In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 409 Holy crap! They're all highly educated!
"Squad leader, based on my understanding of Xiao Mo, she would never betray her country or sell out national interests."

Chen Wei felt uncomfortable under Xie Wei's gaze, but finally mustered the courage to express her opinion.

She never expected that Mo Lingyu's loan would involve so many things.

“Sister Wei, I know her well and I don’t believe she would betray the country. So I need you to explain everything you know to Director Wei in detail.”

"Yes, Comrade Chen Wei, we cannot wrong any comrade, nor can we let go of anyone who betrays the interests of the country."

Wei Changcheng, who was standing to the side, also nodded in support of Xie Wei's statement.

Xie Wei and Mo Lingyu spent the night peacefully, neither of them saying much. This morning, Mo Lingyu took the initiative to ask for leave from school, and Xie Wei voluntarily suspended his other work to investigate spies with Wei Changcheng and others.

The instructions from higher authorities haven't come down yet.

Xie Wei's first suggestion was for Wei Changcheng to find Chen Wei.

Chen Wei is the eldest sister in the class. She cares about everyone's affairs and has always had a very good relationship with Mo Lingyu.

"Row."

Chen Wei nodded.

"Alright, Comrade Chen Wei, could you please give me a detailed account of your interactions with Mo Lingyu after she returned to China?"

Wei Changcheng didn't ask any questions or try to lead him into anything. He simply asked Chen Wei to describe the details of Mo Lingyu's contacts after returning to China, hoping to find clues through Chen Wei's description.

Chen Wei did not object and immediately reported that she and Mo Lingyu had corresponded before returning to China. She also handed over the letters between her and Mo Lingyu to Wei Changcheng's men.

Did Mo Lingyu discuss work with you?

After he finished speaking, Wei Changcheng asked Chen Wei.

"No. Starting from the experimental class, the students in the class went into different projects. The school, the projects, and even the class have been constantly emphasizing the 'Confidentiality Code.' At most, everyone discusses basic knowledge... unless it is related to their major."

"You work on semiconductor materials, while Mo Lingyu works on information engineering and computers."

Wei Changcheng reminded Chen Wei.

"She never asked, and I never told her."

Chen Wei was somewhat displeased.

Could it be that I lied?

"By the way, do you know anything about Yang Yuqiong's situation?"

"I understand. Most of the students in the class stay at school, and sometimes we organize outings for those who have time, where we discuss work-related issues..."

"Why has no one ever notified me?"

Xie Wei frowned as he looked at Sister Wei.

Sister Wei glanced at Xie Wei, a wry smile on her face, and said, "Class monitor, when we were still in the experimental class, we would organize activities and have the vice class monitor notify you, but you never participated... After graduation and starting work, you're even busier, and there's no vice class monitor to relay messages..."

"Uh~"

Xie Wei was embarrassed. "Okay, let's continue."

"..."

After Chen Wei left, Xie Wei and Wei Changcheng reviewed the clerk's notes. Wei Changcheng scratched his head and said, "There are no problems."

Xie Wei still did not comment.

Logically, Mo Lingyu is his wife, and he should avoid suspicion.

The investigation teams from the ministry and the military haven't arrived yet. During the school's self-investigation phase, Xie Wei hopes to get as much information as possible first.

It wasn't for internal school management to avoid damaging the school's reputation, but rather because they were afraid of causing too much repercussions.

It seems the situation has escalated to a significant degree.

It is highly likely that a large, well-organized spy network is hidden within the school.

"I never asked Chen Wei any questions related to technology. The first time I borrowed money from Chen Wei was on March 28th, for 220 yuan. The reason for borrowing the money was because of Yang Yuqiong's suggestion..."

Xie Wei looked at Wei Changcheng with a calm expression.

"You mean Yang Yuqiong..."

“I didn’t mean anything by it. You’re the one in charge of the investigation.”

Xie Wei shook his head, indicating that he had no intention of saying anything.

"You are the class monitor of the experimental class!"

Wei Changcheng was somewhat surprised by Xie Wei's reaction.

"Anyone who leaks classified information and affects the development of school projects is my enemy! Including myself."

This joke is not funny at all.

Wei Changcheng understood from Xie Wei's words that all those involved must be thoroughly investigated, including Xie Wei himself.

Before Wei Changcheng could say anything, Xie Wei had already gotten up and left: "You guys investigate from now on, I won't participate, and don't tell me any progress yet."

"is it necessary?"

Wei Changcheng watched Xie Wei's departing figure speechlessly.

If Xie Wei has a grudge against him, then who else is not a suspect?

Would you betray what you created with your own hands?

But what did Xie Wei gain?
"came back?"

When Xie Wei returned home, Mo Lingyu was sitting on a recliner in the yard, basking in the sun. Next to her was a small stool and a glass of tea made with red dates, goji berries, and chrysanthemums.

"I have never felt so relaxed and comfortable since I was a child."

Seeing that Xie Wei did not answer, Mo Lingyu spoke up.

What happened to Yang Yuqiong?

Xie Wei got straight to the point.

"What's up with her?"

Mo Lingyu looked stunned.

"Don't play dumb with me. To clear your name, you can't hide anything. When we got married, you invited Sister Wei but not her."

"I got in touch with you and Sister Wei while I was abroad. I learned from Sister Wei's letter that she had also stayed at the university, working in the university's enterprise affairs office in charge of daily necessities... After she got married, she contacted me, and we went shopping together a few times..."

Mo Lingyu told Xie Wei in detail about the contact between Yang Yuqiong and her after returning to China. It was when they went out shopping and encountered the group of people from their hometown. Yang Yuqiong suggested that they first settle the people in a guesthouse to avoid making a scene and affecting Xie Wei's future and the school's reputation.

“I didn’t expect them to stay for so long… After returning to China, I only had a little over 3000 yuan left, which was quickly gone… The 500 yuan you gave me as my savings was all gone… I didn’t touch the 5000 yuan Mom gave me.”

"Yang Yuqiong organized the class without inviting you?"

"Before, I was just your vice class monitor, and I didn't participate... Now that you're married... How much money did you borrow from her?"

"317."

"How many?"

Xie Wei thought he had misheard.

“317 yuan, all her money, she took it all out.”

Mo Lingyu looked bitter. "Those bastards said they'd leave if I gave them ten thousand yuan, and they wouldn't bother me anymore, nor would they bully Mom and my older sister... I was afraid they'd abandon me if you found out... Chen Haowen heard about this from his wife and had her contact me... At the time, I was only thinking about my classmates, and he needed your help with many things, so I didn't think much of it..."

"Chen Haowen's wife? I haven't heard that he brought his wife to the school."

"Not the one from when he was a sent-down youth."

Mo Lingyu's words made Xie Wei frown.

These days, many leaders, teachers, and staff at Harbin Institute of Technology are poor, so weddings don't involve banquets or gifts. They usually just have a meal with close friends to announce the news. Chen Haowen was in the experimental class, and Xie Wei was the class monitor. Xie Wei was completely unaware that he had remarried after his divorce.

"No, that's not right. Chen Haowen took the college entrance exam in the first year it was reinstated. I remember he was already married and had two children before the exam..."

This is getting more and more complicated.

"Who knows! Maybe he was forced into marriage by the educated youth again... I really don't understand how Yang Hongli could have fallen for him..."

"Who?"

Xie Wei's eyes widened.

"Yang Hongli, there are only four women in our class, Xie Wei, you haven't even forgotten about her, have you?"

Mo Lingyu's eyes widened as well.

The experimental class has only four girls: Chen Wei, Mo Lingyu, Yang Yuqiong, and Yang Hongli.

Yang Hongli was the least noticeable girl in the entire experimental class. Apart from interacting with a few other girls, she rarely interacted with the other boys...

"What the hell!"

Instantly, a chill rushed to Xie Wei's head, and his whole body felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Ignoring everything else, he rushed straight outside.

"Director Xie..."

"Quickly, take Yang Hongli into custody! Now!"

dying!
Damn it, why didn't I think of this problem before?
"Yang Hongli? Yang Hongli from the Military Science and Technology Management Office?"

Wei Changcheng was dumbfounded.

This is getting more and more complicated.

"Who else could it be but her? Yang Hongli is Chen Haowen's wife!"

"What the hell?"

Wei Changcheng and the others couldn't sit still any longer and immediately rushed outside.

……

"How could this happen? How could this be! They are all highly educated, and it's just for such a simple reason?"

When the investigation results were presented to him, Liu Debao clutched the few remaining hairs on his head in anguish, unable to believe it.

Everyone looked grim.

Zhao Jinxian, the head of the investigation team arranged by the military, looked helpless. "Although I don't want to admit this result either... the only thing I can be thankful for now is that they haven't submitted the collected data yet..."

"Yes. If this information gets out, not only your school, but every organization in the country connected to you will be affected! They've even collected information about the maiden flight of the third-generation fighter jet and the ability of the Counterattack series of air defense missiles to intercept ballistic missiles..."

Zhuang Guowei, the head of the investigation team from the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry, also looked terrified.

Silence fell over the meeting room once again.

"I bear the primary responsibility for this; it's my fault for not managing things properly..."

Liu Debao's face was full of helplessness.

Wei Changcheng arrested Yang Hongli and found several boxes of documents related to most of the school's military industry in her home. These were documents that Chen Haowen planned to sell little by little to Jiang Xiaokang, a Taiwanese spy disguised as a foreign businessman.

The whole matter was investigated and clarified in just one week.

The crucial point is that Yang Hongli was completely misled throughout the entire incident. She knew that bringing confidential information home was a serious violation of regulations, but under Chen Haowen's coaxing, claiming it was for better work performance and to avoid embarrassing the experimental class, she still brought the information home…

In this matter, Yang Yuqiong was also used. Although she did not leak any secrets, she often organized outings for classmates to strengthen relationships. Chen Haowen participated in almost every trip, making all sorts of inquiries and then analyzing other related projects based on the information Yang Hongli brought back...

Mo Lingyu's actions were even more incomprehensible; she did this simply because she was worried that Xie Wei would find out about her past engagement...

"A woman's thought process doesn't change just because she's received higher education. Many men are the same way; you can't say they lack intelligence, since they can get into university, but you can't say they're particularly smart..."

Xie Wei's anxiety finally subsided.

It's good that Mo Lingyu and Yang Yuqiong didn't betray their country.

If Yang Yuqiong also betrays him, her boyfriend Yao Xinwei will also be severely affected—Yao Xinwei is currently developing firewalls, antivirus software, and various versions of computer viruses, and is also training the earliest cybersecurity force in China!

Everyone looked at Xie Wei.

“Being strong in academics and research doesn’t necessarily mean being smart in life. My only consolation is that Xie Rou told them from the moment she appeared in their lives, ‘My brother doesn’t let me talk to idiots, or I’ll become an idiot.’ If we start with Xie Rou, it’ll be even harder to be discovered…”

Xie Wei's words made everyone's lips twitch.

Are these the same thing?
"If we interrogate Jiang Xiaokang further, we should get some more results... since he is a spy on the island..."

At this moment, Xie Wei had already thought of the "Shaokang No. 2" leak case. Zhang Zhipeng should have already made contact with Shao Zhengzong of the Ordnance Administration Bureau, but Xie Wei couldn't say it directly.

Seeing that the crowd didn't seem to care much, Xie Wei spoke again:
"The question now is, how did Wei Bingkun, who is abroad, get in touch with Chen Haowen? Logically speaking, Hong Kong businessman Jiang Xiaokang and Chen Haowen should have no connection whatsoever. Jiang Xiaokang only made contact with Chen Haowen last year, while Chen Haowen had already been collecting information for many years before that... Chen Haowen's reason was curiosity..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression turned serious.

"Furthermore, Chen Haowen was already married with children when he enrolled in university. After graduating, he stayed on at the university, divorced his wife from the countryside, and then married Yang Hongli the following year... After his marriage to Yang Hongli, his ex-wife took their child abroad to visit relatives and friends and has not returned since... If he and his ex-wife's family had overseas connections, it would have been difficult for him to pass the political review for the college entrance examination, probably because the application materials did not include this..."

"..."

The expressions on everyone's faces grew even more grim.

Ultimately, neither the aerospace department in charge of the school nor the military took the seriousness of the matter seriously enough.

"I want to meet Yang Hongli."

Xie Wei spoke up.

None of the bigwigs objected.

Perhaps Xie Wei can get some information out of Yang Hongli that she hasn't told him.

Xie Wei met Yang Hongli, a classmate who was almost invisible, in an inconspicuous guesthouse reception room.

It was he who recommended Yang Hongli to Liu Debao's Military Science and Technology Management Office.

At this time, Yang Hongli was darker and fatter than before, and her height was less than 1.5 meters...

"Squad leader, you've arrived?"

Yang Hongli looked at Xie Wei and forced a smile.

"why?"

Xie Wei didn't give Yang Hongli a friendly look.

"..."

When Yang Hongli saw Xie Wei's dark face, her smile froze instantly.

“Tell me. You should have had an incredibly bright future, even better than Sister Wei and Yang Yuqiong.”

Xie Wei wasn't exaggerating when he said that.

Yang Hongli has a calm and steady personality, is serious about her work, and has a strong learning ability. She is one of the few students in the experimental class who will pursue a management career.

"Squad leader, I know I'm doomed to die, so I'm waiting for you..."

Yang Hongli didn't answer why, but looked at Xie Wei and forced another smile, "If I said all of this was because of you, would you believe me?"

Xie Wei was stunned.

What the hell does this have to do with me?
“I know I’m not pretty. You didn’t even look down on the vice class monitor back then… I tried hard to become better, to follow in your footsteps and see how far we could go… Unfortunately, I’m not smart enough… Back then, Sister Wei and the others were getting more and more into their studies, while I was falling further and further behind… Zhao Bingkun said he had a way to help me… and then that bastard took advantage of tutoring me to seduce me…”

what?
Xie Wei was completely stunned at this moment.

Wei Bingkun once told many male classmates in private that Yang Hongli was so ugly that she could hardly react...

That bastard deserves to die!
(End of this chapter)