Chapter 285 Meeting Again (please book and ask for monthly tickets)
Sakamoto Ryono patted his groggy head.
In Shanghai in July, the heat is unbearable.
He was greedy for coolness and turned on the fan during lunch break without a blanket.
After waking up, I felt a little congested and dizzy.
Then I heard the quarrel at the entrance of Licha Hotel.
Ryono Sakamoto frowned and looked up and saw a handsome young man in a suit and tie. After scolding the man who seemed to have bumped into him, he rubbed his arms.
Miyazaki-kun?
Sakamoto Ryono saw the person's face clearly and was very surprised.
Then there is the surging sense of joy.
Almost at the same time, Cheng Qianfan subconsciously turned his head and happened to see Ryono Sakamoto.
He showed an extremely surprised expression.
"Miya..." Just as Sakamoto Ryono was about to shout his name, Cheng Qianfan walked up a few steps and approached Sakamoto Ryono with an anxious and serious expression, "Sakamoto, don't talk, come with me."
As he said that, he turned around and left.
Sakamoto Ryono was shocked, but nodded subconsciously, and then quickly followed Cheng Qianfan.
There is a cafe about 100 meters away from Licha Hotel.
Cheng Qianfan pushed the door straight into the door and found a corner location.
About half a minute later, Sakamoto Ryono also pushed the door open and entered.
"Two portions of coffee." Cheng Qianfan was telling the waiter, "One portion without sugar, this gentleman put more sugar in his coffee."
...
After the waiter left.
"Miyazaki, I really didn't expect to see you in Shanghai." Ryono Sakamoto said happily.
"I didn't expect to meet Sakamoto again in Shanghai." Cheng Qianfan showed a happy expression. "I received a letter from my teacher before, saying that you had gone to Peking to find me, and the teacher also said that you were going back to China to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
"I don't want to go back to China, I want to stay in China to work." Sakamoto Ryono said, "I like the beautiful city of Shanghai, so I decided to come to Shanghai to work."
At this time, the waiter presented the coffee.
Ryono Sakamoto took a sip of coffee and nodded happily, "I didn't expect that after the last time I parted, Miyazaki Kwan actually remembered that I liked drinking sugar-filled coffee."
"Good friend, I remember it in my heart." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "Sakamoto gave me the fine wine from Kyoto, but unfortunately I was not in Peking. I must have been 'embezzled' by my teacher."
The two looked at each other and both laughed.
Although they didn't have much contact, both of them admired each other and had a good foundation for friendship.
...
"It's been more than a year since we parted last time." Cheng Qianfan raised his coffee cup, "It's so happy to meet in Shanghai again."
"That's right, toast to this meeting."
The two smiled, replaced wine with coffee and clinked glasses.
"Where is Uncle Sakamoto? He has been in good health recently?" Cheng Qianfan asked Sakamoto Nagaki with concern.
"Thank you Miyazaki for your concern. My father has been in good health." Sakamoto Ryono sighed, "It's just that the work has been heavy recently, and I'm worried that he is too tired."
"A few months ago, the teacher and I said in a letter that Uncle Sakamoto no longer takes on teaching tasks, so why is he so tired?" Cheng Qianfan asked in surprise.
"The Empire is worried that China's important cultural relics will be destroyed by war," said Ryono Sakamoto. "So, the Imperial Cabinet invited some professors and scholars, including my father, to study and organize cultural relics information from the Forbidden City in Peking."
"So that's it. Uncle Sakamoto has worked so hard." Cheng Qianfan sighed.
He was so angry and frustrated. Peking was still in the hands of the government. Before Peking was captured, the Japanese were already thinking about cultural relics from the Forbidden City in Peking.
In addition, from Sakamoto Ryono's unintentional statement, Cheng Qianfan once again proved Japan's intention to expand the war and occupy Hiratsu's wolf ambition.
...
"When did Sakamoto come to Shanghai?" Cheng Qianfan asked casually with a spoon.
"I've been here for several months," said Ryono Sakamoto, "I am now working at the Imperial Consulate General in Shanghai."
"Really?" Cheng Qianfan asked in surprise and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that Sakamoto Kwan actually went to work in the Consulate General and became a colleague of Mr. Imamura."
"Yes." Sakamoto Ryono smiled happily after hearing this, "Miyazaki, you may not have imagined that I am not just a colleague of Mr. Imamura. To be precise, I am working next to Mr. Imamura and an assistant to Mr. Imamura."
Cheng Qianfan was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and said, "I really didn't expect it."
He was actually a little amused and crying in his heart. He didn't expect that he had just started, and Ryono Sakamoto took the initiative to tell everything.
This even caught Cheng Qianfan off guard. The plans and speeches he had prepared in his mind had to be greatly deleted and rethinked.
"Miyazaki-kun was just performing a mission, so he couldn't recognize me." After chatting for a while, Ryono Sakamoto finally remembered the situation when the two met just now and asked.
"That's right." Cheng Qianfan smiled bitterly. He took out the cigarette box from his pocket and was about to draw out the cigarette, but he put the cigarette back in his pocket.
"It's okay, although I rarely smoke, I don't mind." Sakamoto Ryono said with a smile.
"You are a little cold and you don't smell the smoke." Cheng Qianfan said.
"Miyazaki, how did you know?" Sakamoto Ryono asked in surprise.
"Details." Cheng Qianfan pointed to Sakamoto Ryono's nose, "Your nasal cavity is not ventilated, so your speech is a little hoarse."
"It's indeed amazing." Ryono Sakamoto said happily.
...
"It's so happy to meet Sakamoto again in Shanghai." Cheng Qianfan sighed, "It's amazing. We met in Shanghai more than a year ago."
"Then I waved goodbye. A year later, I met again, and it was in Shanghai again." Cheng Qianfan sighed and said with a smile, "If I remember correctly, Sakamoto Kwan met Mr. Imamura for the first time last year. I didn't expect that he would work next to Mr. Imamura now."
"Life is really wonderful." He showed a hint of envy and sighed softly again.
"Mr. Imamura also admires you very much. He once mentioned Miyazaki to me." Sakamoto Ryono said comfortingly, unable to bear the sadness of his friend.
Cheng Qianfan was stunned again. His topic was directed at Hitotaro Imamura. He even planned to take the risk of taking the initiative to express his respect for Hitotaro Imamura, and longed for the opportunity to listen to the teachings in person.
However, Sakamoto Ryono's cooperation frequently disrupted his rhythm.
Cheng Qianfan immediately "rejected it with disrespect".
"Really?" Cheng Qianfan said happily, "I didn't expect Mr. Imamura to remember me."
His mind was thinking quickly and he was about to continue speaking.
But I saw Ryono Sakamoto raise his wrist to look at his watch.
Cheng Qianfan was anxious and calm in his expression, trying his best to show, and asked, "Is there anything Sakamoto kun?"
"I'm going to work at the Consulate General." Sakamoto Ryono said with a smile, "I'm almost late."
"It's so regretful, we just--" Cheng Qianfan said with a mixed expression of regret and anxiety.
"Today is Mr. Imamura's birthday. If Miyazaki Kwan can appear, Imamura must be very surprised." Ryono Sakamoto interrupted him and said.
Cheng Qianfan blinked his eyes and swallowed the words he wanted to say back into his stomach, showing a surprised expression, "Today is Mr. Imamura's birthday?"
"Yes, it's such a coincidence." Sakamoto Ryono said happily, "Miyazaki, I'm leaving my companion. I'm going to work. This is the room key of the Reicha Hotel. You are waiting for me to get off work. Let's give Mr. Imamura a big surprise together."
As he said that, Ryono Sakamoto turned around and walked away.
Miyazaki Kun must not be willing to take him to meet the adjutant of Imamura by himself.
Ryono Sakamoto said in his heart.
He was afraid that Kentaro Miyazaki would refuse. He knew that his friend was a very sensitive and introverted friend and did not like to accept other people's alms and help.
So, he decided to throw the keys and leave.
at this time.
Looking down at the room keys on the coffee table, looking up at the back of Ryono Sakamoto leaving, Cheng Qianfan's expression was a little dazed.
He admitted that he was leading the atmosphere and topic of the conversation, and he was also quietly creating a feeling of sadness because of Sakamoto Ryono's good future.
However, this process and result were ten times better than any result he could imagine, but he felt inexplicably powerless.