Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 415 Why Fight One
Lucia Restaurant on Xitoudao Street is a famous Russian restaurant in Harbin.

At noon on Sunday, Qian Xiaobao brought four students to Lucia's Restaurant.

The four students walked into the dining room and looked at the magnificent decoration inside, and the eyes were not enough.

Japan is now known as a world power that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the United States and Britain, but the living standards of the people are very different. When the British and American countries are full of cars, Japanese women make money for the Japanese Empire in China, Southeast Asia and other parts of the world. .

Nakajima and his party, Kataoka Akira, Matsuda Hisamasa, and Sugita Sadataka are all top students in their hometown. If the family is rich, they will definitely go to Imperial University to study, but due to family reasons, they can only go to board and lodging for free every month. There is also Harbin College with a 55 yen subsidy.

It was the first time for the four of them to dine in such a luxurious place, and they were a little overwhelmed sitting at the mahogany high table.

Qian Xiaobao raised his right hand and snapped his fingers, and a beautiful Russian girl came over with a menu.

"Everyone ordered a dish in Russian, and I asked them to serve three bottles of vodka today, so we won't go home without getting drunk." Qian Xiaobao said.

Akira Kataoka took the menu first and ordered a roast beef, and the other three ordered beet salad, Russian dumplings and kebabs.

Qian Xiaobao asked the waitress to add another fresh fish soup.

At this moment, a Japanese military officer led two soldiers into the box and looked at the five people inside.

Qian Xiaobao recognized the officer at a glance as Chida Bingwei from the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army.

"Why are you here?" Chida Bingwei asked.

"These four are juniors from Harbin University. I took them here for dinner on Sunday." Qian Xiaobao explained.

Chidahei nodded to the four students with a smile, then said with a straight face: "I'm sorry, everyone, it's the duty of the four of you to take out your IDs and check them!"

Qian Xiaobao was both surprised and embarrassed.Surprisingly, Chida Bingwei is a member of the Kwantung Army's intelligence department. How did he come here to check his identity?Moreover, Qian Tianbei was so familiar with him that he had to check the identities of the four people he had brought, which made Qian Xiaobao feel a little embarrassed.

The four students stood up obediently and took out their documents for Chidahei to check.

After careful inspection of the documents, Chidahei handed them back to the four of them and said apologetically to Qian Xiaobao: "This is an order from the Minister of Intelligence that must be carried out. Please forgive me for safety needs."

Just then two more soldiers entered the box.

One of the soldiers saluted Chidahei and reported: "All the boxes have been checked carefully, and there are no people."

It's not time to eat at noon, and the people who have dinner have not yet come to the door.Especially in times of economic hardship, fewer people eat at such high-end places.

Chidahei politely raised his hand and gave a military salute and said, "Everyone, please continue to eat, but keep your voice down."

At this time, Qian Xiaobao realized that it must be the chief of the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army accompanying important guests to eat here, so the security protection was very strict.

"Come over and eat together when you're free." Qian Xiaobao invited Chida Bingwei.

"No, I really don't have time for security work today." Chidabei replied.Then he nodded to Qian Xiaobao and led the soldiers out.

Chidahei waved to the soldiers behind him, and the soldiers were scattered in the corner of Lucia's restaurant with guns.He walked straight outside Lucia's restaurant.

There were two cars parked at the entrance of the restaurant. Chida Hei walked to the window of the front car and saluted and reported: "Everything in the restaurant has been inspected, and there is only one box for people to eat. It is Qian Xiaobao from the Ministry of Intelligence who is inviting someone from Harbin University." Four students are eating, I have checked that there is no problem."

"It's Qian Xiaobao?" said Liu Tian Yuanbao, the head of the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army sitting in the car.

Yanagida Motozo opened the door and got out of the car, walked to the front of the next car and said, "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, please get out of the car."

The car door opened and a Japanese lieutenant general stepped out of the car.

Four or five people got out of the two cars one after another.

These people are basically high-level officers of the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army. There is only one person who is very special. He is obviously a Westerner with curly brown hair and a suit.

The lieutenant general took the lead and walked into Lucia's restaurant with a command knife in his hand, followed by the others.The man in the suit first turned his head and looked around, then walked among the crowd with his head bowed deeply.

The beet salad and fish soup were already on the table, and the waitress brought three more bottles of vodka.

Akira Kataoka was the quickest to open a bottle of vodka and fill up Qian Xiaobao's cup first.

"You should drink more today. After you graduate, you will have many opportunities to meet Russians. What if you can't drink!" Qian Xiaobao said.

At this moment, there was a thumping sound of a group of people's leather boots stepping on the floor outside the box.

Qian Xiaobao especially wanted to open the door to see who were the people who came to eat today.

Chidahei opened the door of the innermost box of the restaurant and stood sideways by the door. Six or seven officers from the lieutenant general to the chief entered the box one by one.

Chidahei then closed the door of the box and ordered to the two soldiers beside him: "You two go to the kitchen and stare at them as they cook. When it's done, one of you will serve it up."

"Hi!" The two soldiers stood at attention and promised to turn around and leave.

The lieutenant general sat in the middle of the box, the man in a suit sat next to him, and Yanagida Genzo was on the other side of the lieutenant general.

Genzo Yanagida looked at the man in the suit and said with a smile, "Mr. Rushikov, today I specially entertained you at the most famous Russian restaurant in Harbin according to Lieutenant General Heintaro Kimura's wishes."

It turned out that the Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Heitaro Kimura was sitting in the middle seat, and the man next to him was the traitor Liushikov that the intelligence agencies of the great northern powers were looking for.

"It's very nice here, it reminds me of the old days," Lyushkov replied.

But Heitaro Kimura asked straightforwardly: "Mr. Lyushkov, according to your judgment, Japan is currently negotiating with the northern powers and preparing to conclude a peace treaty. Do you think it can be achieved?"

This issue was of great concern to the Kwantung Army's top brass.Now the Japanese military and government are turning their attention to the south. In order to concentrate their strength, they really want to conclude a peace treaty with the northern powers to relieve their worries.

Yanagida Motozo himself did the translation and translated this issue that everyone present was concerned about to Liushikov.

After listening to the question, Liushikov immediately answered: "Yes, definitely! The northern powers now want to concentrate their efforts on dealing with the powerful threat from the west. They should also be willing to conclude a peace treaty with Japan to ensure the tranquility of the eastern border."

(End of this chapter)