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

Chapter 171 The train station is under martial law

Three or four days before the banquet, martial law was imposed at Zhengyangmen Railway Station.

All civilian trains are suspended, and only military trains and special material trains are allowed to stop.

Not only were the train stops restricted, but even the vendors around the train station were driven away.

In the East Gate Patrol Station, Wang Xiaoshou was eating melon seeds and chatting with his arm hanging down.

Although he was nominally the chief inspector of the patrol station, Wang Xiaoshou did not consider himself an important figure at all. He was still as chummy with the patrolmen and messengers as before.

In his words, it doesn't matter whether he is a patrol captain or not. He is just there to look after the house for Chief Lin and keep an eye on the patrol station. As for matters big or small, especially personnel and finance, everyone should go to Chief Lin. If there are matters related to patrolling the streets, they should go to Xie Quaner. He will only show up when the messengers are outside settling troubles.

As a result, everyone had more respect for Wang Xiaoshou and said that he was a very respectful person.

There was a pile of melon seed shells under Wang Xiaoshou's feet, and a large tea bowl was placed next to him. He was talking with saliva flying everywhere.

"Hey, have you heard about it? The Zhengyangmen Railway Station has been under martial law for a day or two. I heard that there are Japanese soldiers everywhere, but they are not military police. They are all transferred from the Fengtai and Nanyuan barracks!"

Xie Quaner had just returned from patrolling the streets. He dusted himself off, went to the small stove, picked up the kettle and filled his teacup with tea. He drank the cheapest high-foam tea, not because he couldn't afford the better ones, but because the stuff was strong. He would grab a handful at a time and the brewed tea would be dark red, which made people feel more energetic.

He blew away the foam floating on the surface, slurped down two mouthfuls of scalding hot tea with a grin, "Brother Xiaoshou, where did you get this news? You even know where the soldiers were transferred from?"

Wang Xiaoshou was in high spirits and he liked to show off in front of Xie Quan.

"Xie Quan'er, I'm not saying anything bad to you, but as patrolmen, besides having some kung fu skills, accurate shooting skills, and courage, there is one more important thing. Do you know what it is?"

Xie Quan'er had nothing to do anyway, so she was happy to cooperate with him. She went over to grab a handful of melon seeds and sat down to rest. "What is it?"

"You have to be well-informed! When it comes to gathering information, the rule is that there is no smoke without fire. Once something starts to spread on the street, there must be a reason. However, once this thing has been passed through the mouths of thousands of people, although the thing is still the same, its original appearance has changed. You have to inquire from many sources and compare them with each other, and often the truth will come out."

Xie Quaner said while eating sunflower seeds: "You look a bit like what? What's that new word in the newspaper called? Detective!"

Erzhuzi came out with a broom and said angrily, "Hey! You guys ruined the floor I just swept!"

Wang Xiaoshou didn't care at all, "Zhu Zi, I'll take you to eat pig's head at noon."

Erzhuzi smiled happily, "Little Hand Brother, just throw it, I can sweep it fast anyway!"

Xie Quan laughed and said, "You have also learned this trick, Zhuzi, I don't think you are stupid at all!"

"Nonsense, who doesn't want to eat pig's head?"

As martial law was imposed at Zhengyang Gate, the number of customers at several stations on the way up and down decreased significantly, especially at Dongbian Gate. Although the security pressure on the street was reduced, the business of merchants was greatly affected.

However, some people turned a disaster into a blessing, because the small trains carrying coal could not come in, so they could only use camels to pull it in from the West Mountain. People in the camel business said that they had encountered good business that they had not seen in the past ten years. Moreover, the carrying capacity of camels was relatively small, and more laborers were needed. Therefore, many people worked as porters for a few days and earned a small amount of money.

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"Lin Sang, what does this passage you built in front of you mean?"

At the Peking Hotel, Kitahara Ransuke came to check the security preparations.

Lin Ze built several long passages with iron bars in front of the hotel entrance. There were fences on all sides, and the passage in the middle was zigzagging.

Kitahara Ransuke was a little confused and couldn't quite understand Lin Ze's actions.

Lin Ze said, "Look, Mr. Beiyuan, in the past, when we set up checkpoints at important places, we would put up a barricade far away and then surround it with cars nearby. This is very inconvenient. Every time a car wants to pass, we have to move the car. This passage I made may seem a bit troublesome on the surface, but it can actually maintain order and facilitate our inspection. When the time comes, VIPs will use the dedicated passage, and the guests who come over will get off at the barricade, then come over for inspection, and then line up to enter this passage in turn, and then be inspected again at the main entrance. This will greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our inspections."

Kitahara Ransuke thought for a while and praised repeatedly: "Mr. Lin, this is a great idea! This passage not only maintains order, but also artificially lengthens the distance because of its twists and turns. If someone wants to break in, they either have to climb over the railing, which is definitely difficult. If they walk through the passage, they have to run back and forth, which makes it easier for us to control. It's great!"

"I haven't thought of this effect yet. You are right in seeing the problem."

Kitahara Ransuke is actually a very pragmatic and calm person, but at this moment he couldn't help but feel a little happy. He smiled and said to Lin Ze, "You will take on more important tasks in the future. When you no longer perform specific tasks, but focus on the overall situation, you will be able to find problems that you couldn't find before. Draw a picture of this thing for me. All three restaurants will use such a passage."

Lin Ze agreed, and Kitahara Ransuke went into the hotel to inspect it again.

The Peking Hotel also has a fire escape staircase. Kitahara Ranjie instructed that more people must be arranged to guard it. At the last banquet held to welcome Song Hongyi, someone almost broke in through the fire escape staircase.

"Don't worry, Kitahara-kun. This time we are only responsible for the outer security. We have enough manpower. When the time comes, I will have people use wooden stakes and wire to directly surround the entrance of the fire escape staircase. Not only will outsiders be unable to come in, even our own people may not be able to come in."

Kitahara Ransuke nodded with satisfaction and went to the Oriental Hotel to check again.

On the day before the banquet, Kitahara Ransuke dispatched a large number of cars and even requisitioned some cars and drivers from car dealerships. He also drew up a list of guests to be picked up and had people call each one to notify them and wait for them to be picked up at home.

They were not told the location or theme of the banquet, leaving many people confused.

Then Kitahara Ransuke drew a lot, and the words "Oriental Hotel" were written on the piece of paper.

Lao Gao was very happy that his work was not in vain.

After reporting to Colonel Matsuzaki and the North China Front Army, they agreed to this location, and more intense preparations began.