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Gu Zhuxuan's birthday feast was full of voices and excitement.

When Lu Ming and Zhang Ziyang arrived, the road was already blocked by cars and horses, and the doors were filled with guests.The two each sealed a 50 yuan red envelope and handed it in. It wasn't too much, but it was not too much. The main reason was that they didn't have a deep friendship with Gu Zhuxuan.

The two were led into the courtyard, where lights and festoons were decorated, a colorful shed was set up, and a stage was set up in the distance.

"Master Lu, Inspector Zhang, you are here. The old man specially asked us to entertain two distinguished guests." Two disciples of Gu Zhuxuan came over to greet them.

"Thank you, the two of you should go greet the guests, we can just do our own thing." Zhang Ziyang smiled.

"How can it be done? The old man specially ordered that if the two of you come today, you will be honored guests. However, the old man can't get away, and he has to greet those big shots on the stage. It will take a while before he can come to say hello to you two." A disciple laughed.

"Don't worry about Mr. Gu. Today is his birthday. The most important thing is that he is happy. If there are many guests, just leave us alone." Lu Ming laughed.

"That's what I said, but there are quite a lot of guests today, and the old man didn't expect everyone to save face like this." Another disciple couldn't close his mouth with a smile.

Zhang Ziyang looked into the hall with a surprised expression on his face.

He knew almost all the important figures in it, but he didn't expect that the mayor of Shanghai, the commander of the Shanghai Garrison, and his boss, the police chief, would all come to join him today.Huang Jinrong, Du Yuesheng, and Zhang Xiaolin were also present.

The scene was a bit unexpected, what's going on?

It stands to reason that Gu Zhuxuan definitely doesn't have such a big face, not to mention him, even if Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng celebrate their birthdays, they don't have the ostentation today.

For important social events in Shanghai, the three subordinates will communicate in advance. Who will go and who will not go will be weighed. Generally, all will not be present.For a high-level event like Gu Zhuxuan's birthday party, it's already enough face to come here.

Gu Zhuxuan was really pleasantly surprised and terrified at the same time, even he could not have imagined that all the Big Three in Shanghai's official circles would come and give them expensive gifts.

So when he heard that Lu Ming and Zhang Ziyang were coming, he couldn't spare time to receive them. He really couldn't care less about these two juniors, so he asked his two favorite students to come and receive them.

"Could it be that the city government wants to build some big project and is short of money?" Lu Ming asked Zhang Ziyang with a smile.

"I don't know, I've never heard of it." Zhang Ziyang shook his head.

Lu Ming knew that important officials in the officialdom feared and despised the big bosses of the Qing Gang. What they were afraid of was that they had connections to the top of the Republic of China government, and they were surrounded by various foreign forces, so they could not be easily moved. What I despise is that these people are not good citizens after all, but a group of evil forces that have gradually survived from fighting and killing.

Whenever the military, political and police officers give special courtesy to the leaders of the Youth Gang, they must ask for something, and the most common way is to ask them to donate.Because many industries in this city are the capital of the Qinggang, but they are only operated under the name of others.

The two disciples accompanied Lu Ming and Zhang Ziyang, and the four of them found a free table and sat down. Someone brought a pot of tea and several plates of snacks.

"If the two of you are hungry, you can rest your hunger first. The banquet will take a while." A disciple laughed.

"No, we're not hungry, just drink tea." Lu Ming agreed, but looked elsewhere.

"Master Lu, I heard that you are looking for two people?" the disciple whispered.

"Yes, this matter will trouble the two brothers." Zhang Ziyang hurriedly clasped his fists together.

"It's nothing to say, the old man has already ordered them to control them as soon as they show up, and then Master Lu can ask them anything he wants to make sure they don't dare to say anything." Another disciple laughed.

"Did those two people agree to come today?" Lu Ming was a little worried.

"That's right, they should have come to serve you a long time ago, but there has been no sign of anyone." The disciple turned his head to look around, then shook his head again.

Lu Ming's heart sank, and he whispered: "The person hasn't shown up until now, could something go wrong."

"Master Lu, don't worry, they are still waiting for the old man to send an errand, maybe it will arrive soon." Another disciple saw what Lu Ming was thinking, and said with a smile.

"That's good, please keep an eye on it, both of you, and remind us at any time." Lu Ming smiled on the face, but the feeling in his heart was not very good.

"A dog in this line of work has a sharp nose, will he hear something?" Zhang Ziyang whispered in Lu Ming's ear.

One of the disciples who was drinking with him had sharp ears, and when he heard the second half of the sentence, he immediately swore that he would never let the news out.Lu Ming didn't say anything, after all, he has no obligation to help them get someone.

Lu Ming felt right, the two bodyguards didn't show up until the end of the birthday banquet.

After leaving Gu's mansion, Zhang Ziyang was going to spend the night at Cailian's place, and Lu Ming returned to the detective office by himself in a carriage.

As soon as he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, took two steps back and looked again.

What's going on, how has the detective agency changed, the address is right, it's here, it's a hell.

Taking a closer look, the door of the detective office has been replaced, and the door lock is naturally new, which means he can't get in. Who did it, it must be too bold.

Lu Ming was so angry that he almost went crazy, who is so wicked, and while he is not around, let a dove occupy the magpie's nest?He was considering whether to break in when the door opened.

A young man with a shaved scalp that could be used as a light bulb smiled and said, "Master Lu, please come in, this is your own place, why are you so polite, don't knock on the door."

Seeing this person, Lu Ming was even more furious.

"Liu Si, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Master Lu, don't be in a hurry, don't get angry, just listen to my explanation and you'll understand. I came here last night, and I've been waiting for you here all day and all night."

This person's name is Liu Si, nicknamed Qingpi, and he is Liu Sanruo's right-hand man.

"Okay, tell me, wait for what I want to do." Lu Ming forced himself to hold his breath, if Liu Si didn't say something about Ziwu Maoyou today, he would have completely turned against Liu San, even if it was life and death.

"Master Lu, that's right, you and Ms. Yuan ruined our business that day..."

"Stop, I'm just going to have a tea lecture, and Mingzhu is only there for me, and I didn't touch anything of yours, so why make a fuss?"

"Master Lu, you are also a smart person with a lot of experience. The two of you hurt the third master's face, which is more serious than ruining the scene. So... Ha ha." Liu Si smiled awkwardly.

"So you came here to take revenge and smashed my place?!" Lu Ming's heart sank, and he already understood what was going on.

"It's embarrassing to say this. As soon as you left, the third master asked me to take a few brothers to invite you back, but when I got here, I found no one, and the brothers lost their emotions, so they took the things here to vent their anger. When the third master sent someone to tell us to stop, there was nothing left in this room, haha." Liu Si smiled awkwardly again.

"And then!" Lu Ming was filled with unspeakable anger.

"Then it's a very simple matter. If you smash your things, you have to compensate, right? The third master said to show sincerity and double the compensation, so our brothers went to buy you a complete set of furniture, but they are all mahogany. , look, this is a hundred times stronger than your original set of pine wood."

Lu Ming went in and took a look, and immediately turned his anger into joy. Sure enough, as he said, the desks and chairs, bookcases, wardrobes, and beds inside were all replaced with mahogany, and the house was also cleaned up. , Even his things are in place.

"Well, you guys are doing this very well. Thank you, Third Master, for me. Since this is the case, you are welcome to smash it again every one or two years." Lu Ming laughed.

"Ah, we will only do this kind of money-losing thing once at most. If there is too much, we can't afford to pay. This is the key. You keep it." Liu Si said and threw a bunch of keys to Lu Ming.

"The keys are all here. Master Lu doesn't have to suspect that we left the keys privately. We don't need the keys at all to enter any house we want, just kick it open." Liu Si said and walked away.

Lu Ming happily sent him downstairs, and reluctantly said after leaving the building: "You are welcome to come and kick the door often."

Liu Si was so angry that he didn't say a word, got into the rickshaw and left.

After Lu Ming came back, looking at this set of furniture was really pleasing to the eye. He originally wanted to get a set of furniture like this when he bought furniture. Unfortunately, he spent his parents' money at the time, so he was embarrassed to be extravagant, so he had to buy a set of pine wood. use it first.

"Oh, it's really a good thing. Mr. Liu is very particular about people. It's refreshing!" Lu Ming praised the mirror-smooth furniture.

"not good!"

He suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly removed the picture frame on the wall to reveal the safe inside. After opening the safe, he was relieved.Everything is as it is, no one has touched it.

There were no valuables in the safe, except for a pistol and a box of ammunition.

Lu Ming was not afraid of other things, but he was afraid that the pistol would be taken away by bad guys. If he killed someone with this gun and then blamed him, he would be in big trouble.

Zhang Ziyang bought this gun for him from the black market, saying that having this gun would strengthen his courage, just in case, in case of accidents.Although it is difficult to trace guns bought on the black market, if someone traces them patiently and meticulously, there are still clues to follow, and the owner of the gun can still be found in the end.

It seems that the gun is not safe to hide here.

Since someone can break open the door and get in, it is not impossible to pry open the safe.

He hesitated whether to disassemble the gun into parts and throw it into the Huangpu River, so as to save trouble.

After thinking for a long time, he still put the gun in, then closed the safe, and moved the picture frame back to its original place.

He went into the kitchenette, boiled water, and made a pot of coffee.

He returned to his desk with a coffee cup in his hand, quietly thinking about what had happened in the past two days.

Naturally, what touched him the most was Sheng Muyi's case, which had already occupied his whole body and mind.

Sheng Youde's words also touched him deeply. He never thought that the Sheng family, which looked like a colossus in the eyes of outsiders, was already in a precarious situation.

"Could it be that Uncle Sheng is hypersensitive and suffers from persecution phobia? People tend to be suspicious when they get older." He thought with a wry smile in his heart.

It's hard to imagine that anyone would dare to lay hands on the Sheng family. Who is Sheng Youde? Not only is he the richest man in Shanghai, but he also has deep ties to officialdom, business circles, and gangs, as well as major foreign firms, banks, and concession forces in Shanghai. If you communicate in private, you will tremble if you stomp your feet on the beach casually.

Even foreign firms, banks, and even international financiers don't have such a big appetite for such a family, aren't they afraid of being overwhelmed?

Lu Ming really couldn't believe it, but Sheng Muyi's disappearance and Sheng Detuogu's attitude showed that someone had already plotted against the Sheng family.

Who is the mastermind behind this operation?