Chapter 3 Taking office(1/2)
Although the Xinjing Local Police School is not as magnificent as the Central Army Academy of the Manchu Empire, it also shows that the Japanese have put in a lot of effort. In order to strengthen their long-term colonial rule over the Northeast region, the gate tower of the school is a building with Chinese and Western styles, with hip-top tops, brackets and eaves, and golden glazed tiles are extremely dazzling in the sun. Below are six floor-to-ground columns, with ochre-colored marbles. The middle of the six columns is connected by white granite with cloud plates. The main gate passage is the widest, with two slightly narrow channels on both sides. Above the main gate is the "Manchu Empire New Beijing Local Police School" written by Zheng Xiaoxu, the minister of the State Council of the Puppet Manchukuo Manchukuo, with twelve black willow characters on white background. Looking around on the campus, there are several Xingya-style buildings with different styles hidden in the pine and cypress bushes, with beautiful environment and pleasant scenery.
The three of them did not get out of the car, and the windows were rolling open. Luo Weixian nodded to the guards. After the guards saluted, Luo Shuangchen drove into the campus and stopped in front of a second-floor office building covered with bright gray ceramic tiles.
"Mr. Director, I'm here to come to our school, so I'm sorry to be late." A middle-aged woman in a black uniform with a bun and tied up in her hair, and the crisp sound of her high heels knocking on the stone steps.
"Suqian, I'm here today to send you the head of your family." Luo Weixian was about to post it on this woman, which made people feel very uncomfortable. "This is the deputy director of Nalan Songhan of the Military and Political Department. This is the new deputy chief of the security department of our police department. He also serves as the governor of our police school and performs the power of the principal. It turns out that he is the famous Lu Li of the Xing'an East Security Army."
He also introduced to Nalan and the others: "This female hero is Pu Suqian, the education director of the police school. Principal Yao Fengqi was angrily hung a seal and sealed gold because he was monitored. She was responsible for the entire school's work. She was a Korean girl with all talent in civil and military affairs."
The two shook hands with Pu Suqian respectively.
"Don't stand here, please go to the office." You can tell from Pu Suqian's words that he is a smart and capable extraordinary woman.
The four of them entered the second floor of the building and walked to the south. At the end of their right hand was the big room with the principal's office.
Looking around the room, the general feeling is that it is elegantly arranged. The room is surrounded by light brown North American oak walls, dark brown oak floors on the floor, and facing the door is a large black desk, a row of bookcases on the left side, behind the desk is a genuine leather high-back chair, and on the back wall is a large military portrait of Puyi, the emperor of the puppet Manchukuo Empire, hung on the wall. Whoever wrote "Friendship and Prosperity" and "Prosperity" on both sides. In front of the table is a set of leather sofas with two and four two layouts. There are three large glass windows on the right side, spring orchid pattern window ridges, milky white floor-to-ceiling curtains, elegant and stable, and the windows are bright and clean.
The four of them sat on the sofa. Luo Weixian kept rushing to say that, fearing that he would not do well. "This new supervisor is a hero of the world. He has outstanding kung fu, both wisdom and courage, and has a great background..."
"I'll tell you Director Luo, interrupt you. After Lu Li officially starts work, Su Qian will introduce it to him. Today we are here to recognize the door and have something to do. In short, it's just a sentence. This is also the instructions of Master Yu of the Ministry of Military Affairs. I hope you will unite and manage the school well and educate the students well. There is nothing else, so we will leave first." Nalan stood up while standing up, and Luo Shuangchen also stood up.
Nalan seemed to not give them too much time to speak in front of Luo Weixian and the others. He was very strong, and of course his status was beyond their reach.
Pu Suqian smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, are you still satisfied with this office? Are there any changes needed? I can do it quickly."
Luo Shuangchen looked at Nalan and said, "I think this is OK. I hang the portrait of His Majesty the Emperor in the middle of the lobby on the first floor of the office building. As for these two characters, just take them off. I don't like hanging things behind me. In addition, I empty the room next to the office and free up the rooms opposite the corridor. I prefer jing. Do you think? Education Chief Park?"
"Okay, okay, I will do it." Pu Suqian didn't expect that the new official would ask these questions first, which slightly suffocated her little confidence.
Luo Wei smiled and said, "Brother, you just have personality. If you have time, come here to take care of it. Your main job must be in the department."
Luo Shuangchen looked at Luo Weixian and said, "I am here alone. It's the same everywhere. I will take good care of both sides. Please rest assured, Director."
"That's right, that's right..." Luo Weixian thought to himself, this is not a deputy, he is just an old man, I'd better serve him carefully. He is better than the Japanese, after all, they are all Chinese.
Nalan Songhan said to Pu Suqian: "Please send a car to send Director Luo back. Brother Lu and I have something to do."
"Okay, OK." Pu Suqian agreed.
When he got downstairs, Luo Weixian first went to the car to hold the wooden box in his hand, afraid that he would forget it and would not come back. "Then I will not be with you. If you have something to do, you can talk. Haha---"
Nalan and the others got into the car, circled around the office building, and did not leave the campus. They drove west among the two rows of Hehua trees. After passing the training hall, they bypassed a frozen lotus pond, passed a small rockery, and stopped in front of the courtyard with two brick walls and gray tiles among the cypress trees. The outer edge was a square blue brick wall, and to the far left of the south were two red painted bright gates. There were six steps in front of the door, and there were two stone drums on both sides, which were very grand.
"Old Yu is so generous to you. Zhang Jinghui fell in love with this place and asked Xing Shilian to buy this house many times, but Lao Yu just refused to give it to him. He would do whatever he wanted. Let's go in and take a look."
The two were about to push the door into the yard, but they just ran into someone.
"Ah, who?" Nalan was about to shout.
"Third Master, is it you? You're here so soon?" A young man in his twenties came out, wearing military uniform, dark face, a pair of small eyes, and two guns on his waist. He looked like a good player.
"Enter the yard! As you walked, you said, "You are the one who is called Mr. Lu in the future, have you taken care of it? I didn't ask you to go home yesterday, just let you hurry up, deal with the debris, and buy all the furniture." Nalan always spoke so quickly.
The young man was very talkative, "Master Lu, the things arranged by my third master must be done by the young master. My name is Lu Liujin, from Cangzhou, Hebei. He lived in Fengtian at the age of twelve. It was the old master who took me in. Now he is the third master's personal bodyguard. Please take care of me."
Bypassing the brick-carved screen wall of Fu characters, I saw that the whole yard was paved with green bricks, and pomegranate trees and acacia trees were planted in all corners. It was winter and there were no leaves on the trees, but I could imagine that the owner was concerned about Feng Shui. The main room and the east wing rooms were connected by hand corridors. There was a hanging flower door between the main room and the east wing room, which could lead to the backyard. There were six or seven workers dressed in the two wing rooms and the downward south room and doing work. The three of them entered the main room and saw that they were newly placed in mahogany Chinese furniture.
The two of them sat down, and Lu Liujin stood aside.
Nalan Songhan said: "Liujin, I have also explained to you the friendship between your Master Lu and me. In addition to cleaning, furniture and luggage, this yard is not only cleaned, but also has to buy it. You have to carefully check each room to see if there is a wiretap device, the phone must be installed, and what other safety hazards need to be dealt with. You also have to do something. From our guard, you can select twelve people to come to this yard to serve as guards for Master Lu, and find Gu Dalong and his wife from Dongguan Milling Pan Lane, and ask Dalong to take care of Mr. Lu's house, and Dalong's sister-in-law cook for him. Remember, go and do your job."
Luo Shuangchen hurriedly said, "Brother, I am used to being alone, so don't be so troublesome. If there are too many people, I feel uncomfortable."
Nalan said: "Brother, taking care of your life is one aspect, and it is also for your safety. Including Lao Yu, you always have one person who comes out of such a yard and makes them feel uneasy. In addition, you only have a hundred people to choose. They are the most considerate and reliable. If you have something to do, you will follow your arrangements. If you don't need it, they will take care of you. You don't have to worry about all living expenses, and there is a brother. Also, for safety reasons, the corner gate of this yard is bypassed by the corner gate after the hospital is out.
Three alleys are my home, so we can take care of our brothers. It’s winter now, and when it’s spring, I’m going to dig out a tunnel from my yard to prepare for emergencies. I just said that Gu Dalong was the housekeeper of Fengtian’s hometown. After my two brothers and sisters-in-law were killed by the Japanese in 1927, the old man passed away last year. There was no one in Fengtian’s family, so they went to Xinjing to join me again. I had no place to make arrangements. They were all honest and honest, so you can rest assured to do it.”
"It turns out that Liu Jin called you third master. I only realized that you are the third brother at home. Then I will call you third brother privately in the future. You have arranged too well for me. I don't know how to thank you."
"What I said? We have lived and died together back then. The country is not like a country. You have seen the dark days in the Northeast. It is really a disaster for the people. In the future, we will deal with Japanese devils and traitors for a long time, but our brothers are licking blood on the edge of the knife every day. This time you helped me execute Song Xizhe, which is really awesome. Besides, it is just for you to take root. You must cooperate with Lao Yu's family banquet tonight. It will be beneficial to you and me."
"Third brother, I understand that you have done a good job and I am grateful for your younger brother."
"What are you talking about? You're so kind. Haha------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As they said that, the two walked out. At the door, they saw a worker re-ordering the door sign with "No. 67, Wannianli" printed on it.
"Brother San, isn't this yard the backyard of the police school? Why is there another No. 67 in Wannianli?"
"You don't know that when the police academy was not built, the courtyard was here. When the back circle came in, Lao Yu was very concerned about this courtyard. The local police station also suggested changing the door sign, but Lao Yu refused. Let's call it Courtyard No. 67 in the future?"
"Okay, I think it's OK. Hahaha------" The two got into the car, left the west gate of the police academy, boarded Shengjing Road, and headed straight for Taibaiju.
In the northeast corner of the intersection of Shengjing Road and Qingeng Road, there is a three-story Chinese-style blue brick building, with a gatehouse with flying eaves and brackets in the middle. A plaque with a black background and gold-painted plaque is hung on the middle of the lintel of the first floor. There is a couplet of the same style on each side.
The first couplet is: "The wine and delicacies are smiling and welcoming guests from all directions, which is the demeanor of a poet."
The second couplet is: "The kindness and kindness of the world are sincere and sincere in treating the righteous deities and gays from all over the world, showing the legacy of Taibai."
From time to time, all kinds of well-dressed people come in and out, and their business is booming and the door is crowded.
As soon as the two arrived at the door, a waiter in a neat gray cloth short jacket. He was in his thirties, wearing a white towel on his shoulders, and went up to bow his head to salute, shouting loudly: "Hey, I said, "Third Master, you must be busy with official business recently. I haven't seen you for many days. You are here today. We have a chef in our house. We are good at making first-hand Huaiyang cuisine. You two will come to the third floor. You must taste it well and give us some advice. Please----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The first floor is facing the door, which is a counter that is seven feet long and three feet wide. There is a tentman shaving abacus. There are more than ten black jars of red wine on the shelf behind him, and red paper is pasted on the outside, including "Sorghum King", "Ten Miles of Fragrance", "Liu Lingzui", "Xinghua Village", "Daughter Red", "Donkey Drum", etc.; and there are wooden signs with various dishes with names on it, with more than 80. There are sixteen or seventeen eight immortal tables on the other side of the first floor, and there are many guests. From the back of the counter to the third floor, there are already people waiting for you, a chubby young man who is seventeen or eighteen years old, he is very cute, "My third master, I finally look forward to you, I miss you if I don't see you for a day."
Nalan laughed, "Ma Wu, your little mouth is still so sweet! Good boy, I'll treat us today and I'll reward you later."
"Okay, thank you, Master San. You come with me, it's your special seat, "Apricot blossom spring rain". You have brewed your frozen oolong tea for you." As he said that, he dusted the two chairs of the Grand Master with a white towel. Then, he stood up with his hands down and said nothing.
As soon as I saw this fat man, he understood the rules, not being too long-winded and not annoying.
Nalan said: "Li San said below, you are a new chef who can cook Huaiyang cuisine, so let's try it. Is it okay? Brother? I have eaten enough of the eight major bowls in the Northeast. I don't know what is in the Jiangnan cuisine. Ma Wu, please do it."
Luo Shuangchen nodded, took out a box of Global Brand cigarettes, and lit one.
Ma Wu cleared his throat, "Two masters, this Huaiyang dish started in the Spring and Autumn Period, flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is known as the "most beautiful flavor in the southeast and the most beautiful in the world". Famous dishes include clear stewed crab noodles, lion heads, large boiled dried shreds, three sets of ducks, soft-cup long fish, crystal meat, squirrel mandarin fish, Liangxi crispy eel, etc. Which dish do you order?"
Nalan laughed and said, "You boss has taught you well, so just order the stewed crab noodles, lion heads, squirrel mandarin fish, three sets of ducks, and add a cold dish. Let's have another pot of 'Liu Lingzui' and arrange it."
"Okay, Master San, you two first wipe your face with the towel board on the shelf next to you, and then eat melon seeds for a while. I'll let the kitchen cook for you." As he said that, he gave a gift, turned around and closed the door, shouting: "The third floor's 'Apricot Flower Spring Rain' serves some stewed crab noodles lion head, squirrel mandarin fish, three sets of duck----"
Luo Shuangchen: "Now, under the eyes of the Japanese in Xinjing, the Japanese, can make the restaurant so popular. Who is the boss? Could it be that there is a Japanese support?"
Nalan took a sip of tea, "Brother, this boss is Lang Helan. He is a woman I have ever met with a chivalrous woman. She is 31 years old, beautiful and has a good temperament. It is said that five years ago, she was in trouble and was helpless. She was seriously injured and rescued by the old lady of Taibaiju. Taibaiju was not so popular at that time, but in the past, after the old shopkeeper passed away, the young boss Tang Bingde was fascinated by smoking big smoke, so he relied on the help of the old customer. This woman is a war.
Yi, in order to repay his kindness, agreed to the old lady's last wish, to marry this young boss. After more than two months of marriage, Tang Bingde returned to the west. Lang Helan independently supported the restaurant to make the whole city famous. She was respectful to the high-ranking officials and nobles, treated the common people with kindness and charity to the poor and in distress. Even the Japanese liked the taste of her family, it was never difficult for her..." The two were talking, and someone knocked on the door. Before the people entered, the voice came in first.
"My Third Master, you haven't arrived at the girl's store one day. I have to see Third Master." As he said that, a woman in her thirties came in. She was tall, with willow leaves bent eyebrows, curved phoenix eyes, red lips and white teeth, a pretty face, a little pink, with hair tied, and a bunny brocade cheongsam, dressed properly. Behind her, she was shorter, with braids tied with pigtails, and a maid wearing a parrot green short jacket, nodded and lowered her head, holding a tea tray, with two covered bowls on the plate.
Nalan stood up, "My sister Lan, I was ordered to go out for business half a month ago. I came back yesterday and had some lunch with my brother. I didn't dare to bother you. Come on, let me introduce it to you." As she said that, she held Luo Shuangchen's hand.
"This handsome guy is my brother who lives, and his name is Lu Li; this is the owner of the restaurant, Lang Helan."
Lang Helan bowed slightly and looked at Luo Shuangchen, "The Third Master is a regular visitor of my family and a gentleman admired by the little girl. She takes care of me more and saves me from danger several times. Look at this Brother Lu, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, straight nose, square mouth, full sky, round pavilion, tall appearance, and majestic spirit. She must be a hero of the world. My younger sister has seen Brother Lu here, so please take care of him."
Luo Shuangchen, who has been through the battlefield for a long time, was a little nervous today, "Haha----------"
"Silly boy, I know how to laugh. Don't stand and sit down and chat." Nalan broke the embarrassing scene.
The three of them sat down around the Eight Immortals Table. Lang Helan waved her hand at the maid and placed the tea tray on the table. "Two brothers, this is the lily lotus seed soup cooked by my little sister this morning. Please taste it."
Luo Shuangchen picked up the cover bowl, used a spoon to serve the soup, and tasted it a few bites. It was very suitable for his appetite. After a while, he ate it and put it down after seeing that Nalan had not eaten a few bites.
Nalan said: "Girl, my brother used to be the deputy commander of the Independent Regiment of the 207th Brigade of Xing'an East Security Army. This time I went back to Xinjing to report my work. He was spotted by Yu Zhishan Pavilion Master. He left the Xinjing Capital Police Department as the deputy police chief of the security department, and also served as the governor of the local police school, and performed the power of the principal. In the future, my brother would like to eat, and I would let him come to you and keep it in my account. How about it?"
Lang Helan kept looking at Luo Shuangchen with his eyes, "Brother Lu is indeed a talented person. From now on, he will think that this is the same as his family. From now on, he will come to our house for three meals a day, and talk about whether it is not worth it."
The three of them were talking when suddenly a crisp gunshot came downstairs, and someone shouted: "I'm murdering someone------"
Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of noisy sound downstairs.
Luo Shuangchen rushed out of the house from the chair and went straight downstairs. He left Nalan Songhan and Lang Helan behind.
"Ding------------" Luo Shuangchen went downstairs to the first floor and saw a bunch of people surrounding the counter. Waiter Li San was lying on the ground, with a pool of bright red blood around his head. Ma Wu and a few people in a white cloth jacket pulled the black police uniform with their hands.
Ma Wu no longer has a stupid look, his eyes wide open, gritted his teeth and hugged the policeman's thigh, "You don't pay for your meal, and you even killed someone. You're so brave, you can't leave----"
The policeman was drunk all over, wearing a big cap, holding a turtle box in his hand, cursing, "I ate from Xinjing South City to Beicheng, from Dongguan to Xiguan. I haven't heard anyone dared to ask me for money. Besides, I protect the place for you, what's the point of eating? Not to mention that I killed me, he hit my gun and hit the flight. Who would you blame? Just give me a place to carry this waiter away, don't let him get in the way of my affairs, I have to go to Chunxianglou to sleep."
Everyone said verbally, "You can't leave. During the Manchukuo period, you can kill people at will and you won't win!"
"Maintaining the place, keeping people dead! Dog-legged."
"When people do business, you don't pay for your meals, don't see who you are. When the Japanese come, there is no one who doesn't pay for it?"
"Let him pay his life!"
It was just when the mess was in chaos that Lang Helan was furious, with tears in her eyes. She was about to rush in when Luo Shuangchen hugged her shoulders.
Luo Shuangchen separated everyone and shouted, "Enough! Stop quarrel!" He came to the policeman in two steps, "Pa-------" means two big mouths, which made the policeman turn around like Bingga.
"Look at you, a guardian, why should you care about my police department? We are the water of the well and don't violate the river. Do you dare to hit me?" As he said that, the policeman was about to shoot Luo Shuangchen with a gun. Luo Shuangchen flew up and kicked the man's right wrist on the right wrist with his gun. The gun flew out, and the man said "Oh my God-----" and held his right wrist with his left hand and squatted on the ground.
"I'm against the sky, you kid, don't know who I am? You dare to hit me? Tell you that my name is Lai Sanpao, who is from the Police Department's Guards. Do Luo Weixian know? That's my brother-in-law, and I'm his brother-in-law. You wait!" As he said that, he turned around and wanted to leave.
"I want to leave? No way!" Luo Shuangchen grabbed Lai Sanpao's armed belt like an eagle catching a chick, lifted him up and swung it to the ground, "You stay honest. Ma Wu, go get the rope!"
"Okay! Jun Ye." Ma Wu agreed and quickly took out a finger-thick hemp rope from the counter, "This is what your fifth master prepared for free food, and you will use it for you today."
As he said that, a few people joined in and tied Lai Sanpao to "screw up the hoofs" and tied them up tightly.
The onlookers cheered, "Okay---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Luo Shuangchen said to Lang Helan: "Call someone to notify his family and buy a coffin. Don't leave first. I'll arrange someone to come to the scene later and everyone will testify."
To be continued...