Although they are in the same city, each concession is equivalent to the territory of each country during the lease period, and has the same meaning as an embassy or consulate. The relevant terms are clearly written in the lease contract, although the so-called contract is unequal.
signed under the circumstances.
If the Shanghai Police Department brings people into the concession to arrest people, it would be tantamount to infringing on a country's sovereignty. At worst, it would be an act of war.
Zhang Ziyang hadn't eaten yet, and Lu Ming hadn't eaten either. He didn't have the intention to go out to eat, so he called Badawan to have food delivered, and then he and Zhang Ziyang drank while talking.
"Did you find anything at Zhang Yuan's place later?" Lu Ming asked.
"No, except for a dead body, the house was very clean. However, Zhang Yuan bought the house for 1,500 yuan half a month ago. He couldn't afford it with his salary. It should be
Got a fortune." Zhang Ziyang said while drinking wine.
"In order to place four people into Paramount, the Japanese paid a lot of money. Are they so generous?" Lu Ming had doubts and felt that there was something in it.
"We have found four now. There may be others. Kidnapping Miss Ning in Paramount is quite difficult. Four people are definitely not enough. There should be more people lurking down." Zhang Ziyang said.
What exactly did Zhang Yuan do when he was bribed by the Japanese? Was it just hiring those few people? Were there other more important tasks? We should be able to find out after we get the confessions of the two Black Dragon Society people.
"I heard that the Japanese Consul General took their military attaches to the Fuxing Society to ask for someone from you?" Zhang Ziyang asked.
"Hey, you are quite well-informed and know a lot of things." Lu Ming smiled.
"Of course, have you forgotten what I do?" Zhang Ziyang smiled proudly.
"If you say you are fat, you will gasp." Lu Ming also laughed.
The two of them joked for a while, and then Zhang Ziyang said sternly: "The Japanese Consul General has also put pressure on the city government. I heard that there are many people working secretly and wants the city government to come forward and force you to release them. Don't be too careless.
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"It's useless. The leader personally called me and asked me to release him, but he didn't know that it was the Japanese who kidnapped our citizens first. I told this and said that the hostages could be replaced, but they could not make unprincipled concessions, so he just
You no longer insist that I let him go." Lu Ming smiled nonchalantly.
"Have all the people in the portrait called you?" Zhang Ziyang asked in surprise.
The person in the portrait is a nickname for Mr. Chiang Kai-shek, because all agencies, including the police station, have huge portraits of this leader.
Lu Ming nodded and said nothing more.
At this time, the phone rang. Lu Ming went over to answer the call. It was Dai Li calling.
He also heard that someone had fired cold shots at Lu Ming, so he quickly called to ask about the situation and whether he was injured.
Lu Ming told him: "It's okay, it's just a trick played by the Japanese. They want to scare me and not find out who I am."
Dai Li repeatedly asked him to pay attention to his safety, and repeatedly asked him if he wanted to send someone to protect him, but Lu Ming politely refused.
"Does this person really care about you?" Zhang Ziyang asked, and he also recognized who the person on the phone was.
Lu Ming smiled bitterly and said: "It's hard to say, there is a layer of fog covering this person's body, and I can't see through it. Anyway, it is a polyhedron."
Lu Ming has been thinking hard about the purpose of Dai Li sending people to Paramount that day. Although Dai Li had a perfect explanation, Lu Ming did not believe it.
But it doesn't make sense to say that Dai Li sent people to join forces with Yu Ying'er and the others. Yu Ying'er and the others can complete this matter independently without the help of Dai Li's men.
In addition, the Japanese kidnapped a Chinese citizen in Shanghai, which itself cannot be seen in the light of day. As the head of the Fuxing Society, he would not be so shameless as to cooperate with the Japanese, right?
But Dai Li's people really showed up at Paramount that day. Lu Ming never believed this was a coincidence, but what did Dai Li want?
On the other hand, why did Yu Yinger and others dare to carry out the kidnapping operation and succeeded in the presence of more than 20 agents of the Fuxing Society?
This doesn't seem to make sense. Since it doesn't make sense, there must be a secret hidden.
Lu Ming couldn't figure it out. That was because he could never guess that Dai Li was the mastermind of the kidnapping case. He and the Japanese teamed up to kidnap Ning Xiner and get what they needed.
The Japanese want to find out the truth behind the arms theft and find the Japanese Communists who may be hiding inside.
Dai Li wanted to find evidence that Caobang was affiliated with the Communist Party, and even suspected that there were many underground CCP members lurking in Caobang, and might use this to check whether Lu Ming was suspected of being a Communist Party member.
So the two aspects hit it off.
Dai Li had his own opinion. He did not think that doing so was a so-called traitor act, and he did not violate his conscience and morality. He cooperated with the Japanese mainly to reach an agreement to jointly fight against communism and prevent communism.
Dai Li had had such an idea earlier, and now that it has been officially implemented, he actually got Mr. Jiang's tacit approval. According to Mr. Jiang's wishes, things can be done, but they must be done cleanly and no one can grasp the problem.
Dai Li was shocked when he heard that someone shot at Lu Ming. He knew that this must be a ridiculous thing done by the Japanese, and he was really afraid that something would happen to Lu Ming.
Dai Li was indeed sparing no effort to verify whether Lu Ming was a Communist, but without any evidence, Lu Ming was still his colleague, and he still wanted Lu Ming's help with many things.
On the one hand, he wanted Lu Ming to help him hire a group of espionage experts through his connections in the United States to help him train agents.
On the other hand, next year the Renaissance Society will merge with the Second Section of the Central Executive Committee to form a new intelligence department, but the two parts after the merger will still be independent, like a two-headed snake.
Dai Li had learned that the new unit's funds were very tight and could not support his large-scale infiltration of the Communist Party, so he wanted to continue to get Lu Ming's financial support.
Dai Li has always been conflicted in his heart. He really doesn't want Lu Ming to be a Communist, but he must verify his identity before he can trust him, or become an ally with him.
Regarding how to deal with Lu Ming, Dai Li now gradually understands the leader's mind. His capricious behavior of wanting to advance and then retreat should be the same as his current mood.
Of course, the leader wanted to reuse Lu Ming. Talents were really rare, but he also suspected that Lu Ming had some unclear relationship with the Communist Party.
Therefore, the leader insisted that he should find out Lu Ming's identity at all costs, even if it means cooperating with the Japanese.
After the gunfire sounded on Lu Ming's side, Mr. Dong and An Yi also encountered something difficult.
Just that afternoon, Mr. Dong suddenly received a telegram from the headquarters, which was an order ordering An Yi to assassinate the traitor Hou Liang.
After Mr. Dong finished translating the message, he was completely shocked. He felt that he had made a mistake in the translation, but he checked again and again against the password and found that the translation was correct and the order was accurate.
The secret message was concise and concise, ordering An Yi to assassinate Hou Liang.
If the radio station were not in a silent state, Mr. Dong really wanted to send a telegram to ask again, but now the radio station cannot send a telegram without an order from the headquarters.
"There's nothing surprising about this. Hou Liang is already a traitor and should be eradicated resolutely to prevent him from causing greater damage to the revolutionary cause." An Yi was a little excited after seeing the order.
These days, she has simply become a housewife with nothing to do. This is not the life she wants.
If he had known this, An Yi would definitely not have agreed to come to Shanghai to do any secret work. This life was really tiring.
Even though his head turned white, he could not kill a single enemy.
If this continues, won't every day's food, drink, and clothing be wasted? This is not a revolution, it's just a little daughter-in-law waiting for her confinement.
The life An Yi wants is to live on a war-torn battlefield, in the special field of anti-special agents and anti-spies, rather than living in this luxurious suite knitting sweaters every day.
"But Shanghai Special Branch has a special anti-traitor team. Is this their job? Your task is to cooperate with the work of the Shanghai underground party. How come you are assigned to assassinate traitors?" Mr. Dong asked doubtfully.
"Don't forget, I'm a member of the security department of the headquarters. What I do is pick up rapes. This is my old profession." An Yi said proudly.
"You were in the base area, and it was just a theoretical anti-rape operation. But Hou Liang is now under the strict protection of the Fuxing Society agents. How could you possibly assassinate him by yourself?" Mr. Dong was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. Faced with the threat from his superiors,
Order, it is obviously unwise to refuse.
"Well, Old Dong, the issue raised really needs to be studied carefully," An Yi said.
They heard from Lu Ming that Hou Liang had been placed in a hotel for protection and was helping him buy a house in the city to settle down. However, there were many factors to consider when buying a house for Hou Liang, and not all houses in all locations met the requirements.