Later, Liu Han often visited the mute woman's house and often gave her money. The mute woman accepted it and no longer cared that Liu Han was much older than her. Every time Liu Han gave her money, the mute woman no longer felt that the scars on Liu Han's face were so ugly and no longer felt fear in her heart.

According to Yao Dongju's 'translation' of the mute man's words, a month ago, the mute man, Tan Chuntao, fell ill with a persistent cough. After a check-up at the township health center, she was diagnosed with severe tuberculosis. Later, Liu Han transferred her to the county hospital and paid her two thousand yuan for hospitalization. During this time, Liu Han often rode his bicycle to visit her, but suddenly stopped coming half a month ago.

At this point, the mute man gestured and asked Yao Dongju:

"Officer, has something happened to Liu Xianghai? Why hasn't he come to see me? Has he been seeing other women? He's such a dead old man, with such a big scar on his face, what woman would want him? Unless she's a helpless person like me, and she's only interested in him because he has some money so she won't go hungry, she wouldn't let him sleep with her or touch her."

The mute man was gesturing wildly, seemingly very agitated, a mixture of jealousy and resentment.

Yao Dongju didn't translate much with Wu Dinghuai, nor did she tell the mute that Liu Han was an enemy agent.

She only told the mute man in the hospital bed that the barber Liu Xianghai had died in the woods near the Red Flag Factory. She didn't even tell him that Liu Hanhan had been poisoned with potassium cyanide, nor did she tell him that he was an enemy agent.

As a police officer, Yao Dongju judged that the mute Tan Chuntao should be completely unaware of Liu Han's identity as a special agent.

It is said that even a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of kindness. After all, the mute woman and Liu Xianghai had a physical relationship for more than ten years. Upon hearing the news of Liu Xianghai's death, Tan Chuntao was first horrified, and tears immediately fell down her face.

Yao Dongju then asked the mute Liu Xianghai if there were any abnormalities in his life. The mute shook his head and then gestured to Yao Dongju.

"After I was transferred to the county hospital, Lao Liu told me to focus on my treatment and that he would go out and raise money for me. Later, he really did raise a large sum of money. The top official gave the hospital 2,000 yuan and gave me 500 yuan, saying that it was for future use. At that time, I was really moved. I never dared to dream of 2,000 yuan."

"In the following days, he would often ride his bicycle to the hospital to visit me, but then I never saw him again—it turned out he was dead. How could that old codger have died so suddenly?"

As the mute man spoke, tears kept welling up in his eyes.

Yao Dongmei didn't explain much to the mute woman's cries, but comforted her and told her to take good care of herself.

After the conversation, the group left the ward. Wu Dinghuai thanked Yao Dongju and then, without further delay, got into his jeep and drove straight back to the Hongqi factory.

Back at the Hongqi Factory, Wu Dinghuai sat down in the investigation team's office and reported the information he had brought back from his trip to Shao Jian.

After listening to Wu Dinghuai's report, Shao Jian thought for a moment and then said:

"It seems the mute is completely unaware of Liu Han's identity as a spy, but your trip to Yushan Township has yielded considerable results. Let's start with the money Liu Han possesses. The medical expenses he paid for the mute, plus the more than 1,000 yuan found in Liu Han's residence, total over 3,000 yuan. It's impossible for someone to keep so much cash at home for no reason. Moreover, the mute said that Liu Han claimed he was raising money for her illness. So, where did Liu Han ultimately get his money from? That's the key point."

At this point, he glanced at his watch and then said to Wu Dinghuai:

"Dinghuai, it's time for lunch. After lunch, you will secretly take care of two things."

Wu Dinghuai looked at Shao Jian and asked in confusion:

"Director Shao, what are your two instructions?"