After the beginning of autumn, the weather gets cooler, so it is necessary to wear a coat in the morning and evening.
The sixth day of August.
The two boys of the Zhou Sen family are one month old.
Zhou Sen deliberately asked for leave one day in advance. He would not go to the police station to work on this day, but he still had to visit the "Intelligence Room".
Working hours there are fixed, and everyone only works according to their schedule. Moreover, he is the person in charge, and there is no such thing as "rest."
But he is relatively free. As long as there is nothing special and no job, he can do what he wants to do.
Even so, Zhou Sen still had to leave early and come back late every day.
Being busy all day, but not knowing what he is busy with, this is Zhou Sen's current state, especially in the "Intelligence Room", where the progress of various tasks is relatively slow, and Zuo Tengying is pressing hard.
There was nothing he could do if Ono didn't let him go. At least now he could use this excuse to deal with Sato Hide and let Sato Hide put pressure on Ono.
On the day when the two little guys were full moon, the weather was really nice. When they woke up in the morning, a red sun rose into the sky in the east, shining brightly.
Autumn is crisp.
Early in the morning, many guests sent their gifts to the Ningxiang Pavilion. Chang Bo was responsible for receiving them, receiving the gifts, and registering them in the register.
Similarly, Zhou Sen and Bai Yulan also wanted a gift in return, which was basically an invitation in return.
A pastry box, produced in-house, a high-end silk scarf for the woman, a custom-made brass lighter, and two bottles of the specially customized ice-snowyaki made by the house’s own winery, jointly signed by Zhou Sen and Bai Yulan.
All are packed in gift boxes.
Such thoughtful return gifts surprised many guests who had sent gifts in advance, which not only promoted their own products but also improved their quality.
This return gift is worth hundreds of dollars.
Such a large sum of money is not something that ordinary people can handle.
This is enough if you don't take action, but if you take action, it will be a blockbuster.
As for the invited guests, they were either high-ranking political officials or businessmen and celebrities, coming to have a full-moon banquet with two children. The gifts were double, and the value was too small, so how could they be used for it?
Therefore, a warehouse has been set aside at home to store gifts. It is estimated that receiving gifts today will give you cramps in your hands.
Today, Bai Yulan cannot come forward to receive the reception, so Zhou Sen has to come alone. Fortunately, there are people to help, mainly Chang Bo, plus Jiang Rou and Qin Lang, four people, plus A Le, Wu En, Muren and Fu Changming. With a few errands, this manpower is barely enough.
Zhou Sen is alone, Bai Yulan no longer has her natal family, and her aunt Bai Moer is considered her natal family at best, after all, she is also married.
Therefore, all etiquette is simplified.
After lunch, it was not until about three o'clock in the afternoon that the housekeepers were left. The whole family went to "Shiweitian". "Shiweitian" was closed to the public today to serve the "Full Moon Wine" of the two boys from the Zhou Sen family. "Protect and protect.
The special "Intelligence Room", except for those who stayed on duty at the radio station, had a half-day holiday, and everyone rushed over to help.
There were eighty tables for the banquet. Of course, twenty more tables were prepared. The actual number of guests was probably around sixty.
This is already a rare event, and the reporters who got the news have already caught wind of it.
They were all waiting at the door of "Food is Heaven". Who would come to attend the full-moon banquet of Zhou Sen and Bai Yulan's two children tonight? If anyone could be captured and published in the newspaper, it would be news.
However, they did not dare to be too presumptuous. You must know that Zhou Sen's job in the police department is to manage news and publication review.
If you really piss me off, you won’t be able to earn a living in this industry.
Arrange for Bai Yulan and nanny Xiumei to go to the room that has been prepared to rest together, after everything is arranged.
The host Zhou Sen had to go to the gate to greet the guests in person. As time went by, the guests coming to the dinner were almost there.
Although the invitation says half past six, it is very rude to be late for the banquet.
And if you are late, you will not be greeted personally by the director, which makes you lose face. Therefore, you usually arrive early.
Some even give birth to twins half an hour to an hour earlier. After all, it is a very festive event to give birth to twins. Men may not necessarily go and see the baby, but ladies are very curious.
Such a large-scale banquet is not only a social occasion, but also a vanity fair. What's more, although Zhou Sen is an inconspicuous little policeman in the police department, Bai Yulan has been all-powerful in Ice City for many years. She was once the queen of the Flower Kingdom and is now a strongman in the business world. , is a role model for many Bingcheng women.
The Japanese also know the art of facade and whitewashing, and they need to use some people and events to smear themselves.
Therefore, tonight's full moon banquet, the Puppet Manchukuo Bingcheng City Government and the Binjiang Provincial Government have ordered to ensure that it is held safely, and specially sent people to attend.
Bai Yulan is the vice president of the Bingcheng General Chamber of Commerce. She has a certain social status. Even if she does not have a close relationship with the Puppet Manchukuo government on weekdays, she still needs to express herself.
"Deputy Mayor Yu, please."
Zhou Sen also sent an invitation to the city government, but this invitation was not sent by him on his own initiative, but at the request of the city government.
In fact, he didn't want to have anything to do with people from the city government at all, but because Bai Yulan was from the business community and dealt with the city government, it was necessary to send invitations.
Vice Mayor Yu was an old acquaintance of Bai Yulan, so Qinjian was handed over to him, and the city government arranged for him to come as a representative.
As for Mayor Feng, Zhou Sen didn't even think about it. He was not familiar with them, and they didn't even know him.
Even Bai Yulan met Mayor Feng once when he took office. Later, he never met in public but in private.
"Officer Zhou, congratulations!" Vice Mayor Yu gave Zhou Sen a small fist and said congratulations.
"Thank you, Vice Mayor Yu, please come in." Zhou Sen said hurriedly, "Isn't your wife here?"
"She doesn't like the excitement."
Zhou Sen nodded to express his understanding.
Bai Yulan has a wide network of contacts in the business community in Bingcheng. Some of them were accumulated in the past, and some of them were acquainted with them after they emerged again.
Of course, some people drifted apart, but some new friends got along very well.
Taking this opportunity, Zhou Sen became familiar with Bai Yulan's circle of friends. Even if he was prepared, he bowed his hands and said polite words. After a while, his voice began to feel uncomfortable.
At first, there were ordinary guests, but as we got to the back, heavyweight guests arrived one after another. Even though Zhou Sen had arranged a parking space, it was still not enough.
On both sides of the street at Shiweitianmenkou, there were cars parked for a while, almost catching up with the International Automobile Expo.
The Butou District Police Station specially sent police officers to maintain order.
"Go and ask Qin Lang if there is a parking space reserved?" Zhou Sen called A Le to him and whispered.
Ale nodded and ran away quickly.
After a while, A Le came over panting: "Brother, Manager Qin said that he spent money to rent an open space next door for VIP parking. It can park about twenty cars."
"Okay, in a moment, you will guide the guest's car to park as I said." Zhou Sen nodded. Qin Lang was quite meticulous in his work.
All...
When Zhou Sen saw it, it was Su Wenqing's car coming over.
Today, Su Wenqing not only came here by himself, but also brought his newly married wife. Judging from the slight bulge in her lower abdomen, it must have been three months at least.
This guy took the opportunity to make an official announcement by hosting a full-moon banquet for the two boys, and he was quite good at taking advantage of it.
Zhou Sen gave A Le a look, and A Le immediately understood and ran over to communicate with Su Wenqing’s driver...
"Brother Zhou, congratulations."
"President Su, congratulations." Zhou Sen glanced at Su Wenqing's wife, Xiaojiabiyu, and said with a smile.
"At the end of the year, you should prepare red envelopes. Maybe we can become in-laws!" Su Wenqing came up and said in a low voice.
"I can't make the decision on this." Zhou Sen would not mess with him. His two children are free to fall in love and get married.
Su Wenqing smiled, did not continue the topic, and asked: "Where are the two little guys, we want to see them?"
"It's in the back. I'll ask someone to take you over." Zhou Sen nodded and hurriedly called a maid who was responsible for welcoming guests and asked her to lead Su Wenqing and his wife there.
One after another, colleagues from the National Police Department and the former Nangang Police Station also came over, including Lin Dakuan, Song Ke, Zou Shuxun, Li Shaotang...
Xiao Lin, the chief of the inspection unit, actually came with his wife.
There are more and more Japanese people. Kageyama from the Security Bureau, Akiyama Nosuke from the Secret Service Division, and Kato from the Military Police are actually here...
Not to mention, the deputy director of the National Police Agency, Matsuda Kikuo, is here, and the deputy director of the Intelligence Department of the Ice City Kwantung Army, Sato Hidedaizuo...
These rarely seen characters actually appeared at Zhou Sen's two children's full moon banquet, and they all brought quite expensive gifts.
This made the guests who arrived first feel frightened. This was obviously not Bai Yulan's favor.
Bai Yulan couldn't invite these people at all, so the only one left was the host of today's banquet, the police officer Zhou Sen who seemed to be out of luck.
Zhou Sen also knew that the arrival of these people was intentional, but he couldn't stop it. Now I'm afraid everyone will think that he is the most popular traitor in Bingcheng.
Especially Lin Dakuan and other colleagues in the police department, when they saw this scene, they were even more envious and jealous.
The muscles on Zhou Sen's face were almost numb from laughing. Fortunately, the time for the banquet was coming soon, and he was about to enter the next round of battlefield.
"Brother, the time is almost the same, and all the guests are here." Qin Lang ran over in a hurry. After tonight, Shiweitian's business will usher in a huge explosion.
"Okay, you go in first, and I'll come." Zhou Sen nodded. It is estimated that no one will come from behind. As the master, it is time for him to carry out the following procedures.
Just when Zhou Sen breathed a long sigh of relief and was about to turn around and return, the sound of a car horn sounded.
A black car sped up, with a "squeak" and a sudden brake, the car stopped at the gate of Shiweitian.
A man pushed open the car door and got out of the back seat of the car. He looked up and met Zhou Sen's surprised gaze.
"Zhou Senjun!"
"Ono-kun!"
Both of them were surprised. The person who came was actually Ono, Shibuya Saburo's secretary. Isn't he in Xinjing?
"Aren't you in Xinjing?" Zhou Sen quickly ran over to greet him and asked.
"Chief Shibuya sent me here." Ono chuckled. He could imagine how surprised Zhou Sen was to see him, and he also saw it.
"The teacher sent you here, why didn't you tell me in advance so I could send someone to pick you up at the station?" Zhou Sen asked hurriedly.
"Chief Shibuya also made the decision on the spur of the moment. He knew you were busy, so he didn't notify you. It was not too late for me."
"I'm very happy that you can come. Why are you late?" Zhou Sen said hurriedly.
"This is for you. It's a gift from the teacher." Ono handed over a document rolled up in his hand.
"What?" Zhou Sen asked.
"You'll know when you open it and take a look." Ono chuckled.
Zhou Sen said: "Since it was given by the teacher, we will look at it later. Let's go in first. The banquet should begin."
"Mr. Zhou Sen, you'd better open it and take a look first." Ono said with a smile.
Zhou Sen was puzzled, but he followed Ono's instructions and opened the rolled up document. When he saw the contents, he was a little shocked.
"This, this, Ono-kun, the teacher's gift is too heavy. Not long after I was promoted to police lieutenant, I am now promoted to police sergeant. This is against Japanese rules!"
"The rules are for ordinary people. You are not an ordinary person. Your contribution to the empire and your merits are enough to get this promotion order." Ono chuckled, "Of course, there is some help here. It’s not like Chief Shibuya made an exception for you alone!”
"What's the meaning?"
"Remember the Captain Ando you brought back when you returned from Khabarovsk after completing your mission?" Ono said.
"What does Ando-kun have to do with this matter?"
"Ando-kun has a special status. He is a member of the royal family. Your rescue prevented the empire's reputation from being damaged. We were unable to reward you for this credit at the time. But now, you are assigned to be in charge of the work of the special intelligence room and need a police rank that matches yours, so , Chief Shibuya proposed to raise your police rank to a higher level, so that you can gain greater freedom and power." Ono explained.
"Thank you, Teacher Shibuya. The students are so grateful!" Zhou Sen quickly said solemnly. Although he was pretending, he knew very well that Saburo Shibuya's move was really brilliant.
If it were another person, he would be devoted to Shibuya Saburo.
"Bingcheng hasn't been notified about this matter yet. It's probably that people inside don't know about it yet. It's up to you whether you want to announce it or not."
"Today is the full moon of my son and daughter. They are the protagonists. As a father, I will not get involved. I am low-key, low-key." Zhou Sen said hurriedly.
Ono nodded. Zhou Sen was as humble and cautious as ever, which is why Shibuya Saburo valued him more and more.
It is absolutely unacceptable for people who work in intelligence work to have a flamboyant personality.
"Mr. Xiaoye, please hurry up. We're probably all waiting inside!" Zhou Sen hurriedly led Xiaoye into the hall.
