In a private room of a hotel, Lu Mingzheng and An Gonggen met secretly.
It was raining outside, and the two of them were drinking beer in the box, which was very comfortable.
It has been raining in Shanghai these past few days, but it has brought some coolness to Shanghai in the sweltering heat.
"Who did you see?" Lu Ming asked.
"Guess, he must be the person you are interested in." An Gonggen said with a smile.
"Guess what? You see so many people every day, how do I know who you see?" Lu Ming was already a little irritable and refused to use his brain anymore.
"It's the woman you've been thinking about all this time. This reminder is enough," An Gonggen said proudly.
"Ah, you mean... Kawashima Yoshiko?" Lu Ming suddenly woke up.
"Yes, that's her. Our people discovered her this morning, and I saw her with my own eyes. Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos."
An Gonggen was naturally very concerned about the affairs of the Japanese. Since Yoshiko Kawashima was a wanted criminal within the Republic of China government, there was no need to be polite to her.
"Isn't Kawashima Yoshiko always active in Peiping, Tianjin, Changchun, and Dalian? Why did she return to Shanghai?" Lu Ming asked doubtfully.
After the 128 Songhu Anti-Japanese War incident, Lu Ming issued a reward for Kawashima Yoshiko within the Fuxing Society, offering a reward of 10,000 US dollars for her head.
Yoshiko Kawashima is not an ordinary person. She received professional agent training in Japan. She usually likes to dress up as a man and look cool.
It is said that Kawashima Yoshiko was raped by her adoptive father Kawashima Naniwa when she was a teenager. Afterwards, she cried bitterly in her diary and wrote: "I want to abandon women forever!" Then she cut her hair to look like a man, and followed
My own woman made a "farewell".
This royal princess who used to have bright eyes and beautiful skin has since become perverse and uninhibited. She would even sneak out of the school to whip her horse during class, gradually developing a somewhat deformed and even crazy character.
Yoshiko Kawashima is so elusive that no one can catch her whereabouts. Sometimes even if she is discovered, it is fleeting and no effective action can be taken.
Lu Ming stared at Yoshiko Kawashima and became interested in this woman, completely out of instinct.
In Lu Ming's view, Yoshiko Kawashima is proficient in both Chinese and Japanese languages, and has been trained to be an excellent spy. Coupled with Yoshiko's reputation as a royal princess, she will definitely play an important role in the future confrontation between China and Japan.
Needless to say, this effect is definitely negative. Lu Ming's judgment is forward-looking and has been verified for more than ten years.
After the January 28th Incident, the Fuxing Society intelligence system discovered that Kawashima Yoshiko appeared in Tianjin, mainly traveling between Tianjin, Peiping and Dalian, recruiting pro-Japanese elements in these areas, and she must also be engaged in some major conspiracy.
Lu Ming conveyed his opinions to the people at the Peiping and Tianjin substations, asking them to be more vigilant against Kawashima Yoshiko and to eradicate her decisively if there was an opportunity.
But Yoshiko Kawashima lives in the Japanese Concession in Tianjin, which is a restricted area for Fuxing Society agents, and there is nothing the agents can do to her.
When Yoshiko Kawashima went out for activities, she often put on makeup and disguised herself, making it difficult to track her movements. The agents of the Renaissance Society never found an appropriate opportunity to carry out an assassination operation against her.
Later, Kawashima Yoshiko used her good camouflage transportation skills to put Queen Wanrong out of Tianjin in the suitcase of the car, entered Lushun and arrived in Changchun.
"Kawashima Yoshiko must have a purpose for returning to Shanghai this time. What she wants to do must be clarified." Lu Ming became a little nervous when he heard Kawashima Yoshiko's name.
In the January 28th Incident, Yoshiko Kawashima caused great damage. She was also one of the important figures in provoking the war. She planned the Japanese monk attack.
Of course, even if she did not provoke the riot, the Japanese army would still attack Shanghai, but at least China could take a more proactive position morally, and negotiate afterwards to achieve better results.
As a result, because Kawashima Yoshiko successfully planned a series of events, China only got a barely fair treaty in the subsequent armistice negotiations.
Lu Ming has always believed that during the January 28th Incident, because Generals Cai Tingkai, Jiang Guangnai and Zhang Zhizhong advocated resolute resistance to Japan, China achieved considerable victory in the military resistance, but suffered a disastrous defeat in the intelligence war.
Lu Ming was so stimulated by this that he decided to set up an agent school to train his own agents and launch a long-term and in-depth intelligence war against the enemy.
"Where does Yoshiko Kawashima hang out?" Lu Ming asked.
"I don't know. I followed her with my men and wanted to find an opportunity to kill her. Unfortunately, we followed her for less than half an hour and lost her." An Gonggen said with a bitter smile.
"That means we don't know where she lives now, nor who she is in contact with?" Lu Ming asked.
"Yes, I don't know anything at the moment." An Gonggen replied simply.
"We will discuss her matter later. Since she has appeared in Shanghai, she cannot remain in seclusion forever. She has to show up. There is still a chance to catch her. Have you found out anything about Miss Ning?" Lu Ming asked
.
The top priority now is not to solve Yoshiko Kawashima, but to find Ning Xiner. The longer the delay, the greater the danger. This is a common feature of hostage problems.
"There are not many valuable clues. There are a lot of information reported by informants, but after verification, most of them are false or uncertain information." An Gonggen said helplessly.
Lu Ming had a headache. Now he had integrated all the forces in Shanghai and activated them, but Ning Xiner seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, just like Sheng Muyi disappeared last time.
At that time, Sheng Muyi was forced to take the initiative to run away mysteriously, but Ning Xiner did not have this problem, and it was certain that she was kidnapped.
"How are you keeping an eye on Dai Li? Did you find anything?" Lu Ming asked.
"We are still watching, but we haven't found any unusual activities from Chief Dai. He basically stays in the Fuxing Society building. Master Lu, do you really think he is suspicious? Logically speaking, he wouldn't do this, right?" An Gonggen
Frowning.
"We can't let go of any possibility. Dai Yunong and Weng Bailing have to keep an eye on me. Miss Ning's disappearance is too strange. My intuition is related to Dai Yunong, but there is a lack of evidence. As for why he did this, then
It's hard to say." Lu Ming said thoughtfully.
To launch surveillance activities against Dai Li, Lu Ming could only use An Gonggen and his brothers. Of course, others would not dare to spy on the actual head of the Fuxing Society.
An Gonggen and the others are willing to do it and dare to do it simply because they believe that Lu Ming will be their strong backing under any circumstances and will never abandon them.
"By the way, Weng Bailing planted a spy in Wanguo's apartment. I found that he contacted that person several times. He must be targeting you. Do you want to get rid of this spy?" An Gonggen asked.
"Actually, I have discovered it a long time ago, but Weng Bailing can make any excuse and say that he is spying on a foreigner inside. Let's keep him for now and talk about it later." Lu Ming said helplessly.
If there were any changes in the residents of Wanguo Apartment, Lu Ming would know about it, and the administrator would talk about it as a common occurrence when he and Lu Ming were drinking.
Lu Ming discovered that there was an additional Chinese family in the apartment, so he found it easily. He was an agent transferred from other places by Weng Bailing.
"Master Lu, I'm not telling you that sometimes you are too gentle. Why don't you pull out the nails planted around you as soon as possible? I have wanted to do it for a long time, but I didn't get your permission." An Gonggen
said.
"Then what do you mean, then kill him?"
Lu Ming also hesitated. In fact, this nail did not pose any threat to him, but it still hid a lot of worries for Mr. Dong and An Yi.
Naturally, Lu Ming couldn't tell An Gonggen about the situation of Mr. Dong and An Yi. It was his personal secret, and even Sheng Muyi didn't know their identities very well.
"Yes, it's a matter of attitude. If you don't dare to pull out nails even though you know someone is planting nails next to you, isn't it a bit of a sign of weakness?" An Gonggen was a spy and would never accept such a provocation.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. We must make him disappear without anyone noticing." Lu Ming waved his hand gently.
"Young Master Lu, don't worry. This guy will definitely be missing within three days. No matter what methods Weng Bailing uses, he won't be able to find out." An Gonggen said with a smile.
Lu Ming also laughed. Shanghai is close to the Huangpu River, and the surging water is indeed a good place for people to disappear for no reason.
"However, Miss Ning's matter is the most important thing. You can't put the cart before the horse. At least I am safe now." Lu Ming reminded again.
"Well, Master Lu, I know how important Miss Ning is to you. Caobang also helped us a lot in dealing with the Japanese. I, An Gonggen, am a loyal person and will definitely take care of Miss Ning's affairs.
Investigate and get to the bottom of it." An Gonggen vowed.
Seeing that An Gonggen was already emotional, Lu Ming couldn't say anything else. He grabbed An Gonggen's shoulders with both hands and squeezed hard.