Starting in the afternoon, people kept coming to guarantor, and some people guarantored a few people or even a dozen people at a time. Because the guarantor had a clean background and a strong backing, Fuxing Society had no choice but to let them go.
By almost evening, half of the people captured in the morning had been released.
However, these people who were let go have also undergone preliminary interrogation, and it can be determined that there is basically no suspicion of being a communist.
The interrogation is still ongoing, but it is all oral interrogation and no torture instruments are used.
Lu Ming's words are still valid in this building, otherwise these lawless interrogators would not be so honest, and their hands would have been itchy.
"Sir Lu, why do I feel something is wrong? It seems that there are no underground party members among the people arrested." Weng Bailing said to Lu Ming while having dinner.
Because he had to interrogate many people, Lu Ming did not go home because he was afraid that something unexpected would happen.
"It's too early to say now. Let's wait until everyone has found out before drawing any conclusions." Lu Ming said calmly.
"Oh, we've almost let half of the people go, and there's not even a trace of an underground party suspect. This is not right." Weng Bailing said with a sad face.
Lu Ming had to admit that Weng Bailing's sense of smell was still very sensitive, and his hunch was correct.
"It's nothing. There aren't many people in the Communist Party's underground organization. We have to track down these people, just like digging for gold in the sand. We have to be patient and sift bit by bit, and the gold will always be revealed.
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"That's true. I hope there will be a good result tonight." Weng Bailing took a deep breath and said.
Lu Ming actually wanted to say: At night, you should just dream.
Of course he wouldn't say that, he just smiled and continued eating the steak on his plate.
The two men, each with his own thoughts, were working out their own plans, and everything seemed to be in peace.
Mr. Dong learned from the newspaper that the Conway Building was sealed and everyone inside was arrested.
He couldn't help but feel anxious. It wasn't until he saw a moving advertisement in the advertisement column of "Declaration" that he felt relieved.
This advertisement is a code indicating that all members of the Shanghai Municipal Working Committee have safely evacuated, and have evacuated Shanghai and moved to other cities.
Mr. Dong hurried home and told An Yi the good news, and An Yi felt relieved.
However, An Yi was still dissatisfied, and then complained: "It's all Lu Ming's fault. If it wasn't his idea, why would the Fuxing Society target that building? There's no need for the comrades of the Municipal Working Committee to evacuate in such a hurry.
Shanghai."
"Why are you like this? If Lu Ming couldn't come up with an idea, others would have come up with it, but a few hours or a day or two later, Comrade Li Fusheng went straight to the building before he was hit by a car. Even a fool can analyze it.
Come out, there is our secret stronghold in that building." Mr. Dong almost complained that she was ignorant.
An Yi also admitted that Mr. Dong was right, but the people from the Municipal Working Committee withdrew, and her task was stranded. She could only work hard, not knowing what to do next.
After Mr. Dong sent a telegram to the headquarters, the headquarters called back the next day, confirming his approach of issuing the highest alarm. In addition, he only told An Yi about his work arrangements: stay put and wait for orders.
An Yi felt like she was trapped here, and she didn't know when her superiors would reassign her tasks.
She couldn't stand it anymore, so she went to the street and bought steel needles for knitting sweaters. She dismantled several of Mr. Dong's old sweaters and knitted sweaters for Mr. Dong again. No matter how hard he stopped, she couldn't stop him.
"It would be better if I didn't apply to come to Shanghai. Fighting with the enemy with real swords and guns on the battlefield is the most satisfying. Now that I am stuck in this high-end apartment, I am almost becoming a bourgeois lady." An Yi sighed.
When she first arrived, she thought Mr. Dong's monthly salary of one hundred yuan was high enough, and it was indeed high enough, but living in Wanguo Apartment could only be considered a poor household.
It was just enough to fill my stomach, and I didn’t even dare to go to a decent restaurant.
There are natural gas pipelines in Wanguo Apartment, but residents are not allowed to light a fire for cooking. They can only boil water to make tea or coffee.
You can take hot baths every day, but residents are not allowed to wash clothes and bedding except for underwear. Large clothes can only be sent to the laundry room for washing.
This will not cause trouble to the vast majority of residents in the apartment. On the contrary, this is what they have to live.
Most of the residents are foreigners. They don’t have the habit of cooking at home. They eat in restaurants outside and don’t wash their clothes by hand. They send them to the laundry room.
But for Mr. Dong, this is a huge burden.
But for An Yi, who is used to washing clothes in the base area, it is tantamount to suffering.
The two of them have to buy three meals a day, and they also have to spend money on laundry. If Lu Ming hadn't borne the rent and some miscellaneous expenses, let alone a monthly income of 100 yuan, even 500 yuan would not dare to be here.
Life.
An Yi originally agreed with Mr. Dong that he would spend up to twenty yuan a month and save the rest to raise funds for the organization. However, after living for a few days, An Yi found that he could not save any money.
It turns out that when Mr. Dong was on his own, he could do everything. He smoked and drank tea without spending any money. Mr. Dong used the bread, biscuits, and canned food that Lu Ming gave him to satisfy his hunger, and he only spent twenty or thirty yuan a month.
enough.
Now that I have An Yi, I cannot skip many things. You should eat like you are eating and dress with a certain taste. After all, you live in Wanguo Apartment. Dressing up too tackily will easily make people suspicious.
After Mr. Dong bought several sets of dresses for An Yi, all his savings were spent. He just bought dresses made of ordinary materials and did not dare to buy famous brands.
The monthly living expenses for two people have now risen to fifty yuan. This does not include the cost of buying seasonal clothes. If all is included, a hundred yuan a month will inevitably be stretched thin.
An Yi doesn't have to think about work for the time being and focuses on taking care of Mr. Dong's life.
It turns out that ordinary life is sometimes more difficult than fighting. Everywhere has to be calculated. The calculations are repeated, and the whole head hurts.
"Stop calculating these things. At worst, I will save some face and let Lu Ming give me a salary increase." Mr. Dong was a little uneasy. He also felt that An Yi was too embarrassed to calculate the expenses.
"Let's not beg him. Don't forget who he is. He is willing to give us some help now and will settle the accounts with us at the critical moment. Don't worry, I can figure out a way. This little thing won't trouble me.
." An Yi said with great confidence.
Mr. Dong smiled bitterly. After living together these days, he found that An Yi is still a good lesbian, but sometimes she is too stubborn.
An Yi is obviously an impatient person, and her resentment towards Lu Ming cannot be eliminated for a while.
It seemed that the traffic officer had an accident and the Shanghai Municipal Working Committee had to withdraw from Shanghai. As a result, she was unable to work. Lu Ming was all blamed for these things.
After all, An Yi had just arrived in the White District from the base area and was not familiar with the situation in Shanghai. She was eager to complete the tasks assigned to her by the organization. Mr. Dong thought this was understandable.
Mr. Dong was worried that Lu Ming could see An Yi's attitude. He could not explain more to Lu Ming. An Yi was his wife, so he had to keep telling this lie.
In any case, we can only get used to it slowly. When An Yi gets familiar with the situation in Shanghai, he may gradually change his mind.
"How about letting Lu Ming introduce you to a job? He has promised." Mr. Dong said.
"I've already said, we won't beg him. Why are you such a weakling? Do we have to beg him?" An Yi got angry.
"Okay, okay, then you can handle it. In fact, I can still make do with my clothes. I don't need to buy new clothes. As a man, just a suit and a pair of leather shoes can last for four seasons." Mr. Dong was helpless.
"Your suit can't be repaired anymore, and your leather shoes are almost worn out. How can you make do with it? You also have to buy two shirts. You can't always wash them at night and wear them during the day. As a result, they didn't dry at all and ended up soaking wet.
If you wear clothes on your body, you will get sick." An Yi said with a headache.
At this time, An Yi showed the expression that a woman should have, showing suffering, reluctance, and care for others.
Mr. Dong could only smile and comfort himself: "It's okay, I've long been used to it. No matter what, our life is much better than that of the large troops in the mountains."
Mr. Dong also had the idea of borrowing money from Lu Ming. He simply borrowed tens of thousands of yuan, signed a written note, and paid it back with interest after the revolution was successful. He believed that Lu Ming could agree.
If he could borrow tens of thousands of yuan, not only would he and An Yi have a stable life, but they would also be able to help Shanghai's underground party organizations with some funds for their activities.
For more than a year, he has been supported by Lu Ming. If this is the case, it is estimated that the various branches of the underground party organization will have an even harder time.
But thinking of An Yi's temper, he gave up the idea. Besides, the Shanghai underground party organization might not agree with his approach.