The train driver in the courtyard

Inside the cotton washing company.

Huang Mudan avoided Li Aiguo's sharp gaze and replied without saying anything else: "Leader, I was raped. If you want to protect that gangster, just say so. There's no need to scare me."

Li Aiguo narrowed his eyes and said, "The man you slandered as strong is the security officer of the security department of our First Machinery Factory."

As soon as these words were spoken, Huang Mudan's expression changed slightly.

But she immediately puffed out her chest again, pointed her nose at Li Aiguo and said in dissatisfaction: "What's wrong with being a security officer? You won't do bad things? I think you just want to protect your child."

Section Chief Shi stepped forward, pointed at Huang Mudan's nose and said, "Huang Mudan, I'm warning you, deliberately framing someone is against the law!"

"You guys just keep each other under control. I'm going to complain! Complain!" Huang Mudan jumped up as if she had been hit by a firecracker and pinched her waist.

Section Chief Shi also got angry and rolled up his sleeves to deal with Huang Mudan.

Li Aiguo stopped Section Chief Shi and said directly: "Huang Mudan, now I'm giving you a chance to be honest. I hope you can seize it."

Huang Mudan sat down on the stool, folded her arms, and held her head high: "I was raped. There is evidence from both the witnesses and the evidence. I don't think you can still turn black into white."

Seeing that Huang Mudan was not sure whether to live or die, Li Aiguo pulled Section Chief Shi and Lu Baishan out of the door and whispered, "There are two things to do now. The first is to control Professor Liu immediately, and the second is to find a tough female comrade to come over."

The first thing was for the oxygen plant's security officer to lead the way. Lu Baishan personally set off with several security officers from the First Machine Factory.

The second thing fell on Section Chief Shi.

"How tough is it?"

Li Aiguo sneered and said, "The more fierce and fearless the better."

"Just wait." Section Chief Shi and his men left in a hurry.

Huang Mudan was sitting on a chair with a calm expression, but she was actually staring outside. She was becoming more and more uneasy.

The old lover clearly told her that the man was just a small-time gangster, and no one would cause trouble even if he was falsely accused.

But how did the little gangster become the security officer?
But Huang Mudan soon calmed down again.

The case of Qiang Jian is special.

Generally speaking, as long as there is a confession, a conviction can be made. Moreover, she faked her "injury", so even if Bao Gong came, he would not be able to investigate it clearly.

Section Chief Shi moved very quickly. Before Li Aiguo had even finished smoking his cigarette, he came over with a female comrade in work clothes.

This female comrade is big and strong, with firm muscles and an Adam's apple. Li Aiguo rubbed his eyes to make sure he was not mistaken; it was indeed an Adam's apple.

"Who is this?"

Section Chief Shi pointed at the female comrade and introduced her: "Her name is Chen Tieniu. She is a porter at our oxygen plant and also a family relations mediator at the Women's Federation."

"Family relations mediator?"

Section Chief Shi pointed at Chen Tieniu and introduced her: "Chen Tieniu once set a record of breaking into the male workers' dormitory at night and bravely fighting five male workers who were talking bad about him behind his back. At that time, she was only wearing her shorts, and the five male workers were also only wearing their shorts."

"Because she is enthusiastic and generous and has a bold personality, she is often invited by the Women's Federation to resolve family disputes and divorce issues among employees."

Hearing this, Li Aiguo asked a question: "How to deal with it?"

Section Chief Shi seemed to be quite proud of Chen Tieniu. He looked at Chen Tieniu and said, "Tieniu, please share your advanced experience with Comrade Aiguo."

"You little jerk, my name is Chen Niuniu, not Chen Tieniu! If you dare to call me the wrong name again, I'll punch you till you're screwed." Chen Tieniu raised her fist as big as a sandbag, and her Adam's apple trembled a few times.

Li Aiguo was stunned. He was indeed very tough.

Section Chief Shi chuckled twice and hid aside.

Chen Tieniu looked at Li Aiguo and immediately calmed down. She covered her mouth and smiled sweetly, "Comrade from the outside factory, I was not like this before. I was forced by these people. You don't know how excessive they are. How can I, a girl, be called Tieniu?"

A burly man coupled with the expressions and actions of a delicate young lady, even though Li Aiguo was well-informed, he got goose bumps at this moment.

Li Aiguo: "."

He was silent for a moment and decided to draw a clear line between himself and this Chen Tieniu.

"Comrade Chen Tieniu, what is your advanced experience?"

"what"

Chen Tieniu felt that the foreign leader in front of her was too unromantic, so she put away the tricks she had just learned from the female worker next door to seduce men, puffed out her chest and said, "If the female worker asks for a divorce from the man, I will rush in and beat the man up while they are sleeping. If the female worker stops me, it means she doesn't want a divorce. Otherwise, it means the relationship has broken down."

Li Aiguo widened his eyes and said, Wow, this is a good idea.

"How violent was the beating?"

"Comrade, don't worry. I know how strong the weapons are. Normally, I will only beat you half to death." Chen Tieniu said in a muffled voice.

Li Aiguo: "."

Even a dog wouldn't want to bother with such a rude woman.
Pay attention.

This is the kind of woman you want to deal with.

Li Aiguo waved at Chen Tieniu and pointed at Huang Mudan in the room and muttered for a while.

Chen Tieniu's eyes widened little by little, and finally she couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Fellow comrade from another place, I thought I was tough enough, but I didn't expect there are still masters in the world."

How can this sound like an insult?
Li Aiguo frowned: "Can you do it?"

"Make sure to complete the mission."

Watching Chen Tieniu striding happily towards the house, Li Aiguo always felt that she was trying to "use her power for personal gain."

Chen Tieniu rubbed her hands and rushed into the house. Her huge shadow covered Huang Mudan.

Huang Mudan widened her eyes and asked, "You, what are you doing?"

Chen Tieniu hooked her finger at Huang Mudan, whistled, and teased, "Young lady, of course it's a replay of the crime."

"A reoccurrence of the case?"

Before Huang Mudan could figure out what was going on, Chen Tieniu held down her hands, and her other hand had already started tearing her belt.

"Girl, let me have some fun!"

What? Is this a live performance?
Huang Mudan finally understood what a replay of the crime meant. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and she shouted at the top of her voice, "Help! Help!"

"Go ahead and shout, just shout. No one will come to save you even if you scream your throat out." Chen Tienniu grinned, pressed Huang Mudan under her, and prepared to take action.

At this time, Chen Tieniu felt something was wrong. Her body was blocked by the wall behind her. The wall and the table trapped the two of them like a roujiamo. She couldn't move at all, even grinding some tofu was impossible.

"It's too narrow here, girl. Come on, let's change direction." Chen Tienniu seemed to be letting herself go at this time. She grabbed Huang Mudan and was about to drag her to the other end of the table.

Huang Mudan was so scared that she burst into tears.

"Okay, stop it."

At this critical moment, Li Aiguo stopped Chen Tieniu.

Chen Tieniu stood up angrily and muttered a few words: "What a good opportunity."

Could this woman really have such a fetish? Li Aiguo shook his head, shook off this weird thought, lit a cigarette, looked at Huang Mudan and said, "Huang Mudan, tell the truth."

"What do you have to confess? I'm the victim." Huang Mudan was halfway through her words when she suddenly remembered what happened just now and her face suddenly changed.

At this time, the security officers who had been watching the excitement outside also understood what was happening.

"This cotton-washing shop is too narrow, and there's no way to do that with a table."

"Why didn't I notice it?"

"Don't even mention you. Didn't even the second captain see it?"

Amid the discussions, Huang Mudan's body began to tremble.

Li Aiguo exhaled a puff of smoke onto Huang Mudan's face: "Huang Mudan, what's going on?"

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Huang Mudan knelt directly in front of Li Aiguo and wailed, "Comrade leader, I was also forced to do this."

"Who?"

"Professor Liu."

As expected, it was Professor Liu. Li Aiguo asked, "What's going on?"

Huang Mudan wiped her tears and said, "Professor Liu is my lover."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a gasp at the scene.

The security officers from the oxygen plant who were watching took a step back.

"Professor Liu is only in his twenties. He is a senior engineer in the factory and a handsome guy. How could he fall in love with a widow in her thirties like you?"

"Yes, Professor Liu is well-educated, and Huang Mudan is just a temporary worker."

"Is this woman crazy?"

Hearing these words, Huang Mudan wiped her tears, stood up suddenly, and shouted loudly: "Age is not a problem, and educational level is not a problem. Professor Liu just likes me. We are true love, what do you know?"

Li Aiguo finally understood that this thing was just the pig-killing scam of later generations.

Things turned out just as Li Aiguo had guessed.

Huang Mudan, as a temporary worker in a cotton washing company, often helped Professor Liu wash clothes, and the two became familiar with each other.

At the beginning, Huang Mudan had no idea about Professor Liu, nor did she dare to have any idea.
However, Professor Liu took the initiative to ask Huang Mudan about her well-being and gave her some small gifts to express his gratitude.

The relationship between the two quickly became closer.

"Old Liu said that I am the most beautiful and lovely girl in the world, and he will marry me soon."

The powder on Huang Mudan's face fell off, revealing wrinkles, looking as horrible as it could be.

"Let's get to the point. What exactly is going on with this false accusation?" Li Aiguo felt a little sick and knocked on the table.

Huang Mudan sighed, "Just yesterday, my old Liu found me and said that he was targeted by a gangster because he resold the materials in the laboratory. He needed me to give that gangster a good beating."

"Lao Liu promised me that he would buy me a big house, a TV, and a bicycle, and then marry me openly and let me live the life of a wealthy wife. He resold the materials in the laboratory in order to save money to marry me as soon as possible." "I must help him, so we discussed a plan."

You can imagine what happens next.

When Meng Deshan was following Professor Liu, he was deliberately led to the cotton washing company.

Huang Mudan pretended to be an enthusiastic female worker and came forward. While Meng Deshan was not paying attention, she grabbed Meng Deshan's hands, put them into her collar, and started shouting.

Although Meng Deshan is an experienced security officer, he is still a young man after all. It was his first time to encounter such a thing. He was confused for a moment and tried to reason with Huang Mudan.

Professor Liu took the opportunity to run to the nearest logistics office and wanted to report the case by phone, but he met Cao Ming.

Cao Ming realized that this was a good opportunity to gain points for his ideological progress, so he grabbed the phone and notified the second captain of the security department.

Professor Liu was thinking about how to remove himself from this matter, so he pretended to know nothing and slipped away quietly.

The whole matter is actually not complicated. As long as the comrades in the security department conduct a serious investigation, they will be able to get to the bottom of it.

For example, to investigate whether two people really had sex, whether there was any residual fluid, etc. This can already be checked in this era.

However, strong cases often focus on confessions rather than evidence.

In addition, Cao Ming was eager to make a contribution. The second captain had already injured someone. After realizing that there was something wrong with the case, he did not continue the investigation. Instead, he chose to continue with the mistake, which led to this tragedy.

After figuring out the whole story, Section Chief Shi's face turned livid.

If it weren't for Meng Deshan's special status, if it weren't for the attention paid by the leader above, I'm afraid there would be one more innocent person dead in this world.

"Comrade leader, please rest assured that we will give you an explanation."

"We'll talk about these things later. The most important thing now is to catch Professor Liu."

Li Aiguo asked Chief Shi to escort Huang Mudan back to the Security Department and was about to go to assist Lu Baishan in carrying out the arrest mission.

I saw Lu Baishan coming over with a few security officers and a man.

"What are you doing? I'm an engineer. If I delay my research, you're making a mistake!"

The man pushed and shoved as he walked, and even tried to squat on the ground with his butt sticking out.

Lu Baishan kicked the man on the butt a few times without any hesitation. The man staggered. Two security officers took the opportunity to rush over, grabbed his arms on the left and right, and dragged him over.

Lu Baishan saluted Li Aiguo and said, "Aiguo, we have caught the person. This is Professor Liu, whose real name is Liu Heng."

"Liu Heng? What a strange name." Li Aiguo narrowed his eyes and looked up and down.

Compared with other researchers, Liu Heng was tall and burly, with a rare pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose. He looked clean and fair, but his face was bruised and swollen, making him look a little disheveled.

Section Chief Shi came over and pointed at Liu Heng and said, "His former name was Liu Tushan. After studying abroad before liberation, he gave himself an English name, Liu Henry. After returning to China, he changed his name to Liu Heng at the suggestion of the factory leaders because it had a bad influence."

Liu Heng also recognized Li Aiguo as the boss at this time, and said angrily: "I want to complain about these guys. I was just taking a walk, but they caught me."

Lu Baishan explained in a low voice: "This guy is very sneaky. Fortunately, we blocked the oxygen plant in advance. When we caught him, he was about to escape over the wall."

"I was taking a walk! I was cultivating my sentiments. How can the researchers' work be called running away?" Liu Heng's eyes flashed with a trace of panic, but his mouth was firm.

"Liu Heng, Huang Mudan has already exposed you. If you want to save some dignity for yourself, you should resist fearlessly."

Li Aiguo's meaning was very clear. If Liu Heng was unwilling to be decent, Li Aiguo would help him to be decent.

Liu Heng looked at Huang Mudan and his eyes suddenly turned red: "Huang Mudan, you stupid woman, my carefully designed trap is now ruined because of you."

"Heng, there's nothing I can do. These people are so terrible." Huang Mudan was already furious because of Liu Heng's deception.

Now when she saw Liu Heng, her heart softened immediately.

"Heng, just cooperate with them and try to get leniency. You can get out in the future. Then we can find a deserted place and live a good life."

Huang Mudan lifted her hair and looked at Liu Heng with deep affection, her eyes were almost thread-like.

"Bitch!" Liu Heng wanted to beat up Huang Mudan, but was stopped by two security officers. He struggled and spat at Huang Mudan: "You should also take a piss and look at yourself. I think I can like you! You are just wishful thinking."

Huang Mudan was not angry at all after being scolded by Liu Heng. Instead, she looked at Liu Heng affectionately and said, "Heng, even at this time, you are still worried about getting me into trouble. I am really touched."

Li Aiguo now finally understood the power of the pig-killing scheme. Considering that Liu Heng still had to be interrogated, he asked Chief Shi to take Huang Mudan away first.

"Heng, I'll wait for you to come out." Huang Mudan was escorted away by two security officers, but she did not forget to turn around and shout.

Chen Tieniu couldn't stand it anymore, so she walked over to stop Huang Mudan, pointed at her nose and cursed: "Huang Mudan, don't you see that man is lying to you? How can you be so stubborn? You have completely disgraced us women."

Huang Mudan smiled bitterly and replied, "How could I not know? A widow like me, still a temporary worker, how could a great professor look down on me? But I don't blame Liu Heng, at least he gave me a beautiful dream."

It was the first time that Chen Tieniu had seen someone like Huang Mudan. She snorted and stood aside angrily.

After Huang Mudan was taken away, the security officer took Liu Heng to the detention room.

Now that the evidence was complete, Li Aiguo went straight to the point: "You may not know this yet, but Zhang Shiqi has already betrayed you. He confessed that you were the one who instructed him to steal the secrets of the First Machinery Factory."

Liu Heng became angry and stood up suddenly.

"Nonsense! It was Zhang Shiqi who took the initiative to steal secrets and sell them abroad. I was just helping him find a way."

"Behave yourself!" Two security officers pushed him down and tried to put handcuffs on him.

"No need." Li Aiguo waved his hand, asked the security officer to leave first, and then stared at Liu Heng: "It seems that you are not Zhang Shiqi's superior"

When Liu Heng heard this, he realized that Li Aiguo had not obtained Zhang Shiqi's confession at all, and he laughed a few times.

"I never thought that I, Liu Heng, would be deceived one day."

Li Aiguo knocked on the table and said, "Okay, based on the existing evidence, I can give you a peanut. As a smart person, you should know how to choose."

Liu Heng also knew that because of what he had just said, he had already entered the gates of hell, so he simply relaxed.

"Can I have a cigarette?"

Li Aiguo handed Liu Heng a cigarette and lit it with a match.

"Thank you." Liu Heng took a deep breath, squinted his eyes and said, "Zhang Shiqi and I actually knew each other when we were overseas, but unlike Zhang Shiqi, I still have some old friends overseas.

You know, those people were the ones who went to sea before liberation."

Although Liu Heng did not clarify the identities of those people, Li Aiguo understood it.

Those people were those who were unwilling to accept defeat. After their defeat, they tried to come back several times.

"Zhang Shiqi has no real ability, but he is ambitious and has always wanted me to contact my friends overseas to send him out."

"My friends had no interest in Zhang Shiqi at first, but everything changed when they heard that he was a researcher at the First Machinery Factory."

"They promised that if Zhang Shiqi could get the top-secret technology, they would arrange for someone to send both of us out."

"I had no intention of leaving here, but now that I have encountered such a good opportunity, I have some evil thoughts for a moment."

At this point, Liu Heng's mouth curled up with a hint of bitterness: "You can also say that I was actually harmed by Zhang Shiqi."

"The one who really hurt you is you." Li Aiguo stood up and threw the transcript in front of Liu Heng: "Sign your name here!"

The incandescent lamp hanging from the ceiling flickered twice, casting a flickering shadow on his face.

Liu Heng's face turned pale in an instant. After picking up the pen and signing his name, he slumped in the chair, as if all the strength in his body had been drained away.

"Take him back to the First Machine Factory!"

Following Li Aiguo's order, two security officers rushed in and handcuffed Liu Heng with two clicks.

The coolness of the metal climbed up his spine along his wrist bone. When Liu Heng was pulled up staggeringly, he saw his crooked signature spreading on the transcript, which was very much like his broken soul at this moment.

Outside the interrogation room, the Gobi night wind carried fine sand and hit the window frames. The lights in the workshop in the distance were still as bright as day, like an eternal faith.

It was already early morning when the convoy returned to the First Machine Factory.

Watching the iron door of the detention room slowly close, Li Aiguo turned his head to look at Lu Baishan.

"Chief Lu, interrogate Zhang Shiqi immediately."

"Yes!"

The next morning, the golden sunlight dispelled the darkness and shone on this military industrial city again.

After a night of emergency interrogation, faced with conclusive evidence, Zhang Shiqi confessed to his actions.

Considering that some clues might be obtained from the two men, Li Aiguo asked the weather station for instructions, and the weather station sent comrades from Baotou to escort the two men to Beijing.

After verifying the other party's identity, Li Aiguo signed his name on the transfer document and told the man in the gray Zhongshan suit: "Comrade, take care!"

The man in the gray Zhongshan suit saluted Li Aiguo: "Please rest assured, Chief."

At this time, Zhang Shiqi and Liu Heng were escorted to two GAZ trucks respectively.

The roar of the GAZ truck's engine tore through the morning mist. Zhang Shiqi looked up at the sky. The morning light was gilding the red brick building of the First Machinery Factory. The research institute that he once was proud of was not far away, but now it has become a forbidden place that he can never return to.

"Hurry up!" The escorting soldiers pulled the safety bolts of their rifles with a rattling sound.

Zhang Shiqi suddenly used his legs, which were tied with hemp, to kick the railing of the car. The veins in his neck bulged. "Li Aiguo! Am I wrong? Am I wrong to pursue a better life?"

It's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. Li Aiguo has never bothered to pay attention to such stubborn people. He nodded to the man in the gray Zhongshan suit and said, "Have a nice trip."

"Let's go!" The man in the gray Zhongshan suit jumped onto the truck.

When Zhang Shiqi saw that Li Aiguo did not answer him, he became even more crazy.

"Those so-called dedications are nothing but lies to fool fools! There are villas and cars in the outside world, but you are guarding this broken factory building."

"Bang!" Li Aiguo snatched the soldier's rifle and smashed the butt of the rifle on Zhang Shiqi's forehead. "You are afraid of death and greedy for wealth and glory. I don't blame you. But if you dare to frame those comrades who fight for this country and for the nation, I will never allow it!"

The carriage fell into silence, with only the roar of the engine and Zhang Shiqi's heavy breathing as the sounds.

Outside the car window, white smoke was rising from the towering chimney of a machine factory. The morning light shone on the cast iron slogan board "Grasp the revolution and promote production, safeguard national defense and defend the homeland", making it so hot that people could not open their eyes.

The GAZ truck started, and Zhang Shiqi collapsed in the corner of the car, staring at the roof with empty eyes, muttering to himself: "I am not wrong, I am not wrong."

(End of this chapter)