Agents of the Republic of China

In the evening, Lin Xiaotang received invitations from the Ministry of Commerce and the Peking Chamber of Commerce, inviting him to have a banquet at the Central Hotel in Wangfujing in the evening. Except for a few famous businessmen in Peking, Zhou Sijing's name was impressively ranked first in the signature. .

Lin Xiaotang looked at the invitation card in his hand and couldn't help laughing.Just now, Qin Han informed him about the monitoring of Chunlai Teahouse and Zhou Sijing. Coincidentally, Zhou Sijing entered the teahouse through the back door. The two seemed to have a secret conversation. Not long after Zhou Sijing left, Gu Daming hurriedly handed it over to the waiter. And he took a suitcase and quietly ran outside the city to hide.It seems that the relationship between the two is not simple, and the telegram received by Gu Daming is likely to be delivered to Zhou Sijing.

Wanquan-Gu Daming-Zhou Sijing, it seems that there is really a complete communication channel!I just don't know what secrets these people are hiding?Now it seems that these people are not affiliated with the Central Command, the Military Command, nor the Japanese or the puppet government. The identities of the three people are really an intriguing question.

Qin Han was a little worried. He looked at Guo Zhui, who was standing beside him, and gave him a sneaky wink, but Guo Zhui just smiled, and continued to lean on the window sill, carefully cleaning his Colt revolver.

Qin Han plucked up his courage and said, "Boss, this Zhou Sijing has such a complicated background, I think it's better not to take risks personally. This person has a close relationship with the Japanese, I'm afraid...".

Lin Xiaotang smiled easily, and waved his hands, "Don't worry, he's just interested in our business, and he's just greedy for money, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to great lengths to get these few businessmen to accompany him. The key is that he is still valuable, He is here, we can follow the clues to dig out the perfect secret, wait a little longer, his life will be yours sooner or later!"

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The Central Hotel is located in the south of Wangfujing. It is a four-story imitation Gothic building. It is said that it was built by Ningbo businessmen 20 years ago. Business is still booming, and it is still second only to Liuguo Hotel in Beiping city.

A low traffic lighthouse was placed at the intersection, and two policemen in black uniforms were listlessly directing the traffic.Seeing Lin Xiaotang's car approaching, his eyes lit up, he straightened his back, and quickly led the car to the entrance of the Central Hotel.

This car was given to Lin Xiaotang by Bai Jingqi. The old man is not used to taking a car. Up to now, there are still several coachmen in the family. They use rickshaws for getting in and out, and horse-drawn carts for farther distances. Therefore, this brand new car is parked at home. For half a year, it was useless.

Lin Xiaotang got out of the car, motioned for Guo Zhui, Guo Zhui understood, smiled at the two policemen, and handed them a few banknotes, "Brother, I'm sorry!" The two policemen smiled and bowed and bowed.

"Boss Lin!"Zhou Sijing, dressed in a black coat, had already brought two subordinates to usher him out of the hall.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two walked into the Central Hotel side by side.

After entering the restaurant, Lin Xiaotang realized that the inside was all Japanese-style, mixed with the original Western-style furnishings, which seemed nondescript.

Seeing Lin Xiaotang's surprised expression, Zhou Sijing hurriedly explained that since the "July [-]th Incident" and the fall of Peking, the place has been taken over by the Japanese. Although it is open for business, most of the people who receive it are Japanese, and the wooden floor is laid. and tatami mats, but only on the first floor. The chefs and waiters on the first floor are also from Japan and undertake the task of receiving Japanese people.According to this, the iron lion alley not far away is the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front Army, so a part of the guest rooms here are also designated as dormitories for the headquarters personnel.

But the second floor is still handed over to the Chinese to manage. It is said that it was the staff of the former Central Hotel, and it still serves authentic Beijing flavor.

Looking at the Japanese passing through it, Lin Xiaotang felt unsettled in his heart. He knew what Zhou Sijing was thinking. He wanted to prove how close his relationship with the Japanese was. Will pull Lin Xiaotang to chat alone.

Sure enough, the second floor is still decorated in Chinese style, and most of the people who come and go are Chinese.Zhou Sijing booked the largest room today, but the total number of them was only seven people, so the spacious table seemed a little lonely.

Fortunately, Zhou Sijing's eloquence was good, and after a while, the awkward atmosphere was heightened. Under his instruction, several celebrities in the business world of Peking frequently toasted Lin Xiaotang. It didn't take long for seven people to kill three bottles of the bottled wine. Erguotou treasures.

A few people were a little drunk, and they talked a lot more casually, and the topic unknowingly turned to women. When they talked about the Japanese restaurant downstairs, they all had obscene smiles on their faces.Zhou Sijing simply pulled the chair to Lin Xiaotang's side, "Brother Lin, don't dare to say anything else, if you are interested in Japanese women, I can help you arrange it in a while, it doesn't matter if it's a geisha or the waiter below, as long as you agree If you hit it, there is nothing that cannot be done, you don’t know that this Japanese woman has a different taste from ours, that submissiveness, that gentleness...!" Zhou Sijing smacked her lips with endless aftertaste.

The person on the opposite side took the conversation, "Old Zhou, don't talk about that, all women are the same if they are drunk. I heard that there is a nightclub in Shanghai now, and a new thing is opened. What is it called? What is it?" The love song room, the business is booming, other shops want to learn, but they can’t learn it. The room is full of imported stereos, what songs do you want to sing, accompanied by a band, and some even recorded records, what do you want to sing There are all of them, let me tell you, it’s still better to sing while drinking, don’t have a mood!”

Zhou Sijing immediately cheered up, "Yes, yes, that's right, I heard someone mention it, it seems to be called the Hero Nightclub, and now it is one of the best places in Shanghai!"

Lin Xiaotang was taken aback for a moment, he never expected that the reputation of the Hero Nightclub was so great in Beiping.Ever since he went to Nanjing to hand over the nightclub, Ke Hua and Santos to Datou and Fatty Shen, he didn't expect them to make the hero so prosperous in such a short period of time.

Lin Xiaotang also became interested, and his red face couldn't help showing color, he slapped the table, "Everyone, my brother is not talented, that Hero Nightclub is the property of me and my brothers!"

Zhou Sijing and everyone were taken aback, "Really, brother, you are the owner of the hero!"

Lin Xiaotang was also a little drunk at this time, he said with a glass of wine, and waved his left hand, "Another day, if you all have time to go to Shanghai, let's go to Hero. Don't be afraid of your jokes, I, the boss, have never visited. As long as you come to Shanghai , please inform the little brother, I will arrange it!"

Everyone applauded loudly, and suddenly they drank a lot of wine.

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In the tidy bathroom, Lin Xiaotang gloated at Zhou Sijing and vomited wildly. In fact, Lin Xiaotang drank a lot himself, but his alcohol capacity has always been good, and he has absorbed the energy of the ghost, basically equal to two wine altar masters. Plus, his strength has more than doubled, so he can handle such an occasion completely, but even so, Lin Xiaotang also felt a little dizzy.There's no way, people like Zhou Sijing don't want to drink too much!

After Zhou Sijing vomited, his face turned pale. Lin Xiaotang handed him a glass of clear water. His steps were shaky and his eyes were a little dazed. He thanked him repeatedly, took it and drank it down.

Lin Xiaotang's heart skipped a beat, and he took out two cigars from his pocket, and the two of them hid in the corner of the bathroom and began to puff.

Lin Xiaotang opened his mouth tentatively, "Brother Zhou, you invited me here, not just for the banquet, right?"

Zhou Sijing chuckled, and even the drunkenness subsided a lot. He patted Lin Xiaotang's shoulder vigorously, "Brother, you are indeed a rising star in the business world. I have heard about your performance in Shanghai. You started from scratch and built a company as big as it is today. , you are not an idler!"

Lin Xiaotang smiled, "Okay, Brother Zhou, don't I come to your place to make a living? I will rely on you a lot in Beiping in the future, right? Don't worry, hello, hello, hello everyone, as long as the business is booming Come on, brother can't do without your benefits!"

Zhou Sijing's drunken eyes were hazy, and the two pointed at each other and laughed endlessly.

Zhou Sijing took a deep breath, "Actually, these are all trivial matters. In fact, I have something else to do with my brother...!"

Before Lin Xiaotang could speak, Zhou Sijing saw a few people approaching from the other end of the corridor. He hurriedly patted Lin Xiaotang, "Brother, there are a few Japanese people I know, let me go over and say hello, let's talk later!"

Lin Xiaotang looked in his direction, and there were several men and women, among them was an officer in military uniform, and when the officer turned around, a graceful figure flashed out.

Her hair seemed to be cut short, and a capable and simple suit set off the unevenness of her figure, but it was obviously different from her previous appearance with heavy makeup, and her whole person looked elegant and refined.

Lin Xiaotang was taken aback, and quickly hid behind the wall, secretly looking in Duan Yuran's direction.

Zhou Sijing warmly greeted the officer, who seemed very familiar. The officer stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder twice. Zhou Sijing's bones seemed to be lightened, and his body was half short.

The others, including Duan Yuran, just greeted him lightly, and they didn't seem to know each other.

Zhou Sijing watched them go down the stairs, and then returned to the door of the bathroom. Seeing Lin Xiaotang's eyes following the people who went downstairs, she was immediately amused, "Brother, did you fall in love with that woman?"

Lin Xiaotang hurriedly shook his head.

Zhou Sijing said with a smile: "It doesn't work if you are in love, I advise you better not to mess with those women!"

"Why?" Lin Xiaotang was curious.

Zhou Sijing said mysteriously: "You don't know that the Central Hotel hosted a meeting of the Japanese in the past two days, and the participants were all elites from various secret agencies. Don't ask, that woman must be, you say, such a woman Do you dare to touch it?"

Lin Xiaotang's heart moved, and he nodded quickly, "That's it, that's it!" After thinking about it, "By the way, what you just said was...?"

Zhou Sijing looked around and wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she gave up, "There are too many people here, let's come out and talk alone these two days!"