However, the information they had was very different from the Kate Jo in front of them, mainly because of the change in her face. That's why Peter Song jokingly asked Sheng Muyi if she was a makeup artist.
After eating, the two of them walked out of the restaurant together. The Japanese spy was not watching outside the restaurant and did not know where he went.
Returning to the door of her cabin, Sheng Muyi smiled at Song and said, "Mr. Song, I won't invite you in since I'm here."
"You're welcome, Miss Qiao, you should be more careful at night, that Japanese spy is likely to cause trouble for you." Peter Song said with a smile.
"It's okay, I'll lock it inside." Sheng Muyi walked into the cabin and locked the door.
Peter Song returned to his cabin and sat on the narrow bed thinking about the previous scenes.
"Could it be her? It can't be such a coincidence, right?" He thought for a long time but still couldn't be sure.
He decided to help her get rid of her troubles whether it was the person he imagined or not. A Chinese woman was targeted by Japanese agents and could not ignore it.
Sheng Youde lay in bed for two days, slowly regaining his strength. The first thing he did after regaining his energy was to call Lu Ming.
"We've heard from Japan," Sheng Youde said, wearing loose home clothes and holding a telegraph newspaper.
"Japan? Shouldn't it be the British side that gives us the reply?" Lu Ming said.
"No, the British side is just building a bridge to help us put pressure on the Japanese side. We have to negotiate the specific conditions with the Japanese side. I also used the power of some Japanese chaebols to ask them to report to the Japanese Emperor." Sheng Youde
Let go.
"How did Japan respond?" Lu Ming didn't understand the process of international relations very well, he was concerned about the substantive issues.
"The two-sided attack has a good effect. The Japanese side has determined that regardless of whether the 520 plan exists or not, the military operation will be cancelled, so there will definitely be no more 520 plan." Sheng Youde said happily.
"What do you mean, regardless of whether this plan exists or not, they should first find out whether it exists or not, and if so, whose responsibility it is. I feel like they are playing a trick." Lu Ming said angrily.
"Originally, it was just a slap in the face. The Japanese military was playing a trick on the government, and the Kwantung Army was playing a trick on the military headquarters. I guess that's how it was. Anyway, the 520 plan was eventually cancelled. The news from the Japanese Emperor's Secretariat is still reliable." Sheng You
Morality.
"Can't the Japanese military strictly control every army under its command?" Lu Ming didn't know much about the situation in Japan's political and military circles.
"That's not necessarily true. Isn't it the same in China? Can the government of the Republic of China tightly control Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan? No. The situation of the Japanese army is not that complicated. They are somewhat similar to the vassal towns in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. The navy and the army are two
In Dafa Town, they all obey the orders of the government and the emperor on the surface, but in fact they obey and go their own way." The reason why Sheng Youde was able to accomplish this was because of his deep understanding of Japan's national conditions.
"Separatism within the military is quite new." Lu Ming felt that Japan was a very strange country. It was very advanced in some aspects, but surprisingly backward in some aspects.
"The middle-level officers of the Japanese navy and army are very powerful. Wasn't the actual power of the Tang Dynasty vassal towns also in the hands of the middle-level generals? As long as they were dissatisfied with the actions of the chief officers, they could incite the lower-level officers and soldiers to rebel against the chief officers. Therefore, the military
These giants sometimes turn a blind eye to the disobedience of their subordinates." Sheng Youde said with a smile.
"That's a good thing. If they can fight endlessly every day, they'd better kill each other." Lu Ming also laughed.
"Isn't it the same for us? There are still few cases of killing each other. It hasn't stopped in the past twenty years." Sheng Youde sighed.
Sheng Youde was referring to the warlords' melee, but when it came to killing each other, Lu Ming couldn't help but think of Sheng Di, and his expression suddenly became sad.
"They promised to cancel the plan and didn't ask for anything?" Lu Ming felt strange.
"It would be weird if we didn't. The first thing they asked us to do is keep it secret. We can't announce it to the outside world, and we can't leak it to anyone. Also, you guessed it, they demand that Sheng Di be released and handed over to Japan."
"What? They also want to take care of Chinese people's family affairs? Old man, you can't listen to them." Lu Ming almost jumped up from his chair.
"Your last analysis makes sense. Japan's choice to bribe Sheng Di was premeditated. I originally thought that Sheng Di was just a one-time tool for them, but now it seems that they want to keep it in their hands for a long time and use him to deal with me in the future.
"Sheng Youde sighed.
"No, we must not let Sheng Di fall into their hands. This is a thunder, and it might explode one day." Lu Ming objected.
"I know. But they said this is a hostage exchange. Only by giving Sheng Di to them will they send Zi Yuan back to us intact." Sheng Youde said with a bitter smile.
"That won't work. Let's just say that Sheng Di committed suicide out of fear of crime and hanged himself in his room." Lu Ming gritted his teeth.
Sheng Youde didn't speak. He was silent for a while and finally let out a long sigh.
Lu Ming heard the complicated meaning of this sigh. On the one hand, it was the coercion of the Japanese, and on the other hand, Sheng Youde could not make up his mind and be ruthless.
"Old man, your current softness has left a big hidden danger for you and Mu Yi's future." Lu Ming advised.
"Don't we still have you? Even if there is any big trouble in the future, it will be a legal dispute. I believe you can solve this trouble." Sheng Youde used this life-saving straw to comfort himself.
"But..." Lu Ming couldn't continue for a while. He didn't know what to say.
He could understand Sheng Youde's feelings. This old man had always put more emphasis on reason than emotion. Many times, you couldn't even see the emotions in him, as if his whole body was a collection of reason.
But facing his own nephew, he suddenly made a 180-degree change, and there was no trace of reason in him.
"Then give it to them, but there is a prerequisite. Sheng Di can only stay in Japan and cannot return to mainland China." Lu Ming said dejectedly.
"Well, I think so too. As long as he doesn't come back, he won't cause you much trouble in the future. Let's think about it this way for now." Sheng Youde said a little guiltily.
He knew that by doing this, he left a time bomb for his daughter and Lu Ming. This bomb may never explode, or it may explode suddenly when you are least prepared.
However, he believed in Lu Ming and believed that he had the ability to defuse the bomb at the most dangerous time.
"By the way, where is Mu Yi? We can't just ask them to put Ziyuan back, we have to have Mu Yi come back safely," Lu Ming said.
"They said that they don't know the whereabouts of Mu Yi, and they started looking for it after the accident, but they still haven't found it yet," Sheng Youde said.
"Do you believe their lies? Even if you kill me, I won't believe it. Mu Yi may not be in their hands, but if they say they don't know Mu Yi's whereabouts, they still have a backup plan." Lu Ming said with eyes wide open.
"I understand what you mean, and that may be the case. But now we hold their handle, and they actually control Ziyuan. Even if they control Mu Yi again, it's still the same thing." Sheng Youde didn't want things to get worse.
To make matters more complicated, he was anxious to get Ziyuan back as soon as possible.
Although his idea is a bit conservative, it is not wrong. He can save everyone now.
"Then hold them back first and make it clear that if Mu Yi doesn't come back, it's impossible to let Sheng Di go to them," Lu Ming said.
Lu Ming felt very uncomfortable when he thought that Sheng Di had escaped like this, and that he might be able to live a life of debauchery every day in Japan. He regretted a little. When he restrained Sheng Di, why didn't he just shoot him?
"There's not much point in dragging it on. Let's just give it to them directly. This will also allow Ziyuan to come back early, and we can get news about Mu Yi from her," Sheng Youde said.
"But... let Sheng Di escape without any punishment?" Lu Ming felt unwilling to do anything.
Although Lu Ming said this, he knew in his heart that Sheng Youde had made up his mind to let Sheng Di go. In the face of family ties, he still made the biggest concession.
Lu Ming did not believe that Sheng Di would repent. He was not standing on the edge of a cliff. He had fallen into the abyss and could no longer see the light.
What will happen in the future can only depend on God's will.