He remembered the phone call that came into Qiu Jingwen's office six months ago very well, even though he had only heard it once. So when the voice came again, he immediately knew it was the guy who called himself Butterfly.
After a few seconds of silence on the phone, the other person laughed and said, "Haha, Qiu Jingwen, you're amazing! After half a year, you can still recognize my voice?"
"You made the call from inside our Hongqi factory?"
"You'll have to judge that for yourself. When I call, I first want to congratulate you, Cobra. You've been promoted from workshop director to the factory leadership team."
"Stop talking nonsense, what do you mean by making this call?"
"Let's not beat around the bush. Like Liu Han, I want to extort money from you."
Qiu Jingwen hadn't expected the other party to be so direct, clearly trying to extort money. He even wondered if this guy, codenamed Butterfly, was also having an affair like the dead Liu Han and was in dire need of money.
So he asked, "You, like Liu Han, lost contact with the organization a long time ago, just like a kite with a broken string."
"Qiu Jingwen, used to be, but not anymore."
"What do you mean 'not now'?"
"Are you pretending not to know? Then let me tell you clearly, the Taiwan Strait has already contacted me and is activating all members of the dormant team."
Qiu Jingwen naturally didn't believe it, but smiled into the microphone: "Nobody would believe you. It's been decades since liberation. Who on the other side of the Taiwan Strait would still come to ask you? You're already a pawn, just like me."
"It's not me, it's us. We were abandoned before, but now we've found our organization."
Qiu Jingwen still smiled: "Old man, do you think I would believe that?"
Butterfly sneered, "If I heard correctly, the girl who was talking to you in your bedroom just now was your fourth daughter, Qiushui, wasn't she?"
Qiu Jingwen's hand holding the phone trembled involuntarily. He, who hadn't been particularly nervous just moments before, suddenly became uneasy. This butterfly was clearly just like Liu Yihan back then; she must be very familiar with her family members, even to the point that she could recognize which daughter's voice was coming through the receiver.
This is absolutely terrifying.
The intelligent Qiu Jingwen naturally understood the threatening meaning in Butterfly's words, and knowingly asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Rattlesnake, I don't want to do anything. Let me put it this way: I can send someone to rape your daughter Qiushui within two days, and then kill her. Are you scared?"
Rape followed by murder—this is a blatant and terrifying threat!
Even though Qiu Jingwen, the father, had a strong mental fortitude, he still became nervous. This butterfly liked to be direct; she had just said she was going to extort money from him, and now she was going to target her daughter, putting her cards on the table.
He quickly realized that Butterfly was different from Liu Han. Liu Han, after all, had been an underground worker who later betrayed the revolution and became a traitor, but his heart wasn't completely corrupt; he still had a conscience and a moral bottom line, and would never do something like rape followed by murder. Butterfly, just as Shao Jian had analyzed for him, was definitely a determined spy who would never be soft-hearted and was capable of any evil deed.
"Listen, if you dare to harm my children, I will tear you to pieces."
Qiu Jingwen turned the tables and threatened the other party, but the other party didn't care at all and laughed at him: "Haha, you dare to threaten me? Do you know what level I am?"
"I don't care what rank you are, if you lay a finger on my children, I will never let you get away with it."
"You think I'm Liu Han? Let me tell you the truth. Liu Han used to be a Communist, but he betrayed his organization and joined our Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. He may not be ruthless enough and still has a bottom line, but I'm different. Let's see if I dare to touch a single hair on your daughter's head!"
"What exactly do you want?"
"Three thousand yuan, the same amount you gave Liu Han."
"Do you think my family owns a bank? Don't even think about it. Aren't you afraid I'll call the police?"
"Calling the police is useless. I'm asking you, do you know who I am? Where did I call you from?"
"You're ruthless. How am I supposed to pay you back?"
"Prepare three thousand yuan first, and I'll give you two days."
After saying that, Butterfly slammed down the phone.
Holding the microphone, Qiu Jingwen felt like he was dreaming. History seemed to be restarting at this moment, and all the terror and tension were awakened again. So much so that he didn't even notice when Jiang Yuping walked into the bedroom.
"Yuping, you're back?" Qiu Jingwen said, looking at his wife.
Seeing that her husband's face was a little pale, Jiang Yuping asked in confusion, "Jingwen, whose phone call was that?"
Jiang Yuping had undergone minor surgery and returned home late. She took her clothes and showered in the bathroom. He heard the phone ringing in the bedroom, but he didn't hear the specific content.
"Yuping, it's a phone call from the workshop, something about work."
Qiu Jingwen answered casually, suppressing his nervousness.
Although Qiu Jingwen appeared calm, Jiang Yuping, with her meticulous mind and keen observation skills, noticed the unusual expression and a hint of tension on her husband's face. The butterfly, existing like a shadow, was something Qiu Jingwen had never told his wife, nor his son, Qiu Yang.
"Work phone? Whose phone?"
Having noticed something, Jiang Yuping pressed for an answer.
"Yu Ping, do I have to report everything to you? I'm a deputy factory director now, after all."
Jiang Yuping stared at Qiu Jingwen in astonishment: "Alright, alright, Director Qiu, no, Deputy Director Qiu, your wife won't ask anymore, okay?"
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