Chapter 322: Fanning the Flames (Part II)
In the afternoon, the game with Banxi Hachiro was very smooth, Banxi and Zhao Guanhou are old acquaintances, and now they meet, and they have a lot of friendships to tell. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAs for the Aoki Mansion and Yoko's affairs, both of them are very good at being people, so I don't mention it. Especially the murder of Fukushima by Yoko, there is always a suspicion of the peach incident, and there is no way to interview it in front of the parties, so I have to treat it as if it does not exist.
According to what he said, he is now Fusang's military attache stationed in Jinguo, and he can be close to each other in the future, and according to Zhao Guanhou's view, Banxi actually succeeded the deceased Aoki Xuanchun and was responsible for all Fusang's intelligence work against China.
In addition to Yasuya Uchida, the other accompanying customer is Matsumoto, the manager of Zhengjin Bank, who is also a Fuso man in his fifties, who looks polite and very modest. It's not surprising that Sai Jinhua here often holds this kind of game. She didn't participate in it, except for a quiet room for four people, and then brought coffee and pastries herself, and then withdrew to prepare the meal.
Looking at her delicate and powerless appearance, as well as some inadvertent small movements and eyes between her and Zhao Guanhou when she was sending things, the three people present believed that the relationship between the two was not simple. Before he came, maybe the two had already been together for a while.
Banxi secretly regretted in his heart that he couldn't accept the first floor of Aoki Xuanchun, otherwise, if he arranged a few women for him, his work would have been much smoother. Now, there is no other way to do it.
At the beginning of the game, people from the outside don't come in to disturb, and people inside can take advantage of the situation of playing cards to say some secrets. Sai Jinhua looked in the mirror, touching up her makeup attentively, and several women were waiting attentively. At this time, a little eldest sister came in from outside and said, "Miss, phone." It was Oleg from the Tiele Legation who called. ”
"When he asked him to call half an hour later, he said that I was talking to Mr. Uchida from Fuso, and it was inconvenient to come out to answer the phone. Squat at his temperament first, and then say anything else. ”
Oleg, as the ace spy of the Tiele intelligence agency, was officially sent to Dajin by Tiele after the attack on Luanyi Palace, and began intelligence work against China and Fuso.
Although he had just taken charge of intelligence work against China and was short of manpower and funds, he still achieved good results. In several yamen, they have developed their own internal lines, and they have a relationship with this champion lady with hands and eyes, because of the previous prisoner exchange cooperation. Although the other party doesn't like him, they like his money, and as long as they can cooperate with each other, they can prove that their work can be carried out smoothly.
Zhao Guanhou and Shanqi ran the police and fire brigade in the capital, and he didn't pay much attention to them, compared to the empire's upcoming war with the Fusang people, these issues were not very important. At present, the most urgent task for Tieler is to find out Daikin's policy towards Tiele and delay the start of the war as much as possible.
Although there are many people in Tiele who insist that as long as one person throws a hat, he can drown Fusang, and even one Tiele person can deal with three Fusang people. But as an intelligence officer, he is obviously not so optimistic.
Tieler's strength on the Eastern Front is too weak, and even though the Trans-Siberian Railway has been initially opened, its capacity is not guaranteed. There are a large number of horse thieves and redbeards active outside the gate. Their attack on the train has led to the instability of military transportation, and every delivery may be interrupted by the attack. Besides, the chaotic logistics support system in the country also made him unable to believe that the soldiers on the front line could get a strong supply of materials from the rear.
Moreover, when he went to the outside of the customs, he knew very well what the situation was there. The morale of the soldiers was low, and the commanders could only improve the morale of the troops by relaxing military discipline. This inevitably led to the hatred of the local people towards Tiele Bing, and under the vicious circle, Tiele has become one of the most unpopular forces outside the Guan. The common people are even more willing to support Redbeard than their regular army.
Bad commanders, a mess of supplies, plus an incompetent commander, now that the war is going on, Tiele is not optimistic. Moreover, Tieler's intelligence agencies in the East were too sluggish, and they had not been able to figure out Fusang's military intentions until now, and they blindly launched a war, which could only end up being a loss.
At present, what he can do is to try his best to open up some relations and influence the national policy of the Jin State, so that the Jin State will not support Fusang and strictly abide by the neutrality of the outside. For Zhao Guanhou, who had defeated the Cossacks, he also had a wooing attitude. After chatting with Alyosha, he realized that this military attache was not an idle person, he was bold and ruthless, and he had already decided in his heart that the attack on the Aoki Mansion must have been caused by Zhao Guanhou. This is not evidence, it is just a judgment, which does not convince people in St. Petersburg, but it is a guide for him to deal with interpersonal relationships.
This young man rose through the ranks of the Jin Kingdom very quickly, and maintaining a good relationship with him was in good interest for the Empire. Oleg is a pragmatist, and he will not affect the cooperation between the two sides because of the hatred in the past. Even if Tiele took the blame for the attack on the Aoki Mansion and lost a Linivic, so what? As long as you can gain benefits from a long-term perspective, these losses are nothing.
Uchida's card game at the Sai Jinhua, he didn't wait to ignore it, at this time, Banxi and Uchida jointly invited Zhao Guanhou to play cards, if it is not related to the battle outside the Guan, who can believe it. So early the next morning, he came to Sai Jinhua's residence.
Sai Jinhua obviously had no interest in this man who was as strong as a black bear, and he didn't even want to be touched by the other party, just smiled and maintained social etiquette. Oleg was also self-aware, and explained his intention before the other party gave the eviction order
"I would like to invite Lord Zhao Guanhou to meet at our café. As for the cost, I won't let my wife waste her efforts, this is a little sincerity, I believe, this is more than the Fuso people give you. ”
What he gave away was a thick stack of rubles, and Sai Jinhua smiled and pushed, "I don't want this money." Guanhou is very busy with his affairs, in case I invite him, and he doesn't have time, I am in the middle, how can I explain? ”
"It doesn't matter, as long as you can let the two of us meet, if we can't meet, it can only mean that our fate has not arrived, it is God's arrangement, and it has nothing to do with Madame. This money is the hard work of getting the lady to pass the word among them, and it does not include the security deposit, so you can rest assured that as long as you are willing to contact on your behalf, the Tiele Legation will be very grateful to you, and there is no need to guarantee anything else. ”
"What if that's the case...... I do my best, whether it succeeds or not, don't be annoyed. ”
Sai Jinhua took the money, threw a wink at Oleg again, and arranged for a maid to sit with him, and went to the back room to make a phone call. It took half an hour for her to come out of the room with a cigarette in her hand. He's with his wife, my call is very inappropriate, but fortunately, it's a bit old-fashioned, I'll make an appointment for you, and I'll meet at Tiele Cafe at six o'clock tonight. I'll introduce you to each other when the time comes, and I don't care about anything else. ”
The address of Tiele Cafe is on the first floor of Dongdan at the beginning, since the death of Aoki Xuanjun, this place has gradually been abandoned, and finally it was run by Tiele people. After renovation, it was built as Tiele Cafe. It's just that the peach blossoms are still the same, the face is not there, the business of Tiele Cafe is sluggish, and there are very few customers coming.
Zhao Guanhou got down from the carriage, his expression was hurried, he seemed to be unhappy, and complained to Sai Jinhua when they met, "Second sister, you don't pick a time to call." As a result, after your phone call, I had to coax the two wives at home for more than an hour, and promised to buy them a few pieces of jewelry each, so that the matter could be suppressed. In the future, you can have a long snack, and you can't just fight if you want to. I'm still very busy today, tonight is Sister Fu's dowry, Uncle Zhen has already gone, I have to go there to follow the busy and busy, but I can't stay. ”
Seeing his unhappy face, Oleg hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry, this call was my idea, and it's not about Mrs. Sai." Old friend, we haven't seen each other for a long time since the prisoner exchange, and I want to meet and chat with you, an old friend, but considering my identity, it is not convenient to call you myself, so I ask Madame to do it for me. ”
Sai Jinhua seemed to be angry with Zhao Guanhou, and didn't go in, but snorted coldly, "Oh, it's such an urgent matter, then I don't dare to keep you." If I go in and blame me when I'm late, I can't afford such a big responsibility. You go to drink coffee, I will first go to the door of Han Zhongtang and stand at the door, and fill the handyman with a handyman. ”
Seeing her turn around and leave, Zhao Guanhou stretched out his hand to say hello, but in the end he didn't shout, but shook his head, "This woman is simply becoming more and more ignorant." Brother Oleg, is Alyosha okay? I wanted to get together with my old friends, but the timing wasn't right, I was so busy today that I had to leave with just a cup of coffee. ”
"Well, trust me, it won't take too much time."
He took the lead and pushed the door in, and there were very few candlelit guests in the café. The two of them chose a table against the wall and sat down, and a tall and plump woman in her early twenties, wearing a one-shoulder gown, with half of her snow-white fragrant shoulders exposed, walked over. "Cousin Sidorov, is this your guest?"
Zhao Guanhou looked up at the woman, his eyes swirling back and forth on her snow-white shoulders and hot body, and took the initiative to take the conversation, "This lady, are you the new boss here?" ”
"Hello distinguished guest, my name is Mia and I am the manager here. Our café is not a Chinese business, but since we are friends of Cousin Sidorov, you can order whatever you want, and we will do our best to entertain you. ”
Oleg ordered two cups of coffee, and Zhao Guanhou said again: "Add a few more snacks." ”
"It's a bit long for a snack."
"Well...... The dowry over there will be until midnight, and I just need someone to go, but it's not half an hour. ”
When Mia left, Zhao Guanhou asked Oleg: "This woman is related to my brother?" ”
"Oh...... She is my cousin. She came to Jinguo to do business, it was my capital, in fact, this café is my industry, she just runs it on her behalf, and she must listen to me when I speak. ”
"I see, I'm disrespectful. Since it's Your Excellency's cousin, why don't you sit down and have a drink together? ”
"Without this rule, she is not worthy of drinking coffee with adults. My lord, Alyosha is a good friend of mine, and he told me of the kindness of his lords, without whom he would not have been able to inherit the title. So I would like to thank you on his behalf. There have been some unpleasantness and misunderstandings between you and me, but the matter has passed, and I hope that we will still be like a family in the future. ”
"If it's for this...... I don't think it's really necessary. The peace treaty has been concluded, which means that the past is over, and as for the future, our two countries should live in peace and not use swords and soldiers. Daikin is now a sincere friend of all countries, and will not deliberately make it difficult with any country. ”
These words are all high-sounding official words, there are thousands of words, there is nothing, Oleg has been in the intelligence line for a long time, so he naturally understands that this is perfunctory prevarication, and it is estimated that he will leave later. He hurriedly called the waiter to whisper a few words, and after a while, Mia came over with light steps, pulled a chair and sat down, "The hospitality is not considerate, please forgive me." ”
When Zhao Guanhou saw her, his face immediately changed for the better, and he said with a smile: "Miss Mia is so polite, your coffee is brewed very well, and you are very attentive to me, but I don't know how this cake is made." ”
"You'll need to be a little patient to eat the cake, and it will take another fifteen minutes for the cake to be taken out."
"As long as it's a good thing, I've always been patient, fifteen minutes, I can wait."
As soon as she appeared, the atmosphere immediately became harmonious, and the three of them chatted, and the embarrassing atmosphere had been diluted unconsciously. When the cake was served, Zhao Guanhou said while eating: "It's delicious, it's really delicious, Miss Mia's people are beautiful, and the baked snacks are even more beautiful." ”、
Mia bowed her head shyly, "I really don't dare to take the adult's compliment, you use it slowly, I'm going to greet the guests." ”
Seeing her get up and leave, Oleg smiled and said, "Shy girl, don't be surprised. As long as our two countries can maintain friendship, we can also have more exchanges between us, I will give you a special key card, you are the guest of this café. All purchases can be signed. I really want to make a friend like you, and we can help each other. You see, Mia has just arrived in the Kingdom of Jin, she has never been anywhere, and she is full of interest in everything. I've been making noise about going to Xishan to play for two days before I get married, but I'm so busy with things in the legation, how can I find time to accompany her? It's too dangerous for a girl to go to Xishan by herself. ”
Zhao Guanhou nodded and said: "Yes, this time is not peaceful, a woman can't go to Xishan to play." What about her fiancé? ”
"Her fiancé is still guarding the frontier for the honor of the empire, and is not in the capital. My lord, since you and Alyosha are good friends, you and I are also good friends. You and Mia are also very talkative, I wonder if you can arrange someone to accompany her to the West Mountain to play? ”
Zhao Guanhou pondered for a moment, with a very embarrassed look on his face, "This...... Will this Miss Mia say yes? What if she's not satisfied, isn't it a disappointment? ”
"Don't worry, I can be her master, everything as long as I promise, she will never refuse."
"If that's the case, we're up for it. I don't have time today, so tomorrow, I'll pick up Miss Mia at the café and personally accompany her to Xishan to be her bodyguard. ”
"Then I can't ask for it, and I'm sure it will be one of Mia's most memorable pre-wedding trips."
The next day, sure enough, Zhao Guanhou arrived early, and Mia wore a beige hunting suit, brought a bag, rode a pony, and followed Zhao Guanhou out of the city with a crimson face. The café was closed until two days later, in the evening, when Mia returned to the café in a blue cheongsam, but she was a little unpleasant when she dismounted, and she was not as capable as before.
Oleg was already waiting here, pulled Mia into the small lounge and asked, "How is the situation?" ”
"He's a bastard! As soon as I arrived at a place where no one was, he ...... me "Mia was very angry" and said that she was a friend, how could she treat her friend's cousin like that...... It's a villain! I tore all my clothes apart, so I had to wear this one back. I gave him 5,000 roubles afterwards as you told me, but he would only give me 1,000 of them, saying that I would buy clothes, which is so stingy. If it weren't for the Empire, I would have cut his throat a long time ago. ”
Oleg's face sank, "Come on, as a swallow, you should know that this is part of your job." I don't have time to listen to your nonsense, tell me what he revealed. ”
Mia was very afraid of this superior, and didn't dare to complain anymore, so she replied obediently: "The Fusang people have already decided to do something to us, and the Fusang people have not revealed the specific information to the Jin Kingdom." However, according to his analysis, the target of his attack should be the Pacific Fleet detachment stationed in Arty. (To be continued.) )