After reading the letter, Qiu Jingwen broke out in a cold sweat and felt a chill run down his spine. The letter was not sent to him by anyone else, and the person who signed it was Liu Han, who had been killed by his wife.
The electric fan beside him was blowing incessantly, but Qiu Jingwen seemed not to hear the noise it made.
The deceased Liu Yanhan sent him letters over many days, which Qiu Jingwen naturally believed. Technically, it wasn't difficult; he simply needed to write the letters before his death, instruct a reliable person to mail them at a specific time. It was as simple as him writing a letter to his wife, Jiang Yuping, before taking the blame for her and placing it in her pillowcase. However, what truly surprised Qiu Jingwen was that Liu Yanhan revealed many little-known secrets to him in the letters.
The letter was written on common blue-lined paper, not with a fountain pen, but in standard tiny regular script. The handwriting could even be described as delicate and beautiful, which shows that Liu Han's calligraphy skills were extraordinary.
Xiao Qiu, Autumn Scenery:
When I receive this letter, I may be killed by you, or by your wife. But I have no regrets. This is part of my plan, because I hope that my death will attract the attention of the public security authorities.
I have cancer, and it's already in its late stages. I don't have many days left to live.
Qiu Jingwen, I'm an old man now. The reason I'm pressuring you for that three thousand yuan isn't for any organizational activities; it's for Tan Chuntao, an ordinary mute. Tan Chuntao is the only woman I've ever truly loved and liked in this world. Our relationship began ten years ago. Although she's mute, she's a very good person, kind-hearted, and I must help her.
You might call me a lecherous old man for saying this, but as for who Tan Chuntao is, perhaps the police will find out.
As for your lover, Dr. Jiang, I really don't dare to have any romantic feelings for her. I have no right to have any romantic feelings for her. The reason I harassed your lover time and time again was because I did it on purpose. I wanted to provoke your wolfish nature and then kill me.
As for your partner, Dr. Jiang, you probably don't even know it yourself, but she is Japanese. If I remember correctly, she received training at the Mei Agency in Japan during her teenage years and was a top-notch teenage special agent.
Back then, after I was forced to join the Military Intelligence Bureau, I frequently visited the Mei Agency. I saw her there; I remember someone calling her Kawashima Eiko. However, my appearance was later disfigured, and after so many years, she naturally wouldn't recognize me. I also don't know why she ended up at your Red Flag Factory and started a family with you. Only you can uncover the story behind it.
A person's appearance may change, but their basic features remain the same. When I first saw her, I suspected it must be her. Although many years have passed, time seems to have left few marks on your loved one's face, and the butterfly-shaped birthmark on her wrist is quite noticeable.
Forget it, you can ask your partner about this yourself. If I'm not mistaken, she had a stage name called Hu Die when she was young. You can ask and verify it yourself later.
Because "Hu Die" (胡蝶) and "Hu Die" (蝴蝶) are homophones, Qiu Jingwen broke out in a cold sweat when he saw this.
He even had a vague feeling that the spy who called himself Butterfly on the phone might be related to his lover, Jiang Yuping.
Qiu Jingwen couldn't calm down; his hand holding the letter was trembling slightly.
Xiao Qiu, the real reason I'm leaving you this letter is to tell you something else entirely, something about your father, Qiu Zhongjing, and your mother, Zhang Wenjuan. I have to tell you this, or I'll die with regrets.
When Qiu Jingwen saw this, his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
His own boss, Liu Han, the rattlesnake murdered by his wife, actually knew his missing parents? Qiu Jingwen continued reading with a mixture of tension and complexity:
Yes, I know your parents. Your father, Qiu Zhongjing, was my former superior and direct supervisor, and your mother, Zhang Wenjuan, was his secretary. We were both underground workers. Your father was originally the secretary of the Xuhuai District Committee. Later, due to work needs, he took me and a small group to infiltrate the Kuomintang-controlled area of Shanghai to carry out underground work. Your parents used a fabric shop and a tailor shop as a cover. You should still remember the fabric shop and the tailor shop, right? Actually, I met you a few times when you were a child, and I even had a meal with you and your sister.
Upon seeing this, Qiu Jingwen suddenly understood why he felt he had seen Liu Han somewhere before when he first met him at Duliang School in the early days of liberation; Liu Han's voice and appearance seemed somewhat familiar.
Qiu Jingwen knew that if Liu Han hadn't had that scar on his face, he would have recognized him immediately.
Upon seeing this content, Qiu Jingwen's breathing became heavier and heavier. He seemed to be drawn into the story and couldn't help but read on.
Later, I was arrested during a mission. It was during that mission that my face was injured by explosives in a fierce battle with Kuomintang agents. After I was wounded, your father organized two rescue attempts, but both failed. Imprisoned, I contemplated suicide, but I had my elderly mother, wife, and children; I didn't want to die. Later still, the Kuomintang agents somehow obtained my information, found my hometown, and arrested my mother, wife, and daughter.
They threatened my mother's life and my wife and daughters' chastity to force me to betray the organization. I couldn't bear to see my mother, wife, and daughters being violated and abused by them. I completely broke down, and I forgot the oath I had sworn never to betray them. Not only did I reveal the shop where your parents worked, but I was also forced to lead the Kuomintang agents to raid Qiu's Cloth Shop.
After raiding your father's cloth shop, I returned to the Military Intelligence Bureau and found that my mother had hanged herself as soon as she got home. Although my wife and daughter were released, my wife chose to hang herself because of my betrayal of the organization, and my daughter's whereabouts are still unknown.
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