Chapter Fifty-Seven: Joining the Club for the First Time

The next morning, Kyosuke Watanabe rushed to Nikko Kaisha with Xu Chengyan.

The headquarters of the Nikko Society, located in the center of the Japanese expatriate area, this building was originally the most luxurious hotel in Taiyuan City, and was later forcibly occupied by the Nikko Club as the headquarters office, with a total of five floors, which is one of the most upscale buildings in Taiyuan City.

Later, the president Ito Takuma thought that the place was too small, and encircled a piece of land and built a compound around it, which covered a very large area before and after, and it was able to have such a scale in the most prosperous area of Taiyuan City, which shows the energy and strength of Nikko Society.

When they arrived at the gate of the Nikko Club, which was guarded by armed guards, Kyosuke Watanabe stepped forward to negotiate a few words, and the guards led by him turned around to call for instructions, and then checked their press credentials, and then let them in.

Entering the compound, following a staff member in charge of guidance, walking in the far-reaching courtyard, Xu Chengyan observed the surroundings, only to see that the empty yard was full of grass and red flowers, but not a single tree was planted.

This is a measure to prevent thieves from sneaking in, and it has been practiced in China since ancient times.

There were also many guards patrolling back and forth under the tall courtyard wall, and when they saw Xu Chengyan and others approaching, they all looked over.

Xu Chengyan saw it in his eyes, and he was secretly surprised in his heart, the strict security of the Nikko Club had far exceeded his previous estimate.

Walking into the office building, there were only a few reception staff waiting in the hall, all of them stood up and quiet, and the staff who came and went were also gentle, no one said a word, and the whole building was surprisingly quiet.

At this time, several men walked down the stairs quickly, and the middle-aged man led by him stepped forward and smiled at Kyosuke Watanabe: "Watanabe-kun, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

"Oh! Matsuki-kun, it's been a long time! Kyosuke Watanabe was obviously familiar with the other party, so he quickly bowed slightly.

After the two of them greeted each other, the other party looked at Xu Chengyan again, only to feel that this young man was delicate and elegant, and his temperament was gentle and outstanding, so he couldn't help but ask again: "Who is this?" ”

Kyosuke Watanabe originally didn't plan to introduce Xu Chengyan, but when he saw the other party asking, he had to turn around and say to Xu Chengyan: "Chengyan-kun, this is Mr. Motora Matsuki, the head of the management department of Nikko Club, and our interview this time is arranged by Matsuki-kun." ”

Xu Chengyan hurriedly bowed: "Mr. Songmu, meet for the first time, please take care of me in the future!" ”

Kyosuke Watanabe introduced to Matsuki again: "This is my assistant, Xu Chengyan. ”

Matsuki Genra couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard it, he didn't expect that this young man who spoke fluent Kansai dialect turned out to be Chinese, looked up and down, nodded slightly, but did not speak.

Obviously, he had some scruples about Xu Chengyan's identity as a Chinese, and turned to give in: "Please follow me!" ”

After speaking, the two people were led aside, and Kyosuke Watanabe and Xu Chengyan had no choice but to follow.

Seeing that Matsuki Motora didn't take him upstairs, Kyosuke Watanabe couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Matsuki-kun, I wonder if President Ito has time to meet us now?" ”

Matsuki Motora smiled slightly and explained: "The president is busy, so I won't arrange an interview today, let's visit the venue first, and if you have any questions, you can ask me." ”

In fact, Takuma Ito didn't care about the interview at all, and left it all to his subordinates.

Although Kyosuke Watanabe was also a little disappointed when he heard this, he didn't dare to say a word and continued to walk forward with Matsuki Motora.

A few people came to the end of the corridor, and the staff pushed open the double door, and suddenly there was a large rotunda, with a large red carpet on the wooden floor, and a crystal chandelier hanging high above their heads, which looked extravagant and luxurious.

The walls around it are luxuriously decorated, and there are floor-to-ceiling glass windows at intervals, allowing dazzling daylight to shine through.

At this time, there were already staff cleaning up in the hall, and Matsuki Yuanliang waved his hand to draw a semicircle, and introduced: "This is the venue of the mobilization meeting, we have now completed the arrangement, and the meeting can accommodate hundreds of people at the same time, you can take a look around." ”

Kyosuke Watanabe nodded in thanks, took out a pen and paper and began to interview Motora Matsuki, asking some questions.

Xu Chengyan took the opportunity to visit around the hall, and the staff on the side did not stop him.

Kyosuke Watanabe and Matsuki Motoliang talked for a long time, and when Xu Chengyan took a look at the surrounding environment, came to his side, and waited for Matsuki Motoliang to speak, he asked: "Mr. Matsuki, you also know that the current security environment in Taiyuan City is not good, I want to know, as the advocate and organizer of this grain donation movement, does Nikko Club have any specific arrangements for this security work?" ”

Matsuki Motoliang smiled slightly, seemed confident, and said very firmly: "Of course, we also consider this, in order to ensure the safety of the representatives from all walks of life, we will call in the military police at that time, as well as the special high school and the police station to fully cooperate, and will never let our representatives be harmed in any way." ”

"How long is the mobilization meeting going to take place?"

"The initial design is for one day, during which we will work on various agendas, and if that doesn't work, we can extend it for another day."

"So what are your expectations for the results of this food campaign?"

"We are confident ...... on this"

Next, Xu Chengyan simply asked some prepared questions, all of which were official articles, and he couldn't ask any new tricks, and soon finished the process and ended the interview.

Matsuki Motora sent them out of the building, and finally said: "Two, the president's work has been busy these days, but I will arrange a meeting for you as soon as possible, if there is anything, you can contact me at any time, and I will not be far away." ”

Kyosuke Watanabe and Xu Chengyan also bowed, and after a few polite words, the two of them left Nikko Club.

Not far from the gate, Xu Chengyan looked back at the tall building behind him, and said to Kyosuke Watanabe: "Watanabe-kun, this Nikko Club is too big, the editor-in-chief asked us to come over for an interview, also to promote them, but the president Ito didn't even show his face, and today's trip is in vain." ”

Regarding Xu Chengyan's complaints, Kyosuke Watanabe shook his head and said: "As President Ito, it's not something that we people can easily see, and this result is also what I expected, to be honest, I've been a reporter for so long, and I only interviewed President Ito once last year."

Sincerely, there is a saying in Japan that we must learn to bow to the strong, and in this regard, you Chinese should learn from us. ”

Xu Chengyan couldn't help but be a little surprised, only then did he have a deeper understanding of Takujin Ito's status, with Kyosuke Watanabe's temperament and background, even if he was behind his back, he didn't dare to complain about Takuma Ito.

Kyosuke Watanabe said again: "We can't delay the next time, there are about eight days before the mobilization meeting, according to Minister Matsuki's introduction, now the government representatives and people's representatives from all over the country have rushed to Taiyuan, and they will be arranged in the Yuhua Hotel, and then there will be more and more, we need to find some influential people to interview first, write a few propaganda manuscripts and send them out first, and the work of writing will be troublesome to Chengyanjun." ”

Kyosuke Watanabe knew from Tetsuo Takahashi that Xu Chengyan's writing was excellent, and he was really inferior in this regard.

"Understood, Watanabe-kun, don't worry, I'm inexperienced, it's all up to Watanabe-kun's guidance, just leave this kind of trivial matter to me!" Xu Chengyan readily agreed.

At noon, in the hall of the Gathering Library, today was the time for the members of the third group of intelligence teams to report, and the five of them gathered together again.

Xu Chengyan spoke first, informed everyone of this mission, and finally said: "Shangfeng's order is to ask us to do whatever it takes to sabotage and delay the convening of the mobilization meeting as much as possible. ”

After Xu Chengyan finished speaking, Zhang Zhiyuan immediately couldn't bear it, he first responded: "It's still a good way to be a senior, you have to do things thoroughly, there is no point in killing a traitor representative, directly behead Ito, let these people have no leader, and all bullshit food donation campaigns will disappear, see who dares to stand up and do things." ”

As soon as he said this, he was slapped on the back of his head by Ji Yun, which made him inexplicable, turned his head to look at Ji Yun, and then looked at Xu Chengyan, not knowing where he said something wrong.

Xu Chengyan smiled and smiled at Ji Yun: "Don't bully the junior brother, he doesn't have as much eyes as you." ”

Ji Yun was also grinning, and the brothers in the robe were giggling and teasing the boring people, these were all habits learned in the military, and now Zhang Zhiyuan is obviously not used to their style.

Shi Yushan on the side reacted faster, and after a little thought, he understood, and smiled at Zhang Zhiyuan: "The code names of the seniors are all snakes, and the seniors are punishing you." ”

Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly realized that he was fast-talking, and said "The snakes have no leader", which attracted Ji Yun's taboo, rubbed his head awkwardly, and didn't know what to say.

Xu Chengyan looked at him a little confused, and Wen Yan comforted: "Don't care, your senior is joking with you, we are used to fighting in the army, you just need to get used to it." ”

Ji Yun stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Zhiyuan's shoulder, and said with a smile: "When I arrange a code name for you in the future, I will call it the five-step snake, the most poisonous kind, more majestic than us!" ”

"It's not nice to call a snake," Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly reluctant, "I have already thought about it, when I am assigned a code name, I must be more generous, not a snake, but a dragon!" ”

"Yes, just call you the jade-faced little flying dragon, and be a little white face!" Shi Yushan joked.

"Get out..."Zhang Zhiyuan scolded with a smile.

For a while, the atmosphere in the room became harmonious all of a sudden, everyone was talking and laughing, and the two newcomers imagined the future code name, that is, Ding Mingrui looked at them and laughed and joked, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

Xu Chengyan still likes this kind of harmonious atmosphere, how similar it is to the situation when he was in the army, a group of young and energetic faces, full of cheerful smiles, everyone is like-minded, life and death will not give up, no matter how hard it is to get together, it is worth it.

After talking and laughing for a long time, Xu Chengyan pressed his hand, knocked on the table with his knuckles, and said uprightly: "Okay, don't make trouble, get down to business!" ”

Seeing Xu Chengyan's face straight, the three of them stopped talking, sat upright, and listened to Xu Chengyan's instructions.