Yan Hongdao smiled bitterly and said: "Fortunately, our Excellency Zhuang Fan hasn't arrived yet, otherwise there would really be a big trouble."
Hearing this, Lu Ming knew that the operation planned by An Gonggen had completely failed.
They were forced to act in advance without even seeing the figure of the assassination target, Honjo Shige, indicating that their assassination plan had been discovered.
The people who were infiltrated by the Korean Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Volunteer Team in Shanghai must have accidentally exposed themselves and their identities were discovered by the shrewd Japanese bodyguards.
Lu Ming could only make this assumption. At the same time, he was also worried about whether An Gonggen and his men would encounter anything unexpected.
While he was thinking about it, someone from the Japanese consulate came over to find Yan Hongdao and told him that General Shigeru Honjo had arrived at the Japanese consulate, and a welcome banquet would be held there in an hour.
Since the invitations issued by the Yan family have been used by terrorists, all invitations are invalid and only those invited by the Japanese Consulate can attend the banquet.
Then this person announced the invitation list for the Japanese Consulate in standard Chinese, which included Shanghai celebrities such as Zheng Xiaoxu, Yan Hongdao and his daughter, Sheng Di, etc. What surprised Lu Ming was that his name was also listed among them.
"Did you make a mistake? I am Lu Ming. I didn't expect to be on your list?" Lu Ming stepped forward and said.
He asked himself that he had never had any contact with the Japanese consulate, so how could he be invited? If the invitation was issued by the British and American consulates, it would be reasonable.
"You must be Master Lu. That guy from Qiantian put your name forward and the consul agreed." The man explained.
"I'm sorry, sir, I was hit by a bomb just now and my heart hurts. I'm going to the hospital for a checkup soon. I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the banquet." Lu Ming said, bending over slightly and covering his chest with his right hand, frowning as if in pain.
Since An Gonggen's assassination operation failed and he couldn't find the person who besieged him that day, he didn't bother to attend the banquet to welcome Honjo Shige. He didn't want to praise such a bad guy.
"That's right. I'm extremely sorry. It's because our security measures were not strict enough that Master Lu was injured. I will definitely compensate him with medical expenses later." The man bent at the waist and bowed at a standard ninety degrees.
"No need, I can bear the medical expenses myself." Lu Ming shook his head and waved his hands, forcing out a fake smile.
"You are really injured, I will accompany you to the hospital." Yan Xiaohui, not knowing whether it was true or not, hurriedly stepped forward and took Lu Ming's arm.
"I'm fine, I just feel my heart is a little stuffy and I can't breathe." Lu Ming said, covering his chest hypocritically.
"There is still something wrong with my heart. My heart is feeling stuffy and it may be due to a shock injury. Go to the hospital with me quickly." Yan Xiaohui said urgently.
"You guys go in my car, it's faster." Yan Hongdao also said hurriedly.
He still had many plans for Lu Ming to implement, but he couldn't let Lu Ming make any mistakes, especially when attending the welcome banquet today, it was still nominally an invitation from him.
Lu Ming originally wanted to go alone, but then tried to find An Gonggen and ask why the operation failed.
But Yan Xiaohui now took the initiative to accompany him to the hospital, and he couldn't refuse.
"Brother, go check it out quickly. I won't go as long as Xiao Hui is with you." Sheng Di said with a smile.
Sheng Di's words sounded fine to others, but Lu Ming's heart suddenly exploded.
If Sheng Di had to come here just to give face to the Yan family, then why does he want to go to the Japanese consulate now? Does the Sheng family still need to give face to the Japanese?
He couldn't ask questions for a while, so he had to follow Yan Xiaohui into Yan Hongdao's Cadillac and drive to Tongren Hospital.
When they arrived at Tongren Hospital, Yan Xiaohui called a doctor and performed an electrocardiogram on Lu Ming. He listened to Lu Ming's heartbeat for a long time, but of course nothing could be found wrong.
"Dr. Yan, Mr. Lu's heart is very strong. I have rarely seen such a healthy heart." The middle-aged doctor said with emotion.
"So?" Yan Xiaohui asked.
"So, that means there's nothing wrong with him at all." The doctor looked at Lu Ming meaningfully, seriously suspecting that he was pretending to be ill in order to get close to the beauty Yan Xiaohui.
"But he said he had chest tightness?" Yan Xiaohui asked anxiously.
"I'm not bored now. It's as if the uncomfortable feeling in my heart is gone when the car bumps on the road."
"Young man, as long as you have a beautiful woman by your side, your illness will be cured. I understand this illness. Most men have this problem." The middle-aged doctor said cheerfully.
"Doctor Liao, what are you talking about?" Yan Xiaohui said shyly.
"I'm really not talking nonsense. Of course I understand men's problems. I am also a man. I often suffered from this disease when I was young." The middle-aged doctor laughed.
"I won't tell you anymore, let's go." Yan Xiaohui pulled Lu Ming and ran away.
"You really don't have any bad feelings?" After leaving the hospital, Yan Xiaohui was still uneasy, but she also believed in the diagnosis of Dr. Liao, who was the best expert in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases at Tongren Hospital.
"No, I might have been scared at the time. Once I left that environment, I felt better." Lu Ming said perfunctorily.
"I understand, you understand what I say, and you don't want to tangle with that guy Qiantian anymore, right." Yan Xiaohui wanted to twist it again.
Seeing that Lu Ming was fine, Yan Xiaohui was relieved. She hurriedly took the car to the Japanese Consulate. She had to help her father make up for the damage, otherwise the Yan family's business would be greatly affected.
Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yan Xiaohui was gone. Pretending to be sick was not fun, especially if someone exposed it on the spot. If he was not thick-skinned, he would really be in trouble.
Lu Ming was waiting to see if there was a taxi passing by. Suddenly a rickshaw stopped in front of him. Lu Ming shook his head and signaled that he would not sit. He didn't like being pulled by others, and preferred to sit in a carriage or a taxi.
"Master Lu, please get in the car." The rickshaw driver smiled.
"Ah, you know me?" Lu Ming asked in surprise.
"Of course, who among those who hang out in Shanghai doesn't know you, Mr. Lu?" the rickshaw driver complimented.
"You're complimenting me, I'm not that famous. Oh, you are..." Lu Ming suddenly understood.
"Master Lu, please get in the car, someone is waiting for you." The rickshaw driver wiped the sweat from his face and nodded.
"Okay." Lu Ming had no choice but to sit in the car.
The coachman must be from An Gonggen. The person waiting to see him at this moment will be no one but An Gonggen.
He guessed half right, the person waiting for him was indeed An Gonggen, but the location was not in Zheng Chunyue's two-story building, but in the Badawan Restaurant near his apartment.
Lu Ming understood immediately after thinking about it that An Gonggen was waiting for him at Badawan Restaurant for safety reasons.
Seeing Lu Ming enter the restaurant, An Gonggen stood up and was about to say something, but stopped.
"Have you eaten?" Lu Ming asked.
"Have eaten." An Gonggen glanced to the side and said.
"Let's go after eating." Lu Ming called the boss and told him that the account would be charged to him and would be settled together next time.
He knew that An Gonggen must have something important to talk to him about. The restaurant was certainly not a good place because of the many people in the restaurant.