This tunnel leads to a room in the corner of the first floor of the county government. Well, there is no need to choose the time. Lao Cui directly came out of the room where the stone slab was lifted and went up to the second floor to report to the county governor.
There was a spy lurking in the county government, codenamed Lone Wolf. This information was previously reported by Zhang Zhiqing, and Lao Cui immediately reported it to the county magistrate. He had never expected the enemy to be so brazen as to steal so much of the newly delivered grain.
Operation Wolf Hunt is still ongoing, and preliminary investigations have identified three individuals with potential problems: Yu Manlou, 46, deputy director of the county Party Committee's Organization Department; Cui Xue, 39, a secretary in the office; and Liu Shunli, the county magistrate's secretary. Liu Shunli often interacts with the county magistrate, sometimes accompanying him whenever he meets with him. He's also quite diplomatic, though of course, without such tact, one wouldn't have held such a prestigious position as the county magistrate's secretary. But Cui had a sixth sense that it wasn't Secretary Liu.
Now this case involves more and more people, and the social scope is getting wider and wider. The Criminal Division 2 (Criminal Division Group 2) in charge of this case has received reinforcements in the past two days. All the colleagues from Group 5 have been transferred to Group 2 to participate in the wolf hunting operation and help with the investigation. Today, the topic of food theft has been involved, so it seems that more reinforcements are needed.
Stealing national grain would result in a gunshot wound. Not to mention in that era when natural disasters caused three years of no harvest, stealing grain even in a bumper year was a serious crime.
Suihe, under Lao Cui's orders, had already led his men to capture Sun Baodong. Lao Cui, in turn, briefly reported his findings to the county magistrate, who was furious. "Yes, stealing food—who wouldn't be furious when they hear about it? How many people have starved to death across the country? We finally have a good harvest this year, and you're still stealing! He couldn't get enough of that!"
The county magistrate ordered Lao Cui to check the granary first. There must be a spy inside. He must catch the spy who stole the grain at all costs! Lao Cui and his men followed the order and left through the tunnel again. The stone slab returned to its original state.
They went to the scrap recycling station and arrested Sun Baodong inside the station without any effort. They took him back to the Public Security Bureau for questioning. After a long interrogation, there was no progress. Sun Baodong refused to admit anything found in his home. He said nothing and kept saying that he didn't know about the tunnel. He was just another stubborn person who pretended to be stupid.
In the morning, Suihe deliberately said that Sun Baodong was arrested to test Old Man Guan, and confirmed that Sun Baodong knew him. At that time, Old Man Guan just showed a surprised expression as if he didn't expect Sun Baodong to be arrested, instead of the kind of particularly surprised or panicked expression, so they should not be online.
The granary, a key point in the case, had already been investigated by Lao Cui and his men. Located east of the county seat, with no nearby residences, the granary stood in a row of massive granaries with iron roofs to protect them from the rain. The word "Grain" was written in large red paint on each granary, as well as on the surrounding walls.
Lao Cui decided to start with the gatekeeper. It was impossible for the grain to disappear. The grain warehouse had only one gate and anyone leaving the warehouse had to go through the gate. The gatekeeper would have seen it, but he didn't report it. That meant there must be something wrong with the gatekeeper.
The granary was a good place to work; even a janitor needed a strong background to get the job. So when Lao Cui saw the janitor on duty today, he saw that the old man was not as reserved as ordinary people would be when meeting a police officer. Instead, he looked down on people with aloof airs, looking incredibly arrogant.
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