Mr. Wenbai and Sheng Youde became close friends precisely because they shared the same philosophy. They believed that the country had reached a moment of life and death, and it was an inevitable choice to unite as one, seek common ground while reserving differences, and give up partisanship.
Of course, this does not mean that they agree with the ideas of the Communist Party. They are still firm supporters of the Three People's Principles, but they just have objections to the solution to the problem.
Especially after the Japanese cavalry sounded the alarm for a war of aggression, the opposition to civil war within the Kuomintang became even stronger.
After Deng Wenyi finished speaking, the ceremony ended, and then a large reception banquet was held at the Nanjing Hotel on Gulou Street.
After arriving at the hotel lobby, Lu Ming found that the chairman of the committee, who was the president, had left, and other party, military and government dignitaries did not attend the banquet.
Mr. Wenbai did stay, and called Lu Ming to sit next to him, and introduced everyone at the table one by one.
During the chat, they learned that Lu Ming was a special correspondent for the Washington Post. These people shook hands with Lu Ming and praised him as a young talent.
Journalists indeed enjoyed the status of "uncrowned kings" in that era, especially reporters from well-known media such as The Washington Post.
In their eyes, Lu Ming's status as a reporter was much higher than that of a cadre of the Blue Clothes Club. They even thought that if he asked to see the chairman of the committee in this capacity, the chairman would probably not refuse.
A good piece of reporting can have a global impact, and that's exactly what politicians want to achieve.
Lu Ming ate this meal very restrainedly. The people at the table were all important people similar to Mr. Wenbai, and they were also his elders. He knew that Mr. Wenbai asked him here out of good intentions, to let everyone see that Lu Ming was
The people who have a special relationship with him are the people he wants to protect.
Fortunately, these people were not interested in eating or drinking, and they all left after they showed a little interest.
After Mr. Wenbai left the table, Lu Ming hurried back to the table where Deng Wenyi and Kang Ze were sitting, and only then felt he could breathe freely.
"Mr. Wenbai stayed here especially for you, did you know?" Deng Wenyi said with a smile.
"I know, I'm very touched." Lu Ming was indeed very grateful.
He even suspected that the people at the same table only stayed after Mr. Wenbai said hello. Otherwise, how could they all leave the table one after another after Mr. Wenbai introduced them.
"Brother Lu, please pay more attention to Shanghai from now on." Deng Wenyi said.
"No, what abilities do I have personally? I still rely on everyone, especially Brother Kang's leadership." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"That's not to say. After all, we are a voluntary social organization, not a formal state organization. Therefore, when we carry out work in Shanghai, we may be squeezed and squeezed by various local factions. Unlike us in Nanjing, we have the highest level
Support." Deng Wenyi sighed.
"The water in Shanghai is very deep, and various forces are intertwined. If there is any interference, we have to rely on Brother Lu and Sheng Gong to maintain it." Kang Ze also followed Deng Wenyi's words.
"I actually don't have much dealings with various forces in Shanghai, but if I encounter any difficulties, Chairman Sheng will probably be able to solve them. If I really can't, I'll ask Nanjing for help." Lu Ming said modestly.
"That's the best, I want this from you." Deng Wenyi said happily.
"Brother Lu, it would be best if the funding could be loosened." Zeng Zhi suddenly said something.
"Brother Zeng, feel free to ask for anything. While President Deng is here, as long as it's not too excessive, I believe there will always be a way to solve it." Lu Ming said coldly.
Kang Ze looked at the two of them with a smile, a bit tit-for-tat. The people at the same table were also a little embarrassed and could only laugh.
"We won't talk about these things over the wine table. Let's leave the business to the office to talk about it. We won't talk about official business over the wine table," Deng Wenyi said to smooth things over.
"President Deng, you are the first to talk about official business." Kang Ze said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I'll punish myself with a drink." Deng Wenyi said and drank a drink.
After the meal, Lu Ming and Kang Ze decided to take the bus back to Shanghai immediately. It would be better to stay in Nanjing than in Shanghai.
"Brother Lu, Zeng Zhi is a cold-spoken person. That's just his personality. It's not that he has any objections to you." Kang Ze explained on the way back.
Lu Ming sneered and said, "Brother Kang, are you treating me like a three-year-old child?"
Kang Ze smiled awkwardly, but he actually didn't know how to explain it.
Lu Ming sneered and said: "I know where his resentment towards me comes from. If he really has the ability, he will go check General Wenbai and President Sheng. What kind of skill is it to tangle with a little guy like me?"
Kang Ze was shocked. He didn't expect Lu Ming to really know the truth. It seemed that nothing could be hidden from him.
In fact, this matter was well known in the inner circle of Nanjing. The Chairman of the Generalissimo received a secret report and a ship loaded with arms was released by the customs. Later, the arms were suspected to have flowed to the Communist Army.
The chairman of the committee was furious and ordered an investigation to be carried out without any tolerance. The office of the chief of guards assigned the investigation task to Zeng Zhi.
As a result, Zeng Zhi searched again and again and found Mr. Wenbai, then Sheng Youde, and most importantly, he found out that the German advisory group had had a hand in it.
Zeng Zhi really couldn't continue the investigation, so he had to hand over the materials. When the chairman saw that these two people also had a German advisory team, he had no idea and dropped the case.
After the meal, Deng Wenyi called Zeng Zhi into a room in the hotel and yelled angrily: "Old Zeng, are you crazy or something because you are targeting Lu Ming? What do you want? How will we get along with each other in the future?
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"What do I want? I just want to find out whether he is a communist." Zeng Zhi said with an indifferent expression.
"You are really crazy. Do you want to ruin the principal's good deeds? I think Lu Ming is a good person. He is generous, hospitable, and friendly. Why are you so obsessed with thinking that he is a communist?
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"Even if he is not a Communist Party member, if he sold the arms of that cargo ship to the Communist Party, he is still a bandit, so he can be convicted and shot." Zeng Zhi said stubbornly.
"You are so serious, I don't even know what to say about you. The ones who let go of the ship of arms were the German advisory group, Mr. Wen Bai, Mr. Sheng, what ability does a stupid kid like Lu Ming have to let a smuggling cargo ship go from the customs?"
He is just an errand boy, understand? We need him now, why do you have to muddy the water?" Deng Wenyi grinned.
"I suspect that he is the one who did it. The person named Sheng did it to wipe his ass. Mr. Wenbai came forward because of the person named Sheng. They just colluded together." Zeng Zhi said unconvinced.
"Then how do you explain the German advisory group? You say, you say, you didn't even check the chairman of the committee, and you are still having fun." Deng Wenyi turned pale with anger.
Zeng Zhi fell silent. He also found the head of the German advisory group and asked him respectfully what was going on. In the end, the German colonel didn't even look at him and left directly, ignoring him.
Zeng Zhi was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. When he came back, he smashed his tea cups and inkstones.
During the investigation, he seemed to always see a smiling face saying to him: "Check, check, I am the Communist Party, what can you do to me?" This smiling face was what he imagined.
Lu Ming.
Later, he met Lu Ming himself. Lu Ming's nonchalant and smiling face seemed to be mocking him and provoking him. He couldn't help but want to get angry.
He felt that the Communist Party had penetrated into the top level of the Blue Shirt Club, just like a fox slipped into the henhouse. Sooner or later, they would be eaten. This was something that was absolutely intolerable.
"Brother, wake up, be realistic. We have also found out that Lu Ming has nothing more than some relationship with the Cao Gang, because his fiancée, Miss Yuan, is the god-sister of the leader of the Cao Gang, Ning. That's all." Deng Wenyi.
He said helplessly with anger.
"I found it very clear. In fact, his relationship with the Cao Gang was not harmonious. Why was he so concerned about this matter?" Zeng Zhi really worked hard to find out this case.
"Isn't it just Qinzi who caused trouble? Besides, being related to the Cao Gang is not a stain. Don't we also maintain good relations with the gangs in Shanghai and Nanjing?" Deng Wenyi said, suppressing her anger.
"The Cao Gang is different from the Qinghong Gang. They are suspected of smuggling arms to the Communist Army, and the case is almost certain." Zeng Zhi insisted.