When the guards heard something going on in the chief's office, they rushed over immediately and forced Wang Kaiyun out.
Wang Kaiyun didn't intend to stay here either. He stiffened his neck, stepped forward, and walked out of Lu Ming's office.
Lu Ming was still sitting there, motionless, feeling depressed again.
"Sir, this must be a trick of the Japanese, using this clown to disturb your mood." Liu Qiwen put the gun back in the drawer and said.
Lu Ming smiled bitterly and said, "Wang Kaiyun is a very upright person. He is not a clown. He was just taken advantage of and kept in the dark."
"Sir, don't be too worried. Didn't the fortune teller say that Miss Du Juan had a near-miss this time?" Liu Qiwen comforted her softly.
"Hey, you believe what the fortune teller says." Lu Ming rolled his eyes at Liu Qiwen and said angrily.
Things really got worse and worse. Lu Ming couldn't sit still and immediately called Qiantian to invite Qiantian out for a drink. Qiantian happened to be fine and came out right away.
The two met in an Italian restaurant. Kenta's eyes were full of hunger and he said he wanted to eat pasta and two cannoli.
Qiantian ordered the meal, and Lu Ming felt a little heavy. He didn't seem to notice Qiantian's expression on the food. After sitting down, he told him about Wang Kaiyun's visit to him.
After hearing this, Qiantian smiled and said: "Hey, it seems that some people can't sit still anymore, so they resort to such tricks."
Lu Ming sighed and said: "The trick is very clumsy, but it is also very effective. I am not afraid of Wang Kaiyun's interference, I am really worried about Du Juan's safety."
"It's useless for you to worry. Since the other party used this trick, it means that Miss Dujuan's safety is guaranteed. She is just a bait to catch you. As long as you don't take the bait, Miss Dujuan will be fine." Qiantian reassured.
he said.
"That's what I say, but problems will arise over time. Now that I can't find Du Juan, my heart will never be at peace." Lu Ming said and took a sip of wine.
"This matter is very strange. People in my family used various connections to inquire around, but could not get any information. Mr. Muto used his connections to find many dignitaries of the Kwantung Army to inquire, but there was still no result. It is said that this is just a matter.
How could such a trivial matter be kept so secret?" Qian Tian asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Could it be that Yoshiko Kawashima misled me? Maybe this matter was not done by the Kwantung Army's secret service?" Lu Ming thought for a moment and said.
He felt that he had some preconceptions, and he believed Kawashima Yoshiko's words. If this matter was not done by the Kwantung Army's secret service, but by someone else, who could it be?
Lu Ming thought about this matter over and over again, but he really couldn't think of the Kwantung Army's motive for intervening in this matter. Even if Du Juan is a Communist, does he have anything to do with the Kwantung Army?
Du Juan has grown up and has almost zero relationship with the military or politics. Why did the Kwantung Army come all the way to Shanghai to kidnap and kidnap her?
It is possible to use cuckoo as bait to force Lu Ming to go to Japan. This is because Lu Ming is the spokesperson of Sheng's Industry, and the Japanese business community hopes to do business with Sheng's Industry.
But this has nothing to do with the Kwantung Army.
"It's hard to say. Kawashima Yoshiko's words really don't have much credibility. If you believe her, the salt will go rancid." Kenta also sighed.
Now, the only thing that can be confirmed about Du Juan is that she was indeed taken by the Japanese on a cruise ship to Japan in Dalian. Qian Tian was not able to find out the identities of the Japanese who were with Du Juan.
Although Dalian is indeed the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, it cannot be confirmed that this incident was done by the Kwantung Army.
Now everything seems to be back to square one, and all previous speculations seem to have no evidence to confirm them.
"Could it be that Yoshiko Kawashima did this? She was shouting to catch the thief?" Lu Ming frowned again and said.
"This is entirely possible, but even so, what can we do? We still have no evidence, and we can't find out where Miss Dujuan is hidden, and there is no way to rescue her." Qian Tian sighed.
"Should we change our thinking and start from other aspects..." Lu Ming frowned and started thinking.
"From what point?" Qian Tian asked.
"Look at this problem from the other side, investigate who wants me to go to Japan, and what is the purpose of asking me to go?" Lu Ming said.
"It would be good to change the way of thinking, but the investigation also yields no results. It is difficult to determine who has such a motive. Is it from the business world or the military? You just have these two identities." Qian Tian pondered.
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"Uh, do you think it was Sheng Di who did it?" Lu Ming suddenly said.
"Sheng Di? Young Master Sheng?" Qian Tian also pondered.
"The sneaky mentality of bringing Du Juan to Japan and hiding it is very similar to what Sheng Di did." Lu Ming said to himself.
"However, even if he did it, he would not be able to mobilize the strength of the Kwantung Army. As far as I know, although Sheng Di is very successful in Japan, he is still in the business world and has nothing to do with the military world." Qian Tian added.
"Sheng Di is a senior officer of the Manchurian Railway. He might have ordered people from the Manchurian Railway to do this. The Manchurian Railway and I have a life-and-death hatred," Lu Ming said with a bitter smile.
Lu Ming bravely broke into the Japanese concession and killed four senior agents of Mantetsu. Although Mantetsu seemed to swallow this breath and did not take revenge against him, God knows if they would want to get Lu Ming to Japan and take revenge.
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Kenta didn't speak, but concentrated on eating the macaroni on his plate, looking happily at the cannoli that had just been served.
Lu Ming thought of Sheng Di. He knew that this was just a conjecture on his part. Apart from that, he really couldn't find any other clues.
Lu Ming had no connection with Japan in the first place. If he had any grudges, it was with Mantetsu, but he had already eliminated several of his main enemies.
If someone in Mantetsu wanted to seek revenge from him, he wouldn't even know what his last name was.
Another person who has something to do with Lu Ming is Sheng Di. He was the one who personally deported Sheng Di to Japan. It is reasonable for Sheng Di to hate him.
However, if Sheng Di understands the truth, he should understand that he actually saved Sheng Di's life. According to what Sheng Di did, the result should be that he would be served according to the family law and beaten to death with a stick.
"Kenta-kun, do you think my safety will be guaranteed if I use an American passport to go to Japan?" Lu Ming asked.
"What? No, no, don't even think about it. As long as you set foot on Japanese soil, no passport can protect you." Kenta shook his head hurriedly.
"Then what if we add the identity of a special envoy of the Republic of China government? Wouldn't it be useless?" Lu Ming thought for a while and then said.
Qiantian still shook his head: "Lu Sang, I know you want to use yourself as bait to make those people show their true colors, but have you ever thought about it? At that time, your life and death are already in the hands of others. Even if you know that the other person is
Who, and what’s the use? What can you do to them?”
"So even the powerful Qiantian family can't protect me?" Lu Ming was really surprised.
"Our family has some power in Japan, but the power behind these people who want to get you to Japan may be greater than our Kenta family. Isn't there a saying in China, "山外青山楼外楼"
." Qian Tian said using an analogy.
"Why did you say that?" Lu Ming really didn't understand the mystery.
"Think about it, if they are not powerful, it is impossible for our family not to be able to find out any clues. The power that can completely shield our family must not be underestimated." Qian Tian sighed.
Oh, it’s such an analogy. Japanese culture is really weird. The competition between families is like what people often say: the higher the official, the more powerful the person is.
However, Lu Ming was still a little unwilling, and still wanted to find out the mystery behind this matter.
Lu Ming originally had some illusions about meeting Qiantian this time. He wanted to seek protection from the Qiantian family and go to Japan by himself.
Lu Ming believes that once he goes to Japan, those who kidnapped Du Juan will definitely show up, and he can negotiate with them, and even exchange himself for Du Juan.
It seems that this idea also doesn't work.
Now this matter falls into a paradox.
Lu Ming didn't go to Japan not because he was afraid of death, but because he knew that if he didn't go to Japan, Du Juan would still be alive for the time being.
If he went to Japan, he would probably die in a foreign land together with Du Juan.
But here's the problem. If he doesn't go to Japan, Dujuan has no hope of coming back.
It doesn't matter if he dies, but at least his death must be worthwhile, and at least he must be replaced by Du Juan.
If he went to Japan and not only died himself, but also caused Du Juan to die with him, then it would be equivalent to him killing Du Juan.
Alas, this relationship is almost a mathematical puzzle.