At this moment, Shao Jian had just returned from Zhou Huaihai's place.
He, Wu Dinghuai, and Zhao Le are summarizing their recent work, with a focus on discussing the codename Butterfly.
Hearing the urgent knocking, everyone turned to look at the door, thinking that something big had happened.
In the summer, it was hot outside, so we worked with the office doors closed. Although there was no air conditioning at the time, we didn't want the outside heat to rush into the room.
Wu Dinghuai said to the outside:
"Who is it? Come in!"
Upon hearing the sound, Qiu Shou walked straight into the office without any fear.
When everyone saw that it was Qiu Jingwen's son, Qiu Shou, they all showed expressions of surprise.
Qiu Shou was drenched in sweat, his hair as if it had been washed by rain, and his navy blue short-sleeved shirt and trousers were almost completely soaked.
In fact, after Qiushou took the key and left the infirmary, he didn't go to the union to find his sister at all. Instead, he used almost all his strength to pedal his bicycle very fast. What would normally take an adult three to five minutes to ride, he completed in about two minutes, as if he were in a bicycle race.
As Qiu Shou walked in, she stood before the three police officers, her face flushed red like a ripe peach.
Wu Dinghuai and Zhao Le remained silent, but Shao Jian spoke up while looking at the autumn harvest.
"Autumn harvest, what brings you here?"
Qiu Shou's gaze met Shao Jian's eyes, and she asked with teary eyes:
"Officer, I want to know if my father is a big bad guy? Has he been arrested by you?"
Straight to the point.
Shao Jian knew in his heart that Qiu Jingwen's son had also heard the rumors.
He didn't pause, but smiled at the autumn harvest.
"Autumn harvest, do you believe your dad is a good person?"
"My dad is definitely a good person, the best dad in the world."
"Just believe your dad is a good person, that's all."
"But there are rumors outside that my dad is a bad person, and some people even say that my dad is a murderer."
"Regarding the autumn harvest, whether your father was a murderer or not, the investigation team needs to conduct further investigations before a conclusion can be reached."
"So, my father really has been arrested by you?"
"Didn't your dad go on a business trip sent by the factory manager? Didn't your mom tell you about this?"
“My mom said it, but I don’t believe it, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many rumors outside.”
"So, you think your dad is a bad person?"
"My dad is definitely not a bad person, he is a good person, the best person in the world."
"Autumn harvest, don't you believe Uncle Shao's words? I also believe that your father is a good man."
"You really didn't take my dad away?"
Shao Jian did not respond, but simply smiled and nodded at Qiu Shou.
At this moment, he was conflicted, but he believed that Qiu Jingwen's parents must be revolutionaries. If this relationship was true, there was a high possibility that Qiu Jingwen had been turned. Therefore, it was not appropriate to announce that Qiu Jingwen had been arrested and taken away for interrogation by the public security authorities, let alone tell the truth to a twelve-year-old child.
On the one hand, it would leave a deep shadow in the child's heart. On the other hand, if the information about Qiu Jingwen's arrest by the public security organs were released, and if the Kuomintang's Butterfly was infiltrating the Red Flag Factory, they would definitely suspect that Qiu Jingwen had been turned by their public security organs after he was released. For Qiu Jingwen, it would be difficult to complete the undercover mission after being turned and to capture all the other members of the Jingzhe Group. Even Qiu Jingwen's life would be in danger. This is why Shao Jian talked to Zhou Huaihai to get the factory leaders to agree on the story that Qiu Jingwen was sent on official business.
After hearing about the autumn harvest, his two eyes, like black grapes, darted around.
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Just then, Liang Damin knocked on the door and came in.
He was quite surprised to see Qiu Jingwen's son, Qiu Shou, there. He thought Shao Jian had sent someone to bring Qiu Shou over to investigate Qiu Jingwen's situation at home.
Upon seeing Liang Damin enter, Shao Jian said to Qiu Shou:
“Autumn Harvest, you’re a Young Pioneer too, right? Uncle still has work to do here. I’ve explained your father’s situation to you very clearly. Don’t you believe what Uncle says? Go back first. Don’t worry, your father is away on a business trip, but he should be back soon.”
Shao Jian didn't make any definitive statements. Instead, he said that Qiu Jingwen would be back soon. He thought that Qiu Jingwen would probably be willing to be turned, since his wife and children were at the Hongqi Factory. If he found out about his parents' background, Qiu Jingwen would be even less willing to bear the identity of an enemy agent forever. He would rather make amends for his crimes, even though he hadn't committed any heinous crimes.
Qiu Shou blinked his dark eyes, gazing at Shao Jian's face and eyes.
Qiu Shou had no choice but to believe Shao Jian's words, after all, he knew that Shao Jian was the highest-ranking official in the investigation team, and there was no reason for the other party to deceive a child like him.
Besides, if his father had really been arrested, Shao Jian had no reason to hide it from him.
"Thank you, police officer!"
As he spoke, Qiu Shou greeted Liang Damin and then turned to leave.
Looking at Xiao Qiushou, who was soaked to the bone, Shao Jian felt a pang of heartache.
He could understand how important a father is to a child, and how much harm it would be to the child if Qiu Shou knew that his father was a spy and a murderer!
After the autumn harvest, Liang Damin sat down and looked at Shao Jian.
"Director Shao, during the autumn harvest, he---this is---?"
Shao Jian didn't hide anything and told Liang Damin that Qiu Shou had come to find out if his father had been arrested.
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