It was the first time Li Xiangqian had seen Li Long look so excited. He glanced at the silver dollars Li Long had slapped onto the desk, then asked:
"Take it easy. Sit down and tell me. What's the big news?"
"I went into the mountains today and found the fellow who'd damaged my Wooden Cabin. It turned out he had a gun, and he'd brought some treasure out of the mountains..."
Li Long briefly told him about Xie Youcai.
"Is that true?" Li Xiangqian stood up as he listened. Once Li Long finished, he immediately asked, "There really are weapons and silver dollars in that cave?"
"Yes." Li Long pointed at the silver dollars on the desk. "I went in and looked. There are dozens of crates, with guns, cavalry sabers, and these..."
"Where's that Xie Youcai?" Li Xiangqian asked.
"I handed him over to the Forestry Team-I don't have law enforcement powers, so I can't arrest anyone, can I?"
"..." Li Xiangqian gave Li Long a speechless glare. Why worry about law enforcement powers at a time like this? You should've brought him back first...
"Don't worry, Director. It'll take them a while to finish questioning him. Besides, my friend Bolati was taking him back on horseback, which is slower than me. I got here faster!" What Li Long meant was: Director, stop hesitating and worrying about these trivial details. Secure the directorship first!
"I'll call Director Qian first." Li Long's words helped Li Xiangqian make up his mind immediately. "Then we'll go to the County Seat."
The Supply and Marketing Cooperative operated under dual management: its superior cooperative exercised vertical oversight, while the county also had a leader responsible for it. Li Xiangqian called Director Qian first. Director Qian took the matter quite seriously and told him