The train is moving.
Opening the car window and letting the night breeze blow in, the stuffy heat in the car dissipated a lot, and Zhou Sen lay down.
Although the bed in this car is a bit small, it may be more comfortable to lie down and rest than to sit.
Spending the extra money still makes sense.
At night, the train runs at a reduced speed. After all, the visibility is not as good as during the day. This is not driverless.
Once an accident occurs, if the speed is slow, there is still a chance to respond. After all, they are pulling people, not goods.
However, under normal circumstances, passenger trains are relatively safe, but some crimes on board are a persistent problem that cannot be eliminated.
Zhou Sen usually wouldn't take the initiative to meddle in other people's business, but if he encountered it, it would be unreasonable to ignore it.
There are stolen passengers on every train, just a few.
"I'm going out to smoke a cigarette." Zhou Sen confessed, stood up, opened the door, and walked out.
There was no one in the corridor. The car had started driving at this moment. Everyone stayed in the car, resting and chatting.
Looking at the mountains and trees flying by outside the window, the cigarette disappeared quickly. After stubbing out the cigarette butt, I threw it out the window.
"Cigarettes, melon seeds, soda..."
The flight attendant pushed the trolley and shouted all the way over. It was not yet time to turn off the lights on the car.
"Do you have beer and peanuts?"
"Yes, sir."
"Two bottles of beer and a bag of peanuts."
The long night is indeed boring. It is necessary to find something to pass the time. The educated people can play chess and read books, while the most suitable thing for the traffickers and lackeys is to get some wine and drink.
"Here's a pack of melon seeds and soda!" Anna poked her head out and pointed at Zhou Sen, "He'll give you money."
Zhou Sen didn't say anything. A pack of melon seeds was just a small amount of money for him, so he didn't have to worry about it.
"Sir?" The flight attendant asked Zhou Sen first.
Zhou Sen nodded, took out his wallet from his pocket, took out a five-yuan Manchurian dollar and handed it over.
A pack of melon seeds only cost 30 cents, which is the price on the train. The most they sell outside is 10 cents, which is a lot.
"Bring me two more bottles of soda." Zhou Sen ordered, and the flight attendant brought him three bottles of soda and a pack of melon seeds, and gave him the change.
There are not many melon seeds in a pack, and it doesn’t take much effort to finish them.
Zhou Sen is not a fan of soda. Although he bought a bottle, he didn't drink it, and it ended up in Anna's stomach.
The lights in the carriage were turned off, and Zhou Sen lay down directly.
That idiot Wu En has been snoring for a long time.
The train arrived at the station at four o'clock in the morning. When they got off the train, Anna took them to find a hotel to stay in, while Zhou Sen and Wu En went directly back to Ningxiang Pavilion.
It was already early five o'clock when I got home, and the sky was getting brighter.
Zhou Sen first went to Bai Yulan's house to check on his wife and children, then took a shower and changed into a set of clean clothes.
Then they wait for Bai Yulan to get up and have breakfast together. They have to go to work to cancel their vacation soon.
"My guest list for Full Moon Wine is almost complete. Take a look at it later. Is there anything you missed?"
"I haven't started yet here, don't worry, I'll do it today, and we'll summarize it when I get back in the evening." Zhou Sen said.
"There are still about ten days left for supplies. There is no problem in sending invitations a week in advance." Bai Yulan said.
"Well, it would be better to finalize the list and send out the invitations earlier, so that we can receive feedback earlier and determine the number of people attending," Zhou Sen said.
Bai Yulan nodded.
"How do you plan to be the host of the reception?"
Zhou Sen glanced at Jiang Ju who was eating together at the table and said, "Isn't this ready-made? The Pingju Queen serves as the master of ceremonies. Isn't it very appropriate?"
"The host of the ceremony must be a man and a woman. How can Jiang Rou do it alone?"
"That's not easy. It depends on whether someone is willing." Zhou Sen chuckled.
"You are really good at using people. This can save a lot of money." Bai Yulan chuckled.
"Save money if you can." Zhou Sen said.
Returning to the police station, he sold his leave to Akiyama Nosuke and explained the reason. Akiyama Nosuke also knew that he had other jobs, so the Secret Service Division would not assign him any additional tasks, so that he could concentrate on The work in the intelligence room.
However, the official position of the National Police Agency was not removed, and he continued to hold it concurrently. He was still affiliated with the police system, but was under dual leadership.
"I arranged for Bekovsky and the four of them to stay at the Xiangyang Hotel on Youyi Road. Nina and Han Songyue live with me. They are all resting now. When will we take over the house on Youyi Road?" Anna asked .
"I'll call and ask, tomorrow at the latest." Zhou Sen said.
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
"Go to Songhua School and make arrangements for Hong Lianghui. Find a time tomorrow and we will take him to see Mr. Hong."
"Well, I happened to be going to the "Old Fengtian Tailor Shop" today, so I stopped by. ” Anna nodded.
"OK."
Zhou Sen called him according to the number Sato Hide gave him. A Japanese named Ota answered the phone. After learning Zhou Sen's identity, he immediately said that he could come and receive it at any time.
Zhou Sen made an appointment with him to arrive at two o'clock.
All morning, Zhou Sen has been working on the guest list for the "Full Moon Wine" in his office. People he knows well in the police department must be invited. Regardless of whether they are familiar with each section chief, invitations must be sent out. When people arrive, If it's not there, then he can't control it. If it's someone of the same level, then only people he's familiar with will be invited. If it's someone he doesn't have any friendship with, forget it. He doesn't want to be too high-profile.
Then there are not many people in the Nangang Police Station where he used to work. Naturally, he invites those he is familiar with and knows.
The other one is a classmate from the police academy who still works in Bingcheng and has some regular contact with her. This one should also be invited.
There are quite a few names listed. However, the people on these lists usually attend the banquet alone and do not bring their family members with them.
Unlike the guests invited by Bai Yulan, her wife or relatives will definitely be included on the invitation.
Then there are the subordinates.
The subordinates were divided into three parts, Gu Laoliu and the others, Anna, Cheng Yunfeng, and the newly recruited people.
There was another person who he thought about again and again. He wrote his name, then crossed it out, then wrote "ke", and then crossed it out.
This person is Front.
This person was a traitor to Soviet Russia, but he served as his instructor. In addition, they often kept in touch in Ice City and provided him with a lot of useful information.
He used to work as a consultant for Ice Special Agent, doing the work of collating and analyzing the Soviet army's tactical intelligence. Although the Japanese used the people who came over there, they would not put them into special use, and they would not let them participate in confidential work.
"Traitors" have always been like this.
Front's value was much smaller than that of the defected security chief.
After thinking about it, I decided to leave my name first.
There are also friends of Anthony's father, the original person's cheap uncles and neighbors. These people have watched him grow up. Since he has inherited everything from the original person, these naturally have to be considered.
As for the Ivanovich family, this is really difficult for him to let go. He is not yet at the point where he can "repay evil with kindness", so he might as well forget it.
After finalizing the list, Zhou Sen transcribed it, burned the original manuscript, and put the list into his briefcase.
Calculate the time.
Zhou Sen asked Wu En to drive to Xiangyang Hotel. He couldn't take over the house alone and had to take his men there.
When I arrived at the hotel, I asked and found that neither Moros nor Bekovsky was there. When I went out, Muren and Fu Changming were there.
Obviously, these four people were divided into two groups. Moros and Bekovsky were both White Russians.
They are naturally close, and although Muren is a Mongolian and Fu Changming is a Manchu, they both have yellow skin and dark eyes, so they naturally complement each other.
"You two pack up and come out with me." Zhou Sen ordered and led the two of them to the house they wanted to take over.
The two-story building facing the street is at the corner and has a very good location. Half of it faces south and the other half faces west.
According to the flow of people on Youyi Road, this is a prosperous shop. This location is quite valuable in Bingcheng.
But it is just one of the many assets collected by the Japanese in Ice City. Logically speaking, it will not be left idle.
But the intelligence department is special. Even if they have some assets in their hands that they cannot use, they will not transfer them out easily.
"Hello, Manager Ota, I am Zhou Sen!"
"Zhou Sang, you are very punctual." In the empty lobby, a short Japanese man wearing a suit was waiting inside.
"You are also very punctual." Zhou Sen stepped forward to shake hands with the other party and expressed appreciation.
"Thank you." Ohta nodded slightly and made a gesture of invitation, "Zhou Sang, let me introduce this house."
Zhou Sen nodded slightly.
"This small building was built by a wealthy Russian businessman named Nikolai. Later, his business failed to perform well and went bankrupt and transferred it to a Finnish businessman..." Ota led Zhou Sen upstairs and continued to talk. .
The wooden stairs creaked when you stepped on them. It was obvious that they had not been renovated for a long time. If no one lives in this kind of house for a long time, many things will slowly decay.
A house must be inhabited in order to be maintained. No matter how good the construction quality of an unoccupied house is, it will not be able to stop erosion over time.
There are many rooms upstairs, which should be used for living and office, but they are empty inside, the tiles on the floor are somewhat damaged, and the electrical wiring needs to be replaced. This small building has been idle for at least half a year.
No one cares about it. It's not that they don't want to, but that the owner can't be found. To be able to take the house from the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department is not something ordinary people can do.
If this house is to be used, it must be renovated, which will take at least a month.
However, Sato Hide would not give him such a long time. His requirement was that he must get into work immediately. Therefore, even if he took over the house, he would have to find a temporary office space.
Originally, he wanted to find his own secret safe house.
But no more.
"Manager Ota, the house is nice, but if I want to put it into use right away, I'm afraid I won't have enough time."
"What does Zhou Sang mean?"
"I can take down the house, but I won't use it right away. I have to think about how to use it and how to use it. As for the work of the intelligence room, I will temporarily choose an office location. For now, it doesn't need to be big. Place." Zhou Sen said, "The small building where I used to live can be used as a temporary office."
"Is this your home in Coats Street?"
"Yes, I will move out the servants who were looking after the house, and slightly modify the first floor to become an office area. The water and electricity there are complete, and there is also a telephone." Zhou Sen said.
"Well, that's up to you. My mission is to leave this house in your hands." Ohta chuckled.
"Okay, let's hand it over."
Zhou Sen signed the handover documents, and Ohta handed over a series of documents related to the house to Zhou Sen.
This house belongs to Zhou Sen from now on. Of course, in addition to running it himself, Zhou Sen must also use it as the secret office of the intelligence room. Otherwise, Sato Hide would not be able to sell this house at such a low price. The property fronting the street was given to him.
This is an exchange.
"This will be the office of our intelligence office from now on. I'll give you a key. Clean this place first. Throw away all the unnecessary things." Zhou Sen handed one of the keys to Muren. commanded.
"Understood, sir."
"Don't call me sir,
From now on, call me manager. My name is William. I am a Chinese-German man. Remember? "
"Remember, Manager William." Fu Changming reacted one step faster than Muren.
"This place is for us to hide our identities. We all must have a legitimate career. Please help me think about what should be done. Think boldly. It doesn't matter if you can't realize it." Zhou Sen ordered. .
"It's such a good location. If we open a store, the business will be booming."
"It's too noisy. People are coming and going, which is not conducive to our work." Zhou Sen shook his head and rejected Fu Changming's proposal.
"..."
"Think slowly, don't be in a hurry, you can clean up and think about whoever's idea is finally adopted, there will be a reward." Zhou Sen said.
"yes."
"This is not far from where you live, so you can start working if you have nothing to do. If you need any tools, just buy them directly, and then ask Miss "Martha" for reimbursement. Zhou Sen confessed, took the documents and left with Wu En.
After getting in the car, Zhou Sen directly ordered Wu En to go to Songhua School.
Although he asked Anna to pass on the message, he still wanted to meet Hong Lianghui in person and have a good chat with him.
He has a special feeling about Hong Lianghui, who hid many things in the "Iron Blood Society" case.
"Hong Lianghui, how much do you know about Wen Lin's girlfriend?" Zhou Sen would not directly ask about Wen Lin's situation, but would ask in a roundabout way.
"I don't know much."
"Aren't you very good friends? How could you not know about his girlfriend?" Zhou Sen asked.
"I only know that Wen Lin's girlfriend's surname is Lu, and she is the daughter of the boss of Taihe Industrial. They met before they went to college, and their relationship is very stable. The Lu family is also quite satisfied with Wen Lin. The two families must have met. The relationship between them has been acquiesced, but the relationship should not have been finalized yet." Hong Lianghui thought for a moment and said.
"Did Wen Lin's girlfriend know that he joined the Iron Blood Society?"
"You should know..."
"Where is his girlfriend? Has she joined the Iron Blood Club?" Zhou Sen continued to ask.
"I don't know about this. The Iron Blood Society is a secret organization. Some members join in secret and their identities are not disclosed." Hong Lianghui said.
"Then someone must know, right?"
"I don't know anyway, and others don't know either." Hong Lianghui made a one-putt of two-five-six.
"Your adoptive father's time is running out, so prepare yourself. I will take you back to see him for the last time tomorrow," Zhou Sen said.
"What, what happened to my father?" When he heard that his adoptive father's life was short, Hong Lianghui became excited instantly.
