Diao Lijun chased the educated youth all the way out of the educated youth site. He stood at the door, his eyes following Qiao Rucheng's figure.
The motorcycle went farther and farther away, and he returned to the educated youth point only when he could no longer see Qiao Rucheng.
The crowd surrounding the educated youth point gradually dispersed, and Chu Jingqiu, Shi Aihong and Lin Zishan returned to their rooms.
While knitting, Shi Aihong lowered her voice and asked, "Jingqiu, Zishan, is Qiao Rucheng's father really a spy?
I heard from people in the Revolutionary Committee that Qiao Rucheng's mother and his sister drew a line between themselves and his father and didn't care about him at all.
I find it a bit unbelievable. What mother doesn't love her son? Do you think Qiao Rucheng is really a spy?
Lin Zishan sighed and put down the medical book in her hand. "The trend of snitching is prevalent nowadays. Sons expose their fathers, wives expose their husbands, friends expose their friends, and subordinates expose their superiors. Such things happen all the time. His mother may not be able to take care of him and wants to protect herself!
But I think Qiao Rucheng is so young, he shouldn't be a spy! If he is a spy, why would he come to this remote mountain valley to steal information instead of going to big cities or important departments? What kind of confidential information can he steal?
Chu Jingqiu smiled and said, "Who says spies have to go to big cities? Can't there be spies in small places?
The enemy is very cunning, we must not let our guard down at any time!
Isn't he being taken away by the higher-ups for investigation? Whether he's a spy or not, we'll know after the final investigation results come out.
The current situation is very complicated, anything could happen. Qiao Rucheng is narrow-minded. Even if he's not a spy, he's not a good person either. We'd better be vigilant."
After Chu Jingqiu finished speaking, she seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at Lin Zishan. "Sister Zishan, when you and Qiao Rucheng were training in town, did he go out very often? Did you see him interact with strangers?"
Lin Zishan thought for a while, then shook her head. "No, he doesn't go out very often during the day. He spends most of his time studying hard and asking questions from his teachers. He doesn't seem to have come into contact with any strangers.
But it’s not certain at night. He doesn’t rest at the training center. He says that he has poor sleep and is not used to sleeping in a dormitory. The snoring of others keeps him awake.
He rented a house near the school. Occasionally, Diao Lijun would visit him at noon, and then they would go out to eat. I never saw anyone else visiting him.
Chu Jingqiu was deeply impressed by the cunningness of Qiao Rucheng and Diao Lijun. Despite their young age, they acted so meticulously that the Revolutionary Committee found nothing in their rooms.
Although Tang Guoqing sneaked into the house last time, it was clear that they did not find any useful clues. Otherwise, they would not have taken Qiao Rucheng away for isolation and investigation.
As spies, the two men could not be without espionage equipment. At the very least, they must have a camera, otherwise how could Diao Lijun take photos of her?
People often say that a cunning rabbit has three burrows. The two people may have a secret residence, which may even have a darkroom. The photos must have been developed by them themselves, and it is impossible that a photo studio helped them develop them.
The reason why Qiao Rucheng rented a house outside was definitely not because he had trouble sleeping, but because they needed to find a house as a base for their secret activities.
This secret base was likely near Qiao Rucheng's training site. It seemed that she had to strengthen her surveillance of Diao Lijun. She didn't believe that Diao Lijun could remain calm after seeing Qiao Rucheng being taken away.
Qiao Rucheng seemed to be comforting Diao Lijun not to worry, but in fact he was taking this opportunity to portray himself as a progressive educated youth who, although devastated by the tragic family news, still believed that the organization could clear his name and remained positive.
He even pretended to shake hands with Diao Lijun, etc...
When she thought of this, she felt that it was a bit suspicious that Qiao Rucheng shook hands with Diao Lijun so vigorously. Was he taking this opportunity to pass on some information or give something to Diao Lijun?
When she enters the space at night, she will replay the surveillance video to see if the two people used the opportunity of shaking hands to convey any information.
In the evening, Chu Jingqiu and her friends had just finished their meal and hadn't washed the dishes yet when they heard the sounds of Zhao Yaru and Diao Lijun arguing in the front yard.
Zhao Yaru said loudly: "Diao Lijun, it's your turn to cook tonight. Everyone has already eaten, and you didn't even cook. This is too outrageous!"
Diao Lijun said impatiently: "Rucheng has been arrested. I really have no appetite. If you are hungry, just make something for yourselves!"
Zhao Yaru kept asking loudly, "I'm almost starving. If we don't ask you if the meal is ready, are you going to let Wenbin and I starve tonight too?"
Qiao Rucheng was taken away for investigation. This is the normal review procedure. If he is fine, he will be released naturally. Why are you so concerned about this?
If he really is a spy, you don't need to worry about him. Even if you starve to death, it will be useless."
Diao Lijun said angrily: "Zhao Yaru, you are almost there. You and Rucheng grew up in the same compound after all.
He's in trouble, and not only are you not worried, you're still here making these sarcastic remarks. Do you have any humanity at all?"
Yue Wenbin urged loudly from the side, "Both of you should be quiet! Rucheng is in trouble, and everyone is feeling bad.
Lijun, if you are not in the mood to cook, you can tell us in advance and we can cook for you, but you didn't say anything, which is obviously your fault.
Yaru, you are too willful and never consider others. Lijun is in a bad mood, so don't make things difficult for him. I will just cook some noodles and it will be fine soon."
Zhao Yaru wanted to say something else, but she heard Diao Lijun slam the door shut and the oil lamp in the room went out.
Zhao Yaru was so angry that she yelled in the yard: "Diao Lijun, you did something wrong and you didn't admit it. You are so arrogant. You...you really pissed me off."
Diao Lijun shouted loudly in the house: "Everyone, get out of here! No one is allowed to disturb me. If anyone comes to disturb me again, I will get angry with them."
Later, I heard Zhao Yaru cursing loudly for a few times, and then her voice became smaller and smaller. She must have been pulled away by Yue Wenbin.
Before going to bed at night, Chu Jingqiu replayed the surveillance video. She watched it over and over again and found that Qiao Rucheng had his hands in the pockets of his military coat before shaking hands with Diao Lijun.
When he shook hands with Diao Lijun, his right hand was obviously not extended, his thumb seemed to be holding something, and his hand was half-clenched into a fist.
After Diao Lijun shook hands with him, he clenched his hand into a fist and then put it into his coat pocket.
She paused and zoomed in the video again and found that something in Qiao Rucheng's hand was reflecting light, like a metal object.
If you zoom in further, you can see that there is a small part exposed at both ends where the thumb cannot press down, which looks like a key.
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