Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 353 Reception and Intimidation

It's very convenient to go to Zhangjiazhuang, just take the train.

There are several trains running between Peking and Zhangjiazhuang every day, some carrying goods and some carrying people.

Thanks to Beiyuan, Lin Ze also enjoyed the treatment of a special carriage.

Of course, the treatment in the special carriage is just as good, except that it is less crowded.

In addition to Kitahara Ransuke and Lin Ze, they also brought six military police, led by Xiao Jiang Dagui. Lin Ze was very satisfied with this arrangement.

Xiao Jiang Dagui is Lin Ze’s loyal subordinate!

There is no Blue Steel Express on this line, and the train is shaky and takes most of the day to complete the 200-kilometer journey.

When we arrived, local dignitaries were already waiting to greet us at the station.

The leader was a man of medium build, wearing a pair of glasses, a beard, and a military uniform. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be Kanai Shoji.

Lin Ze was very surprised that this Kanai Shoji was only a major!

This is the emperor of the outer area!

No wonder Kitahara Ransuke was specially arranged to come here, Kitahara-kun is of a high rank!

After getting off the train, Kanai Shoji was very enthusiastic. He saluted and shook hands with Kitahara Ransuke. Kitahara introduced him, "Kanai-kun, let me introduce you. This is the leader of the special team of our counterintelligence department, Hayashi Ze, Hayashi-san, and this is Major Kanai."

When Kanai Shoji saw that it was a Chinese, he was a little surprised, but he quickly saluted.

Lin Ze also returned the greeting, "Hello, Major Kanai!"

Then, Kanai Shoji introduced the people who would pick them up one by one.

The one standing at the head of the front row was the highest member of the Chanan Administrative Committee, Yu Pinqing. He was not tall, wore a loose mandarin jacket and a melon-shaped hat, had big eyes, puffy eyelids, and spoke with a thick accent. If it weren't for Kanai Shoji's introduction, Lin Ze would have thought that this guy was some country rich man.

Such a person turned out to be one of the few traitor leaders in the Chahar area.

The next person was a short, fat man. The word fat was not accurate. This guy was quite sturdy, like a sumo wrestler. Kanai Shoji introduced him, "This is the chief secretary of the King of Germany, Bartel."

Prince De is the leader of the grassland princes and is also a puppet supported by Kanai Shoji.

Bartel took the initiative to extend his hand and greeted with a smile.

Kanai Shoji also added: "Commander Li Shouxin also wants to come, but he is training troops in the grassland and cannot make it for the time being. Please don't blame Lieutenant Colonel Kitahara."

Li Shouxin was the local puppet army commander, a close confidant of Prince De, and also a big traitor who did many bad things.

The next person to be introduced was the Chief Inspector of Zhangjiazhuang Police Station, named Zhang Fuzhi. He looked quite capable, with a long face, a straight back, and a neat and clean salute.

The Zhangjiazhuang Police Station is quite strange. It has not had a chief until now. The Inspector General Zhang Fuzhi is the boss, and he has a very good relationship with Kanai Shoji.

Moreover, the Zhangjiazhuang Police Station has a large number of personnel, reportedly numbering over a thousand. This is no longer a police station, but a small army. This should be done intentionally in order to check and balance Li Shouxin.

There is not much to say about the people behind them. They are nothing more than presidents of chambers of commerce, officials of local administrative committees and the like.

Everyone got on several small carts. As so many people could not all sit in the carts, the people at the back got on horse-drawn carriages, and the group headed north into the city in a mighty procession.

The municipal seat of Zhangjiazhuang is in Wanquan County, but the railway line does not pass through the city. Instead, it is on the south side of the city, so one has to walk north for a while to enter the county seat. In later generations, the county seat was moved to the side of the railway line in order to be closer to the railway for easier development.

Along the way, Lin Ze looked at the scenery outside the window.

This place has little rainfall, little vegetation, and yellow soil all over the sky.

Only when you look far away can you see scattered patches of green, which are grasslands.

However, it seems that the current livestock carrying capacity is already quite high, and the grass has been eaten to pieces.

We even saw several poppy fields on the road, planted so blatantly.

This is not surprising, as the Japanese controlled the production and sale of opium in several provinces outside the border. From Rehe to Chahar, and then to Yanbei, there were large tracts of poppy fields.

Although "Rehe soil" is not as high in quality as "Southern Yunnan soil", it is large in quantity and cheap in price, making it the only choice for many drug addicts.

Kitahara Ransuke felt a little jealous.

Look at this major!

He is already a lieutenant colonel, but he is still pretending to be a grandson in Peking!

After entering Wanquan County, I found that the construction here is quite good.

After all, it is close to the railway, has developed business, and is a gathering center for so many materials from outside the province. There are many brick and stone buildings, and there are also many three-story buildings.

We passed by a super century-old restaurant, Chaoyanglou Restaurant. It is said that Li Zicheng and Cixi had eaten here, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.

But today's banquet is not here. Chaoyanglou Restaurant is too rough and does not have bird's nest and abalone dishes. The restaurant for the lunch banquet is on the newly built Yian Street, and its name is Yanbinchun.

The whole building was decorated with lights and colors, and it was obvious that it was prepared to receive distinguished guests from Peking.

Everyone got off the car first and stood on both sides. Then Kitahara Ransuke, Lin Ze and others got off the car and went in surrounded by everyone.

Kitahara felt very happy, as if he was called Lieutenant Colonel Kitahara in Peiping and something else outside of Peiping.

So what if Jin Jing Zhangji is the local tyrant? He still has to be polite when he sees me, right?

But soon, Kanai gave Kitahara Ransuke a warning.

The lunch was quite luxurious, with all kinds of delicacies from land and sea. The local upper class also spent a lot of money and adopted the "double seat" specification.

The so-called double banquet means that the Shanghai banquet is served first, and when the food is almost finished, everything is cleared away, and then a table of bird's nest and abalone is served. Logically speaking, people cannot finish so many dishes, but the purpose is to have this kind of show.

The banquet began and of course everyone was in a joyful mood, with people coming and going and toasting each other. Kitahara Ransuke knew what he was doing and insisted on not drinking, and Kanai Shoji didn't try to persuade him too hard.

But when we were eating the second meal, something unexpected happened.

I don’t know if Battelle was drunk, but he insisted on toasting Kitahara Ransuke.

Kitahara Ransuke insisted not to drink, and Bater flew into a rage, "You are an official from Peking, so you can disrespect the customs of the grassland? When Kanei-kun drinks with us, he never refuses. We all respect Kanei-kun!"

Jin Jing Zhang Eryi slammed the table, "Baga! Bater, you are so rude!"

Kitahara Ransuke's face turned pale!

Okay, okay, that’s what you’re trying to do, right?

Lin Ze stood up and said loudly: "Major Jin Jing is drinking with you, which is already a great honor for you. No, it should be said that it is a great honor for the Prince of De. Do you still want a lieutenant colonel to drink with you?"

Kitahara Ransuke was delighted, well said!

How dare you, a mere major, show off your power to me?

Lin Ze didn't give them time to react and continued, "It's easy to drink. If you can get me drunk, Beiyuan Jun will drink three cups with you personally!"

Kitahara wasn't happy yet, he was shocked again after hearing this.

Lin-san! You can't say that!

This Battelle looks to be about 300 pounds. Can you drink more than him?