The preparation of the competition venue shall be jointly undertaken by both parties in accordance with the agreement of both parties. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info waited for Xiao Zhange to change into a brand-new school uniform, and at about 9:40, he rushed to the competition venue with Song Zheyuan and his entourage. He noticed that the blue sky and white sun flag were inserted behind the tables and chairs near Lugou Bridge, and the sun flag was inserted behind the viewing seats in the north, and then he visually measured that the distance between the tables and chairs on the two sides was thirty meters away, and he glanced at Si Yuangong, and a bright light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

It was as if both sides had calculated the time, and the 29th Army had just arrived at the arena, followed by the Japanese side. While the generals of both sides led by Song Zheyuan and Tashiro Wanichiro were smiling and saying hello pretendedly, several more cars drove from the north of the bridge, and after the cars stopped, more than a dozen Westerners wearing Western clothes, white skin, blond hair, and blue eyes got out of the cars. By the way, behind these Westerners, there are also a few small short legs. They are diplomats of the Japanese Consulate in Peiping (Note 1).

Xiao Zhange noticed that when he saw these Westerners, Tashiro Wanichiro was fine, and the expressions of Kenji Dohihara and several officers (Xuandao Gaoren) who were standing behind him became obviously difficult to see, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, the corners of his eyebrows were raised, and a mocking look appeared on his face.

Beside Tu Feiyuan, Xuan Dao whispered hatefully: "These white-skinned pigs must have been invited by Song Zheyuan, this bastard!" ”

Tu Fei Yuan was much more calm than Xuan Daogao, he kept a smile on his face, his lips moved slightly, and said, "Don't worry, as long as there is no evidence, it will be in vain to blow them up!" ”

"But, our people—"

"Just a few ordinary diplomats, for the great cause of the empire, even if they break jade, it is enough to glorify the honor of the lintel!"

Excluding a few short-legged Japanese, there were a total of 17 Westerners, and the protagonists were the consul general of the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and the German consulate in Beiping. They were Song Zheyuan who asked Qin Dechun to come forward and invite them to serve as notaries. Song Zheyuan's move is an unauthorized proposition, and the reason why he wants to do this should be that he has expected that this competition will not be so simple. It's just that the little devil's heart is very vicious and unscrupulous, far exceeding his expectations. Therefore, if the conspiracy of Tu Feiyuan and others succeeds, then these consuls general and their entourage will really become fish in the fish pond in front of the fire city gate, and they will suffer innocently.

A few minutes before 10 o'clock, the audience led by Song Zheyuan, Tashiro Wanichiro, and the consul general of Shikoku sat down in echelons, and Takahashi Tan walked to the center of the entrance, loudly announced in Japanese that the competition was about to begin, and began to solemnly introduce the contestants from both sides. No, it's just a grand introduction to Goto Shinbei.

"The challenger, Goto Shinbei Weijun from the Empire of Japan, was known as the 'Light of the Empire' in the Empire of Japan because he had defeated twelve British sailors who had come ashore to provoke at the docks of Nagasaki when he was just a cadet. Now, our 'Imperial Light' is here! ”

After Takahashi finished speaking, he took the lead in applauding, and the Japanese army side, as well as the Japanese diplomats sitting on the side of the 29th Army, applauded at the same time, which also created a thunderous applause effect.

In the crackling applause, Goto Shinbei, the so-called "light of Japan's empire", wore a brand-new army captain-level uniform, a long knife at his waist, and long military boots.

Xiao Zhange stood straight on the side of the 29th Army stand, quietly looking at the Japanese outfits. Force. To his left, the British Consul General listened to an interpreter behind him, and his expression became unsightly. The British Consul General was in his thirties, which was the age of blood and strength, and he actually didn't care whether Goto Shinbei was called the "Light of the Empire" or the "Light of the World", but Goto's acquisition of the name of "Light of the Empire" was based on defeating a number of British sailors, and a dozen British sailors, so he was not happy. He poked his head with blond hair out, looked left and right, and shouted, "Gentlemen, does anyone want to bet?" I'm betting -- Chairman Song, may I ask what you are fighting for? ”

Song Zheyuan was very close to him, and when he heard this, he replied: "Xiao Zhange, my junior brother." ”

"Thank you - I bet on Xiao Zhange to win, press a thousand pounds!"

The U.S. Consul General in Peking was an old man who wore gold-rimmed glasses. He smiled and said, "Then I'll bet on this Goto to win, and I'll press a hundred dollars." ”

After Goto Shinbei stood on Takahashi's right hand, he was staring at him with wide eyes, but at this time, a group of spectators, who can be called the most honorable in this competition, were chattering about betting. Moreover, three of the four consul generals won against him, and his face, which was originally full of red light, first turned purple and then black. His hands, even more clenched into fists, made a "creaking" joint friction sound.

Takahashi saw that the audience opposite was uncooperative, and his face was silent, but he was secretly ruthless in his heart: I want you to look good later! Then he coughed twice and said, "The challenged person is Xiao Zhange, a major officer of the 29th Army-has Xiao Zhange arrived?" Xiao Zhange?! Shouting, he just didn't know Xiao Zhange, pretended to look around, looked at it for a while, and shouted to Song Zheyuan: "Chairman Song, did you know that Xiao Zhange was going to be defeated, so he didn't dare to fight?" In that case—"

Xiao Zhange didn't wait for him to finish, and burst into tears: "Say human words!" Then he strode into the field. As he walked, he stared at Takahashi Tan and scolded: "***, who are you scolding?" You him. Mother. It's the branch, and your whole family is the branch! ”

Takahashi Tan could understand a little Chinese, and his face darkened. "Xiao Zhange, please be respectful, I'm—"

Xiao Zhange interrupted him and shouted, "A bastard who can't even speak human words, and he still expects to be respected by others? Don't chirp here, get out of here! ”

Takahashi was angry and scolded angrily: "Eight grids! His right hand went to his waist.

Xiao Zhange stood two or three meters away from him, then straightened his chest and looked down at him condescendingly.

Seeing this, Goto Shinbei grinned at the corner of his mouth, then took two steps forward and grabbed Takahashi Tan, and whispered: "Your Excellency, he deliberately wants to provoke you, so that this competition can't go on, don't be fooled!" ”

Goto Shinbei's steps were handed over at the right time, Takahashi Tan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger in his chest, smiled at Xiao Zhange, and said, "Zhina's pig-ah! ”

Goto Shinbei didn't come up to interject, Xiao Zhange didn't dare to do things too much, he released the above words, Xiao Zhange had a bottom in his heart, Takahashi Tancai scolded the word "Zhina pig", he jumped forward, his right hand was round, and he slapped it up.

Note 1: The establishment of the Japanese Consulate in Beiping (also known as the Legation) began in 1873 at the level of ambassador, and with the resignation of the Qing government and the establishment of the Republic of China government, the Japanese ambassador to China began to be stationed in Shanghai, and the Beiping side was downgraded to one level and became a consulate. (To be continued.) )