That's exactly the point," Lu Qingshan said in a deep voice.

"All the procedures were in compliance with regulations, but the other party refused to acknowledge them. They insisted that I was missing a carrier confirmation letter and even produced this fake receipt as evidence, claiming that the transportation team I was affiliated with did not exist at all."

Li Aiguo picked up the fake receipt again and examined it closely, his brows furrowing tightly.

"Gaoping Transportation Team... I've been running transportation and dealing with markets in the provincial capital for so many years, and I've never heard of this name before."

"It was just a fabricated facade they made up out of thin air."

Lu Qingshan spoke frankly.

"The goal is simple: to block my freight routes, force me to use their channels, or squeeze me out of the provincial capital market."

"Is Wei Biao the mastermind behind this?"

"Wei Biao is just a pawn running errands for the public."

Lu Qingshan revealed the key point.

"I've looked into it. I don't know the name of the real force behind it, but I heard it's an old man."

Li Aiguo leaned back in his chair, the old wooden chair creaking softly.

"You've really made quite a few enemies lately."

"Uncle Li, I didn't come back today to complain to you."

"Then just tell me, what exactly do you want?"

Lu Qingshan leaned forward again, resting his arms on his knees, his gaze fixed on Li Aiguo.

"I'd like to ask you for directions."

"Borrowing a path? Borrowing what path?"

"The trucks at the forest farm are just sitting empty on Saturdays and Sundays anyway. I'd like to rent one temporarily."

Li Aiguo did not respond, his fingertips lightly tapping the table, one tap at a time.

Lu Qingshan knew his habits well. The slower he knocked, the more focused he became, and the more concerns he had.

Which route are you planning to take?

Li Aiguo finally spoke.

"The maintenance roads within the forest farm."

Lu Qingshan raised his hand and drew a line on the table.

"From the Baihualing fork, connect to Provincial Highway 208, which leads directly to the eastern suburbs of the provincial capital."

"To put it bluntly, the entire route is within the jurisdiction of the forest farm, and we can't touch any of the external checkpoints or stations."

"No matter how arrogant Wei Biao's men are, they can't get into the forest farm's territory. They can't stop me or block me at all."

Li Aiguo's fingers suddenly stopped.

"Are you trying to use the forest farm's private road to completely bypass Wei Biao's group's blockade?"

"Yes. This is the safest approach at the moment."

"You're really good at calculating."

Li Aiguo got up, paced back and forth a couple of times, then sat back down in his chair, his expression turning serious.

"Qingshan, it's not that I'm unwilling to help you."

"I know you're having difficulties, just tell me."

"The difficulties are immense."

Li Aiguo raised his hand and slammed it heavily on the annual report document on the table.

"The vehicles and roads in the forest farm are all public assets and belong to the state. If I were to lend them to you privately for personal business, the consequences would be unimaginable if someone submitted a report."

"At the very least, they'll be interviewed by the disciplinary committee."

"It's more than just a conversation."

Li Aiguo's tone was solemn.

"After Gao Jianjun's downfall, inspection teams from the Provincial Forestry Department came one after another, twice in three months, taking turns to inspect. Now everyone is being watched, like they're guarding against thieves."

He rubbed his throbbing temples hard, looking utterly helpless.

"If I make even the slightest mistake, I won't need anyone to report me; I'll lose my job and be fired immediately."

Lu Qingshan did not respond immediately, but waited quietly for him to finish expressing all his concerns and pressures.

Li Aiguo took a breath and patted the annual report on the table again.

"Do you know how bad this report looks? Last month, timber production was down 15% compared to the same period last year, while transportation costs rose by 20%."

"I've been holding onto this report for a full two weeks, I just don't dare submit it. Once I submit it, there will be another round of special inspections."

"So your current situation is that you lack funds, you lack performance, and you lack impressive data to report to your superiors."

Li Aiguo was slightly taken aback, looked up at him, and his eyes showed a hint of surprise.

"You're quite perceptive, kid. You saw right through me."

"Uncle Li, I completely understand your difficulties now."

Lu Qingshan spoke slowly.

"To put it bluntly, it's not that you don't want to help me, it's that if you help me, you don't have a proper explanation and you can't account for it to your superiors."

"What do you mean by that?"

"When doing things within the system, it's all about having something to rely on and following the rules. Without proper documentation and support, no one dares to touch anything, no matter how good the favors are."

Li Aiguo remained silent, his fingertips tapping lightly on the table once more.

"What if I gave you a completely compliant explanation?"

The fingers that were tapping the table stopped abruptly.

"What do you mean?"