Lu Ming was filled with emotion and said softly, "How could I not see it? Over the years, I have subscribed to and read all kinds of newspapers every day. I have reviewed almost every place that can be marked and edited with coded language, just to find some information about you!"

Lu Ming has been searching for the underground party members who have lost contact for years, but with little success.

Some comrades who had been lying in wait tried to contact him using the old methods, and some were even set into traps, but he cleverly evaded them all. However, he succeeded twice in bringing back the two old comrades.

Although it was dangerous to use the old methods to make contact, Lu Ming convinced himself every time that bringing back a comrade was like bringing back another steadfast fighter for the Party and adding to the revolutionary strength!

As for the risks he was taking, he did not care about his own safety. From the day he joined the revolution, he put his life and death aside. If an accident occurred and there was really no hope of escaping, he would not hesitate to end his life at the last moment to cut off the threat to himself and never endanger the safety of the Party organization!

The situation was the same this time. After hesitating for four days, he finally decided to take the risk and come.

"Old Lu, I demand that my identity be restored immediately and that I be given a job. I've waited too long for this day, and I don't want to waste a single moment!" Zhang Pei said impatiently, his eyes filled with expectation!

Lu Ming reached out and placed Zhang Pei's hands on his, patting them gently to comfort him, "Don't worry, Lao Zhang, our Party will not forget every loyal soldier. I understand how you feel!"

However, you know the Party's organizational discipline. I can vouch for the history before 1920, but for the next seven years, you need to write a detailed account of your experiences. The organization will send someone to investigate and verify it. Don't worry, this won't take long, and you'll be able to work for the Party again soon!

"But I don't want to wait even a day longer, Lao Lu! I—" Zhang Pei said anxiously.

“I know, I know! Old Zhang, the situation is getting increasingly serious. You don’t know that after our Party organization suffered tremendous damage, our working methods have changed a lot. Every member of the organization must be subject to the strictest screening and review to ensure that we don’t repeat the same mistakes and suffer heavy losses again! You have to believe me, believe in the Party, and have confidence in our Party!” Lu Ming patiently explained. He understood the feelings of these comrades who had lost contact. He could understand the urgency of a wanderer who had been away for many years finally finding his way home.

Zhang Pei looked at Lu Ming, hesitated, and finally nodded in agreement. Lu Ming then asked with concern, "Do you have a place to stay in Nanjing?"

"No, I just booked a room at the hotel across the street. If I can't find the organization this time, I plan to go back to Beiping in a few days!" Zhang Pei said.

Lu Ming nodded, then took out a stack of Chinese currency from his pocket, put it in Zhang Pei's hand, and said gently, "Here is some money. Rent a room nearby and don't wander around. Two days from now is Sunday, six o'clock in the evening. Come here again and give me the written materials!"

"From now on, come to this restaurant every Sunday evening at 6 PM. We'll meet there until the organization's investigation and review are complete, at which point I'll assign you specific tasks!"

Zhang Pei stared silently at the money in his hand, and after a moment hesitantly asked, "Old Lu, how can I contact you if something urgent happens?"

"Is it something important?" Lu Ming looked at Zhang Pei with some surprise, thought for a moment and said, "Old Zhang, it's not that I don't trust you, but you can't know my cover identity, that's organizational discipline! Only I can contact you. Of course, after you've investigated and approved it, we can fight side by side!"

He still held back in the end. Although Zhang Pei was his old comrade-in-arms, seven years had passed. Who could guarantee that some people and things might have changed? Those who do underground work cannot completely trust others, even their longtime comrades-in-arms!

Meanwhile, at the window of a room on the third floor of the hotel across the street, Ma Hong was observing carefully.

A teammate asked curiously, "Captain, do you think that underground party member would believe Zhang Pei? After losing contact for so many years, would he really rejoin just because he said it?"

Ma Hong's eyes never left the window, and he said calmly, "It's never wrong to give it a try. Zhang Pei said that the person he saw last time was his comrade-in-arms of many years, so it should be easy to gain his trust."

If we can re-infiltrate the underground party, that would be great! We'd then have another pair of eyes within the party. If not, and there's no loss, then we'll arrest them immediately; there will always be something to gain!

"Can we trust Zhang Pei? We've been trying to catch him for three months, and we haven't caught a single accomplice of the underground party. Captain, do you think he might suddenly turn against us this time?" Another team member chimed in.

"What's there to be afraid of? We've already caught one. Once he shows his face, he won't be able to escape!" one of the team members said.

“People are like raw eggs. Once you break through their hard shell, the inside is just soft soup. Once the bottom line of being a decent human being is crossed, that person has no self-respect and no trust! As long as they are afraid of death, they will not be allowed to have any disloyal thoughts!” Ma Hong tilted his head and said smugly to the team members beside him.

"Yes, the captain saw things clearly. But Zhang Pei was tough enough. It took two days and two nights of beating before he finally confessed. All that effort was worth it!"

"Captain, Lao Si is back!" A team member saw someone approaching downstairs and recognized him as the team member who had gone home to get a change of clothes for Ma Hong!

A moment later, the team member called Lao Si pushed open the door and entered. "Captain, the clothes are back, and there are a few packs of cigarettes too!"

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