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"Brother, is your news accurate? You will be killed if you lie about the military situation." Kang Ze felt that this matter was too big, and he was a little uncertain.

"What does reporting intelligence have to do with lying about military affairs?" Lu Ming roared angrily.

"Uh, I have to verify it. I can report it to the chairman only after it is basically confirmed." Kang Ze hesitated.

"It's impossible for any piece of information to be [-]% accurate, but we can't stop reporting it because of this. To prove the accuracy of the information, we must have three different sources of information. Do we have this condition now?" Lu Ming continued to shout.

The matter was urgent, and he couldn't consider Kang Ze's face anymore.

Adjutant Qi and Liu Qiwen heard Lu Ming's voice from outside, and they seemed to be mad. They looked at each other, wondering why Lu Ming, who was always gentle and gentlemanly, was furious.

"Well, what you said makes sense. I was confused. This is important information." Kang Ze realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately admitted his mistake.

He has been in the army for a long time. It is indeed a capital offense to lie about military information in the army, but this is not the same as whether the information obtained is accurate.

False reporting of military information means deliberately exaggerating the number and combat power of the enemy, or deliberately lying about the number of casualties of the enemy to obtain military merits, etc.

However, intelligence work has its own principles. Concealing important information and not reporting it is regarded as false reporting of military information.

"I'll call the principal right now." Kang Ze picked up the red telephone on the table. This is a direct-dial security telephone only available at the director-general level, which is the so-called security line.

He glanced at Lu Ming, a little hesitant.

Knowing what he meant, Lu Ming immediately got up and said, "I'll avoid it first, you should call quickly."

"Brother Lu, you can't leave the building now, maybe the principal will ask you personally later." Kang Ze had already started dialing with one hand, and he was also anxious.

"I'm waiting in the office, I also have a call to make." Lu Ming said.

He went out, ignoring the strange eyes that Adjutant Qi and Liu Qiwen looked at him, quickly returned to his office, picked up the same red phone, and called Sheng Youde.

Sheng Youde didn't interrupt, and after he had finished speaking, he said in a deep voice: "You come to my place at night, we need to have a good talk, it's not convenient to talk on the phone."

"Okay." Lu Ming put down the phone, cursing nonsense.

He turned around and took out a bottle of Scotch whiskey from a wine cabinet, opened it and took a big gulp.

The spicy feeling extends from the throat to the stomach, and then the heat from the stomach floods the whole body in an instant.

He felt better and calmer in his head.

He took another swig, and then sat in the chair quietly waiting for the alcohol to kick in.

He's not an alcoholic, but he really needs booze right now.

He himself was ashamed to feel that he was a little scared, and he never expected such a thing to happen.

He has never experienced war and artillery fire. Although the Northeast has fallen and the war with Japan has actually started, the war in the Northeast is too far away for Shanghainese, and he can't feel the cruelty and coldness of the war for a while.

This time is different, the flames of war will be ignited in Shanghai.

As far as he is concerned, there is of course a way to escape, buying a boat ticket and arriving in New York in 20 days, but he will never do this.

He had made up his mind a long time ago that if one day wars spread throughout China, he would not run away and never be a deserter. This was his bottom line.

If the country is really ruined and the family is destroyed, then use this life to fight to the end until the last moment of life.In his view, the so-called serving the country means life and death.

"Chairman, President Kang, please come over immediately, call Nanjing." A timid voice sounded at the door.

Lu Ming saw Liu Qiwen standing at the door, with a scared expression on his face, afraid of offending him.

He hummed and got up immediately, and walked out quickly.

When he came to Kang Ze's office, Adjutant Qi was not in the room, so Kang Ze handed him the phone in his hand: "The principal is looking for you, just report the truth."

"Sir, I'm Lu Ming." Lu Ming took the phone and said.

"Okay, Lu Ming, how credible is your information?" The chairman's strong Fenghua accent came from inside.

"Sir, I dare not say that this information is absolutely credible, but I personally believe it, otherwise I would not have reported it to you." Lu Ming said.

"Where is your source of information?" asked the Chairman.

"Sir, I can only say that it is information from Japan. Please forgive me for not being able to name the specific person." Lu Ming smiled wryly.

He couldn't betray Man Tian or Muto. The Nanjing General Headquarters had a lot of people talking, so it might not spread the word.

Muto sent information to him from the country, and he believed that he risked his life, and Qian Tian also did the same.

If the information they provided to Lu Ming was known to the Japanese side, both of them would be hanged for treason.

"Okay, wait a minute and don't hang up."

Then, Lu Ming heard Mr. Wen Bai's voice from inside: "Commissioner, the Lightning and Thunder Department has just returned a call. They detected that a squadron led by the commander of the Japanese fleet, Rear Admiral Shiozawa Koichi, had set off from Nagasaki Port yesterday morning. It is heading towards Shanghai Wusongkou at a high speed, and it is expected to arrive at night. The purpose is unknown."

"In this way, the intelligence from Shanghai is credible." The chairman's voice.

"I think it is completely credible." Mr. Wen Bai's voice.

"Immediately call an emergency meeting of the Military Committee. You go and call all the committee members first, and I will preside over it later." The voice of the chairman.

"Yes." Mr. Wen Bai's voice.

"Lu Ming, now there is news that the Japanese naval fleet is about to enter Wusongkou. It seems that your information is completely credible. If this information is confirmed, you have made great contributions to the party and the country. I will give it to you personally. You are honored." The chairman said.

"Sir, I just do my duty as a Chinese, without any reward." Lu Ming said.

"If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded, and if you have done something, you will be punished. It is the same in ancient and modern times. The work of the Shanghai branch is entrusted to you and Kang Ze. You must unite with sincerity, work together, and serve the party and the country."

"Yes, sir." Lu Ming said.

"You give Kang Ze the phone number, and I'll explain to him a few more words."

Lu Ming handed the phone to Kang Ze, then turned around and left.

Walking out of Kang Ze's office, he felt a sense of relief. He had done everything he could, and the outcome was beyond his control.

He has always regretted not disclosing the 520 plan to Zhang Hanqing and the government. He sometimes wonders if the government military authorities and Zhang Hanqing knew about the 520 plan in advance, could the September [-]th Incident have been avoided?

Although reason told him that even if Zhang Hanqing knew in advance, the September [-]th Incident would not have been avoided, and the outcome would not have changed much from the present, but he still had a knot in his heart, feeling that he had committed a crime against the country.

Now is the time for him to make up for his mistakes, so he told Kang Ze the news first, and then told Sheng Youde, so as not to delay the time.

After Kang Ze finished listening to the phone call, he called the adjutant over.

"Immediately notify the cadres of all departments, divisions, and departments, and hold an emergency meeting in the conference room within 10 minutes."

"Is it the cadres in charge of intelligence, or all the cadres?" Adjutant Qi didn't turn his mind for a moment.

"All cadres! Not one less!" Kang Ze roared.

"Yes."

The adjutant ran out in a hurry, and went downstairs to inform the departments, divisions, and departments one by one.

After Lu Ming returned to his office, he took another sip of whiskey, this time not for calming down, but because he felt relieved.

Lu Ming suddenly thought of someone, and immediately got up to call Zhang Ziyang, who was reading a newspaper at the police station with his legs crossed.

"Zi Yang, hurry up and find An Gonggen. At noon the day after tomorrow, I want to meet him and have a meal together. It should be at Badawan Restaurant." Lu Ming said anxiously.

"An Gonggen called me yesterday and said he wanted to see you. You are Zhang Lang looking for Li Lang." Zhang Ziyang joked.

"I won't tell you any more. I'm busy. You try to stay at the police station these few days and don't go anywhere. I'll find you at any time." Lu Ming didn't dare to hang on to the phone for a long time. There will be calls coming in.

"Director Lu, please go to the meeting room on the second floor immediately, the whole society has an emergency meeting." Liu Qiwen announced from the door.

"Okay, I'll be right there." Lu Ming said.