After a while, the adjutant came over and invited them to the dining room for dinner.
The two came to the dining room, where the food had already begun. Miss Zhao Si specially opened a bottle of Lu Ming's favorite Scotch whiskey.
Lu Ming finished dinner with the young marshal, then said goodbye and left the young marshal's mansion.
The young marshal did not keep him. He was scheduled to return to Xi'an station tomorrow. There were many guests waiting for him to meet and there were a lot of things to deal with.
The young marshal sent a car to take Lu Ming to the intelligence office building. Lu Ming returned to the office and looked around. There was nothing urgent to deal with, so he went downstairs and drove to Wanguo Apartment.
Lu Ming knocked on Mr. Dong's door. Mr. Dong was very happy to see Lu Ming back. He was anxiously waiting for news from Lu Ming.
"How did the discussion with the young marshal go?" Mr. Dong asked right away.
Lu Ming asked for a glass of water from Mr. Dong. After drinking it, he didn't say much and directly dictated a message to Mr. Dong.
Mr. Dong immediately recorded it. The main message of the message is as follows:
The young marshal intended to cooperate with the Red Army, but faced tremendous pressure. Mr. Chiang threatened the Northeastern Army by cutting off his military pay, forcing him to go to war with the Red Army. Currently, the two sides are in a deadlock.
This is an almost unsolvable problem. Lu Ming hopes that the headquarters will give him some time. He wants to have in-depth discussions with the young marshal to find a solution to the problem and ensure the success of the cooperation between the Northeast Army and the Red Army.
An Yi works in a trading company and is not at home, so there is no time to discuss it with her.
Mr. Dong translated Lu Ming's message into a code and immediately sent it out. He called Anyi's trading company and told her in code that Lu Ming was here and had sent the message to the headquarters.
"It seems that Chairman Jiang is determined and will not give up until we are wiped out. However, this is just his fantasy and he will pay the price for it. Whether it is the Northeast Army or the Central Army, we stand on the side of the people.
Opposites lead to a dead end." Mr. Dong said with a smile after sending the message.
"It is better not to start a war if we can. If the Red Army and the Northeastern Army form an alliance, it will serve as a good example. If this is promoted, there is hope of forming an anti-Japanese national united front," Lu Ming said.
"But the initiative in this matter is not in our hands. Of course we don't want to fight. If they really want to fight, the Red Army will not refuse anyone who comes and guarantee to accompany them to the end. Although the Red Army has suffered huge losses, it has also been tempered through many hardships.
Will be afraid of the enemy's challenge." Mr. Dong said with a firm expression.
"By the way, I heard that the Red Army is in very difficult financial circumstances right now. Have we not been able to open up the channels for transferring money to the headquarters?" Lu Ming asked.
"An Yi has found several ways, but they are not too safe and we dare not act hastily. We have already made a report, and the headquarters has given instructions on this: focus on safety and avoid greed for success." Mr. Dong showed a slight hint.
disturbed.
Lu Ming originally wanted to find an excuse to transfer the money he had to the Red Army through the Young Marshal's financial channels, but he still held back.
On the one hand, the cooperation plan between the Red Army and the Northeastern Army has not yet been finalized. Lu Ming is worried that if any link goes wrong, it will drag down the implementation of the entire plan.
On the other hand, this was a risky move after all, and he didn't want to reveal his identity unless absolutely necessary.
In order to protect him, the headquarters did not even notify him of the negotiation with the young marshal, nor did he allow him to participate. This time, there should be an unexpected snag in the negotiation, so he was asked to help facilitate it from the side.
"Mr. Dong, there is something I have been thinking about for a while. We can open a bank in Xi'an, so that the transfer of money to Xi'an will be legal. As long as the money arrives in Xi'an, things will be much easier to handle." Lu.
Ming said to Mr. Dong.
"Well, this is a good idea. But are the procedures complicated to open a bank in Xi'an? Is safety guaranteed?" Mr. Dong responded.
"The young marshal is now stationed in Xi'an. That is his territory. Let alone opening a bank, there is no problem even opening a bank." Lu Ming said excitedly.
Lu Ming didn't know how to open a bank and what procedures were required, but the Sheng family had many banks and he could inquire about them.
"I think it's better to be cautious and not make too big a move, so as not to attract Chairman Chiang's attention. He is keeping a close eye on the northwest now. We must be careful in everything we do."
Mr. Dong is much more vigilant than Lu Ming in this regard. This is also a professional habit formed by lurking in the heart of the enemy for a long time.
After Lu Ming went out, he immediately went to a Sheng's Bank that he was familiar with and asked the bank owner about the precautions for opening a bank in a different place, what procedures were required, what aspects to pay attention to, etc.
Although the bank boss didn't know what Lu Ming wanted to do, he still told the young master of the Sheng family everything he knew.
Lu Ming wrote them down one by one, but he was thinking in his heart that there were familiar people in these places that needed to be submitted for approval.
Lu Ming didn't want Sheng Youde to know about his plan to open a bank in Xi'an for the time being, so of course he couldn't let him help.
Now in the Republic of China, to open a bank, you must obtain approval from the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank, and you must also pay a reserve fund to the Central Bank. In case of an accident or a run on the bank, this reserve fund can be used to compensate.
These procedures are simple to say, but very time-consuming to do. The Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank are basically owned by the Kong and Song families, and he happens to be not very familiar with people from these two families.
"It seems that we have to take the normal route. This is good, so as not to attract people's attention and create complications." Lu Ming thought.
In the evening, after An Yi got off work, Lu Ming invited her and Mr. Dong to have dinner together, and then told her what he thought and what he had learned.
"Okay, great. If we have our own bank in Xi'an, it will be much more convenient to send money to the headquarters in the future." An Yi said excitedly.
"How much money can be raised in the account now?" Lu Ming asked.
"We can raise up to 800,000 yuan," An Yi said.
"Although the more money, the better, it cannot affect the company's normal operations. I can raise one million here, so I will send the first batch of 1.5 million," Lu Ming said.
"Okay, we listen to you on this, the money is all yours." An Yi glanced at Mr. Dong happily and smiled happily.
"But I can't come forward in this matter. You can only apply to the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank in the name of a trading company and follow the legal procedures." Lu Ming said to An Yi.
"Do you think our application can be approved? I know the government is very strict about capital flow." An Yi frowned.
"Submit the application first. If there is a problem or get stuck, then find a way to solve it. In addition, since you open a bank, it needs to be run by honest and reliable people who understand the business, so that no one can see the flaws." Lu Ming said.
"Well, Mr. Lu is right. It must be fake and real. It must have normal business and cannot be a shell bank." Mr. Dong immediately added.
"Okay, I'll find a way to hire suitable people. Don't worry, I know some of the rules of doing business now." An Yi said to Lu Ming.
"There are many capable people in Sheng's many banks. Can't you recruit a few of them?" Mr. Dong asked.
"No, people from the Sheng family cannot be involved in this matter. Everything must be under our strict control." Lu Ming said flatly.
When Lu Ming said this, Mr. Dong and An Yi immediately understood what he meant.
This meal was very simple, but it decided a very important thing. The three of them were in a very happy mood, but also very stressed.
In the next few days, Lu Ming was severely hit again.
Several pieces of bad news came one after another, and the bodies of the other three missing agents appeared all over Japan, either in the river or in a mountain forest.
"There must be something wrong, and it's not a small problem." Lu Ming concluded in his heart.
"Master Lu, I think the situation is a bit serious. What should we do next?" Huang Yanning's hand holding the telegram was trembling.
"Check it carefully first and make sure you find out where the problem lies." Lu Ming said with squinted eyes.
These five agents died before they officially started their work. It can be said that they died before they started their mission.
Although Agent No. 49 was arrested during the operation, how was his identity leaked?
"We have been investigating. We started investigating after the accident on the 49th. After the death on the 26th, we specially sent three agents to assist in the investigation, but so far no problems have been found." Huang Yanning said.
"Then continue the investigation until the problem is found. Until the problem is found, do not send agents to Japan for the time being. Let the forty-five agents who have been lurking stop all secret activities and everyone enter a state of silence." Lu Ming said
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"What to do with the bodies of the five agents?" Huang Yanning asked again.
"I'll discuss it with Qiantian and ask his family members to come forward and bring the body back." Lu Ming thought for a while and said.
"In order to expose our cooperative relationship with the Qiantian family for five corpses, wouldn't it be a small gain to lose a big deal?" Huang Yanning hesitated.
"Of course you have to be careful. First find a way to use money to get the bodies of the five brothers out, hide them, and then ask the Qiantian family to help transport them back to the country." Lu Ming said with a headache.
Lu Ming immediately called Qiantian and asked him out for dinner.
After Qiantian saw Lu Ming, before he could speak, he told him another explosive news: Du Juan's whereabouts had finally been found out, and she was actually under house arrest in Sheng Di's house.
"Sheng Di? This matter is indeed related to him. I had a hunch." Lu Ming was surprised, but seemed to have expected it.
"I am also confused. What is the purpose of Mr. Shanda kidnapping Miss Dujuan?" Qian Tian said with a confused look on his face.