Shadow Spy

Chapter 44 Pick-up at Longhua Airport

At 20 o'clock on Saturday morning, Stephen Thain, Commercial Counselor of the U.S. Consulate General, led a team, and the staff of the Commercial Office brought more than [-] various cars to the Longhua Airport in Xuhui, southwest of the concession, to welcome the passengers who flew to Shanghai. of the U.S. Trade Mission.

At 3:[-], three of the latest American Douglas DC-[-] luxury passenger planes landed on the runway of Longhua Airport. Thain led everyone to greet them.

Forty American business people and the same number of entourages got off the plane with tired faces.This journey was not easy. They started from San Francisco, refueled once, and flew 15.5 hours to Honolulu, 4000 kilometers away. After resting for one night, they boarded the plane again and took off again, and then landed three times at Midway, Wake Island, and Guam to refuel. , it took nearly 20 hours and flew nearly 5000 kilometers to reach Shanghai!Because the cruising speed of the DC-3 is only 260 kilometers per hour, this journey of nearly 9000 kilometers is enough to make people suffer, but it is already the fastest in this era!
After a brief meeting, Thain also knew that the guests were very tired, so he immediately arranged to get in the car and send everyone to the hotel to rest.This time, the Consulate General booked the Licha Hotel for the delegation, located at No. 15 Huangpu Road, on the east side of Waibaidu Bridge, and booked more than half of the guest rooms, especially the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors of the main building.

As the "largest hotel in the Far East" before the completion of the International Hotel, the Richa Hotel is the first Western-style hotel in China. It covers an area of ​​4580 square meters and a total construction area of ​​16563 square meters. It has complete facilities and complete supporting facilities. The Peacock Hall is one of the most luxurious ballrooms in Shanghai.

It has hosted world-class celebrities such as former U.S. President Grant, British philosopher Russell, scientist Einstein, comedy master Chaplin, etc.!Although its scale now lags behind international hotels, its reputation is not comparable to that of emerging major hotels and guesthouses.Placing the delegation here expresses the Consulate General's respect for these domestic business people.

Li Junhao also knew that in 1927, the young great prime minister and his wife also stayed in Room 311 here. In later generations, this room was part of the famous exhibition.

After liberation, the hotel was taken over by the state and renamed "Pujiang Hotel" on May 1959, 5. In 27, the Shanghai Stock Exchange was established in the lobby on the ground floor of the hotel. It was renovated in 1990 and continues to operate.

On December 2017, 1231, the Pujiang Hotel closed its doors after more than 170 years. A year later, it transformed into the China Securities Museum and appeared in front of the world with another appearance.

To be honest, Li Junhao is also very interested in Licha Hotel. When he came to Shanghai in this era, he had not seen the original style of this hotel with his own eyes!

As the head of the translation team, Li Junhao has a very heavy task. There are 40 business people in the delegation, and of course there are not so many translators. He has to arrange for eight translators, including himself, to provide good service.However, because today's arrangement is just to pick up the guests and arrange check-in, there is no need to bring the translator. Only he and another Chinese staff member from the business office came to the airport, while the other translators and some staff were waiting in the hotel to arrange the guests' check-in. .The Consulate General employed nearly fifty staff members for this reception, which was the largest work arrangement so far this year. In addition to the Commercial Office, which went all out, personnel from the consulate's administration, logistics, and security departments were sent to help. Senior diplomats Basically all the cars provided by the company were used as reception cars. Because there were not enough cars, five cars were borrowed from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the Public Settlement.Li Junhao's [-]% new Ford is not of high quality and has not been drafted, so he can still drive his own car.

When arranging guests, Li Junhao was not above the level, so he could only stand in front of his car with another Chinese translator and wait for the leaders to make arrangements.Originally, he thought he would just get in the car and set off soon. Unexpectedly, a blond girl who looked less than 20 years old came over carrying a small suitcase. She came to him and tilted her head to look at him, but said nothing. He and Brown, the other translator and driver, were baffled!
According to European and American standards, this girl's figure is too thin and does not have an S-shaped curve, but according to Chinese aesthetics, she is a delicate and pretty girl. At this time, she tilted her head and stared at Li Junhao. She looked very cute , but always doesn't speak, which is really strange.

Brown, who has a somewhat out-of-touch personality, couldn't help but say: "Hey, little sister, how can I help you?"

The little girl glanced at Brown, then turned back to Li Junhao, and finally spoke, but very arrogantly: "Humph! Just pretend! Hero-King·LI·Stuart, do you mean to say that you don't know him at all? I?"

I really don’t know you!Li Junhao was stunned. He had used the name Hero-King·LI to fool everyone in Phoenix Village. How could this little girl who had just arrived from the United States know about it?What's up with the last name Stuart?Well, Stuart!Why does this last name sound familiar?
At this moment, he felt excited!He hurriedly checked the detection results - before he went out to perform today's mission and needed to see many people, he canceled the detection sound reminder function of the smart glasses. When he checked, he suddenly found the light spot of the little girl opposite him. It’s actually dark green!
This is an unprecedented color. If we talk about the level of friendship, I believe it should be a close friend or a confidant!However, Li Junhao knew very clearly that he did not know this girl at all!
"You don't have to deny it, I know you are it!" the little girl said seriously, "I came to the Far East with my father this time just to find you... Huh, it's useless for you to deny it!"

Li Junhao was about to ask if there was any misunderstanding when a voice in the distance called: "Linda, come here quickly, we are getting in the car and setting off!"

"No, dad, I'll get in this car!" The little girl turned around and waved her hands, then opened the door and got into Li Junhao's car.When everyone saw that the motorcade had started to set off, they had no choice but to follow her. Brown drove. The Chinese translator first opened the right rear door for Li Junhao. After he got in the car, he went to sit in the passenger seat.

The convoy set off. The first and last vehicles were pure escort jeeps, ridden by marines from the consulate general's guard. There was also an escort vehicle every fourth vehicle in the middle, riding a military officer. The team members and three random bodyguards and escorts; forty business people and other entourage personnel, accompanied by personnel from the Commercial Office, sat in sixteen cars, and other entourage members and several consulate staff sat in two The cloth-covered truck is responsible for escorting the delegation’s luggage and belongings.

(End of this chapter)