sea ​​situation

Lu Ming fell asleep after lying on the sofa for a while, even snoring, but he slept soundly.

Yuan Mingzhu tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep, always worried that Lu Ming was wrong, and went to find Du Juan in the middle of the night while she was asleep.

A cute little beauty like Du Juan with a cold and noble aura, let alone a man, even a woman would be tempted by seeing it, not to mention a young man like Lu Ming who is full of vigor.

But she has nothing to do. As a lady of the family, she has been taught not to be a shrew or a jealous woman, and to be tolerant of her husband taking concubines. The same as the prime minister.

She lived in such an environment since she was a child. Her father, brother, and even her grandfather and grandparents all came here. It is not surprising that there are few concubines in a rich family.

In theory, it is, but she just feels uncomfortable, as if her favorite thing is about to be taken away.

For a while, she even thought about whether to act first, no matter whether the bridal chamber is or not, and get Lu Ming's people first, but she couldn't save face. How decent is it for a girl to make such a request?

After thinking about it for half the night, it was Lu Ming's even and slender breathing that calmed her down, and she slowly settled down and fell into a deep sleep.

For the next few days, Lu Ming spent time with Yuan Mingzhu and Du Juan, and the three of them went out to eat and drink tea together.

The first spring of the 30s is coming, and the bustling city of Shanghai is full of traffic. It looks prosperous, and people feel a little refreshed.

Yuan Mingzhu took Du Juan out to go shopping and bought her all kinds of clothes, jewelry and cosmetics. Du Juan was very embarrassed, but couldn't resist the enthusiasm of Mingzhu's sister.

Yuan Mingzhu always said this intentionally or unintentionally: "You are welcome, we will be a family from now on."

This made Du Juan so ashamed that he could hardly lift his head.I secretly rejoiced in my heart, and felt that I was really lucky to meet such a wife in the house.

Lu Ming looked at the two of them with their arms crossed like best friends, but he also knew what Mingzhu was thinking, but he couldn't say anything. The more he talked about this kind of thing, the more chaotic it became, so it was better to pretend that he didn't know anything.

Of course Lu Ming hoped that the two girls could get along peacefully. As for his relationship with Du Juan, that was the end and it was impossible to develop further.

Zhang Ziyang and Cailian often come to eat together, mainly to ease the awkward atmosphere between the three of them.

Lu Ming often went to Andre, hoping to borrow some books introducing the Soviet revolution from him. Of course, it could not be in Russian or Chinese, and the English version was best.

He can't understand Russian, and the Chinese version is too conspicuous at home. Although he is not afraid of anything, he doesn't want to cause trouble for no reason.The books of the Russian Communist Party are included in the confiscation list in Shanghai, and if they are found to be disseminated, they may be convicted.

On about the tenth day, Sheng Youde called and asked him to meet at Sheng's mansion immediately. Lu Ming knew in his heart that Ziyuan was probably missing.

Lu Ming briefly confessed to Mingzhu, telling her and Du Juan not to go out, but to stay at home as much as possible, and immediately set off for the Sheng Mansion.

Sheng Youde was waiting for him in the study, and Lu Ming closed the door immediately after entering.

"Ziyuan fell into the hands of the Japanese, and his life and death are unknown now." Sheng Youde went straight to the point.

"It's about the same as I guessed. Is the news true?" Lu Ming took a while to speak.

"It's basically confirmed, but I don't know which faction in Japan did it. I just called the Japanese Consulate General to protest and asked them to hand over people, but they didn't know about it at all." Sheng Youde said with a livid face.

"They're lying! You can't trust them, the Japanese don't keep their promises." Lu Ming said angrily.

"I'm also looking for someone I know well, and I feel that I'm telling the truth. You have friends in the Japanese Consulate General, so you might as well inquire about them." Sheng Youde said.

Lu Ming recalled what Qian Tian said, that the factions among the Japanese are complicated, and they work independently and compete with each other. On some sensitive issues, fierce conflicts even broke out.

This incident might not be related to the Japanese diplomacy department, Lu Ming calmed down a little and made a judgment.

"Well, I will inquire. You still have to put pressure on the Japanese consulate, at least let them provide clues as to who did it, and they must be handed over." Lu Ming said angrily.

"I have already done this, and I sent information to the Japanese side through friends in the British and American business circles, asking them to help put pressure on them. The Japanese should not be so unruly and dare to arrest people like this in our country." Sheng You Virtue.

"Does the old man know Ziyuan's last whereabouts? I mean where is she?" Lu Ming asked.

"Well, all kinds of information have come in these days. Some people on Lushan Mountain have seen a girl who looks very like Ziyuan, and there are a few men around them. They judge that it may be Japanese. I don't understand. What do Japanese people do? Why kidnap Ziyuan?" Sheng Youde was puzzled.

"No matter what the purpose is, they kidnapped Ziyuan to find Mu Yi, that's for sure." Lu Ming deduced.

"I thought so too, but why did the Japanese seek Mu Yi? Why did Mu Yi hide the truth from me?" Sheng Youde couldn't let go of his daughter's disappearance.

"Old man, don't worry, after a round of investigation, there is still something to gain, at least it can prove that Mu Yi is still alive." Lu Ming said.

"I don't dare to make such an extravagant hope until I see Mu Yi in person. The Japanese can't do anything!" Sheng Youde said with some sadness.

"Old man, how did this news come about? Is the channel reliable?" Lu Ming asked.

"There are two sources of information. On the one hand, it is the old friends I contacted actively, and on the other hand, it is delivered to my door." When it came to this topic, Sheng Youde relaxed a little.

"There are still others who take the initiative to deliver to your door?" Lu Ming was quite surprised.

"Well, it's a young officer named Huang Yanning. He saw Ziyuan on a ship going north half a year ago. At that time, several Japanese were pestering Ziyuan. He stepped forward and drove those Japanese away." Sheng Youde pondered.

"Why is Ziyuan going to Tianjin alone?" Lu Ming's mind was spinning rapidly.

"The next day, Huang Yanning went to the private room to look for Ziyuan, but found that the person was missing. He guessed that the Japanese had kidnapped Ziyuan. He began to follow the Japanese, trying to rescue Ziyuan. He didn't see Ziyuan until the ship arrived in Beiping. Fortunately, Ziyuan handed him three letters at that time, so he had no choice but to entrust someone to send the letter according to the time and place Ziyuan requested." Sheng Youde stated.

"Huang Yanning? What does he do?" Lu Ming thought for a while, but he had no impression of this person.

"He is a senior adjutant of the Shanghai Garrison Headquarters. He graduated from the fourth phase of Whampoa. After entering Shanghai with the Northern Expeditionary Army, he stayed in the Shanghai Garrison Headquarters. I met this young man at the headquarters once. It was a chance encounter. He just came back from a business trip in Peking yesterday, and he came to me this morning to explain the situation."

Lu Ming nodded. He had dealt with a lot of people from the Shanghai Police Department, but he didn't know anyone from the Shanghai Police Command. He only knew the Police Commander, one of the Big Three in Shanghai.

"If it wasn't done by the Japanese diplomatic system, then it must have been done by the Manchurian Railway Secret Service Organization or the Army faction." Lu Ming deduced.

"Well, I think so too. It seems that you know a lot about the internal factions of the Japanese." Sheng Youde said in a nonchalant manner.

"I've always suspected that Mu Yi's disappearance was related to the Japanese, so I kept an eye on them. I got all this information from Qian Tian sporadically, and I didn't know it before." Lu Ming replied honestly.

"In this situation, what do you plan to do next?" Sheng Youde asked.

"They captured our people, so let's capture their people. The primary target is that Ozawa and a beautiful woman. We will take them as hostages and force them to exchange hostages." Lu Ming said decisively.

"Well, good, that's a good idea. If they dare to arrest our people, we should at least have their people on our hands, at least let them be cautious." Sheng Youde affirmed his idea.

Of course, Lu Ming doesn't know who captured Ziyuan, but he can be sure that it is related to Ozawa and his group. From Ozawa's actions against Xia Heng and He Jin, including the recent coercion of him, he can guess a lot. Come.

Of course, he didn't know why the Japanese did this. It didn't matter what the Japanese did, what mattered was Ziyuan's safety.