In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 408 Things are getting bigger and bigger!
"Anything else?"

Xie Wei's face was so dark it was almost dripping with water. "Also, have we found out what they leaked?"

Chen Haowen was in charge of many core military projects, and Xie Wei had always been wary of those returning from abroad. He never imagined that the fortress would be breached from within.

"Not yet, for now we're just taking people into custody based on those we've had the most contact with..."

"So you mean there's still no evidence?"

Xie Wei's brows furrowed even more.

"No, not exactly. We received a telegram from the room of the foreign businessman who frequently contacted Chen Haowen, regarding an investigation into transactions between the school and wealthy individuals... They hadn't had time to destroy it yet... And there was a radio in the room..."

"..."

At this moment, Xie Wei was completely speechless.

How could a spy have a radio in the guesthouse and no one have noticed?

Even during the War of Resistance against Japan, there wouldn't have been such a problem, right?

"The radio station provided by Chen Haowen and his team."

Lu Qi immediately asked Xie Wei what was so surprising, "Even some of the school's materials on developing digital signal mobile communication terminals were found at the foreign businessman's residence."

Xie Wei's face turned even uglier.

In a few months, analog mobile phones will kick off the competition in the domestic mobile communications market. Harbin Institute of Technology has been researching digital signal communication for more than 7 years. Xie Wei, the founder of analog mobile phones, never intended to launch them on the market. Instead, he planned to launch digital mobile phones directly.

Currently, mobile phones with functions such as sending and receiving pictures have been developed, but they do not yet have internet access.

If the technology were leaked now, many related military equipment would be analyzed and speculated upon by foreign countries...

Chen Haowen really deserves to die!

But this matter involves Mo Lingyu.

Everything seemed to revolve around Mo Lingyu...

"Also, what about Associate Professor Mo..."

“I asked her myself.”

Xie Wei was silent for a moment before speaking.

He didn't believe that Mo Lingyu had been bribed by foreign intelligence agencies and had returned only to gather relevant information.

The biggest suspect for Mo Lingyu is someone from her hometown. Xie Wei's suggestions to go to Mo Lingyu's hometown or to have Mo Lingyu's family come to take care of her during her pregnancy were both rejected...

However, the school and higher authorities require results.

"I won't be joining your drinking party tonight; I'll head home first."

With a heavy heart, Xie Wei dragged his even heavier steps out of the security office. He didn't go to find Zhang Mingqiu and Liu Debao, nor did he rush to find Mo Lingyu. He drove directly to the Songhua River, looked at the wide river, and kept smoking. He put together and analyzed all sorts of related and unrelated things in his mind.

The more I think about it, the more doubts I have.

The more doubts there were, the heavier Xie Wei's mood became.

now.

Zhang Mingqiu, Liu Debao, and others sat in the conference room with serious expressions.

"...Xie Wei emphasized from the beginning that we must be wary of foreign spies, but...this was a mistake on our part, especially in the logistics system..."

"Old Zhang, what's the use of saying all this now? Let's apply to the ministry and the military for intervention. The school can't handle it, and the Security Bureau in Harbin needs to recuse itself... The biggest problem right now is Mo Lingyu's situation..."

Liu Debao interrupted Zhang Mingqiu.

"Yes, this is a very serious matter. The military representative bureau and other units all have an undeniable role to play..."

Tan Heping began to speak.

These words immediately made Liu Debao's gaze turn unfriendly: Damn it, still trying to shirk responsibility now?

"I suggest that Xie Wei and Mo Lingyu be suspended from their duties for now."

"Xie Wei suspended? Old Tan, are you still dreaming?"

Zhang Mingqiu was immediately enraged.

Not to mention him, everyone in the entire conference room glared at him angrily.

No one could suspend Xie Wei; if Xie Wei had really leaked information, none of them would need to be sitting here.

“I’m just following the procedure. Comrade Xie Wei is a Party member, and I believe he wouldn’t leak any secrets. However, all the evidence points to Comrade Mo Lingyu, and as a family member, we should avoid suspicion!”

Tan Heping does not believe there is anything wrong with his statement.

"Let's report this to our superiors first, and then we'll discuss it further once they give their opinion. Meeting adjourned."

Liu Debao was in no mood for anything.

Everyone looked at Tan Heping with meaningful expressions. No one expected that Tan Heping, as the person in charge of logistics, would not take the initiative to assume responsibility and conduct a more in-depth investigation, but instead try to push the responsibility away.

At this moment, Xie Wei, looking exhausted, returned to the courtyard.

Hearing the car engine shut off, Mo Lingyu came out to greet him. In the dim light, seeing Xie Wei's exhausted face, Mo Lingyu forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Have you got a meal yet?"

Xie Wei tried to make his expression relaxed.

"No. I'm not in the mood. I've been waiting for you to come back..."

When Mo Lingyu saw Xie Wei, she couldn't help but shed tears.

"You can't go without eating. You rest for a while, I'll go get you something to eat."

"Wait, come in, I have something to tell you."

Mo Lingyu knew very well that Xie Wei was aware of the situation. If it wasn't handled properly, not only would Xie Wei's personal future be affected, but the development of the entire school would be put on hold, and many projects would have to be transferred out.

Xie Wei nodded.

She silently followed him into the room.

The couple sat facing each other on either side of the kang table, neither of them speaking.

“My dad attended primary school before liberation and knew the importance of education... My parents had seven children, but only three survived. I was the second oldest... In the countryside, if an ordinary person wanted to join the army, they first had to get past the brigade leader and the party secretary. To get past them, my eldest sister married the brigade leader's son, who was more than twenty years older than her, as his second wife... Back then, in order for my younger brother to get a recommendation for university, my dad sold me to the commune party secretary's good-for-nothing son who had ruined many girls. If the college entrance examination hadn't been reinstated, I should have gone back to marry him after I was discharged from the army…”

Mo Lingyu did not look at Xie Wei.

She began to speak softly about her family.

"After I got into university, my organizational affiliation was transferred to the school. If I hadn't met you, I don't know what my life would have been like... Before I went abroad, my father was critically ill, and he passed away before I could even go back. My younger brother hung out with the children of cadres in the commune, and he forced me to get married despite my father's recent death. It was my mother and older sister who risked their lives to send me abroad, telling me to go as far away as I could..."

Mo Lingyu's words silenced Xie Wei.

He never imagined that Mo Lingyu had such a past.

He could only listen silently, unsure of what to say.

Being a good listener is perhaps the most appropriate thing to do right now.

"I didn't want to come back, but I can't let you go, and I can't let down the country that raised me... I've liked you since college... I listened to Sister Wei and took the initiative, but you kept avoiding me. I wasn't willing to give up, I didn't want another woman to take the man I liked away, so I wouldn't allow any girl to get close to you. At that time, I never thought that you treated all girls the same... I originally wanted to ask you for help... but after I came back to school from home, you..."

Mo Lingyu glanced at Xie Wei with a wry smile as she finished speaking.

What could Xie Wei say?
He's just scared!

So I left.

Throughout the entire process, Mo Lingyu remained calm, as if she were talking about someone else's affairs.

“When I got to the United States, Wei Bingkun found me. He knew that I was the only woman in the whole class, or even the whole school, who could stay by your side. At that time, I never thought that he had already betrayed me.”

Betrayal!

Mo Lingyu's words stunned Xie Wei. "I'm not surprised at all by Wei Bingkun's betrayal."

Xie Wei sighed.

Wei Bingkun was a good learner, but he was preoccupied with scheming and maneuvering. From the very beginning, Xie Wei had been wary of Wei Bingkun.

"Because he went to the US first and was more familiar with the situation than us, plus we were classmates, I wasn't on guard against him at the time. He was pursuing me back then, and if he hadn't been so impatient, maybe I would have..."

As Mo Lingyu finished speaking, she secretly glanced at Xie Wei's expression.

Seeing that Xie Wei's expression didn't change, she continued, "In a foreign land, it's easy to believe someone who cares about you and always thinks of you. He said he was forced to marry the village chief's daughter at the educated youth settlement... I told him about my situation then... Later, he pretended to be drunk and tried to take advantage of me, and after that, I rarely had any contact with him... Later, Sister Wei wrote to tell me that you've been single all this time, and the school has arranged female secretaries for you many times, but you've refused them all, and you don't even give any girls who take the initiative to approach you a chance... Sister Wei even said that the rumors back then that you like men might be true..."

"..."

Xie Wei was unable to defend himself.

Prejudice in people's heart is a big mountain.

“After returning to China this time, people from my hometown came looking for me… They actually got me a new household registration and a marriage certificate… They want me to go back with him, or they’ll cause trouble at school. They’re also threatening me with my mom and older sister. I haven’t known how to bring this up with you…”

"Where's my brother?"

Xie Wei asked, frowning.

Mo Lingyu has hardly ever mentioned his younger brother.

Although Xie Wei had never experienced rural life since arriving in this era, he was very clear about the situation in rural areas at that time. Several of his students came from rural areas, and their situations were even more unacceptable than what Mo Lingyu had described.

"died."

"what?"

Xie Wei was stunned.

How much must Mo Lingyu hate her brother to say those words so calmly!
"I don't know the specifics. I'm afraid to go back; if I do, I won't be able to get out again... You don't know what's going on where we are..."

Xie Wei did not refute.

Just like in the movie "Blind Mountain", there is no way to escape it.

Did they ask you for any information?

Xie Wei finally asked the question.

"No."

"Then how do you know they have a connection with Wei Bingkun?"

Xie Wei couldn't care less about Mo Lingyu's feelings at this moment.

Mo Lingyu's initial statement seemed plausible, but now...

“They’re pressuring me to borrow money… This afternoon I went to the guesthouse and heard that someone had been arrested by the security department. After inquiring around and learning that Chen Haowen had been arrested, I realized what was going on. The only person who knows about my family’s situation is Wei Bingkun… Last year when I just came back, you told us that the school had suspended salaries for associate professors and above… I haven’t received a salary since then. Chen Haowen is also an associate professor, yet he was able to lend me several thousand yuan at once…”

"Wait a minute, didn't Mom give you 5000 yuan during the Chinese New Year?"

"How can I use money given by my mother for my personal matters?"

"How much did Chen Haowen borrow?"

"8000."

"How many?"

Xie Wei was truly shocked this time.

Chen Haowen was promoted to associate professor last year because of his achievements in LCD touch screens. More precisely, the school selected some key members of the first experimental class who led key projects to be promoted to associate professors in order to avoid Xie Wei's promotion to associate professor being too conspicuous.

From the beginning of the experimental class, Chen Haowen often used food and drinks to maintain the relationships with the students who were later admitted to the experimental class from the classes of '76 and '77. After staying at the school, he often had meals together.

"Could it be that Chen Haowen was bribed before he even entered the school?"

If that's the case, things will be really serious.

"Xie Wei, do you still want me?"

Seeing Xie Wei frowning and remaining silent, Mo Lingyu was extremely tormented and finally asked the question.

Xie Wei looked up at Mo Lingyu.

"I did not betray any school secrets."

Mo Lingyu knew Xie Wei's bottom line. "I know the confidentiality rules, so after returning to China, I didn't apply for projects on my own initiative, and I never asked about your work at home."

"If you haven't betrayed national interests and don't have a guilty conscience, why would they reject you?"

"As expected, you're still the same..."

Mo Lingyu smiled.

That's Xie Wei for you, incredibly straightforward.

“You need someone to take care of you. Give me your address, and I'll have someone pick up Mom and your older sister.”

"it is good!"

Mo Lingyu didn't hesitate this time, "If possible, bring my eldest sister's child over too. But her husband shouldn't come. He's beaten her a lot over the years. The fare I paid to run back to school back then was stolen by my eldest sister..."

Xie Wei remained silent.

"I will fully cooperate with the school's investigation..."

After Mo Lingyu finished speaking calmly, she said to Xie Wei, "I'm hungry."

"Okay, I'll go cook some noodles and fry an egg for you with lard."

"two!"

Soon, Xie Wei had cooked the noodles and brought them into the house when Liu Debao called him from outside.

"You eat first, I'm going out for a bit."

Mo Lingyu handed Xie Wei a piece of paper with an address written on it, "My home address."

Xie Wei did not refuse.

Both appeared calm, but their hearts were heavy.

"Xiao Mo is fine. The people Tan Heping sent to Mo Lingyu's hometown have returned. All the evidence so far indicates that she is innocent. Damn it, the local authorities are truly lawless. No household registration, no organizational affiliation, and they just issued her a new household registration..."

Upon seeing Xie Wei, Liu Debao lowered his voice and spoke.

"Arrange for someone to go again tomorrow, on the school's plane, to pick up a few people. Also..."

Xie Wei then explained a series of questions to Liu Debao.

After listening to Xie Wei's explanation, Liu Debao stared at Xie Wei blankly for a long time. Seeing that Xie Wei remained calm, he finally took a deep breath and said:

"it is good!"

“If Chen Haowen had problems from the beginning, the school’s project could only be transferred.”

Xie Wei reminded Liu Debao that he must prepare various contingency plans.

Logically speaking, it's unlikely that Chen Haowen was bribed before entering the school, but it's not absolute—before the Kuomintang withdrew, it left behind many spies...

If one of Chen Haowen's parents were like that, the consequences would be truly serious.

Xie Wei never imagined that he would encounter such a difficult situation one day.

He couldn't even believe it from Mo Lingyu at this moment.

Mo Lingyu knows him too well; if this is a strategy targeting his personality...

(End of this chapter)