Nine o'clock in the morning.
A small meeting room at the Hongqi Factory Guesthouse.
Shao Jian, Wu Dinghuai, Zhao Le, Liang Damin, and two other county public security officers, Qian Weidong and Sun Wanke, sat around the conference table.
Two floor fans were blowing air from two directions, making a whooshing sound.
Shao Jian chaired the meeting, and he first conveyed the spirit of the meeting he attended at the Municipal Bureau yesterday to everyone.
He especially told everyone about the deceased Liu Xianghai, explaining:
"Liu Xianghai, whose real name is Liu Jihan, was a veteran spy who infiltrated Duliang before the liberation. He was not the only one who went undercover, but a group of people. This group was codenamed Jingzhe. It is certain that Liu Jihan was the deputy leader of this undercover group."
"According to information provided by higher authorities, this special agent group and Liu Han had murdered many underground party members and revolutionary comrades before liberation, and their hands were stained with blood. As for other information, higher authorities are still investigating."
After careful investigation, Shao Jian determined that Liang Damin was not suspected of being a spy, and the younger members of the investigation team were even less likely to be spies who had infiltrated the early days of the People's Republic of China. This was also the reason why Shao Jian had Liang Damin attend today's meeting.
Moreover, for Shao Jian, there were many tasks that required Liang Damin's cooperation and bridging role in his work at the Hongqi Factory. Besides, Liang Damin was the deputy head of the investigation team, and the fact that he was not allowed to attend meetings was a sign of distrust. As for the contents of Niu Dajiang's letter, he had his reasons for not explaining them to Liang Damin at the time.
Of course, Shao Jian did not tell everyone about Liu Han's suspected traitorous nature.
At the same time, he also learned from other sources that Liang Damin and Qiu Jingwen had a very close relationship and were like brothers as chess friends.
The intelligence brought back by the provincial department was naturally good news for the investigation team stationed in Hongqi.
Upon hearing this, Liang Damin was surprised and swore.
"Damn, so this Liu Xianghai was an enemy agent codenamed Rattlesnake, and the deputy leader of the infiltration team. In that case, he deserved to die. This kind of guy with the blood of revolutionaries on his hands should have died long ago. In my opinion, the person who killed him is not only innocent, but should be rewarded handsomely."
Shao Jian could only laugh at Liang Damin's coarse language, understanding that Liang Damin was a man with strong likes and dislikes.
"Liang Ke, Liu Xianghai certainly deserves to die, but who killed him? Why did the murderer want to kill him?"
"In addition, Liu Xianghai, also known as Liu Han, is only the deputy leader. The Hidden Group also has a leader. Who is the leader?"
"We must find out what bad things their infiltrator team has done since they started their infiltration, what their next mission is, and whether they have made contact with the other side of the sea."
"Only by eliminating all members of the dormant group can this region achieve relative peace."
"As for the person you mentioned who killed Liu Han, not only is he innocent but he should also be rewarded. I can understand your enthusiasm, but that's up to the public security, procuratorate, courts, and higher-level leaders. You and I can't interfere."
Liang Damin nodded repeatedly after being told this, realizing that he had been a bit rude and emotional.
After Shao Jian finished speaking, Wu Dinghuai looked at Shao Jian:
"Director Shao, how many people are in this undercover team?"
Shao Jian explained to everyone:
"The information given by the leaders in the department is that there are nine people in this group. In addition, Liu Han has a direct subordinate whose real name is Sun Jiadong, code name Cobra. He was not very old at the time, probably around fifteen or sixteen years old before or after the liberation. This person named Sun Jiadong must have changed his name and gone into hiding long ago, just like Liu Han."
Zhao Le rolled his eyes and sighed, echoing Shao Jian's words.
"If this information is accurate, then all cadres and employees above the 42nd or 43rd grade of the Hongqi Factory could be spies who have been lying in wait. The scope has expanded to more than 2,000 people. That's too difficult to find."
Shao Jian looked at Zhao Le, then at everyone else, and shared his thoughts.
"That's how it is in theory, but because we don't have specific intelligence, we have to carry out the work ourselves. By the way, according to the information from our superiors, the leader of this infiltrative team is codenamed Butterfly. If I'm not mistaken, Butterfly should still be active in Duliang."
Qian Weidong looked at Director Shao and suddenly raised his hand to speak:
"Director Shao, this Butterfly, shouldn't she be a female enemy agent?"
Qian Weidong raised his hand to speak because he was a police officer from Duliang County and was also young. In front of Shao Jian, a leader from the municipal bureau and the team leader, he would raise his hand whenever he wanted to speak. Sun Wanke, who was also a police officer from the county, did the same.
Shao Jian looked at Qian Weidong and explained to everyone:
"According to the information from the hall, this butterfly is a woman, but her age and other information are completely unknown."
As he spoke, he thought of the matter of monitoring Qiu Jingwen and his wife, and looked at Qian Weidong, asking:
"Comrade Qian Weidong, you're in charge of monitoring Qiu Jingwen's family. Have you made any new discoveries?"
Qian Weidong quickly raised his hand again.
"Director Shao, I was just about to report to you the specific situation I had monitored."
"Alright, these are all our investigation team members. Please give us a brief report on the specific situation."
Qian Weidong stood up abruptly from his chair and looked at Shao Jian and the other members of the investigation team.
“Last night, Qiu Jingwen’s son, Qiu Yang, returned home to the dormitory area. After dinner, around nine o’clock, Qiu Jingwen and his son Qiu Yang left the dormitory area. They walked through the school next to the dormitory area and came to a rural rice paddy. They walked along the rice paddy, talking as they went, seemingly having a heart-to-heart talk. We were worried that if we got too close, Qiu Jingwen would notice us, so we could only observe them from a distance.”
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