The Bravest

"Li Sang, Zhou Jun, and Xiong Jun are already waiting in the study. Let's go in!"

Gangcun did not stay in the hall, but took Li Shiqun directly to the study. Lin Jie nodded to Li Shiqun and followed him.

Li Shiqun followed behind with Xia Zhongming, and saw Gangcun push open the door of the study room. Only Zhou Fohai and Xiong Jiandong were inside the study room, sitting comfortably on the sofa. Li Shiqun then followed in with confidence.

"Brother Li, you are late! I thought you would not come!"

Xiong Jiandong, who had been sitting on the sofa waiting, did not stand up and teased Li Shiqun, while Zhou Fohai just nodded.

"Haha, Brother Xiong, how could I not come with the face of Mr. Gangcun?" Li Shiqun believed them even more after seeing the attitudes of Xiong Jiandong and Zhou Fohai.

If Gangcun, Zhou Fohai and Xiong Jiandong had conspired to harm him, then Xiong Jiandong should not have had this attitude.

Li Shiqun entered Gangcun's study and met Zhou Fohai and Xiong Jiandong. Both sides began to mock and ridicule each other! Gangcun quickly came out to smooth things over.

"Haha, we are all family, no need to ask, everyone sit down. Mr. Lin, please help greet Mr. Xia." Then Gangcun started to make tea and started the topic of today.

"I heard that Mr. Zhou, Mr. Xiong and Mr. Li have some political disagreements, and the Army Department has also entrusted me to act as a middleman and invite everyone out for a talk."

Gangcun slowly brewed tea and talked about the purpose of today. "Nowadays, the Empire is struggling in terms of navy and air force. Only the army still has an advantage, but this still requires the continued support of the Nanjing government. Therefore, the Empire does not want internal strife, which will increase its own consumption! So I hope that both of you can understand each other and put everything on the table!"

Gangcun spoke very sincerely. Li Shiqun and Zhou Fohai did not want to fight with each other, so under Gangcun's guidance, they both complained to him.

"Haha, these are just some trivial matters from the past! So, Mr. Li, try to control your subordinates. It's ok to give them some subsidies, but don't go too far. Let them take out a portion to get back what they have done. There shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Gangcun listened patiently to the positions of both sides, and then began to express his own ideas.

Li Shiqun looked at Gangcun's big board falling on him, his face looked a little unhappy, and he opened his mouth to refute.

"Don't be anxious, Mr. Li. As for Mr. Zhou, you can't hold on to the mistakes made by Mr. Li's men, right? After today, the past will be in the past, okay?"

Seeing what Gangcun said, Li Shiqun was annoyed by the Japanese and Zhou Fohai recently and wanted to leave as soon as possible, so he nodded to give Gangcun face.

Zhou Fuhai and Xiong Jiandong saw that Li Shiqun nodded, and they thought the play was almost over and could move on to the next step, so they pretended to nod reluctantly to show their approval.

"Haha, very good. Let's cooperate sincerely from now on. Let's drink tea instead of wine together."

Gangcun poured out the cold tea in front of everyone and refilled it with hot tea. They talked for more than an hour, but neither side drank a sip of water.

Li Shiqun was afraid that there was something wrong with the tea, Zhou Fohai and Xiong Jiandong were just pretending, but Lin Jie and Xia Zhongming actually picked it up.

However, the tea in their cups was only a little less, and when they picked up and put down the cups, it spilled on the coffee table and their hands. The cups did not even touch their lips. This made Li Shiqun even more convinced that Gangcun was not in cahoots with them.

Seeing that the matter had been settled and Gangcun was pouring tea, Li Shiqun immediately stood up and said goodbye.

"Mr. Gangcun, now that we have settled the matter, I will not bother you any more. I will treat you all to a drink at the International Hotel some other day." After saying that, he winked at Xia Zhongming and was about to walk out.

What he didn't know was that at the gate, Gangcun's wife had calculated the time and was eavesdropping at the door. Just as Li Shiqun finished speaking, Mei Zi knocked on the door of the study.

"Come in." Gangcun interrupted Li Shiqun's farewell at the right time.

"Mr. Okamura, the food is ready. Can we eat?" Umeko, wearing a traditional Japanese kimono, pushed the door open and bowed to the people inside.

"Okay, let's eat. It's rare that everyone is here, so let's taste my wife's cooking." Gangcun was very happy, as if he had completed a task.

Li Shiqun was stunned. Gangcun didn't say that he would invite them to dinner at his home. He looked at Zhou Fohai and Xiong Jiandong, who also looked confused. He felt a little relieved.

As long as they are not setting up this trap together, there is nothing to worry about. Just stick to not eating.

Li Shiqun followed Gangcun reluctantly, and everyone entered the restaurant. Under Gangcun's warm greeting, Li Shiqun imitated Gangcun and knelt down in front of the dining table.

After all the dishes were served, the scene fell into an awkward situation. Apart from Gangcun's call, no one took any action. Gangcun glared at Lin Jie.

"Mr. Lin, this isn't your first time here, why are you being so polite? Come on, try them all."

"Okay, then I won't be polite." Lin Jie knew he couldn't escape, but since Sun Yuelan didn't come out to warn him, there shouldn't be any problem.

So, Lin Jie picked up a piece of meat from the plate that Gangcun had picked up some dishes from, and put it into his mouth with a natural expression.

Gangcun saw Lin Jie start eating and continued to invite others to eat. Zhou Fohai and Xiong Jiandong followed suit and ate whatever Gangcun ate.

"Mr. Li, what's wrong? Is it not to your liking?" Gangcun tried every dish, but seeing that Li Shiqun still didn't move his chopsticks, he looked a little unhappy.

"Oh, no, the dishes made by Madam look appetizing, but my stomach hurts a bit today, so I dare not eat anything. It seems that I will disappoint Madam's kindness."

Li Shiqun found an excuse and refused to pick up his chopsticks.

"Haha, it's okay, but these are made by the servants. Mei Zi will make homemade beef patties soon. Li Sang must taste them anyway."

After a while, Meiko brought a plate of rice with only three beef patties on it, and then she brought three more.

Okamura explained that Japan also respects odd numbers, and there are six of them now, so the plums will be served in two batches.

After Gangcun finished explaining, he took one from the first spy and ate it in small bites while greeting others. Lin Jie was quick and followed Gangcun to pick up one.

There was only one cake left in the first spy's box. Li Shiqun knew he could not escape. Seeing Zhou Fohai reaching out, he quickly picked up the last one, put it in his mouth and took a small bite.

"It tastes really good, Lao Zhou, Jiandong, you should try it too." Li Shiqun praised and took the initiative to invite others.

"Try them all. Mei Zi usually doesn't want to make it for me, but today I am taking advantage of you guys."

Zhou Fohai and the others had no choice but to pick up the beef patties and taste them in small bites.

"Okamura-kun, the beef patties might be a little dry, please have some coffee!"

Mei Zi brought a tray with six cups and a pot of coffee, and poured a cup for each person.

This time no one refused, after all, the coffee was poured from the same pot, a transparent glass pot.

Plus the beef patties were a bit dry and a little salty. I hadn't had any water for more than two hours, so I drank it all.

This is how both the host and the guests enjoy themselves!

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