"Director Liu, is there a phone at the factory? Let's call the institute first." Cheng Jiawen asked as he walked.
Director Liu nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I'll take you there. It's not far from here."
They first went to the steel plant to call the institute to report the situation, and then followed Director Liu to her home to get the photos.
Cheng Jiawen held the phone, nodding from time to time, and responding from time to time, "Okay, I understand, Officer Liu, we will check it out immediately."
After Cheng Jiawen hung up the phone, Officer Xiaofan couldn't help but ask, "What did Brother Liu say?"
"Brother Liu told the three of us to stay here and look for clues. He'll take people to the station to investigate. He told us to get Widow Li's photo and some basic information and then return."
"Okay, let's go get the photos now."
Director Liu saw that Officer Cheng Jiawen and Officer Xiaofan had already left the office. She didn't know if their plans had changed, so she asked, "Officer Cheng, Officer Xiaofan, are you going to my house to get the photos now?"
Officer Xiao Fan nodded and said, "Yes, Director Liu, please lead the way."
"Okay, this way." Director Liu led the way in front, and Cheng Jiawen and Xiao Fan followed behind, observing the situation here as they walked.
"We're here." Director Liu led the two to the door, took out the key from his pocket, and opened the door. "Come in, I'll go get the photos now."
She knew that Officer Cheng Jiawen and Officer Xiao Fan were in a hurry, so she didn't waste any time. She just greeted them and started looking for photos in the room.
After searching for a long time, Director Liu finally walked out of the room slowly holding the mysterious photo.
She carefully handed the photo to Cheng Jiawen and Xiaofan, and whispered, "Look, this is the person you are looking for - Widow Li." While speaking, she did not forget to stretch out her hand and point to a figure in the group photo.
Cheng Jiawen and Xiaofan quickly took the photo and looked in the direction Director Liu pointed. They stared intently at the woman in the photo, trying to see her true face through the thin paper. After studying her for a long time, they couldn't help but feel a wave of doubt.
The woman in the photo has a pretty face, fair skin, and looks quiet and sweet. Judging from her appearance alone, it is difficult to associate such a gentle and charming woman with a vicious enemy spy.
Cheng Jiawen looked at Director Liu seriously, "Director Liu, when was this photo taken?"
Director Liu thought about it carefully. "Well, this photo was probably taken two years ago when the factory celebrated its grand celebration. But it doesn't matter. Widow Li hasn't changed much since two years ago. Although her husband died, she has lived a very comfortable life in the past two years. So she looks younger than in the photo."
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Cheng Jiawen listened to Director Liu's words and felt a little skeptical. "How can a woman whose husband has died be considered to have a comfortable life? This era is really not very friendly to women. How can a single woman living alone in this era still have a comfortable life?"
Thinking of this, Cheng Jiawen became more suspicious. He looked at Director Liu seriously and asked, "Tell me in detail what you know."
Director Liu nodded, mentally organizing his words, and slowly began to speak, "Widow Li's husband, Li Zhu, died in an accident at the factory two years ago. Not long after his death, her mother-in-law came to their house and took away all the pension. She then tried to take her job. The factory couldn't stand it, so they gave her the job."
"Well, it's a good thing Li Zhu is dead. When he was alive, he either beat or scolded Widow Li. So after his death, Widow Li was sad for two days, and then she lived her life as if nothing had happened."
"Then her mother-in-law didn't come to trouble her again?" Cheng Jiawen asked with a frown. Logically speaking, it was impossible for someone like her mother-in-law to make trouble once and then never cause trouble again after receiving the pension. How could she seize this handle and keep blackmailing for profit?
Hearing Cheng Jiawen's words, Director Liu was also a little confused. She shook her head and said, "We don't know what the situation is. Anyway, after the first incident and the pension being taken away, her mother-in-law hasn't come again."
Cheng Jiawen secretly took note of this doubt and prepared to check it out later.
"Well, go on."
Director Liu nodded. "At first, Widow Li lost her pension, and her job was just washing vegetables in the cafeteria, so life was a bit difficult. But later, her life got better and better, and she became richer and richer, so we felt something was wrong."
"Why did you become rich?" Officer Xiao Fan looked at Director Liu and asked.
Thinking of this, Director Liu's face turned a little bad. She sighed and said slowly: "I heard them say that she became rich because she was supported by a man."
"Supported by a man? Who?" Cheng Jiawen stared at Director Liu motionlessly, wanting to hear the answer he wanted from her.
Director Liu shook his head. "I don't know. We haven't seen anything. We just heard about it from Chen Hongxiang, the girl next door to Widow Li. She said that when she got up at night, she saw a man sneaking into Widow Li's house. But when she went to her house the next day, she found no trace of the man."
Hearing this, Cheng Jiawen and Officer Xiao Fan looked at each other and saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.
After a while, Cheng Jiawen nodded, "Okay, is there anything else?"
Director Liu shook his head, "No more."
She glanced at Cheng Jiawen and the others, then glanced at the door. Then she asked calmly, "Um, officers, what crime did Widow Li commit?"
Cheng Jiawen glanced at her and said, "It's just suspicion now, I didn't say she has done anything wrong."
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