Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

A few seconds later, two men walked into the teahouse accompanied by the sound of heavy rain outside.

Seeing the two people come in, the waiter picked up two clean towels beside him, put them on his arms, and greeted them warmly.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Qi, why did you come to my teahouse when it's raining? What would you like to drink today?"

The waiter spoke to the two of them enthusiastically. From his words, it seemed that they were regular customers of his place. As he spoke, he handed them the towels he had prepared.

One of the two men, a square-looking man, said to the waiter, "Just some hot water will do. Let's warm ourselves up first."

"Okay, Mr. Qi, please wait a moment. I'll bring it up to you two."

The waiter nodded, then turned around and prepared to leave. At this time, the other man with glasses raised his hand and called him, "Don't serve hot water, serve a pot of Longjing tea as usual."

"Uh--"

The waiter paused, turned around and looked at Mr. Qi. Mr. Qi looked at his companion with dissatisfaction, snorted and said to the waiter:

"It's ok to prepare a pot of Longjing tea, go ahead."

"okay!"

The waiter answered happily after receiving the reply, then turned and left to prepare tea.

After the waiter left, Mr. Zhang looked at his unhappy companion and waved his hands nonchalantly, saying, "Oh, oh, it's just a pot of tea. Look at you. I'll treat you this time."

Mr. Qi's face darkened when he heard this, and then he pretended to look around the teahouse and looked at the guests inside. After confirming that there were no suspicious people, he lowered his voice and said to Mr. Zhang: "Yunsheng, you also know that after the last protest against the Germans in Hangzhou, the secret agents in Nanjing invited the Germans to help investigate our affairs. Our current situation is very bad and we can't stay outside for long. I wanted to drink some hot water and leave, why are you still in the mood to drink tea?"

Unlike Mr. Qi who looked serious and cautious, Zhang Yunsheng didn't seem to care much about what he said. He took off his glasses, took out a yellow glasses cloth from his pocket and wiped the water droplets dripping from his hair onto his glasses. After a few seconds, he put his glasses back on. At this time, he whispered to Mr. Qi: "Qi Hanhai, please don't be so nervous. It's raining outside and they can't come out for patrol. Besides, the last time we found someone following us was half a month ago. They haven't appeared once in the past half month. Maybe they have given up long ago."

"Even so, we can't relax..."

Qi Hanhai wanted to say something else to him, but Zhang Yunsheng obviously didn't want to listen to him. Just then, the waiter came out with a teapot, and he said to Qi Hanhai, "Okay, okay, let's have a cup of tea and leave, okay?"

"Ugh……"

Qi Hanhai sighed heavily, frowning but didn't say anything more.

"Here are the teas for you two. Please enjoy them slowly."

The waiter respectfully poured a cup of tea for Zhang Qi and the other man. After putting the teapot on the table, he returned to the counter and continued reading his novel.

Qi Hanhai held the teacup and continued to observe the other guests in the teahouse while drinking tea. He always felt that the atmosphere in the teahouse was a little strange, but he couldn't put his finger on what was strange. Since the protest was violently suppressed more than ten days ago, every time he came to the teahouse, there was such an atmosphere.

(Am I too anxious?)

He took a sip of tea and looked at Zhang Yunsheng who was sitting opposite him and sipping the tea carefully. He looked like a connoisseur, first observing the color of the tea, then smelling its fragrance, and finally putting the teacup to his lips to taste it carefully. After taking a sip, he put the teacup back on the table.

Qi Hanhai couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw this. At the rate he was drinking this way, it would take him no idea how long to finish a glass.

(He can relax, but I can’t…)

Thinking of this, Qi Hanhai drank the tea in the cup. Just as he thought, Zhang Yunsheng could relax, but he couldn't. And he didn't relax for a moment, otherwise they would have been caught by the Nanjing spies long ago.

"Come on, come on, have another drink."

Seeing that Qi Hanhai had finished his tea, Zhang Yunsheng picked up the teapot and prepared to pour him another cup. Qi Hanhai waved his hand without saying anything, turned his head and looked outside the door. He didn't want a few policemen to suddenly walk in while he was drinking.

boom!

A loud noise startled Zhang Yunsheng and Qi Hanhai, and their hearts immediately became tense, but the subsequent talking made them relax a little.

"Damn it! Damn the Kraut!"

After hearing this, Qi Hanhai let out a breath and was no longer so nervous. He said to Zhang Yunsheng, who was still nervous, "Okay, it's just the people who can't stand the Germans complaining. Don't be so nervous."

"so far so good…"

Despite Qi Hanhai's comfort, Zhang Yunsheng still looked frightened. He picked up the teacup with trembling hands and drank it all in one gulp without caring whether the tea was hot or not, trying to use the tea to calm himself.

After finishing his tea, he looked at Qi Hanhai, but Qi Hanhai had turned his head away, so he followed his companion's gaze.

Then he saw a middle-aged man with ordinary clothes and rough appearance sitting in the corner of the teahouse. He seemed to be a worker working at the dock.

The indignant voice just now came from him.

He stared at the newspaper in his hand with eyes wide open, then put the newspaper on the table, no longer reading the content that made him angry.

After putting down the newspaper, he found that everyone in the teahouse was looking at him. He felt a little embarrassed, so he raised his voice and shouted at the people in the teahouse: "Why are you looking at me! Aren't you angry?!"

As he spoke, he picked up the newspaper and pointed at the content on it, saying, "Look! Look! The police actually let that damn German guy go. He almost raped a female student! Just let him go like that!?"

"Aren't you angry? Huh!?"

As he spoke, he slapped the page of the newspaper that contained the relevant news, making it snap.

The waiter instantly became nervous when he saw his expression. He wanted to persuade the man not to talk about this matter anymore, as the city was in an uproar recently because of this matter. However, the man's ferocious appearance made him dare not go forward.

The worker's words made Qi Hanhai clench his fists. Who wouldn't be angry when something like this happened? What made him most angry was that he couldn't do anything about it.

However, Qi Hanhai felt much better after thinking about what would happen in the near future.

(Just wait a little longer!)

The atmosphere in the teahouse also changed because of the worker's words. A customer shouted at him: "What's the point of being angry? The government is also the Germans' lackeys. The Germans are their real fathers, and they can't wait to serve them."

"That bastard who became the chancellor in Germany is probably a traitor. I'm afraid our lives will only get more difficult in the future."

After the words were spoken, everyone in the teahouse nodded, including the waiter who didn't want them to talk about sensitive issues. However, Lin Shangzhou, who was working in Berlin thousands of miles away, sneezed inexplicably.

After he finished speaking, another customer said, "If you ask me, I'd rather hope that the National Revolutionary Army will come back soon. It's better to rely on them than on this damn government."

Hearing this, the waiter was completely panicked. He hurriedly persuaded everyone in the teahouse to stop talking and pointed to the four big words on the wall: "Don't talk about state affairs."

This advice irritated the worker, and he pointed at the waiter and said, "Why, I want to scold the Germans and you won't let me?"

"There's no one else here, they're all Chinese, what are you afraid of? There can't be any spies among these few people, right?"

Then he pointed at a businessman sitting at another table and asked, "Are you a spy?"

The merchant ignored him and took out a silver dollar from his pocket with a look of disgust and put it on the table. The waiter saw this and hurriedly said to the merchant: "Sir, I really can't make a change for a dollar..."

The merchant who had already reached the door stopped, turned to the waiter and said, "No need to change."

After saying that, he opened his umbrella and walked out.

Qi Hanhai looked at the businessman leaving without thinking much. Even he felt a little annoyed with the worker. He could understand it, but he still felt a little annoyed.

After all, the Germans cannot be driven away by just scolding them.

Even though he had driven one person away, the worker did not stop. He pointed at the guests in the teahouse and greeted them one by one. His rude and unreasonable behavior drove away two more people. These two people were different from the previous businessmen. They did not have umbrellas in their hands and walked out in the rain.

Zhang Yunsheng and Qi Hanhai were also inevitably greeted, but they had no mood to pay attention to him. One continued to look outside the door, while the other sipped his tea.

The worker felt even more embarrassed when he saw that no one paid attention to him. He took out a banknote from his pocket, slapped it on the table, and walked away without looking back.

The waiter was relieved to see the customer leave, and the teahouse became much quieter as a result.

A few minutes later, the rain outside was getting lighter. Hearing the sound of rain gradually subsiding, Qi Hanhai stood up and walked to the door. After confirming that the rain had subsided, he turned around and went back to the table. At this time, Zhang Yunsheng had finished his second cup of tea. He also noticed that the rain outside was getting lighter, so he was about to take money out of his pocket. At this time, Qi Hanhai took out a dollar and put it on the table before him.

Seeing that a customer paid much more than a pot of tea, the waiter was very flustered. He said to Qi Hanhai as if he had done something wrong: "Mr. Qi, why did you give me a dollar? I can't make the change. A pot of tea shouldn't cost that much..."

"Just take it if you give it to me. No need to change it."

Qi Hanhai said this generously, which surprised Zhang Yunsheng. Why was Qi, who usually lived frugally, so generous this time?

"Didn't we agree that I'll treat you this time? Why are you paying?"

"Come on, I know your family's situation, so spend as little as you can."

Hearing this, Zhang Yunsheng felt warm in his heart. He stood up and said to Qi Hanhai, "Let's go."

"Ah."

The two then walked towards the door and left the teahouse a few seconds later.

After the two left, the remaining four customers in the teahouse stood up almost at the same time. Seeing them stand up, the waiter's face changed instantly. He looked at the people walking towards him in horror and dared not move.

"You did a great job, thank you for your cooperation."

A guest said to him with a smile, then took out another dollar from his pocket and stuffed it into Xiao Er's hand.

"Take it and don't look for it."

The waiter lowered his head and nodded. Then he heard footsteps walking out. He raised his head only when he could no longer hear the footsteps.

He raised his head and looked at the two dollars in his hand with regret and guilt in his heart. One was given to him by Qi Hanhai, and the other was given to him by the guest just now.

He put the money into his pocket with trembling hands.

"Ugh…"

With a heavy sigh, the waiter came to the door and closed it, marking the end of business for the day.

On the other side, Zhang Yunsheng walked out of the teahouse and said to Qi Hanhai: "I will definitely treat you next time."

"Next time, for sure. Haha. Let's talk about it later."

Qi Hanhai chuckled and took Zhang Yunsheng into an alley.

"Pack your things quickly when you get back, we'll have dinner tonight—"

Qi Hanhai's voice stopped abruptly after seeing something not far ahead, and an unstoppable sense of crisis surged in his heart.

"what happened?"

Seeing him suddenly stop, Zhang Yunsheng was a little confused. After seeing Qi Hanhai's expression, his heart instantly became alert, and his hand touched the pistol hidden in his clothes.

A few meters in front of the two of them were standing four guests who had left the teahouse not long ago. Zhang Yunsheng didn't know why these four people were waiting for them here, but Qi Hanhai's expression told him that these four people were most likely spies.

Qi Hanhai's hand also touched the pistol in his pocket, but at this moment, the two felt something against their waist. Even through the clothes, they could clearly feel that it was the muzzle of a gun.

"Raise your hand."

(broken…)

It was not until this time that Zhang Yunsheng realized why Qi Hanhai was resisting going out and why he was unwilling to drink tea. However, now he felt nothing but regret in his heart.

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Chapter 273 Interrogation

Since the afternoon, dark clouds gathered over the city of Hangzhou and it began to rain. Although the rain had been light a few times, it became heavier after nightfall. The bean-sized raindrops fell to the ground with crackling sounds. There was no other sound in the city streets except the sound of rain. The doors of the houses on both sides of the road were closed. This city, which was once famous for its West Lake scenery, seemed to be filled with a depressing atmosphere because of the arrival of this heavy rain.

Of course, the bad weather was just a catalyst for the depressing atmosphere. The violently suppressed march some time ago and the subsequent government's hunt for so-called "revolutionaries" filled the city with white terror.

Deep inside the Hangzhou City Police Station, Zhang Qi and the other man who were taken away in the afternoon were facing the upcoming interrogation with different feelings.

The dim light shone on Qi Hanhai who was tied to the seat below. He was breathing steadily and keeping his eyes closed as if he was ready to die. He seemed not afraid of such a thing at all. Just like his appearance, he was mentally prepared for anything to happen.

Snapped--

There was a crisp sound of the door opening, and Qi Hanhai opened his eyes and looked at the iron gate not far in front of him. The next second, the iron gate was opened, and a tall man with thin cheeks walked in. Behind him was a tall and handsome blond man.

The moment Qi Hanhai saw the two of them, he felt an indescribable feeling of disgust in his heart. He couldn't imagine that this group of spies would choose to collude with the Germans in order to capture him, but this was not something difficult to understand.

"You traitors, I really don't understand why you would cooperate with the Germans to deal with your compatriots! You are a bunch of traitorous dogs!"

Qi Hanhai cursed loudly, but his curse had no effect on the thin man. Instead, it made him sneer.

"Mr. Qi, talking nonsense won't help you at all. I advise you to tell us everything while we are planning to have a good talk with you."

The man said as he sat down on the chair in front of the table, and the German sat down next to him without saying a word.

"I will never betray the revolution!"

Qi Hanhai lowered his voice, his face gloomy and he spoke to the two people in front of him with gritted teeth, his eyes flashing with anger and determination. Seeing him like this, the thin man had already made up his mind about the next interrogation. He whispered to the German next to him: "Mr. Yang Ke, I think interrogation is no longer necessary. It will save time and effort to use torture directly." His tone revealed a hint of helplessness and cruelty.

The German lowered his brows and thought for a few seconds before saying nothing and just shaking his head.

"I understand."

The man nodded. In terms of position, he and the German named Yang Ke were on the same level, but because the other party was a German foreign aid invited by his superiors from German East Asia, the man consciously put himself in a subordinate position in terms of status.

Qi Hanhai heard everything he said clearly. He snorted with disdain after hearing the content. He could see that the German insisted on interrogating him without torturing him. He didn't know what the German was thinking, but it didn't matter. He would not say a word except greeting the other party's family.

In the following time, the thin man asked Qi Hanhai question after question, and his answer was silence, nothing but silence.

Ten minutes later, the thin man who had gained nothing looked at the German next to him again. He couldn't wait to torture the man whose mouth was tighter than a welded iron door to see whether his tough body was real or fake.

However, he could not ignore the opinion of the German next to him, so he could only patiently say to the German: "Mr. Yanke, ten minutes have passed and we haven't obtained any useful information. I think we should torture him." This time his tone was a little more impatient.

The German named Yanke nodded without thinking this time.