At this moment, three people suddenly broke into the police station. The leader shouted: "Old Xiao, where is the woman you arrested? I want to take her away!"
Director Xiao was a little confused when he heard this. What kind of rhythm was this? He stretched his head out of the office and took a look. He knew the person coming.
Not only did he know him, but Lu Ming also knew him. He was a member of the Second Action Brigade of the Shanghai Branch of the Fuxing Society. The leader was Captain Liu Qigong.
"Captain Liu, what are you doing here?" Lu Ming asked.
"Ouch, why are you here, Sir Lu?" Liu Qigong then saw Lu Ming beside him and saluted hurriedly.
The two people following him also quickly saluted.
"I'm asking what are you doing here?" Lu Ming asked with a serious attitude, knowing full well.
"That's right, sir, we got a tip that the Sixth Branch captured a woman of unknown origin, who looks like someone from the underground Communist Party organization, so we came over to prepare to take her back for interrogation." Liu Qigong said hurriedly.
"Informal report? Who reported it?" Lu Ming looked at Director Xiao in confusion.
Director Xiao hurriedly said: "Master Lu, I didn't report this to you. I really don't know about it."
Lu Ming understood that Weng Bailing's men must have bribed informants in various branches, and the informants in the Sixth Branch reported the arrest.
"Since you got the tip, why didn't you report it? Don't you know the rules of reporting first and getting approval before taking action?" Lu Ming said coldly.
"Reporting to the commander, the humble position has been reported to Station Commander Weng and approved by Station Commander Weng."
Liu Qigong already felt that something was wrong. Why Lu Ming was here so coincidentally might have something to do with the errand he was going to do.
"Have you reported to Stationmaster Weng? It seems that my official position is too small and I don't care about you at all." Lu Ming sneered.
"No, sir, I definitely don't have such thoughts in my humble position." Liu Qigong finally understood what the problem was.
"Where's Deputy Station Chief Huang? Does he know about this?" Lu Ming suddenly thought of Huang Yanning. Could it be that Weng Bailing was playing some trick and acted alone?
"Deputy Station Chief Huang accepted other tasks assigned by Station Chief Weng, and he is not at the station." Liu Qigong replied.
"I asked you if Deputy Station Chief Huang knew about this matter. I didn't ask you what he was doing." Lu Ming became impatient and his voice rose an octave.
"Well, I don't seem to know. Deputy Station Chief Huang went out to perform his mission after lunch. After he left, Station Chief Weng asked me to come to the Sixth Precinct to take care of people."
Liu Qigong felt that Lu Ming's question was quite meaningful, but he did not dare to make up lies and could only tell the truth.
Lu Ming immediately understood that Weng Bailing had begun to treat him and Huang Yanning in both positive and negative ways, which was what he expected.
The field department has always been in charge of Lu Ming since the beginning of the Blue Clothes Club. Not long after the Second Action Brigade was newly established, Weng Bailing felt that this was an opportunity, so he seized it.
However, according to the division of labor in the station, any actions taken by the field staff must be discussed with Lu Ming.
However, Lu Ming went to Nanjing on a business trip these two days, which gave Weng Bailing an excuse. But he deliberately avoided Huang Yanning on purpose.
Liu Qigong was not Weng Bailing's best friend. He was indeed negligent. He thought that it would be enough to get the approval of the webmaster, and forgot that there was this big Buddha who could not be offended.
Lu Ming is the financial director of the headquarters, and his status is one level higher than the webmaster of the branch station. Last time He Zhonghan came to Shanghai to award an award, the hierarchy was clearly visible to anyone with a discerning eye.
"It seems that I am usually too kind to others, so you don't even see me as a person in your eyes, right?" Lu Ming said firmly.
"Sir Lu, this is my fault and my negligence. Please forgive me." Liu Qigong's face was dripping with sweat, and his heart was even more agitated.
He knew that if he offended Lu Ming, the Second Operation Brigade would never have a good life in the future, and he, as captain, would probably be at the end of his career.
All operational funds are stuck in Lu Ming's hands. If Lu Ming is unhappy or even angry, he can cut off the activities funds of the Second Operation Brigade with any excuse.
The nature of the work of the operations team is different from that of the clerks sitting in the office. Without special operations funds, they can only stay in the room, like fish stranded on the beach.
It's better to think about it. If Lu Ming gives them some shoes, they won't have the problem of money to spend. They may even be kicked out of Shanghai and sent to some remote areas.
The people of the Second Action Brigade are all carefully selected and have received special training. They believe that they have a bright future and represent the future of Fuxing Society.
These days, they are used to seeing the prosperity of Greater Shanghai, and they have also enjoyed the civilization and development of Greater Shanghai. If they are kicked out of Shanghai one day, they will be embarrassed to see others in the future.
"You guys should go back. There is nothing happening here at all. The report was wrong." Lu Ming said dryly.
"Yes, sir."
Liu Qigong hurriedly saluted, and then fled with two of his men. He returned to the Fuxing Society building, his heart still pounding. He was thinking about how to make up for this all the way, but he couldn't think of a way.
"Captain Liu, where are the people you were asked to bring, and why did they come back empty-handed?"
Weng Bailing saw three people driving back, but they didn't see the person they wanted to bring, so he came over to ask in confusion.
"Report to the station chief, we met Chief Lu. Chief Lu said there was an error in the report and there was nothing wrong with the Sixth Precinct, so he asked us to come back." Liu Qigong did not dare to say another word.
"You mean Chief Lu is in the Sixth Precinct? What is he doing there?" Weng Bailing asked doubtfully.
"Sir, I don't dare to ask because of my humble position." Liu Qigong straightened his body and said.
"Yes, I understand." Weng Bailing walked away with a gloomy face.
Although Weng Bailing did not blame Liu Qigong, he felt very upset. This shows that Lu Ming has a high prestige in this building and his subordinates are in awe of him.
But Weng Bailing felt that something was wrong with this matter. If the report was really wrong, why did Lu Ming get involved?
Didn't Lu Ming go to Nanjing? Why did he suddenly appear at the police station? He originally wanted to gradually penetrate into the field department, but he sent Huang Yanning away, but he didn't expect Lu Ming to "haunt him".
Weng Bailing returned to his office and called the Sixth Precinct to ask if Lu Ming was there.
As soon as Liu Qigong left, Lu Ming asked Mr. Dong to take An Yi to wait in his car.
"What are you doing here? Why don't you leave?" Zhang Ziyang asked in surprise.
"I'll wait for a call. It'll probably take a while. It'll be fine." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"Someone called here to look for you? Who is it? Can you still pinch me?" Zhang Ziyang asked doubtfully.
"It's possible. Just wait for me ten minutes and take a look." Lu Ming said and sat on a chair.
Director Xiao has been standing there, but he seems like a guest. He can neither stand nor sit. He always feels that he may be unlucky today.
"Master Lu, it's rare for you to come here once. Why don't you let me serve as a host tonight and treat you to two drinks? I wonder if you'd like to be rewarded?" Director Xiao said with a smile.
"Director Xiao, please give me another day, I beg you, I have to deal with some things today." Lu Ming said, crossing his legs.
"That's good, that's good."
While the two were talking, the phone rang. Director Xiao took it and immediately handed it to Lu Ming.
"Master Lu, I'm looking for you."
Lu Ming picked it up and heard that it was indeed Weng Bailing.
"Sir Lu, didn't you go to Nanjing? When did you come back?" Weng Bailing asked on the phone.
"I'll be back at noon." Lu Ming said.
"Then you just came back not long ago, why did you go to the Sixth Precinct?" Weng Bailing asked tentatively.
"That's right, I just came back and heard that one of my cousins was detained by the Sixth Precinct because of a misunderstanding, so I came to pick him up," Lu Ming said.
"Your cousin? Is she the woman mentioned in the tip?" Weng Bailing asked.
"Yes, she is my distant cousin." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"Why haven't I heard that you have a cousin before?" Weng Bailing continued to ask.
"Stationmaster Weng, are you interrogating me? Then I'll go to the interrogation room in the station now." Lu Ming sneered.
"No, no, sir, please don't misunderstand. I just asked casually." Weng Bailing said hurriedly.
"I have too many distant relatives. Do I have to report them to Station Master Weng one by one?" Lu Ming said with a hint of ridicule in his tone.
"No, blame me for talking too much. I definitely don't mean anything else. By the way, I heard that Commander Lu returned from Nanjing with a lot of work. Do you want to hold a celebration party tonight?" Weng Bailing hurriedly changed the subject.