On the way back to the consulate, the Consul General said to the military attache with a headache: "Mr. Longtian, if Ning Xin'er is really in your hands, let it go as soon as possible. This matter is big or small. I'm worried that if the situation continues, it will
Out of control, didn't you see how determined Lu Ming is? He's not easy to mess with."
"It's nothing, Mr. Consul General, don't you even believe me?" The military attache continued to deny it.
The Consul General sneered: "Mr. Longtian, although the things you do are very secretive, I haven't heard any rumors. Don't think that you will be fine just because you hide people in a safe place. There is an old saying in China:
People don’t know unless they do it themselves.”
"Lu Ming is a tough guy, but I won't accept his tricks. We, the citizens of the Japanese Empire, are not afraid of death!" the military attaché said viciously.
"I think you should stop being tough. Now your people have been caught. Once they confess, all the evidence will be spread out on the table, and the face of our Empire of Japan will be damaged." The consul general considered the issue.
Much more realistic than military attache.
The military attache took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and then said: "Well, Mr. Consul General, I really don't know the specifics of this matter. I will ask the people in Manchuria later if they took action in private."
The consul general glanced at him, turned his head and ignored him.
He was also helpless. The military attaches were directly sent by the military and were under the direct leadership of the military and were not his subordinates.
As soon as Lu Ming returned to the office, he received a call from Mr. Jiang's head guard.
"The Chairman ordered me to verify with you whether you have kidnapped two Japanese people?"
"Yes." Lu Ming admitted.
"The Chairman got angry just now and said that you are becoming more and more courageous. You even dare to arrest Japanese expatriates, and you even arrest them openly on the street. I think you should let them go quickly." The tone of the captain of the guard was very serious.
"Please tell the committee that these two people cannot be released. They are important criminals who kidnapped our citizens."
"The Japanese have kidnapped our citizens. Is there such a thing? The chairman seems not to know about it." The captain of the bodyguard did not know the details, so he could not help but feel a little confused.
Lu Ming told the story of Ning Xiner's kidnapping and briefly analyzed the case.
In fact, Mr. Jiang knew about the case, but he had too many things to do, so he would not take a kidnapping case to heart and forget about it later.
"Then please wait a moment, I will report to the chairman." The head guard left but did not hang up the phone.
After coming over for a while, a strong Zhejiang accent came over the phone: "Comrade Xiaolu, I just heard that the Japanese have kidnapped our citizens. Do you have any conclusive evidence?"
"Of course I have evidence for the appointment, otherwise I wouldn't act rashly. Sino-Japanese relations are so fragile, and I don't want to create turmoil in Shanghai..." Lu Ming explained.
"You have already caused me a lot of trouble. What are you going to do next and how will it end?" Mr. Jiang's tone was quite calm and he did not mean to get angry.
"Commissioner, the Japanese openly kidnapped citizens on Chinese soil. This is a serious crime and a serious trampling on our country's sovereignty. If we do not fight back, the Japanese's arrogance will become even more arrogant. I think this matter
There is absolutely no room for tolerance, there is only one way: tooth for tooth." Lu Ming said sternly.
"Do you have absolute certainty that these two people are the criminals? They are the ones who kidnapped that Miss Ning?"
Of course Mr. Jiang knew about the Caogang, and he also knew what kind of impact the Caogang would have on Shanghai's social order once chaos broke out, so he was a little undecided for a while.
"Reporting to the committee, I dare to guarantee with my head that these two people are the criminals who kidnapped Ning Xiner. After I get their confessions, I will write an article for the "Washington Post" to expose the Japanese in official form in our country.
The despicable behavior of criminals on the land has made them lose face all over the world." Lu Ming said plausibly.
"Okay, since you are absolutely sure, I support you, but let me make it clear first that if you make a mistake, you must bear full responsibility for this incident, and I will not protect you." Mr. Jiang said rigorously.
"Please rest assured that I am willing to bear full legal responsibility. If I make a mistake, I am willing to accept any punishment from the government," Lu Ming said.
"Okay, I'm waiting for your results." Mr. Jiang hung up the phone.
Liu Qiwen, who was listening to the phone with her ears open, couldn't help but sweat for Lu Ming. Lu Ming was risking all his wealth and life.
If things go wrong, neither the government nor Mr. Jiang will provide shelter to Lu Ming. On the contrary, they are likely to intensify the punishment.
If you go to a military court to face trial or go to jail and sit in jail, you won't be able to escape. Because Lu Ming is doing this as a soldier of the Republic of China.
"Sir, are you really absolutely sure?" Liu Qiwen asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, they were the ones who did it. If I make such a stupid mistake, I deserve to be caught." Lu Ming said with a smile.
Lu Ming was really worried that Mr. Jiang would order him to release him. If that happened, he would have to obey the order. As for risking his own future, he didn't care. He firmly believed that he had a plan in mind and was sure of it.
However, there is still a doubt in Lu Ming's mind that has not been resolved. What on earth were Weng Bailing and Dai Li's men doing at Paramount that night?
Dai Li explained that someone from the Communist International was in contact with the underground party at Paramount that night. This lie was too false.
You can’t connect anywhere, but you have to go to a noisy place like Paramount? Are you worried that you won’t be exposed enough?
Detective thinking kept reminding Lu Ming that there must be fraud involved. Even if Dai Li's men could not recognize Ying'er and others, it was impossible for Yu Ying'er and others not to feel the presence of agents from the Fuxing Society.
In the presence of more than twenty Fuxing Society agents, Yu Ying'er and others still carried out the kidnapping operation against Ning Xiner. What does this mean?
Ordinarily, not to mention the presence of more than 20 agents, even if there were a few police officers present, Yu Ying'er and others would not take action, and there was no need to take the risk.
But Yu Ying'er and the others not only carried out the kidnapping, but also succeeded, and left no traces afterwards. This is simply a fantasy.
Maybe...could it be...
Lu Ming didn't dare to think about it, but he had to think about it. The matter was obvious, and the answer came to him uninvited.
Dai Li sat on the sofa in silence after returning to the office.
Things have gotten to this point and seem to have gotten out of control.
Dai Li never expected that Lu Ming would be able to find evidence that the Japanese kidnapped Ning Xiner. Although it was indirect evidence, no matter who saw the evidence, they could not deny the Japanese suspicion.
Although the suspect's confession can only be used as indirect evidence, if Lu Ming uses this evidence to find Ning Xiner, the indirect evidence will become direct evidence.
The most important thing is that he may be dragged out by these evidences and become a link in the evidence chain.
Dai Li knew that he was careless and trusted too much in the professionalism of the Japanese, thinking that they were all professionals and would do things neatly and without leaving any traces.
Even so, he ordered Weng Bailing and his men to rush to the scene and further erase the traces. However, what he did not expect was that the Japanese showed their flaws at Paramount.
The script is wonderful, but the acting is terrible.
Now that the person has been caught, the confession is only a matter of a few days sooner or later. The Japanese do not have the hard-core spirit of the Communists who would rather die than surrender.
Dai Li considered it again and again, now is the time to find a way out for himself. Once the matter is exposed, a ruthless blow will be waiting for him.
Whether it is Lu Ming's revenge or the Cao Gang's dark methods, it may be fatal.
Dai Li originally thought that Japan would stage a diplomatic protest, and coupled with his secret report, the committee would force Lu Ming to release him and abandon the investigation.
If this was the case, he might still be able to take the initiative in the direction of the incident, but the committee member was so angry that he actually agreed to Lu Ming to continue handling the case. This was simply connivance. There was no reason to pamper Lu Ming so much.
Dai Li felt a deep sense of powerlessness. No matter how suspicious Lu Ming was, he would still treat Lu Ming with great respect, just like he would treat his naughty children without being ruthless.
The so-called Lu Ming will bear all legal responsibilities if something goes wrong is just a theory.
If Lu Ming really made a mistake, the worst he could do would be to lose his job, or even turn around and go to the United States to live the rest of his life. He would not be punished at all.
This is a question you can figure out with your heels.
What Dai Li is now anxious about is how to regain control of the initiative?
Letting go of Ning Xiner immediately is the last resort.
Lu Ming said that he would not pursue the case any further, as that was for the Japanese.
Once Lu Ming learned from the two Japanese that he was involved in the kidnapping case, could he run away?
If the old and new accounts are settled together, I'm afraid neither Weng Bailing nor he can escape.
Dai Li still had a glimmer of hope. The two captured Japanese might not be of high enough rank, and he didn't know that he commissioned Manchuria to kidnap Ning Xiner.
This matter must be confirmed immediately.
Dai Li picked up the phone and dialed a number, then told the person to meet him at the same place at two o'clock in the afternoon.
The other party was an intermediary for him to urgently contact the Japanese side. After receiving his call, he would notify the Japanese military attaché and the Manchurian Railway people.