Lu Ming was worried about Ning Xiner's disappearance, and Dai Li was not much better.
What Dai Li fears most is that Lu Ming links him with Ning Xiner's disappearance. If this matter is exposed, not only will Lu Ming take revenge on him, but even Du Yuesheng and the others will not let him go.
Of course, if things really break out, Dai Li, as the actual head of the Fuxing Society, will not be afraid of these retaliations.
If the problem is like this, gang bosses like Du Yuesheng will no longer cooperate with him in the future, and their relationship with Lu Ming will be completely broken, and the two will turn against each other.
For Dai Li, this is equivalent to adding huge hidden dangers to his future.
Unlike Lu Ming, Dai Li had a solid backing. He only gained the leader's favor by relying on his loyalty to the leader and his flexible mind.
But he knows that the leader is a moody person. Maybe he favors him today, but one day he doesn't like him, and he will be kicked away.
Dai Li, Deng Wenyi, He Zhonghan, Kang Ze and other people who have been with the leader for a long time are not the same thing. The leader is just using him as a pawn, and he knows this very well.
For example, Kang Ze suffered a defeat in Jiangxi this time, which affected the entire plan to suppress the Communists. After returning, he just conducted an investigation and then everything was fine.
Dai Li was certain that if he had made such a serious mistake, what awaited him might be to take him away and shoot him without even giving him a chance to explain.
Of course, in the later stages, the leader gradually began to trust Dai Li and put the entire intelligence system of the Kuomintang under his control. Dai Li rose to the top and became the king of secret agents that everyone in the party feared.
The current situation is still beyond Dai Li's full control, especially in Shanghai, a land where dragons and tigers are hidden.
If he and Du Yuesheng, Caobang and Lu Ming all turn against each other, the door to Shanghai will be closed to him, which will directly affect his control of the situation in Shanghai.
The tasks assigned to him by the leader could no longer be completed, and all the talk about monitoring Sheng Youde, unblocking Du Yuesheng, etc. became empty talk.
Although the capital of the Republic of China is Nanjing, everyone knows that among the major cities in the country, the most important is Shanghai.
It is not only a Sino-foreign trade and logistics center, but also a financial and cultural center.
The more critical point is that Shanghai directly provided one-third and sometimes even half of the government's financial resources. Without the support of this money, the Republic of China government would really close down.
"Stationmaster Weng, didn't you do a very clean job that day? Why did you arouse Lu Ming's suspicion?" Dai Li's thick broom-like eyebrows were tightly knitted together.
"Sir, we did it very cleanly and will never leave any traces. I think this is Lu Ming's deception, and we can't fall for his deception," Weng Bailing hurriedly explained.
Although Weng Bailing went to the scene that day, the people he brought with him were all agents from Nanjing. Just as Zhang Ziyang guessed, he was only there to identify himself as the Shanghai Station of Fuxing Society to prevent people from the Shanghai Police Department from misunderstanding and getting into trouble with the agents.
Unnecessary conflicts.
"Lu Ming won't find out about my contact with the Japanese, right?" Dai Li murmured to himself.
Although Dai Li tried to minimize contact with the Japanese, he still had several meetings together. Since Lu Ming sent someone to follow him, it is possible that he discovered the secret.
Regarding this matter, Dai Li had already thought of an excuse. If Lu Ming directly confronted him, he could block him out with just one sentence: With the authorization of the government, he discussed the arms theft case with the Japanese in order to alleviate the pressure from the Japanese government.
pressure.
Such things as joint anti-communism cannot be exposed. Although anti-communism and suppression of communism are the government's primary goal, joining forces with the Japanese is a shameful thing. It is inevitable that the people will call them national traitors and traitors.
Dai Li knew very well that once you wear the label of a national thief or a traitor, you will never be able to clean it off, and no one will associate with you.
"Sir, if you ask me to do whatever I say, we will do the same as Lu Ming and quietly kill An Gonggen and his men and cut off Lu Ming's wings." Weng Bailing said fiercely.
"No, people like An Gonggen cannot move. This will affect the relationship between the government and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, unless there is real evidence to prove that they have caused great harm to the party and the country." Dai Li shook his head.
"Is the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea so important to us? It's just a bunch of lost dogs, and it still depends on us for food." Weng Bailing said disdainfully.
"You are short-sighted. Although they are not many in number, they represent the exiled government of the Republic of Korea after all. They are likely to take power in the future. We must treat them preferentially. This is crucial to the future relationship between China and North Korea," Dai Li said.
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In fact, these words are not Dai Li’s point of view, but borrowed from the leader’s admonitions to him.
After the arms theft occurred, Dai Li also thought about handing over Jin Jiu and others to the Japanese to take the blame, but Mr. Jiang immediately taught him a lesson and told him that this was the last resort.
Mr. Chiang would rather protect the people of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea despite the pressure from the Japanese. Why is this?
Mr. Jiang told Dai Li that this was the only politically correct choice for the international community. Anyway, China and Japan were already at odds with each other, and they often issued diplomatic protests to each other. They were already thick-skinned and shameless.
The Republic of Korea government will face a brand new government of the Republic of Korea in the future. Spending the minimum price now can exchange for the maximum benefit of the relationship between the two countries in the future.
Dai Li understood what Mr. Jiang meant. This admonishment was much more useful to Dai Li than what he learned at Whampoa Military Academy.
"Then can we just endure it like this?" Weng Bailing said with a bitter smile.
"I can't bear it, do you have any other tricks?" Dai Li asked.
"No, I just don't understand why you are so worried about Lu Ming. Not to mention that even if he sets up some secret service in the future, it will only be on the same level as our Fuxing Society. Why are you worried about him? Judging from my humble position,
, fight back those who need to fight back, and deal with those who need to be dealt with. You have actually taken over the Fuxing Society, and you should do something drastic."
"Except for Lu Ming, you can do this to anyone else," Dai Li said.
"Why are you being lenient with him?" Weng Bailing wanted to take this opportunity to kill Lu Ming.
"Because he has a backing," Dai Li said with a sideways glance.
"We also have a backstage, and our backstage is the leader..." Weng Bailing straightened his back and said.
Dai Li said treacherously: "Stationmaster Weng, I can tell you that you have chosen a dead end road. This road may get rid of Lu Ming, and it may also ruin yourself."
"Why do you say that, sir? How can you ruin yourself by doing this?" Weng Bailing asked puzzled.
"There is a difference between the backstage and the backstage. Lu Ming's backstage can stand up and fight for him when necessary, but our backstage will kick us out and shoot us if necessary. Just based on your relationship with the leader, how dare you
Will the leader stand up to protect you when necessary?" Dai Li said with a serious expression.
Weng Bailing was speechless. Of course he knew that this was absolutely impossible. He had the obligation to serve the leader with his life, but the leader had no obligation to protect him.
If he really stirs up trouble, the leader will be the first to take action on him.
"What should we do with the underground gang members on Lu Ming's list who were released on bail? Should we arrest them or not?" Weng Bailing returned to the practical issue.
"It's not that we won't catch it, it's that the time is not ripe yet. We should monitor them all first. Maybe we can catch big fish." Dai Li said.
"Well, okay." Weng Bailing walked out disappointed.
Dai Li looked at his leaving back and sneered. He knew that Weng Bailing was disappointed with him, but he thought that Weng Bailing was like an inexperienced young man who had no idea how deep the water in Shanghai was.
When he first came to Shanghai's mixed society, he didn't know the depth of society, so he broke into it with courage. If he hadn't luckily met Du Yuesheng and gained Du Yuesheng's appreciation, he would have died long ago.
Later, he met Mao Renfeng, an old friend from his hometown, who suggested that he apply for the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou. Dai Li was short of money, so Mao Renfeng funded him 20 yuan to help him on his way.
After passing the sixth class of Whampoa Military Academy, Dai Li met Mr. Jiang and gained Mr. Jiang's appreciation, which led to his subsequent rapid rise.
Therefore, there are two people that Dai Li is most grateful to in his life. One is Du Yuesheng, who had the kindness to meet him, and the other is Principal Jiang.
Things turned around, and Mao Renfeng, who graduated from the fourth phase of Huangpu, later became Dai Li's subordinate and successor. This was something neither of them had ever imagined.
Dai Li has not yet decided how to solve Lu Ming's matter. Although he has many concerns, he still has to do what needs to be done.
When he came to Shanghai this time, he actually wanted to investigate the arms theft case and dig out the mysterious old man who was hiding in the upper echelons of the government.
If he didn't believe that Lu Ming had anything to do with the Communist Party before, now he has changed his mind and thinks that Lu Ming's identity is very suspicious, and even thinks that Lu Ming has some connection with this mysterious old man.
Dai Li picked up the phone and called He Zhonghan in Nanjing. As expected, He Zhonghan was still working overtime in the office.
He reported on the work of the past two days, and He Zhonghan kept saying yes after hearing it.
Dai Li had already reported the case to He Zhonghan when he uncovered the case of the Shanghai Working Committee of the Underground Party. What he wanted to report now was the follow-up situation.