Shao Jian did not respond to Liang Damin's conjecture, neither confirming nor denying it, but said: "Anything is possible, but in the end, we must speak with evidence."

Next, he told Liang Damin that, according to the requirements of his superiors, the investigation team had withdrawn from your Hongqi Factory, and instructed Liang Damin to strengthen security measures, and so on.

Liang Damin was surprised that two days later, the investigation team led by Shao Jian withdrew from the Hongqi Factory. The withdrawal without any results left the Hongqi Factory cadres very confused.

The murderer of the barber was not caught, and there was no news of enemy agents. The investigation team just withdrew like that? Everyone discussed it for a while, and then everything returned to normal.

What puzzled all the factory's staff even more was that, at the end of the year, Qiu Jingwen, who was rumored to have been arrested by the police and was a murderer, not only had his life not been affected at all, but his position was even promoted.

"Comrade Qiu Jingwen, after deliberation by our factory leaders, we have decided to appoint you as the deputy director of production. We have called you here to solicit your opinion."

That day, Zhou Huaihai called Qiu Han to his office and spoke to him face to face.

Faced with the sudden promotion, Qiu Jingwen was full of surprise: "Secretary Zhou, what did you say? You want to promote me to deputy director of production?"

He not only hadn't expected this decision, but he also found it somewhat incomprehensible. He was a spy, and he still hadn't cleared his name of the murder of Liu Han. How could the factory possibly still want to promote him? In Qiu Jingwen's view, Zhou Huaihai couldn't possibly be completely unaware of his situation. Moreover, he was currently an undercover agent, tasked by Shao Jian and the investigation team to uncover the members of the hidden group in the Duliang area in order to eliminate many hidden dangers.

However, half a year has passed since he accepted the undercover mission last July, and the infiltrating team has not made any moves. The butterfly who once made an anonymous call to his office has also disappeared without a trace.

Everything seemed abnormal, yet everything also seemed perfectly normal.

Seeing Qiu Jingwen's surprised expression, Zhou Huaihai smiled and said, "Qiu Jingwen, it's not that I want to promote you, it's the leadership team in our factory."

"That's different, you're the leader of all of us."

"I'm just asking you, what are your own thoughts?"

"Secretary Zhou, I'm afraid my abilities are limited."

"Qiu Jingwen, don't be modest. We've all seen your work ability. Promoting you is a decision made by our leadership team after collective discussion. If you have no objections, the organization department will issue the cadre appointment notice next week and report it to the personnel department of the Provincial Military Industry Bureau for record."

Qiu Jingwen felt that since the leader trusted him so much, it would be too pretentious to refuse. So he said, "Secretary Zhou, the factory has nominated me, and I have no reason to disagree. I will definitely work hard and live up to the leader's cultivation and expectations."

Stepping out of the secretary's office, Qiu Jingwen himself felt the events had unfolded suddenly. He was a spy, albeit a rookie one, but a rookie agent was still an agent; revealing this would make him a reactionary. Moreover, he trusted that Shao Jian and the public security organization wouldn't tell Zhou Huaihai and Liang Damin about being turned.

Back in the workshop and at home, Qiu Jingwen didn't reveal a word about his impending promotion, nor did he seem particularly happy. He felt that what he should be concerned about now was the undercover mission that Shao Jian had assigned to him.

The investigation team had been gone for half a year, and Butterfly had only called him half a year ago. Since then, there had been no news of her. This made Qiu Jingwen feel that his undercover identity was worthless, and he lost his confidence in eliminating the members of the dormant team.

Normal work and life returned to normal, everything seemed to have returned to the state before Liu Han appeared. Qiu Jingwen felt as if he had forgotten his identity as a special agent and undercover agent, and even felt that what had happened before was just a dream. Not only him, but also the cadres and workers of Hongqi Factory, the campaign to find the spy had stopped, and the tension in their minds had long since relaxed. Therefore, when the notice of Qiu Jingwen's appointment as deputy director of production was issued, the cadres and workers of Hongqi Factory did not seem too surprised.

Qiu Jingwen had been in the position of workshop director for five or six years. He was very familiar with the technology and processes of each workshop in the factory. Moreover, he was almost fifty years old, which was the prime of his career.

However, the Qiu family was truly surprised, especially Qiu Jingwen's wife Jiang Yuping, as well as their son Qiu Yang and daughter Qiu Yue. All three of them knew Qiu Jingwen's background. It was unbelievable that an enemy agent and murderer could not only not be sent to prison, but could even be promoted.

At this moment, Jiang Yuping, sitting in the clinic office, stared wide-eyed at the cadre appointment notice issued by the factory, her face filled with surprise. Wei Hong, seeing her best friend holding the document and looking so astonished, quickly asked, "Yuping, what document made you look like that?"

Jiang Yuping didn't say anything, but handed the official document to Wei Hong. Wei Hong looked at it and smiled with delight, "Ah, congratulations! Your husband Qiu has become a factory-level leader. This is definitely something to celebrate!"

For Wei Hong, like other employees in the factory, it didn't seem to be a surprise.

Six months ago, Liu Han was murdered in Orange Gully. Later, rumors circulated that Qiu Jingwen was the murderer of the old man. The Qiu family members were also summoned to the guesthouse by Shao Jian for questioning several times. Wei Hong herself was also questioned by Shao Jian about the situation of Qiu Jingwen and Jiang Yuping's family. At that time, she suspected that Qiu Jingwen and Jiang Yuping were really related to the murder of Liu Han.

Later, when news broke that Qiu Jingwen had been arrested by the police, the factory broadcast a correction. A few days later, Qiu Jingwen returned to work at the factory as the workshop director. All of this made Wei Hong feel that whether it was a spy case or a murder case, it had nothing to do with Qiu Jingwen and Jiang Yuping, and it was just a routine investigation.

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