Recently two transferred cadres came to see me and mentioned that the political and ideological work at the chemical plant of the Fifth Division of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau is not being done in a lively way, and the level of the leaders is not high. It is said that after a prisoner was educated, he confessed all his problems, but as a result his sentence was increased. This creates misgivings. If one does not confess, one might be released earlier, but confessing leads to a heavier sentence. If this is true, it is strange. Confession should bring leniency. He is no longer deceiving you, so leniency should be granted! Is there such a case? Comrade Xie Fuzhi or Comrade Xu XX can go to this plant to look into it. Such a factory is very important, and it should be led by someone with a relatively high level of knowledge.

(February 1964, directive on the Hu Cangyun case, conveyed by Comrade Wang Dongxing)