Lu Ming lay on the sofa and fell asleep after a while, even snoring. He slept soundly and peacefully.
But Yuan Mingzhu tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep. She was always worried that Lu Ming was not telling the truth and would look for Du Juan while she was asleep in the middle of the night.
Not to mention a man, even a woman would be tempted by a pretty girl like Du Juan who is so delicate and has a cool and noble aura, let alone a vigorous young man like Lu Ming.
But there was nothing she could do about it. As a lady, she had been taught not to be a shrew or a jealous woman since she was a child, and to be tolerant of her husband's taking in concubines. The prime minister could hold a boat in his belly, and a grown-up woman should also behave like this at home.
Just like the prime minister.
She has lived in such an environment since she was a child. Her father, brother, and even her grandfather and her grandparents all came here like this. It is not surprising that a wealthy family does not have several aunts and wives.
This was theoretically true, but she just felt uncomfortable, as if her favorite thing was about to be taken away.
For a while, she even thought about whether to strike first, whether it was a wedding or not, she wanted to get Lu Ming's person first, but she couldn't lose face. What's the etiquette for a girl to make such a request?
After thinking about it over and over for a long time, Lu Ming's even and slender breathing finally calmed her down, and she slowly settled down and fell into a deep sleep.
In the next few days, Lu Ming spent time with Yuan Mingzhu and Du Juan. The three of them went out to eat and drink tea together.
The first spring of the 1930s is about to come, and the bustling city of Shanghai is bustling with traffic, looking very happy, and people are feeling a little more cheerful.
Yuan Mingzhu took Du Juan out shopping and bought her all kinds of clothes, jewelry and cosmetics. Du Juan was very embarrassed, but she couldn't resist sister Mingzhu's enthusiasm.
Yuan Mingzhu always said this intentionally or unintentionally: "You're welcome, we will be a family from now on."
Du Juan was so embarrassed when she said this that she could hardly raise her head. She was secretly glad in her heart, feeling that she was really lucky to have met such a wife.
Lu Ming looked at the two of them holding arms like best friends, but he also knew what Mingzhu was thinking, but he couldn't say anything. This kind of thing became more and more confusing the more he talked about it, so he might as well pretend not to know anything.
Of course Lu Ming hopes that the two girls can live together peacefully, but as for his relationship with Du Juan, it ends here and cannot develop further.
Zhang Ziyang and Cai Lian also often come over to have dinner together, mainly to ease the awkward atmosphere between the three of them.
Lu Ming often goes to Andrei, hoping to borrow some books from him that introduce the Soviet revolution. Of course, they cannot be in Russian or Chinese, and it is best to be in English.
He couldn't read Russian, and the Chinese version was too conspicuous at home. Although he wasn't afraid of anything, he didn't want to get into trouble for no reason. The books of the Russian Communist Party were subject to seizure in Shanghai, and if they were found to be disseminated, they might be convicted.
On about the tenth day, Sheng Youde called and asked him to meet at Sheng Mansion immediately. Lu Ming knew in his mind that Ziyuan was probably missing.
Lu Ming briefly explained to Mingzhu, asking her and Du Juan not to go out and stay at home as much as possible, and then immediately set off for Sheng Mansion.
Sheng Youde was waiting for him in the study. Lu Ming immediately closed the door after entering.
"Ziyuan fell into the hands of the Japanese, and her life and death are unknown now." Sheng Youde went straight to the point.
"It's pretty much what I guessed. Is the news correct?" Lu Ming took a long time to speak.
"It's basically confirmed, but I still don't know which faction in Japan did it. I just called the Japanese Consulate General to protest and asked them to hand over the person, but they didn't know about it at all." Sheng Youde said with a livid face.
"They are lying! You can't believe them, the Japanese are not trustworthy." Lu Ming said angrily.
"I am also looking for someone I am familiar with. I feel that I am telling the truth. You may have friends in the Japanese Consulate General, so you might as well inquire about them," Sheng Youde said.
Lu Ming recalled what Kenda had said. The Japanese had complex internal factions, and they fought against each other. On some sensitive issues, fierce conflicts even broke out.
This matter might not be done by the Japanese diplomatic department. Lu Ming calmed down and made a judgment.
"Well, I will inquire about it. You still have to put pressure on the Japanese consulate, at least let them provide clues as to who did it. They must be handed over." Lu Ming said angrily.
"I have already done this, and sent a message to Japan through friends in the British and American business circles, asking them to help put pressure. We cannot let the Japanese be so unruly and dare to arrest people like this in our country." Sheng You
Morality.
"Does the old man know Ziyuan's last whereabouts? I mean where exactly is she?" Lu Ming asked.
"Well, various information has been coming in these days. Someone over there in Lushan saw a girl who looked very much like Ziyuan. There were several men around her. They judged that she might be Japanese. I don't understand. Japanese people do this.
Why kidnap Ziyuan?" Sheng Youde was puzzled.
"Whatever the purpose, they kidnapped Ziyuan to find Mu Yi, that's for sure." Lu Ming deduced.
"I think so too, but why are the Japanese looking for Mu Yi? Why did Mu Yi hide the truth from me?" Sheng Youde couldn't let go of his daughter's disappearance.
"Old man, don't worry. After checking around, we still found something. At least it can prove that Mu Yi is still alive." Lu Ming said.
"I wouldn't dare to have such extravagant hopes until I see Mu Yi in person. The Japanese can't do anything!" Sheng Youde said sadly.
"Old man, how did this news come? Is the channel reliable?" Lu Ming asked.
"There are two sources of information. On the one hand, it is the old friends that I contacted on my own initiative, and on the other hand, it was delivered to my door." When talking about this topic, Sheng Youde became more relaxed.
"And someone even delivered it to your door?" Lu Ming was surprised.
"Well, it's a young officer named Huang Yanning. He met Ziyuan on a northbound ship half a year ago. At that time, several Japanese were harassing Ziyuan. He stepped forward and drove away the Japanese."
Sheng Youde muttered.
"Why is Ziyuan going to Tianjin alone?" Lu Ming's mind was spinning rapidly.
"The next day, Huang Yanning went to the private room to look for Ziyuan and found that she was missing. He guessed that the Japanese had kidnapped Ziyuan. He began to follow the Japanese and wanted to rescue Ziyuan. He did not see Ziyuan until the ship arrived in Peiping.
Fortunately, Ziyuan gave him three letters at that time, so he had to ask someone to send the letters at the time and place requested by Ziyuan." Sheng Youde stated.
"Huang Yanning? What does he do?" Lu Ming thought for a while, but had no impression of this man.
"He is a senior adjutant of the Shanghai Garrison Command. He graduated from the fourth class of Huangpu. After entering Shanghai with the Northern Expeditionary Army, he stayed at the Shanghai Garrison Command to serve. I met this young man at the headquarters once, and we had a close relationship.
He just returned from a business trip in Peiping yesterday and came to me early this morning to explain the situation."
Lu Ming nodded. He had had many interactions with people from the Shanghai Police Department, but he didn't know anyone from the Shanghai Security Command. He only knew the Security Commander, one of the three giants in Shanghai.
"If it wasn't done by the Japanese diplomatic system, it must have been done by the Manchurian Railway Secret Service or people from the Army faction." Lu Ming deduced.
"Well, I think so too. It seems that you know a lot about the internal factions of the Japanese." Sheng Youde said vaguely.
"I have always suspected that Mu Yi's disappearance was related to the Japanese, so I kept an eye on them. I got this information bit by bit from Qian Tian, and I didn't know it before." Lu Ming answered truthfully.
"In this situation, what are you going to do next?" Sheng Youde asked.
"If they capture our people, we will capture theirs. The first targets are that Ozawa and a beautiful woman. We will capture them as hostages and force them to exchange hostages." Lu Ming said flatly.
"Well, okay, this is a good idea. If they dare to arrest our people, we must at least have their people on hand to at least make them use their weapons as a weapon." Sheng Youde confirmed his idea.
Of course, Lu Ming didn't know who captured Ziyuan, but it was definitely related to Ozawa and his group. He could guess a lot from Ozawa's actions on Xia Heng and He Jin, including his recent forced uterus.
Come.
Of course, he didn't know why the Japanese did this. It didn't matter what the Japanese did. What mattered was Shion's safety.