The excitement of the Paramount Ballroom in the former public concession did not seem to have changed, and it was still a lively and luxurious place.
The difference is that there are no foreigners in the venue, but more Japanese. Merchant women should know that they would hate to lose their country, but what can they do?
What can we do if we can still sing the flowers in the backyard without crossing the river? It is not easy for women in troubled times. Women who rely on their charm and beauty to socialize may seem to have abundant material resources, but it is not as easy as it seems.
As the saying goes, one wrong step will lead to a lifetime of mistakes. Dancing in the sea is for a living. Dancers are also human beings. Who can express the pain in my heart... After chatting for a long time, Liang Zhongchun stepped forward and said, "Brother Cheng, what are you looking for today?" What's the matter?"
"What you're saying is that based on our relationship, I can't have a drink with you, Director Liang Da, if nothing happens?" Seeing the disbelief in Liang Zhongchun's eyes, Minglou nodded and said,
"There is indeed something I want to ask you about, but please don't hide it from me."
"Don't worry, we have been in contact for three years, and you still don't know who I am? Besides, although the Japanese are winning wars everywhere now, we are working for the Japanese. We still don't know what the Japanese are like now? They are strong on the outside and hard on the inside. , the decline has been obvious. He lost his mind again and bombed the American base. Tell me, no matter how strong the Japanese are, how many more years can they continue to fight? Now that they have been fighting for five years, I don’t believe that the Japanese can sustain it for another five years. . If this battle is over, we will definitely have to settle the matter. Then won’t I have to point to Commander Ming to support you? As far as I know, Minister Zhou is already secretly leaving a way out for himself. "
"What escape route?"
"Of course I'm secretly communicating with your country leader, building plank roads openly, and secretly crossing Chencang. You are from the military command, haven't your superiors told you? Given the position of Chief Ming here, he should not be at the same level in the military command. Low, right? You don't know?" Ignoring Liang Zhongchun's messy idioms, Mingcheng frowned and said, "You mean he turned to Director Dai? How did you know?"
"Snakes have their own ways, rats have their own ways, so you don't have to worry about it." Liang Zhongchun's face was red after drinking, with his little tiger teeth exposed, and his face was inscrutable. He turned and said,
"Okay, brother Acheng, let's talk about your affairs. As long as I know, I will definitely keep it from you. If I can do it, I will definitely not refuse."
"Do you know what the Special Higher Education Department has done recently?"
"I haven't heard of any action. What are you talking about?" He is now the director of the Intelligence Division No. 76. The director of the operations division was appointed by Li Shiqun later, but the deputy director of the operations division is still his. , in general, his rights are much greater.
But also because of this, his situation is not so good. Because in his position, he has to make achievements.
But he still kept in touch with the military commanders like Minglou in private, and his connections with the Central Commander-in-Chief were still intact. The Red Party was fine, but he didn't dare to be too ruthless.
As he said, he felt that the Japanese would not last long and if they left themselves a way out, they would not be able to offend the two parties.
If there is no performance in his position, then he has no ability, and he will not be able to do it for a long time. It was also in the past two years that he delegated power and let his subordinates do bad things, while he secretly sold favors behind the scenes.
There are achievements, but no big results. It is already very capable to sit here until now. After all, it is not easy for a secret service like No. 76 to fish in the water, and Li Shiqun is still a mad dog, very active in fighting with the two parties.
He was very capable of dragging his feet from behind and not being killed or retreated. That is to say, he was caught, could not survive the punishment and surrendered to the enemy. If he continued to work in Zhongtong, climbing up would not be a problem.
Of course he had to thank Wang Yan for helping Minglou while secretly saving him, otherwise he would have rotted into the mud long ago.
The Japanese are not in the habit of collecting corpses from others. After shooting, they dig a hole and bury them directly. Unless too many people are afraid of the epidemic, they will have concentrated fever.
This is because his status is relatively high, otherwise he would have dug the hole himself... Mingcheng thought for a while and said in a low voice: "Think about it carefully if it has something to do with the Red Party."
"Chief Ming is the deputy director of the Special Task Force. He should be aware of any actions, right? And why is it related to the Red Party? Are you involved with the Red Party? What is going on? If you don't tell me a target, how can I know? What action?" Liang Zhongchun asked a series of questions with a worried look on his face. He didn't like Mingcheng hiding like this.
After all, I have something to ask and I am still hiding it. This is a sign of distrust in him. Mingcheng pretended to be embarrassed and hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth, raised his head and took a sip of wine: "I'm telling you, you must keep it a secret."
"No, will you tell me?"
"Hey..." Mingcheng sighed and said,
"My eldest sister has some dealings with the Red Party. I feel that the situation is not right recently. She may have been exposed, so she came here to inquire about information from you. We can also have a response. Otherwise, when the Japanese come to visit, it will be too passive. You also know that a lot of things have happened in the past two years, and we have been suspected repeatedly. We don’t dare to be careless. Otherwise, if something happens to Commander Ming, I will definitely be done with it, and you won’t be much better. Without Commander Ming in front, you Want to make money with Wang Yan's property? If he doesn't swallow you up, it's all because of his master." When Jian Mingcheng said this, Liang Zhongchun was stunned for a moment, thinking about the relationship, he shook his head and smiled: "You are a family That's really awesome. The three brothers are military commanders, and the remaining eldest sister is also related to the Red Party. Tsk tsk..."
"Stop talking nonsense, time waits for no one, think quickly. I estimate it will be in the last one or two months, or even within a month."
"Let me think about it, let me think about it..." Liang Zhongchun murmured, drinking the wine one sip after another. After a while, he suddenly raised his head and met Mingcheng's probing and eager eyes.
"Twenty days ago, my men arrested someone. However, he was not a member of the Red Party, but an activist. He worked in Hongyu Industrial. According to his explanation, that Hongyu Industrial was a member of the Red Party. A company controlled by the party. After that, the people from the special higher education course took him away, and the files were also taken away. As you know, my position is not secure. That little bitch Wang Manchun has a Japanese backer, and I But no."
"Do you remember what it was called?"
"How long has it been? I just remember that your last name is... Lu?"
"Do you remember the characteristics of your appearance?"
"The talent was brought back, tied to a chair and whipped twice before being executed." Liang Zhongchun carefully recalled what he knew.
"The man has a medium-parted hair, a Chinese-shaped face, glasses, and is in his mid-twenties. He seems to be in charge of the warehouse in Hongyu Industrial. That's all I know, and I think this is the most likely possibility. In addition, there are A red party member, the editor of a newspaper, but he is very hard-boned. He said nothing and could not bear the punishment." Mingcheng nodded and said: "Brother Liang, we are not outsiders, I will tell you first. Now. The Japanese are definitely watching. When you look back, they will definitely ask you what I am looking for you for. You know best. What happened this time is very unusual. If it is not done well, I will explain it to Commander Ming, and then we will definitely not be involved. You. If you are caught, don't bite us out. Don't worry about your sister-in-law and children, we will definitely take care of them. "
"Threaten me?" Liang Zhongchun looked at Mingcheng. For a moment, he smiled and touched Mingcheng's cup with his cup.
"I still do this. Isn't that why I contacted you at that time? I don't know if I can survive. I have to let my wife and children survive, and I have to leave a seed for our old Liang family. Don't worry, I am Even if I betray Zhou Fuhai, I won't betray you." He didn't say that he wouldn't betray others. After all, he had already betrayed him once. He didn't believe it if he said he was strict-mouthed and didn't betray others.
Mingcheng drank wine with him, went to find a dancer to dance, and had a great time. It was almost ten o'clock before returning to the Ming Mansion.
Neither Minglou nor Mingjing slept, so they just sat in the study. The siblings were thinking, wondering what went wrong.
But they couldn't think about it, so they had to sit there. There was no other information. It was already doomed when they thought carefully about it for the first time but failed. They would not be able to think of anything for another hundred years.
Especially when the incident happened to Ming Jing, she was not as rigorous as Ming Lou. She couldn't figure it out on her own, so how could Ming Lou help her figure it out.
Mingcheng's return broke the dead silence in the study. Smelling the pungent smell of tobacco, wine, and perfume that came with Mingcheng, Mingjing waved his hands unhappily: "Although it's for work, you have to pay attention. I really can't let it go." It saves people's worries. Just wait, Axiang is sleeping, I'll get you a glass of water."
"No, eldest sister, I'm not thirsty. Let's talk about business." Mingcheng cleared his throat and said,
"Brother, eldest sister, Liang Zhongchun told me that about twenty days ago, they captured a Red Party activist, surnamed Lu, who managed the warehouse of Hongyu Industrial. He was in his mid-twenties, with a middle-parted head and a face with Chinese characters. , Wear glasses. Sister, do you have any impression? "
"I don't know." Ming Jing shook his head and said with a long breath,
"But I know about Hongyu Industrial. Not only do I know about it, but it is also the company controlled behind the scenes. It does business with our family and Yonghua Industrial, transfers funds, and delivers materials to the Soviet area, etc. As far as I know, it is still They are part of our Shanghai Transportation Station. I met with them yesterday and found nothing unusual..." Mingcheng swallowed and continued: "Liang Zhongchun said that this guy was whipped twice before he was recruited. Confession Hongyu Industrial is a Red Party industry..." Hongyu Industrial is a part of the transportation station, which means that now it is not only a matter of the Ming family, but also a matter of the Red Party Shanghai Transportation Station.
They have not heard any movement in twenty days, which shows that the Japanese have penetrated to an unknown extent.
He looked at the silent Minglou,
"Brother, what should I do? Do you want me to contact the organization?" Minglou shook his head and sighed: "Wait until tomorrow to see if the man named Lu is still there. If he is there, it means that he was incited to rebel. It also means that the Japanese From this person surnamed Lu, we dug up step by step the eldest sister. We can't act rashly, otherwise we will not only alert others, but also harm ourselves. Sister, you didn't notice anything unusual about the people around you?"
"No, after knowing it yesterday, I observed it all day today and found nothing." Ming Jing said with certainty.
Minglou nodded: "Okay, eldest sister, you haven't had a good rest all day and night, so go to bed quickly. Now we don't know if there are people around you who have been incited to rebel. You must not expose your flaws, otherwise the Japanese will If you find out, then everything is over. You don't have to worry. Now we at least have a breakthrough, which is much better than the previous black eyes." Ming Jing took a long breath and stood up: "I listen to you, at this time I won't cause you any trouble." She also knew her own weight, and she couldn't handle this kind of thing.
After Ming Jing left, Ming Lou and Ming Cheng were left, analyzing various situations and preparing various responses.
As the saying goes, one person is short-sighted, two people are wise, right? They have been doing this for many years... The next day, Minglou sent Mingcheng to contact Uncle Li and asked Uncle Li to investigate the situation of the Hongyu Industrial man named Lu. .
By noon, Mingcheng received a reply that he was still working in the company. It was also at this time that Mingcheng received the organization's emergency contact code. After asking for instructions from Minglou, he went to contact Minglou on behalf of Minglou.
The visitor told Mingcheng that the Suzhou underground party organization found that two people who were instigated to rebel were related to the goods delivered half a month ago, and informed the Shanghai underground party organization to conduct a self-examination for danger.
At the same time, Mingcheng also told the contact comrades about Hongyu Industrial and asked them to be careful... Four days later in the morning, the driver drove Wang Yan to the familiar Iwai Mansion again. Arriving at the familiar teahouse, I once again saw Eiichi Iwai and Kosuke Kitagawa, the skinny little devil.
This time there was no unnecessary nonsense. Wang Yan sat down and Kitagawa Kosuke poured tea for Wang Yan. Then he got straight to the point: "Wang Sang, I wonder if you have told others what I said last time?" Wang Yan paused when he was about to pick up the teacup, slowly raised his head to look at the little devil, frowned and said, "What do you mean, Section Chief Beichuan? Do you doubt me?"
"Of course not, Wang Sang, please don't misunderstand. It's just that there were some problems with our actions, and there are relatively few people who know the real situation, so it's just a normal inquiry." Wang Yan sneered and looked at the tea in silence. When Eiichi Iwai didn't hear anything, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He spoke after he had calmed down and said, "Both of you know Wang's character and have always avoided such sensitive matters whenever possible. Just for the sake of it." To prevent a situation like today, I can’t even explain it. When I left, I used the phone here to call Minglou. I excused myself from going to the appointment because I had something to do, and instead talked to two of my subordinates about some business matters. Here In the past few days, I haven't seen anyone from Minglou, Mingcheng, or Mingjing, nor have I contacted them by phone. Well, Minglou did call me and asked me to talk about something we didn't talk about last time. I think you should know this. I think you are more aware of my whereabouts and who I met. You must even have some idea of the situation at Manli. Something has happened now. , came to ask me if I leaked your information? Section Chief Kitagawa, I don’t feel your respect.” Iwai Eiichi laughed and smoothed things over: “Wang Sang, don’t get excited. If something goes wrong, check it out first. Is this what we should do? I know Beichuan has only been in contact with you for a short time. Even so, Beichuan-kun, you must be careful in the future and don’t question our friends casually. It will be a loss for all of us if we hurt our friendship. ."infringe
"Wang Sang, I'm really sorry, but I was too impatient." Wang Yan waved his hand, frowned and asked, "Can Section Chief Kitagawa tell me what the accident was?" Kitagawa Kosuke let out a sigh of relief: "Just now. Three hours ago, Ming Jing, who was going back to her hometown in Suzhou because of something, was arrested by people from Operation No. 76. Because military radio components were found in the convoy she was traveling with. The person who closed the door didn't know that It was Ming Jing. He immediately detained everyone and sent them to No. 76. After I learned about the situation, I immediately wanted to arrest the red party members around Ming Jing, but it was too late. They had already received an emergency evacuation notice in advance. , and hid. After that, Minglou ran into the prison and yelled at Mingjing. The frightened Mingjing also confessed that she was not a real member of the Red Party, but just an activist of the Red Party. Then Minglou found me and said Business matters have always been under Ming Jing's control. He doesn't know what Ming Jing has done, but Ming Jing did not sabotage our actions. He only provided some financial and material support. I hope that for his sake, Ming Jing can be forgiven. After looking for me, he contacted Zhou Fuhai, came here to find Mr. Iwai, and even contacted Chen Gongbo, hoping to plead for mercy from Chairman Wang." Wang Yan nodded clearly, and instantly understood Minglou's intention. intention.
This is a typical bitter trick. Now that the mirror has been exposed, let’s point it out directly. Use Mirror's arrest to break the current deadlock.
Because they want to protect the relationship with 'Pei Min', they don't know the other situations in Suzhou and the people around Mingjing. They can't start from the outside and can only act from the inside. Mingjing is this opportunity.
Now that Ming Jing is exposed and arrested, the Red Party will have reason to decisively abandon Ming Jing and retreat. At this point, regardless of whether Mingjing confesses or not, he must retreat. This is organizational discipline.
Taking this opportunity, they can calmly deal with the issue of Mingjing and the issue in Suzhou.
However, Ming Jing is the helmsman of the Ming family industry. The person in charge does not know Ming Jing. There must be others present who know Ming Jing.
This can also explain the rapid transmission of information, the straightforward decision-making of the Red Party, and the decisive retreat, which minimized the Japanese's suspicion and pursuit in other directions.
The cooperating person on No. 76 is, of course, Liang Zhongchun. But it happened to be someone from the Operations Department, and the people from the Operations Department were arranged by Li Shiqun, and Li Shiqun was given the blame.
But things obviously don't end here. This is just the beginning, because there are still spies who have not been exposed...
