Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

Seeing him nod, Lin Shangzhou smiled and continued, "Then let's go to a random restaurant to eat first, and then go to the research institute after dinner."

"okay,"

When Bode heard that he could go out for dinner, he immediately became happy and looked at the road in front of him excitedly.

Ten minutes later, the car stopped in front of a small restaurant near the newspaper office.

Lin Shangzhou got out of the car and followed Bode into the small restaurant. The moment he pushed open the door and walked in, he saw a familiar blue figure in the restaurant - Wang Zhaoming.

Bode, who was only concerned about eating and walked towards the counter as soon as he entered the restaurant, obviously did not notice the girl who was also a tenant of Lin Shangzhou's apartment like him. Lin Shangzhou put his hand on Bode's shoulder. Bode turned his head and looked at Lin Shangzhou in confusion. After seeing his eyes, he followed his gaze and then saw Wang Zhaoming.

"That's... Miss Wang?"

"Ah."

Lin Shangzhou nodded. In the past, he did not have much interest in Wang Zhaoming, but now he has a certain interest in Wang Zhaoming. After that incident, his contact with Wang Zhaoming was still only in daily life. Even though she already knew that Wang Zhaoming came from France, she still did not take any other action.

This inevitably made Lin Shangzhou curious about her.

He didn't know what Wang Zhaoming was thinking. Even though he had become a member of the German Parliament, she still didn't intend to talk to him about something. If it weren't for what happened before, Lin Shangzhou would really think that Wang Zhaoming was just a Chinese who came to Germany to develop.

Curious about Wang Zhaoming, Lin Shangzhou put down his hand and looked at her and said to Bode, "I'll eat whatever you eat. I'll go find Miss Wang. You can just sit over there later."

"Uh--"

Hearing this, Bode didn't know what to say. Mr. Hipper in front of him already had two girls by his side, and the other girls also had an ambiguous relationship with His Majesty. Now he seemed to be interested in his compatriots again...

Forget it, forget it. Anyway, I am just his bodyguard. His feelings are not my concern. If anything goes wrong in the future, he will be the one to suffer.

After looking speechlessly at Lin Shangzhou who was already walking towards Wang Zhaoming, Bode sighed lightly and walked towards the counter.

Wang Zhaoming had her back to Lin Shangzhou, so she had no idea that he was walking towards her. She was concentrating on eating her salad. As she was eating, she felt something was wrong, as if someone was watching her.

Before she could turn her head to look, she heard a familiar voice.

"Miss Wang, can I sit here?"

The sudden voice startled her. After a few seconds, she reacted and looked up and nodded to Lin Shangzhou.

"of course can."

"Then excuse me."

After getting Wang Niang's consent, Lin Shangzhou pulled out the chair opposite her seat and sat down.

"Mr. Lin, congratulations on becoming a member of parliament."

Wang Zhaoming congratulated Lin Shangzhou after he sat down. Lin Shangzhou accepted Wang Niang's congratulations with a smile. Then he sat there looking at Wang Zhaoming without saying a word. Wang Niang didn't know what to say. After being stared at by him for more than ten seconds, she finally couldn't stand it anymore and asked awkwardly: "Mr. Lin, you keep looking at me. Is there anything you want to say to me?"

Lin Shangzhou smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "No, no, no, I don't have anything to say to you..."

There was a strange look on Wang Zhaoming's face, and then she heard words that shocked her.

"But I was wondering if there was something you wanted to say to me but hadn't said it yet."

After she finished speaking, Wang Niang felt a little uneasy. She didn't know why Lin Shangzhou said that, because she really had something to say to Lin Shangzhou. After Lin Shangzhou announced that he would become the leader of the Social Democratic Party and a member of parliament, she wanted to talk to him about LKMT even more. However, she couldn't find a suitable opportunity. Moreover, because she saw Lin Shangzhou bring two girls into his room, and because of the terrible look Lin Shangzhou pretended at that time, Wang Zhaoming was full of vigilance against Lin Shangzhou. She was afraid that one day she would fall into Lin Shangzhou's hands.

But now Lin Shangzhou asked her if she had something to say to him but didn't, which meant that Lin Shangzhou must know something. This intensified her fear of Lin Shangzhou and made Lin Shangzhou more unpredictable in her heart.

After more than ten seconds of hesitation, Wang Zhaoming made a decision in her heart. She couldn't delay any longer. It was time to tell Lin Shangzhou about LKMT, so she opened her mouth and said, "I..."

However, before she could finish her words, she saw Lin Shangzhou winking at her, so she shut her mouth obediently. Then she heard Bode's voice.

Bode came over with two meat pies, one for him and one for Lin Shangzhou. He also greeted Wang Zhaoming, put the plates on the table and sat next to Lin Shangzhou.

His appearance interrupted Wang Zhaoming's words. With one more person present, Wang Zhaoming could no longer talk to Lin Shangzhou. Lin Shangzhou himself did not intend to talk to her about LKMT matters, so he concentrated on eating.

In more than ten minutes, Bode had finished his third pie, while Lin Shangzhou had not finished his. In fact, Bode didn't want to eat three pie... but he still wanted to.

But the fundamental reason was that he noticed that Lin Shangzhou and Wang Zhaoming seemed to have something to say, and he and Wang Zhaoming were almost strangers with nothing to talk about, so in order to avoid embarrassment, he asked for a second cake, and then a third.

After finishing the third pie, Bode noticed that Lin Shangzhou beside him had not finished his pie yet. Seeing his dissatisfied look, he immediately realized that he shouldn't have shown off three pie. He should have gone out and waited after finishing the first pie instead of eating the second one.

"Mr. Hipper, I'll wait for you outside."

He forced a smile, said these words and left. Lin Shangzhou looked at Bode's back and felt speechless. He ate so slowly because he wanted Bode to wait outside after he finished the first cake. Who the hell knew that this kid would directly show off three... But fortunately, he is out now.

After Bode, the light bulb, left, Wang Zhaoming finally had the opportunity to talk to Lin Shangzhou. She said to Lin Shangzhou: "Mr. Lin, I do have something to tell you first..."

She glanced at the other customers around her. Ever since that incident, she felt like there were German spies among the people around her every time she went out. To be on the safe side, she continued, "But let's talk about that tonight."

"Well, yes."

Lin Shangzhou nodded. He saw what Wang Zhaoming had just done. It was normal for the girl to be on guard outside.

Since they were going to talk about LKMT in the evening, Lin Shangzhou quickly finished the remaining pie on his plate, said goodbye to her and left.

After dinner, Lin Shangzhou went to the research institute as planned. The research and manufacturing there were progressing steadily. Then he went to the Worries-Free Palace, stayed with Alexandrine for a while, and then accompanied his two girls. They didn't do anything, just talked together.

After leaving Wuyou Palace, he returned to the newspaper and started working. As he didn't know much about the business operations of Mercury Power Company, he seldom interfered in the affairs there and only went to take a look occasionally.

A few hours later, it was five o'clock in the afternoon. Lin Shangzhou returned to the apartment after get off work. He was going to talk to Wang Zhaoming about LKMT in the evening. To be honest, he was quite looking forward to it.

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Chapter 238: Getting Along with Wang Niang

dong dong dong.

After knocking on the door three times, Lin Shangzhou stood in front of the door waiting for Wang Niang to come and open the door. After a few seconds, the door was opened and Wang Zhaoming stood behind the door, looking at Lin Shangzhou in front of him nervously.

"come in."

She took a step back to make way for Lin Shangzhou, who then walked into the room.

Lin Shangzhou sat on the single sofa as if he was at home, while Wang Zhaoming sat on another large sofa. After the two sat down, the room became quiet and the atmosphere gradually became a little awkward.

After being silent for nearly a minute, Wang Zhaoming could no longer hold back his emotions and said, "Mr. Lin..."

"Ms. Wang, I want to guess what you will say next. You might as well listen to see if my guess is right or not."

As soon as Wang Zhaoming opened her mouth, Lin Shangzhou interrupted her softly. Wang Niang didn't know what Lin Shangzhou wanted to do. After hesitating for a few seconds, she nodded.

Seeing her nod, Lin Shangzhou looked directly into Wang Zhaoming's eyes with a half-smile and said, "First of all, you are a cold-baked bun person..."

"Cold baked buns?"

Wang Zhaoming couldn't help but show some confusion in his eyes after hearing this unfamiliar and incomprehensible word. What is cold-baked steamed bun? Cold-baked steamed bun?

Realizing that he had said the wrong word, Lin Shangzhou explained to Wang Zhaoming with a bit of embarrassment: "It's the Kuomintang. You don't need to worry too much about the cold-baked steamed buns."

"All right…"

Wang Zhaoming nodded hesitantly. After a few seconds, she realized that there was something wrong with the sentence just now. How did he know that she was a member of the Kuomintang?

She thought she had hidden her identity very well, and even when she sent telegrams in the past she had not mentioned the Kuomintang. Even if all her telegrams were intercepted by German spies, they should have thought that she was a spy of the French Commune rather than a member of the Kuomintang.

Unless there are German spies in Paris!

After this dangerous idea popped up, Wang Zhaoming was not so shocked. This would explain why Lin Shangzhou knew that he was a member of the Kuomintang, and it was normal for the Commune to have German spies lurking in Paris.

After being stunned for a few seconds, Wang Zhaoming nodded to Lin Shangzhou. Seeing that Wang Niang acknowledged his identity, Lin Shangzhou then said confidently: "I guess you have a brother."

As soon as she finished speaking, the shock that had just faded away in Wang Zhaoming's heart surged up again. She looked at Lin Shangzhou in confusion. She didn't know why Lin Shangzhou would guess that she had a brother, and he looked so confident about it.

She did have a brother, but he was her stepbrother. However, the only people who knew about their relationship were their peers, and the only people who knew about it in Paris were their friends there.

If Lin Shangzhou could explain his knowledge that he was a member of the Kuomintang by saying that there were German spies hiding in Paris, then how would he explain his guess that he had a brother?

Could it be that the French people he and his companions had come into contact with were German spies?

The more she thought about it, the more Wang Zhaoming didn't dare to think about it. If the French people she and her companions had come into contact with were German spies, then Germany's infiltration of the French Commune was too strong...

"Don't think too much, I'm just guessing."

Lin Shangzhou's words pulled Wang Zhaoming back from his thoughts. After hearing this, Wang Niang didn't believe it at all, but compared with the terrifying possibility, his random guess was more acceptable.

So Wang Zhaoming nodded to Lin Shangzhou, but didn't say anything. She wasn't stupid enough to say everything.

After Wang Niang nodded, Lin Shangzhou guessed that Wang Zhaoming's brother was the traitor Wang. He really wanted to ask her for more information about her brother, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up because business was more important.

"The reason you came to Germany to find me is that what I did in Germany spread to France. After you knew what I did, you thought I was a very worthy target to win over, so the Kuomintang sent you to Germany, and your purpose in coming to Germany was to win me over."

"Is my guess right?"

After saying that, Lin Shangzhou smiled slightly, then looked at Wang Zhaoming with expectation. He felt that his guess was correct. He couldn't find any more suitable reason for Wang Zhaoming, a girl who had nothing to do with Germany, to come to Germany except to contact and win him over. However, if Wang Zhaoming denied his guess, Lin Shangzhou would be very curious about why she came to Germany.

Hearing Lin Shangzhou's almost completely correct guess, Wang Zhaoming felt an inexplicable sense of fear in his heart. The man in front of him seemed to know everything about him. Although what he said were all guesses, his guesses were almost all correct.

What's more, after the spies targeted him, his actions were even more dangerous. He chose to protect himself rather than hand himself over, even though it was disadvantageous to him. The reason he gave was ridiculously simple: "I just want to help my compatriots."

At first, Wang Zhaoming didn't think that someone like Lin Shangzhou would do such a dangerous thing just because he "wanted to help his compatriots". She felt that Lin Shangzhou must be trying to gain some benefit from her. Even if he didn't show anything at the time, Wang Niang still felt that Lin Shangzhou would grab something from her in the future.

She could figure out with her toes what kind of benefits a man like Lin Shangzhou would ask for from a girl like her.

But in the days that followed, Lin Shangzhou didn't do anything out of line, which made her very confused. Wang Zhaoming thought she was pretty, and there were young men of the same age in Paris who showed interest in her, so why did Lin Shangzhou show no interest in her at all?

This made Wang Zhaoming feel very conflicted. She thought that Lin Shangzhou was a gentleman, but her woman's intuition told her that this amorous man would show his fangs sooner or later.

But now it doesn't matter whether he has fangs or not. As Lin Shangzhou's status in Germany becomes higher and higher, Wang Zhaoming doesn't think she can successfully win him over. Between Germany, which has a bright future, and the Kuomintang, which is in an extremely difficult situation now, she believes that Lin Shangzhou will choose the former.

Wang Zhaoming sighed and said to Lin Shangzhou, "Mr. Lin, your guess is correct, but there are also some mistakes."

"Oh? Tell me what's wrong."

Lin Shangzhou asked with interest.

"I wanted to come to Germany to find you on my own. Although other people in the party are optimistic about you, they think that you are more German than Chinese, and feel that the chances of you helping us are very small. Only I still think there is a chance to win you over, so I came to Germany alone to contact you."

Lin Shangzhou was a little surprised when he heard this. He really didn't expect that Wang Zhaoming wanted to come to Germany to contact him on her own, rather than being sent by others. Her words also made Lin Shangzhou feel that this girl was a little idealistic. She came to Germany alone to contact him just because she thought she could win him over. This girl was really bold.

Those guys in the National Left were really bold, and actually let her come here alone...

After thinking that she had no way to win over Lin Shangzhou, Wang Zhaoming couldn't help feeling disappointed. She regretted that she had been too careful to keep a distance from Lin Shangzhou in the past. If she could be closer to him, she might still have a chance now.

"But now I feel that there is no way to win you over. After all, your status in Germany is getting higher and higher. No one will give up such conditions to join us."

Wang Zhaoming's tone was full of disappointment. After listening to her words, Lin Shangzhou said to her: "Miss Wang, this is not necessarily true."

"Ok?"

"It's true that I won't join you, but I will help you in my own way, so don't worry, even if I don't join you, you will still get my help in the future."

After saying this, Lin Shangzhou looked at Wang Niang, who had an expression of surprise and confusion. He knew that this girl was very puzzled as to why he said that. For him, in this world without the CPC, the only regimes that Lin Shangzhou recognized were Zhang Zuolin's Fengtian and the LKMT. The Qing Dynasty controlled by the Zhili warlords was more in line with Germany's interests than the LKMT and the Marshal, but even the LKMT and the Marshal could not completely give up exchanges and trade with Germany, not to mention that Japan and the Commune would one "set" and the other cease to exist in the future. By then, no matter who unified China, they would inevitably have to come into contact with Germany.

Therefore, he would rather see LKMT unify China. Of course, it would be best if the Marshal could choose to fight the Qing Dynasty together with LKMT at that time, and then have a peaceful unification through negotiations between the North and the South. This would be the best thing for this country.

"You mean you'll help us?"

Wang Zhaoming had a bit of disbelief in her eyes. She asked in confusion: "But wouldn't the restoration of the Qing Dynasty be more in line with Germany's interests? Shouldn't you be more considerate if you stand on Germany's side..."

Hearing this, Lin Shangzhou shook his head at Wang Niang. Wang Niang was right. Logically speaking, he should have considered Germany's interests more. Others in his position would have done the same, but Lin Shangzhou was Lin Shangzhou. In the twenty years of his life before he traveled through time, he was a Chinese with a red bloodline. Who doesn't want to see his country become better?

What Lin Shangzhou can do to make his motherland a better place is to help China in his own way in Germany. Everything he has now is due to opportunities and connections. If it weren't for his close relationship with Alexandrine and his own luck, he wouldn't have come this far.

On the contrary, Lin Shangzhou joined LKMT with full of enthusiasm, but he was a half-baked person in many aspects and ultimately could not achieve anything great. He knew that the advantage of a time traveler like him was basically the information gap. He knew what would happen in the future, and relying on the information gap he could plan ahead. Therefore, only by developing in Germany could he maximize his advantage as a time traveler.

"Ms. Wang, what you said makes sense, but as a Chinese, I hope that my motherland will become stronger, that China will not be ruled by reactionary forces, that the Chinese people can live a good life, and that China will become a better country. Is this a strange thing?"

Lin Shangzhou asked Wang Zhaoming back. After hearing his words, Wang Niang couldn't help but get excited. Now she understood that her past speculations were unnecessary, and she should not doubt the sincerity of such a patriot.

Wang Zhaoming's eyes gradually became moist. She reached out her hand to wipe away the tears that were about to overflow, took a deep breath, and it took her a long time to suppress her inner excitement.

She opened her mouth, wanting to express her gratitude to Lin Shangzhou, but she didn't know what to say to express her inner gratitude.

Seeing her like this, Lin Shangzhou smiled and said, "There's no need to say thank you. We still have a long way to go. It won't be too late to talk about it in the future."

"Ah."

Wang Zhaoming smiled and nodded. She already had a different opinion of Lin Shangzhou in her heart.

Looking at the refreshing smile of Wang Niang in front of him, Lin Shangzhou couldn't help but feel happy. He liked this about Wang Niang and her smile very much.

In the following time, the two chatted about LKMT. Lin Shangzhou also learned that the traitor Wang at this time was called Wang Jixin, and the current situation of LKMT was relatively stable. Some people were in exile in France, while others insisted on resisting and fighting guerrilla warfare in the southeastern provinces.

However, as they were chatting, Lin Shangzhou had a bad feeling in his heart. It was not the palpitations that something bad was going to happen, but just a bad feeling. He felt that if he continued chatting with Wang Niang here, something would go wrong sooner or later, so he interrupted the conversation with Wang Niang. But what he didn't expect was that Wang Niang was still unsatisfied and wanted to talk to him about LKMT again.

Facing Wang Niang's wonderful smile, after a brief thought, Lin Shangzhou decided to chat with Wang Niang for a while longer. Knowing more about LKMT would be beneficial to future development.

Good times are always short. Lin Shangzhou felt that an hour had passed before he and Wang Niang talked about much. The premonition in his heart, which had turned from bad to uneasy, made him think that he could not continue chatting with Wang Niang. When he interrupted the topic and said goodbye to Wang Niang and was about to leave, Wang Niang suddenly called him.