Chapter 119 The Moon Over the Past
The two talked for a long time but still couldn't find a breakthrough. If Shen Quezhi had a problem, then he was too perfect, and what Qin Xuan said was completely untenable.
This may be why the security department has been slow to take action.
However, a doubt remained in Xie Ning's heart. She didn't know why the Security Department would suddenly investigate so thoroughly. If it was just a review of non-internal personnel before they joined the Party or the spouses of confidential personnel, it wouldn't have reached this point, and they would have specially sent Qin Xuan all the way here.
There must be things I don't know about this.
Xu He shook his head, he didn't know either, but comforted him, "Our security personnel are very cautious. I will submit a report. Just work normally for the next few days and pretend nothing happened."
His main purpose in coming here was to inform Xie Ning that if there really was a spy, he should be very careful.
A few days later, in a cave dwelling not far from the Yan River, a meeting was being held targeting Shen Quezhi.
"After the arsenal was bombed, Qingque sent word that Xu Ji, who had leaked the secrets, had been in contact with Shen Quezhi, but no further details were known, because Xu Ji died suddenly."
While we cannot say we doubt everyone who has come into contact with Xu Ji, Shen Quezhi is the only newcomer to Yan'an who came from the arsenal. One of the comrades present reviewed the documents.
“When our comrades re-examined Shen Congzhi’s background, they found nothing unusual. The only thing was that he had studied in Japan for nearly ten years, but Shen Congzhi’s performance over the years was completely without problem. He was a member of the Overseas Salvation Association in his early years, and his background was very clean.”
After arriving in Yan'an, he actively tried to get closer to the organization... Under our surveillance, Shen Quezhi's behavior was as normal as ever... Qin Xuan's identification of Shen Quezhi was very strange.
In her identification, Shen Quezhi did indeed resemble the Shen Quezhi she had met before, but with one key difference: he no longer showed any allergy or aversion to lamb's quarters... This overturns our previously established view that Shen Quezhi was a Japanese spy; now, Shen Quezhi's true identity is in doubt, and he is suspected of being a Japanese spy.
Turning to the next page, the comrade with a solemn face continued his debriefing, but before he could speak, someone lifted the curtain and came in—it was the comrade who was keeping watch outside.
"What's wrong?"
"A new situation has arisen."
The people in the room looked at each other in bewilderment, then interrupted the meeting and went to investigate.
The new situation was discovered by a Cub Scout girl who was playing hide-and-seek with other children in a closet when she overheard a conversation between two people. With a serious expression, the little girl said, "The people talking are Dr. Shen from the hospital and Aunt Qin from the nursery."
She knew both of them because her brother was a Boy Scout and often went to the hospital to help out, and she followed him around. That's how she got to know Shen Quezhi. Qin Xuan was from a nursery, and she lived there herself, so they naturally knew each other.
"In the past, Aunt Wu would bring meat to the orphanage for us to eat. But now Aunt Wu is not in good health, so Dr. Shen has taken over bringing it... Dr. Shen sprayed Aunt Qin with something, and then Aunt Qin became dazed and said a lot of strange things."
For example, Dr. Shen doesn't like to eat lamb's quarters because it causes rashes. Then Dr. Shen even asked Aunt Qin who she had said these things to...
The more the man listened, the more serious his expression became. Finally, after praising the young girl, he cautioned, "Comrade Peng, our conversation must not be known to anyone, understand?"
"I've got it! I'm out digging for wild vegetables today." The little girl's eyes sparkled, as if she had a mission to fulfill.
After the girl was taken away, they sent people to investigate Qin Xuan, only to find that Qin Xuan did not remember what she had said to Shen Quezhi at all.
The group looked grim. "We didn't expect the fox to show its tail." They had brought Qin Xuan here to lure the snake out of its hole, but they hadn't anticipated this outcome.
“Our young comrades are quite capable. After this incident, I suggest strengthening children’s education…” If it weren’t for the young scouts, they probably wouldn’t have been able to confirm Shen Quezhi’s suspicion by now. After all, his disguise was too perfect, and he could even make people forget what he said. It was too bizarre.
Someone said gravely, "According to the information we just received, that spy may have some kind of special drug that allows him to so easily extract information from others..."
Before he could finish speaking, everyone's faces darkened. What did that mean?
If their comrades are arrested, even if they survive the torture, the presence of this drug will cause them to leak information. Furthermore, Shen Quezhi has been lurking here for so long, he must have obtained a lot of intelligence as well.
"I suggest that an immediate arrest and interrogation be carried out."
"No, we can't expose him as a spy. We need to find an excuse to take him away, and we can't just take him alone."
They couldn't be sure if Shen Quezhi was the only spy.
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