Chapter 44: Divergence
In the whole process of observing the terrain, Schuhman did not ask why, even after he stopped, Lu Yuan, who got out of the car, climbed the courtyard wall of Huang Baiqiang's house, Schuhman still did not ask anything, for this reason, Lu Yuan was very satisfied with Schuhman's performance. Lu Yuan originally hired Schuhman and others just as an expedient measure, but the appearance of General Haussmann opened up another idea for Lu Yuan, and he took Schuchman out to observe the terrain tonight, which was not a test for Lu Yuan to Schuchman.
After going around Huang Baiqiang's house a few times, Lu Yuan also personally climbed the courtyard wall of Huang Baiqiang's residence to see the situation in the courtyard, and Lu Yuan, who already knew it, immediately beckoned Schuhman to drive back. "Schuchmann, don't you have anything to ask me? Like that yard where we went back and forth tonight? Didn't you see me climb the fence of that house, don't you wonder why I did that? Lu Yuanji, who returned to his residence, questioned Shuchman as much as possible, but Shuchman did not fall for him at all, which made Lu Yuan quite annoyed and helpless.
"Boss, I just know that you pay me a salary, as for other things, I don't think it's better to know too much. Didn't you Chinese say that the more you know, the more dangerous it is, I don't want my situation to become dangerous, don't you say? Under Lu Yuan's continued questioning, Shu Heman's answer was very unexpected by Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan couldn't help but be wary of the seemingly loyal guy in front of him, it seems that Shu Heman, who can take his family across the sea to hide in Shanghai, is not a good man and a woman.
Suddenly, thinking of Schuchman and Hogg's family, Lu Yuan immediately remembered another thing, "Schuchman, I know that you and Hogg's wife are both Jews, and in Jewish teaching, the mother is Jewish, and the children she gives birth to will also be Jewish, and it is for this reason that you and Hogg were forced to leave Germany." At present, the only Jews in the world are accepted by China, but the Japanese are eyeing China, and Japan has formed an alliance with Germany, so it is not a way for you to leave Shanghai behind. ”
Lu Yuan didn't know if Schuchmann's forced departure from Germany was a pain he didn't want to think about, so when he said these words, he kept paying careful attention to Schuchman's expression, but fortunately, Schuchmann didn't show annoyance because of Lu Yuan's words. "Schuchmann, I mean nothing else by what I have just said, except that if the Japanese attack on Shanghai and repel the Nationalist army, the German government may note that the Japanese army will be unfavorable to the Jews living in Shanghai. You used to be a soldier, and you should know that there is no way to compete with the army personally, and the Japanese military is far less strict than the German army. ”
"And what do you think we're going to do?" Schuchman's expression, which had been unmoving, finally changed, and in his heart, nothing was more important than his own family. After finally crossing the ocean to Shanghai, and finally Lu Yuan gave him a job to support his family, Schuchmann didn't want to see his most important thing suddenly disappear.
"Schuchmann, there is an old Chinese saying that the road is under your feet. What I just said is just a guess, but I think it is likely that my guess will come true. I don't believe that tiny Japan can really occupy the whole of China, but China lacks maritime power, and all coastal areas in China will definitely be occupied and controlled by the Japanese army first, and Shanghai will naturally be controlled by the Japanese army. ”
"But China is huge, it's so big that you can't imagine it, you can go to Yunnan or Xi'an, one in the southwest and the other in the northwest, and the locals are friendly and not xenophobic. I have a suggestion, I have a promise with someone, I will go to Germany in February next year, and I expect to stay between three months and six months. I would like to continue to hire you as an interpreter and escort during my stay in Germany, and when we return from Germany, I will arrange for you and your family to leave Shanghai and live in a safe place. ”
"What about my family while we were in Germany? As you said, the Japanese will soon start a war in Shanghai. Schuchmann was most concerned about the safety of his family, and he didn't think about whether he would run into trouble when he followed Lu Yuan back to Germany.
"I bought this house, and during our trip to Germany, you and Hogg's family can move here, and Hogg can stay in Shanghai to take care of them, and I will leave Hogg a way to make a lot of money, enough to ensure their life in Shanghai." Lu Yuan had already figured out how to fool Shu Heman into his plan, but before he could finish speaking, Shu Heman had already nodded in agreement.
"I promise you, boss, that as long as you can take care of my family, I will promise to go to Germany with you." Schuchman agreed very simply, to the point of disbelief for Lu Yuan. He regretted a little that he had spent so much saliva just now, he knew that this product was so easy to convince, and he should have put forward his own conditions directly. At this time, Lu Yuan, who was already a little distracted, had no intention of continuing to talk to Shuchman, and after sending Shuchman away, Lu Yuan stayed alone in the study, carefully recalling all the details he had observed on the spot tonight.
Based on the information provided by Xu Huanshan and everything he saw with his own eyes tonight, Lu Yuan quickly formulated a plan of action. Although this action plan still looks very simple and even full of loopholes, after Lu Yuan's supplementation and repeated deductions, the entire plan has become complete. At 2 o'clock in the morning, the lights in Lu Yuan's study were finally extinguished, and Lu Yuan already had a complete plan of action in his hand.
"You're ready to do it tonight? I'm not going to use my people this time, it looks like you have your own manpower. After breakfast, according to what was agreed the day before, Lu Yuan and Xu Huanshan met again, and Xu Huanshan seemed to have some complaints about Lu Yuan's failure to ask him for help this time. The complaint in Xu Huanshan's words, Lu Yuan heard it sincerely, but he did not speak ill of Xu Huanshan because of this, but chuckled at Xu Huanshan.
"Lao Xu, don't say it, you don't pretend to be a rickshaw driver, it's still very good to wear this dress to be a cultural person. But you seem to be missing something, I thought, you should wear a pair of glasses, that's even more like that. Ignoring Xu Huanshan's rolling eyes at him, Lu Yuan talked to himself and then laughed, and the angry Xu Huanshan rolled his eyes towards Lu Yuan again.
"Lao Xu, I didn't say that you are an underground party, this time things are different from the previous two times. The first two times, we dealt with the Japanese, and this time the target was the director of the Shanghai Anti-Smuggling Bureau. I can't have done the same two times as I did in the Chief's house, and this time I'm just asking for money. Your people are good at execution, but their ability to act is so weak that even a small mistake or negligence in the action will put the participants in danger in the operation. To tell you the truth, I really can't trust those of you, and I'm afraid I'm going to get involved with them. ”
Lu Yuan's words can be described as hitting the nail on the head, listening to Xu Huanshan's anger, if it weren't for the fear that this is a public place, maybe Xu Huanshan would have already jumped into a rage and argued with Lu Yuan. Forcibly holding back the churning anger in his heart, Xu Huanshan asked Lu Yuan with a cold face, "Of the Germans who went to your house, we know that three of them are active duty soldiers in Germany, we want to know, what are they going to your house for?" ”
Only then did Lu Yuan finally understand, and dared to return to the mountain yesterday and agreed to meet him again today, or to find out about General Hausman and their going to his residence. Gently placing the coffee cup in his hand on the table, Lu Yuan lazily nestled in the chair and smiled at Xu Huanshan, "What? Your underground party is trying to bring me under your command? Lao Xu, I remember what I told you, I have no political leanings, and I have no interest in you and the government. ”
"As for the Germans who came to my house, it was just a matter of business, and I didn't know that they were active members of the German military. Even if I know that they are German soldiers, so what, a commoner like me doesn't seem to even have the qualifications to betray the country, and it seems that it is not your underground party's turn to worry about what kind of people I befriend. Lao Xu, we have cooperated with each other, but our relationship is limited to cooperation, I don't want others to dictate to my affairs, do you understand? ”
Throwing down a few bills, Lu Yuan got up and left, looking at Lu Yuan's back gradually moving away, Xu Huanshan suddenly remembered the night he first met Lu Yuan. Xu Huanshan didn't know if Lu Yuan would intersect with his Shanghai underground party in the future, but he could clearly feel that Lu Yuan was really angry, angry at the almost interrogative inquiry he had just asked.
Lu Yuan was indeed angry, and the underground party sent people to secretly watch him, which already made Lu Yuan very annoyed, what he didn't expect was that the underground party was not only interested in General Hausman, but also hit himself with the idea, which Lu Yuan absolutely could not accept. Although Tang Cheng has decades more memories than anyone else in this era, he has no interest in joining the underground party, and his ultimate goal is to return to his family.
Lu Yuan, who left the café, was full of complaints, and walked around the street for a while with dissatisfaction and irritability, until lunchtime, when Lu Yuan, who was exhausted, returned to his residence. The action is tonight, Lu Yuan still has a whole afternoon to adjust his body and mind, but Schuhman can't wait to come to Lu Yuan's residence early, and the two of them plan and deduce the night's action again.