Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1035 Gu Baoheng visits Lin Ze

Jingle bells, jingle bells.

The sound of tram bells woke up Tianjin and the streets became bustling again.

Gu Baoheng stood in front of the bed in the luxurious private room of the Lishun Hotel, holding a cup of coffee and looking at the street view downstairs.

Although the streets are not very wide, they are kept very tidy and seem to be taken care of by someone specially assigned to take care of them.

The food stalls on the roadside are divided into areas. Steam rises and the aroma of food spreads. Some hurried diners eat a set of pancakes in a few bites, while others find a place to sit down, order a bowl of rice soup, buy a few fried dough sticks, and slowly enjoy breakfast with some pickles.

"Dong dong dong."

"Come in!"

Gu Baoheng turned around and saw an attendant coming in.

"Director Gu, I'll bring you breakfast."

Gu Baoheng was obviously used to this kind of service. He nodded slightly and watched the attendant push a cart in and place plates of breakfast on the small table.

"Tianjin is more prosperous than Nanjing and Shanghai!"

The attendant laughed and said, "I took a look this morning too. Maybe it's because this is the city center, so it's always a bit noisy."

Obviously, the attendant was a master of speaking. He did not express his feelings with Gu Baoheng, but instead summarized it as "noise".

Gu Baoheng turned his head and looked out the window again. "In the area around Beijing and Tianjin, industry and commerce are flourishing, and materials flow in and out. Dean Wang is determined to implement material control because he sees this as a key factor. Wang Mengqun is greedy. It seems that the North China Administrative Committee will become history..."

The attendant skillfully flattered him, "If we can take North China, Director Gu will be credited with the greatest achievement. In the future, he will not only be in charge of coordinating supplies, but he may even be in charge of all North China affairs."

Gu Baoheng laughed and said, "I didn't think that far ahead!"

Having said this, he refused to continue and sat down to eat in silence.

They had almost finished eating when Cen Deguang knocked on the door and came in. "Director Gu, have you eaten?"

"Lao Cen, come on, let's use some together."

"I just finished eating. A telegram arrived from Nanjing, asking you to discuss this with me. Wang Mengqun's suggestion to buy grain is feasible in principle, but we still need to discuss the exact amount, how to deliver it, and how to transport it. Also, they've reminded us to pay more attention to Lin Ze at the Military Police Headquarters. It would be best if we could pay him a visit."

Gu Baoheng hummed, then frowned, as if he thought Cen Deguang was being too nosy.

Cen Deguang stood there, feeling a little embarrassed.

After a few seconds, Gu Baoheng said, "Minister Cen has considered a lot and is very thorough."

Cen Deguang quickly said, "I just read the telegram and said it casually. Director Gu should be the main one."

Cen Deguang was nominally of higher rank than Gu Baoheng, so Gu Baoheng could no longer lose his temper. He turned around and told his attendant, "Go to the Jinmen Military Police Headquarters and send a letter. I want to pay a visit to Commander-in-Chief Lin."

After the attendants left, Gu Baoheng said to Cen Deguang, "Old Cen, some people in Nanjing are frightened by the Japanese. We're here to discuss the control of supplies and the sale of grain. How can any of this have anything to do with the Military Police Headquarters? Can a Military Police Headquarters in Tianjin possibly interfere in our negotiations with the North China Administrative Committee?"

"Director Gu is absolutely right. However, this time the Secret Service Headquarters sent a special telegram to remind you..."

"I've heard about that, too. The train bombed, and the Secret Service Headquarters sent people to someone else's territory to do business. Naturally, we have to consider their attitude. But our negotiation partner is the North China Administrative Committee. What business does their Military Police Headquarters have to have? Forget it. Since Nanjing has brought it up, we might as well pay them a visit."

Not long after, the attaché came back with a note saying that Commander-in-Chief Lin was very busy in the morning and the meeting would be scheduled for the afternoon.

Gu Baoheng was unhappy at the time. Wang Mengqun still went to the station to greet me. A gendarmerie commander in Tianjin couldn't be more powerful than the chairman of the North China Administrative Committee, right?

The attendant said cautiously: "Director Gu, this Commander Lin seems a little different..."

Gu Baoheng glanced at him and asked, "Why is it different?"

"I went to the headquarters today. In addition to the Japanese military police, there were also many people in black uniforms patrolling. I asked around and found out that there's a government office called the Coordination Bureau in Tianjin. There's also one in Peking. Lin Ze is the director of the Coordination Bureau. When I came back, I called a rickshaw. The driver praised Commander Lin to the skies, saying he was a Buddha. He also mentioned that the Japanese had built a large construction site in Tanggu and put Commander Lin in charge. He said that Tianjin was in a state of decline two years ago, and that the current situation was entirely due to Commander Lin..."

Gu Baoheng reached for a cigarette, but couldn't find one after searching for a long time.

The attendant quickly took a cigarette from the bedside tray and lit it for him.

"Hearing what you said, this Commander Lin is really a little different. Isn't it true that things in Tianjin are so strange..."

First there was Wang Mengqun who was concerned about the country and the people, and now here comes Commander Wan Jiasheng Folin.

Okay, okay, you all want to be traitors like this, right?

Many people think that since Gu Baoheng went north specifically, he should have had enough information in advance and should not be so unfamiliar with Lin Ze.

However, the actual situation is that different fields have different meanings. Gu Baoheng, who is in charge of materials, may have some knowledge of the production and circulation of materials in North China, or the personnel structure of the North China Administrative Committee, but he really knows nothing about the spy system.

The Jinling Secret Service Headquarters was already giving him face by reminding him to be careful of Lin Ze. After all, Gu Baoheng was not going there to do secret work, and the Secret Service Headquarters had no obligation to provide him with information.

"Go prepare two gifts and give them to Commander Lin when you meet him this afternoon. Many gifts are always welcome. These spies may not be salty as salt, but they are definitely sour as vinegar. Don't let them ruin our plans."

That afternoon, Gu Baoheng arrived at the gendarmerie headquarters.

The car couldn't even get in and was stopped at the door.

Gu Baoheng still wanted to put on airs, but when he saw the Japanese military police pointing their guns at him, he had no choice but to get out of the car, register, and walk into the yard.

Director Niu was waiting at the stairs and said with a warm smile, "I was just about to go to the door to meet you. I hope Director Gu will forgive me for not coming here to greet you."

It had come to this point, so it was not good to lose temper. Gu Baoheng could only force a smile and said, "I apologize for my hasty visit."

"Commander Lin is already waiting for you in the reception room. Everyone, please come in."

In the corridor, a row of people sat on benches waiting to be met by Lin Ze.

The first person in the line was a Japanese officer. Gu Baoheng had sharp eyes and recognized that he was a colonel.

Wait, what is Lin Ze’s rank, and why is the colonel lining up to see him?

Niu Saner took two steps forward and whispered, "Colonel Ikeda, please wait a moment. We have guests from Nanjing. They are guests from afar..."

The Japanese colonel nodded amiably to Niu Saner, but the look he gave Gu Baoheng was a bit disdainful.

As the group walked over, Gu Baoheng whispered, "Whose officer was that just now?"

Niu Saner said calmly, "He is General Okamura's aide-de-camp."

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