Major Li Kongrong sat down with a heavy mind and accompanied Kong Lingyi and others to stroll in the Berlin Zoo, while Second Lieutenant Zhong Qiangong, who had been with him for half a month and was almost frightened in Kiel, wrote a report at the military attaché's office. Recalling the mission, the second lieutenant could not imagine that this was his own doing, but fortunately the result was perfect, otherwise he would have been court-martialed and then dismissed from the army.

Hindsight was like this, but at the time, he was completely 'manipulated' by Major Lee Kong Young, and he followed him like a marionette, which was incredible! However, what was even more incredible was that after rescuing the British spy - because he was sent to guard the station for many times to stop and talk, he did not know what the major had talked about with the British, but it was certain that both of them were very satisfied with the communication in those days, and their expressions were extremely pleasant.

Should this paragraph be included in the report? The ensign's pen rests on the paper. As a member of the Renaissance Society, it was obvious that he had to report everything to the higher-ups, but the Major's parting request wanted him to conceal it, because the more people knew about it, the more likely it was to leak it. He ended up red. Naked expounded the powerful relationship: in the military attaché's office, he is only an interpreter, and he is still a translator when he reports the matter, but if he can help him keep this secret for the sake of the party-state, then he will keep this favor in mind and will be rewarded in the future.

Responsibilities and favors, it's a trade-off. Just when Second Lieutenant Zhong Qiangong was hesitating about this, there was a knock on the door of the office, and Captain Tang Zong stood at the door, he said, "Still writing a report?" Don't write it, that thing doesn't matter. Come out for a meeting right away. ”

"Yes, sir." Zhong Qiangong was stunned for a moment, then threw the pen on the table, and then got up and went to the conference room. He instantly felt that what the Major said was completely correct, and that no matter how much he wrote the report, he was just a translator.

In the conference room, which was not large, Second Lieutenant Zhong Qiangong sat next to Colonel Xu Bozhou, who was considered the recorder of the meeting, so he sat under the party flag and on the side of the leadership position. The participants were all old smoking guns, and the door was closed and ventilation was inconvenient, and the room was full of smoke and miasma. Colonel Xu Bozhou is giving a report, and many of his pronunciations and intonations have been learned from Chairman Chang, such as 'this'. Of course, he didn't know that 'this' would continue for nearly a hundred years.

“…… This one... Safety is the number one priority. Mr. Yongzhi is the head of the delegation and the special envoy of the president, and his visit to Germany will definitely attract the attention of the whole of Japan. Japan will do everything it can to sabotage. This one... We must find a way to ensure the safety of Mr. Yongzhi and all delegations. Comrades must brace themselves and take precautions in case of ......"

Xu Bozhou said nonsense that was more nonsense than nonsense, he smoked eight cigarettes and spoke for more than an hour before finishing his belly of nonsense. After he finished speaking, Deputy Military Attache Captain Tang Zong spoke, Tang Zong's words were obviously concise and to the point, and he had specific arrangements for the train station, the embassy, and Mr. Yongzhi's itinerary. When Second Lieutenant Zhong Qiangong worked hard to write, thinking that the meeting was about to end, Tang Zong assigned him an unexpected task.

"Depei, you have been with Adjutant Li for half a month, and you are familiar with it, so I don't think it attracts attention, and the negotiation with Adjutant Li will be handed over to you." Tang Zong finally said.

"Yes, sir." Second Lieutenant Zhong Qiangong nodded. He thought that he would never have the opportunity to work with Major Li again, but who expected that in order to receive Kong Xiangxi, the two came together again.

"How's he going?" Tang Zong didn't look at Zhong Qiangong's reaction to this, he just asked casually.

"Report to the chief, Major Li is a party-state soldier who is responsible for the dried fruits, and he is very serious about his work." The way of great merit in front of the bell.

"That's good." Tang Zong nodded. He then looked at Xu Bozhou again, "Sit down, is today's meeting here?" ”

"Yes." Xu Bozhou was drinking tea, he nodded in agreement, but he put down the teacup and said, "But this... I have one more point to add......"

An hour later, the meeting of the Military Attache Office finally ended. Second Lieutenant Zhong Qiangong, whose hand was already sour, could no longer have the strength to write the unfinished report, he took a break and ran directly to the Bristol Hotel opposite the embassy, not wanting Major Li Kongrong to be there - he accompanied Kong Lingyi and the others to the zoo; When he came again at six o'clock in the evening, no one was there.

Major Li Kongrong was at the Tianjin Hotel on Kangde Road at this time, and he was now familiar with the princelings in Berlin: not to mention the second son Jiang Weiguo, who was seated, there were also Mr. Dai's son-in-law Dai Anguo, Dean Ju's son-in-law Ju Baiqiang, Shang Zhen's son-in-law Shang Dinglin, Huang Musong's son-in-law Huang Weixian and Huang Weishu, Feng Christ's second son, Feng Zhili, and the seventh son, Zhang Guokui, the seventh son of the big banker Zhang Jiaxuan......

In addition, there are a few Li Kongrong who don't know each other at all, these people are eating around a table, talking about eating, drinking and having fun, and a few people are still avoiding Kong Lingyi and muttering to Kong Lingjie in a whisper, talking about men and women. A meal is giggling, and it is already eight o'clock when the meal is finished. Kong Lingjie said hello to his sister and was pulled out to play by a god's brother, Kong Lingyi went back to the hotel to rest and dress up, and then went to the opera house to listen to the opera.

Like the men and women who went to the opera house at the same time, Kong Lingyi's left hand was elegantly stretched out in the crook of Li Kongrong's arm. She wore an open-breasted Western-style dress, and the jewelry hanging on her chest was a royal ornament personally presented by the Queen of England when she went to the UK; Li Kongrong was dressed as a gentleman, with a black bow tie on his white shirt, and his hair was oily and shiny with hairspray, handsome and gentlemanly, just like the dance party on the cruise ship that day.

However, Kong Lingyi clearly felt his difference - Chinese with a thick Hokkien accent, dull eyes, restrained and respectful, and silent, the smile on his face was also a little stiff. Moments before the opening of the opera, she suddenly smiled and said, "Has your little wife written to you?" ”

"Yes, I wrote it." Major Li's head suddenly tingled. He didn't expect Kong Lingyi to ask this, according to the agreement with the other self, the relationship between the two parties is completely independent - each has its own love, and each has its own woman. He didn't quite know what that Xu Peipei had written to his other self.

"Is she alright?" Kong Lingyi asked with a smile, she likes to listen to Li Kongrong talk about her love story the most (this is Li Kongrong's condensed and concise preparation on the basis of reality and later Mary Sue novels, Miss Kong has to like it)

"She's fine, thank you Miss for your concern." The major replied again, but fortunately the whole audience suddenly darkened, and the opera began.

Late at night, after sending Kong Lingyi back to the hotel, the major returned to his small hotel, and he found that Second Lieutenant Zhong Qiangong had fallen asleep on the sofa in the hotel hall. "Brother Depei, Brother Depei......" The major shouted a few words to Zhong Qiangong.

"Oh, sir." Zhong Qiangong, who opened his eyes, immediately stood up, but did not stretch out his hand, "Hey! Chang Kaishen'.

"What are you?" The major looked at Zhong Qiangong, who was sleepy-eyed, and wanted to ask but felt that it was not safe here, so he said, "Let's go back to the room." ”

"Mr. Yongzhi is coming, the Japanese are cunning, and the Military Attaché Department is very worried about Mr.'s safety, so let me discuss the details of the escort with the commander." After entering the room and sitting down, Second Lieutenant Zhong Qiangong explained his intention, and he found that Li Kongrong was wearing a tuxedo, and he guessed that this must have been attending the drinking party, and it was with Miss Kong.

"I just got back from the opera house." Major Li Kongrong, who took off his tuxedo, explained that this explanation made Zhong Qiangong praise again—he actually went to the opera with Miss Kong. "Mr. Yongzhi is now going to Geneva, Switzerland, and his itinerary is probably from Geneva to France, and then from France to Berlin, and the time given to me by the delegation is about the beginning of next month."

"Understood, sir." The Military Attaché Office still did not know the whereabouts of the delegation, and Zhong Qiangong hurriedly wrote them down.

"Actually, we shouldn't be too nervous." The major untied his bow tie in front of the mirror, "The safety of Mr. Yongzhi in Germany is completely the responsibility of the German side, and the Japanese know very well that if Mr. has an accident in Germany, he will definitely lose the face of his allies, and besides, this is Europe, and the special envoy of the head of state actually has an accident in Europe, and international public opinion will definitely be in an uproar, which is equivalent to saying that the travel safety of the envoys of various countries will not be guaranteed in the future." ”

Kong Xiangxi's safety in Germany has been considered for a long time, and now the major is talking about all the things in the diary. He continued: "What we really have to worry about are accidents, such as plane accidents, electricity safety, and traffic accidents, and if these are the things, then Japan will not be blamed by other countries around the world." But with the elm heads of the Japanese, they can't think of these things. ”

"Understood, sir." Zhong Qiangong replied mechanically, he was also quite worried about Mr. Yongzhi's safety, but now that he heard the major say this, he felt that the military attache office was a bunch of rice buckets except for Tang Zong.

Seeing Zhong Qiangong's mechanical reply, Li Kongrong smiled for a moment before remembering a very important matter, and he said, "Brother Depei, have you handed in your report?" ”

"Nope." Zhong Qiangong's eyes changed slightly, and he replied: "Second Lieutenant Tang said that the report is not important, and no one will read it if he wants to hand it in, so the lower official is not ready to hand it over." ”

"Hmm." The Major nodded. "I will remember Brother Depei's favor. My report has been written, and I know how to speak on Mr. Yongzhi's side, and although I don't know what the result will be, I think it will always be beneficial to Brother Depei. ”

"Thank you, sir, for cultivating!" Zhong Qiangong increasingly believed that it was right not to submit the report.

"By the way, there are some students from China who are going to come over in a few days. I don't know how to arrange them yet, what does Brother Depei think? Major Li Kongrong suddenly thought of another thing, he had been writing a report to accompany Kong Lingyi in the past few days, and he had no time to think about settling those cadets who were about to arrive, as well as the three trainee officers transferred from the Netherlands - unlike him and the British hook-up, Chen Shaokuan did not persuade the British to continue to accept the trainee officers of the Chinese Navy, and the three officers who were waiting in the Netherlands at this time will probably arrive the day after tomorrow, and they will become the backbone of the submarine force together with the ten cadets from China.

"What advice do you need, sir?" Seeing Li Kongrong asking, Zhong Qiangong immediately assisted.

"I'm wondering what I'm going to do with them, it's impossible for everyone to stay in a hotel together, right?" "It's too expensive here, the naval cadet allowance is limited, and I don't ...... know how much it will cost me in Berlin." ”

"Berlin doesn't cost much." Zhong Qiangong, who often did errand work at the military attaché's office, knew this very well, and he said: "In fact, the chief can rent a house, and if there are more than ten people, the monthly rent will definitely not exceed 1,000 marks, which is much cheaper than living in a hotel, and if you rent a Jewish house, the price may be lower."

If you eat, it is also simple, you can ask someone to cook, or you can eat a guest meal at the Tianjin Hotel, where each meal costs one and a half marks, but the order is especially expensive; German restaurants are slightly cheaper, about one mark and twenty pfennighes per meal; The university cafeteria is only a mark, and if you want to save money, you can also go to the student cafeteria near the school relief society, where a meal is about fifty or sixty pfennigs, but you need a student ID ......"

When he said that the light rail monthly pass only costs nine marks and the students can also pay half price, the major suddenly asked: "Can you get a car?" It's a pity that the Ford has been returned. ”

"This ......" Zhong Qiangong knew everything about Berlin, but he didn't know how to get a car. But he had another suggestion: "The chief can ask Mr. Yongzhi to think of a way, since Miss Kong is going to see a doctor in Berlin, it is always convenient to have a car." ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, and the major felt that he didn't have the ability to fake a tiger at all. Since Kong Xiangxi is coming to Germany, why not take this opportunity to do what is needed? The Admiralty is the Qingshui Yamen, and the minister is extremely stingy, but Miss Kong has always been very generous, and she never seems to have a concept of money.

After sending the second lieutenant Zhong Qiangong, the major immediately wrote down the to-do list in his notebook, such as renting a house and buying a car, so that the other self could plan well; Then there is the reception of the navy's personnel to Germany, although he is honest, he also knows that some of these students will become his subordinates. Since Lin Zhun is not there, and these people are his reception, then he has to look for some good students to enrich his submarine.

The major expected it so much, he even went to sleep with the dream of captain, but Li Kongrong, who got up in the middle of the night, didn't think about these problems at all, he didn't do anything when he returned to Berlin, and read Xu Peipei's letter every day. Although the letter is thickly written, it must be read after all, so he only reads one piece of paper every day like dividing bread, and re-reads the ones he has read without getting too much pleasure.

Xu Peipei's handwriting is beautiful, and she also deliberately chose a kind of pink letterhead, which is full of trivial things that happened after he left-talking about how she retired from Cirous, about how she has now re-rented a house with a little sister and moved to the French Concession, about her upcoming graduation exams, and that Kehuahua Middle School will reduce its quota this year, and she is likely to not be able to send ....... These letters were like a luscious spring, nourishing his lonely heart and making him smile frequently in the dark night.