Lu Ming thought about it for half a night, but couldn't figure out the true purpose of Andre's conversation, and then he simply stopped thinking about it.
He has always positioned himself very well. Compared with the real political bigwigs, he considers himself to be a very small figure. He does not need to think too much and does his job well.
That's all.
The next day he made an appointment with Mr. Dong and An Yi to have dinner together. There were some important things that needed to be communicated.
An Yi is now fully immersed in business. Even she herself did not expect that she really has some talent for business.
Originally, Lu Ming gave her two companies, but he just asked her to take the helm and only be responsible for collecting money.
Unexpectedly, after An Yi gradually became familiar with the business, he would boldly expand the business scope and expand the market of these two companies to the entire Jiangnan region.
This was not in line with Lu Ming's original plan. After all, these companies and stores were not opened for profit. They were purely used as safe houses and contact points to provide some identity protection for their own people when necessary.
But now that the company has been given to Anyi, its nature has changed. Lu Ming simply doesn't care how Anyi operates and manages it, and lets her do whatever she wants.
After An Yi took over these two companies, the business scope expanded more than ten times, and money poured in in large amounts. However, the couple was reluctant to spend a penny, so they saved it all and prepared to hand it over to the headquarters.
However, because there is no suitable way to transfer the money to the headquarters, the money can only lie in the company's account.
Lu Ming also raised one million yuan from another store and gave it to Anyi, planning to transfer the money to the headquarters for military expenses after opening a suitable transfer channel.
Since Lu Ming officially connected with the headquarters, he has sent less information to the headquarters. The instruction given to him by the headquarters is that unless there is absolutely important information, the frequency of sending messages should be as low as possible.
This can greatly reduce the probability of Lu Ming's identity being revealed, but it only hurts the other person. Mr. Dong is extremely bored every day now, and he doesn't dare to leave his job without permission, so he can only listen to the radio and read newspapers at home.
Lu Ming made an appointment with these two people today to discuss with them whether he could report the young marshal's mentality to the headquarters.
Although the headquarters did not confirm that the Soviets were discussing an alliance with the Marshal, Lu Ming could tell from the Marshal's words that while negotiating with the Soviets, the Marshal was also in contact with the CCP.
If we can grasp the young marshal's mentality at this time, the headquarters can better control the pace of negotiations with the young marshal.
Lu Ming did not feel that this was betraying the young commander. Forming an alliance with the Red Army was the young commander's own idea and was the only way to get the young commander out of his current predicament.
However, understanding the young marshal's mentality is more conducive to promoting cooperation between the Red Army and the young marshal to avoid other misunderstandings.
Because the three of them had to discuss confidential matters, they did not go to an outside restaurant. Instead, they ordered food from Badawan and ate and talked in Mr. Dong's suite.
"Is Zhang Hanqing reliable?" An Yi said with a frown.
She had an instinctive aversion to people like the Marshal who came from old warlords. What the Red Army was determined to eliminate were the habits and styles of warlords, and then bureaucracy.
"What An Yi means is, does he really want to cooperate? Or does he just want to take advantage of the Red Army?" Mr. Dong glared at An Yi and explained hurriedly.
Mr. Dong knew that Lu Ming had a close relationship with the young marshal, and he didn't want Lu Ming to misunderstand and An Yi to speak freely, so he had to take the initiative to fill the gap.
"I think the young marshal really wants to cooperate with the Red Army. Of course, he also has concerns and wants to know the true strength of the Red Army. An Yi's concerns are also reasonable. The young marshal is indeed from an old warlord family. These people have no beliefs. What they believe in is
How many soldiers and how many guns do you have?" Lu Ming explained.
"You can tell the young marshal that the Red Army is the people's army. What does this mean? There are too many poor people who are willing to join the Red Army. Please believe that the Red Army will become stronger and stronger." Mr. Dong was very happy.
Said proudly.
"The young marshal is also worried about the army's combat capabilities. The Red Army suffered heavy losses before, which may have shaken his heart. However, after the Red Army's recent battle in Shanxi, his view has greatly changed." Lu Lu
Ming said immediately.
"That means that if you want him to sincerely cooperate with the Red Army, you must let the Red Army show its strength." Mr. Dong said.
"Yes, we must not only show him the strength of the Red Army, but also show our strength to all forces and factions across the country, so that we can occupy a place in the anti-Japanese national united front." Lu Ming said excitedly.
"I think this news is very important. Without further delay, we should take the initiative to report it to the headquarters immediately, and the headquarters will report it to the central government. We should seize the opportunity to unite the young commanders." Mr. Dong agreed.
"If we can really form an anti-Japanese alliance with the Northeastern Army, it will be a very beneficial start for us to establish an anti-Japanese national united front." An Yi also realized the importance of the matter.
Mr. Dong immediately looked at An Yi with approval. Being able to say such reliable words meant that she had made great progress.
"Although there are many people who agree with the formation of the Anti-Japanese National United Front, most of them hold a wait-and-see attitude. Someone needs to break this deadlock and take a substantive key step. From this perspective, the young commander's attitude is very important to whether this alliance can be established.
It's important." Lu Ming said.
"However, the headquarters did not give us an order to collect this information. Wouldn't it be a bit of our own initiative to report it?" An Yi hesitated and took back her words. Her mentality was very contradictory.
An Yi is a person who regards discipline as life. In her eyes, organizational discipline is the program of all actions and must not be violated. This is also related to her long-term security work at the headquarters.
Lu Ming didn't think so. Although he didn't know why the headquarters didn't order him to cooperate with the negotiations between the Red Army and the Northeast Army, he still insisted on his opinion and planned to send the information.
"Lu Ming, can you really grasp Zhang Hanqing's psychology accurately? If not, then wait and don't rush to report to the headquarters, otherwise it will cause misleading and interference to the headquarters." An Yi said.
"I have been paying close attention to the situation of the Marshal and the Northeastern Army recently. The Northeastern Army is currently unstable and homesickness is rampant, which has seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the Northeastern Army. This is also the best time for us to do our work." Lu Lu.
Ming explained.
"This is understandable. The Northeastern Army has been wandering outside the customs for so many years, and the homesickness among the officers and soldiers has infected each other. The fact that it can be maintained to this day shows that Zhang Hanqing has special prestige in their minds, otherwise it would be impossible to persist.
"Mr. Dong basically agrees with Lu Ming's point of view.
"Yes, if the Young Marshal procrastinates for a long time and cannot solve these problems, the Northeastern Army may also flee and even collapse in the end. That's why the Young Marshal really wants to form an alliance with the Red Army in order to fight back to the Northeast together.
Go, only this goal can bring the Northeast Army together," Lu Ming said.
"Then let's send the report. Maybe the headquarters already has some understanding of these situations. After getting verification from us, we can formally report to the central government." Mr. Dong agreed.
"Since you two said so, I will obey the majority. Of course, I also hope that this matter will really bear fruit." An Yi said with a wry smile.
Several people pushed aside the dishes on the table. Lu Ming picked up a pen and paper and drafted the message, then revised it and handed it to Mr. Dong.
Mr. Dong and An Yi read it again and nodded in agreement. Mr. Dong translated the message into a code and sent it out.
After sending this information, Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first information he requested to be sent after reestablishing contact with the headquarters.
Lu Ming even believed that this was the most valuable piece of information since he started doing this secret work.
Before this, Lu Ming thought about it for several days before making this decision. He did not want to give up this opportunity. He knew very well how difficult and valuable it was to promote the anti-Japanese national united front.
As a qualified intelligence officer, you need to exert great subjective initiative and dedication, and you cannot refuse to provide intelligence to your superiors just because you are afraid of being exposed.
Of course, Lu Ming did not act blindly. On the one hand, he accurately captured the young commander's thoughts and believed that this information was valuable to the central government.
On the other hand, he feels that his position is the best protection and the possibility of him being exposed is very slim.
However, there is still a certain danger in transmitting information through the radio, so more of his information was forwarded to the Shanghai underground party through Mr. Dong, and then passed to the headquarters through manual transmission.
This information has been specially processed so that even if it is intercepted by the enemy on the way, it cannot be traced to him.
After all, Lu Ming had been working with Soviet intelligence experts for several years, and his intelligence work skills were becoming more and more proficient.