Night, September 18, 1900.

Shanghai, Nanming Daily.

Three days have passed since the publication of the Black Dragon Army documentary, Zhang Shouzheng sent an invitation to Qin Haiji again through the secret contact means left by Qin Haiji, so Qin Haiji took Yang Haibo and came to Nanming Daily again in the middle of the night.

"Mr. Qin, please take the liberty of inviting." After Zhang Shouzheng welcomed Qin Haiji in, he said politely.

"Mr. Zhang, although you and I have only been friends for three days, but you are in a heart-to-heart relationship, if Mr. Zhang is willing, call Haiji, or call Brother Qin, you can also." Qin Haiji said with a smile, for Zhang Shouzheng, whether it is character or interest appeal, he is a person worth befriending.

"Haha, okay, Brother Qin, don't call me Mr. Zhang, just call me Shouzheng, or call me Brother Zhang, and I will do it." Zhang Shouzheng said with a smile.

"Brother Zhang, that's a good dare." Qin Haiji sighed with emotion and said: "Speaking of which, if it weren't for the fact that the elder brother has a heavy responsibility, it would be inconvenient to say many things, otherwise it would hurt Brother Zhang, otherwise, the elder brother must worship the eldest brother as a brother of the opposite sex." ”

"Haha, Brother Qin doesn't need to say much, the eldest brother can understand, some things can't be rushed." Zhang Shouzheng said with a smile.

What kind of person is Zhang Shouzheng, Qin Haiji basically has a bottom, but his identity and what he will do in the future should not have too many superficial contacts with Zhang Shouzheng, otherwise, it will hurt Zhang Shouzheng; On the other hand, who Qin Haiji is, Zhang Shouzheng can probably guess, of course, although Zhang Shouzheng is optimistic about the Black Dragon Army, but after all, he has not been in contact, everyone has reservations, so it is good for everyone, so he can only take his time.

After the two exchanged a few more words, Qin Haiji went straight to the point and asked, "Brother Zhang, I'm in such a hurry to find my brother, I don't know what's the urgency?" ”

"There are two things, and both are urgent." Zhang Shouzheng responded.

"Oh, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Qin Haiji said bluntly.

"First of all, didn't I mention it to you last time, I want to go to Heishui Province and go to the territory of the Black Dragon Army for on-the-spot interviews, and then my brother reminded me that I can go with the help of the power of foreigners." Zhang Shouzheng said.

"Oh, it seems, things are going to be clear?" Qin Haiji asked rhetorically.

"Hehe, not only do I have eyebrows, but the itinerary is almost set, mainly because Britain, France, the United States, Japan and other countries want to send a battlefield observation team to Aihui to watch the battle, and Tsarist Russia has also agreed, and I, I will leave for Tanggu early tomorrow morning, and then go to Heishui Province with the French war observation group." Zhang Shouzheng said with a little excitement: "Although the French minister did not explicitly say why there was a turnaround in this matter, I guess it must be related to the documentary of the Black Dragon Army that we reported. ”

"Oh?" When Qin Haiji heard this, his brows furrowed, and then he asked: "What is the approximate size of the viewing groups of various countries, does Brother Zhang know?" ”

"This is not very clear, and because I reported on the documentary of the Black Dragon Army, it is a little sensitive, so I am not too easy to ask, but the French minister mentioned it to me by the way, saying that when the time comes, he will send a warship to personally escort him, board the ship from Tanggu and go by sea and land, and after arriving in Boli, he will go upriver along the Heishui River and reach Aihui." Zhang Shouzheng said.

"Brother Zhang, it stands to reason that whether it is because of security needs or because of what, how could I inform you of the itinerary of this French warship in advance?" Qin Haiji was puzzled, Zhang Shou is the brother-in-law of the French minister Bi Sheng, but he is also a Frenchman, a French minister, how can it be that Bi Sheng will inform the specific itinerary before he has set off.

"Hehe, this matter, the reason, although Bi Sheng didn't say it, but I probably guessed it, in fact, Bi Sheng may have misunderstood that I had joined the Black Dragon Army, otherwise he would not have taken this risk, so detailed publication of the Black Dragon Army documentary, or in other words, even if I did not join the Black Dragon Army, then at least the relationship with the Black Dragon Army will be closer, and there will definitely be a contact channel, so, I hope to use my mouth to tell the Black Dragon Army, so that the Black Dragon Army must not misunderstand, they are just going to watch the battle, not to participate in the war." Zhang Shouzheng said bluntly.

Zhang Shouzheng's explanation can only be said that he is a layman who does not understand military affairs, and all countries send observation groups to watch the battle, in order to ensure safety and misunderstanding, before they enter the war zone, the first thing they have to do is to invent a code telegram, make a statement to the warring parties, and the two sides agree that they will enter the war zone, and only in this way can they ensure their own safety, and this kind of watch group is mostly available in naval battles, and land battles are very rare.

However, in any case, the French minister Bi Sheng conveyed this message through Zhang Shouzheng, at least for the Black Dragon Army, it was a goodwill, or rather, an inadvertent gesture of goodwill, after all, this itinerary also conveyed a lot of things in it.

"I just hope that the watch groups of various countries can be neutral." After Qin Haiji finished speaking, he directly changed the topic and said, "I think Brother Zhang told me about this, could it be that after arriving in Aihui, he wants to enter the Black Dragon Army for on-the-spot interviews?" ”

"Hehe, or I say that the two of us are confidants, just a little bit." Zhang Shouzheng said with a smile.

"Well, I don't think it's a big problem in this matter, wait until you arrive in Aihui, and then contact me by telegram, and when the time comes, I can help you get in the middle of the contact." When Qin Haiji said this, he basically indirectly admitted that he was a member of the Black Dragon Army, and I am afraid that his status is not low, otherwise who would dare to fight this package.

"Haha, that's good." Zhang Shouzheng was not surprised, and immediately ended the topic, and continued: "There is one more thing, I'm afraid it's a little troublesome, but I didn't answer it for you, and it depends on what you think." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Qin Haiji was surprised.

"That's right, this afternoon, Dongying Consul in Shanghai came to me in person and had a conversation with me, hehe, in fact, it was mainly a test to see if I was a member of the Black Dragon Army." Zhang Shouzheng paused and continued: "As a result, there must have been no attempt to find out, but before leaving, this little devil dropped a sentence, saying that they had information on the secret transfer of troops by Tsarist Russia, and if they wanted, they would ask the people of the Black Dragon Army to go to the Hongkou Dongying Consulate in Shanghai to find him." ”

"What?" Qin Haiji was shocked: "Tsarist Russia secretly transferred troops? ”

Regarding how Tsarist Russia will transfer troops to Aihui to participate in the war, the wolf domain headquarters has made many assumptions, and it has also made the intelligence officers of Fengji Province increase their reconnaissance efforts, but since the Battle of Heishui River, more than half a month has passed, and they have still not been able to obtain accurate information. The intelligence organization of the Black Dragon Army is basically directly blind, but the little devil is obviously different.

"Yes, that's exactly what the devil consul said before leaving." Zhang Shouzheng confirmed.

"Brother Zhang, since this is the case, the elder brother will leave first."

Qin Haiji got up as he spoke, where can he sit still at this time, no matter what the little devil's intentions are, but this information is very important, even if his identity is exposed, Qin Haiji can't care about it at the moment, he must go immediately, and he can't delay for a moment.

"Brother, the little devil is not a good thing, you have to think twice." Zhang Shouzheng personally sent it to the door and reminded him.

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, my brother knows it." Qin Haiji nodded, and before turning to leave, he added: "I wish Brother Zhang a smooth journey, and when Brother Zhang arrives in Aihui, send me a telegram, and I will definitely arrange it for you." ”

"That's right, thank you."

…… (To be continued.) )