Chapter Seventy-Three: On the Table
In front of the Siming Tea House on Siming Road, two men in their thirties who were dressed in fashionable clothes and oily hair and flour came over, and the welcome lady at the door hurriedly bowed down and said with a smile, "Sir, drink tea, please here!" ”
In the teahouse, there are a lot of guests, almost every table is full, and the waiters are busy greeting the guests. At the front of the teahouse, there is an old man performing a shadow puppet show.
In the aisle, the waiter carries a long-spouted pot and pours tea for everyone as they walk, and from time to time they become all kinds of tricks. The tea guests tasted the fragrant tea, watched the wonderful performances, and burst into applause from time to time.
The two of them ignored and stopped, but went straight up the wooden staircase to the second floor. Behind them, a man in a peaked cap lowered the brim and followed them up the stairs.
Professor Zhang was hiding in the corner of the corridor on the second floor, smoking a cigarette leisurely, while leaning over to look down carefully, and took a good look at it. When the two of them were about to go upstairs, Professor Zhang hurriedly stepped into the No. 2 private room next to him and glanced at Wang Ping, who was wearing a cheongsam inside, and Wang Ping understood and nodded gently.
The two men entered the No. 2 private room one after the other, and the "peaked cap" behind them also hid in the adjacent No. 3 box.
Seeing the two of them coming in, Professor Zhang and Wang Ping hurriedly stood up to greet them. Professor Zhang clasped his hands into fists and said: "The old man's surname is Zhang, this is my niece Xiaojing, the two directors are here, and the old man is very grateful!"
The fat director also returned the salute with a fist: Professor Zhang, you are welcome, speaking of which, we are your students!
Professor Zhang smiled and said: If there is such a high foot, the old man is supremely glorious, please sit down!
The thin director said expressionlessly: "Professor Zhang, you see that it is still early for dinner, why don't we drink tea and play a few rounds of mahjong?" ”
Professor Zhang said with a smile: "The old decay also has this intention, it is not easy for you to come out once, let's play a few games and relax your mind." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jing prepared the mahjong table.
A few people sat down, the two directors sat opposite each other, and a few people played mahjong.
The "peaked cap" who entered the No. 3 box nodded vigorously at a middle-aged man in a robe inside. Wearing a robe, he quickly opened the box, took out a miniature monitoring device, plugged in headphones, and listened to the other party's conversation.
The "cap" moved a stool and sat at the door of the box to prevent outsiders from breaking in.
At this time, the shouts of the tea doctor and the cheers of the tea guests watching the shadow puppet show were heard from time to time in the hall on the first floor.
At the table in Box 2, the two judges had significantly more chips.
"The two directors are really good luck, and in the future, they will be prosperous and valuable in the officialdom!"
Professor Zhang looked at Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing took out a card and played it, and the fat director next to him happily pushed the card and said, "Thank you Miss Xiao Jing, I'm nonsense again!" ”
"Hey, I can't stop this luck if it's good." Professor Zhang said deliberately.
Director Fat said happily: "Thank you Professor for your kindness, it's still a long time before dinner, we might as well play another round!" ”
"Of course, listen to the two of you!" Professor Zhang said with a smile.
The two of them touched and played cards with great interest, and Professor Zhang and Xiao Jing also actively cooperated.
Professor Zhang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said to the two middle-aged people: I will ask the two brothers for the matter of my nephew. I watched him grow up since I was a child, others are honest and afraid of things, and he usually doesn't cause trouble, why did he suddenly become a suspect of anti-Japanese elements?
Xiao Jing also echoed: My cousin has been shy since he was a child, and he doesn't dare to come out when he sees outsiders, so we call him 'coward'. My cousin is studious, and later learned the craft of photography, and followed Boss Liu to do his own work, and he didn't hear anything outside the window, I think the imperial army must have made a mistake.
The thin chief said, "Although your cousin is honest, he is also a tough guy." After being beaten so much in prison, you didn't bend into a trick, otherwise, the Jade Emperor wouldn't be able to help you! ”
The fat director answered: Not only that, but you will also be implicated, and you may all be sent to prison.
Xiao Jing hurriedly interjected: My cousin is not an anti-Japanese element at all, let him recruit anything, even if he is beaten to death, he can't say anything!
"Yes, yes!" Professor Zhang put down the teacup and said very guiltily: It's not peaceful outside, and when my nephew has passed this catastrophe, I will let him move in and not let him go out to work, if something happens again, I will be sorry for my sister who died early! ”
While fiddling with mahjong tiles, the fat director said thoughtfully: "Professor Zhang, if you want to talk about it, you are also our teacher, you can rest assured, the nephew's business is our brother's business, who made us your students!" It's just that this case was handled by the head of the Tamura office himself, so it's not easy to handle for a while! ”
Xiao Jing reminded: "He is a submissive citizen, and he is framed, isn't it okay to write a proof material?" ”
The thin pseudo-director played a card and answered: It's not as easy as you said, although he didn't admit it, it doesn't mean that there is no suspicion, all the suspects, the head of the Tamura agency will not let go easily!
Xiao Jing was anxious: What should I do?
"It would be nice to be able to save my life." The thin pseudo-director replied impatiently.
Fat pseudo-director: "Looking at Professor Zhang's trusting face, we will definitely go all out to get your nephew out as soon as possible, but this matter is a bit troublesome, and I can't rush it!" ”
Professor Zhang listened and looked at Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing understood, and hurriedly took out two gold bars from Xiao Kun's bag and handed them to the two pseudo-directors respectively.
The two pseudo-directors were about to resign, but Professor Zhang pointed outside, indicating that he had ears and should not be overheard. The two men understood, and hurriedly put the gold bars in their pockets.
Professor Zhang clenched his fists in front of his chest again and said, "I am ashamed, so I will ask you two, and when my nephew comes out, I will thank you again." ”
Fat Pseudo Director: Professor Zhang, you are too polite.
After the two of them finished speaking, they continued to play mahjong.
At this time, Professor Zhang deliberately played a card, and the thin pseudo-director pushed the card and said loudly: "Draw the card."
Professor Zhang took the opportunity to flatter: "You are so lucky, you can't stop it, I'm really envious!" ”
Xiao Jing also echoed: "Of course, the two of you are not ordinary people at first glance!" ”
The fat director smiled and said, "Thanks to you today, our luck is exceptionally good, a good sign." ”
Everyone tacitly laughed along.