If we were to use the analogy of female best friends, the relationship between Liang Damin and Qiu Jingwen could be described as that of male best friends plus revolutionary comrades.
Liang Damin was two years older than Qiu Jingwen. He was transferred from the military to civilian life and then assigned to a military enterprise. In the military, he was a battalion-level officer. When he arrived at Hongqi Factory, he was first assigned to the position of deputy head of the security department.
After more than ten years, he was finally promoted to a full-time position three years ago, and was promoted to workshop director at the same time as Qiu Jingwen.
Working in the same military-industrial enterprise, and sharing a love for playing Chinese chess and military chess, the two have been chess buddies for many years. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they have built a deep revolutionary friendship.
When Liang Damin asked about his son's autumn harvest, Qiu Jingwen did not hide anything.
He told Liang Damin that his daughter Qiuyue had just called and told him about Qiushou being taken away by the police.
As a special agent, Qiu Jingwen naturally wouldn't proactively ask Liang Damin about the investigation into Qiu Shou; he wanted to wait for Liang Damin to speak up and reveal some information.
really,
Liang Damin smiled at him.
"Old Qiu, don't worry about it. To be precise, it wasn't the police who took your son away, but rather that your son is very vigilant and has a high level of awareness. He himself wanted to report the situation to the investigation team."
Hearing this, Qiu Jingwen already understood the situation, but he looked at Liang Damin and asked:
"What's going on? My son knows clues related to the murder case?"
Liang Damin took a puff of his cigarette, flicked the ash into the ashtray in front of him, and then said to Qiu Jingwen:
"Old Qiu, the murder case has caused quite a stir in the city. After all, it happened within the factory area. Although Liu Xianghai is a barber from a nearby town, there are many suspicious things about him. All indications suggest that Liu Xianghai may be a hidden enemy agent."
Qiu Jingwen was not surprised, because Liu Xianghai, who was using the alias Liu Hanhan, was actually a special agent.
But he shouldn't have appeared calm at this moment.
"Ah, enemy agents? Why do you say that?"
Qiu Jingwen pretended to be surprised as he looked at Liang Damin.
Liang Damin glanced at the doorway, then lowered his voice.
"Old Qiu, I'll tell you the investigation team's speculation and preliminary judgment. Based on the scars on the deceased's face, we have determined that he was injured by an explosive device. In addition, the deceased was wearing our factory work clothes, and we found meal tickets from the factory on his body, as well as calluses on his hands from handling a gun. All these signs and information indicate that he may be a spy or agent."
Qiu Jingwen listened attentively, a look of surprise also appearing on his face.
However, this expression of surprise was not too exaggerated or over-the-top. In fact, Qiu Jingwen felt that he couldn't pretend to be too much.
Qiu Jingwen was briefly lost in thought.
If one day (perhaps that day will come soon),
Once Liang Damin learned of his identity as a special agent and that the deceased Liu Xianghai was actually Qiu Jingwen's superior, he was bound to point his finger at him and berate Qiu Jingwen for his excellent disguise and for hiding his true intentions so well.
Qiu Jingwen took a drag of his cigarette, looked at Liang Damin without saying a word, and waited for Liang Damin to speak.
Seeing that Qiu Jingwen remained silent, Liang Damin looked at him with some confusion.
"Old Qiu, why don't you ask your son about the autumn harvest?"
Qiu Jingwen gave Liang Damin a gentle smile.
“Old Liang, why should I ask? I know. The victim was killed in the morning. My son was still dreaming in bed at the time. He couldn’t possibly be a witness, much less a suspect. Besides, my son wouldn’t be capable of killing an adult.”
Liang Damin shook his head and smiled in response.
"Old Qiu, what are you thinking? Your son Qiushou was not a witness, much less the murderer. That's for sure."
At this point, Liang Damin took another drag of his cigarette and continued:
"Old Qiu, here's the thing. Didn't the factory post notices and announcements? They even put up a poster with the deceased Liu Xianghai's photo, asking employees and family members who know anything about the deceased to report to the security department and the investigation team, and offering a reward."
“Your son probably saw the notice at the main gate of the dormitory area and told the gatekeeper that he had seen the deceased. So, the gatekeeper reported the situation to our security department. The investigation team and our security department colleagues drove a Jeep to the dormitory area and took your son to the guesthouse. That’s the situation.”
As Qiu Jingwen listened, he felt that Liang Damin was being a bit long-winded, talking at length about things that could be summarized in a sentence or two.
But he didn't ask anything. What he was really concerned about was what information his son would tell the police officers, and what conclusions the police officers would draw from his son's information.
I need to wait until my son comes home, ask him, and then I can do my own analysis and evaluation.
After Liang Damin finished speaking, seeing that Qiu Jingwen did not respond, he smiled:
"Hehe, Lao Qiu, why don't you ask your son how he came to know that Liu Xianghai?"
Qiu Jingwen looked at Liang Damin with a calm expression.
He took a drag of his cigarette, stared into Liang Damin's eyes, and asked:
"This doesn't make sense. How could my son know that Liu Xianghai?"
At this point, he smiled at Liang Damin again.
"Old Liang, as the head of our factory's security department, you didn't participate in the investigation team's work?"
Liang Damin immediately explained to Qiu Jingwen:
"Old Qiu, the investigation team set up by the municipal and county public security bureaus was originally to investigate whether there were enemy agents hiding in our Hongqi Factory. I was also a member of the investigation team. However, after the Liu Xianghai death case came to light, Secretary Zhou Huaihai talked to me and said that all staff members of our Hongqi Factory would no longer participate in the investigation team's investigation and specific case-solving work. Regarding the Liu Xianghai case, we can only cooperate and assist. After all, theoretically speaking, every cadre and employee in our factory has the possibility of committing the crime. So now, as the head of the security department, I can only cooperate with the investigation team."
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