This patrol house is a department in the concession to maintain law and order, patrol and picket, and its power is also very great, and ordinary people dare not provoke it.

Earlier, there were only foreigners in the patrol room, that is, the western fishing, and later there were not enough people, so they recruited Chinese, which was the Chinese fishing.

The salary of Xiyu is very high, there are special people to serve daily life, and the salary is good, while Huayu is very low, specializing in tiring and dirty work.

Despite this, there are still many Chinese who have sharpened their heads and want to become patrols, because with the support of foreigners, they can be powerful, and what they care about is definitely not the salary paid by foreigners.

It is precisely because of this that seeing the patrol of the concession coming, Lin Sheng is complaining bitterly, while Tang Tingfang is overjoyed!

As Tang Tingfang said, if the female widow is really an official employee of a foreign bank, then Chen Mu must have been arrested and returned to the concession for disposal before Chen Mu hurt people!

In the concession, it is a small world, and as a comprador like Tang Tingfang, it is not easy to punish Chen Mu, who is also a little deflated!

Lin Sheng is also worried, although money can make ghosts grind, but these are ghosts, and he is afraid that money will be spent in the wrong place.

Moreover, this private fight was originally proposed by Tang Tingfang, but now he is the villain who sues first, and he is a comprador of a foreigner, he is reversing right and wrong, and it is also clear who these patrols should help.

And I don't know if it's intentional or coincidental, the people who came tonight were all the same western catchers, with a white face with miscellaneous hair, a deep eagle nose, and a musket on their backs, which was really majestic!

The first one is burly and tall, with a beautiful beard, and the tail of the upper lip mustache is extremely exaggerated, but the arc is graceful and extraordinary.

He didn't carry a musket on his back, but he wore a gem-studded Western sword at his waist, and his high-top riding boots were dark and shiny, and his eyebrows were imposing.

"Captain Bertrand, you have come at the right time, this person is cruel and ruthless, beating up the employees of our foreign bank, quickly arrest and return to the arrest room to face a righteous trial!"

After all, Tang Tingfang is a person who is left and right in the foreign circle, and he has learned the tone well, although Chen Mu also learns French, but in the end, he can't get home, and at the critical moment, it is Qin Tang who translates Tang Tingfang's words to everyone.

Westerners are very interested in some of the traditional culture of China, especially literature and drama, in their opinion, drama is the thing that can vividly reflect the feelings of a nation's culture, and foreigners have also been promoting their Western opera.

Qin Tang and Liang Xuesong are both Cantonese opera bosses, with great reputation, and foreigners often come to listen to the opera.

Although he can only speak and not spell, there is no problem with communication.

Everyone was also indignant when they heard Qin Tang's translation, no wonder Tang Tingfang dared to come over to provoke so unscrupulously, but he didn't expect to prepare such a move early!

Tang Tingfang saw that everyone's faces turned pale, and he became more and more proud, and his eyes stared at Chen Mu like silver needles, as if he had foreseen Chen Mu's miserable future.

However, Chen Mu did not panic, because he had saved Isabella's life, but he really couldn't do it, and he could only bring out the name of the consul's daughter.

Bertrand looked at Tang Tingfang, and then walked forward, but in Chinese, he asked in a hearty manner: "May I ask who is Your Excellency Chen Youren?" ”

When everyone heard this, they also looked at each other, because the common people are very interested in foreigners, and they also know some common sense.

Your Excellency is an honorific title for a man on the foreigner's side, which translates to the meaning of Mr., and the captain of this patrol room Bertrand actually respectfully called Chen Mu Your Excellency?

Tang Tingfang was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly pointed at Chen Mu and said to Bertrand: "Captain Bertrand, this kid is Chen Youren, but he is a criminal, not Your Excellency!" ”

When everyone heard this, they also gritted their teeth at Tang Tingfang, but Chen Mu heard some eyebrows.

Just when he saw Bertrand bring people in, Chen Mu, like everyone else, thought that Bertrand and these patrols were Tang Tingfang's backhand preparations, but according to the interaction between the two sides at this time, Bertrand's appearance, I was afraid that even Tang Tingfang was surprised and surprised, and the two did not make an appointment in advance!

Bertrand named him as soon as he opened his mouth, and the reason is not difficult to guess!

Bertrand's behavior at this time also directly verified Chen Mu's conjecture, because he frowned, and then scolded Tang Tingfang in French: "Shut up! ”

As mentioned earlier, Chen Mu has not been learning French for a long time, and the basic communication is a little reluctant, but he remembers some scolding words very firmly.

Seeing this, Chen Mu also calmed down, walked forward, and according to Prussian's teachings, he gave Bertrand a slightly stiff but standard gentleman's salute, and said calmly: "The contemptible person is Chen Youren, hello Mr. Bertrand." ”

Bertrand, as the patrol captain of the patrol room, even took off his hat and saluted Chen Mu in return at this time: "The contemptible person came here tonight to convey Miss Isabella's greetings to Your Excellency, and sincerely invites Your Excellency to attend Miss Isabella's reception at the consulate in three days' time. ”

"What? Going to a reception at the consulate? It turned out to be Miss Isabella's drinking party! Tang Tingfang was so shocked that his eyes were about to fall to the ground!

Miss Isabella is as beautiful as a flower, generous and handsome, she is in the upper circle of foreigners, and she is a celebrity touted and pursued by everyone, whether it is a foreigner aristocrat or a Chinese talent, they all dream of becoming Miss Isabella's guest of the scene, she will send Bertrand to invite Chen Youren, a young man?

"It can't be! Impossible! How could he possibly know Miss Isabella! Tang Tingfang was also too surprised to speak.

Bertrand obviously had no patience with Tang Tingfang, and at this time he also shouted in a low voice: "Mr. Tang, please pay attention to your words and deeds, this is not the attitude that a gentleman should have!" ”

Seeing Bertrand like this, Tang Tingfang's face turned blue and white for a while, and finally retreated silently like a defeated rooster.

Not only Tang Tingfang, Lin Sheng and the others were also so surprised that they could swallow their fists, they thought that Bertrand was invited by Tang Tingfang to arrest Chen Mu, who would have thought that Chen Mu would have a relationship with the consulate, and even know Miss Isabella!

Even adults like Liang Xuesong and Lin Sheng are both surprised and envious of this, but anyone who has been in contact with high society, who has never heard of Miss Isabella's fame!

Everyone was also surprised, but Li Qingyu, the little girl, looked a little sour, subconsciously glanced at her figure and dress, and looked at Chen Mu's gradually plump back, silently biting her lower lip, it was also the little daughter's thoughts, so she didn't press it for the time being.

Chen Mu was relieved to hear that it was Isabella who sent him to invite, but Tang Tingfang was aggressive, and Chen Mu didn't want to let him go easily.

Moreover, Chen Mu was also worried that Tang Tingfang would come over again to look for trouble, and his mind was also racing at this time, and then he said to Bertrand.

"Miss Isabella can still think of me, and I am really very grateful, and I am tired of Captain Bertrand to convey my most sincere greetings to Miss and Mr. Trio on my behalf, but Agent Tang has some misunderstandings about me that have not yet been resolved, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to attend the appointment......"

Chen Mu's time with Prussian is not short, and he also has a certain understanding of the behavior of foreigners, if he blindly talks about Tang Tingfang's toughness, he will appear weak, foreigners don't like weak people, so naturally he can't pretend to be wronged.

Moreover, blindly emphasizing the faults of others will only make people think that you are a person who is good at shirking, and such a person is not worthy of deep friendship.

Chen Mu's rhetoric is very pertinent and objective, and he has obviously won Bertrand's favor, if he was just professional polite to Chen Mu earlier, now he has a feeling of admiration.

Bertrand is the captain of the patrol, and if he can't even do such a trivial thing as inviting a person, how can he win the appreciation of His Excellency Consul Trio?

He looked at Chen Mu, then at these people on the scene, and then asked Tang Tingfang: "Agent Tang, explain it yourself, what the hell is going on!" ”

Tang Tingfang is a comprador of foreigners, and he naturally has real skills, but after all, he has to look at the faces of foreigners to eat, and how can he not hear what Bertrand meant.

At this time, he could only knock out his teeth and swallow in his stomach, pretending to have a smiling face, and explained to Bertrand: "As Mr. Chen said, it is just a misunderstanding, I believe that Mr. Chen, like me, is a generous person, at the moment when Captain Bertrand appeared, any misunderstanding should have been eliminated, and it will not delay Miss Isabella's invitation to the reception......"

When Bertrand heard this, his face was slightly better-looking, and he said to Tang Tingfang: "You and I are both doing things for His Excellency Trio, and I don't want to watch you do anything stupid, so I would like to advise you, don't make trouble for Your Excellency Chen in the future." ”

"Yes, yes, I am very grateful to Captain Bertrand for the reminder, I will take it to heart." Although Tang Tingfang gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart, he had to nod his head on the surface, and this kind of grievance and pain was not easy to understand.

Bertrand got Tang Tingfang's statement, nodded with satisfaction, and then confirmed to Chen Mu: "The misunderstanding has been cleared up, can the contemptible person go back to Miss Isabella to confirm that Your Excellency will definitely go to the appointment?" ”

Chen Mu also sighed in his heart, foreigners really don't ask about right and wrong, only about strength and weakness, he doesn't understand what happened and what is right or wrong, and directly uses strength to decide the result, maybe this is also the reason why foreigners are mostly regarded as robbers.

In any case, Bertrand's appearance was quite dramatic, but it really solved the immediate trouble, and the drinking party was three days later, which was enough for Chen Mu to solve the rest of the matter, so Chen Mu replied to Bertrand.

"Thank you very much Captain Bertrand for your message, I will be there on time."

Bertrand got Chen Mu's reply, and his face softened a lot, obviously Isabella also gave him a lot of pressure, for fear that he would not be able to invite Chen Mu.

He stroked his chest slightly, saluted Chen Mu politely, and then took Xiyu back, the huge patio returned to the original situation, but the atmosphere was slightly awkward, it was surprisingly quiet, and no one came out to break the deadlock!

After a long time, Tang Tingfang said meaningfully to Chen Mu: "Little brother is really a good means, let's see you later!" ”