Chapter 812 Further exploration and report
Chapter 812 Further exploration and report
The young man took the money and ran away. The remaining men were still muttering, "Hey, this grandson of Xiao Li is really good at flattering others. He gets up before dawn to work. He is just trying to show off his ability, right?"
"Who said it wasn't? He flattered the shopkeeper, and now he wants to flatter the young master. I think this kid looks good, but I don't know if the young master likes him. As the saying goes, three flat pieces are not as good as one round piece..."
There are also mature and prudent ones, "Go away, stop talking about people behind their backs. Xiao Li is a good person. He sleeps on the outermost bunk bed and helps you empty the urinal in the morning. Can you please give him some praise?"
Everyone didn't have any bad intentions, they just wanted to make fun of this "oddball", and after hearing what the older ones said, everyone kept quiet.
After more than ten or twenty minutes, the young master got impatient and lost his temper at the counter, "This kid usually looks very capable, why hasn't he come back yet? Damn it!"
The guys looked at each other, no one dared to say a word, let alone defend Xiao Li.
This young master has a bad temper and has connections in the gendarmerie headquarters. If you make him angry, he will send a piece of paper to the gendarmerie headquarters' jail, and that's no joke.
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and finally said, "Don't worry, sir. Maybe there's no duck ready when we get there. They're waiting for us."
The young master was still cursing, "What a fucking good-for-nothing, wait till I come back and see how I'll beat him up, hey, you guys are just standing there! You don't have a job in mind, right? If you don't want to do this, get out of here as soon as possible. It's cold out, go to the street and fall down, don't eat free meals here!"
The guys quickly got to work, one wiping the table, another moving the stools, looking for work to do when there was nothing to do.
The treatment at Qingfenglou can be said to be harsh. The waiters do not receive any salary, and they cannot take the bonuses for themselves. At the end of the year, other shops give out red envelopes, but the young master of Qingfenglou not only does not give any bonuses, but also scolds everyone, saying that everyone is lazy and has lost money today.
Although they provided food and lodging, the two meals a day were steamed bread made of mixed flour, which was not enough to satisfy hunger. They slept in a dormitory, and even in the cold winter, they didn't heat the kang. What was the point of heating a kang for a group of young men? They weren't afraid of getting angry!
Even with this treatment, no one dared to turn hostile.
If I really get kicked out, I might not even be able to sleep on a cold kang!
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, the young man surnamed Li still didn't come back, and the young master couldn't sit still any longer.
I ran upstairs to check, and when I heard no movement inside, I got scared.
Are you angry?
We were talking and laughing before!
For a moment, I hesitated whether to open the door and comfort her.
After a while, he finally mustered up the courage to open the door, and the young master was petrified.
The Japanese officers were seen lying on the ground in a disorderly manner. Saito was twitching all over and foaming at the mouth. He seemed to be conscious and struggled to raise his hands, but then his head tilted and he fainted.
The young master was so frightened that he sat down on the ground and wailed, "Someone come quickly!"
In Tianjin, Lin Ze was also eating.
Zheng Xiaji sent an invitation, saying that Mr. Lin had been busy with official business since returning from Peking, and had not had time to invite everyone to welcome him. Please be sure to come today.
Lin Ze thought that Lao Zheng had come to invite him several times. It was necessary to maintain the relationship with this group of people occasionally. As the saying goes, kindness and severity should be combined. It would not be good if it was too serious and too oppressive.
So he happily attended the banquet.
Zheng Xiaji has a high sense of security. The banquet was scheduled in one of his small Western-style buildings. The chefs are all his own people, and all the family members, young and old, are kept at home. All the ingredients used must be checked first, and someone will taste the dishes.
Wang Zhulin, Yoshimura Yuta and others came, especially Yoshimura Yuta, who was smiling apologetically with a shameless face.
It turns out that among these people, Yoshimura Yuta has the highest status. He controls the North China Transportation Corporation and can be called the God of Wealth in Tianjin.
But now Lin Ze has torn the North China Transportation Corporation into pieces and taken away all its high-quality assets.
His position became very awkward, but fortunately, since he joined Lin Ze's team, he has been loyal and it is more appropriate for him to handle many things, so Lin Ze has no intention of touching him.
When Lao Zheng and his people invited Lin Ze to eat, it was definitely not just for the sake of eating.
It is more about using this kind of occasion to enhance relationships and show loyalty.
Zheng Xiaji picked up the wine glass and said, "Master Lin, we are all very happy that you can come here today. Let me apologize to you all first. Let me toast you with the first glass of wine. You may not know that Master Lin sent me a capable assistant. Although he is a young man, he is smart and efficient. He really helped me. Later, this young man returned to Beiping. It was a loss for our police corps. Master Lin, you can't just ignore our police corps. You have to send us some more talents."
There are several meanings to what Lao Zheng said. First, he wants to tell everyone that I have a very good relationship with Master Lin. Although we are from the same faction, there are also differences in closeness and distance. I am one of the close ones.
The second is to show my loyalty to Lin Ze. You see, I have taken good care of the people you arranged.
Third, he kept reinforcing the impression that he had no ulterior motives, saying things like "You can't just ignore us," and asked Lin Ze to send more people over, giving him a sense of being able to get whatever he wanted.
Lin Ze also gave him face and raised his glass to clink with him, "Old Zheng has done a great job in the police corps. Tianjin's public security is what it is today, thanks to Old Zheng."
Wang Zhulin was not to be outdone, and he toasted and made a speech as well.
Yoshimura Yuta cursed in his heart, you guys have finished saying all the words, what the hell should I say!
As they ate and drank, the atmosphere became lively. Halfway through drinking, Niu Saner came in, walked up to Lin Ze, and whispered something in his ear.
Lin Ze remained calm, nodded to indicate that he understood, and continued drinking with the group.
The show ended at around nine o'clock. As soon as Lin Ze got into the car, he asked, "Niu San'er, are there any survivors? Has the Secret Service gone out to arrest anyone?"
Niu Saner was sitting in the co-pilot seat, and turned around to report, "Saito is still alive, and has been sent to the hospital. The rest are dying. They had dinner at Qingfeng Building, which has been sealed off. However, the Secret Service Department has not made any major moves, and the Military Police Headquarters, the Beijing Police Department, and the Detective Team have not received any orders."
This is a bit strange. The death of a lieutenant colonel is a big deal, so why is there no movement?
"That's it for now, and I'll report back later."
It wasn’t until the next morning that Lao Gao called, “Shengmin! Saito was having dinner with someone and was poisoned. Several people died. Saito is also in the hospital. I don’t know if he can make it!”
Lin Ze pretended to be calm, "How could this happen? Do you know who did it?"
"The Secret Service just called me and asked us to investigate this matter. They are so cunning. They didn't investigate it themselves, nor did they let the Military Police Headquarters investigate it. Instead, they asked us to investigate it. Can this case be investigated so easily?"
When Lin Ze heard this, he knew something was wrong.
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