As he spoke, he took out a match, struck one, lit a cigarette for Ding Haitao, lit one for himself, and then threw the matchstick out the open window of the jeep.
Although Ding Haitao was a factory leader, he was unaware of the case, let alone that Liu Xianghai was Liu Han's alias and a hidden agent. He could not possibly associate Liu Xianghai, a barber, with a spy, considering them two completely unrelated cases.
Ding Haitao simply responded with an "oh" to Liang Damin's reply.
None of this concerned him; he was just asking out of curiosity.
The two chatted about topics unrelated to the case along the way, including production, quality, and sabotage by spies at several other military factories. They soon arrived in Jianghuai city.
Wei Dongmei has been retired for many years. Ding Haitao, the former vice chairman of the trade union and now the chairman of the trade union, would visit and extend greetings to this middle-level cadre who had retired from the position of director of the political work department every Spring Festival on behalf of Hongqi Factory. Therefore, he was very familiar with Wei Dongmei's home address. The jeep stopped in front of a house just before 10 o'clock.
Wei Dongmei invited the three people into her home. The driver of the jeep placed some gifts on the sofa.
After exchanging pleasantries, Ding Haitao inquired about Wei Dongmei's condition. Wei Dongmei told everyone that it was just a flare-up of her stomach ailment, a chronic condition she had suffered from for many years. She thanked the factory for sending people to visit her, but she couldn't understand why Liang Damin from the security department had also come to visit her.
Wei Dongmei, who was retired at home, was unaware of the murder that occurred within the Hongqi Factory premises and the police's investigation into spies within the factory. However, she knew that Liang Damin, as the head of the security department, had other business with the union chairman when he came to the house.
Ding Haitao was quite understanding; after exchanging words for a while, he stood up and said to Wei Dongmei:
"Old leader, our security chief Liang Damin and I have come over to see you. We have other work to discuss. Zeng and I will go out for a walk and come back in a bit."
Wei Dongmei saw Ding Haitao out of the courtyard gate, then returned and sat down.
A floor fan with an oscillating function was making a hissing and whistling sound.
After Wei Dongmei sat down again, she looked at Liang Damin.
"Section Chief Liang, I'm retired now, I don't know how I can help the factory?"
Liang Damin briefly told Wei Dongmei about the police investigation of the special agents at the factory, and finally asked:
"Old leader, we recently investigated the files and found that Comrade Qiu Jingwen's family background and social relationships are almost blank. There are only the names of his parents and sister, and no other information. The police have assigned me to investigate the relevant situation of Comrade Qiu Jingwen."
Wei Dongmei finally understood that an identity investigation was no small matter.
After about ten seconds, she looked at Liang Damin and said:
"Qiu Jingwen, I've been thinking about it, he's the workshop director now, right?"
"Yes, he was the former director of our workshop three."
“I remember there were two middle-aged men who brought letters of introduction to introduce Comrade Qiu Jingwen to our factory. At that time, it had not yet been converted into a military factory; it was just a civilian medical equipment factory. Comrade Qiu Jingwen was probably still a teenager, about fifteen or sixteen years old. We even discussed with those two middle-aged men the issue of his young age.”
Liang Damin quickly asked:
"Director Wei, where did that letter of introduction come from?"
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