In the afternoon, Lu Ming stayed in his apartment without going out. Yuan Mingzhu called and asked him to go for a drive with her, but he declined, saying that he had something important to do and couldn't leave, and asked her to go play with Ning Xiner.
He stayed in his apartment and started writing his first observation report to Mr. Frank in English with a Parker pen. The main content of the report was the disappearance of Sheng Muyi.
He copied down the useful parts of the statement taken by the police that day, and then wrote down in detail the scene investigation process and his own reasoning and conjectures.
He didn't understand why Mr. Frank was interested in this case. The most important thing in Shanghai was all kinds of news related to the rich. After a period of speculation, the case of Sheng Muyi's disappearance has slowly cooled down and is no longer a topic of discussion in the streets.
Only the Sheng family's sky-high reward still appeared in the newspaper every day. Those citizens who dreamed of getting rich overnight no longer ran around in vain to inquire, and they all retreated to their own small lives.
Lu Ming put forward his speculation in the report. Sheng Youde's move was not really to get any valuable clues, but to show weakness to the person who committed the crime, saying that he was desperate.
In fact, apart from secretly hiring Lu Ming, Sheng Youde was really at his wits end. The police station had no specific measures or action plan except asking the Sheng family for money. Zhang Ziyang occasionally visited the Sheng family, and the police station continued.
The only excuse for perfunctory investigation of the case.
Of course, if Lu Ming can really crack this case, the superficial credit still has to go to Zhang Ziyang and the police station. This is also an unspecified agreement between Lu Ming and Zhang Ziyang. Lu Ming has helped him solve several major cases in the past. Their cooperation
It's an open secret in the police station.
In the report, Lu Ming did not hide that he had been hired by Sheng Youde to become the organizer of the case and was working on the case with the police detective.
These are the contents of the report in plain text, with thousands of words of eloquent writing, and look as if they are going to make the headlines of the newspaper.
The secret part recorded the details of the poisoning of multiple people in the Sheng family. It was found that the murderer used dolphin fish toxin, and there were signs that the Japanese were involved in the case. In addition, he himself was attacked and tracked by an unknown female assassin. It was suspected that he was
The Japanese gang organization Black Dragon Club did this. Finally, he wrote the following request in the secret text: In view of the secret actions taken by the Japanese in Shanghai, it is basically certain that Sheng Muyi’s disappearance is related to the Japanese side. Therefore, he issued two requests: One is to request confirmation from China.
The government asked whether there have been any major changes in the government’s policies toward China and Japan in the near future; secondly, Mr. Frank was asked to help provide the direction of the Japanese government’s policy toward China.
Lu Ming also couldn't believe that his guess came true two years later. The disappearance of Sheng Muyi was deeply intrinsically linked to a major historical event brewing by the Japanese side. The Japanese's hidden actions in the Sheng family were just instigated by the wings of a butterfly.
Aftermath.
Since it is an observation report, you must have your own opinions and understandings. This is what Mr. Frank taught him. Of course, Lu Ming was rude and speculated on the Japanese intentions to the greatest extent. The Black Dragon Society must have something to do with the Japanese government's misdeeds in Shanghai.
Covert operations related.
This Japanese deception was Sima Zhao's intention. Lu Ming used two allusions from Chinese literature and history at the end of the secret text. He wanted to use this to make his teacher Frank happy. His Chinese disciple was very knowledgeable.
Lu Ming certainly knows that the Japanese government and military are still a vicious dog chained by the United States. Without the connivance of the United States government, Japan will not unilaterally take major secret actions. Only Washington can reveal the answer.
Unfortunately, he was wrong about this. This time Japan not only wanted to break free from the chains, but also wanted to bite its master back.
After writing the observation report, he went to the telegraph and telephone office in the public concession and handed the two reports to the clerk.
Of course he couldn't see the operator, and he couldn't enter the telecommunications room at all.
He chose this telephone and telegraph office in the public settlement because it was run by Americans and mainly handled American business.
The clerk was shocked when he saw the eloquent words on the telegram.
"Which newspaper is sir a special observer? Why write such a long article?" he asked in surprise.
"Free Chicago Forum." Lu Ming said.
Lu Ming did not make it up. If you check the newspaper subscription directory of the U.S. Postal System, there is indeed a free Chicago Tribune, but no one has seen the publication of this newspaper.
This news organization has its own office address in Washington and has the most streamlined staffing. However, they are not engaged in newspaper editing and distribution, but intelligence summary and analysis.
Lu Ming's telegram will also be sent to this office. As long as observer Martin Scott is seen, people here will notify Mr. Frank to come and pick up the telegram.
The clerk looked at Lu Ming with envy. At that time, foreign correspondents and special observers from major news organizations were engaged in the most popular profession in the world. Not only were they well paid, they could travel all over the world, but they could also easily become famous.
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After the clerk calculated the number of telegrams, he also calculated the telegram fee. Lu Ming said that the telegram fee would be reimbursed by the newspaper. The clerk went in and made a phone call, and then came out and told Lu Ming that the United States agreed to pay the fee and that they had already started.
Preparations for dispatch.
The message needs to be translated into a telegram code. Even if it is sent in plain text, Morse code must be used. It is impossible to use a teletype to send it to the United States. That would be too expensive. As for the cipher text, Lu Ming used the one agreed with Frank.
The one-time password has a special level of confidentiality.
Deciphering a code is extremely difficult, but the principle is very simple. In fact, it is to use the exhaustive method to decipher its inherent regularity. Therefore, no matter what code is used for a long time, there is a possibility of being deciphered. Therefore, countries
The telegraph codes of the military and various embassies and consulates must be changed regularly.
After Lu Ming walked out of the Telephone and Telegraph Building, he suddenly felt a stone in his heart fell to the ground. He felt a sense of relief. He was looking forward to a call back from Frank in the United States, hoping that the United States could give him a satisfactory answer.
As far as he knew, the Republic of China government's intelligence work on Japan was almost in a state of desolation. The main reason was that the warlord war in the country for many years made the Republic of China government unable to carry out this work. In addition, it may also be because it was afraid of Japan and did not dare to launch intelligence on Japan.
Work.
Many people have a misunderstanding about intelligence work. They think that the targets of intelligence personnel must be top-secret documents or top-secret information. That is because they have watched too many spy war dramas. In fact, this is not the case. Valuable intelligence is often hidden in many publicly distributed newspapers and periodicals.
It just requires someone to use a pair of discerning eyes to identify the gold from the massive information.
Analysis and induction rely on data and intuition, while finding the inner connection between two seemingly unrelated events relies on talent.
Frank has a keen eye for people and discovered that Lu Ming has super analytical and induction abilities. People with such talents are destined to do intelligence work and are rare to find.
Lu Ming likes to do detective work, which is actually his nature. He doesn't know why he likes this profession, so he opens a private detective agency in a daze. Being a detective and being an intelligence officer have many things in common.
Will the United States gnash their teeth in hatred when they see the high telegraph fee? Lu Ming couldn't help but feel happy when he thought about this. Didn't Frank let him not worry about the telegraph fee? He wouldn't have to save money for the U.S. government, anyway, the United States is the world's
The richest country in the world.
Before Lu Ming could leave the public concession, he was stopped by a man on the street.
"This is Mr. Lu Ming, can we talk in private?" the man said politely.
"Are you... Chinese or Japanese?" Lu Ming asked with some suspicion.
"Haha, Mr. Lu actually heard it. My Chinese speaking is rarely suspected by others." The man burst out laughing.
"Are you representing the Black Dragon Society or the Japanese government?" Lu Ming came straight to the point.
"No, I'm just an ordinary Japanese citizen. I was entrusted by someone to discuss a business deal with Mr. Lu." The man smiled.
"Oh, what kind of business is this? Just tell the truth, don't beat around the bush, I'm very busy." Lu Ming's hand was already on the handle of the pistol behind him.
"A very profitable business."
Lu Ming did not answer immediately. He found several shops on both sides of the street, and unknown people were quietly observing them.
"Mr. Lu, let's find a place to talk. We can't discuss business on the street." The man still smiled, but he sounded quite threatening.
"What if I don't want to talk, will I be kidnapped by you?" Lu Ming said with a faint smile.
"Who does Mr. Lu think of us? We are not the lawless bastards of the Black Dragon Society. We are civilized people. If Mr. Lu really doesn't want to talk, then please do so." The man said, getting out of the way.
Make a gesture of invitation.
Lu Ming really walked a few steps, and then saw that the people on both sides of the street showed no signs of action. He suddenly turned around again and said with a smile: "Now I suddenly want to talk again."
"Well, I expect Mr. Lu will figure it out, because we are from the same place." The man nodded and smiled.
"I wonder who you imagine me to be?" Lu Ming was really curious.
"Wherever Mr. Lu comes from, we belong to the same kind of people." The man seemed to be answering.
Lu Ming wanted to talk to this person, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to have direct contact with the Japanese. If the dolphin fish toxin hadn't been found, and if a Japanese female assassin hadn't attacked him, he really wouldn't want to deal with them.
People on different roads don't work together, and the road leads to the sky and everyone goes to one side. Why do we have to squeeze together? This is the essence of Chinese culture.
Although there are certain risks in contacting the Japanese, in order to find out the disappearance of Sheng Muyi and figure out the Japanese intentions in Shanghai, this risk is still worth taking.
The two came to a Japanese restaurant on the left side of the street. After entering a cubicle, a waitress wearing a kimono, with thick white powder on her face and her hair combed into a bun came in and knelt down to pour the food for them.