Arita Hachiro, the Consul General of Japan in Tianjin, ignored Chu Yufeng. After a friendly conversation with the Chinese businessman, he walked towards Zhou Hexuan with a smile on his face, raised his glass and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Zhou Hexuan did not dare to be careless in the slightest. The Japanese Consul General in Tianjin were all militarists at heart, and they were also chief intelligence officers.
A few years ago, when Tatsuichiro Funatsu was the Consul General of Japan in Tianjin, he sent people to secretly investigate the files of celebrities in Tianjin. This included Beiyang political figures, military and political officials from various provinces, old and young people from the former Qing Dynasty, and even lawyers, scholars and celebrities in the industrial and commercial circles.
All the situations were sorted out and compiled into detailed questionnaires for filing.
This questionnaire was not made public until 1994.
It can be said that all Chinese who have lived in Tianjin for a long time and are somewhat famous are all under the surveillance of the Japanese.
Of course, this kind of surveillance also has a focus.
For ordinary celebrities, they only register their name, alias, occupation, place of origin, address, etc. For key figures, they focus on surveillance, try their best to find out all kinds of relevant information, and even secretly bribe people around you.
Zhou Hexuan used to be just an ordinary celebrity, but now he has been upgraded. Even the maid of Zhou Hexuan's family, Liu Wu, was secretly contacted by Japanese people, asking inconspicuous questions, such as what Zhou Hexuan likes to eat and what special hobbies he has.
etc.
Tianjin is the city where Japanese spies are most active because there are too many warlords, politicians and celebrities living in apartments here.
Let’s take Hachiro Arita in front of us. He will become Japan’s Foreign Minister in a few years. After retiring from office, he will become Tojo Hideki’s special diplomatic advisor.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Mr. Consul speaks Chinese really well."
Arita Hachiro said modestly and politely: "I have been in China for five years. I like Chinese culture very much and am very excited about China. I hope that China and Japan can always live in harmony."
Believe it or not, there is a ghost!
Zhou Hexuan pretended to have an expression of admiration and praised: "Mr. Consul is really of noble character. Come, let's drink to the Sino-Japanese friendship!"
"For the friendship between China and Japan!" Hachiro Arita raised his glass and smiled.
Zhou Hexuan took a sip of red wine and said: "Mr. Consul, I would also like to thank you for supporting the Haihe River regulation project to benefit the people of Tianjin and the victims of the Shandong disaster."
"This is what I should do," Hachiro Arita said. "I have been transferred to Tianjin for less than a year, and I am not very familiar with the celebrities in Tianjin. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can move around more. I am very willing to communicate with China
exchanges between scholars.”
"No, I'm so flattered." Zhou Hexuan said with sincerity and fear.
Okay, he went a little overboard.
Hachiro Arita smiled and said: "I once read Mr. Zhou's work "The Rise of the Great Powers" and admired it very much. If there is an opportunity, I hope Mr. Zhou can go to Japan to give lectures and let Japanese students listen to Mr. Zhou's teachings."
"The teachings are not meant to be taken seriously, they are just exchanges." Zhou Hexuan said.
Arita Hachiro inquired: "I heard that Mr. Zhou once traveled around the world?"
"It's just wandering." Zhou Hexuan said.
"I also went to the UK to study, but I learned German in Japan," Hachiro Arita said. "I prefer Germany to the UK. Zhou Hexuan's discussion of Germany in the book is very suitable to my liking."
"Heroes see the same thing." Zhou Hexuan thought to himself: If he likes Germany, no wonder he is a militarist.
The two started talking nonsense, talking about what they had seen and heard about Germany and the UK. Anyway, they all talked about their own things. When Hachiro Arita studied in the UK, Zhou Hexuan was still a little kid (calculated as 29 years old).
Zhou Hexuan was chatting with Hachiro Arita, and Yoshiko Kawashima was also very charming. She was currently a member of the 14th Manchu Qing Dynasty. With her good looks and decent conversation, she was highly sought after by people at home and abroad.
This woman has not yet officially joined the Japanese secret service. Everything she has done is to help the Qing Dynasty recover and thereby prove her worth through achievements, including marrying the Mongolian royal family last year.
Zhou Hexuan is not qualified to enter the discerning eye of Kawashima Yoshiko. She is now friends with either rich people or political figures, and she does not bother to waste time on Zhou Hexuan, a scholar.
After chatting for a while, Zhou Hexuan felt that it was not interesting, so he left early.
As soon as Zhou Hexuan moved, Liao Yaquan immediately winked at Chu Yufeng, and the two quickly went downstairs through the back door.
The drama of a hero saving a beauty is about to begin!
"Sir, are you going back so soon?" Sun Yonghao said as he ran over from the side hall, chewing steak.
Sun Yongzhen glared at his younger brother and scolded: "Stop talking nonsense, all you want to do is eat!"
"How did you eat?" Sun Yonghao retorted, "It's hard to come to a big hotel, so of course I have to eat enough."
"A loser!" Sun Yongzhen said with disdain.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and smoothed things over: "Okay, okay, it's normal to eat something, as long as you don't drink."
Sun Yonghao immediately said: "Don't worry, I know very well in my heart that I will never cause trouble by drinking."
The three of them laughed and took the elevator downstairs. Not far from the hotel gate, they suddenly saw a group of guards standing by the roadside. There was a car behind those soldiers, shaking slightly from time to time, and the sound of shouting and struggling could be heard.
"Help!"
"Asshole, let me go!"
"ah……"
Zhou Hexuan had already recognized Liao Yaquan's voice, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
If you want to act, then I will act with you.
Zhou Hexuan instantly transformed into a righteous knight and shouted sternly: "What are you doing? Let him go quickly!"
The soldiers immediately took out their guns and aimed at them, shouting: "Mind your own business, Mr. Chu is doing something. If you don't want to die, get out of here."
"This is the Japanese Concession. The Japanese Consul General in Tianjin is in the hotel. Why don't you try firing a gun?" Zhou Hexuan stepped forward with dignity.
As expected, those soldiers did not dare to shoot. The leader said: "Put away your guns and kill this blind man."
Zhou Hexuan pointed at the other party and said with a smile: "I remember you. The last time we were at Mr. Chu's house, you were beaten by the young marshal's soldiers until you cried for your father and mother."
These soldiers did not know Liao Yaquan's plan. They were really looking out for Chu Yufeng. At this moment, hearing Zhou Hexuan mention the unbearable past, the guards suddenly had angry expressions on their faces, but they were afraid of the young commander's reputation and could not advance or retreat.
No, he just stood there dumbfounded and didn't know what to do.
"Get away!" Zhou Hexuan walked straight forward.
"You are not allowed to pass." The soldiers blocked the way.
The Sun brothers admired Zhou Hexuan's "chivalrous spirit, righteousness and courage". They had been influenced by Zhou Hexuan's martial arts novels for a long time, and they also dreamed of becoming chivalrous and righteous heroes. Now that they saw injustice and Zhou Hexuan was threatened, the brothers immediately moved forward
rush.
Sun Yongzhen has mastered the body skills of Bagua Sect and the boxing skills of Xingyiquan. He specializes in finding vulnerable places to attack, almost knocking out one with one punch. His punching posture is very ugly, but the punch path is extremely vicious, and several of his internal organs are injured.
Soldiers with weak muscles and bones must lie down for at least two or three months to recover.
Although Sun Yonghao's kung fu was much inferior, it was enough to deal with a few soldiers. He took out his gun to protect Zhou Hexuan, checking for any fish that had slipped through his brother's fists, and the three of them quickly rushed to the side of the car.
"Ouch!" Chu Yufeng cried out in pain from inside the car.
Liao Yaquan escaped from the car in disheveled clothes, threw herself directly into Zhou Hexuan's arms and cried: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Mr. Zhou, Chu Yufeng is a bastard, he wants to molest me!"
Chu Yufeng held her crotch with both hands in the car and was about to cry but had no tears. He was hit so hard by Liao Yaquan that the pain made her want to hit the wall and commit suicide.
