"By the way, Chief Dai, someone from the security headquarters called and said that Chief Lu took a woman away from them, saying she was his girlfriend named Du Juan." Weng Bailing reported.
"Didn't you agree that you need my warrant to release him? Commander Lu didn't even say hello to me when he went to take him away." Dai Li was obviously a little dissatisfied.
"Chief Lu has great powers. He directly dialed Chief He's phone number. It was Chief He who asked the Commander of the Security Headquarters to release him," Weng Bailing added.
"Oh, that's it, I understand." The expression on Dai Li's face did not change, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"By the way, Chief Dai, I suddenly thought of something that is surprisingly similar to what happened today. A few months ago, Chief Lu also took away a woman from the Sixth Precinct of the police station, saying she was his cousin." Weng Bailing.
After thinking about it for a long time, I finally spoke out about it.
"Why haven't I heard you talk about this before? Tell me carefully." Dai Li became interested.
Weng Bailing explained in detail how Lu Ming took An Yi away from the Sixth Precinct.
He is still having a headache about this matter. He arranged for the nephew of the Sixth Branch Director to go to Wuhan to check on An Yi's resume. As a result, the man disappeared and there has been no news for more than two months.
From then on, the director of the Sixth Precinct kept an eye on him every day to ask for help. His nephew was on a business trip under Weng Bailing's order, and a living man just left and never returned.
Weng Bailing had no choice but to deal with the other party, saying that his nephew was performing a secret mission that would take a long time and he might not be able to come back for a few years, but as long as he came back, he would reach the sky in one step.
The director of the Sixth Branch mistakenly thought that Weng Bailing had arranged special tasks for his nephew, such as infiltrating the Communist Party, so he lost contact and had to endure it.
After listening to Weng Bailing's statement, Dai Li said meaningfully: "You think that woman is a Communist just because she didn't say a word after being arrested? Isn't that too hasty?"
"If this woman was not a Communist Party member, why did the people I sent to Wuhan disappear without reason? She was obviously silenced." Weng Bailing insisted that his judgment was correct.
Dai Li also began to be a little confused and said: "Well, what you said makes sense. Where is this woman now? Have you sent someone to keep an eye on her?"
"At first, this woman lived in Wanguo Apartment. I sent people to sneak in to investigate, and found that she had moved. After Commander Lu came back from Nanjing, she returned to Wanguo Apartment with a man. I sent people to keep an eye on her."
Weng Bailing felt that there must be something wrong with this woman's identity. The relationship between Lu Ming and her was unclear, so she was highly suspicious.
"You are so brave. If you stare at her like this, you are staring at Lu Ming. You will not be able to enjoy the fruit." Dai Li said with a cold face.
"Isn't this the highest order for your humble position?" Weng Bailing laughed sarcastically.
"Shut up, this matter can only be kept in your stomach. You can't tell anyone at any time." Dai Li's face changed drastically and he scolded.
"Yes, yes, there are no outsiders here, so I dare to say it." Weng Bailing said with a smile.
"That's not okay. You can only do this kind of thing quietly, and you can't say it even to death. Do you understand?" Dai Li warned sternly.
"I understand the humble position." Weng Bailing lowered his head.
"I think it's better for your people to be more careful, otherwise they may disappear again." Dai Li has an extraordinary sensitivity to this kind of thing.
As expected, Dai Li mentioned the matter.
Taking advantage of the city-wide manhunt, An Gonggen and his brother were not idle either. They drove a car and guarded the agent that Weng Bailing had planted in Wanguo Apartment.
When the man came out to eat, they suddenly drove up to him. Then the two brothers jumped out of the car, attacked from left and right, and quickly caught the man in the car.
"What are you doing? Who are you? Why are you arresting me?" the man asked three times.
"Brother, you committed a crime. Don't you know what you did?" One of An Gonggen's brothers pointed his forehead with a pistol and said.
"Hey, hey, be careful, don't get angry." The man's face changed with fear.
"My gun is not in control. If you are not honest, it may go off at any time."
"Brothers, there is a misunderstanding. It must be a misunderstanding. I am a member of the Fuxing Society. It's true. I have documents."
This guy wanted to take out his ID to prove his identity, but his hands were tied behind his back and he couldn't move at all.
He wanted to say something else, but a bunch of tattered cotton strips were immediately stuffed into his mouth, and his eyes were covered. He looked like a pig on a rack, with only one breath left.
An Gonggen just drove and ignored what happened in the back seat. He drove the car to the Huangpu River, stopped, and then jumped on a boat.
An Gonggen's two brothers got out of the car carrying a sack, which was still squirming.
They got on the boat, rowed it to the center of the river, tied the sack to a big stone, and sank it into the water.
Thanks to the weight of the stone, the sack fell straight down without even a splash of water.
"No wonder the people in Caobang like to do this. They are really unaware. How long does it take for this kid to drown?" A brother clapped his hands and said.
"It only takes a few minutes at most. Do you think he is just a surfer who can breathe underwater?" another brother said.
They sat on the boat and smoked a cigarette. After waiting for a while, nothing floated up. It was estimated that the time was almost up, so they rowed back in the boat.
An Gonggen drove back to his station and called Lu Ming: "I just fed the fish and everything went well."
Lu Ming was silent for a while, then simply said "Thank you for your hard work" and hung up the phone.
The large-scale manhunt lasted for five consecutive days before it came to an end. There was still a layer of white terror hanging over Shanghai, reminding people of the scene during the April 12 Massacre.
The citizens whispered among themselves that everyone was in danger. They even walked on tiptoes. They tried not to go out unless they had something to do. Visiting relatives and friends was completely unnecessary. Even if they had to go out for something, they would finish their work and go home as soon as possible.
The Songhu Garrison Headquarters, Shanghai Police Headquarters and Fuxingshe arrested more than 2,000 people in total. The city's prisons were overcrowded. Although the arrests were indiscriminate, many underground members of the Chinese Communist Party were among them and were also arrested.
None of the underground party members revealed their true identity, but they were arrested on suspicion.
Underground party organizations are using all social connections to recruit people and collect a certain amount of bail fees, which can be regarded as a by-product of large-scale raids by law enforcement agencies.
Lu Ming hasn't gone anywhere this week and has been sitting in the Fuxing Society building.
In fact, he didn't have much to do. He just answered the phone and listened to various reports, or conveyed Nanjing's instructions, and then issued financial bills.
Weng Bailing almost never showed up in the Fuxingshe Building. He kept running around in various prisons, working non-stop with people from the Police Headquarters and the Security Headquarters to jointly interrogate the arrested suspects.
Dai Li has also been elusive these past few days, often showing up in the building and then disappearing without a trace.
Lu Ming didn't care about Weng Bailing at all, but he was very interested in Dai Li's whereabouts.
It is said that after the large-scale manhunt, Dai Li's main task should be to identify the Communists from the suspects. There is nothing to keep secret about his whereabouts.
In fact, Dai Li's whereabouts are very mysterious. No one knows where he has been or what he has been busy with these past few days.
Lu Ming suddenly had a hunch that Dai Li had an ulterior secret, which might be related to Ning Xiner's disappearance.
However, tracking Dai Li is not an easy task. Dai Li is also an expert at surveillance, so tracking him must be careful and cautious.
An Gonggen's people often lose track of people, and even now they still can't figure out Dai Li's whereabouts, let alone who he has secret contacts with.
Dai Li's secret actions, especially his actions of deliberately carrying Lu Ming on his back, illustrate a problem: this old fox has unknowingly exposed his tail.
With Dai Li's current status and power, is it necessary for him to engage in secret activities? Or is it necessary to engage in secret activities for several days in a row?
Among the recent events in Shanghai, which one is more important than the pursuit of the Communist Party? Only the Japanese arms hijacking case, because this case is also closely related to the Communist Party.
The Japanese arms hijacking case is naturally related to the Cao Gang, and Ning Xiner's mysterious disappearance is also on this line.
Of course, if the investigation continues, the ultimate target will be Lu Ming. This has become a worry for Mr. Jiang.
Who is Dai Li and why are he in Shanghai? Perhaps he is here to help Mr. Jiang find the "secret antidote".