Qiu Jingwen and Liang Damin's chess skills can be described as evenly matched, with neither being superior to the other.
Sometimes Qiu Jingwen wins, sometimes Liang Damin wins, and the win-loss ratio is roughly 1:1.
Qiushou rested his chin on his hand, watching silently.
Suddenly, he glanced at his father.
He noticed that his father was somewhat distracted while playing chess with Uncle Liang today, and his position was clearly weaker than Liang Damin's. He even missed a cannon that was right on Liang Damin's rook line. They had agreed that once a move was made, it could not be taken back and the pieces could not be moved back.
To Qiu Shou's surprise, Liang Damin's chariot did not kill his father's cannon, but instead let the horse go.
In fact, what Qiu Jingwen didn't know was that Liang Damin, like him, also had his own thoughts.
Before the investigation team entered the Red Flag Factory, his relationship with Qiu Jingwen was that of close friends who could talk about anything. Over the years, they had developed a strong revolutionary and brotherly friendship. He never even considered that Qiu Jingwen might be a Kuomintang agent.
As the investigation team learned more about Qiu Jingwen, his situation became increasingly complicated. Shao Jian not only suspected that Qiu Jingwen was related to the Kuomintang's secret service, but also suspected that he was the murderer of Liu Han.
However, based on the information Liang Damin obtained from Wei Dongmei, it was almost certain that Qiu Jingwen was a descendant of a martyr; otherwise, no one would have presented a letter of introduction from the field army headquarters requesting that a job be arranged for Qiu Jingwen, who was only sixteen years old at the time.
At the same time, he also obtained a lot of information from Shao Jian, especially about Liu Han's downline, codenamed Cobra.
Liang Damin really couldn't understand Qiu Jingwen; it seemed elusive and confusing.
After a stalemate, Qiu Shou noticed that Liang Damin hadn't managed to take down his father's cannon with his chariot, so he nudged his father and looked at a cannon on the chariot line.
Qiu Jingwen naturally understood that his son Qiu Shou was reminding him that if he didn't leave the opposing lane, he would be eliminated. He also noticed Liang Damin's deep-lying cannon.
Even though his son had reminded him, if he didn't leave, it would seem like he was deliberately letting Liang Damin win, and the game would lose its fun.
He decisively moved his hand away, then glanced at his son, thinking to himself:
"Son, thank you for reminding me, otherwise your dad's cannon would have been eaten by the other side."
Over the years, he has spent more time playing chess with Liang Damin than his own son Qiushou has lived.
When his son was about five or six years old, Qiu Jingwen taught him to recognize chess pieces. Later, whenever Qiu Shou played chess with Liang Damin, he would watch from the sidelines if he was home. When Qiu Shou had a basic understanding of the ins and outs of chess, Qiu Jingwen would sometimes accompany him to practice.
Sometimes Qiu Jingwen would go to Liang Damin's house to play chess, and sometimes he would go to the factory union's activity room to play a few games. Qiu Shou would also often watch chess with his father. Qiu Jingwen would also talk to his son about some chess principles and tell him that no matter what the circumstances, it is a good virtue to watch chess without speaking.
This is also why, after Qiu Shou had just seen his father's firecracker placed on Liang Damin's driveway, he gave him a look as a reminder, but didn't make a sound.
Perhaps Qiu Shou felt that reminding his father with his eyes shouldn't be considered a violation of the rules.
After about an hour or two, the two played two rounds, and the final result was a 1-1 tie.
Shortly after the start of the third game, Qiu Shou probably felt tired or bored watching, so he went downstairs to play.
Seeing that it was just him and Qiu Jingwen, Liang Damin suddenly looked up at Qiu Jingwen.
"Old Qiu, I had a dream last night. In the dream, you turned into a cobra."
Liang Damin regretted it as soon as he finished speaking.
Damn it, wasn't I obviously testing Qiu Jingwen?
Qiu Jingwen's heart tightened, and his heart pounded wildly.
Honestly, when Liang Damin mentioned cobras, he didn't know how to respond.
With her exceptional mental fortitude, Qiu Jingwen quickly regained her composure.
After about five seconds, he smiled and stared into Liang Damin's eyes.
"I also dreamed that you were a butterfly."
Liang Damin asked in surprise:
"Butterfly? What butterfly? Did I turn into a butterfly? Shouldn't women be the butterflies?"
Qiu Jingwen smiled gently at Liang Damin:
"Am I that cobra? Is my heart as venomous as a cobra's?"
In fact, Qiu Jingwen made two judgments when he heard Liang Damin mention the cobra.
On one hand, Liang Damin, as the deputy head of the investigation team, might know that he is Liu Han's subordinate, Glasses. On the other hand, it is also possible that Liang Damin is Butterfly, and Butterfly's identity would certainly know that he is Cobra.
However, Qiu Jingwen, who was well-trained and had a high IQ, quickly made a judgment based on Liang Damin's facial expressions and reactions.
Liang Damin is probably not the spy codenamed Butterfly. He may know about the existence of the Hidden Team and that there is a person in the team codenamed Cobra.
"Liang Damin was testing himself."
Qiu Jingwen was certain in his heart.
Liang Damin smiled and said:
"Old Qiu, I never said you were a cobra. I just dreamt about you, and of course I don't want you to be some kind of cobra."
Qiu Jingwen even wondered if Liang Damin was trying to tell him through this method that the investigation team already suspected or knew that he, Qiu Jingwen, was a spy, and that they knew his code name was Cobra.
Just then, Wei Hong and Xiao Jianhua walked in together, with Xiao Jianhua carrying two bottles of wine.
With the arrival of the couple, Liang Damin and Qiu Jingwen's conversation about cobras and butterflies came to an end.
Besides, no one wanted to continue this topic. Liang Damin regretted probing, and Qiu Jingwen didn't know how to respond.
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