Qi Tongwei at the start: Not relying on Liang Lu, but winning by a single move against Heaven.

Qi Tongwei tapped his fingers on the comprehensive management file and suddenly asked a question.

How many agricultural machines are there in Leishan County?

Qi Tongwei's question was too abrupt, and Gao Changjiang was taken aback.

He grinned, giving a somewhat ambiguous answer.

"Well... Leishan County isn't wealthy to begin with, and it doesn't have many agricultural machines... maybe only a hundred or so?"

He had no idea of ​​the exact number of agricultural machines; he just made a rough estimate and tried to get away with it.

Qi Tongwei had no intention of letting him off the hook and continued to press him on this issue.

"What about the Corps? How much agricultural machinery and equipment do the 108th, 109th, and 110th Regiments have?"

What types of agricultural machinery lack dedicated maintenance personnel and require external maintenance and repair?

Qi Tongwei kept asking questions, which made Gao Changjiang grin and not know how to answer.

He had been working with Qi Tongwei for about half a year and was genuinely a little afraid of this young deputy county head.

Everyone in the county knows Qi Tongwei's temper; if you do a good job, you get a reward, but if you don't, he'll really curse you out.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a while, Qi Tongwei looked up at him and sighed.

"Thank you for making this trip and getting the data back. Also, please have the police send someone over."

He paused slightly, then added another sentence.

"Let Su Lie come. I happen to have something to ask him."

Gao Changjiang felt as if he had been granted a pardon and immediately nodded.

"I'll go right away."

After saying that, he turned and left, afraid that Qi Tongwei would ask him more questions.

Seeing Gao Changjiang leave, Qi Tongwei stared at the comprehensive social management file in his hand, slightly lost in thought.

In later generations, the western border region was sparsely populated, and agricultural machinery was indeed widely used.

But now it's the 90s, resources are scarce, and farming still relies heavily on livestock and manpower.

Something unusual must be going on. Qi Tongwei instinctively felt that this matter was not simple and that something was amiss.

Back in his office, Qi Tongwei had just finished brewing tea when Su Lie arrived.

Su Lie was wearing a police uniform, and his figure was still very strong, only much darker.

Qi Tongwei knew that Su Lie must have spent a lot of time at the grassroots level investigating guns recently.

The two had fought side by side, so Qi Tongwei didn't stand on ceremony and tossed him a cigarette.

"Sit down. There's water in the thermos; pour yourself some."

Su Lie didn't stand on ceremony and immediately sat down on the sofa, but his posture remained ramrod straight.

Qi Tongwei took a deep drag of his cigarette, looked him over a few times, and asked with a smile.

"Is the bureau's investigation finished? Have there been any results?"

Su Lie was taken aback by Qi Tongwei's question.

He thought Qi Tongwei had asked him about a task, but he didn't expect him to ask this.

He quickly grinned and replied with a smile.

"It's over, and they even gave me a commendation..."

He paused slightly, chuckled twice, and seemed a little embarrassed.

"Director Liu told me... I've been wanting to thank you, and I even prepared two bottles of good wine..."

Qi Tongwei exhaled a puff of smoke, smiled, and waved his hand:

"Come on, no need for thanks. Let's invite Liu Yuntian along another day, the three of us can have a drink together..."

After saying that, he stopped smiling and pushed the comprehensive management files on the table forward.

"I have something important to discuss with you. Investigate these two people and see if they have any criminal records."

"Let someone touch it again, let's see what this repair shop is actually doing."

Upon seeing that Qi Tongwei had a task to assign, Su Lie immediately stopped smiling.

He picked up the comprehensive management file and looked at it, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"County Chief Qi, there's nothing wrong with this. What's there to investigate about a repair shop..."

Qi Tongwei glanced at him and said in a deep voice.

"Just investigate. Have you forgotten the lessons of 4/11?"

"Something's definitely fishy! Do you think it's normal to open a farm machinery repair shop in Leishan County?"

After saying that, he softened his tone and added another sentence.

"Be quiet when you touch them, just in case they're okay with it, and you don't want to make a fool of yourself."

Su Lie immediately stood up, saluted, and said loudly.

"Yes! I guarantee I'll complete the task and give you the results tomorrow."

Qi Tongwei smiled and nodded, waving his hand to indicate that he could leave.

Just as Su Lie reached the door, Qi Tongwei seemed to remember something and said something inexplicably.

"Su Lie, in maintaining stability, we must dare to fire the first shot."

Su Lie didn't understand what he was hearing, but he nodded and turned to leave.

Not long after Su Lie left, Gao Changjiang knocked on Qi Tongwei's office door.

He not only brought back information on agricultural machinery and equipment in the county, but also data from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

After reviewing the data, Qi Tongwei's brows furrowed even more deeply.

In Leishan County, the number of agricultural machinery owned by private individuals is in the single digits.

The Corps does have a considerable amount of agricultural machinery, including a fair number of tractors and seeders.

However, these devices are all maintained by specialists and are never taken out for repair.

What exactly are the Zhang brothers up to? Are they really going to open a farm machinery repair shop? Qi Tongwei didn't believe it.

......

Su Lie was very efficient; he didn't even need a day to thoroughly investigate the two of them.

He went to Qi Tongwei's office and placed an investigation report in front of Qi Tongwei.

"County Chief Qi, I'm truly impressed...you guessed it perfectly."

"What was that again? There's definitely something fishy going on with those two. I wonder what they're up to."

Qi Tongwei looked down at the investigation report, smiled, and asked:

"What's going on? Tell me more..."

Su Lie grinned and immediately spoke.

"Oh, these two are brothers. Zhang Tai has no criminal record and only graduated from junior high school."

"His brother, Zhang Ye, has a criminal record and was serving time in northern Hebei. He was just released..."

"These two cowards have never even seen an engine, and they want to run a farm machinery repair shop? There's definitely something wrong with them."

Qi Tongwei nodded, not responding, but feeling even more certain.

The people here must have some unspeakable secret...

He paused for a moment, then slowly began to speak.

"Don't make subjective judgments lightly... Suspicion is acceptable, but there must be solid evidence."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Lie immediately chimed in.

"These two bought a lot of steel pipes... The doors and windows are usually sealed tightly to prevent light from entering."

They never leave the house during the day, but at night they start making a lot of banging and knocking...

When neighbors knocked on the door, Zhang Tai would come out to apologize, but he never let anyone in...

Qi Tongwei was taken aback, his heart skipped a beat, and a bad suspicion arose in his mind.

He hesitated for a moment, looked at Su Lie, and said in a deep voice.

"Su Lie, don't tell anyone about this yet. Have someone keep an eye on these two. I think there's something seriously wrong with them."

Su Lie was taken aback and asked a question in return.

"Not holding them down? Our men are already in ambush; you can arrest them at any time with just a word..."

Qi Tongwei shook his head and sighed.

"Stop always talking about violence; you need evidence to arrest someone..."

"Okay, you keep an eye on them for now. I'll think about it and let you know the next steps..."

Su Lie was somewhat puzzled, but he nodded and turned to leave.

After Su Lie left, Qi Tongwei lit a cigarette and pondered for a long time.

Buying steel pipes, working at night, serving time in Jibei Prison...

Qi Tongwei connected these pieces of information, and the more he thought about it, the more something seemed off.

He had a bold idea, but he wasn't sure.

After much deliberation, he picked up the phone and dialed Qin Xuefeng's number.

"Secretary Qin, this is Qi Tongwei. Do you have a moment? I'd like to report to you..."