On a secluded tree-lined road, a military sidecar motorcycle was parked diagonally on the side of the road.
Shibazaki walked around the car and said to the Japanese soldier holding a wrench: "Private Watanabe, please give me an accurate time. When can the car be repaired?"
Watanabe frowned and said: "I don't know about this, it seems to be a matter of motivation..."
"This is a document that is to be delivered to Commander Shimomura in person. If it is delayed, can you afford it?" Shibazaki said, patting the briefcase.
"Sergeant Shibasaki, what can I do about this? Otherwise... you can take a rickshaw to the headquarters, or go back and call for another one?"
"Do you still need to tell me? There is no rickshaw in this damn place. I don't have time to go back now!..."
"Didi——"
A car stopped slowly. Jiang Xinyu leaned out of the car window and said, "Is this Mr. Shibasaki?"
Shibazaki turned around and said in surprise: "Captain Jiang, why are you here?"
"I just came back from Songdao Street. I didn't expect to meet you again. It seems that we are really destined... What happened to the car?"
"I don't know. When I got here, it suddenly turned off."
Jiang Xinyu looked at the briefcase in his hand and said, "Chaizaki-kun, if you are in a hurry, I will give you a ride."
Shibazaki was not polite, opened the car door, sat in, and said, "Thank you very much. I'm going to the headquarters to deliver a document."
Jiang Xinyu drove the car and said, "You're welcome. Serving the imperial army is my duty."
Shibazaki said doubtfully: "How does Captain Jiang know my name?"
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "In the St. Petersburg restaurant, our seats are very close to each other. You can hear our conversation and I can hear your conversation."
Shibazaki nodded repeatedly and said: "That's right... Hey, Captain Jiang, you're going the wrong way. You should go straight to the headquarters."
"It rained heavily yesterday and the low-lying road was flooded. I'm worried that cars won't be able to pass. The detour will only take a few minutes at most. Is that okay?"
Shibasaki glanced at his watch and said, "A few minutes doesn't matter..."
Jiang Xinyu actually took a detour on purpose. Although there was water on the straight road, it did not affect the traffic of vehicles. He wanted to chat with Shibasaki for a while, and a lot of information was obtained inadvertently.
"Shibasaki-kun was also transferred from Manchuria?" Jiang Xinyu said casually.
"No, I have been in Yanjin for many years."
"Isn't it at Hongqiao?"
"I used to be a military medical officer in the Kono Regiment in Taku."
"Oh, no wonder we haven't met... In my impression, many people in the military police force were transferred from the Kono Regiment."
"Captain Jiang knows a lot of things."
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "The detective team and the gendarmerie often operate together, and I go to the gendarmerie a lot. It's hard not to know."
Shibazaki nodded and said: "A total of more than twenty people from the Kono Regiment were transferred to the Military Police. I know six or seven of them, including Yamada, Asano, Suzuki, Kato... They are all very lucky. The Military Police is...
A great place.”
Jiang Xinyu agreed and said: "Yes, the law enforcement department is indeed a good place...the Water Supply and Epidemic Prevention Department is also very good, and the logistics force is also very good."
Shibasaki shook his head with a wry smile and said nothing. He knew very well that the Water Supply and Epidemic Prevention Department conducted bacterial experiments every day, and he could be infected if he was not careful.
And they are not ordinary bacteria. Even if there is a symptomatic antidote, it still requires a process, and the treatment process is equally painful.
"Shibasaki-kun, I would like to take the liberty of asking you for some secrets." Jiang Xinyu had an idea in his mind.
Shibazaki said warily: "What do you want to know?"
"What kind of food does Section Chief Kagawa like? I'll treat him to dinner next month so that the arrangements can be made more properly."
Shibazaki's nerves relaxed and he said: "Section Chief Kagawa actually likes to eat Chinese food. He has stayed in Manchuria for several years and prefers the local cuisine there."
"oh……"
Ten minutes later, the car stopped at the gate of the Yanjin garrison headquarters.
"Captain Jiang, I'm lucky to have you today, thank you very much!"
"You're welcome, Shibasaki-kun... I have a little thing to ask you to help me with."
"What's up?"
"When you return from the headquarters, it will be almost dinner time. Can you go to Fuchang Restaurant to buy some dishes and ask Section Chief Kagawa to taste them to see if they suit your taste."
Shibasaki thought for a moment and said, "The Fuchang Restaurant on Songdao Street?"
"Yes, even that restaurant is too far away so I can't trouble you."
"I understand, Captain Jiang is going to invite Section Chief Xiangchuan to dinner at Fuchang Restaurant and let him try the dishes first?"
Jiang Xinyu gave a thumbs up and said: "It doesn't take much effort to talk to smart people. That's what I mean! Not only are we asking for Section Chief Xiangchuan, but you also have to accompany me."
Saying this, he took out a wad of large-denomination bills from his wallet and stuffed it into Shibasaki's hand, saying, "You're tired this time. If you don't have enough money, I'll make up for it next time."
This money is not enough to buy a banquet, and the restaurant will definitely deliver the food to your door without Shibazaki having to put any effort at all. No one will refuse this kind of deal that gives you food and money.
Shibazaki praised: "Section Chief Jiang is starting to prepare now for what will happen in one month. He is really thoughtful."
"Please, please." Jiang Xinyu repeatedly held his hands.
Shibazaki put the money away and said, "I'm on official business, so I'll go in first."
Jiang Xinyu said politely: "Okay, goodbye."
Half an hour later, Shibasaki came out of the headquarters, got on the motorcycle with a sidecar to pick him up, and said, "Back to Songdao Street, let's go to Fuchang Restaurant first."
"Yes!" the Japanese soldier agreed, and the motorcycle sped away.
Opposite Fuchang Restaurant is the Big Bowl Tea Shop. Anyone with good eyesight can clearly see what is going on inside this open-air tea shop.
The motorcycle with a sidecar parked on the street, Shibasaki got off the car, looked around as usual, and saw Suzuki Socho sitting in a tea shop.
"Suzuki-kun? Why are you here?" Shibazaki said loudly in surprise.
Suzuki just stared at Liang Zi. Although he saw a motorcycle approaching, he didn't pay attention to the people on the car, thinking they were soldiers from the barracks.
When he discovered that he was an old acquaintance, Shibazaki, it was already too late to stop him. Liang Zi, who was not far away, immediately became alert. How could there be a Japanese in a place like a tea shop?
The cheapest place to drink tea in Yanjin is the ubiquitous large-bowl tea shop, which provides two copper plates for a pot of tea and a plate of melon seeds.
Most of the customers are ordinary people at the lowest level. Only those who are short of money will come to a place like this. No matter how unsatisfactory a Japanese's life is, he will not come to drink a big bowl of tea.