Lu Ming, on behalf of the Shanghai Station, invited He Zhonghan and Luo Guangda to stay one night and return to Nanjing the next day so they could have a good drink in the evening.
He Zhonghan repeatedly raised his hands to express his gratitude, and then said to Lu Ming, "The committee is still waiting for me to report back."
After speaking, he patted Lu Ming's shoulder meaningfully. Dai Li should have known the situation and nodded with a smile.
After seeing off He Zhonghan and Luo Outline, Dai Li refused to waste a moment and immediately called Lu Ming and Weng Bailing for a small meeting.
The theme of the meeting was to discuss the work after the large-scale raid: how to jointly interrogate prisoners with the Songhu Police Headquarters and the Shanghai Police Department.
Lu Ming was not interested in these matters at all, so he directly gave the talent to Weng Bailing who was eager to try.
Dai Li knew that Lu Ming would not be able to stay at Shanghai Station for long, and would still have to rely on Weng Bailing to support him in the future, so he accepted this plan.
Although Weng Bailing was not the best candidate for Shanghai Station in Dai Li's mind, there was nothing he could do about it. Weng Bailing was personally selected by the committee, and he could not be replaced without making a big mistake.
Lu Ming returned to Wanguo Apartment just before dinner time. As soon as he came back, before he opened the door, he saw Mr. Dong and An Yi coming over with anxious faces.
Mr. Dong and An Yi were obviously anxious and had been waiting for Lu Ming.
They were confined to the Wanguo Apartment and could not receive the information from comrades in Shanghai. They heard the news from the newspapers and the radio this morning and were completely distraught.
Of course they would not believe a word of the Kuomintang's propaganda, but what they were concerned about was the casualties of their own comrades.
After entering the room, Lu Ming briefly explained the situation. The number of casualties in the Fuxing Society was accurate, but there was no accurate number on how many people in the action team were injured and how many were killed.
Later, based on the accounts of many soldiers who exchanged fire with the action team at the time, we came up with a relatively close figure, that is, many people were injured and three people were killed.
"How could this happen? Is this a figure fabricated by your Fuxing Society?" An Yi's eyes widened, rather than refusing to believe it, she refused to accept the figure.
"It should be a fabrication, but I didn't fabricate it. It was raining heavily at the time and the field of vision was limited. No one could see the specific casualties. You will know in a few days." Lu Ming said with a heavy expression.
He felt a little tired and had not slept well for two nights. He just slept in the Fuxing Society office with his clothes on last night.
The key is that he is tired. These things that should not have happened suddenly happened, making Lu Ming feel at a loss for a moment.
"Why is there a guard platoon stationed in the hospital?" Mr. Dong asked in surprise.
"Well, it turns out that I really didn't know, or I only found out after this incident happened, that the Army General Hospital actually has a platoon of people stationed there for a long time." Lu Ming opened a bottle of whiskey and took a sip.
For the past two days, he had relied on whiskey to maintain his energy.
This does not mean that everyone lacks common sense, but that the Army General Hospital has always only accepted patients from the military and does not treat external patients, so most people lack understanding of the internal conditions of the Army General Hospital.
In the minds of ordinary people, it is unlikely that a hospital will be listed with the army, even though this hospital belongs to the army.
According to the rules, even if there are security personnel in the hospital, there are only about ten people in a shift at most, and they have to be on duty in turns. How could a platoon with more than forty troops be arranged?
This is of course due to a lack of solid preparation in the early stages and an underestimation of the enemy's strength. Strictly speaking, it is a mistake.
"How is Comrade Hou Liang doing now?" An Yi asked.
"He is still the same. He is in a coma most of the time. Even if he wakes up for a while every day, it is only for a short time, and he is not conscious and cannot communicate." Lu Ming said.
"Doesn't that mean that he is still in danger now?" Mr. Dong also knows some medical common sense.
"Indeed, the doctor judged that he is not out of danger yet, but he has improved significantly, which shows that the hope of successful treatment is relatively high," Lu Ming said.
"I didn't expect that the rescue operation would be messed up on just one detail. I'm really unwilling to accept it," Mr. Dong said, punching the table hard.
"Mr. Dong, your thinking is still too simple. Hou Liang cannot do without the hospital's rescue facilities now. You just snatched the person. What will you do after he is transferred out of the hospital? So it may be a good thing that the rescue was not successful.
" Lu Ming said.
"According to what you said, the comrades in Shanghai should know about these situations. Why did you launch this rescue operation?" Mr. Dong asked puzzledly.
"There is no way, maybe you don't believe the information I provided you." Lu Ming said with a bitter smile.
Mr. Dong and An Yi remained silent, and they probably did the same.
Lu Ming had told them in advance that he had provided information to the Shanghai underground party organization through another channel. Unexpectedly, such a thing happened, which is really unacceptable.
"Mr. Dong, I hope you have the opportunity to tell the higher-level organization that it is best to cancel the armed rescue plan. Now the alert force of the Army General Hospital has been raised to the highest level. Without a battalion of men, don't even think about it." Lu.
Ming reminded coldly.
Mr. Dong and An Yi looked at each other and remained silent.
Although they are in Shanghai, they are still isolated from their comrades in Shanghai. Sometimes they receive some notices and briefings, and the news is seriously delayed.
They have no idea what the underground party organization is thinking and what kind of actions they are going to take, let alone get involved.
"If Comrade Hou Liang cannot be rescued, what will happen in the future?" Mr. Dong asked.
"What else can we do? Shoot him or detain him for a long time. Judging from the current efforts to rescue him, he will be kept for the time being. The long-term detention is more likely. Dai Li seems to want to make some fuss about him." Lu Ming said.
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Seeing the tired look on Lu Ming's face, Mr. Dong and Mr. Dong didn't say anything more and went back in low spirits.
Lu Ming sat at the table in a daze, listening to the sirens still ringing outside and the rumble of military vehicles passing through the streets, feeling very uncomfortable.
Although he studied international law, he is also proficient in criminal law. Now this kind of large-scale manhunt is obviously illegal, and it is the law enforcement officers who broke the law, so there is no room for reasoning.
Lu Ming thought of what Sheng Youde said to him: China is not a society with sound laws, so there is no future in being a detective or a lawyer in China. There is no such social foundation at all.
Can a building be built without a foundation? Even if it is stacked so high, it looks like a building on the surface. If it shakes a little, it will collapse in an instant.
Being really tired, Lu Ming went to take a shower and then lay down, sleeping until dawn.
The next morning, Lu Ming got up in low spirits, not wanting to go anywhere. He made a pot of tea, ate some biscuits, and started drinking alone.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. When he opened the door, he saw Andre. Lu Ming invited him to drink together. After sitting down, Andre asked: "Lu, why are your people so crazy?"
Lu Ming told him what happened the night before yesterday, and told him that the bursts of sirens outside were the government's large-scale retaliatory action against the Communist Party's underground organization.
"The Republic of China government will not be able to capture the Communist Party at all by doing this. It will only cause social instability, and the gains outweigh the losses." Andre shrugged.
"Andre, I want to discuss with you. If the Chinese revolution wants to succeed, is it only possible to launch armed riots in cities, seize power in cities, and then seize power across the country?" Lu Ming asked.
"Why do you care about this? You are from the government. Do you hope that the Chinese Communist Party can successfully seize power?" Andre said slyly.
"I am a Chinese citizen. Of course I hope to understand what changes will happen to the country in the future. This is purely reasoning." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"I can understand what you say. There is only one path for China's future. Comrade Lenin, the revolutionary mentor, has pointed out this path. We have also successfully established political power through this route. Other countries must follow this path if they want to successfully establish communist regimes.
This path." Andre said without hesitation.
"I always feel that this kind of thing is only true in theory and doesn't work in reality. I mean, China's current situation is different from yours in the Soviet Union." Lu Ming said with a frown.
"Lu, you are very cunning. You want to know how sure the Communist Party is of launching an armed riot in a big city like Shanghai and what its chances of winning are, right?" Andre suddenly realized.
Lu Ming smiled, he really thought so.
Both He Zhonghan and Dai Li judged that the CCP may continue to carry out armed riots in big cities like the last great revolution, and this attack on the hospital was a small-scale rehearsal.
Lu Ming could not accept their point of view and thought they were completely bluffing and exaggerating the facts.
But after hearing what Andre said, he felt that this possibility had greatly increased.
"By the way, why haven't you seen Mr. Peter these days?" Lu Ming asked.
"He went to meet the experts coming from China. By the way, Lu, you can't default on the salaries of our experts by then. The Republic of China government has a tradition of delaying wages and arrears of wages. I'll be the first to say something ugly."
said.
"Mr. Andre, please rest assured. The salary I promised you as an expert will not be less than a copper coin. I will never treat my friends badly when it comes to money." Lu Ming said with a smile.