In his youth, he was trained as a secret agent by the Military Statistics Bureau, then lay dormant on the mainland for over twenty years.
In her youth, she was recruited as a spy by the Plum ...
To be honest, his wife's question really stumped Qiu Jingwen. It's possible that the Taiwan Strait really did send spies to the mainland and Duliang, awakening the members of the dormant team who had been lying low for many years.
“Your idea is novel and possible,” Qiu Jingwen agreed.
As the couple chatted, the phone rang again. Qiu Jingwen recognized the caller as Shao Jian. Shao Jian told Qiu Jingwen that although they had used wiretapping techniques, they couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the call, or even determine if it came from the Duliang area.
"Isn't it a phone booth?"
"It's impossible to be sure; our listening technology is still inadequate. If you hear the same woman's voice again, you should try your best to meet her in person. Perhaps only by meeting her can you find the flaws."
Shao Jian reassured Qiu Jingwen over the phone, telling him not to worry, that not only were there armed security personnel in front of the school, but local police officers would also be present in plainclothes around the area, ready to arrest any suspicious individuals immediately.
"I've analyzed it. Even if all 11 members of the dormant group are still alive, most of them are old people. There probably aren't many like you who were young spies back then. Such a dormant group would probably be powerless to cause trouble even if they wanted to."
After explaining all this, Shao Jian then asked, "Qiu Jingwen, think back, were there any teenagers around your age who joined the Security Bureau organization and trained with you in the training class back then?"
Without even thinking, Qiu Jingwen denied it outright: "Director Shao, no, absolutely not."
"If there is no one younger than you, the woman you are talking to now is either a new person from Butterfly Development representing him, or the young woman may be the leader of the awakening team sent from the Taiwan Strait."
"Director Shao, your thoughts coincide with my wife's; she thinks so too."
"Oh, your wife has a pretty strong ability to think outside the box. Anyway, if that woman calls again, you should try to talk to her for a longer time. Maybe that way we can find out her exact location."
"Yes, sir, I know what to do."
Qiu Jingwen was surprised that there was no news for several days. Not only did he not receive any calls from Butterfly, but he also lost contact with Zhou Hailin. That day, Zhou Hailin came over carrying a bag of peanuts. Before seeing him off, Qiu Jingwen gave Zhou Hailin his office and home phone numbers, asking him to notify him immediately if he discovered anything important or any clues.
A week later, the woman who called herself Butterfly finally dialed Qiu Jingwen's home phone again.