After some hard work, the central government approved Lu Ming and Mr. Dong to go to Xi'an. However, Lu Ming was not a free person, and it was not easy for him to go to Xi'an. He had to ask for instructions from the superiors and get approval before he could make the trip.
Xi'an is now the forefront of the confrontation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. With his status, he needs a reasonable reason to go to such a sensitive area at this time.
As soon as he went to work the next day, Lu Ming immediately applied to Nanjing, saying that he needed to observe closely and even contact some people from the CCP in order to understand the situation of the Red Army and make more accurate intelligence analysis for the Military Commission.
After the application is submitted, he can only wait for notification.
Lu Ming also thought about leaving Shanghai secretly and taking a bus to Xi'an quietly, but then he gave up the idea. He probably would be stopped halfway even if he could sneak out of Shanghai.
Lu Ming was not sure whether he was under surveillance, but he knew that Mr. Jiang was always worried about him. A more polite way of saying it was that he was always under investigation.
On the third day, Lu Ming suddenly received a call from Miss Zhao Si, asking him to go to the Young Marshal's Mansion immediately.
When Lu Ming heard Miss Zhao Si's urgent voice, he knew something must have happened, so he quickly drove over with Liu Qiwen.
"Sir, why did you know to take me with you this time? Your mood has improved. You used to travel alone and you never wanted to take me with you." Liu Qiwen said half complaining and half happily.
Lu Ming smiled. He took Liu Qiwen with him, of course, to avoid suspicion. After all, the young marshal was not in Shanghai. It was always inconvenient for him to meet Miss Zhao Si alone. It would be much more convenient to have a little girl with him.
"I want to see the young marshal's wife. It's not convenient to be alone." Lu Ming explained.
"Oh, you must be Mrs. Ru." Liu Qiwen covered her mouth and smiled.
"Where did you come from with so much nonsense?" Lu Ming also laughed.
"It is said that Miss Zhao Si's appearance is comparable to that of heaven. Is it true or false?" Liu Qiwen asked curiously.
"You'll know it when you see it. Whether a woman is beautiful or not, it doesn't matter if a man says it, it's up to you women to say it," Lu Ming said.
When the car arrived in front of the young marshal's house, the guard knew Lu Ming and knew that he was the young marshal's brother. He immediately let it go without checking. Miss Zhao Si probably also called the guard.
As soon as the car stopped, an attendant hurriedly came to the car and led Lu Ming and Liu Qiwen into the hall. Miss Zhao Si's maid came over and led them to the second floor.
When they arrived at a room on the second floor, the maid stopped Liu Qiwen and said that the young lady only saw Lu Ming.
"Then just wait outside for a while." Lu Ming said.
Liu Qiwen didn't care much, and she didn't really want to see Miss Zhao Si. As long as Lu Ming was willing to take her out, she was already satisfied.
Lu Ming walked in and saw Miss Zhao Si holding a piece of paper and looking at it carefully. When she saw him coming in, she quickly stood up.
"Sister-in-law, what happened?" Lu Ming took a few steps closer and asked.
"Han Qing is in trouble." Miss Zhao Si whispered.
"What trouble?" Lu Ming couldn't help being surprised.
"One of his officers defected." Miss Zhao Si shook the piece of paper in her hand and said.
"Ah, someone defected? What happened?" Lu Ming was a little confused.
"This man's name is Dong Bin. He is a regiment leader under Han Qing. You should have met him once," Miss Zhao Si said.
Lu Ming thought for a moment and shook his head. There was no regimental leader named Dong in his memory.
He had indeed met many commanders, division commanders, and regimental commanders of the Northeast Army, and he seemed to have met a few, but he couldn't get the numbers right.
"Where did this Dong Bin defect to?" Lu Ming asked.
"Han Qing has been negotiating cooperation with the CCP, do you know something about it?" Miss Zhao Si asked.
"I've heard some rumors, but I'm not very clear about the specific situation." Lu Ming said with a bitter smile.
"Yes, Han Qing told me that he deliberately didn't let you know this, just because he didn't want to drag you in, but now that this incident has happened, he needs your help." Miss Zhao Si said apologetically.
"Sister-in-law, there is no need to say more about my relationship with Han Qing. Just tell me what you need me to do. First tell me what happened." Lu Ming said eagerly.
"That's right, Han Qing recently negotiated with the CCP, and Commander Dong has been performing security duties. He also participated in the negotiations. Afterwards, Han Qing discovered that the negotiation records were stolen and immediately ordered an investigation, but found that Dong Bin was missing...
Miss Zhao Si said with some fear.
"What did Han Qing say? Are you sure he defected?" Lu Ming's heartbeat began to speed up.
"Han Qing estimates that Dong Bin must have defected with the meeting records and wants to claim credit from Nanjing." Miss Zhao Si said uneasily.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I think Han Qing will definitely be wary of the other party during the negotiation, and it is impossible to say everything on his mind. Of course, the negotiation record is very important, but there can't be any problems."
Lu Ming comforted Miss Zhao Si, but actually he was complaining in his heart.
"I don't know how Han Qing negotiated with the CCP. There must be extremely important matters related to the survival of the Northeast Army, otherwise Han Qing wouldn't be so anxious." Miss Zhao Si said.
"I understand, we must kill Captain Dong before he arrives in Nanjing, and also get the lost negotiation record?" Lu Ming thought for a while and said.
"Well, that's exactly what Han Qing meant." Miss Zhao Si nodded.
"The question now is, how to find this Captain Dong?" Lu Ming frowned.
"Han Qing has sent people to guard Nanjing. As long as Dong Bin appears in Nanjing, he will fall into the hands of our people." Miss Zhao Si said.
"I also asked the agents in Nanjing to keep an eye on all the main roads entering Nanjing." Lu Ming said.
"Dong Bin should know that it is dangerous to go directly to Nanjing. It is more likely to escape to Shanghai first, and then ask Nanjing to send people to meet him. Han Qing means that Shanghai can only be left to you."
Miss Zhao Si then revealed what the young marshal wanted Lu Ming to do, which was to take care of Shanghai for him.
"Does sister-in-law have a photo of this person?" Lu Ming asked.
"There is only one group photo, I don't know if it is useful or not."
"That's this person." Miss Zhao Si took out a photo album from the drawer of the young marshal's desk, then found a group photo and pointed out the person standing in the last row in the group photo.
"Is this person Dong Bin?" Lu Ming circled the person's head with a pen.
"It's him, he can't be wrong." Miss Zhao Si affirmed.
"Okay, leave this matter to me. As long as he arrives in Shanghai, I can capture him." Lu Ming stared at this man's profile picture for a while and said.
"Then I'll trouble you." Miss Zhao Si said.
"Sister-in-law is too polite. Brother's business is my business. When did this person leave Xi'an?" Lu Ming asked.
"She disappeared yesterday afternoon."
Lu Ming calculated the time and found that it was already very tight. If Dong Bin had chosen Shanghai as his first stop, he should have reached it tonight.
Lu Ming immediately said goodbye to Miss Zhao Si and drove Liu Qiwen back to the Intelligence Agency building.
Liu Qiwen didn't know what happened, and she didn't care, but she had a bright smile on her face and looked satisfied.
When they left, Miss Zhao Si walked the two of them to the car and said a few polite words to Liu Qiwen.
Liu Qiwen found that Miss Zhao Si had a superb temperament, but she was not much prettier than herself and looked older than herself.
Liu Qiwen suddenly felt a sense of superiority and kept looking in the mirror in the car, so happy that the corners of her mouth almost split.
Lu Ming really didn't want to pay attention to her. After returning to the intelligence office, he immediately called for technicians and asked them to separate Dong Bin's image from the group photo, enlarge it and remake it into a single photo.
In Shanghai, almost all the people with the strongest photography skills are hidden in this building.
Looking at Lu Ming's expression, he knew that this was a very urgent and important task. The technicians didn't ask much about the reason, and immediately went to work with the group photo taken.
An hour later, Dong Bin's single photo came out. According to Lu Ming's instructions, a hundred photos were developed and printed.
Lu Ming took the photos back to his room in Wanguo Apartment, where An Gonggen and Ning Zetao were already waiting for him.
"Master Lu, what happened, are you so anxious?" An Gonggen asked hurriedly when he saw Lu Ming.
"It's said inside." Lu Ming opened the door and let the two of them in.