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Chapter 272 The old friend (1)

Daogen didn't want to explain much, as long as the head of state was happy, he just glanced at General Weirle indifferently, feeling that the old fox's confidentiality work was really good.

The decoration of Defu Building completely retains the style of our French store. After entering the door, it is still a spacious lobby, but the area is more than three times larger than the French one. Because it happened to be lunch time, the lobby was full of guests coming to eat.

As mentioned in the previous article, Germans are a nation that likes delicious food. As long as the taste is delicious enough, they will eat no matter which country they eat. There are a lot of Italian and French-style recipes in German cuisine, and some even retain the original name of the dish. The Germans don’t care about these at all, and they still sway their cheeks and feast.

Chinese food entered Germany relatively late. Before the Nazis came to power, there was a wave of Chinese craze in Germany. At that time, some business-minded Chinese businessmen opened several Chinese restaurants in Berlin, mainly aimed at local Chinese students.

Because of the boss's hometown, most of them sell southern Fujian cuisine from Xiamen, Fujian, and a variety of Cantonese dim sum. Unfortunately, Germans are not very accustomed to the southern flavors. Because Germany's geographical environment is in a cold zone, they are more adapted to the northern Chinese cuisine.

Xu Jun remembered that when Defulou was in France, he sold side dishes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The boss Zhou Yun was from Shaoxing and was considered half of the chairman's fellow villager.

If he had not retired due to injury in the Battle of Songhu in 1932, he would have been at least one major in the army of the National Government, but he would have been more likely to have died under the capital city walls like many of his colleagues in the army in the Battle of Nanjing five years later.

In the Battle of Songhu, the 88th Division suffered heavy losses. The elite troops who finally retreated from the battlefield finally destroyed the entire army in Nanjing. Before the war started, only 500 tigers survived.

At that time, the battle was in turmoil. The division commander Sun Yuanliang actually took the division's direct troops and the remnants of the 264th Brigade to give up his position and wanted to cross the river from Xiaguan. As a result, he was blocked by Song Xilian's troops at Yijiangmen. The Japanese army broke through the position he gave up and drove straight to the Nanjing city wall. He almost killed Li Tianxia's troops who were defending his flank. This land was something that later generations could not clean.

Because of the sudden loss of superior command, the 262nd Brigade, which was still in Yuhuatai, quickly collapsed under the fierce attack of the Japanese army. After the establishment was disbanded, most of the officers and soldiers of the brigade were captured or surrendered by the Japanese army. In the end, almost all of these strictly trained elite infantry died tragically under the Japanese butcher knife.

Now the 88th Division of the National Government Army is a post-war reconstruction unit and has completely lost the essence of the adjustment division. At this time, some of the seeds of the 88th Division were preserved. The lonely camp guarding the Sihang Warehouse was under the supervision of the Shanghai Concession. If history did not change, after the outbreak of the Pacific War in 41, they would fall into the hands of the Japanese army with the concession. Of course, Xu Jun would not let this happen. He still admired this elite unit of the National Government with a tenacious style, of course, not including the scum who was bribed by Wang Puppet.

Xu Jun and his group walked into the restaurant and did not attract much attention. The guests were chatting happily or busy enjoying their own lunch. However, Daogen and several guards attracted some curious eyes. Although the Gestapo was famous, the overall number was not large, and ordinary people rarely had the opportunity to face these secret police.

Of course, these eyes were just clicking, and they immediately moved away after a moment of stay, fearing that they would attract the attention of these imperial hawks and cause unnecessary trouble to themselves.

At this time, a waiter wearing a short white suit came forward. Xu Jun found that the man had an Asian face, but he seemed to be a little worse, and he always felt that he didn't look like a Chinese.

"Good noon, gentlemen." The waiter spoke fluent German.

"Good noon, we have booked a private room." Weirle stepped forward and spoke.

"Are you Mr. Weirle?" the waiter asked respectfully.

"Yes, I'm Weille." The Chief of Staff nodded.

"Ah, are there seven guests in total? The special private room you booked has been ready, please follow me here." The waiter bowed to greet Weille and signaled the guests to follow him.

"When did you book a room?" Xu Jun asked in a low voice.

"I called Kirsten while you were changing your clothes." Weirle answered with a proud look.

"What's going on? Don't play tricks. You know what I want to ask." The head of state had a commercial smile on his face and showed his white front teeth.

"Sir, I'll explain it to you slowly when I get to the room." Weirler raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat that did not exist and replied in a low voice.

The difference here is from the French Defu Building, in addition to the lobby on the first floor, there are more than a dozen private rooms on the second floor, which are for customers or VIPs in need.

It seems that the restaurant business is good. Xu Jun met several waiters wearing white uniforms and holding meal trays along the way. These days, white short jackets are the standard clothing for German restaurant waiters, and even the staff of the head of state restaurant were surprised. What surprised Xu Jun was that these waiters were all Asian.

"Are all Chinese working in the restaurants?" Xu Jun couldn't help but ask.

"You have noticed too, sir." The waiter turned around and smiled and replied: "Not all Chinese people work here. For example, I was born in Borneo. My father is from Fujian and my mother is from Dutch Indochina. There are also some Filipinos and French Indochina here, but it is like a big family, and everyone is like a family to each other." The waiter has a very good German level and can't hear an Asian accent at all.

"It sounds good." The head of state nodded in appreciation. "Who said no, sir." The waiter responded generously.

The private room booked in Weille is at the top of the corridor. According to the waiter, this is the largest and most luxurious private room in the restaurant.

Facts also prove that his introduction was not exaggerated. As soon as Xu Jun walked into this room, he was attracted by the exquisite and elegant decoration.

It can be seen that the room has been carefully designed by the owner, with a distinct Soviet-style architectural style. The floor is covered with light gray tiles, and there are a circle of cabinets, bookshelfs and other Chinese furniture against the wall. It makes people feel like they are in the study of an ancient Chinese man. There are several calligraphy and landscape paintings hanging on the white powder wall on the front. I don’t know if it is an antique or a copy.

There is a huge hardwood round table in the middle of the room, with tableware such as cups, plates, chopsticks, knives and forks on it.

"You only need to prepare four sets of tableware and remove all the rest." Daogen said to the waiter.

"Four sets? I understand, please wait." Although the waiter was a little confused, the guest's request was always at the top.

"Everything has been checked, there is no abnormality." The three guards searched the furniture placed in the room and walked to Daogen to report.

"Go outside and guard, two guard at the door, and one goes to the stairs." Daogen ordered with a serious expression.

"As for orders, colonel." The guard nodded and accepted the order, then turned around and greeted Xu Jun with an arm-raising salute, then opened the door and walked out.

"Okay, Weirle, now you can explain it to me. I need to know all the details and cannot be missed at all." Xu Jun reached out and touched the teapot on the table. The tea was still hot.

PS: Thank you for your support. The author will continue to work hard. Today I feel a little uncomfortable and the number of words is a little short. I hope everyone can understand.
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