After Dai Li returned to Nanjing, the first thing he did was to see the principal immediately.
He reported his frustration in Shanghai to the principal, but of course he did not dare to say that he wanted to start a tobacco business in Shanghai.
This kind of thing can't be done in the light. Even if he wants to do it, he can only do it secretly. He can never expose it to the public, let alone let the principal know.
"Du Yuesheng, this old fox, didn't tell the truth. He was trying to guard against us." Mr. Jiang understood what was going on after listening to Dai Li's report.
"He's guarding us? I think he's resisting the government!" Dai Li snorted angrily.
"Lao Du is afraid that we will swallow up one-third of an acre of their land. He is too petty. Am I, Jiang, that kind of person?" Mr. Jiang shook his head and said with a bitter smile.
After being prompted by the principal, Dai Li immediately understood that Du Yuesheng had misunderstood what he meant, and they were not thinking about the same thing.
"Then I'll go back and explain it to him. I still need his support for the Shanghai matter, and I'm not afraid of losing face." Dai Li finally felt that Du Yuesheng was really not simple.
"No need, I can't explain this kind of thing. People like them never listen to what you say, but watch what you do." The principal said with emotion.
At this time, Mr. Jiang understood the crux of the problem. He took the step of catching Lu Ming a little too hastily and did not think carefully about the next step.
Lu Ming is not only his subordinate, but also the plenipotentiary representative of Sheng's industry, and Sheng's is the representative of Shanghai's local forces.
"Then what should we do now? We have to do this." In front of the principal, Dai Li did not dare to make any random ideas.
He is not Deng Wenyi or Zhang Wenbai, Mr. Chiang's confidants. He is just a sharp blade for Mr. Chiang. His duty is to hit wherever Mr. Chiang points.
"Let the Cao Gang go free beforehand. They won't be able to escape anyway." The principal said calmly, temporarily ending Dai Li's worries.
Lu Ming has been living a carefree life for the past two days, as if he has returned to the time before joining the Fuxing Club. No one cares about him, and he can't care about anyone else.
Although he had great freedom after joining the Fuxing Society and could go to work whenever he wanted without any restrictions, after all, he still had to think about going to work every day.
Now he doesn't have to think about anything. Apart from reading newspapers and magazines every day, he just drinks tea and drinks, and calls Liao Zhengwen whenever he wants to eat.
"Living such a magical life every day, I almost forget who I am. No wonder Liu Qiwen doesn't want to go back to Shanghai." Lu Ming couldn't help but murmured.
Liu Qiwen and Liu Cuicui now go shopping every day, tasting various delicacies in Nanjing and shopping. Anyway, all they spend is Lu Ming's money, and the two girls don't feel bad at all.
Lu Ming is still conscious. Even if there are no military police guarding the door, he will not go out without permission. Apart from going out to buy various newspapers and magazines every day, he spends most of his time in the house reading newspapers and drinking tea.
Although the guards had withdrawn, they did not announce the cancellation of the imprisonment, which did not mean that no one was secretly watching him. Running out at this time would be tantamount to causing trouble for Mr. Wenbai.
The Military Justice Department withdrew the military police. Of course, this matter had to be reported to Mr. Jiang's attendant's office. Mr. Jiang knew that the withdrawal was ordered by Mr. Wenbai, so he did not say anything and acquiesced to this arrangement.
The people in the Military Justice Department had long known that this would be the result.
Among the people around Mr. Jiang, only Mr. Wenbai dared to change Mr. Jiang's order. Of course, he did not change it in person, but behind his back.
What Mr. Wenbai did was not to disobey Mr. Jiang's order, but to support Mr. Chiang. Mr. Chiang made certain decisions and knew they were wrong, but refused to correct them immediately because of his face.
At this time, someone who understands Mr. Jiang's inner thoughts is needed to come forward and make appropriate adjustments. It is best to make changes directly without discussing with Mr. Jiang.
Among Mr. Chiang's close aides, Mr. Wenbai's position is unplaceable, and others would never dare to change Mr. Chiang's orders without authorization.
Mr. Jiang acquiesced in Mr. Wenbai being his partner. This was a kind of advanced double act, and everything was done quietly and quietly.
Lu Ming had just finished reading the Central Daily News that day when Dai Li suddenly came to visit.
Lu Ming saw him and smiled and said, "Yunong, you're not here to take me to a military court, are you?"
Dai Li hurriedly smiled and said: "Chief Lu, what are you talking about? No one will send you to a military court. I just came to see you."
"That's good. I've been scared out of my mind these past two days."
Dai Li saw that he was full of energy, with a rosy face, and even a little lazy. He didn't seem to be frightened at all.
However, he also admired Lu Ming's courage. Even if ordinary people were under house arrest, they would not be able to eat well or sleep well. Not to mention losing a few pounds in a few days, at least they would look haggard and depressed. But Lu Ming became more and more tired.
More energetic.
"Sir Lu, I just came back from Shanghai yesterday." Dai Li said after sitting down.
Dai Li knew that Lu Ming would return to Shanghai in less than two days. Lu Ming would soon know everything about his trip to Shanghai, so he might as well be honest with him.
"Oh, how is the situation in Shanghai?" Lu Ming asked.
"Ha, it's hard to say enough. Everyone is looking forward to your return, and everyone is clamoring that you will drink the northwest wind if you don't go back." Dai Li said with a bitter smile.
He came here this time partly because he was assigned by Mr. Jiang, and also because after the setback in Shanghai, he had no choice but to find a way to open a gap in Lu Ming to eliminate the urgent need.
"It's all just nonsense. Even if they don't get paid for two months, they won't be hungry." Lu Ming said with a smile.
After hearing this, Dai Li couldn't immediately ask Lu Ming to sign for the funds, so he had to find another topic: "Chief Lu, I remember that you and Chief Kang planned the Spring Rain Action Plan. Why did it stop later?"
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "You are talking about that plan. In fact, when we made that plan, it happened to be during the "128 Songhu Anti-Japanese War". It was prepared in case the Japanese invaded Shanghai and occupied Shanghai.
The plan to move all personnel at the Shanghai Station underground was later discontinued and there was no need to implement it again."
"But I think implementing that plan is a very good measure to prevent Shanghai's underground party from further infiltrating into the underground party, so I still think it is necessary to implement it, and the sooner the better." Dai Li said.
"Implementing that plan is not difficult, but now that funds are limited, we must first ensure the supply of the needs of the headquarters. Shanghai is only a local part and should give in to the overall situation. This is my idea." Lu Ming pretended to be wrong.
"Oh, is Operation Spring Rain stopped just because of funding issues?" Dai Li asked.
"Of course it's a matter of funds. Yunong, you are also an experienced expert. You know that this kind of secret operation consumes the most money. Without sufficient financial support, it is simply unsustainable. Don't you think so?" Lu Ming said with a smile.
Lu Ming was alluding to Dai Li's staggeringly expensive and huge secret operation.
Dai Li was a little embarrassed. According to regulations, when formulating such a huge action plan, he should explain the contents of the plan and the action plan to Lu Ming, who was in charge of finance. It mainly listed how many people participated in all actions, where the money was spent, etc.
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Normal expenditures must have a budget and final accounts, and each year's expenditures must be planned in the previous year. However, Dai Li's spending was basically as if it was for show, and it was higher and higher at one time, which completely broke the normal financial norms.
The secret operation was personally instructed by Mr. Jiang. Dai Li was solely responsible for the action plan and reported to Mr. Jiang alone. Even He Zhonghan did not know what he was doing.
He Zhonghan only knew that Dai Li was spending money like water and carrying out a particularly huge secret operation. The operation was of course related to the Communist Party and it was intelligence work. He knew nothing else.
People like He Zhonghan are not willing to get too involved in the intelligence work that Dai Li is so fond of. They always feel that it is not what a serious soldier should do.
Dai Li even jumped over to He Zhonghan, and of course he had no intention of revealing it to Lu Ming. Now that Lu Ming mentioned this matter, it made him feel a little uneasy.
"Sir Lu, I have arranged a major secret operation in recent months. If you want to know..." Dai Li deliberately hesitated.
"No, since it's a secret operation, it's best if I don't know about it. If one more person knows, there's more danger of leaking the secret, right? Especially since I'm also suspected of being a communist. If you tell me, nothing will happen.
The Communist Party knows about it, and I can’t wash it away even if I jump into the Yellow River." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"Sir Lu, please don't worry about it. I definitely don't mean this..." Dai Li was a little anxious. He was afraid that Lu Ming would misunderstand him on this matter, which would make the funding problem even more troublesome.