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In the next three days, the Shanghai Police Department conducted a comprehensive search and arrest throughout Shanghai Beach, but the three "terrorists" whom the Japanese offered a reward for were still not caught.

Various newspapers, magazines, and radio stations in Shanghai also carried out numerous reports, characterizing the bombing incident at the Yamato Hotel as Communist Party elements sneaking into Shanghai to carry out terrorist activities.

Lu Ming couldn't help laughing after seeing the news. These three so-called "Communists" are still hiding in his apartment, but he clearly knows that these three people are not Communists, but the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea The fighters of the Shanghai Volunteer Team, they have a sworn feud with the Japanese.

Lu Ming has been living in the detective agency for the past few days, and has not contacted An Gonggen and the others, and he does not want to get too involved with them.

An Gonggen and the others used all means to achieve their goals, and actually planted a bomb at the venue. This kind of behavior hurt Lu Ming's feelings somewhat.

Honzhuang Shige did not arrive in time, which instead reduced the intensity of the disaster.

Just imagine, if Fan Zhuang arrives at the scene and the bombing plan is carried out smoothly, and other bombs detonate at the same time, he, Yan Xiaohui and Sheng Di will also become victims.

The strange thing is that the newspapers and radio did not make a lot of reports on Shigeru Honjo's arrival in Shanghai, maybe because he couldn't interview himself. They just said that his visit to Shanghai to visit celebrities from all walks of life was to strengthen and promote the friendship between Japan and China.

Lu Ming didn't know why Benzhuang Fan came to Shanghai from the far northeast, but he instinctively felt that this matter was not that simple, especially the "hermit" Zheng Xiaoxu did not hesitate to show his face, and the content of the article behind it was quite rich.

Lu Ming felt that this might be the prelude to a big event, just like the night before the storm, there will be an ominous tranquility.

It had been raining for three days, a long, steady drizzle.

The rain was not heavy, but it never stopped for three days from morning to night, and bursts of chills that could soak into the bone marrow permeated every place in the air.

Lu Ming was still relatively frost-resistant, but he also felt that he couldn't bear it, so he bought firewood and lit up the fireplace.

Looking at the crackling coals in the fireplace, he sat in a chair and read Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" in the original English version.

After Zhang Ziyang returned to the team, he also participated in this big manhunt. Of course he knew where the "wanted criminal" was, but he still ran around with his men as hard as he could, as if digging three feet to find the "criminal" of.

Mingzhu didn't come over these two days, and he didn't even call, which made him very uncomfortable. Although Mingzhu didn't stay with him every day, even if he didn't come, he would call and talk for a long time.

He wanted to call to ask, but he didn't. Mingzhu is not the kind of person who can endure loneliness. Since she didn't call, there might be something bothering her.

At noon on the third day, An Gonggen called.

"Are you all right?" Lu Ming asked nervously.

"We're fine, and I would like to thank Mr. Lu for his generosity. In addition, we may have to stay for a while longer. Now there are spies everywhere outside, and we can't move for the time being." An Gonggen changed his name to "Mr. Lu", his tone was a bit blunt, but obviously With apologies.

"You guys should live there honestly. Wanguo Apartment is still a very safe place. Don't show your face in public. The Japanese and the police have been watching, and they haven't let up." Lu Ming warned.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lu, we all understand. In addition, I want to tell you that there seems to be a big conspiracy behind Fan Zhuang's visit to Shanghai this time."

"What big conspiracy, did you get any news?" Lu Ming thought the same way, and An Gonggen's reminder coincided with his thoughts.

"I don't know about that. Anyway, he didn't come to visit mountains and rivers. They would not believe such nonsense about promoting Sino-Japanese friendship. In addition, according to our internal information, his visit this time seems to be related to the Sheng family. , it is specifically related to the disappearance of Miss Sheng's family, it will not be a good thing anyway."

"It's related to Sheng Muyi's disappearance, how could it be?" Lu Ming didn't believe it.

Benzhuang Fan has been sitting in the northeast, no matter how long his hand is, he can't reach Shanghai, right?

"Didn't you see that the young master of the Sheng family also went? If it wasn't related to the Sheng family, why did the young master attend this kind of party? Think about it yourself. I know you are investigating Sheng Muyi's disappearance, so I remind you Please." An Gonggen said sincerely.

"Okay, thank you anyway, I will pay attention to this matter." Lu Ming hung up the phone, thinking about various clues in his mind.

When Lu Ming saw Sheng Di that day, he felt something was wrong. Sheng Youde once explicitly prohibited the Sheng family from interacting with the Japanese, including him.Sheng Di appeared at the welcome banquet, but it didn't make any sense.

Afterwards, Sheng Di went to the banquet at the Japanese consulate, which was even more wrong. The so-called giving the Yan family a face was obviously hard to justify.Did Sheng Youde change his mind or did Sheng Di make his own decisions?

Sheng Muyi disappeared, Japanese poisoned, Honjo Shigeru, Kwantung Army, Sheng family, Sheng Di...

How could these irrelevant people and things have anything to do with each other?

"Should I ask Kenda Hingkichi to find out the situation?" He wondered in his heart.

He picked up the phone and asked the operator to connect to the Japanese consulate, and then he pretended to be Mr. Smith, the second secretary of the British Consulate General in a pure Cockney accent, and asked to speak to Mr. Eikichi Kenda.

After a while, Qian Tian ran over to answer the phone, still wondering that he had nothing to do with people from the British Consulate General.

When he heard Lu Ming's voice, even if it was still a pure London accent, he could still recognize it right away.

Lu Ming didn't say anything on the phone. He estimated that all incoming and outgoing calls from the consulate would be recorded and archived, so he asked Qian Tian to meet at a French restaurant in the British Concession.

The two made an appointment to meet in an hour. Lu Ming looked at the weather outside. It was still drizzling and the wind was still bitterly cold. He put on a tweed coat, held a red oil umbrella, and walked out. into the detective agency.

Shanghai on rainy days has a special charm. The lingering south and the neon lights that flash at noon on rainy days make people fascinated.

Lu Ming was lucky, as soon as he went out, he saw a taxi coming, he hurriedly waved, the taxi stopped, and after getting in the car, he gave the driver the address of the French restaurant in the British Concession.

In Shanghai, rickshaws are still the most popular, and the price is cheap, there are some horse-drawn carriages, the price is medium, taxis are relatively rare, the price is naturally high, but Lu Ming doesn't care about this, if it is not raining, he might ask Mingzhu to pick him up.

Should I also buy another car, even if it is the cheapest Chevrolet, if I often run outside, it is really inconvenient to not have a car.

Now Mingzhu has a car, although Zhang Ziyang doesn't have a car, but the police station's car is similar to a private car, only he doesn't have a car yet.

After a while, the car stopped at the entrance of the French restaurant in the British Concession.Lu Ming didn't see Man Tian after he entered. He guessed that he hadn't arrived yet, so he chose a dining table by the window, first ordered a pot of coffee and waited, sipping coffee while looking out the window.

Not long after, Qian Tian came. He sat down and drank a few cups of coffee, and then apologized: "I'm sorry, Lu Sang, as soon as I left the consulate, I followed several tails behind me, and I turned three streets before I arrived. Shake them off."

Lu Ming smiled and pointed outside.

Qian Tian looked out the window, and sure enough there was a car parked opposite, with two people sitting inside, staring at them.