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It's not that Lu Ming has never thought of hiring an expert on American secret agents. He once asked Mr. Frank, who told him that the US has many top talents in criminology and criminal investigation, but not many in the two fields of secret agents and spies. For outstanding experts, it is better to invite British experts than American experts.

When it comes to spies, the British Empire is the originator. They were the first to develop the business of espionage. The most famous ones are of course the Five and Six of the British Military Intelligence. The Sixth Office is a department that dispatches spies to various countries for activities.

Of course, France and Germany also have their own strengths in this regard, but they all focus on counter-espionage, and compared with Britain in spy training, they are really not at the same level.

Although the Soviet Union was a rising star in intelligence work, the Soviet Union's Military Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency were catching up from behind, catching up with the United States and Britain.

The Soviet Union now has a unique and complete espionage training system, and it also has the best espionage experts in the world.

Whether to hire British experts or Soviet experts, Lu Ming once hesitated between the two.

Perhaps it was because he was relatively close to the two intelligence officers of the Soviet Military Intelligence Agency, Peter and Andre the Beard, and was influenced to a certain extent. In the end, he decided to hire Soviet experts to come to China to help train agents.

Teacher Frank also agreed with his idea, and promised that after Mr. Roosevelt entered the White House, the United States would sponsor Lu Ming with some school funding and the most advanced technological equipment for spies.

Of course, there is no free lunch in the world, and the intelligence obtained by the spies trained in the secret service school must be shared with the US intelligence system.

Lu Ming agreed immediately. He founded the secret service school, and he wanted to deal with the Japanese. If he used this as the beginning of Sino-US cooperation and opened up a new way to resist Japan, it would kill two birds with one stone. Why not do it?

For more than a year, Huang Yanning has been busy preparing for the secret agent school, from the selection of the school site to the construction of the school building, as well as the improvement of various supporting facilities and so on.

The most important thing about recruiting students and selecting talents was Lu Ming's decision, and Huang Yanning was his assistant.

Huang Yanning has been designated as the deputy director of the secret service department that will be established soon, and also the vice principal and dean of the secret service school that will be opened soon.

In fact, Huang Yanning is the head of the newly established spy school, and he is in charge of all teaching affairs. Lu Ming believes in his ability to handle affairs and pragmatic spirit.

After dinner, Lu Ming invited everyone to listen to Beijing opera on the "Qi Tian Stage" in the big world. He Zhonghan likes to listen to Beijing opera the most. He can always close his eyes, beat himself to the beat, and be fascinated by it. Dai Li is like a duck listening to thunder. Seems dumb.

When Lu Ming was free, he occasionally listened to Peking Opera, but it was not at all to the level of He Zhonghan's obsession.

He had listened to the opera in an Italian opera house, and he really couldn't feel the difference. Lu Ming didn't like the two most famous operas in the world and also had the largest number of audiences. He could only lament his lack of artistic talent.

This evening, the group of people had their own thoughts, and they were all expecting things to turn around and develop in a direction that would benefit them.

The next day, the "Washington Post" published a special report written by special correspondent Lu Ming, exposing the crimes of kidnapping civilians in Shanghai by Japanese forces in China. The newspaper also published the confessions of two Japanese kidnappers. A shocking question was raised:

Certain forces in Japan have acted recklessly and carried out illegal kidnapping in China. So far, they have refused to release the hostages. This makes people wonder whether Japan's China policy after the January [-]th Incident is still hiding a bigger conspiracy?

This report caused a wave of denunciation of Japan's wolfish ambitions in the English-speaking world, and politicians from all over the world expressed regret and concern about this matter.

Not to Lu Ming's surprise, things turned for the better.

On the third day, the Japanese Consulate issued an official document to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Shanghai Municipal Government, stating that the Japanese side was willing to release Ning Xiner unconditionally, apologized to the Chinese side for the incident, and was willing to negotiate compensation for the victims' losses.

After hearing the news, Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew that as long as the British and American governments exerted pressure, the Japanese side would inevitably make compromises, but he always felt uneasy when he did not get the exact news.

Lu Ming immediately told Ning Zetao and Yuan Mingzhu the news. After hearing the news, both of them burst into tears. They finally waited for this day.

After making some arrangements, Ning Zetao took Yuan Mingzhu, and immediately drove to the outside of the Japanese Marine Corps barracks in Shanghai, where a group of guards had already gathered.

Dai Li, a representative of the Shanghai Municipal Government and a representative of the Fuxing Society, stood at the forefront.Across the street from a secret place, people from the Cao Gang are arriving one after another to prevent any accidents at the scene.

Regarding the release of Ning Xin'er, the Japanese side and the Shanghai Municipal Government have an agreement that this news is only known to a small number of people involved, and the press cannot be informed.

The Chinese side agreed to the conditions of the Japanese side. After all, the Japanese side has already made concessions. If the Japanese side refuses to let people go, the Chinese side will be embarrassed.

Before that, the Chinese side even agreed to the Japanese side's charges against Ning Xin'er in order to obtain a compromise plan for the Japanese side to release her.

Now that the Japanese side has promised to release the man unconditionally, the Chinese side will naturally go downhill and don't want to cause more trouble.

After a while, the head of the Japanese garrison, the consul general of the Japanese consulate general, the Japanese military attache and the captain of the Japanese gendarmerie walked out together.

These few people had brief exchanges with the representative of the Shanghai Municipal Government and Dai Li, the representative of the Fuxing Society. The translator among them was busy choosing words and sentences.

After learning about the release of Ning Xiner, Lu Ming contacted An Gonggen, asking him to follow behind and do a good job of guarding secretly.

After explaining the task, Lu Ming rushed to the scene immediately.

Seeing Lu Ming approaching, the Consul General of the Japanese Consulate General and the Japanese military attache came over to bow and salute, expressing their deep apologies for the incident.

Lu Ming didn't pay attention to them, and just said a few perfunctory words politely. What he wants to see most now is not these people, but Ning Xiner, who has been imprisoned for many days.

"Where is Ms. Ning, why haven't you come out yet?" Lu Ming asked the Japanese Consul General while looking eagerly into the Marine Corps barracks.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, he will come out immediately, and the release procedures are going through inside." Japanese military officer Takeo Takata said sadly.

At this moment, Takata Takeo's heart is full of sorrow. After this incident is over, he will be recalled to the country and thus end his diplomatic career.

Of course, it’s okay for a soldier not to engage in a diplomatic career. Many generals in the Japanese army have also served as military attaches to embassies in various countries. For example, Japan’s most famous admiral, Yamamoto 56, was a military attache to the embassy in the United States in his early years.

The Japanese military also took this opportunity to let some outstanding generals serve as military attaches in embassies and consulates of various countries, familiarize themselves with the situation of each country, collect military intelligence and customs of the countries where they are stationed, and so on.

Of course, this does not mean that Japan is prepared to have ambitions for all countries in the world and is ready to go to war. It can only be said that it is taking precautions in case of a rainy day.

However, the military attaches placed in China are all clearly targeted. Their purpose is to make various preparations for the war between China and Japan, especially the military attaches stationed in the Shanghai Consulate. This position is very important.

To Takata Takeo's lament, not only his diplomatic career is over, but also his military career has come to an end. He has been transferred to the ranks of the reserve force, which is tantamount to being completely sidelined because he planned a failed kidnapping operation. Seriously damaged Japan's international image.

The Japanese Consul General was not punished because he was always firmly opposed to the hostage-taking action, and after he knew about it, he kept running to release the hostages and resolve the dispute. It was only because the military was too stubborn that he failed to achieve good results.

His action has been affirmed by the country. This does not mean that he is so clever, but that he was lucky. Because the kidnapping failed, he was correct.

If the kidnapping operation is successful, the situation will be completely opposite. Takeo Takata will be rewarded, and the Japanese Consul General will definitely be punished.

The world has always punished losers, especially the Japanese.

The captain of the Japanese Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai and the captain of the Japanese Gendarmerie also received a disciplinary decision. They will be recalled to the country and demoted to the people, and they will not even be able to enter the reserve service.

However, for the sake of Japan's face, their disciplinary decision will not take effect until they return to China. Now they must handle this matter perfectly and not leave a mess for their successors.

The Consul General looked at these three people and couldn't help but feel sad. Although he always hated the domineering and arrogance of the soldiers, in this land of China, they were compatriots and colleagues. After many years, it could not be said that they had no feelings at all.

He also heard news from the country that the punishment for this incident was so severe because it alarmed His Majesty the Emperor.