Chapter subtitle: Who is the second Neon Gold? Guess!

"But Mr. Yuan, please rest assured that this is just a private banquet, and it has nothing to do with the state affairs of your two countries."

Inoue Narumi said this because Sino-Japanese relations have been very tense recently because of the Qingdao issue.

"Hahaha......" Yuan Yanqian naturally didn't "mind" at all, but smiled, "Mr. Inoue is too loving." I'm just an international student, how can I still influence national affairs? ”

Inoue Chengmei said very sincerely: "Mr. Yuan is too modest. My colleagues and I believe that as long as you return to China, whether you go to the political or academic circles, you will definitely become a major figure in your country. ”

Although this sentence is suspicious of sycophancy, but if Lao Tzu really wants to return to China and let it go, it is not only pivotal, but also fundamentally destroys the balance......

"Pickup pickup."

Our Master Yuan laughed without saying a word, and swallowed this sycophant in one gulp. This made "horizontal and vertical scum scum" a little surprised.

Originally, when he saw Yuan Yanqian's pure Chinese costume and a shaved head, he thought that this Chinese was demonstrating to him. As a Japanese, he doesn't agree with it, but it's understandable. Young students with some talent are strong-blooded, and it is not impossible to take this opportunity to humiliate them.

So he deliberately put on a low posture, and there was also a flattering meaning in his words. After all, he is now a diplomat, not a naval officer, and he was supposed to have good relations with important people in other countries. Japanese, that's one of the things they do best.

However, this Chinese is not sharp in his conversation, but humble and calm, acting like a traditional oriental intellectual.

Now that he says that he will become a "big man" in the future, it stands to reason that this person is either sincerely afraid or extremely grateful, but he is what he should be.

The combination of quirky and bizarre dress, etiquette style, and undisguised ambition made Inoue Narumi flash three words in her mind, of course, not neurotic, but ......

Yuan Yanqian changed the topic to a more relaxed topic and said, "Mr. Inoue, do you have some research on detectives?" ”

"Ah, I can't say it's research, it's just a hobby. But how did Mr. Yuan know? Inoue asked in surprise.

Master Yuan smiled slightly and said, "I have a friend who is studying in Japan, and because he knows that I want to learn Japanese, he sent me a few copies of the Japanese version of the West. Among them is the "Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection" translated by Mr. Inoue Narumi. I noticed that Your Excellency was quite fluent in English, and I couldn't help but think that Mr. Inoue could be you? ”

The other party said with some embarrassment: "This is just my random work back then." I didn't expect to be able to enter the eyes of a literary master like Mr. Yuan......"

That's right, Inoue Narumi is really a top-level figure, Etajima was the coveted military academy for young people in Japan at that time, and he also graduated with the second place in the No. 1 hammock, which shows his domineering side leakage. His English is also very good, and he translated several copies of Sherlock Holmes during his university years.

In fact, in those years, almost all the senior officers in the military system of Western countries were intellectuals. Little Japan, which is bent on "Brexit, Eurasia," is really full of energy to learn from the advanced experience of the West, and as a result, it has come up with an extremely strange "hammock" system.

This thing is really a system that uses exams to determine a person's fate and even a country's national fortunes.

Gonbei Yamamoto, the "father of the Japanese Navy", invented the "hammock" system, which was originally intended to break the view of the gateway and ensure meritocracy. However, the rigid and rigid style of the Japanese and their habit of arguing seniority have turned into a ridiculous thing to do.

In short, the person who was in front of the hammock number in the same period must either retire from active service, otherwise his rank must not be lower than that of the person who is behind. Therefore, one of the main reasons why the Japanese lost the Pacific War was that Jizaburo Ozawa, who was the most suitable for the commander of the Combined Fleet, was born too late (the same as Inoue Narumi in the thirty-seventh term), and his academic performance was too poor (he was the forty-fifth when he graduated).

In the end, Ozawa Jizaburo didn't dare to promote himself to the rank of general, because then none of the admirals before him could stay in the navy. So the reason why Inoue Narumi became the last admiral of the Japanese Navy turned out to be to make way for Jizaburo Ozawa!

The scholar said with admiration: "But I'm just a translator." And Mr. Yuan, who can write "The Case of Di Gong", is really the first detective in the East! When I read "The Case of Di Gong", on the one hand, I was immersed in the twists and turns of the plot, and on the other hand, I could really feel the demeanor of the Tang Dynasty......"

"I really admire the ability to combine popular detective themes with serious historical themes so seamlessly!"

Oops, I didn't think this guy was still his "bosom friend".

By the way, Neon Gold also loves detectives. Later, a vote of "Benge" writers represented by Edogawa Ranbu and Shimada Shoji came out. That Lao Tzu must be a kick, when he is the "father of the Benge School"!

And plagiarizing little Japan is really no psychological burden at all.

Our Master Yuan made such a pleasant decision in his heart, but he sighed and said, "It's a pity ......"

Inoue Narumi couldn't help asking, "Mr. Yuan, what is the pity?" ”

He said in a regretful tone: "It's a pity that my Japanese is not very good, otherwise I would still think of writing a few detective books in Japanese." ”

The other party was surprised and delighted: "Mr. Yuan still has such a big ambition, it is really a grand event in my Japanese cultural circle!" It doesn't matter if your Japanese is not good......"

That's right, that's it. Bring me a ...... Well, a dozen Japanese "teachers"!

I saw Inoue Chengmei patting her chest and saying, "If Mr. Yuan doesn't dislike it, I can teach you." ”

Nonsense, of course Lao Tzu dislikes it!

"Hehehe......" Yuan Yanqian laughed dryly and said, "Then why am I embarrassed to trouble a diplomat like you." It's not as good as ......."

The other party said: "It's better to talk about this later, we're here!" ”

They have indeed arrived at their destination, the Consulate General of Japan in New York.

The car drove into the hospital, but instead of stopping in front of the main building, it was next to an annex building. When the two got out of the car, someone went in to pass the word.

So they didn't have to wait long to see two neon gold coming out of it wearing a suit instead of a uniform like Narumi Inoue.

The handsome middle-aged man who walked in front had a mustache and a small flat head, and looked like he was in his early forties. In addition to being a little shorter, he still looks very good, and he has a strong gentlemanly demeanor with a foreign flavor between his gestures.

He also bowed 90 degrees in front of Yuan Yanqi, and said in a very fluent Chinese: "I am the First Class Military Attache of the Imperial Japanese Empire in the United States......" (Note 1)

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Note 1: In the original timeline, the three Japanese military attachés to the United States who appeared were also future senior admirals of the Navy were really all in the United States at the end of 1920, and of course it is difficult to say if they were not in New York.

However, in order to get to know our Master Yuan, it is not impossible for them to come to New York together.