above the point of the knife

Chapter 292 Valensky
Consulates must fly the national flag of their own country, but those who do not recognize the other country should naturally keep a low profile so as not to cause trouble for their own country.

Poland is extinct.

Therefore, the national flag will not be hung.

The front of the door was also much deserted. Many people passed by the door, and they all asked in a hurry. In the past, they had to stop to have a look and make some comments.

After all, the consulate building is also a rare European-style boutique.

The door was closed tightly.

There are no guards to guard it, and it is estimated that they cannot afford the money.

It is said that after Poland was partitioned by Germany and the Soviet Union, many people from the consulate left, most of them went to Europe, and a few went to America.

Some of these people will enter the government-in-exile established in Britain, and some will disappear in the crowd.

Now the consulate has less than one-third of the original people, the left-behind staff headed by Counselor Valensky.

At Zhou Sen's gesture, Anna stepped forward and rang the doorbell.

beep...

The doorbell sounded a little hoarse, and it sounded uncomfortable. It must have been in disrepair for a long time, or there was no money to repair it.

After waiting for two or three minutes, I finally saw a woman in her 3s open a small hole in the iron gate, revealing half of her face, her temple hair was a little messy, and her breathing was a little unsteady.

Seeing such a situation, Zhou Sen couldn't help showing a bit of astonishment.

What's the situation?
"What are you two doing here?"

"We are from the Foreign Affairs Section of the Police Department, and we are in charge of the liaison for the Spring Festival ballroom party. We have made an appointment with Counselor Valensky."

"Are you that Zhou Sen?" The woman said Zhou Sen's name as soon as she opened her mouth.

Zhou Sen nodded slightly, indicating that he was right.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Zhou." The woman closed the small door, waited for about seven or eight seconds, and the door was pulled open from the inside.

"My beautiful lady, may I have your name?"

"Mr. Zhou can just call me Yellen." Yellen was elated when she heard Zhou Sen praise her beauty.

"Miss Yellen, nice to meet you. Let me introduce you. This is my assistant, Anna." Zhou Sen introduced Anna.

"Hello, Miss Anna." Yellen said enthusiastically.

"Hello, Ms. Yellen." Anna politely responded with a friendly smile. Anyone who has a little experience with Yellen's smell knows what she was doing just now.

It's just that it's basic etiquette not to tell the truth about some things.

"Mr. Zhou, Miss Anna, please come in. I'll report to Counselor Valensky!" Yellen said, leading the two into the reception room of the consulate.

"OK, thanks."

"What would you two like to drink?"

"You can do whatever you want, we don't have any taboos, thank you." Zhou Sen nodded politely, and he couldn't come up with anything good even if he settled down in poverty.

"Zhou Sen, didn't you say that the consulate still has a third of the population, why don't I look like it?" Anna turned sideways and asked in a low voice.

"Hey, this is someone's secret, let's not inquire about it." Zhou Sen also felt strange, but then he thought about it.

Maybe those people are not here, but somewhere else, it is not impossible.

"Aren't you curious?"

"Curiosity killed the cat. We are now engaged in diplomatic work, and every move represents the image of the police department." Zhou Sen reminded.

"Oh..." Anna agreed, obviously absent-minded.

After waiting for a full 10 minutes, until four o'clock, I heard two footsteps approaching. The person in front of me was a white man in his 40s, wearing a suit, with a bow tie around his neck, and a meticulously trimmed beard. .

Brown eyes came in with a hint of arrogance, Zhou Sen and Anna stood up quickly.

"Mr. Counselor Valensky, hello, I am Zhou Sen from the Foreign Affairs Section of the Police Department, and this is my assistant Miss Anna, today we..."

Zhou Sen stretched out his right hand. Unexpectedly, Valensky passed him directly and walked towards Anna. Then he grabbed Anna's right hand, leaned over and kissed the back of her hand, and then sent out a series of compliments to Anna with extremely fiery eyes. .

He said it in Polish, very quickly.

But Yellen, who was following closely behind Valensky, turned dark all of a sudden. It was also the first time Zhou Sen had encountered such a shameless bastard.

Anna was also a little frightened, and quickly withdrew her right hand from Valensky's hand, with a very displeased look in her eyes.

"Mr. Valensky, can we talk about business?" Zhou Sen asked, looking at Valensky with a longing expression.

"Oh, when, of course, that Yellen asked this gentleman to make a cup of coffee for Miss Anna!"

"Yes, Mr. Valensky." Yellen still saved face for him, so as not to look bad, and turned to make coffee.

"Miss Anna, and this..."

"Zhou Sen."

"Mr. Zhou, please sit down." Valensky never took his eyes off Anna.

Zhou Sen couldn't bear to watch it any longer. What on earth was Valensky thinking? Isn't it impolite to stare at a girl he just met?
"Mr. Valensky, we are here to explain to you the arrangements for the New Year's ball for foreign diplomats held by our city government. Let me explain to you first, and we will send you a copy later. Process schedule..."

"Miss Anna, if it's convenient, can we have dinner together later?"

"Excuse me, Mr. Valensky, I still have a job. Could you please explain to me, my boss, Mr. Zhou Sen?"

"I want to hear your commentary."

"It's not appropriate..."

"What's inappropriate, who is that, stop!" Valensky finally turned around, pointed at Zhou Sen and said, "Listen, let Miss Anna tell me?"

"Mr. Valensky, Miss Anna is just my assistant. I am more familiar with the process?"

"Can what you say be as good as Miss Anna's?" Valensky snorted coldly, "If you don't want me to complain to your boss, shut up now."

"Well, you can do whatever you want." Zhou Sen handed the itinerary to Anna and smiled helplessly.

He couldn't help it when he encountered such a strange thing.

Yellen was carrying a tray with three cups, which should be freshly brewed coffee. She came over and put the coffee down politely.

Seeing that Valensky didn't need him, Zhou Sen immediately left the living room with his cup of coffee, and walked towards the tea room next door.

Yellen is Valensky's secretary and also a secretary at the consulate, and she is paid.

This woman should know Valensky better than the information says.

This is a good time to talk, especially when a woman is jealous, she needs someone to talk to, and she will tell you everything.

"Miss Yellen, does Counselor Valensky do this often?" Zhou Sen asked in a low voice.

Yellen said coldly: "No, he only does this when he meets young and beautiful women, and he thinks he is a gentleman, humorous and talented."

"Really, are you the only two in the entire Polish consulate?" Zhou Sen chuckled. This Yellen is quite vigilant, and she needs to let her guard down first.

"Poland is subjugated and there is no funding. Our consulate has long existed in name only..." Yellen sighed.

"That's right, you are pitiful enough, the others have left, why do you still stay?" Zhou Sen expressed sympathy.

"There are always people left to guard the consulate, and besides, there are still thousands of our nationals living in Bingcheng, so we can't ignore it?" Yellen said, "If they need help, we also need to help coordinate with the Manchukuo government. Yes, the necessary procedures still need to be done.”

"That's true, it's also quite difficult for you, stick to it, admire, admire!" Zhou Sen gave a thumbs up, "This social dance, I think you and Mr. Valensky will be the only ones attending the social dance. "

"I don't know if I can go to the ballroom party." Yellen said with some disappointment.

"Why, there are only two of you left in the consulate, and the sorority requires a dance partner. If Mr. Valensky doesn't have a dance partner, what will he do at the dance?"

"Just him, is there a lack of a dancing partner?"

"This time, there are requirements for dance partners in the Chinese New Year ballroom party. They need to be registered diplomatic personnel of the consulate. Outsiders are not allowed to participate." Zhou Sen said, "This is also for safety. There are so many consuls and counselors from different countries at the ball, how can it be?" Can someone take advantage of the loophole?"

"really?"

"Of course, we will personally verify our identities. If we bring a dance partner who is not a registered member of the embassy or consulate, we will be refused entry." Zhou Sen explained, "This time the security measures are the strictest."

"Then that Miss Anna you brought?"

"She is my assistant, and she may not show up by then." Zhou Sen explained.

"That would be great." Yellen showed a smile on his face, obviously happy that he was able to participate in such a ballroom dance.

"However, Anna is one of us. If she is Mr. Valensky's partner, she may be approved..."

"what?"

"Miss Yellen, don't worry, there are many people who want to invite Miss Anna as a dance partner, and she may not choose Mr. Valensky." Zhou Sen changed the subject.

"Mr. Zhou, you can influence Miss Anna's decision, right?" As the secretary of the consulate, Yellen is not an idiot, and she immediately recognized it.

"Perhaps, I am her immediate superior." Zhou Sen pointed out that he was Anna's superior.

In a few words, Zhou Sen got out of Yellen's psychological price for Valensky's participation in the social dance.

Only 5000 yuan.

If it weren't for the Japanese and the Puppet Manchukuo authorities to save face and whitewash their achievements, there would be no need to spend money at all.

But if there are too few guests that night, it will not save face, so I have to spend money to save face.

This has become a way for these diplomats from small countries in Ice City to earn extra money, and poor settlers like Poland are no exception.

What's more, on such occasions, Poland's attendance has political implications, which is also a means of Valensky.

If he doesn't attend, then if the outside world interprets it, it will have some bad associations and influences.

In particular, many Poles were secretly serving the Japanese Kwantung Army, which affected the stability of their hearts.

Japanese are absolutely not allowed.

The Polish secret code deciphering technology was needed by the Japanese Kwantung Army.

(End of this chapter)