So he shook his head at Zhou Huaihai: "Leader, before liberation, I was still young. My parents ran a cloth shop near Jing'an Temple in Shanghai, and business was very good. My sister and I had a carefree childhood, unlike other children who had a very hard life. That's all I remember. Later, when Shanghai was about to be attacked by war, my sister and I were sent to Duliang by our two uncles, and I never saw my parents again after that."
"By the way, those two uncles once told me that they both participated in the Huaihai Campaign and later went to Shanghai to carry out a secret mission---."
As Qiu Jingwen recounted his childhood to Zhou Huaihai, tears welled in his eyes, and his longing for his parents and sister burst forth from his heart. When Qiu Jingwen mentioned the Huaihai Campaign, Zhou Huaihai immediately perked up.
"Hehe, the Huaihai Campaign, do you know why I'm called Zhou Huaihai?"
"That goes without saying, it must be related to the Huaihai Campaign."
Zhou Huaihai then told Qiu Jingwen about the process of changing his original name and his current name, and then told Qiu Jingwen about the situation that Liang Damin had investigated at Wei Dongmei's house, which revealed that Qiu Jingwen had been assigned to the Hongqi Medical Equipment Factory.
Qiu Jingwen seemed to recall many past events. He remembered that the two uncles in civilian clothes were the same two uncles who had brought him and his sister from Shanghai to Duliang. And at this moment, he should be very clear that the contents of Liu Han's letter were probably correct. His parents were probably underground workers at the time, possibly gathering intelligence in Shanghai for the Huaihai Campaign, which is how they became connected with the field army headquarters. That should be how things were.
After leaving Zhou Huaihai's office, Qiu Jingwen still didn't understand Zhou Huaihai's true purpose in contacting him, and he was too lazy to think about it. He now had another identity—an undercover agent. He had to cooperate with Shao Jian's investigation team to find any enemy agents possibly hiding in the Red Flag Factory, and even find the entire infiltrator group. Only in this way would his defection have any value. Qiu Jingwen felt that he had to redeem himself through meritorious service; otherwise, the crime of killing Liu Han would still land him in jail, and the final outcome would be uncertain.
Back in the workshop, Qiu Jingwen lit a Pegasus cigarette. As he exhaled smoke rings, he pondered whether the person who called himself Butterfly in the mysterious phone call was actually hiding in the Hongqi Factory. If not, how did Butterfly know about his situation? And if he was, who was he?
This Butterfly should have information on all members of the infiltrative group. According to the information provided by Liu Han, Butterfly's age and build should be similar to his. Therefore, this person is definitely not currently on duty. If he were at the Hongqi Factory, he would certainly be a retired worker or some former cadre.
Considering these possibilities, Qiu Jingwen felt he should suggest that Shao Jian carefully review the files of all employees over 60 years old in the factory to see if any clues could be found. However, when he told Shao Jian about this idea over the phone, Shao Jian told Qiu Jingwen that he had already arranged for Liang Damin to conduct a thorough re-examination of those over 60 years old.
That evening, Qiu Jingwen returned home from work. Jiang Yuping, who was on leave at home, prepared a table of fine wine and food for him. Qiu Yang and Su Xiaowei were also invited to dine at home. After the family happily ate dinner, Jiang Yuping handed the pots and pans to Qiu Yue and Qiu Shui to wash, and then said to Qiu Jingwen, "Jingwen, shall we go for a walk?"
Qiu Jingwen knew that his wife had many questions in her heart, so he immediately agreed: "Okay."
The two went downstairs, left the residential area, and then strolled along the ridges of the rural rice paddies. When they walked deeper into the rice paddies, Jiang Yuping suddenly stopped and looked up at her husband: "Jingwen, do you know what I want to know? Tell me, what exactly happened?"
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