Chapter 118: Greeting
Tianjin, one of the largest cities in North China, is very developed in industry, commerce, education and culture, coupled with the construction of the Nine Nations Concession, it can be said to be the commercial, trade and cultural center of the entire North China.
With the advantages of Tanggu Port and the starting point of the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, Tianjin's highways and waterways extend in all directions. At the beginning, a large number of invading troops landed in Tanggu and headed for various parts of China.
And a large amount of materials plundered by the Japanese devils from China also had to be gathered in Tianjin from all over the country and shipped to Japan from Tanggu Port.
Therefore, the Japanese devils attached great importance to Tianjin, and they have been constantly strengthening their military and political rule and economic plundering of Tianjin.
When they came to Tianjin City, Feng Tiandong, Jiang Lin and his entourage stayed at the Shoude Hotel. This hotel is located in the French Concession of Tianjin, which is not very far from the Tianjin secret service and the gendarmerie in the Japanese Concession, so it is very convenient to come and go.
Ishikawa Ichiro first sent the wounded soldiers to the hospital, and then, together with the rest of the gendarmerie, was admitted to the Tianjin gendarmerie.
Ma Tao did not live with Feng Tiandong and them, but rushed to the Tianjin Xinmin Association, where he wanted to stay in the same hotel as Zhang Yanqing, who was about to come to Tianjin.
When they were about to break up, Feng Tiandong repeatedly told Ma Tao that when Zhang Yanqing came to Tianjin, he must come and call him to go to the station to greet him.
When he came to Tianjin, because Feng Tiandong gave people the impression that he was a gentleman on the surface, of course, he couldn't stay in the Shoude Hotel all the time. There are so many fun and delicious things in Tianjin, he must appreciate them.
The Nine Nations Concession is a must-visit.
Feng Tiandong took Erliang to wander around the two British and French concessions first. In Tianjin, most of the anti-Japanese elements were hidden in these two concessions, and he estimated that Huang Zhiquan and others should also hide here, so he habitually had to have a thorough understanding of the areas where they might be active, and strive to be aware of them.
In the past two days, since the morning, Feng Tiandong has not eaten at the Shoude Hotel, but took Erliang to the street stall to eat pancakes and steamed buns, and the pot dishes for breakfast.
For lunch and dinner, I don't go to the big restaurants, I pick a small restaurant with Tianjin characteristics, eat some fresh food from Tianjin's rivers and seas, taste all kinds of carp, and find a small shop to eat boiled small sea fish.
was not idle at night, Feng Tiandong deliberately went to the China Grand Theater to watch a Peking Opera. During the whole performance, Feng Tiandong kept pulling his neck and applauding constantly, revealing his image as a gentleman to the fullest.
Feng Tiandong did this for a reason, he knew that Ishikawa Ichiro had already recommended him to the North China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy, and won recognition for Feng Tiandong and himself, in order not to cause errors in judgment, Ishikawa Ichiro would definitely arrange for someone to pay attention to Feng Tiandong's words and deeds, and finally check the check.
This visit to Tianjin will be a turning point for Feng Tiandong, and whether he can gain further trust from the Japanese and whether he can be recognized by the North China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy depends on the next few days.
In order to dispel Ishikawa Ichiro's concerns and be commended by the Japanese high-level, Feng Tiandong really and thoroughly revealed his superficial nature, released it to his heart's content, and performed with all his might.
For a time, Feng Tiandong was very happy to play and eat in Tianjin.
Two days passed in a hurry, and in the early morning of this day, Ma Tao came to the Shoude Hotel to pick up Feng Tiandong, and took a car to Tianjin Railway Station together, ready to welcome Zhang Yanqing's arrival.
All the platforms of the station have been placed under martial law by the appeasement army and police in Tianjin, and many ordinary people who came to pick up the station have been isolated from a certain distance.
Celebrities from all walks of life in Tianjin were already waiting on the platform, including representatives of the Tianjin Municipal Public Office and the head of the Xinmin Tianjin General Association, and Feng Tiandong's father-in-law, Cao Cunyue, was also in the crowd.
Ma Tao introduced Feng Tiandong to several leading figures of the Tianjin Xinmin Association, specially emphasized that he was Feng Houpu's son, and praised him for providing great help to the development of the Guhuai Xinmin Association.
After a few words of greeting, Feng Tiandong came to Cao Cunyue's side, and without waiting for Feng Tiandong to explain why he appeared here, Cao Cunyue had already introduced him to several business people around him, and everyone heard that it was his son-in-law Cao Cunyue, Feng Houpu's son, who was very friendly to Feng Tiandong.
Everyone was smiling and talking enthusiastically.
Soon, when the bus from Beiping to Tianjin arrived at the station, the police on the platform immediately blocked the doors of each carriage, preventing the guests from getting off the train, waiting for Zhang Yanqing, his entourage and bodyguards to get off the train first.
Zhang Yanqing was scared by several assassinations, and she really didn't want to get close to the living.
On the platform, Zhang Yanqing, who walked out of the carriage, and celebrities from all walks of life in Tianjin greeted each other.
He saw Ma Tao and Feng Tiandong in the crowd, nodded at Ma Tao, and then specially said hello to Feng Tiandong.
Subsequently, Zhang Yanqing got into the car arranged by the Xinmin Association, accompanied by Ma Tao and others, and under the protection of the military and police, she followed in a car and drove quickly to the National Hotel.
After arranging for Zhang Yanqing to stay, Ma Tao has been with Zhang Yanqing.
Feng Tiandong was not going to accompany Zhang Yanqing to a welcome lunch, he still had his own things to arrange, so he asked Ma Tao's car to send him back to the Shoude Hotel.
Back in the lobby of the hotel, Feng Tiandong saw Huang Zhiquan smoking there at a glance. Feng Tiandong knew that Huang Zhiquan usually didn't smoke, and when his eyes rolled, he suddenly understood.
He took out a cigarette roll from his clothes pocket, took one in his mouth, took a few strokes in his clothes pocket at random, pretended not to feel the foreign fire, and walked towards Huang Zhiquan to borrow the fire to light a cigarette.
Huang Zhiquan took out a box of foreign fire and handed it to Feng Tiandong, Feng Tiandong lit a cigarette roll, and naturally put the foreign fire into his pocket by thanking him.
Nodding to each other, Feng Tiandong went upstairs and left.
Back in his room, Feng Tiandong took out a small note from the foreign fire box: "Room 312 of the Li Shunde Hotel at 9 o'clock in the evening." Then, the fire was struck and the note was lit.
After lunch, Feng Tiandong and Jiang Lin greeted each other and said that they were going to see their father-in-law.
After two days of wandering, Feng Tiandong was no stranger to the British Concession, and soon came to the Cao Mansion on Hong Kong Road in the British Concession alone.
Cao Cunyue also did not accompany Zhang Yanqing in the hotel, and returned home early.
"Why did you come to Tianjin? When did it arrive? Where to stay? After Feng Tiandong saw the salute, without waiting for him to speak, Cao Cunyue was a series of questions.
Feng Tiandong told Cao Cunyue in detail about the situation, including his suggestions to the devil and the purpose of coming to Tianjin.
"Alas! You have confirmed the identity of a traitor. After listening to Feng Tiandong's narration, Cao Cunyue sighed.
"Since you still have to stay in Tianjin for a while, I won't say much today, I still have to go to the factory, you go to talk to Miao Miao." After speaking, Cao Cunyue left in a hurry.
Feng Tiandong stayed with his fiancée Cao Miaomiao for an afternoon and whispered.
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