The train driver in the courtyard

"This diesel engine should have been distributed by the Executive Yuan Relief and Rehabilitation Administration!"

Li Aiguo said categorically: "Based on the size of the engine, the horsepower of that tractor should not exceed 20 horsepower."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the members of Chenshui Commune and the militiamen all changed.

They looked up at Li Aiguo, then hurriedly lowered their heads, unable to conceal the panic on their faces.

Li Aiguo saw something and asked loudly, "There are very few tractors like this. Do you know where I can find one nearby?"

After he finished speaking, the members and militiamen all turned to look at Secretary Zhang, but no one answered.

When Zhou Wenzhong saw this, he became furious and wanted to loudly scold those members and militiamen.

But he was stopped by Li Aiguo.

"Old Zhou, don't worry."

Li Aiguo calmed Zhou Wenzhong and turned to look at the militiamen and members.

“This case concerns the safety of the bridge, and I know you may have concerns.

But I want you to think about what the impact would be if something happened to the bridge.”

After these words were spoken, the faces of the members and militiamen all turned grim.

"This kind of thing cannot be kept secret. We can't cover it up for a black sheep."

Cadre Chen sighed and walked forward.

Secretary Zhang, who had been relatively calm, jumped over and stood in front of him as if he was bitten by a dog.

"Old Chen, this matter concerns the reputation of our commune, you must not act recklessly!"

Zhou Wenzhong had tolerated Secretary Zhang many times, but he couldn't bear it anymore and pointed at him.

"Catch this guy if he dares to obstruct the investigation."

Two guards rushed forward and one of them grabbed one of his arms, trying to control Secretary Zhang.

Secretary Zhang didn't seem to expect these people to actually dare to take action, and he started cursing at the time.

"I am the secretary of Chenshui Commune. Who dares to arrest me? I will report you to the higher authorities for destroying the relationship with the masses."

Secretary Zhang, who is short and fat, has a stable lower body and great strength. He actually broke free from the guards.

The guards were all experienced. Seeing that he was not cooperating, they fired two "electric cannons" at his knees.

There was a pop.

Secretary Zhang knelt on the ground. The guard kicked him to the ground and tied his hands behind his back with a rope. He immediately became obedient.

After dealing with Secretary Zhang, Li Aiguo looked at Officer Chen and said, "Old Chen, you are a veteran. You should understand the importance of the bridge to us."

Cadre Chen's face showed shame, and he said, "Alas, after returning to the local area for a few years, my thinking has become slack. I have been dragged down by various personal relationships and have lost my loyalty to the organization. I reflect on myself."

Li Aiguo said slowly: "Old Chen, we are also human beings, and we have seven emotions and six desires. There is no need to be too harsh on ourselves.

But the basic principles must be upheld, otherwise it would be a shame to the organization and the masses!"

Upon hearing this, the old cat looked at Li Aiguo deeply.

This kid seems to have made a lot of progress and has the potential to be a political worker.

Under Li Aiguo's psychological offensive, cadre Chen finally let go of his psychological burden and told the whole story.

Before liberation, the land of Chenshui Commune and four or five surrounding communes belonged to the Zhou family.

The Zhou family, a large landowner, has deep connections in the city, and both of their sons work in key departments of the enemy.

Through this relationship, the Zhou family, a big landlord, obtained a lot of supplies from the Executive Yuan Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, including an old American tractor.

The Zhou family, a big landlord, had high hopes for the tractor.

Twenty farmhands were driven away at that time, and as a result, the tractor was abandoned after only being used twice.

After learning that it would cost a hundred dollars to repair the tractor, the landlord Zhou broke down his defenses on the spot and ordered his servants to throw the tractor into the warehouse.

Call back the farmhands.

If a machine breaks down, you have to pay to repair it. If a farmhand gets sick, you can just kick him away. If he dies, the most you can get is a torn straw mat.

The landlord Zhou family felt that people were much cheaper than machines.

After liberation, the tractors were distributed to Chenshui Commune.

Although the tractor was broken, the diesel engine was still usable. The commune often used the engine to do small tasks such as generating electricity and pumping water.

"Then how did Bai Lan get the engine out? And why are you unwilling to talk about this?" Zhou Wenzhong couldn't help but ask.

Cadre Chen sighed and said, “The person in charge of keeping the tractor is Zhang Tiegun, the commune’s poverty alleviation director.

He is Secretary Zhang’s younger brother. Secretary Zhang has seven brothers, and his family has seventy or eighty people.”

Cadre Chen didn't continue speaking, and Li Aiguo understood.

In rural areas these days, if there are many men in the family, they have to speak loudly.

The personal connections among seventy or eighty people are enough to cover the entire commune.

What's more, Secretary Zhang is the head of the commune.

It is understandable that these members dare not or are unwilling to tell the truth.

Li Aiguo walked up to Secretary Zhang, kicked his arm, and asked, "Did you know about Bai Lan's incident a long time ago and that it was related to your brother, so you stopped the militia from identifying the body as Bai Lan?"

Secretary Zhang had lost all resistance after Cadre Chen told him the truth.

No matter how arrogant he is and how much he thinks he is a local emperor, he would not dare to dream of confronting the SHIELD team.

"Bai Lan is a scoundrel. His parents died early, and he doesn't interact much with people in the commune. The only person he has a good relationship with is my third brother.

A while ago, my third brother told me that Bai Lan met a noble person and gave him a lighter.

I once advised my third brother not to associate with Bai Lan, lest he get into trouble, but he didn’t listen to me.”

After Secretary Zhang finished speaking, he raised his head, blinked his eyes, and looked timidly at Li Aiguo.

"Leader, I didn't do anything bad. It was my third brother who did it. You can't punish me."

He felt wronged.

"Oh, you are good at making excuses for yourself. The fact that you obstructed the investigation is enough to convict you of a serious crime."

Li Aiguo called Mao Zujie and asked him to take people to put Secretary Zhang on the tractor and prepare to take Wu Han back.

When Secretary Zhang heard that he was going to be taken into the city, his head started buzzing, he lost all strength, and collapsed to the ground.

This guy weighed more than 200 pounds and was very heavy, so Mao Zujie had to call two more guards.

A total of four guards carried Secretary Zhang onto the tractor like a dead pig.

Seeing the decision on Li Aiguo's handling, Zhou Wenzhong was a little confused and whispered to Lao Mao: "Master, when we investigate cases, we usually don't interfere in local affairs. Why did Driver Li waste his energy on a commune secretary?"

The old cat puffed up his chest and said, "You, your old problem has come back again. [The farmer] once said that the real purpose of our investigation is to enable the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

Given Secretary Zhang's size and his arrogant attitude, if he continues to stay in the top position, do you think the people in Chenshui Commune will have a good life?

The driver is the one who truly puts the farmer's words into practice."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wenzhong looked at the militiamen and members.

Sure enough, those people who were very silent just now became lively, and the fear in their eyes disappeared without a trace.

"Thank you, leader, but you have to be careful. The Zhang family is very troublesome."

Cadre Chen whispered something to Li Aiguo, calling on the militiamen and members to work harder.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the scene was filled with a fishy smell, but the militiamen and members had no complaints.

Soon, three tractors were filled with debris and broken pieces.

Lao Mao took Li Aiguo and Zhou Wenzhong to check carefully, and after making sure there was no negligence, he decided to return.

The tractor was rumbling, emitting black smoke, and it carried everyone back to the commune after a bumpy journey.

Lao Mao asked Zhou Wenzhong to take the tractor back to Wuhan first and ask the comrades from the meteorological station to check the debris and fragments.

Then he announced in public the news that Secretary Zhang had been arrested.

After this news came out, it quickly shocked the entire Chenshui Commune.

It only takes a moment.

Some members, led by Zhang Tiegun, the poverty alleviation director of Chenshui Commune, rushed towards the gate of the commune.

All of their faces were filled with anger.

"Why are you arresting people?"

"Hurry up and return my Boss Zhang to me."

People's activities in those days were relatively small, and some people never left the commune in their entire lives, so the relationships between people became closer.

After hearing the news, Zhang's relatives and friends also rushed over.

Upon seeing this situation, Cadre Chen immediately gathered the militia and stood guard at the gate of the commune.

On one side were the members holding sticks and shovels, and on the other side were the militiamen holding rifles and short guns. The two sides were in a stalemate.

"Stop arguing, I'm going to go find Lao Chen to ask for someone."

Zhang Tiegun waved his hand to quiet down the people and walked slowly to Cadre Chen.

"Old Chen, what's wrong? I haven't seen you for a few days. Are you getting bolder? You actually dare to go against our Zhang family. I think you are tired of living!

Does your family not want the relief money this year?
If you are sensible, send my elder brother back quickly, we are still good relatives. "

A big face came close to cadre Chen and sprayed him with spit flying everywhere.

Cadre Chen wiped his face silently, straightened his chest, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Tiegun, your elder brother made a mistake and was arrested by the people above. I hope you can understand."

"Above? Which above?" Zhang Tiegun felt something was wrong.

Since returning to the commune, Cadre Chen has always kept his distance from the Zhang family, but he would never offend him on weekdays.

"This one above!"

At this time, Li Aiguo heard the noise, walked out slowly from the commune, and looked Zhang Tiegun up and down.

He was wearing a grey Zhongshan suit with four pockets, a pen in one of the pockets, and leather shoes. His attire was comparable to that of the big bosses in the factory.

"Are you Zhang Tiegun, the poverty alleviation director of Chenshui Commune?"

"It's me. What's the matter? Which unit are you from?" Zhang Tiegun wanted to straighten his back, but standing in front of this young man, he felt a little nervous for some reason.

He straightened his back, then shrank back, looking as funny as could be.

"You came just in time. I was wondering what to do with you. Let's catch you."

Li Aiguo pointed at Zhang Tiegun and spoke to the guards behind him.

The guards rushed forward and took Zhang Tiegun into the commune.

Everyone in the Zhang family was terrified.

What's going on? They arrested people just because of a disagreement?

They still wanted to make trouble, but when they saw the guards holding standard weapons, they suddenly dared not say a word.

All evil spirits and monsters must bow their heads in front of the real iron fist.

When Cadre Chen saw this scene, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and admired Li Aiguo's decisiveness.

These people are the type who only help their relatives and not others.

If I try to explain it to them here with great patience, I'm afraid it will not only fail to achieve my goal, but may also lead to unexpected consequences.

At the same time, he felt he was too worried.

The Zhang family is a local bully in Chenshui Commune, but in front of the SHIELD team, they are just like a group of ants. "Name?"

"Zhang Tiegun."

"age?"

"Forty-five."

"Position."

“Poverty Alleviation Director of Chenshui Commune.”

In the small warehouse of the commune, Li Aiguo and Lao Mao interrogated Zhang Tiegun.

Although Zhang Tiegun was whining, he was completely powerless in front of a professional like Li Aiguo.

In less than ten minutes, everything was revealed.

Bai Lan is hated by the members because he is lazy and doesn't work.

However, Zhang Tiegun thought that this guy was smart and treated him as a friend.

Of course, Bai Lan often went into the city to steal, and when he got good stuff, he would share some with Zhang Tiegun.

Last month, Bai Lan suddenly found Zhang Tiegun and asked him to help get a diesel engine and propeller.

Both of these items are valuable equipment, so Zhang Tiegun is certainly unwilling to give them to Bai Lan. Instead, he asks Bai Lan the reason.

Bai Lan told Zhang Tiegun that he knew a leader in the city.

The man particularly liked to take a boat trip on the Yangtze River, but he didn't like ordinary small boats, so he wanted to convert it into a motor boat.

Bai Lan gave Zhang Tiegun a big front door.

Zhang Tiegun thought that the diesel engine was of no use at the moment, so he lent it to Bai Lan.

He also sneaked into the tractor station, stole 20 liters of diesel from the tractor and sold it to Bailan.

"Leader, I really didn't know that Bai Lan was going to do something bad. If I knew, I would definitely not help him."

So many soldiers, all fully armed, arrested Secretary Zhang with just one sentence.

Zhang Tiegun also understood that these people were of high rank and felt that Bai Lan must be in big trouble.

"Just because of a pack of cigarettes and a few dollars, you helped Bai Lan prepare the equipment for the crime? You even thoughtfully gave him a new oar?" Li Aiguo felt incredible.

Zhang Tiegun whispered, "They are all public property. Besides, Bai Lan promised to return them."

He raised his head suddenly: "Where's Bai Lan? Has he been captured by you?"

"Of course, now he has confessed everything. I am just verifying with you now. If you tell even a single lie, you will be severely punished."

"Yes, yes, I will tell you everything." Zhang Tiegun nodded.

Li Aiguo asked, "How much do you know about that friend in Bailan?"

Zhang Tiegun frowned and recalled for a while with his eyelids raised.

“I don’t know the details. Bai Lan seemed very cautious. He just told me that he was from the city and very rich.

But there was one time when I was enjoying the cool air by the river, and I saw Bai Lan and someone just getting off the boat.

The man rode his bicycle into the city, and I followed him secretly."

At this point, Zhang Tiegun explained, "I was worried that Bai Lan had been cheated, so I wanted to check that person's background."

I guess you want to cut me in, Li Aiguo muttered in his heart and nodded for him to continue.

The small warehouse was particularly stuffy. Zhang Tiegun wiped the sweat off his face and took a breath, then continued, "I followed that man into Hanyang Second Hospital. I thought he was a doctor in the hospital, but who knew that guy actually went into the morgue.

I was startled and left quickly.

The next day, I told Bai Lan about this, but the guy not only refused to admit it, he also told me that I had mistaken him for someone else.

After all, he was a rich man, how could he live in a funeral home? "

Zhang Tiegun also felt that he had recognized the wrong person, but Li Aiguo did not think so.

It was a very wise decision for the enemy to hide in the hospital morgue.

Most people will never go to the morgue, and the less contact they have with people, the smaller the chance of exposure will be.

However, Li Aiguo remembered that local comrades had conducted a comprehensive investigation of various units, including Hanyang Second Hospital.

How did the enemy get away with the investigation?
Now that we have clues, we can find the truth as long as we keep investigating.

Li Aiguo stood up, closed the interrogation book, and prepared to return to Wu Han with Lao Mao.

Zhang Tiegun felt that he had escaped a disaster, raised his hand and said, "Leader, I just made up for my crime, can I go back now?"

Li Aiguo stopped and said with a smile: "You can indeed go back, but not home, but back to where you should be."

Hearing this, Zhang Tiegun's face suddenly turned gloomy and he sat down on the ground.

Li Aiguo did not take Zhang Tiegun away like he did to Secretary Zhang.

Instead, he notified comrades in the county and asked them to send an investigation team to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the situation of Secretary Zhang and Zhang Tiegun.

Because Lao Mao had informed the local authorities in advance, the working group from the county arrived at the commune in the afternoon.

They conducted a detailed examination of the accounts of the production teams after they were transformed into communes.

At this time, the Zhang family members who were guarding outside the commune gate began to get anxious when they saw that Zhang Tiegun had not been released for a long time.

"No, we can't let them bully people like this."

"Our Zhang family is not someone you can easily mess with."

"Let's go find the leader now."

The members looked at them coldly from the side.

The Zhang family's arrogance and dominance had long caused dissatisfaction among the members.

It was only because they were afraid of Secretary Zhang and Zhang Tiegun that the members had to swallow their anger.

Now seeing the two people being arrested, the members were filled with joy, but also a little worried.

When the Zhang family saw the comrades from the working group coming out of the commune, they immediately surrounded them.

"Comrade, please tell us when our eldest and third sons can be released."

"Explanation? That's perfect. You can read it for yourself."

The comrades in the working group pasted a notice on the wall with glue.

The words on the notice were all written in traditional Chinese characters. The Zhang family tilted their heads and said, "We don't know how to read."

The other members also gathered around, staring at each other.

The comrades in the working group are a little depressed. Now all places are organizing literacy classes, but Chenshui Commune is so slack!
Fortunately, those people with special identities came to Chenshui Commune this time.

Otherwise, the members of Chenshui Commune might have remained illiterate for their entire lives.

"Let me read it to you."

A female staff member with pigtails pointed at the notice and said, "The county government announced that it is investigating Zhang Tieshuan, the former branch secretary of Chenshui Commune, and Zhang Tiegun, the former poverty alleviation director.

The working group found that in the one year since the commune was established, the two had withheld 1,500 kilograms of relief grain and 35 yuan in poverty alleviation funds.

The two resold a batch of farm tools handed over by the original production team for diesel at the tractor station and 50 kilograms of soy sauce, two feet of cloth, and one kilogram of straw paper at the commune supply and marketing cooperative."

The work team was very conscientious and meticulous. They remembered everything clearly, from a tractor engine to a strand of wool.

Looking at the evidence on the notice, the faces of the Zhang family members all turned red. They no longer had the arrogance they had just now, and they walked away with their heads hung.

Thousands of members burst into cheers.

When Cadre Chen saw this scene, a bright smile appeared on his face.

Zhang Tieshuan and Zhang Tiegun were arrested because of irrefutable evidence of their crimes. With the help of the working group, Chenshui Village Commune subsequently held an election.

Cadre Chen received 90 percent of the votes in the election and, after obtaining approval from higher authorities, was elected as the new commune secretary.

Chenshui Commune has changed its decadent appearance. The output of grain and fishery products in the commune increased by 20% that year, and one-third of its members successfully graduated from the literacy class.

Of course, these are all for later.

After Lao Mao and Li Aiguo returned to Wu Han, they went straight to the morgue of Hanyang Second Hospital.

The hospital leaders were surprised to learn that someone might be hiding in the morgue.

"Comrade, you must be mistaken.

Although the morgue is relatively remote, people who have died of illness are sent in from time to time, and some need to be taken out for cremation, so the hospital staff often have to go to the morgue.

What is certain is that, besides the dead, the only person in the morgue is the administrator, Old Chen."

"So, Old Chen is still in the morgue?" Li Aiguo took a look at Chen Youcai's information and did not find anything unusual.

A corpse carrier who had worked in the morgue for more than ten years before liberation could not be Dieter.

The reason why Dieter became Dieter is because they love money and want to live a life of luxury.

Being a corpse carrier is not their hobby.

"Of course he is. Old Chen has no relatives and usually sleeps in the morgue."

As the leader spoke, he pushed open the door of the morgue and shouted a few times inside.

"Old Chen! Old Chen!"

Got no response.

"It shouldn't be."

The leader opened the door.

A rotten smell hit me in the face.

The leader's face changed and he strode into the morgue.

Seeing that the body on the cement bed was already showing signs of decay, and then looking down to see that the ice under the bed had long been used up, he immediately felt something was wrong.

"Oh my, what did Old Chen do? If it really rots, the family of the deceased will be in trouble."

The leader didn't even bother to greet the SHIELD team, and took a few security officers to busy themselves adding ice cubes under the concrete bed.

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"Based on the degree of decomposition of the body, it should have been two days, which is consistent with the time when Lao Chen was killed in the explosion."

“It seems that after Lao Chen came to the mainland, he did hide in the morgue and work as a corpse carrier.

So, where did the original morgue corpse carrier go?"

Li Aiguo saw him and Lao Mao looked at each other, and then he led people to investigate.

The hospital morgue is several decades old and is in tatters.

The old brown and gray-yellow walls reflected a faint red light. Under the light, terrifying demons were wandering around like ghosts, making people shudder.

The guards who are selected to join the SHIELD team are all battle-hardened, firm materialist fighters who have no fear.

He was very experienced and soon arrived at a corridor.

"It's dark in here, and there's not even a light. There should be no one here, right?" The guard searched the corridor and when he heard nothing, he prepared to leave.

Li Aiguo grabbed his arm and shone the flashlight on the wooden door next to him.

The other doors were covered in dust, but the handle of the folding wooden door was clean.

"Driver Li, it's you who has figured this out." The guard gave a thumbs up.

"Stop flattering me. Put a big iron lock on the door. Go call the hospital's leaders over."

In the dark corridor, Li Aiguo pulled out his pistol, loaded it, and then put it back.

(End of this chapter)