Upon looking at it, my scalp tingled.
I turned a few pages; the book was new, with a smell of coarse paper and ink.
The publisher's information also indicates that the first edition was discovered in May 1988.
In other words, this book has only been out for a short time.
Xing Baohua asked Xie Yingying, "Who delivered it?"
"They said it was from the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, delivered on behalf of Snowhan Electric Company," Xie Yingying replied.
Is it still possible to contact this staff member?
"I'll go check if he's registered." With that, Xie Yingying went out to check if the security guard had any records.
After closing the door, Xing Baohua quickly called Comrade Lü and asked, "Come to my office right away."
Comrade Lü ran downstairs in a few minutes, came in without knocking, and asked, "What's the emergency?"
"I just received a book."
Comrade Lü was also surprised when he saw the cover: "Who sent this?"
"It's a staff member from the Foreign Affairs Office. I've already asked my secretary to find out who it is. Apparently, they're delivering it on behalf of Snorhan Electric Company. The person in charge of that company has been wanting to talk to me. Oh, they used their rice inspection trip as an excuse to come. I refused to communicate with their person in charge. They asked many people for help, including high-ranking officials in Shanghai. Today, Secretary Wei Laisong even called me to persuade me to meet with them. I refused!"
"Wait a minute, I need to sort this out. Besides Wei Shu, who else could it be?"
"Director Min, the deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Government Office. His current position is the director of the Shanghai Wafer Fab Preparatory Office."
The person who relayed Xing Baohua's message revealed it, but who was behind them remains unknown. It's both easy and difficult to investigate.
This all reveals one thing: a person with a very powerful background sent someone to deliver a message.
Take what Wei Laisong said, for example. His old man was helping to relay the message, and at that level, it was beyond Comrade Lü's capabilities.
The avid bookworm left three books on the HK forum, one of which is this book, *The Silence of the Lambs*.
Although they had asked someone to get three books, they hadn't gotten them back yet. Then one of them suddenly appeared, which meant that people knew Xing Baohua was investigating.
Moreover, they readily revealed their identities and exerted pressure through higher-ups.
"Why don't you go and meet them? See what's going on?" Comrade Lü said to Xing Baohua. If they don't meet them, many things won't match up. Maybe there will be a pleasant surprise?
Xing Baohua is unlikely to be pleasantly surprised; she'll be more likely to be shocked.
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