Although her husband, Zhou Huaihai, had told Chen Youlan about Shao Jian's suspicions about Qiu Jingwen, she was completely unaware that Shao Jian had taken Qiu Jingwen away today.
Liang Damin and Ding Haitao, the chairman of the trade union, went to Wei Dongmei to find out about Qiu Jingwen's social background when he entered the factory. Zhou Huaihai had mentioned this to his wife, Chen Youlan. They had also discussed Qiu Jingwen's identity back then, and their basic conclusion was that Qiu Jingwen was very likely a descendant of a revolutionary martyr.
"Oh, Shao Jian took your husband away?"
Chen Youlan stared at Jiang Yuping with a look of surprise.
"Yes, Director Chen."
"When did this happen?"
"Just now."
"On what grounds did they take your husband away?"
“It was my husband who turned himself in at the guesthouse.”
The words "surrender" sealed Chen Youlan's fate.
She stared at Jiang Yuping in astonishment:
"Dr. Jiang, what did you say? Your husband went to the guesthouse to turn himself in to Shao Jian?"
"Well, yes."
"He turned himself in for murdering Liu Xianghai?"
Jiang Yuping nodded in agreement.
Moreover, from the fact that Chen Youlan mentioned Liu Xianghai instead of Liu Han, she understood that Chen Youlan probably didn't know much about the spy case and didn't know that Liu Han was an enemy agent, that Liu Xianghai was just his alias, and that his code name was Rattlesnake, etc. She probably didn't know this information at all.
Seeing Jiang Yuping nod, Chen Youlan was once again filled with astonishment.
"How could your husband kill that barber?"
"Director Chen, actually, my husband, Lao Qiu, is---oh, I'm sorry, you called me because you're not feeling well?"
"My heart feels uncomfortable today, and I keep feeling palpitations."
After hearing this, Jiang Yuping did not respond. She directly opened the stethoscope on the table, put both ends on her ears, and placed the other end of the stethoscope on Chen Youlan's chest, and began to listen carefully.
At this moment, Jiang Yuping seemed to have returned to her role as a doctor, as if she had forgotten about her husband being taken away.
After pausing for a moment, she looked at Chen Youlan and asked:
"Director Chen, you must not be sleeping very well. Are you having nightmares at night?"
Chen Youlan smiled with satisfaction.
"Dr. Jiang, you're absolutely right. I've been having nightmares these past two nights, and my sleep quality has been poor."
"Director Chen, what kind of dreams do you have?"
"It's an old dream, all about things before liberation."
"I heard that you were an underground worker before liberation."
"Yes, but we were young and inexperienced back then, so we only worked there for three or four years. After the whole country was liberated, we moved to the rear."
"Your condition isn't serious. I'll prescribe some nitroglycerin tablets. You can take one when you feel palpitations; it should relieve the symptoms."
"Thank you, Dr. Jiang."
Jiang Yuping put down her stethoscope, then wrote the names of the medicines and instructions for use on the prescription and handed it to Chen Youlan.
Chen Youlan took the prescription, thanked Jiang Yuping, and asked:
"Dr. Jiang, are you aware of your husband Qiu Jingwen's family background?"
Jiang Yuping shook her head.
"I don't know. From the time I met Qiu Jingwen until we got married, I have never heard him talk about his parents or siblings. Oh, right, I only know that he has a younger sister named Qiu Jingxuan."
The name Qiu Jingxuan made Chen Youlan frown slightly, and she muttered to herself:
"Qiu Jingxuan, this name seems familiar. Let me think."
Yes, for Chen Youlan, the name Qiu Jingxuan really did flash through her mind.
Unfortunately, after thinking about it for a long time, she finally shook her head in regret.
"It's been too long, I can't remember, but I seem to vaguely recognize this name. By the way, how old is Sister Qiu Jingwen this year?"
Jiang Yuping thought for a moment and then told Chen Youlan:
“I remember Jingwen told me that he was about three years older than our Lao Qiu.”
Chen Youlan then asked:
"So you really knew nothing about your husband's other social relationships?"
Jiang Yuping told the truth that she only knew that Qiu Jingwen had an older sister, and knew nothing about his parents.
Chen Youlan stopped asking questions and stared at the red telephone on the table.
"Dr. Jiang, may I use the phone on your desk?"
"Director Chen, you are the wife of the top leader of our Hongqi Factory, and also a veteran cadre of Hongqi Factory, so of course you can."
Chen Youlan picked up the phone and dialed a number.
Instead of calling anyone else, she asked the switchboard operator for her husband Zhou Huaihai's office number.
After answering the phone, Chen Youlan said into the receiver:
"Old Zhou, this is Chen Youlan."
"Youlan, where are you?"
"No, I'm in the doctor's office, Dr. Jiang's office."
"The infirmary? Is there something wrong?"
"Old Zhou, I heard that Qiu Jingwen was taken away by the police. Are you aware of this?"
"Youlan, who told you that?"
"Don't ask me who told me this, or whether it's true or not. Are you aware of Qiu Jingwen's surrender?"
"Chen Youlan, what nonsense is this? Why is Qiu Jingwen turning himself in? He was sent out on official business by me."
"What? You sent him out on official business? But I heard that Shao Jian took him away in a jeep."
“Youlan, you’re supposed to be a veteran underground worker, right? Can’t our Hongqi Factory cadres ride in Shao Jian’s Jeep from the Public Security Bureau? It was Qiu Jingwen’s way to the city. Don’t spread rumors about this.”
"Ah, what exactly happened? How did Qiu Jingwen's business trip turn into being arrested? Okay, okay, I got it, I'll hang up now."
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