Chapter 44: Joints
"Cheers!"
In a wing room next to the banquet hall, Hideki Tanaka was toasting with a few of his colleagues.
"Tanaka-kun, I really didn't expect that you were pretending to be something, I really couldn't see it before!" An agent of the gendarmerie raised the white wine cup in his hand and drank it all with a snort.
"Tanaka-kun is actually very talented, I saw him writing poems in Chinese characters these days, this is not something that ordinary people can do, even if it is Muto-san, I'm afraid he may not be able to write it!" Another colleague also raised his glass.
"Everyone praises me like this, how can I be embarrassed to accept it!" Tanaka's swarthy face flushed slightly, "Actually, it's all the credit of Muto-san, if he hadn't promoted me to the extra high group, where would I be where I am today?" ”
"Yes, we all have to thank Muto-san, I propose, everyone toast Muto-san!" One of them raised his glass.
"No, a toast to His Majesty the Emperor first, and then a toast to Muto-san." The other said cautiously.
"Yes, yes, yes, it wasn't for the mountain-kun to remind me, I almost forgot!" The man hurriedly replied.
The three men raised their glasses and toasted the emperor first.
"By the way, Tanaka-kun, this time the mission is completed, you should be promoted to lieutenant!" The agent named Yamagami asked.
"I don't know, if I can really be promoted to lieutenant, I still have to thank everyone for your care~!" Tanaka said humbly.
The three of them were drinking and chatting, and it didn't take long for them to get slightly drunk.
"By the way, it's not interesting to drink so dry, I just have a half-day vacation to complete the task today, or let's find an izakaya to have a good drink and watch a geisha performance in the evening! Last time, when I went with Ikebe-kun, I happened to meet a beautiful woman, and the singing really evoked a lot of memories. ”
Speaking of this, Mimi Yamagami, who made the proposal, laughed.
"Yes, yes, yes! Tanaka hasn't been in Beiping City for a long time, so I'm afraid I don't know the taste of the beauties in Beiping City! I happen to be free today, let's go together! The spy named Chibe immediately understood what the mountain meant, and nodded in agreement.
"This ........" Tanaka hesitated a little.
It's not that I don't want to go, it's mainly that my allowance is still in the Yamada United team outside the city, and I don't have much money on me now.
"Don't hesitate, Tanaka-kun, the three of us are in a group, you won't just spoil everyone's interest!" Yamagami-kun's face straightened.
"Let's go," the Japanese spy named Ikebe had already stood up, "I'm having a treat today, and we're not going home if we don't get drunk!" ”
As soon as Tanaka heard that someone was treating, he didn't shirk anymore, and immediately stood up embarrassedly and said, "Then thank you Yamagami-kun and Ikebe-kun, and you will have the opportunity to ...... in the future."
"Ahem, they're all colleagues, you're welcome! Let's go change into casual clothes! ”
Hideki Tanaka was interrupted by the pool, and the three of them walked into the locker room with their shoulders hooked.
A moment later, three men in civilian clothes emerged through the back door of the Japanese legation and began to walk towards the alley facing the street.
There are not many overseas Japanese in Beiping City, and there are only more than 7,000 people in the city, which is far less than Qingdao and Shanghai, and even Tianjin is far behind, but the Japanese like to live together, and not far from Dongjiaomin Lane, there is the so-called "Japanese Overseas Chinese Residential Area" where Japanese expatriates live.
The three of them walked shoulder to shoulder for more than half an hour, and finally came to a Japanese restaurant called "Fujino Izakaya" in the "residential area".
At this time, it was already more than two o'clock in the afternoon, and there were not many people in the izakaya, so the three of them walked into a private room under the attentive service of the proprietress .
Entering the izakaya, the three of them finally got rid of the constraints in the consulate, and one by one they lay on the tatami mats and began to wander around.
Just after drinking for more than ten minutes, the grille door was pushed open, and a person in a gray suit poked his head in, and when he saw the three people inside, he couldn't help but be stunned, and bowed apologetically:
"I'm sorry, I'm from the next room, and I accidentally made a mistake!"
Yamagami-kun waved his hand, not impressed, but he didn't notice it, and Hideki Tanaka's eyes suddenly lit up next to him!
After a few more drinks, Hideki Tanaka excused himself and gently pushed open the door of the private room next door.
There was a man in the box who was pouring himself a drink, and he saw Tanaka come in with a smile on his face.
"Senpai!" Tanaka closed the grille door and walked up to the man with an excited face.
Sitting on the tatami mat is Geng Chaozhong.
Since it was determined that Tanaka was in the consulate, Geng Chaozhong simply waited for the rabbit with the idea of what happened, but he didn't expect that in less than half an hour, Tanaka really walked out with a few colleagues!
Geng Chaozhong followed them into the izakaya on their front and back feet, which created this rare meeting!
"Sit down." Geng Chaozhong pointed to the position in front of him.
Tanaka Hideki sat opposite Geng Chaozhong with a flushed face, Geng Chaozhong picked up the wine glass, pointed to the wine glass that had already been poured on the opposite side and said, "Come, Tanaka-kun, let's have a drink!" ”
A crisp clinking of glasses sounded, and the two of them drank it all at the same time.
"Date senpai, why are you here?" Tanaka asked excitedly.
"There is only such a cheap and delicious izakaya in Beiping, where else can I come if I don't come here? However, I usually come for a few drinks when no one is around, but I didn't expect to hear your voice as soon as I arrived. Geng Chaozhong said with a smile on his face.
"What a coincidence!" Tanaka happily poured a full bottle of wine for Geng Chaozhong, "Senior, let me tell you good news, I have joined the special high class!" ”
"Then congratulations! Those two people just now are your colleagues! Geng Chaozhong asked casually.
"Yes, today we just finished an important task, so we have time to come out for a drink!" Tanaka replied.
"Oh," Geng Chaozhong didn't ask what the task was, "It's still used to staying in the special high class!" ”
"Habit, it's just that time is tight, and I usually don't have time to come out at all." Tanaka said.
"You're a newcomer, I'm afraid most of your time is spent on training, and it will be much better to learn it in the future, and you will have a lot of time to squander." Geng Chaozhong's face was indifferent.
"Yes, I also heard from my predecessors that after the training, there will not be so many things, and they also said that now that the spies in Nanjing have been eliminated by us, the future will be much easier." Tanaka also had a smile on his face.
"That's not necessarily," Geng Chaozhong shook his head, "If you have this kind of thought, I'm afraid you'll die quickly." ”
"Of course, if you don't want to be motivated, maybe it's not that dangerous." Geng Chaozhong added.
"Thank you for your advice!" Tanaka bent down and bowed his head, then raised his head again, held the wine glass in both hands, looked at Geng Chaozhong and said gratefully: "By the way, I haven't thanked you for the last time, I toast you!" ”
"You're welcome, just do the fellow a favor!" Geng Chaozhong took the wine glass and drank it all, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go back!" If you've been here for too long, two of your colleagues might be able to recruit you. ”
Tian Zhongzhong was already worried about this matter, and when he heard Geng Chaozhong's order, he hurriedly stood up and said goodbye, but after walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and asked:
"Senior, how should I find you in the future? I've been experiencing a lot of things lately, so I might want to ask you about them! ”
"At this izakaya, you can ask the owner to find a customer named Ida, and if I want to find you, I will let the owner inform you." Geng Chaozhong replied.