The two finished a pot of tea, and An Gonggen left first.
Lu Ming walked to Liu Qiwen's table and sat down, smiling: "How about it? Is the black tea here delicious?"
"It tastes good, it tastes really good, it's like a fine wine." Liu Qiwen said excitedly, with an intoxicated expression on her face.
"It's not that exaggerated, but the best black tea used here is better than the tea drunk by the British royal family, and it can only be drunk in China." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"We also distribute black tea in the station. Compared with this, it is not called black tea. The superiors still enjoy it, whether it is food or use, and they know where the good things are." Liu Qiwen said exaggeratedly.
"It's incomparable. The black tea we distribute is actually very good, but it can only be regarded as good tea sold on the market, but the black tea here is top-notch. It can be said that in the tea species, this kind of black tea is the ceiling. Okay.
Tea also needs good water, and the water used here is from Hupao Spring, which is specially transported every day, otherwise it wouldn’t be so delicious.”
Lu Ming introduced it like a treasure.
"No wonder it tastes so good. I've drunk the water from Hupao Spring before. The plain water alone is very sweet and delicious, and it has a fragrant aroma without making tea." Liu Qiwen smacked her lips.
"So tea and water complement each other and are indispensable. Do you want to bring a pound of black tea back?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
"Forget it, it's rare to drink such good tea once. Drinking it every day will definitely shorten your life." Liu Qiwen shook her head.
"It's right to know how to cherish blessings, but why don't you say "longevity" in three sentences? This is not like the tone of a little girl." Lu Ming always felt strange in his heart, Liu Qiwen was not speaking properly these days.
"Yes, my mother has often told me since I was a child that food or anything else is very precious. What you can get is a blessing, so you should cherish everything you get. This is to cherish blessings, and try to use other good things as much as possible.
Don't enjoy it too much, otherwise your life span will be shortened." Liu Qiwen said seriously.
"Your mother is not a simple old woman, but you should never say the word "short life" in the future." Lu Ming reminded.
"Well, I won't talk about it anymore. But my mother is quite interesting. She is an old lady with small feet. She studied with my grandpa for several years. My grandpa was a teacher." Liu Qiwen said proudly.
In Liu Qiwen's eyes, Lu Ming is even more extraordinary. It's not that he has money and power, but that he is a proud man who returned from studying abroad. He is so young and handsome, and seems to lack everything.
Lu Ming paid the bill and led Liu Qiwen out of the teahouse.
No one at the Shanghai Station of Fuxing Society knew that this teahouse had been bought by Lu Ming and became one of his secret strongholds.
Of course, Lu Ming didn't buy it with money. The property rights still belong to Sheng's industry. There are many shops bought in this way in Shanghai, and Sheng Muyi personally purchased them.
After Sheng Youde learned about it, he greatly praised their behavior and said that quietly infiltrating was a good way to expand Sheng's industry. The so-called making a fortune in silence.
Sheng Youde may really not know about Xiao Jiujiu that Sheng Muyi and Lu Ming are planning, or he may be pretending not to know, but this does not prevent Sheng from making money.
The employees in the teahouse are all relatively reliable people selected from Sheng's Industry. Otherwise, Lu Ming, who doesn't like drinking tea, would not have chosen this place to meet An Gonggen.
This was a latent plan that Lu Ming and Kang Ze discussed together before the "December 28th Incident" broke out.
If Shanghai is occupied by the Japanese, all the personnel of the Shanghai Station of the Fuxing Society will go underground to continue fighting, which will need to be dispersed everywhere, but most people will still stay in Shanghai, which will require a stronghold to hide their identity.
When Lu Ming had almost completed the plan, Kang Ze was transferred away. Weng Bailing had a disagreement with Lu Ming soon after taking office, and this matter naturally became Lu Ming's secret.
Weng Bailing once heard about such a latent plan, but did not know that it had been implemented. He thought that the armistice agreement was signed during the "128 Songhu Anti-Japanese War" and the plan must have ended without any problem.
Lu Ming did not tell Weng Bailing the whole story, but he was also ready to leave the Fuxing Society so that he would not be left empty-handed when he started a new business.
These strongholds have now become a trump card in Lu Ming's hand, and he will not use them unless absolutely necessary.
After the Secret Service Department was officially established, these companies, shops, and stores naturally became the cover base of the department.
Lu Ming took Liu Qiwen to a nearby department store, then gave her a two-hundred-yuan banknote and said with a smile: "Go in and do what you girls like to do the most."
"Sir, you will spoil me." Liu Qiwen pushed his hand and shook her head.
"Take it, it's rare for you to come out with me. I can't let you go back empty-handed. Just buy whatever you want." Lu Ming waved his hand.
"You are not only a saint, but also the best saint. What should I do? Give me a kiss." Liu Qiwen took the banknote, took the opportunity to kiss it again, and then walked out of the car door.
These girls are really careless. Lu Ming wiped the lipstick marks on his face helplessly and checked in the rearview mirror to see if there were any marks left.
Seeing that his face had returned to its original state, he drove to Caobang with peace of mind.
Lu Ming learned his lesson this time and went to see Mingzhu first. Mingzhu was studying an English version of the code book that Lu Ming bought for her from the United States.
Seeing Lu Ming, she threw down the book and said with a smile: "Why are you so good today?"
The two talked affectionately for a while, and Lu Ming said he wanted to talk to Ning Zetao about something, so Mingzhu pushed him away.
"Brother, give me two people." Lu Ming saw Ning Zetao and said straight to the point.
"What do you want people to do?" Ning Zetao asked.
"I want to kill someone." Lu Ming didn't hide it either.
Ning Zetao didn't ask the reason. He thought for a moment, then clapped his hands and called one of his subordinates: "Go and call Liu Xin and Zhao Long."
Not long after, two men of medium stature but with resolute looks came in: "Brother, are you looking for us?"
"Master Lu wants you to help with something," Ning Zetao said.
The two of them didn't say anything, they just looked at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming put two ferry tickets and a kraft paper bag on the table. He opened the kraft paper bag first, took out the photo of Xiao Chu inside, and then said: "This is Xiao Chu, the policeman from the Sixth Precinct."
"We all know this person." Ning Zetao smiled.
"He bought a ticket to Hankou the day after tomorrow, and took the Hankou ferry. What I ask you to do is to use these two tickets to get on the ship, and then find a dark and windy night on the way to kill him and throw him away.
When he goes to the sea, his belongings must also be thrown into the sea, and he must do it cleanly and not be noticed by anyone."
"No problem." Liu Xin took the ticket and the brown paper bag.
"Here are two thousand ocean dollars in silver notes. Even if it is a reward for you, you can have a good time when you get to Hankou for a few days and don't cause any trouble." Lu Ming said.
"Brother, Master Lu, we promise to do this well and we won't give up the money." Liu Xin shook his head.
"Young Master Lu is a member of my own family. Take what is given to you and help Young Master Lu with his errands. Just treat it as if you are going out to visit relatives and taste the delicious food in Hankou. You can be as cool as you want. Don't be in a hurry to come back."
Ning Zetao deliberately emphasized the word "relatives" very strongly, which was equivalent to explaining the reason for them to go out.
"Brother, we understand. Thank you, Master Lu." The two of them accepted the boat tickets and banknotes, clasped their fists in salute, and went out.
"Brother, don't worry, these two are my most capable assistants and there won't be any mistakes." Ning Zetao said with a smile.
"I think these two are good people, very calm and not greedy for money." Lu Ming nodded.
Lu Ming knew that there were all kinds of talents in the Caogang, including chickens, dogs, thieves, murderers and smuggling. Of course, the best thing was smuggling.
"This is a trivial matter to them,"
In fact, they killed many more people than the Ax Gang, but the Cao Gang was relatively low-key and not as famous as Wang Yaqiao. The Cao Gang was the gang with the most assassins.
"Brother, you have to prepare two boats for me, the bigger one." Lu Ming said.
"What do you want a big boat for?" Ning Zetao asked with raised eyebrows.
"I want to transport a ship as big as the last shipment of arms." Lu Ming gestured with his hands.
"Brother, how much do you need to transport? Do you need such a big ship?" Ning Zetao was startled.
"A lot of things, mainly grain, cloth, salt, and a batch of arms and medicine." Lu Ming said solemnly.
"Are you helping Old Dong and the others?" Ning Zetao understood.