"Let's go in, too. There are almost everyone here now, and it's about to start." The leader, an older Japanese, said, and then took the lead and walked into the hall.
Looking at everyone wearing Japanese clothes, those long clothes, and not even a few people wearing suits, Zhang Tianhao also felt helpless for a while.
However, for this banquet, he also specially found a set of clothes to participate in this banquet, so that he was not different from others.
At this time, everyone in the hall had slowly gathered around, and in the middle of the front, there was a staircase, which was obviously covered with a red carpet.
There were also many people standing in the brightly lit hall and upstairs on both sides, but these people also began to pay attention to the stairs.
It is precisely because the space is large enough, otherwise there really would not be enough room for so many people to stand here. Looking at the whole scene, there must be at least forty or fifty people.
Among them were some whom Zhang Tianhao knew, and some who did not. When they saw him, they all nodded.
After all, those who can come here are all people with a certain status, and there are even many elites in the military and political circles.
From what he saw, there were several Japanese officers, all of whom were junior officers or above. They seemed to be standing in groups upstairs.
"Are there people from the military coming today?"
"You don't know?" Uemura looked at him curiously. After all, people from the military seemed to be used to it.
"How do I know? Well, it's my first time to participate in such a banquet, and I'm thinking about what to do next. It would be very bad to be rude."
"That's right. You are young and don't attend banquets like this very often. In Shanghai, as long as it is a large government banquet, some people from the military will be invited."
"I see!"
He suddenly realized that he seemed to know something.
At this moment, a beam of light hit the stairs directly, and at the same time, he saw Yushio Kodama walking down the stairs with a hypocritical smile on his face.
When he reached the corner of the stairs that led directly to the hall below, he stopped, and then the beam of light hit him directly, allowing him to see more clearly.
I saw him pressing his hands, and the whole hall slowly became quiet.
"Thank you all for attending the reception tonight, thank you..."
As the speech progressed, it lasted for more than ten minutes before he basically finished what he wanted to say.
"Now, I would like to solemnly introduce to you an important figure from the empire, General Kenji Dohi!"
As he stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation, he saw a middle-aged Japanese man wearing the uniform of a lieutenant general walking down the stairs on the right.
When he went downstairs, his slightly narrowed eyes glanced at everyone in the field, and then he showed what he thought was a kind smile.
"General Doi Madoka, he participated in..."
After a while of introduction, the various achievements of Toichi Madoka Kenji were all listed, which enabled him to be continuously promoted to the current position of Lieutenant General.
Madoka Doi was very satisfied with the way others looked at him. Even he himself waved directly to everyone and said seriously: "Thank you for giving me such an opportunity. It's really my pleasure to meet you all."
It's an honor. I would like to thank you all here, thank Mr. Kodama, thank the empire, thank..."
"For Shanghai's new order, for Shanghai's prosperity and stability, for..."
After a while, he gave another speech, and the expression on his face became much brighter.
"In the future, I would like to ask all the business elites of the empire to take care of me. I will definitely create a more stable and harmonious Shanghai for everyone and the empire, a more stable and harmonious new order in East Asia, and more..."
As bursts of applause rang out, the businessmen below also kept applauding, and there were even endless compliments.
Only Zhang Tianhao felt even heavier, as a new round of exploitation was about to begin.
The half-hour speech ended once again. Kodama Yushio and Doi Madoka Kenji also came down with wine glasses in hand and greeted everyone one by one.
That kind of appearance that seems to be friendly to the people is indeed a performance.
"Thank you, General, for coming to our cocktail party!"
"I wish the general a prosperous journey!"
"The general is really the elite of the empire. With the general in charge in Shanghai, Shanghai will bring us more wealth."
"With the agency chief and general in Shanghai, our business will be more developed in the future!"
Words of praise came out from the mouths of various Japanese businessmen, and words of flattery came one after another.
After all, it is not a fuel-efficient lamp that can achieve this level. Now, if you flatter me a little bit, you can at least leave a good impression.
It's just that Zhang Tianhao stood on the edge and didn't step forward to join in the fun. He still didn't want to say such flattering words, because he was afraid that he would vomit.
As Kodama and Madoka Doi sat down, others found places to sit down one after another. Even those who had no seats stood around and began to watch.
A group of eleven young women who looked like students appeared at the front. They stood in front, the light shone on them, and then they heard the sound of music.
A Japanese chorus song began to be sung, and the atmosphere became more and more lively.
But Zhang Tianhao's eyes glanced around and upstairs, and his eyes were slightly condensed.
Looking at the waiters and several Japanese officers upstairs, it seemed that these people were not focused on listening to the music. On the contrary, their eyes were scanning the guests below from time to time.
Moreover, there were a dozen plainclothes men standing upstairs, looking downstairs, including almost all the guests below.
"This is surveillance!"
Being quite sensitive, he frowned slightly, then relaxed and started watching casually like everyone else.
Similarly, he was really speechless about the security here, because it was quite difficult to do some small actions here.
Even if he wanted to plant some bombs here, it would be impossible.
As long as he moves some hands and feet, someone will immediately notice him and even suspect him.
"Damn it, Kodama is so careful!"
The chorus song ended after singing three songs, and then came another Japanese entertainer, wearing a unique Japanese costume, but dancing a unique Japanese dance on the large enough step platform in front.
The unique music caused everyone below to applaud and applaud.
"Let's all dance together, we are here to have fun tonight, everyone please!"
At this time, Kodama immediately stood up, pulled Madoka Doi, and several other important people into a row, and also danced to the music in front.
Seeing this scene, other businessmen below also lined up in rows consciously, and then started dancing too. Even Zhang Tianhao was pulled over.
"Mihara-kun, let's dance together, as long as everyone is happy. Believe in the empire, that is the most correct choice. Dance."
Like a unipod, Zhang Tianhao also moved with the music. In time with the rhythm, his face was also full of smiles.
It's just that his eyes scanned the surroundings from time to time, especially upstairs, looking for opportunities.
But the spy above stood there completely still, monitoring the whole place, which made him a little discouraged. After all, he really couldn't do anything now.
This chapter has been completed!