At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Ming and Zhang Ziyang met Major Huang Yanning in the lobby of Chinachem Hotel.
The person who came was a young officer, wearing the uniform of the National Revolutionary Army and leather boots with spurs. The uniform was straight and the leather boots were polished. He did not hold a riding crop in his hand, but he wore a pistol on the left side of his waist.
He came by car, and his car had a license plate specially issued by the Shanghai Police Headquarters.
Seeing Lu Ming and Zhang Ziyang together, he walked over quickly and said with a smile, "Is this Lu Ming, sir?"
Lu Ming glanced around and saw no movement, then nodded and said, "I am Lu Ming."
"My dear, Huang Yanning, works for the Security Command. This is our first meeting. I hope you will take care of me in the future." Huang Yanning said politely.
"I can't take care of you. Adjutant Huang is a senior official of the Security Command. I will inevitably ask you to take more care of me in the future." Lu Ming thought about it and never mentioned Sheng Youde. Let's see what he says.
"Mr. Lu, who is a top student studying in the United States and a famous Shanghai detective," Huang Yanning said generously.
"I asked you two to stop being polite to each other and talk to each other quickly if you have something to say." Zhang Ziyang said coldly.
I don't know if it was because Huang Yanning had neglected him, but Zhang Ziyang felt a little unhappy.
"Inspector Zhang, I'm sorry, there's something I have to talk to Mr. Lu alone." Huang Yanning smiled apologetically at Zhang Ziyang.
"Okay, there are single rooms in the hotel, I'll get one." Zhang Ziyang said with a smile.
"No, the hotel's single rooms are not well soundproofed, and the partition walls have ears. We'd better talk outside. It's best to talk in my car." Huang Yanning smiled at Lu Ming.
"Well, let's go." Lu Ming had no objection.
"Then get in my car and say the same thing." Zhang Ziyang said first.
Although it is impossible for Huang Yanning to play any tricks in the car, Zhang Ziyang is used to taking the initiative, and police officers probably have this occupational disease.
The relationship between the local police in Shanghai and the people at the Garrison Command has never been very harmonious, and the conflicts have been going on for a long time.
The garrison headquarters has an iron-clad barracks and is staffed by soldiers. Almost all of them are immigrants, and the local police are all locals.
One is a policeman and the other is a military policeman. The two are not of the same nature.
However, the people in the security headquarters are much more powerful than the Kuhaha police officers, so the police officers often have to keep their reputations high.
Not only did Huang Yanning not object, he took advantage of the situation and made a gesture of invitation. The two of them got into the back seat of Zhang Ziyang's semi-old Ford car.
"Mr. Lu, I have met Miss Yuan Ziyuan. She is in a very dangerous situation." Huang Yanning saw that Zhang Ziyang was far away from the car and could not hear their conversation, so he spoke frankly.
"You have seen Ziyuan, where is she now?" Lu Ming suddenly became nervous. Sheng Youde did not tell him the specific situation of Ziyuan.
"Don't worry, it's a long story. She fell into the hands of the Japanese, you have to try to save her as soon as possible." Huang Yanning said with emotion.
"Then let's make a long story short."
"That's right, a few months ago I met Miss Yuan Ziyuan on the ship Kyonomaru sailing on the canal."
"Kyo no Maru? Isn't that a Japanese-owned shipping company's ship? How did Yuan Ziyuan get on that ship? Adjutant Huang was the same, how could he get on that ship?" Lu Ming was stunned for a moment.
"I don't know why Miss Yuan got on that boat. I was going to Jining to visit an old governor who was my benefactor. My mother celebrated her eightieth birthday. Then I had to take a train to Peiping via Jinan for business. Jining...
..." Huang Yanning looked like he was seriously accepting the review.
"Okay, I understand. I want to know what Yuan Ziyuan told you?" Lu Ming asked hurriedly.
"Actually, we didn't say anything at the beginning. We just wanted to get to know each other. I had never met Miss Yuan before, but I knew her name as soon as she said it. President Sheng Youde is an old friend of our commander. I went there just after I returned to Shanghai.
I met President Sheng... Miss Yuan is his prospective niece-in-law. I was right," Huang Yanning said with a smile.
Lu Ming listened patiently, while Huang Yanning was still beating around the bush. Seeing Lu Ming frowning, he quickly continued.
"At that time, Ms. Yuan just said that something happened at home, so she wanted to go out and relax, so she bought a ticket and boarded the boat, planning to go ashore to enjoy the scenery when it stopped along the way. Although she said this, I could feel her
What she said was not true, and she kept looking around when she was talking to me, as if she was afraid that someone was watching her."
"Then is there anyone watching her?" Lu Ming asked.
"Yes, Miss Yuan deliberately directed my gaze while observing. I saw a few people walking around, as if they were spying on Miss Yuan. I thought she had some trouble with her family. A beautiful woman like her went out alone.
She might have been targeted by some bad guy, so I told Ms. Yuan not to be afraid, I would protect her. I was accompanied by two guards at the time, and all three of us were wearing guns. Maybe it was because of this that Ms. Yuan asked me for help.
Right." Huang Yanning said with a bitter smile.
"She is already under your protection, why would something happen? You three are regular soldiers, and you all carry guns." Lu Ming didn't understand.
"Yes, two guards took turns guarding the door of Miss Yuan's cabin the first two nights. During the day, I took a guard to protect her personally. But on the third night, Miss Yuan suddenly came to me and told me that she had a child.
She needs my help with something very important."
"Something very important." Lu Ming pricked up his ears.
"Actually, it was three letters. She gave me three letters and told me that if anything happened to her, she must find a way to send them out for her, and that they should be sent at separate times, not at the same time."
"Are these three letters?" Lu Ming took out three letters from his inner pocket.
Lu Ming estimated that these three letters would be discussed during the meeting with Huang Yanning, so he took them with him.
"Yes, these are the three letters. I don't know what these three letters mean, but judging from Miss Yuan's intentions, they are more important than her life. I stayed in Peking for half a year due to a special mission, so I had to ask
The letter was sent out at different times as she requested." Huang Yanning said calmly.
"She is wrong. Nothing in this world is more important than her life." Lu Ming said sadly.
"Well, Mr. Lu is right. Now that the three letters are with you, I feel relieved." Huang Yanning said calmly.
"What else did Yuan Ziyuan say to you?" Lu Ming asked again.
"She told me at the time that if anything happened to her, don't take care of it. Just make sure these letters are sent out safely. After returning to Shanghai, she will find an opportunity to tell Lu everything about the situation.
gentlemen."
Huang Yanning actually believed in Sheng Youde more than Lu Ming. He was a god after all, so he met Sheng Youde first after returning to Shanghai. When they met today, he really didn't see anything unusual about Lu Ming.
But the person involved, Yuan Ziyuan, told him clearly that the situation must be reported to Lu Ming. He thought about it for two days before deciding to meet this so-called Shanghai detective.
"Is Ziyuan alive now or..." Lu Ming took a long breath and asked, and then he was gripped by a sense of fear. He was afraid that Huang Yanning would tell him some unfortunate news.
Huang Yanning just said that Yuan Ziyuan is in danger, which means that Ziyuan is still alive, but it has been so long, who knows what will happen during this time?
This Huang Yanning is really stable. No matter what, he should pass on the news as soon as possible.