Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

After hearing what Bode said, Lin Shangzhou understood what this boy was thinking. Letitia and Noah could see him anytime they wanted, but Bode was different. As his bodyguard, he had to be with him at all times even on weekends. Only when he went to Wuyou Palace did Bode have the opportunity to see the maid named Kallen.

Thinking of this, Lin Shangzhou smiled knowingly, snorted and said, "I have something to tell His Majesty, so I plan to go to Wuyou Palace before the weekend when I am not busy. You just need to be ready by then."

"Yes, Mr. Hipper."

Bode responded excitedly, then started the car and drove home.

Without Bode's interruption, Lin Shangzhou looked out the window, stroking the rough paper with his fingers. What Bode had just said gave him an idea.

(Did Rundstedt read my novel? I can’t confirm whether it’s true or not, but I’ll start writing again.)

Lin Shangzhou thought that if he could establish a good relationship with Rundstedt through literary works, it would be worth it for him to start writing again.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Rundstedt really reads his novels.

"Bode, I'm planning to start writing novels again. Do you have any suggestions for my new book? Think about it on the way and tell me when you get home."

"Eh?"

Bode was a little confused. Why did Lin Shangzhou suddenly say that he wanted to start writing novels again? But he didn't think too much about it. He quickly responded and thought about his suggestions for Lin Shangzhou's novel while driving.

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Chapter 269 Return to Paris

In an ordinary apartment building in Paris, France, a girl in blue stood in front of the door and looked up at the building and couldn't help but sigh:

"It's been more than a year, and I'm finally home..."

Tang Ming, who had been away from Paris for a year, finally returned to Paris, France today. Although this is not her hometown, her family is here after all, so this is her home.

After looking at the apartment with emotion for a few seconds, she took out the key from her pocket and prepared to open the door. As she turned the key, she muttered softly: "I didn't expect to be stuck at the German-French border for almost two months. I am so unlucky..."

At the end, Tang Ming stopped what she was doing. Today was May 4th. She had left Berlin for Nancy more than a month ago on March 10th, preparing to enter France from there. But when she arrived in Strasbourg, she and her companions were suddenly told by local German trade unionists that the German side had increased its vigilance and they could not risk transferring her to the commune.

Her companions were temporarily assigned to other tasks, so she was forced to stay in Strasbourg for more than a month.

Thanks to the salary and generous severance pay she received from Lin Shangzhou's newspaper in the past year, her life in Strasbourg was not a problem at all.

When Tang Ming first heard the news, she suspected that Lin Shangzhou was behind it, but after thinking about it carefully, she ruled out this possibility, because if Lin Shangzhou was really a bad guy who wanted to do something to her, then she would not be in Strasbourg at that time but in a basement in Berlin suffering inhuman torture.

After ruling out this possibility, the only possibility left was that she was unlucky, and she accepted this matter. After all, she had been away for a year, so it didn't matter if she waited a little longer.

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Tang Ming gently pushed the door open and walked in. After entering, she closed the door carefully, put the suitcase at the door, and walked lightly in the corridor, trying not to make too much noise to attract attention. She told the people from LKMT that she was back, but she did not tell them when she would arrive.

She didn't give us any news when she left Strasbourg a few days ago, just to give her brother a surprise.

Tang Ming tiptoed along the corridor towards a room in the middle of the corridor. As she got closer, she gradually heard voices coming from inside. Hearing these voices, Tang Ming couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.

(My brothers are discussing something, I wonder how they will react when they see me?)

After arriving at the corner, Tang Ming did not rush in. She first stood by the wall and stuck her head inside. She remembered that her brother often sat with his back to the entrance, so in order to give him a surprise, Tang Ming first made sure whether her brother was sitting in his usual seat.

After sticking her head out and seeing the scene inside, Tang Ming was delighted. Just as she thought, her brother Tang Zhe was sitting on a chair with his back to the entrance, talking to someone next to him.

After confirming her brother's location, Tang Ming was about to go in. At this time, she found that someone in the group of people discussing the matter had discovered her.

After seeing that person, she hurriedly shook her head and signaled with her eyes not to tell her brother. The other person immediately understood and began to concentrate on discussing things with the people around him.

Tang Ming walked slowly into the room. Because Tang Zhe and the others were talking loudly, she was bolder at this time than before. She walked towards her brother step by step. As the distance got closer, the people sitting opposite Tang Zhe also noticed Tang Ming. After seeing her movements, they all realized what this girl wanted to do, and no one told Tang Zhe that his sister was behind him.

However, their eyes looking away still caught Tang Zhe's attention. After noticing the change in his companion's eyes, he felt a little confused and curious, and was about to turn his head to see who was coming.

After discovering that her brother wanted to turn his head away, Tang Ming quickly took a big step forward and wanted to cover Tang Zhe's eyes, but unfortunately she was still a step too late.

"Xiao Ming!?"

The moment Tang Zhe saw his sister, his eyes widened and he became excited. He immediately stood up and looked at his sister and said, "When did you come back? Why did you leave Strasbourg without telling us?"

"I don't want to give you a surprise~"

Hearing his sister say this, Tang Zhe suddenly felt angry. The joy on his face was instantly replaced by seriousness. He frowned and said to Tang Ming in a slightly stern tone: "What surprise? You've given me enough surprises. There's no need to give me any more!"

Seeing him like this, Tang Ming knew that she would inevitably be scolded, so she whispered to Tang Zhe: "I'm sorry, brother, I know I was wrong..."

"You still know you are wrong..."

Next, Tang Zhe scolded Tang Ming for more than ten seconds, and no one else wanted to dissuade him. After all, what Tang Ming did this time was indeed a bit too much. His sister took a radio and ran to Germany alone without telling him, and only told him that she had gone to Germany after arriving in Germany.

Who wouldn’t worry?

Tang Ming accepted all of her brother's scolding, but his endless words still made it difficult for her to accept, so she secretly looked at the first man who noticed her return and asked for help.

The other party hesitated for a moment when he saw her eyes, then curled his lips, sighed in his heart, stood up and came to Tang Zhe to persuade him: "Okay, okay, Old Tang, don't say anymore. Xiao Ming has already known that she was wrong. Let her tell us what she experienced in Germany."

Others also tried to persuade Tang Zhe at this time, but Tang Zhe was still more happy than angry, so he snorted heavily and said to Tang Ming: "Okay, I won't talk about you anymore, since you don't want to listen anyway."

"No, I promise I won't do it again."

"Okay, okay, come sit down and tell me about your experience in Germany."

After saying that, he turned around and asked the person sitting on the sofa to make room for him and Tang Ming. Tang Ming took this opportunity to come to the man who helped her. She smiled mischievously and said to him, "Brother Shaoshan, thank you."

Wu Shaoshan reached out his hand and touched Tang Ming's head, and said in a doting tone: "Okay, don't do this kind of thing again in the future, otherwise we will be scared to death by you sooner or later. Go and sit down."

"Yeah, don't worry, there won't be any more in the future."

Tang Ming nodded vigorously, then came over and sat down next to Tang Zhe.

Seeing his sister sitting down, Tang Zhe immediately asked, "Xiao Ming, did that guy really not do anything to you?"

The others also looked at Tang Ming with great concern. Someone said, "We were almost going crazy when you suddenly stopped contacting us. Did that Lin guy hurt you?"

"What? Hurt me?"

Tang Ming was stunned for a moment, then he understood what they were talking about and laughed, "What? Don't worry, Shang Zhou is a very nice person, and I couldn't stay in Germany for such a long time without his help. He is protecting me."

Tang Zhe didn't care about what his sister said next. His attention was all attracted by the way Tang Ming addressed Lin Shangzhou - Shangzhou.

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Chapter 270 A surprising discovery

This made him think of something bad, and other people had the same thought in their minds, because apart from them, they had never heard Tang Ming call a man so intimately.

"Shang Zhou? Are you on good terms with him?"

Tang Zhe asked hurriedly, completely unaware that the second half of his sister's words had already answered the question.

Tang Ming was speechless. She knew what her brother and the others were thinking, so she complained, "Oh, what are you guys focusing on?"

"Didn't I just tell you that he was the one who protected me when I was in Germany, protecting me from being harassed by German spies?"

"And you don't have to worry about Shang Zhou at all. If he was a bad guy who was greedy for beauty, would I still be here talking to you now?"

"Uh--"

Tang Zhe and others were stunned. This was very true. If Lin Shangzhou was really a bad guy, then Tang Ming would definitely not come back.

Thinking of this, they were actually being a little mean. The atmosphere on the scene became a little awkward. Wu Shaoshan quickly reacted and said:

"Let's assume that the prime minister is a good person. Xiao Ming, what do you mean by what you just said? Was he protecting you during your time in Germany?"

Others followed suit and asked.

Tang Ming was very surprised to hear Wu Shaoshan's question. She looked at everyone suspiciously and asked, "Didn't I tell you that he and I live in the same apartment?"

"No."

Tang Zhe and others nodded vigorously.

It was then that Tang Ming remembered that in order not to make them worry too much about her, she had not said in the telegram that she lived in the same apartment with him. She only said that she was in contact with him and that she was safe. After being reminded once, she lost contact for a long time. After resuming communication, she only reported that she was safe in the telegram for Lin Shangzhou's sake and did not mention anything else.

After thinking about this, Tang Ming suddenly felt very embarrassed and her face turned red. She scratched her head and said with a smile: "Ah...haha...I indeed forgot to say it..."

Then he quickly changed the subject and said, "But that's not important. The reason I said he protected me was because he stopped the German spy for me. After all, he had a close relationship with the German emperor, and it was very safe to live in his apartment. I lost contact with him because he reminded me. If I continued to contact you, no one could say whether the German spy would suddenly take action."

"After all, I came here from the commune. They gave Shang Zhou a lot of face by not arresting me on my way to work."

After hearing what his sister said, Tang Zhe had a little more favorable impression towards Lin Shangzhou, but he still felt more disgusted. He said dissatisfiedly: "According to what you said, we should thank that Lin?"

Wu Shaoshan could hear Tang Zhe's dissatisfaction, but unlike Tang Zhe, he did not dislike Lin Shangzhou that much. In order to prevent the atmosphere between the two siblings from becoming bad, he advised Tang Zhe again: "Old Tang, it's okay, Xiao Ming should be using Mr. Lin as a protective umbrella, don't be so angry."

"Hmph... all right."

After a long sigh, Tang Zhe looked at his sister and asked, "When you arrived in Strasbourg, you sent a message saying that German spies had stepped up their alert. Could it be that Lin was behind this?"

Hearing her brother ask this, Tang Ming was very dissatisfied, but she also knew and could understand why Tang Zhe had such a big opinion on Lin Shangzhou. Germany destroyed the revolution and restored the Qing Dynasty, and Lin Shangzhou was the chancellor of Germany. Even if he was a member of the Social Democratic Party, he was a reactionary to the current LKMT.

A slightly less reactionary reactionary.

So she suppressed her emotions and shook her head calmly. She still trusted Lin Shangzhou very much in this matter.

"I don't think he did it. After all, like I just said, if Shang Zhou was a bad guy, he wouldn't have to wait until I left before sending the secret agents to arrest me."

"Old Tang, I think what Xiao Ming said is very right. At that time, the German spies' heightened vigilance was probably just a decision made by the German intelligence agency itself. It had nothing to do with that guy named Lin."

Opposite Tang Ming, a middle-aged man in brown-green military uniform spoke, while on the other side, Wu Shaoshan looked at the teacup on the table thoughtfully. Tang Ming's words just now made him think of something.

After a few seconds, he said, "Old Tang, Ben Yao is right. Just like Xiao Ming said, if Mr. Lin had any ill intentions, Xiao Ming would not be able to come back."

"Fine…"

Tang Zhe curled his lips. Although the two were just stating the facts, he was still very unhappy when Lin Shangzhou was mentioned. He always wanted to say something bad about him to ruin his image in his sister's heart.

"But Xiao Ming's words illustrate one thing."

Wu Shaoshan said this thoughtfully, which made everyone present very curious. Why didn't they know what Tang Ming's words revealed?

"Brother Shaoshan, what did you think of? Tell me now."

Tang Ming couldn't suppress his curiosity and urged Wu Shaoshan, and others followed suit.

Wu Shaoshan smiled and said, "It's nothing, but if I guess correctly, the Prime Minister did not get the loyalty of the German Military Intelligence Agency."

Everyone was shocked when these words were spoken, and Tang Ming was even more shocked. She didn't quite believe what Wu Shaoshan said.

"Shang Zhou is not loyal to the German intelligence agency? How is that possible? If the German intelligence agency was not loyal to him, I would have been arrested long ago."

Tang Ming found it incredible. Some of the others nodded in agreement with her, while others noticed the blind spot of the matter.

Wu Shaoshan explained to her: "Whether the German intelligence agency is loyal to him or not has little to do with whether the German spies catch you. After you moved into his apartment, the German spies chose not to take action out of respect for him."

"He is someone close to the Emperor. His relationship with the Emperor means that the spies don't have to make things difficult for themselves. That's why you were able to be safe for such a long time."

"But does the heightened alertness of the German spies when I arrived in Strasbourg have any direct connection with him, or with the loyalty of the German spies?"

Tang Ming said puzzledly: "What if the German intelligence agency was loyal to him but happened to make their own decisions and act on their own at that time?"

After hearing this, Wu Shaoshan shook his head slightly.

"Eh? Isn't it?"

"How could that be possible?"

Wu Shaoshan chuckled and replied, "Xiao Ming, intelligence agencies usually don't hide information from their superiors, and any action needs to be approved. Although I don't know why they increased their vigilance when you arrived in Strasbourg, I can be sure of one thing - German intelligence personnel knew that you left Mr. Lin and that you were leaving Germany for France."

"If they are loyal to the current German Chancellor, they will most likely not step up their guard when you are leaving. And if they report this action to the German Chancellor, it will be even less likely that they will step up their guard."

"I therefore conclude that the current German Chancellor does not enjoy the loyalty of the German Military Intelligence Service."

After hearing what Wu Shaoshan said, Tang Ming suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Once she left Berlin and left the protection of Lin Shangzhou, it would be easy for the German spies to catch her... although they didn't do so.

Then she realized that Lin Shangzhou no longer had the loyalty of a German spy, and he seemed to be completely unaware of this.

(What should I do if this continues?)

Tang Ming couldn't help but worry about Lin Shangzhou. She looked up at Wu Shaoshan and asked, "But they didn't do anything when I was leaving Germany. Brother Shaoshan, how do you explain this?"

The others were also waiting curiously for Wu Shaoshan's answer, but to their surprise Wu Shaoshan shrugged and shook his head.

"I'm not a German spy, how would I know why they suddenly stepped up their guard?"

This answer disappointed everyone, but Wu Shaoshan continued, "If I had to guess, it's probably just for show. After all, Xiao Ming is the prime minister's friend and lives in the same apartment with him. If they really arrested Xiao Ming, it's okay now, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future.

Tang Ming understood now. She nodded slowly and said, "So... it's better to have less trouble than more?"

"Well, it's better to have less trouble than more."

In the following time, Tang Ming told everyone present about her experiences in Germany. Actually, there was not much to say. She did not have much contact with Lin Shangzhou, and it was impossible for her to tell Tang Zhe and others what they talked about when they were alone. So all Tang Zhe and others heard was that she went to Berlin, found a job, and then went to work.