In the lobby on the first floor, Zhang Tianhao randomly found a table and sat down, looking around.
There were not many people in the entire hall. There were about fifteen people. Even if there were more than a dozen people, they were all sitting in their own places. There was no casual communication, and they were even far away from each other.
Similarly, at the door, Zhang Tianhao actually saw the Japanese Major Sento Koji and Director Li from yesterday, sitting there with stools and observing everyone in the hall.
On the table in front of them, there were two bowls of soy milk, a few fried dough sticks, and a few steamed buns.
Outside the hall, in addition to the spies, there were also Japanese military police, which seemed to have surrounded the entire building.
Zhang Tianhao looked at Director Li and walked over directly.
"Hey, Mihara-kun, why are you..."
When Director Li looked at Zhang Tianhao, he was stunned, and said somewhat politely: "I'm really sorry, Miyuan-kun. Due to the needs of the mission, I invited you here. This is something that can't be helped. Please forgive me."
"I'm just an idler. You can investigate as you like. But I'm a little curious. What happened to make you lock everyone in here with no entry or exit?"
He smiled casually, then looked at Major Qian Teng, and said with a chuckle: "Qian Teng, long time no see."
"Mihara-kun, long time no see. In the past year, you have rarely gone to our special high school class!"
"As for that, in the past year, all I have been doing is running around and looking at my own business. I have no other ideas. Besides, my health has not been very good in the past year. I often stay at home to recuperate. There is nothing I can do about it. Young
I don’t cherish my time, and now that I’m only 27, I feel a little powerless. It’s so painful!”
"I didn't expect Mihara-kun to be so young. It's really gratifying. However, since I am acting under orders, I would like to ask Mihara-kun for your cooperation."
"No problem, I will fully cooperate with the empire as long as necessary. It's just that Shangcun and the others were invited by me to come over for a drink, but now they can't leave. Can you be accommodating and let them go, or at least call their home?
Send me some clothes or something."
"This can be said, but we have to send someone to inform him. After all, we are all subjects of the empire, and we are still reasonable." Qian Teng Qianteng took a look at Zhang Tianhao and said seriously.
"Mihara-kun, can we talk alone?"
"No problem. If it's something that benefits the empire, I'll have no problem with it. Of course, don't talk to me about money. If you talk about money, I'm afraid!"
Major Qian Teng didn't know what Zhang Tianhao meant, and he was also confused. He looked at him with some confusion, but still made a gesture of invitation.
"Xinzi, you are here to eat and have a chat with Major Qian Teng. There are some things you need to talk about. You will be back soon."
"Master..."
When Sun Xinxin heard this, she was stunned and became a little worried.
"It's okay. If the imperial soldiers don't protect the people of the empire, they won't harm us either. Don't worry!"
After Zhang Tianhao finished speaking, he turned around and followed Major Qian Teng to a dressing room on the first floor.
At this time, the dressing room had turned into a temporary interrogation room, with several Japanese soldiers standing outside. For him, this was just a formality.
In the room, two stools and a table have been prepared. If it is an ordinary person, the stool will be pulled back as if it is an interrogation. If it is a person with status and status, the stool will be placed opposite the table.
Serving two cups of tea also shows respect for each other.
"please!"
Someone specially poured a cup of tea for Zhang Tianhao and placed it in front of him.
Qian Teng directly made a gesture of invitation, which was considered a courtesy before asking questions.
"Thanks!"
Zhang Tianhao picked up the cup and took a sip, then put it on the table.
"I think Qian Teng-kun should give me an explanation, right?"
He immediately took the lead and started asking questions. After all, he was under house arrest here, which was obviously uncomfortable for normal needs.
Last night, he had sent a clear message about the situation here to all parts of the world. Americans, British, and Russians all received such telegrams.
However, this matter has not yet fully matured.
"Haha, Mihara-kun deserves to be called Mihara-kun. Before I asked, Mihara-kun asked first. As for the reason, I think Mihara-kun is a smart man and he doesn't know it!"
Major Qian Teng was very straightforward when he arrived. He didn't say much, but replied directly.
"In a word, it is the need of the empire, or the need of the mission, or the report was received here that someone died, and the empire needs to be known to handle the investigation. I think this should be your excuse, and I asked it and it was just a question.
Bai asked, right?"
"Mihara-kun, you are also a sensible person, why don't you say it so clearly!"
"Oh, I just can't figure it out. I invited someone here for dinner yesterday, but you guys detained me. What's the reason? I don't want to know, and I can't know. I understand this!"
Zhang Tianhao stared at Major Qian Teng and said in a calm voice: "You want to ask why we came here to eat yesterday?"
"Speaking of which, you may not believe it. I have been staying at home for a while and was bored drinking alone, so I invited them over for a drink. After all, the steaks in this restaurant are really good and quite authentic. This is what I hope most.
As for other places, there is nothing, and even the reason is so simple."
"It's just that I'm still a little confused about what happened here to make the empire go into war."
"What you said is just a coincidence. Will I believe it, or will you believe it?"
"Major Qian Teng, if you don't believe it, I can't help it. This is a fact. I was originally going to go to a French restaurant in the concession, but speaking of it, this French hotel has the most authentic steaks. You can ask, I said
Is it a lie? Among the restaurants opened by French people in Shanghai, it is definitely among the top three."
"I don't know about this. After all, I don't eat French steak very much. I didn't expect that Mihara-kun has done research on French steak?"
Major Qian Teng did not believe that Zhang Tianhao would tell lies on this topic. After all, if Zhang Tianhao did this, he would have thought about the consequences.
"Thank you Mihara-kun. I think I will ask Uemura-kun and the others about what you said. Maybe they will give me an explanation."
He smiled and didn't take it to heart, and the guard beside him also began to record the topics of the conversation between the two.
"It's okay, but I wonder when we can go back early. There is still work to do in the club. It's troublesome. Just going out for a meal and a drink brings so much trouble."
Zhang Tianhao stood up and said goodbye to Major Qian Teng. Apparently, a trace of unwillingness and anger flashed through Zhang Tianhao's heart.
But he still suppressed it with force and walked out of the room rationally.
As Major Qian Teng looked at Zhang Tianhao leaving, a flash of doubt flashed across his face. After all, he had already investigated three other Japanese businessmen.
These people would get together to eat and drink together when they had nothing to do. They were all businessmen anyway, and they didn't care about the small amount of money. Besides, the four of them were close partners.
"Isn't it too coincidental to come here for dinner randomly?"
Major Qian Teng also became a little confused. He ate in the concession three days ago, he ate in the suburbs ten days ago, and this time he ate in a French restaurant.
Looking at the results of these investigations, he also didn't know what to say. Besides eating, just eat.
Moreover, they ate specialties and even famous foods from various places. Even he could not have imagined that Zhang Tianhao and the others would enjoy it so much.
"Are they not the connector? Or is the connector among them? If there is a connector, it is probably Mihara Kojiro, but from all the signs, it is impossible for him to be there!"
This chapter has been completed!