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"Ah! Xia Heng is dead?"

When He Jin heard the news, he seemed to be hit by a thunderbolt, his eyes were dull, the gun slipped from his hand, Lu Ming caught it smoothly, and put it back into the holster on his waist.

"How did he die? Who killed him?" After only two seconds, He Jin began to look fierce again.

He and Xia Heng are just colleagues who make a living, and they don't have a deep friendship, but now they are like prey hunted by hunters together. Hearing the news of Xia Heng's death, he will inevitably feel sad.

"We still don't know who killed him. His food was poisoned and he died in the attic where he rented. It is preliminarily judged that it came from Japanese dolphin toxin." Lu Ming said, looking carefully at He Jin.

"The Japanese? Why did the Japanese kill Xia Heng? We have never dealt with the Japanese." He Jin's face was full of confusion.

"No one knows about this, and Xia Heng's body was also stolen by the Japanese." Lu Ming said.

In fact, he was not sure if the Japanese did it, but his intuition told him that the murderer must be Japanese, and that the culprit must have used dolphin toxin. Unfortunately, Xia Heng's body was stolen, and the autopsy could not be done. The cause of death may not be known.

"Xiang He, has Mu Yi ever dealt with the Japanese? Think about it carefully." Lu Ming turned to ask Xiang He.

Xiang He was already fully dressed and sitting on the bed at this time, as for her and He Jin's private encounter, she showed no embarrassment at all.

To her, Lu Ming is a close brother next door, a childhood playmate.

"No, Miss hates the Japanese very much, but the young master has been in contact with a few Japanese people. It seems that the Japanese wanted to borrow money from the master and contacted the young master first, but the master refused, saying that he would rather throw the money away. When I went to the Huangpu River, I would not lend a single copper coin to the Japanese, no matter how high the interest was.” Xianghe recalled.

"What? The Japanese borrowed money from Master Sheng?" Lu Ming was a little shocked. Why didn't Sheng Youde tell such an important clue?

This information is so important that it is almost directly related to Sheng Muyi's disappearance.

"Actually, it's not borrowing money directly from the master, but from the young master. The young master can't make the decision, so he asked the master for instructions. The master refused and blamed the young master." Xianghe said.

"But why do the Japanese borrow money? The Japanese are not short of money?" Lu Ming was puzzled.

As far as China and Japan are concerned, the gap in national strength is significant. Japan is not considered a rich country, but it is much richer and stronger than China.

In China, only a few areas in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou have been lifted out of poverty, and the majority of areas are still poor and backward.

Although Japan has been affected by the world economic crisis, an industrialized country cannot compare with an agriculturalized country in terms of strength.

The Japanese are in Shanghai, but they spend money everywhere to buy local celebrities, gentry, and government officials. The amount of money is amazing. How can they be so short of money that they borrow money from the Sheng family?

If they are really short of money, they can borrow money from Citibank or a European consortium. With Japan's reputation, I believe the bank will be willing to lend them money.

Sheng Youde is rich, but he can't compare with European and American banks and consortiums.

At this time, He Jin became like a wild animal trapped in a cage, his handsome face was distorted, maybe he heard the news about Xia Heng, and thought of his fate.

"He Jin, don't worry, you won't die with me here, as long as you listen to me, at least you'll be safe in Shanghai." Lu Ming said.

"Master Lu, is He Jin really dangerous?" Xiang He also panicked.

"It's very dangerous. When I came here, I found that there were Japanese people around the hotel. If it weren't for the fact that this hotel is owned by the French and it's in the French Concession, those Japanese would probably break in and arrest people."

"You mean the police, right? Don't think I don't know, it's the Shanghai police who really want to arrest me." He Jin sneered.

"You idiot. You can survive until now because of those policemen who protected you. If they hadn't followed you, you would have been killed by the Japanese long ago." Lu Ming reprimanded rudely.

"Why did the Japanese kill me? I never provoked them." He Jin said in disbelief.

"Did Xia Heng provoke the Japanese? It turned out that he was poisoned by the Japanese, and even his body was not spared. They might not use poison on you, just reward you with a peanut." Lu Ming glanced at He Jin with disdain.

Lu Ming felt very uncomfortable when He Jin lied to Xiang He for money and sex.

He originally thought that He Jin must have some real skills to be able to live till now, but now it seems that he is just an idiot, and a idiot who eats soft food.

He relied on Xianghe's financial resources to hide in the Hendry Hotel. In addition, by mistake, the Shanghai Police Station played the role of protecting him invisibly during the process of arresting him.

"He Jin, you should listen to Master Lu, Master Lu will not harm us." Xianghe reprimanded.

Xiang He has 100% trust in Lu Ming, which is deeper than her trust in the master.In her mind, the first person in this world who can protect her is Miss, and the second is Lu Ming.

He Jin remained silent, but his toes still kept rubbing back and forth on the ground, which showed that he was always in a state of restlessness.

Lu Ming also understood that although He Jin was cheating on Xianghe's money and sex, Xianghe was still in the dominant position. Maybe He Jin cleverly used Xianghe's characteristic of being strong to pretend to be a weak little man Get it on her.

This is also a common characteristic of those men in Shanghai who eat soft food, because Shanghai women are relatively strong, and if you want to win the love of these women, you have to play the role of a vulnerable little man.

Since the opening of the port, machismo has always been unacceptable in Shanghai. Shanghai, which accepts foreign ideas, is a special case in China. Arrogant men will be drowned by women's saliva, and they will stare at each other to death.

"Master Lu, what should I do?" Under Xiang He's reprimand, He Jin's spirit seemed to collapse all of a sudden, and he no longer pretended to be manly in front of Lu Ming.

"First of all, you have to save your life. I can't protect you alone. You have to accept the protection of the Shanghai Police Department." Lu Ming said.

"You mean to let me be arrested by those cops?" He Jin almost jumped up.

"Don't get excited, let me explain to you first, the people from the Shanghai Police Station are looking for you, I asked them to look for you, so I am looking for you, not someone else, I am looking for you because President Sheng entrusted me to find out that the eldest lady is missing The truth, you won't be uncooperative, right?" Lu Ming opened his mouth to clarify his meaning.

"Of course I cooperate, as long as I can find out the whereabouts of the eldest lady, I can jump the Huangpu River." He Jin suddenly became excited.

"It's useless for you to jump the Suzhou Creek. You just have to cooperate with me honestly. If you do well, President Sheng may be rewarded. If you don't cooperate, President Sheng will know about the two of you. I think you might as well let the Japanese You should understand that it's easy to kill people." Lu Ming said coldly.

"He Jin, you have to strive for meritorious service. Maybe if the master is happy, he can agree to our business." Xianghe also persuaded.

"I listen to Master Lu, and I am willing to make meritorious service." He Jin seemed to see the hope of being rewarded for his meritorious service, and became happy again.

If you can really marry Xianghe, even if you are not married into a wealthy family, you are still marrying the adopted daughter of the richest man in Shanghai. The future is bright and the family is full of wealth. He Jin is so excited that his eyes are full of little stars.

He tricked Xianghe into his hands, not just for sex, but because of Xianghe's status as Sheng Youde's adopted daughter.

If once he married Xianghe, he would not have to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of his life. Sheng Youde valued family affection and would not watch his adopted daughter suffer poverty. Xianghe's generous dowry would be enough for him to live for half his life.

"Then pack up and follow me. After you go out, you must obey my arrangements." Lu Ming said.

Lu Ming really wanted to review him here, but the hotel is not a place to stay for a long time, so it would be more convenient to bring him back to the Shanghai Police Station.

However, there would be risks on the way back. The Japanese might ambush him on the way. He was not sure about the security measures of the Shanghai Police Station.

It is said that the safest places are prisons and police detention centers, but these two places are also the least safe, because both guards and prisoners are very easy to be bribed.

But where else would he go if he didn't go to the police station?

The Sheng family can't do it, Lu Ming doesn't want to bring the trouble there.

After much deliberation, the Hendry Hotel is actually the safest place, at least the Japanese can't reach in. However, once the Hendry Hotel knows that its guests are being interrogated as prisoners, it will definitely intervene.

The purpose of the Hendry Hotel is that every guest is God, so the hotel has the responsibility to protect the safety of every guest. In fact, it means bullying the Chinese and has no law enforcement power here. If the French police come to enforce the law , they dare not even fart.

"You guys wait here for me first, remember, if I don't come up, you don't go out of the room." Lu Ming thought and thought, he still had to discuss it with Zhang Ziyang before making a decision.

He took the elevator downstairs and walked out of the hotel. Zhang Ziyang was waiting for him outside the hotel gate.

"How about it, have you seen He Jin?"

"I see, he is also willing to cooperate with us to go back. Now the question is, where is the safest place to put him? Is it your police station or somewhere else?" Lu Ming asked.

"You can do it. We have been arresting him for so many days but we haven't caught him. The kid surrendered as soon as you showed up." Zhang Ziyang said excitedly.

"Don't talk about it, you think about where to put him, we have to carefully interrogate him for a few days. Is your police station safe?" Lu Ming asked impatiently.

"Police station? I'm afraid it won't work. There are many people coming and going, and it's noisy. It's easy for killers to sneak in." Zhang Ziyang said with a headache.

"That's why I said that you are a broken place with air leaks from all sides." Lu Ming said disdainfully.

"It's better to go to Mingzhu and ask his elder brother to find a safe place." Zhang Ziyang said again.

"That's right!" Lu Ming slapped his thigh, he was also confused, the safest place is the territory of the boss of the Cao Gang, not to mention the Japanese, even members of the Qinghong Gang should not get involved.

He went back to the hotel counter to borrow the phone, found Yuan Mingzhu, and explained his intentions.

"What's the matter, you bring people here, I'll just find a place for you, and go to my elder brother for such a trivial matter, is my elder brother losing face?" Yuan Mingzhu said impatiently.

"It's not a small matter, can you do it?" Lu Ming was a little worried.

Yuan Mingzhu is careless in her work, and has nothing to do with girls' ingenuity.

"I can't do it, can you do it? If you can do it, don't look for me!" Yuan Mingzhu said angrily.

"I said Miss, who provoked you to provoke you, why do you look like you have taken gunpowder?" Lu Ming was puzzled, he did not offend this aunt.

"Hmph, that's pretty much the same. Who dares to provoke me? I'll do as long as I say. You can bring someone here quickly." Yuan Mingzhu said domineeringly.

Lu Ming didn't dare to ask any more questions. Fortunately, he and the boss of the Cao Gang and the old lady also knew each other. At worst, he would be ashamed to ask for it. With Mingzhu's relationship, at least the boss of the Cao Gang would not refuse.