Hu Lijian, who had been losing money, actually wanted to run, but suddenly someone quit. It's not that Chen Shunqing, who has been winning money, has not done it, but that Xu Ze, the consulate translator who has lost the second-to-last lot, has quit - just won two Boss Hu and is about to dismantle the stage, how can this be done? He grabbed Hu Lijian's hand and said, "Boss Hu, you can't leave, brother, I want to turn my face with you." ”

Xu Ze is a close confidant of Zhang Gengnian, the consul general in Hamburg, and Zhang Gengnian, a native of Fenghua, Zhejiang, is said to have an extraordinary relationship with the chairman of the NPC National Committee. However, he came out to avoid the limelight, after all, it is not easy for the party-state to train a cadre, and corruption is not a big deal, even if there is a big thing, it should be regarded as paying tuition.

Translator Xu pulled himself and didn't let him go, and the people from Colonel Xu of the Berlin Military Attache Office downstairs had important things to do, Hu Lijian suddenly made a bitter gourd face, and he said: "Brother Xu, why don't we finish this game first, eat some supper first, and I'll be back here in half an hour at most?" ”

"Nope." Xu Ze's head shook like a rattle, "What if my luck doesn't go well later?" I said, Lao Hu, what are you doing with your relatives! It's not a fire that kills someone, or a fire kills someone, and I don't want you to save it! …… Eighty thousand! ”

Xu Ze said while playing cards, not to mention, he was really lucky, and he threw away 80,000 and started to draw cards. Xu Zeda was elated, but Hu Lijian was restless - he was just an honorable Kuomintang member on the surface, but in fact he had another identity, that is, the head of the Hamburg of the Fuxing Society. The branch of the Berlin Revival Society is temporarily in charge of Chen Jiesheng, but Chen Jiesheng will leave in a few months, and Xu Bozhou will naturally take over as soon as he leaves. Now that he has neglected the comrades sent by Xu Bozhou who have important tasks, it is good not to delay things, but if he really delays, he can't afford to bear the guilt.

There were sores on his buttocks, and he twisted Xu Ze and this one, and Hu Lijian told his men to arrange a meal for the two comrades below immediately, and then told them that he couldn't leave Yunyun for a while. After he gave the order, he wanted to call two prostitutes to accompany the guests, but after all, he hadn't seen anyone in person, so he didn't know the details and couldn't arrange them; And the leader has been advocating the New Life Movement for several years, so he didn't dare to make a mistake at the moment, waved his hand and sent his buddies away.

Hu Lijian was playing mahjong on the fourth floor, while Major Li Kongrong and Zhong Qiangong were taken to the private room by a steward. Li Kongrong, who was confused, asked, "What about you Boss Hu?" ”

"The two chiefs have worked hard all the way, so let's have some food first, and our lord will come in a while." The older steward had a smile on his face. After he finished eating, he said accommodation, "It's getting late outside, if the two chiefs don't dislike it, let's rest here at night, although this is not as good as a big hotel, but it is also clean." ”

Tossing from five o'clock in the morning to six o'clock in the afternoon, Li Kongrong, who only ate a few breads and two hams in the middle, was also hungry, at this time the food was fragrant, he and Zhong Qiangong began to gobble up when the steward was talking, and after eating a bowl of rice in three bites and two bites, the major looked at him and said, "When will you Boss Hu come?" ”

"Our lord ......" The guy told the boss that after being pulled by Xu Yiyi and not allowed to leave, the steward has been thinking about how to settle the two chiefs first. At this time, Li Kongrong, who was the leader, asked the boss, and he immediately closed the door of the private room and said, "What can the two chiefs say to the contemptible people." ”

"Tell you?" Major Li Kongrong was a little surprised, although the matter of the submarine was not too secret, after all, the Japanese would know all the information from the German side, but he was still a little uneasy. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Brother wants to rush to Kiel, just to ask Boss Hu if he has any acquaintances over there?" ”

"Kiel?" The steward's eyes rolled and he said with a smile: "Kiel is a German military port, and the chief wants to ...... Inquire about some things about the German Navy? ”

"Sort of." Li Kongrong is undeniable. "The shipyard is also an important place, do we have compatriots in the shipyard who can help?"

In the military port and shipyard, the steward's eyes narrowed, and he slapped his thigh vigorously: "The chief has come to the right place!" A few of the Navy cadets have just come back this afternoon, and they are staying in our Zhonghua Building, so why don't I invite you down right away?" ”

"Navy cadets? Where did the naval cadets come from? As a naval lieutenant, Li Kongrong is really a little enlightened, as far as he knows, the naval cadets who stayed in Germany are still in China. And which of the Dutch waiting for orders will not be able to come over until Chen Shaokuan has thoroughly negotiated with the British Navy, all of these people are not in Germany, how can there be naval cadets here?!

"Oh, it's a naval cadet. They came to the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, and now they are about to return to China after studying. "Goodbye to the steward." They were all dressed in naval uniforms, and there was a big thunder ...... on their sleeves."

As soon as he said that there was a big thunder on his sleeve, Li Kongrong suddenly realized. This is not a cadet sent by the Navy, this is a cadet sent by the Electric Mine School. When the British did not wait to see the Chinese naval cadets, the Electro Mine School transferred the cadets to Germany, where they ordered a number of torpedo boats and torpedo carriers - which, according to another of his own, were of little use.

"I'll call you down." Seeing that Li Kongrong was thoughtful, the steward immediately turned around and was about to go out.

"Come back." Major Li Kongrong shouted, and when he saw the steward turn back, he said, "It's better not to disturb these people." You better invite your Boss Hu earlier, I have something important to discuss, if it is really delayed, then ......"

I thought that I could use those eight naval cadets to prevaricate this commander, but I didn't want people to want to see those eight stunned youths, but I still wanted to see Master Hu. The steward smiled and then retreated, and when he returned to the fourth floor, he whispered a few more words in Hu Lijian's ear. Hu Lijian really couldn't sit still at this time, he ran out of the smoke while Xu Ze didn't pay attention, and Xu Ze wanted to arrest him back but was stopped by the steward.

"Two comrades forgive their sins, Hu is late!" Hu Lijian, who was full of smiles, ran to the private room on the second floor, and shouted forgiveness before he entered the door. At this time, Li Kongrong and Zhong Qiangong had finished eating and were drinking tea.

"It's good that Boss Hu can come!" Li Kongrong said with a smile, he is not the kind of person who is good at playing with his wrists. He immediately took out his military ID card and the letter of introduction issued by the embassy and military attaché, and said: "Li is on official business, if you offend, please Haihan." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Hu Lijian quickly glanced at the documents and letter of introduction, and then returned them to Li Kongrong with both hands. It is estimated that because of Kong Xiangxi's identity as adjutant Kong, he smiled even more at this time. "Adjutant Li, please say anything as long as I Hu Lijian can do it. Even if it can't be done, sacrifice for the party-state! ”

"Boss Hu, the pillar of the party and the state, there is no need to sacrifice, I just want to inquire about some things and some people." Li Kongrong said.

"Adjutant Li, please speak." Hu Lijian heard that he just inquired, and his tense heartstrings were finally loosened.

"Are there compatriots who work in the military ports and shipyards of Kiel, Bremen? The same is true for people who are familiar there. We wanted to see the military port and shipyards there, and of course, Hamburg was also a must-see. Li Kongrong said.

"Military ports and shipyards?" Hu Lijian immediately thought about it, and like the person in charge, after a while, his pockmarked face smiled like a flower: "It's really a coincidence!" Tonight, a few naval cadets who have gone to Germany to study in this building will be staying at the museum, and they will rush to Berlin tomorrow to return home. They had been interning in Kiel and Bremen before, so why don't I ask them to come down and talk to Adjutant Lee right away?" ”

"No need." Major Li Kongrong shook his head again - the Min Department and Dianlei have long been mortal enemies, not to mention that those students will not say anything, even if he inquires, they will report to Ouyang Ge, the principal of Dianlei School. "Boss Hu, is there no one else?" Major Li Kongrong, who shook his head, asked again.

"Others?" Hu Lijian thought about it again, but now he took some time, and he said: "Germany's military ports have always been very strictly controlled, and idlers can't enter unless they are allowed to enter. But Mr. Chan of the Sailor's Pavilion may have some solutions. ”

"Mr. Chen?" Major Li Kongrong saw that Second Lieutenant Zhong Qiangong was recording information, and lit a cigarette with satisfaction.

"It's Mr. Chen Shunqing, he is from Yinxian County, Zhejiang." Hu Lijian saw that Li Kongrong didn't know anything about this, and immediately explained in detail: "Mr. Chen Jilin, the father of Mr. Chen Shunqing, came to Hamburg during the last world war, and after the war, German shipping sailors were scarce, and the Mongolian steamship company trusted, Mr. Chen opened a sailor's house in Hamburg, in addition to recruiting sailors, he was also responsible for providing food and lodging for sailors who landed, and in case of difficulties, such as the lawsuit dispute between the sailors and the steamship company, he would also come forward to solve the problem on his behalf......

Major Li Kongrong, who came alone, really didn't know anything about the situation in Germany, and Hu Lijian went to Germany for nearly ten years, and he knew the situation here better than ordinary people, but he was not the oldest.

After hearing about Chen Shunqing's situation, Li Kongrong was quite moved, and he said, "Then where is Mr. Chen Shunqing now?" ”

"Mr. Chen Shunqing......" Hu Lijian couldn't say that Chen Shunqing was playing mahjong on the fourth floor now, and he had won a lot of money, he smiled bitterly: "Adjutant Li has worked hard all the way from Berlin, so let's rest for one night first." Tomorrow morning, I will personally take the chief to meet Mr. Chen Shunqing. He has been in Germany for more than ten years, and he can always think of a way! ”

Hu Lijian's remarks reassured Major Li Kongrong, since Chen Shunqing was in Hamburg, he was not in a hurry, and he would stay and rest under Hu Lijian's arrangement. However, his diary before going to bed made his other self who woke up in the middle of the night and commanded everything in the moment very unhappy.

"What the hell!" Seeing the situation of the students of the Electric Thunder School written by the major in the diary, Li Kongrong's eyes lit up as if there was substance. He knew before that there were many battles among various factions in the navy of the Republic of China, and he didn't want to encounter it himself. If the eight cadets of the Thunderbolt School had really come from Kiel and Bremen, and had been training there for several months, they would have known a lot of useful information—although he knew the parameters of the German submarines, he knew nothing about the situation of the German submarine forces or the shipyards.

I took a few steps in the room with some excitement, kept looking at my watch, and finally, Li Kongrong put on the major uniform and walked out, and he went out for a while and turned back to call. It's the middle of the night, so he can't just break into someone's room, right? It is better to let the people of Zhonghua Building come forward, at least let them be responsible for opening the door.

*

For the eight cadets of the Electric Mine School who went to Germany to learn torpedo boats, these 10 months in Germany were the most memorable days of their lives. First, they have gone abroad, even if they are gilded, they will definitely be able to play a big role when they go back; Second, no matter how weak the German Navy is, it is still stronger than the Republic of China Navy, not to mention that the electric mine school only has torpedo boats, and there are no cruisers, destroyers, and gunboats. Third, only when you are overseas do you know the honor and disgrace of soldiers - in Germany, the yellow race is respected only by the Japanese, and once it is explained that they are actually Chinese, the attitude of the Germans is immediately very different, and even if it does not change, there will be some questioning and ridicule

- Those who express sympathy say: 'Why do you always fight at home?' ’； The one who expressed contempt frowned and shrugged his shoulders, "Ah, China! It's all bandits! ”。 German newspapers are fond of publishing dark pictures of China, such as sucking opium, shooting bandits, women with small feet, men dragging pigtails, and poor people in the north fighting each other for food. Whenever those good deeds see this, they will point to the newspaper and show it to the students, which is really heart-wrenching, and I don't know what to do.

On this night, several students of the Electric Thunder School in Room 302 on the third floor did not feel sleepy, and they were about to leave and were talking, and it was Qi Hongzhang, who was later known as the Four King Kongs of the Electric Thunder School, and as for the topic, it was Chen Shaokuan, Minister of the Navy.

"Chen Shaokuan, that old turtle, won't stay in the position of Minister of the Navy for long! After going to the UK to participate in the coronation this time, he will be released as an ambassador, and President Ouyang will lead us to take over the Central Navy! ”

"It's been a long time!" The other lieutenant Li Yuxi of the Four King Kongs didn't believe this at all, "If Chen Shaokuan could have been released, he would have been released a long time ago, so why wait until today?" As far as China's navy is concerned, it will be difficult for Japan to develop in a big way, and this is also the fundamental reason why the chairman has never built warships to the navy. Since the navy is not important, Chen Shaokuan, an old turtle, does not care too much about how long he can stay in the position of minister of the navy. ”

"Isn't our future dark?" Cui Zhidao, who went to Germany to learn torpedo boat driving, spit out. "With those rotten Fujian people pressing, when will the Electric Thunder School really become the Whampoa Military Academy of the Navy?"

"Wait." Qi Hongzhang, who has always been full of confidence in the replacement of the Fujian system by electric thunder, said. "Since the chairman of the committee can lecture us at the beginning of the school year, he naturally values us. You don't want to think about how many people Chen Shaokuan has sent to study abroad over the years, and how many people have we sent abroad (to study)? Don't forget how long the Lightning School has only been in existence. ”