Chapter 210 Deciphering the Code
In the study, Zhou Zhensheng had already finished the call and his face looked very ugly.
The woman who had been visiting Chen He in prison, and who was Chen He's nominal fiancée, committed suicide.
Tang Shen was responsible for monitoring the woman, but he found nothing unusual.
Chen He's death was kept secret from the outside world, which means that the woman learned about Chen He's death through other channels, or she knew something and was threatened.
The dead woman was named Zhang Xianglian, eight years younger than Chen He. When Chen He was in prison, she applied for a couple's room.
But they didn't have a marriage certificate, and later the policy on couple rooms was cancelled, so the woman went to see Chen He every month.
Judging from Chen He’s call records of a few minutes each month, all his calls were made to a woman named Zhang Xianglian.
Zhang Xianglian works as a nurse in a private clinic. She only attended medical school for one year and does not even have a nursing certificate.
She met Chen He in Nanzhan, and she was also one of the first students to benefit from Chen He's teaching.
It was Chen He who encouraged her to leave the mountains and changed her life.
Otherwise, according to the normal trajectory, Zhang Xianglian should have married before she reached adulthood, then had a bunch of children, and lived a life of poverty and despair all her life .
After Chen He was killed, Tang Can had strengthened surveillance on Zhang Xianglian, but he still couldn't escape this disaster.
In a home filled with hidden surveillance cameras, Zhang Xianglian hid behind the bathroom curtain, turned on the shower head, and hanged herself to the air vent railing with her underwear straps.
By the time Tang Can and the others realized something was wrong and rushed in through the door, the person was already beyond rescue.
Tang Can just called and said that he had carefully checked everything in the house and found nothing special. Zhang Xianglian should not be aware of those things.
Every time she sent books to Chen He, she bought them from the bookstore according to Chen He's request.
So, why did Zhang Xianglian commit suicide?
According to Tang Can and his team's investigation, the relationship between Zhang Xianglian and Chen He was actually fake, and they were not actually together.
Tang Can also suspected that there was a traitor among their people, but he was unwilling to suspect anyone around him.
Qi Xue is now working with the Discipline Inspection Commission to investigate those who have had contact with the warden of the Second Prison. Some officials in Nanzhan have been investigated.
But there has been no progress in a short period of time, so I'm afraid we can only wait for He Shu to come up with solid clues and evidence.
If He Shu can't produce it, it would be like alerting the enemy and it would be more difficult to find evidence to catch them again.
After learning the news, Zhou Zhensheng decided to go to Dadu and find He Shuxian to take a look at those things.
He pushed open the door and saw a suitcase at the door, which was the things his wife had packed for him.
"Are you leaving?" Liu Feng smiled reluctantly, "I got you some clothes. Put the food on the top. Don't press it down. Put it in the refrigerator right away when you get home."
Zhou Zhensheng felt very ashamed. He grabbed his wife, who was pretending to be strong and chattering non-stop, and held her in his arms.
"I'm sorry, I thought I could stay at home for a few more days, and I wanted to pick up He He from school in the evening."
"It's okay. Your work is important. Just take care of yourself when you're out there."
Zhou Zhensheng hugged his wife and nodded vigorously: "When I finish this part, I will come back to accompany you well."
"Um…"
Liu Feng has heard this kind of words many times, but what can she say?
She didn't understand business matters, nor did she know what Zhou Zhensheng was busy with outside, but she couldn't ask anything.
After sending Zhou Zhensheng downstairs, Liu Feng watched his car go away. Just as she was about to go home, she saw Zhou He running back with sweat all over his forehead.
"Aren't you at school? Why are you back?"
Zhou He glanced downstairs and didn't see Zhou Zhensheng's car. He stared at his mother's red eyes, panting and asked coldly, "He left again, didn't he?"
"He He, your dad has something urgent to do...he..."
"Would you please stop speaking for him? Don't lie to yourself! He just has a family out there!"
Zhou He suddenly shouted, turned around and ran.
Liu Feng chased after him and shouted, but Zhou He ran so fast that he soon disappeared.
She hurriedly called Zhou He, but Zhou He's phone was turned off.
Liu Feng stood helplessly at the street corner, wanting to call Zhou Zhensheng, but when she thought of Zhou Zhensheng's previous expression, she didn't want him to worry about family matters anymore.
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After Zhou Zhensheng returned to Dadu, he went directly to the Qi family.
When he saw the information He Shu had recorded in his room, he realized how difficult it was to completely decipher the contents.
He Shu said it would take a week to finish, but I'm afraid he would have to work without sleep.
Chen He used a text code, which he played with He Shu as a game when he started to write annotations.
There is nothing wrong with his annotations and comments in the original text in each paragraph if you just read the text.
But it also involves pronunciation and first letters, and then finding the original sentences with the same first letters in the other two books that Chen He gave to He Shu.
The words in the original sentence, when arranged, are what Chen He wants to say.
After listening to He Shu's analysis, Zhou Zhensheng felt overwhelmed. This was even more difficult than Morse code.
This kind of text code was not invented by Chen He himself. He Shu said that it was adapted by Chen He based on a secret code method passed down in ancient times.
In order to decipher it, one must read the books he left behind so thoroughly that one can recall every word and recite them by heart.
Looking at He Shu's pale face, sunken eye sockets and bloodshot eyes, Zhou Zhensheng couldn't say the words of urging.
The few passages he deciphered did not yet reveal the key points, and it was more like Chen He was telling a story from the beginning.
If there is such a thing as summoning spirits in this world, could Zhou Zhensheng really call Chen He back and ask him if he was deliberately playing tricks on these people?
"Uncle Zhou, I have found the pattern. From now on, the speed will be much faster."
Zhou Zhensheng nodded: "No hurry."
Although he said he was not in a hurry, He Shu could see Zhou Zhensheng's inner anxiety.
If he wasn't in a hurry, how could come here directly?
"Is there something wrong with my aunt and Brother Tang?"
Zhou Zhensheng was very pleased with He Shu's sensitivity and did not hide it from him: "Chen He's girlfriend committed suicide. I suspect she knew something or was threatened by someone."
Hearing this, He Shu looked at the papers on the table. When Chen He was talking to him about the past, he had mentioned that woman.
"Even though you've returned to Dadu, don't wander around randomly. Just stay with your grandfather. There's no place safer than here."
He Shu's contact with Chen He was destined to attract the attention of certain people.
If He Shu did not continue to participate in it, no one would easily touch him given the status of the Qi family.
I’m afraid that something might happen in the future and if the cleaning isn’t thorough enough, it will leave hidden dangers for He Shu.
This was something that Zhou Zhensheng regretted greatly. His lack of attention to Chen He at the beginning led to the current hidden dangers.
"Uncle Zhou, I understand. Don't worry, I won't leave here until this is over."
After a pause, He Shu added: "You should also pay attention to safety."
Zhou Zhensheng laughed: "In our line of work, we have long been prepared to face the worst outcome."
He Shu pursed his lips and smiled: "Uncle Zhou, I am ready too."
