Lu Ming drove back to his apartment and closed the door. There was a small darkroom in his room. In order to decipher Yuan Ziyuan's letters a few days ago, he happened to buy a lot of developer and fixer, which were all put to use now.
Lu Ming is not a photography enthusiast. There is a darkroom in this room because it was like this when it was first built. He doesn't know why, and there are only a few households on this floor with this design.
However, he is no stranger to photography technology. When he traveled across the United States and Europe, he took a lot of photos, and most of them were developed and printed by himself.
After returning to China, he occasionally took photos and took them to a photo studio for printing. He mainly played the role of a detective.
In fact, if you want to be a qualified detective, photography and photo printing are compulsory courses. Tracking and shooting are essential methods for a detective. Many shots are not suitable for external distribution, so you have to develop and print them yourself.
He developed and printed all the films left by Sheng Muyi, then dried them, and looked at the information on them repeatedly, because this matter was too important and he had to see every detail clearly.
He also read the letter left by Sheng Muyi several times, for fear of missing a word, until he could memorize it completely.
After doing everything he could do, his mind was still very confused, with all kinds of thoughts coming and going.
Growing up and traveling to so many places, he had been worried and timid before, but never like today, when his body and mind were completely shrouded in a huge fear.
No matter how much I tossed and turned, I didn't feel sleepy at all.
Time passed by bit by bit, but he couldn't feel it, as if it had frozen. When he woke up again, it was already bright. He lay down on the bed and sat up, and spent the whole night.
He went out to have breakfast, and then he remembered that he had neither lunch nor dinner yesterday. Until now, he didn't feel hungry at all.
His intestines and stomach seemed to be lost and became a hollow.
After breakfast, he drove directly to the Songhu Police Headquarters. The Shanghai Police Headquarters had a new brand last year and its jurisdiction was expanded.
He told the guard his name at the gate and then said he wanted to see Adjutant Huang Yanning.
The guard looked him up and down, and then looked at the brand-new Cadillac without a license plate parked at the entrance of the compound, feeling that this was not a trouble-free owner.
How many people can drive a Cadillac in Shanghai, and how many people dare to drive an unbranded car on the streets of Shanghai?
The guard didn't dare to neglect and immediately called inside.
About five minutes later, Huang Yanning was seen walking quickly from the security headquarters building. He laughed loudly from a distance and said, "Master Lu, why are you here? It's been a long time."
Lu Ming smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not here as a guest. I just want to see the Commander of the Guard."
"Oh, is there anything important?" Huang Yanning asked alertly.
"It's not an important matter, but a life-threatening matter." Lu Ming said in a more serious tone.
"Then stop talking and come with me quickly."
Without saying a word, Huang Yanning waved to the guards and led Lu Ming into the building.
The building was very busy. Soldiers coming and going all nodded enthusiastically and greeted Huang Yanning. Huang Yanning smiled casually and led Lu Ming straight to the commander's office on the top floor.
Huang Yanning said to an adjutant sitting outside the office: "Adjutant Li, this is Lu Ming, the agent of Chairman Sheng. I would like to see the Commander."
The young adjutant looked at Lu Ming and said with a smile: "Oh, is this Mr. Lu Ming, who is known as Master Lu in Shanghai?"
Lu Ming quickly smiled and said: "I don't dare to take it, I'll trouble Adjutant Li."
Adjutant Li knocked on the door and when he heard the response from inside, he opened the door and went in. After a while, he came out and made a gesture: "Commander, please come in."
Lu Ming and Huang Yanning walked in, and there was a middle-aged soldier sitting in front of the desk with a general star on his shoulder.
"Jun seat, this is Mr. Lu Ming." Huang Yanning stepped forward and introduced him to the general.
"Well, I've seen you for a long time, Mr. Lu." The general stood up and stretched out his hand, smiling.
Lu Ming quickly stepped forward to shake hands, and then said with a smile: "I have admired the reputation of General General for a long time, and I am only able to pay my respects to you today."
The commander smiled and said: "I have a shitty reputation. Although I am a general, it is a pity that this is not a battlefield and I don't have many soldiers on hand. Is there anything wrong with you coming to me in such a hurry?"
Lu Ming said with a bitter face: "If it wasn't a life-threatening matter, how could I dare to trouble the Commander?"
"What's life-threatening? Is it serious?" The Commander's heart beat several times.
He suddenly thought of the last time he smuggled arms. Could it be that there was something wrong with that? Why was there no news over there in Nanjing?
Lu Ming took out a piece of special paper with Sheng Youde's signature and authorization, and said: "Although I am not talented, as the authorized agent of Chairman Sheng, every word and sentence I say also represents Chairman Sheng."
The Commander took the piece of paper and looked at it carefully, showing a confused expression. He didn't know why Sheng Youde asked Lu Ming to be his plenipotentiary representative.
Sheng Youde is not too old and can move easily. There is no need to authorize someone to be his plenipotentiary.
I haven't heard that the eldest daughter of the Sheng family is engaged. Maybe the Sheng family has secretly chosen this son-in-law, but has not announced it to the public. Otherwise, why would Chairman Sheng trust him so much?
He had heard about the relationship between Lu Ming and Sheng Youde, and he couldn't help but smile to himself. It seemed that Duke Sheng was also nepotistic, and he was still unavoidable.
"You'd better call Chairman Sheng to confirm this authorization letter, because what I'm going to say next and what I want to request are equivalent to what Chairman Sheng said to you personally." Lu Ming said solemnly.
"It doesn't have to be so complicated. Although we have never met, we have dealt with each other. I trust your authorization. If you have anything to say, just say it." The commander was eager to know whether the "fatal matter" mentioned by Lu Ming was related to him.
However, under Lu Ming's insistence, the Commander still called Sheng Youde and then gave the phone to Lu Ming.
"You silly boy, what are you doing when you go to see the commander?" Sheng Youde's words contained both confusion and resentment.
"Old man, I must get your authorization again. I want to decide a matter with the Commander with full authority on your behalf." Lu Ming lowered his voice and said, "This matter is not trivial and is directly related to Mu Yi and Zi Yuan."
"What! It's such a big deal, why don't you go back to Liuyuan!" Sheng Youde on the other side of the phone almost jumped up.
"I can't tell you on the phone. Time is urgent and I don't have time to tell you in person. In short, I must get your authorization now to handle this matter with full authority on your behalf. Please forgive me, uncle." Lu Ming said.
Sheng Youde was silent for a while and said helplessly: "Okay, I'll give you the authority to discuss this matter with the commander on my behalf."
Lu Ming gave the phone call to the commander, and Sheng Youde confirmed on the phone that Sheng Youde was solely responsible for everything Lu Ming did and said at the garrison headquarters.
"Mr. Lu, what are you going to do? You don't want me to rebel, do you?" The commander was frightened by him, and it always felt like it was not a good thing.
"Let me ask first, do you have a good personal relationship with President Sheng?" Lu Ming asked.
"Of course, I have always had a friendly relationship with Mr. Sheng, but that was because Mr. Sheng gave me face. For a person like me, I can only be Mr. Sheng's little brother." The commander said frankly.
This is also true. Jinglao (Zhang Jingjiang) came to Shanghai during his layoff and lived in Liuyuan. He saw no one. He, the Songhu garrison commander, asked to see him several times, but failed to get it.
He knew in his heart that although Sheng Gong was a non-party person, his connections at the top levels of the government were far from bottom-out.
"If President Sheng is in any danger, will the Songhu Security Command go all out? If you can't, I will have to call the Nanjing government." Lu Ming said.
"What danger is there, Duke Sheng? You can't talk nonsense." The commander was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
His official position is facing new adjustments. After the Shanghai Garrison Command was upgraded to Songhu Garrison Command last year, there was still a "generation" in front of his job title, and the expanded military power after the upgrade was not handed over to him.
At this juncture, if a non-party person like Sheng Gong who has made important contributions to the party and state encounters something unexpected, his position as commander may be completely ruined.
Lu Ming looked at the commander without speaking, but was waiting for his exact answer.
"No problem. If Mr. Sheng is in any danger and needs our help, the Songhu Garrison Command will implement the orders of the Ministry of National Defense at all costs. You don't have to scare me with the Nanjing government." Although the commander felt uneasy in his heart, he still couldn't say it.
Be soft.
He deliberately mentioned the Ministry of National Defense because he hoped that Lu Ming would pass this information to Sheng Youde and that Sheng Youde would take credit for him in the Ministry of National Defense at the critical moment.
The position of commander of the Songhu Garrison Command was directly appointed by the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China government.