After 127 tax officers were tortured, they went back to Jiangning lying down, and then were taken by train to Xiliang.

suffered along the way and didn't talk about it, Commissioner Zhou even felt that the 3810 battle was like a slap on his ass. 【】

The face is hot!

In just one report, Committee member Zhou read it three times before reading it, and his angry beard kept trembling, as if an old man who was about to die tried to say his last words.

After all, there are no last words to say.

The so-called feeling of being beyond the reach of the whip is now deeply felt by him.

"It's not going to go on like this." Committee member Zhou closed the document heavily, and before leaving, he pulled it twice with his hand, and then walked out in bright clothes.

It is quite a short distance from the Executive Yuan to Haizi, and the car is not slow at all.

The plane trees on both sides of the road are yellowish in green, and they are beginning to enter the rhythm of autumn. Occasionally, you can see sanitation workers crouching on the side of the road, diligently replacing the nursery, which has formed one of the scenery after midsummer.

Committee member Zhou's eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he was a little tired and reluctant to think.

The car paused steadily.

Raise your head, Haizi has arrived.

The secretary took out a warm towel from the wooden box in the front seat, wiped his face for Committee member Zhou, and then quickly got out of the car and opened the door.

With the habitual smile on the corner of his mouth, Commissioner Zhou stepped out of the car door.

In the eyes of others, Committee member Zhou is always in good spirits.

A small number of staff members stood respectfully on the side of the road, expressing their reverence with their eyes, and it was difficult for the cadres of the central government to do it, just with such an expression, they practiced in the mirror for two weeks, but there was no charm at all.

Committee member Zhou entered through the customary east side door, and when he was about to get inside, he also deliberately looked at the brick eaves on the upper floors of the house, which was an ancient building restored G years ago, and it took three people several weeks in just one section. And that time was also the adaptation period when he was first admitted to the hospital, or rather, it was the season of high spirits. Every time he came to Haizi, when he was not in a calm mood, he would look at this brick eaves that seemed to be ordinary and special.

The footsteps paused, then resumed.

Committee member Zhou walked straight to the chief's small building before stopping to rest, his head was brewing all kinds of words, and he was ready to clean up the western continent.

At this moment, Chen Zhongguo walked out of it.

"Commissioner Zhou is here, let's go in, the chief is waiting." Chen Zhongguo smiled as usual, but in the eyes of Committee Member Zhou, it was simply mockery.

Chen Zhongguo undoubtedly represents the interests of the Chen family, and it does not matter what he talks about with the chief minister, what is important is that the chief minister is willing to meet and talk alone. That's a trust in itself.

The flesh on Commissioner Zhou's face hardened, and he said: "Old Chen, it just so happens that you are here, Chen Yi beat our tax officer in the Western Continent and expelled people back, do you know?" ”

"I just heard about it today." Chen Zhongguo smiled and gave way to the road.

Commissioner Zhou didn't mean to go in, his eyes were prickly, and he said, "Chen Yi is only B this year."

Age, he has no organizational discipline, I can understand, Lao Chen, you are an understanding person. Do you think it's legitimate for us to collect taxes in the Western Continent? It's a simple beating up of a tax officer, and I haven't heard of it in years. ”

"It's hard to say that if Lao Zhou has any doubts, then send someone to check. However, you have to pay attention to the way you do things. Chen Zhongguo snorted and left.

Committee Member Zhou gritted his teeth and watched him leave, with a heart of respect.

To say that the old qualifications are now in office and can be older than Chen Zhongguo, there is really no more. However, this old guy is hard and immortal, and he is getting more and more prosperous. Don't look at his high ranking in the party, just because of the relationship in the Western Continent, the Chen family has greatly increased his right to speak, and now he can say, "Pay attention to the ways and means." ”

"Could it be that it is also the relationship of the Western Continent?" A thought popped into Chairman Zhou's heart.

In his impression, Chen Zhongguo, who left Xijing a few years ago, was a dead old man who was sick and dying, and where was it like now, when he couldn't see people who couldn't finish the official documents he approved every day, and after dinner, when Committee member Zhou himself was tired and almost immediately rested, Chen Zhongguo could still see people talking.

Thinking that he might not survive Chen Zhongguo, Committee Member Zhou simply didn't know what to say. He is very nostalgic for the period of township work, and if the old qualified committee members at that time are unhappy, they dare to pounce on you and catch you with a full face.

Thinking of the "full face", Committee member Zhou also smiled.

After reorganizing his thoughts, he followed the instructions of the staff and entered the office of the chief executive.

The latter was sitting at his desk, and there was a rustling sound in the quiet room.

"Lao Zhou is here." The chief probably heard the sound of leather shoes.

Commissioner Zhou smiled silently and said, "Yes, I want to talk about the affairs of the Western Continent." ”

"You've heard?" The chief looked up strangely.

"What did you hear?" Commissioner Zhou also felt strange.

The chief was stunned for a moment, smiled, waved his hand, motioned for him to sit down, and sat down on the sofa on the side of the desk, and said: "The war in the Western Continent seems to have entered the final stage, and the Water Dragon Temple where the Xijiang city-state is located is thousands of miles away, and the troops are tight, so I want the Xijiang city-state to also participate." Lao Chen came here just now and asked for my opinion. ”

Commissioner Zhou was stunned.

War?

This kind of thing, since he became a high-ranking cadre, has not really thought about it. Not to mention a war on the territory of another country's world.

"What's your opinion?"

"I haven't decided yet. Originally, I wanted to have a meeting and discuss it, but since I came, let's talk about your thoughts. ”

"Of course I'm *sorry not to participate. Outside of the foreign land, we don't know what the situation is, so we naturally put our heads buried in development as the first thing. Committee Member Zhou pondered for a moment, and then said, "It is said that our scope of activities in the Western Continent is limited, and we can't reach the area of the Temple War, why are we involved in it now?" ”

"They've got their eye on our boat. It is said that the farthest ports we can reach at the moment need to be defended, and besides, they want us to carry out an ocean-going attack. ”

Committee member Zhou suddenly realized that high-tech strength should first be embodied in the level of equipment. Compared with the cunning of land warfare, naval warfare is mostly ship-fighting, and the steel warships produced by the earth are stronger than the wooden ships of the Western Continent in any case.

It is clear that Committee member Zhou continued to adhere to his stance of opposing the war, and the chief executive himself hesitated and naturally did not comment.

However, it is inconvenient to raise the matter of the tax officer being beaten at this time.

This kind of thing is too small and too small compared to war.

When he returned to his office, Commissioner Zhou immediately asked his office director to assign tasks and covered the lid on the tax officer's board.

This happened in the Western Continent, and as long as it was clearly stated that the lid was covered, the chances of making a fuss were really small. Even if the gossip never dies, the Western Continent is still relatively sensitive information, and the disseminator always has to be careful......

As for the parties involved, they will not publicize this family scandal.

The boiling tax beating in the Western Continent is like cold water in Xijing, immersed and quiet.

Of course, the attention of the Western Continent did not last long.

For Xijing, the distant war took place on this continent.

For several days, a large number of ordnance and soldiers appeared around the city-state, and the merchants did better business.

Especially the arms merchants, the sales volume has increased more than twice.

Not only some small shopkeepers bought firearms, but also ordinary workers, and since the authorities had no intention of stopping them, the originally calm gentleman was willing to buy them first.

Compared to the price of other supplies, the price of a high-powered pistol or a single-shot shotgun is not expensive.

Mo Shaoqiu scratched his ears and cheeks with joy.

He is the largest arms dealer in the Xijiang city-state, and he is almost the only arms dealer, don't look at other people selling weapons made in the United States, Germany and the Czech Republic, in the final analysis, it is still out of his hands, and the profits cannot run away at all.

"There are almost 200,000 people in the whole Xijiang city-state, if each person has a self-defense weapon, and a spear is prepared at home, it will be 400,000." Mo Shaoqiu, who has never counted accounts, also looked at it seriously for the sake of the banknotes.

It's just that, after calculating, he calculates that something is wrong.

"It seems that more than 200,000 short guns have been released in the past month? Who has nothing to buy so much? ”

Mo Shaoqiu grabbed the account book and went to the West Malaysia Market.

The Mo family's weapon shop is in the corner of the market, with a bank-style stone wall and steel plates and ceramics sandwiched behind it, which not only protects against heat weapons, but also has a considerable blocking effect on fighting spirit.

Its porch is also very distinctive, and the main entrance opens behind the shadow wall, which is sandwiched in the middle of a long corridor, and no matter which way people enter, they are shrouded in cameras at both ends. Unbeknownst to the customers, there was a tǐng heavy machine gun mounted under the two cameras, with a chain of 500 rounds of ammunition between them.

Mo Shaoqiu walked to the door of the shop, blinked, and was a little unrecognizable.

"So many people!"

He grabbed a passer-by and asked, "Brother, the weapon shop is doing promotions?" ”

Compared with other dealers, the after-sales of the Mo family shop is slightly better, and it often gives away a few more armor-piercing bullets, but the price is not cheap at all, and sometimes it is slightly more expensive, so the business is not very good.

But now, if it weren't for the façade he decorated, Mo Shaoqiu would almost think he was visiting a supermarket.

The one who was caught looked like he had come to the Western Continent to do business, his suit was crumpled and sticking to his body, and the clothes inside were soaked, and he said tremblingly: "The promotion is hairy, the price has risen." ”

"So what are you buying?"

"Not worried about not being able to buy it? Look at the guys, it's two weeks before the next lane opens.

He was referring to a few natives, carrying heavy weapons on their shoulders and pushing a motorcycle with boxes of ammunition on it.

"These guys." Mo Shaoqiu now understood that it was not only the earthlings who bought weapons, but also the natives.

He felt a pang in his heart, and hurriedly went to find Chen Yi, and when he met, he asked, "Do you know that the natives are buying weapons in large quantities?" ”

"What weapon?"

"There are both light and heavy, less than 50,000 or 60,000 pistols, and even more long guns." Mo Shaoqiu swallowed. Spit, and whispered: "I don't supervise strictly, and now the ones who flow out can at least equip a class A division." ”

Chen Yi squirted out a sip of tea with a "poof" and said, "A seed master? They only have a few cannons. ”

"And the cannon?" Mo Shaoqiu exclaimed again, and said in surprise: "You know? ”

"I know, the temple is going well, and we want to end the war as soon as possible, so it's not convenient for us to send people directly, well... You can find some instructors from our city, train the soldiers of Mara City, and don't let people buy our weapons as firewood sticks. ”

Mo Shaoqiu was helpless and almost resentful.