Zhou Sen and the others booked tickets for carriage No. 4, next to the dining car.
Room for two people.
Soft sleeper.
This is the best carriage on this train. After checking in and boarding the train, Zhou Sen and Bai Yulan saluted and found their room numbers. They were in No. 5, and Wu En and A Xiang were in No. 6.
There are No. 7 and No. 8 at the back, which are naturally occupied by people. Only the rich and powerful can afford to live there.
Ordinary people usually get hard seats in third-class carriages, and the fare is several times cheaper.
After putting down the luggage, Zhou Sen took off his hat and scarf, took off his coat, collected Bai Yulan's coat and hung it up.
There is a heater in the car, which is much warmer than outside.
Bai Yulan also visited many places in her early years, but since marrying Lao Ma, she has never had the chance to leave Bingcheng in so many years.
This time, she actually had the opportunity to go out, which was an unexpected surprise for her.
Although I am not as excited as a little girl like Axiang, I am still very eager to try it. It is a pity that it is not a spring outing, otherwise I can see more beautiful scenery.
But traveling in winter has its own unique charm.
"Xiao Sen, have you read today's newspaper?" Bai Yulan sat down and asked in a low voice.
"I see." Zhou Sen smiled slightly and nodded. Seeing Bai Yulan's round curves made him feel warm in his heart. He understood what Bai Yulan was talking about.
"I didn't expect them either..."
"Shh, keep your voice down, this is not home, be careful that the walls have ears." Zhou Sen reminded.
Bai Yulan's cheeks turned slightly red, and she nodded sheepishly: "Am I a little complacent?"
"In a moment, let's go to the dining car to eat." Zhou Sen suggested.
"Who will look at the luggage?"
"Let Wu En come over and bring him food then." Zhou Sen said slowly and brought Wu En and Axiang with him. Isn't that the purpose.
Otherwise, wouldn’t the world of two be wonderful?
The train started slowly and headed south. According to the speed of the train, this train arrived in Xinjing almost in the early morning of January 1, 1940.
They were celebrating New Year's Eve on the train.
This is also a very meaningful thing.
The basic Western food and Japanese food provided on the train did not suit Zhou Sen and Bai Yulan's appetite, so they ordered Western food, steak, macaroni, borscht and table wine!
Most of the people eating in the dining car were guests in the soft sleeper compartment. When they got on the car, a few people even met Zhou Sen.
We are all civilized people. When we eat in the restaurant, we talk in low voices and talk about civilized things. Of course, many topics are inappropriate to listen to.
This was the first time for the two of them to dine alone together. Zhou Sen served Bai Yulan very carefully.
Whisper softly and smile happily.
A beautiful woman like Bai Yulan will always be approached by someone. Of course, if she already has a male companion, that would be provocation.
When you go out, you will encounter all kinds of things and meet all kinds of people.
It was originally a very warm dinner, but it was ruined by a Japanese who looked like a short winter melon. Zhou Sen was naturally very angry.
When Zhou Sen muttered in Japanese, the short winter melon was so frightened that he rolled away from the dining car.
This guy misunderstood that he was Japanese. If he were Manchurian, I'm afraid it wouldn't be that easy to solve today.
Bai Yulan has also seen Zhou Sen's fierce and domineering side. It seems that her man's gentleness is also in the right person.
After eating, we returned to the carriage with dinner for A Xiang and Wu En.
"Xiao Sen, the way you scolded that guy just now was quite scary." Bai Yulan didn't look frightened.
"There is no other way. I can only do this to avoid bigger troubles." Zhou Sen's words were distorted as he spoke, "Yu Lan, this long night..."
Bai Yulan's cheeks turned red when Zhou Sen stared at her: "Xiao Sen, this is in the car, please don't mess around?"
"What are you thinking about? Am I the kind of person who doesn't choose what to eat?" Zhou Sen chuckled, stood up, walked to Bai Yulan and sat down, and put his arms around her.
"Don't make trouble, this bed is so small, you can sleep on your side!" Feeling the heat coming from the man's body, Bai Yulan couldn't help but spat.
"It doesn't matter if I squeeze in. I can only sleep if I hold you." Zhou Sen said. No wonder people say that it is really pleasant to sleep with my wife's fragrant body in my arms when my wife and children are hot on the bed.
"Excuse..." This guy is so energetic, Bai Yulan has no choice but to let him go.
The train was speeding over the mine field, with the mountains passing by in the distance. The sky and the earth were pitch black. The sound insulation effect of the carriage was very good, and the sound of the cold wind outside could hardly be heard.
Every time you arrive at a station, you must stop to pick up and drop off passengers, which usually takes five to ten minutes. Since it runs at night, the train speed is actually not very fast, only about forty or fifty kilometers per hour.
Bai Yulan had already fallen asleep in her arms. The woman's cheeks were flushed, and her breath had a hint of sweetness.
This is the woman he wants to spend his whole life with. Zhou Sen reached out and smoothed his hair, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Early five in the morning.
When they arrived at Xingjing Station, they had to get off the train first, and then change to the international track train to Fengtian, because with Xingjing as the boundary, the railway to the north belongs to the China Eastern Railway, which uses Russian-made broad gauge, while the railway to the south belongs to the Japanese-made The South Manchuria Railway uses international rails.
Zhou Sen and the others bought tickets to Fengtian. After arriving at Xingjing station, they could directly transfer to the same train.
The train departure station is at the new Jingdong Station, which is almost seamlessly connected.
Therefore, they quickly boarded another train with the same carriage layout. They would need to take another eight hours or so to reach Fengtian.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the train stopped at Fengtian Station. Zhou Sen and four others got off the train. Everyone's face was a little tired after nearly a day's train ride. Bai Yulan had obviously been to Fengtian.
Although Fengtian has changed a lot, the basic streets have not changed.
This can be seen from Bai Yulan's familiar movement of walking outside the station after she got off the station.
"My mother's hometown is Fengtian." Bai Yulan took the initiative to explain why she was so familiar with Fengtian. It turned out to be this reason.
This is not difficult to explain.
"Is there anyone at my mother-in-law's house?"
"I don't know. I haven't been here for more than ten years. I remember that my mother had a brother. He was a few years older than me at that time. I don't know what happened to him now." Bai Yulan said, "At that time, Grandpa and grandma are still here too.”
"Don't you have any correspondence?"
"There were still people there in the first two years. Later, all the letters I sent were returned, and the reply from the post office was that there was no such person." Bai Yulan said, "I also wanted to come and look for him, but I never had the opportunity."
"Do you have a name and a photo?"
"My mother's surname is Han, and my uncle's name seems to be Han Dongfei." Bai Yulan said, "More than ten years have passed, and I don't know if the name has been changed."
"As long as he has a name, it will be easy to find him. This time, I will accompany you to look for him. We finally got here." Zhou Sen said, "Where does he live?"
"The alley of Xiaoshizi Street near Xiaoximen." Bai Yulan said.
"Let's go, find a hotel to stay in first." Zhou Sen nodded. He had a name, a surname, and an address, so it would be much easier to find it.
In the Yamato Hotel in Fengtian, only those with the rank of Japanese Army Major Zuo or above can stay. Even if Zhou Sen is qualified, he will not stay there.
Why are you going to the enemy's den when you have nothing to do?
Since they were going to Xiaoximen to find someone, Zhou Sen and the others found a hotel near Xiaoximen that looked good and stayed there.
He and Bai Yulan share a room, and Axiang and Wu En share a room respectively. This is not on a train, so you can pay attention to it.
"Wu En, go to the car dealership and rent a car. It will take about two days." After settling down, Zhou Sen told Wu En.
After all, Wu En is also a policeman, so this matter is not a problem for him.
"When Wu En rents the car back, I will accompany you to Zhaoling tomorrow, and then to Xiaoshizi Street Alley in Xiaoximen. In the evening we will go to Minghu Chun for dinner."
"Minghu Chun is a famous restaurant in Fengtian. It is said that you need to make a reservation to eat?" Bai Yulan said.
"That's for private rooms. For individual travelers like us, as long as there is a seat, it's fine." Zhou Sen smiled, "It doesn't matter if you can't eat. There are many delicious restaurants in Fengtian, so we can just go elsewhere."
"good."
"After riding the train all day and all night, I'll have someone boil some hot water for you, take a bath, and have a good rest."
"Okay, but I want you to help me..." Bai Yulan, who knows the essence and tastes, said with a charming look.
…
Zhaoling is in the north of the city. Zhou Sen and the others got up a little later, but by the time they drove there, it was already close to eleven o'clock in the morning.
Covered in silver, Zhaoling is actually not that good to see, but Bai Yulan said that the ancestors of the Bai family once participated in supervising the construction of Zhaoling, and she just wanted to come and have a look.
I took photos and left videos.
Drive to Xiaoximen Xiaozizi Street Alley.
In Bai Yulan's impression, this place has not changed much, but the people who live here have changed more than half, mentioning the Han family.
That is to say, a few old people who have lived here for a long time have some impressions. They said that their families moved away seven or eight years ago. They heard that they went to Guannai.
After asking, no one knew which city in the pass they were moving to. When the Han family moved, they did not alert outsiders and left quietly.
Seven or eight years ago, around the time of the "September 18th" outbreak that shocked China and the world, the Han family moved away at this time. Could this have something to do with it?
The clue was interrupted, and Bai Yulan was a little disappointed emotionally, but at least she knew that she still had a younger uncle in the world. At least for now, this person was still alive.
Minghu Chun is a restaurant that specializes in Shandong cuisine, especially soup making. Zhou Sen and the other two arrived earlier and chose a better seat in the hall.
The delicious food temporarily diluted Bai Yulan's longing for her relatives. After a full meal, she returned to the hotel to rest.
The next day, Zhou Sen asked Wu En to drive and accompany Bai Yulan and Axiang to go shopping on the grounds that they were looking for the owner of the hotel where Anthony's father had stayed.
And he quietly went to the Manchurian Railway concession area and contacted a "Lai Europe" member lurking in the Fengtian branch of the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department.
After he takes full charge of the "Coming to Europe" group, he needs to understand and confirm the people on the list.
This work must be carried out by him alone. Of course, this is very dangerous. However, except for Serkin who was exposed, the rest of the "Coming to Europe" team has been safe. Serkin does not know the situation of the "Coming to Europe" team. He just Anthony's assistant.
They met at a Japanese izakaya.
Zhou Sen handed him an envelope. After reading the contents of the letter, the other party took out a key and handed it to Zhou Sen.
There is a piece of wood hanging on the key, which is the key to the private safe of a high-end leisure spa club.
Zhou Sen went in easily and got the intelligence information that the other party had placed inside. He looked through it roughly, mainly the political and economic situation in the Fengtian area, not much about the military. It mainly showed the production situation in the arsenal. Clearly, these sources are helpful in understanding the war potential of the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria.
Especially once a full-scale war breaks out, how much production capacity can Fengtian's arsenal have and how much support can it provide to the Kwantung Army.
