On the evening of February 1, 1937, Minjiang Restaurant in Xufu.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and everything inside and outside the city of Xufu is full of festive colors. An Yi, who has been inspecting the area for more than half a month after taking stock of his property, finally returns to Xufu. The first thing he does is attend the group visit held by the headquarters. The Minjiang Hotel was occupied by An Jiajun The entire headquarters was under wraps. Except for the generals who were leading troops outside and could not get away, all officers above the brigade commanders and brigade commanders of all armies and divisions arrived. More than two hundred generals and one hundred outstanding officers and soldiers gathered together, creating a grand spectacle.
In view of the continuous warnings issued by the Military Command Bureau and the Fourth Department to An Yi in recent months, An Yi, who was listed as the main assassination target by the Japanese secret service, had to strengthen his security level. Intelligence Director Du Yi and Deputy Chief Shen Feng Dao has formulated strict measures for this purpose, which not only strengthened An Yi's security force, but also made An Yi's whereabouts more confidential. Even An Yi's family is under the key protection of the Intelligence Bureau and the headquarters security department. An Yi's e5029 The number of special planes has also increased to three. As long as the long-distance flight leaves the safe airspace, most of them will create suspicion and dispatch one after another.
Today, the Minjiang Restaurant's security measures are very tight. Hundreds of plainclothes officers are distributed around the perimeter. An Yi's Thirty-six Iron Guards control various key points inside. There are also military police units constantly patrolling the streets and Ding Zhicheng's special police elites. To put it bluntly, "one accident will cause the An family army to collapse." This shows the security level of this New Year group visit.
The group visit went smoothly amidst laughter and joy. Commander An Yi, deputy commander Yang Bin, who is about to step down from his post in southern Yunnan after the Spring Festival and will go to Hanzhong camp to take office, chief of staff Ye Cheng, deputy commander and commander of the 24th Army Gu Changfeng, deputy commander and commander-in-chief of the 24th Army, Commander of the Jiang Defense Force Cheng Guang, Air Force Commander Huang Xuyi, Director of Education of the Military Academy Zhang Tianyi and others all delivered congratulatory speeches. At the end of the warm ceremony, more than 300 generals raised their glasses and drank, then took their seats to start tonight's feast.
A group of generals' wives and family members have been properly arranged in more than a dozen boxes on the third floor. After the banquet, the well-dressed and cheerful women will go to the Military Academy Club with their husbands to hold a gala dance.
After three rounds of drinking, An Yi and several core generals began to toast to every hard-working general and soldier. Everywhere they went, laughter and laughter rang out. The completely relaxed brothers once again appreciated An Yi's humor. Chang Feng's heroism, Xia Jian's vulgarity, Zhan Zhan's cold humor, laughter came and went in the conversation, and the whole hall was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Although An Yi and others were all huge crowds, after a round, they were all red-faced and unable to support themselves. With great difficulty, they fled back to the main table in embarrassment to catch their breath, and ate in front of the table full of exquisite dishes. They picked up the chopsticks and picked up the bowls to devour. Where is the emphasis on demeanor?
The whole hall was full of wine and wine, and the enthusiasm was overflowing. Many generals and commanders who had rarely seen each other due to busy preparations and training all year round began to wander around, drinking and reminiscing, and the second climax of the banquet was set off.
An Yi ate a meal and finished a bowl of soup. His stomach suddenly felt more comfortable. He picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth. He leaned back comfortably on the chair. Just as he was about to say a few words to his brothers, two clean and beautiful women appeared. The waiter came with a smile holding a large and beautiful clay pot.
"It smells so good...what a good thing..."
Gu Changfeng, who has a keen sense of smell, looked at the exquisite clay pot on the waitress's tray. From the alluring fragrance and the wafting heat, he could tell at a glance that it was definitely a precious treasure.
The maid faced so many famous generals for the first time. She suppressed her pounding heart and full of admiration, and replied: "Generals, this is a small gift from the masters of our shop to the generals. The masters use
The century-old traditional dish 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall', which took eighteen hours to be carefully prepared, is made from eighteen kinds of raw materials including the finest sea cucumbers, shark's fins and abalone, as well as more than a dozen rare and nutritious medicinal materials. It expresses our entire restaurant's respect for the general.
We have infinite respect for you and all Anjia officers and soldiers!"
The generals were all pleasantly surprised. Listening to the voice of the beautiful girl was already very helpful, not to mention the rare Fujian and Cantonese famous dish "Buddha Jumps over the Wall"? So they all happily expressed their gratitude and looked at the two graceful girls tidying up.
Carefully put down the big steaming jar on the table, everyone's appetite was aroused, and they were a little impatient.
Outside the side door connecting the hall to the kitchen, Lin Yunxiang, the head chef in a pure white uniform, seemed to have walked by accidentally. He stopped for a moment and looked at the beautiful maid at the main table who was preparing to distribute delicacies to An Yi and others. She couldn't help but bloom like a Maitreya Buddha.
With a smile on his face, he laughed and nodded at the two plain-clothed iron guards who looked at him politely. He hummed a tune and walked down the stairs to the restaurant's private parking lot. He quickly got into the car and in a deep voice ordered his young apprentice to rush upstream to cross the river immediately.
pier.
At the main table on the second floor, An Yi took a small bowl of "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" from the maid's hands, smelled it, and praised loudly: "What a good thing! I have heard about it for a long time, and finally tasted it..."
"Hey! You guys, why don't you go upstairs and propose a toast to us ladies? How much do your wives and children worry about you when you are wandering around outside all year long? In the end, you don't even have a good word to say, are you okay? What else are you singing?"
Half of you are half of me, and when you see the wine, you forget about your wife who has worked hard to raise your children and worries about you?"
Ye Qing, who arrived angrily, was very dissatisfied. On behalf of the wives of the seven or eight generals around him, he expressed strong dissatisfaction with An Yi and others.
When the generals saw Ye Qing, they knew something was wrong. When they heard her scolding her again, they felt guilty. Usually when they met Ye Qing, no one dared to mess with this sharp-tongued and beautiful president, and now they didn't dare to raise any objections.
, stood up apologetically, giggled, and greeted Ye Qing and the very dissatisfied generals' wives around her. The two waitresses who were about to distribute delicacies to each general were so frightened that they stepped aside early.
He stood with his head bowed, not daring to say a word.
Xia Jian just opened his mouth to scold his eldest wife Xiaofang for joining in the fun, and was immediately bombarded by seven or eight ladies. She could only close her mouth in embarrassment and shake her head repeatedly.
The commander and commanders of the Anjia Army were defeated and had not seen each other for ten years, which made the generals gloat and get excited. Those with dark hearts wanted to say, "Who allowed you to occupy so many beauties, grandma?"
The chirping denunciations and bursts of booing made An Yi feel dizzy. He looked at the "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" in his hand, then looked at the laughing brothers, swallowed hard, and reluctantly took a bowl of it and only smelled it.
He poured the treasure into a clay pot, asked Ye Qing and his wife to calm down, and said to the brothers in pain:
"Everyone, we were wrong about this. I wanted to take a break and have something to eat before going up to toast, but I didn't expect..."
"What didn't you expect? Ladies first, do you understand? Fortunately, you are still the commander-in-chief of the entire army. Even Sister Qian is angry and doesn't want to come down to see you, you bastard!" Ye Qing was already full of resentment and had no intention of giving any peace.
Keep face.
"Okay, okay! I made a mistake, I admit it, and I will correct it immediately!"
After An Yi finished speaking, he turned to the maid who was anxious and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh: "Thank you to the restaurant and the masters for their kindness. It's a pity that there is only one jar. It would be great if every table had a jar. I also know that this stuff is very good."
It’s precious and hard-won, but there are too many people tonight. If we eat it, we’ll be sorry, haha! Girls, please bring this jar of good stuff to table three... Yes, that’s the table of Russian instructors in the military academy.
, we are all Chinese, and we will come back if we want to eat some more. I guess the Russian instructors have never tasted such delicious traditional delicacies. Let them also appreciate our profound Chinese food culture. Girls, please send it over, haha... Let's go
Come on, buddy, if you don’t go up, I’m afraid many brothers’ sheds will collapse tonight.”
Everyone laughed heartily and stood up to adjust their military uniforms. They followed Ye Qing and others who were proud of their victory to the third floor. Waves of applause and cheerful laughter filled the hall again.
After An Yi and other eight generals walked through three private rooms, they were finally scared. The beautiful and thin ladies of Yan, who couldn't drink, made trouble with juice and tea.
A bit reserved and virtuous? He kept the eight generals begging for mercy until they had all good words to say, and then he happily let them go. Moreover, the ladies in every private room all talked like they had agreed upon it.
The rhetoric that Tongue shouted was so arrogant and confident that An Yi and others had no temper at all and could only bear it obediently.
An Yi's eight people took a deep breath at the door of the fourth private room and wanted to discuss what to do. There were still more than a dozen private rooms below! Unfortunately, the door to the private room suddenly opened, and the accompanying Ye Qing and others continued
Urged, a group of ruthless people who kill without batting an eyelid on the battlefield can only obey with frowns and faces.
"Commander, something happened——"
Lin Yaodong's loud voice suddenly sounded. An Yi and others who were about to enter the private room were startled. When they saw Lin Yaodong rushing over, they immediately realized that something serious had happened. They quickly surrounded them one by one, staring at their faces.
Pale Lin Yaodong.
"Someone poisoned it! The jar of Buddha Jumping Over the Wall was poisonous. Seven of the eight Russian instructors at the military academy died immediately. Everything was in chaos down there..."
"What--"
There was a loud sound of shock and anger, and Gu Changfeng had already sprinted downstairs.
"Surround the hotel immediately and put the entire city under martial law! Block all the main roads out of the city, docks and stations, quickly!" An Yi shouted with his hair standing on end and his eyes red.
"This has already been done. Du Yi and Lao Ding are already doing it. Preliminary identification is that it is cyanide poisoning. The onset is instantaneous and the time is very short. It is estimated that the murderer has run away..."
An Yi strode towards the stairs, followed quickly by a group of generals. When An Yi and others arrived at the stairs, they heard the screams of the female family members upstairs.
Two hours later, Anjiajun headquarters.
"Report to the commander that the murderer was Lin Yunxiang, the Cantonese chef of the restaurant. He fled to Jiangbei and was caught by the district police. However... the police were inexperienced. The murderer bit the poison on his collar and committed suicide. However, they captured another chef who drove the murderer to escape.
The Intelligence Bureau is currently interrogating!”
An Yi and a group of brothers had dark faces and looked at each other with great sadness and anger after hearing the report.
An Yi stood up slowly, feeling extremely guilty: "No matter what, these Belarusian instructors died on our behalf. We have to visit their families and go right away."
"yes!"
More than ten generals immediately stood up and prepared.
Liu Qing arrived in a hurry: "Commander, there is a secret message from Xi'an, the Northeast Army is imminent, and Yang Hucheng's two divisions are quietly besieging the city."
An Yi shook his head: "I don't care, I want to visit the family of the dead brother. They didn't have to die originally, but... Alas, Ye Qing saved our lives unintentionally, but he made other innocent people suffer.
....."
The brothers were extremely sad, and no one was in the mood to care about Xi'an or the fight. Ye Cheng pulled Li Guang away, whispered a few words in his ear, and stayed to discuss with Liu Qing in a low voice.