At six o'clock the next morning, Sheng Muyi and Yuan Ziyuan got up early. They did not wake up Lu Ming and Yuan Mingzhu. They had breakfast and drove on the road.
Lu Ming and Yuan Mingzhu woke up at around eight o'clock in the morning. They were brushing their teeth and washing their faces when the phone rang.
There was a call from the hotel reception desk. Mr. Song's secretary was waiting to see him in the lobby. Lu Ming guessed that it was probably another banquet.
Lu Ming hurried downstairs and met Mr. Song's secretary. As expected, the other party sent an invitation to Sheng Muyi, Yuan Ziyuan, and Yuan Mingzhu for a banquet at Qinhuai Restaurant in the evening. His name was not included this time.
He could only tell the secretary that several ladies had important matters and had rushed back to Shanghai early in the morning.
After hearing what he said, Mr. Song's secretary had no choice but to return.
Yuan Mingzhu hid in the room and did not dare to come out. After hearing what Lu Ming said when he came back, she was so frightened that she stuck out her tongue.
It's not that she doesn't want to partake in banquets, it's just that the banquets hosted by these big shots are really not enjoyable and she just wants to suffer.
After a while, invitations from the Kong family and the Chen family also arrived one after another. In the invitations, only three ladies were invited, and Lu Ming was not invited to the banquet. They probably knew that he was under house arrest and could not travel.
Lu Ming sent seven or eight invitations, and they all replied that the three ladies had returned to Shanghai and could not attend the banquet.
After being busy all morning, he finally stopped at noon. He estimated that no one would come to invite him later, and everyone got the news that the guests they invited had gone back.
After the excitement, it suddenly became deserted, and he was really not used to it. Fortunately, he usually walked alone, and his psychology had become very strong. Now that Mingzhu is with him, he is not lonely.
During lunch, he knocked on Liu Qiwen's door, thinking she hadn't gotten up yet, but no one opened the door no matter how hard he knocked.
He asked the waiter below, and the waiter said that Miss Liu had gone out in the morning and had not seen her come back.
Lu Ming didn't pay attention, thinking that she was going out to drink tea with Liu Cuicui again.
Liu Qiwen did go to have tea, but not with Liu Cuicui, but was called there by Mr. Jiang.
She did go to see Liu Cuicui in the morning, but as soon as she entered the Fuxing Society headquarter building, she was stopped by two people in Chinese tunic suits.
"Are you Liu Qiwen's secretary at Shanghai Station?" the two strangers asked.
"I am, who are you?" Liu Qiwen asked alertly.
"We are from the Military Justice Department, and someone wants to see you."
A man took out his ID and showed it to her. Sure enough, it was the ID of the Military Justice Department.
"What crime have I committed? Do you want to arrest me? There must be a crime. Once I explain it clearly, I will go with you." Although Liu Qiwen was scared, she was not someone to be trifled with.
"You haven't committed any crime, and we don't want to arrest you. Someone wants to see you." The man said impatiently.
"Who wants to see me?" Liu Qiwen was still resisting in her heart.
"You'll know when we get there. Don't worry, we won't harm you."
Liu Qiwen had no choice but to follow the two men out, get into a car, and drive away.
After a while, the car stopped outside the Military Commission building. Two people took her upstairs to a room on the fourth floor. They opened the door and let her in, telling her that someone would come to see her later.
Liu Qiwen looked around. This was an office. There was only a desk and two chairs, and nothing else. It was almost like describing this place as a house with bare walls.
There is a picture hanging behind the desk: Wherever the ambition goes, gold and stone are opened, who can control it.
The simple furnishings and this calligraphy created a strange aura here, making people afraid to make any sound.
"Is this a torture chamber? It doesn't look like it." Liu Qiwen thought to herself.
There are also several torture chambers in the basement of Shanghai Station of Fuxing Society. Although they are rarely used, she has been there before, but they don't look like this one.
But it doesn't look like an office.
She stood there anxiously, but what she was thinking about was whether Lu Ming had also been brought here.
She only found out after arriving in Nanjing that Lu Ming was brought to Nanjing by the Military Justice Department mainly because of the Japanese arms hijacking case. This unsolved case has not yet been investigated clearly. These details were told to her by Liu Cuicui.
She didn't know why she was brought here. The arms case had nothing to do with her, so why was she brought here for questioning?
Not long after, the door opened and a man walked in, followed by He Zhonghan.
When Liu Qiwen saw this person, she was surprised, how could he be Principal Jiang? She immediately stood at attention and saluted as if on conditioned reflex.
She clearly remembered in her mind that on the day of graduation, she watched from a distance as Principal Jiang lectured all the graduates.
"Commissioned, she is Liu Qiwen, Lu Ming's secretary."
He Zhonghan said to Mr. Jiang and gave Liu Qiwen a wink, indicating that she didn't need to be afraid or nervous.
In the past few days, Liu Qiwen and He Zhonghan have become more familiar with each other, and they know that this person has no official airs and is easy to get along with.
"Your name is Liu Qiwen?"
"Yes, report to the principal, Liu Qiwen, a student of the seventh batch of Huangpu, is reporting to you." Liu Qiwen stood at attention and said.
She stood upright with her eyes looking forward, which was the standard posture for meeting important people.
"Oh, classmate of the seventh period, are you from the Guangzhou class or the Nanjing class?" Mr. Jiang walked to the table, sat on a chair, and asked in a kind tone.
"Report to the principal, I am from the Nanjing class." Liu Qiwen was still standing upright. This was what the instructor taught her. She must stand at attention when seeing the principal.
"Well, the situation was turbulent that year, so I went to rest for a while. I just went to meet with my classmates on your graduation day." Mr. Jiang said slowly.
"We always keep the principal's teachings in mind," Liu Qiwen said.
Seeing that she was too tired standing like this, He Zhonghan said: "Xiao Liu, take a break. If the envoy asks you anything, please answer truthfully."
"Yes, sir." Liu Qiwen changed into a standard resting posture.
"How long have you been following Lu Ming?"
Mr. Jiang began to ask formal questions, and He Zhonghan quietly withdrew. He knew that the leader wanted to ask Liu Qiwen something, and it was inconvenient for him to participate.
"Reporting to the principal, I joined the preparatory team of the Shanghai Station of Fuxing Society in the 20th year of the Republic of China. I have not been with Chief Lu for a long time. I used to follow Chief Kang." Liu Qiwen said.
"It's a coincidence that your two superiors are both in Nanjing now, and they are both involved in the same case." Mr. Jiang said with a smile.
Liu Qiwen didn't answer, and she couldn't answer either.
"Do you know anything about this unprecedented arms hijacking case?" Mr. Jiang asked.
"Report to the principal. The student knows nothing. It is better to learn some information from Secretary Liu after arriving in Nanjing." Liu Qiwen's forehead was dripping with sweat.
First, it was a little stuffy in the room, and second, I was too nervous.
She had only seen Mr. Jiang from a long distance before, but now she was only two feet away from Mr. Jiang and could hear her breathing.
"Comrade Liu, the question I am going to ask you next is very important. You must answer it truthfully without any concealment. Can you do it?" Mr. Jiang asked.
"Report to the principal, yes."
"Very good. Did Lu Ming do anything unusual during the period before and after this arms hijacking case?" Mr. Jiang asked.
"Report to the principal, Chief Lu has no unusual activities." Liu Qiwen immediately replied.
"Really? You have to know that deceiving the leader is a heinous crime." Mr. Jiang said with emphasis.
"Really not, I don't dare to lie to the principal. Chief Lu goes to work every day just to read financial statements and issue financial statements. He has no other activities." Liu Qiwen said.
What she said was the actual situation. Lu Ming was basically in charge of finance in the unit, and Liu Qiwen had no knowledge of other field activities.
"Do you know what Lu Ming does after get off work?" Mr. Jiang asked.
"Report to the principal, I don't know." Liu Qiwen said.
"Really don't know? I've heard that you are his lover." Mr. Jiang snorted coldly.
"Report to the principal, I am just Chief Lu's working secretary. There is no other relationship between us. Those are other people's slanders against Chief Lu, and they are untrue." Liu Qiwen replied.
Suddenly, she felt a surge of anger in her heart, and she wanted to punch the principal in the face.
Although many people in the Shanghai Station of Fuxing Society speculated that she was Lu Ming's lover, especially Weng Bailing who had been secretly instigating her, no one dared to say this.
She also wanted to do that, to really become Lu Ming's lover, but she actually couldn't realize it. Since it was not true, she had to maintain the reputation of Chief Lu.
It's okay if others think so, but as a leader, how can you just listen to rumors without asking for clues? What's more, is it appropriate to say this to a female subordinate?