Shi Jintang confessed that he didn't know much about Lao Ying, only that he was a man in his fifties with an ordinary appearance, the kind of person who would be easily lost in a crowd.
Moreover, he never appears in the same place twice; the location and identity of each meeting are different.
Gu Ye read Shi Jintang's statement, but not much of it was useful. They already knew much about the situation, since they had been dealing with Eagle for a long time and had some information to draw upon.
Gu Ye led the team off the island and quickly arrived in the city.
A massive explosion occurred in the city, causing widespread panic. The air was filled with chatter and the busy figures of soldiers. Both factories were large, and the explosion took place in a densely populated area, resulting in numerous injuries.
Gu Ye couldn't care less about anything else right now; his mission was to catch the eagle. Otherwise, who knew what unexpected things he might do next? He was ruthless and heartless.
Gu Ye brought twenty people to investigate within the possible scope, based on the information they had gathered beforehand.
Gu Ye calculated that they had at least six or seven people. To carry out the explosions at two locations simultaneously, they couldn't be too few people. They must be senior employees of the two factories, the kind whose identities wouldn't be easily exposed. Otherwise, outsiders wouldn't be able to easily enter the factories without arousing suspicion.
Gu Ye's side won't have results so quickly; they still need to cooperate with the security department. After all, they're professionals at catching spies and analyzing people's minds. Gu Ye's team is responsible for providing armed support; those people are armed.
Leaving aside Gu Ye's situation, Political Commissar Wang in the island unit was completely bewildered. When Gu Ye was taken away, he was still shouting that he was carrying out his work according to the leaders' ideas and that he shouldn't be retaliated against. He thought that Division Commander Yang and the others had a problem with his ideological education work and were targeting him.
"Political Commissar Wang, please be quiet for a moment. You will have a chance to speak when we arrive at our destination. There is no need to rush."
Political Commissar Wang suddenly sensed something was wrong, so he stopped talking and quietly left with the soldiers.
"Comrade Wang Qiang, please tell us about your relationship with Qi Meifeng?" The person in charge of talking to Political Commissar Wang was another political commissar, whose rank was higher than Political Commissar Wang's.
"Why are you bringing up my wife again? What do you want from me? I haven't done anything wrong. Also, did you bring my wife with you? She's easily frightened, so please don't scare her."
Political Commissar Wang truly loves Qi Meifeng, even now. He's overwhelmed with his own problems, yet he still remembers his wife's timidity.
"Comrade Wang Qiang, how much do you know about Qi Meifeng? How did you meet, and how long have you known each other? Has she ever told you anything about her, including her biological father?"
At this point, Political Commissar Wang realized that they had brought him here probably because of his wife. But what about his wife? A young widow, they had been seeing each other for quite some time and had a child together. How did they know about this? Were they bluffing him?
“I haven’t known Qi Meifeng for long and I don’t know much about her. Her biological father died before she was born, right? We met by chance. Later, as you know, my wife passed away. We felt we were a good match, so we applied for marriage. The organization has investigated all of this.”
Political Commissar Wang played a trick, obscuring some details about his relationship with Qi Meifeng, assuming the army was investigating his conduct and that no one had reported him. Otherwise, why bring up these things again after all this time? He's been married for so long.
"Wang Qiang, we are very serious about this matter. This is not a trivial matter. Your wife, Qi Meifeng, is a spy. This has been confirmed. You had better tell us what you have to say and make your case clear. You're not a new soldier; you know what the outcome will be."
"Thump, crash!"
Political Commissar Wang was so shocked that he sat down on the ground with a thud, causing the stool to fall over as well, making a loud noise, just like his mood at that moment—a bolt from the blue!
"What spy? Who's the spy? My wife, no, Qi Meifeng?" Political Commissar Wang was incoherent. He was from the political department and knew perfectly well what a spy meant. Today, if he couldn't explain things clearly, he would have to confess.
"Qi Meifeng is a spy. She not only colluded with outsiders to try to create chaos, but also poisoned the children in the family compound, causing more than a dozen children to be unconscious. You must explain clearly how you met her and everything about her."
Commissar Wang's head was buzzing, and a few words kept swirling in his mind: "spy, poisoning, unconscious."
He has to confess, or he's finished.
Where to begin? Think, think quickly. Political Commissar Wang was in a state of confusion; he even started trembling. This matter was too serious. If he couldn't explain it clearly, things would be terrible, and his children would also be implicated.
“We’ve known each other for seven or eight years. At that time, I wanted a divorce and was even preparing to submit the application. But then various activities started happening outside, and I was afraid it would affect my future, so I gave up the divorce and brought my wife and children over. But I was still unwilling to give up. Once, when I went to the fleet to handle some business, I met Qi Meifeng being harassed by thugs on my way back, and I saved her.”
She was terrified, curled up in a ball, and couldn't walk. I took her home and learned that her husband was sick and in poor health, and that she was often bullied by the neighborhood thugs. She looked pitiful and begged me to come and see her occasionally, saying that the thugs wouldn't dare bully her when they saw I was a soldier.
Qi Meifeng looked at Political Commissar Wang with teary eyes, her face full of admiration and pleading. Political Commissar Wang could not resist.
"I was bewitched at the time, so I agreed. I would go to her house once or twice a month when I went out of the island. We got to know each other after a while, and then one time I got drunk and did something inappropriate. Later, she said she was pregnant with my child, and because her husband was sick, they slept separately."
I was a little scared, after all, this was a matter of conduct. She said she wouldn't force me, she just wanted me to visit her and the child often, and she would tell everyone that the child was her husband's, since her husband had been sick for a long time and wouldn't live much longer.
I had no other choice, so I acquiesced. Later, she gave birth to a daughter, and I would visit them from time to time. Then her husband passed away, and we saw each other more often. It wasn't until my wife also passed away that I submitted our marriage application, wanting to give her a proper status, and there was our child too.”
After saying all this, Political Commissar Wang felt completely exhausted. He truly hadn't expected Qi Meifeng to be a spy. Her parents and family were all there; why was she doing this? Had she approached him with a specific purpose in mind from the beginning, without his knowledge?
Political Commissar Wang told him everything he knew, without holding anything back. He only hoped that the matter would be thoroughly investigated and that he could be exonerated. He didn't know if he could keep his job in the army, but at least he hoped he wouldn't be sent to a lower-level unit for re-education.
"Alright, I understand. You still need to stay here until we find out more."
Everyone had left, leaving only Political Commissar Wang alone in the room, filled with regret.
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