Li Qinglin was not panicked at all when he heard this because Kobayashi still spoke Japanese, which means he was willing to be a Japanese from the bottom of his heart. Li Qinglin judged that because he did not provide the exact evidence that he was a Japanese, Kobayashi was not completely sure that he was a real Japanese. Kobayashi's current behavior is just using words to deceive himself.

Li Qinglin looked calm and continued to eat and drink on his own, while smiling and asking him: "Why do you think I'm not a Japanese?"

Kobayashi said: "Because of your sitting and walking posture, your habit of eating and drinking, especially yesterday when you took the gun, aiming, and shooting. From these aspects, you don't look like a real Japanese soldier except for a standard Tokyo accent."

Li Qinglin smiled, poured himself a glass of wine, and then said, "What are our current identity? We are Chinese now. If you think I am not Japanese now, it means that I have done much more successfully than you. You are still not sure whether I am Japanese, but from the first sight of you, I was sure that you must be a standard Japanese soldier.

This sentence aroused Kobayashi's interest, and he asked, "Oh? How do you see that I am Japanese?"

Li Qinglin deliberately pointed the time to yesterday afternoon, and he said, "The first time I saw you was yesterday afternoon, right?"

Kobayashi thought for a while and nodded, "Yes."

Li Qinglin said: "I am just like you. I also yesterday from your gun, aiming, shooting, and shooting, and from the accuracy of your shooting, you can't achieve such a standard soldier. Without three to five years of rigorous training, you will not be able to achieve such a standard. Therefore, as a former soldier, I could tell at a glance that you are a Japanese soldier."

Kobayashi defended: "Isn't the situation urgent at that time? Who can still notice those things at the most critical moment? The habits that have been developed for a long time will naturally come out."

Speaking of this, he said suspiciously: "Are you a former soldier? Why can't I see the shadow of a Japanese soldier in you?"

Before Li Qinglin made up his mind to contact Xiaolin, he had already thought about the rhetoric, so he immediately said frankly: "Because I have lived in China with my parents for many years since I was a child, and I have been to school in ordinary primary schools in China. My living habits and languages ​​are no different from those of Chinese people, so I was selected by them to the intelligence department of the Chinese garrison army since I was a child and I was sent to carry out special tasks early. I was less than fourteen years old when I entered the Imperial China garrison army. All military training came from the First National Military Service, and I participated in training in Tianjin for a short time, so my movements were very unstandard."

Speaking of this, Li Qinglin sighed in a fake manner and said a little calmly: "Being a mighty Japanese Imperial Army is my ideal since childhood, but they said that my job does not require so many military skills. What we need is to use wisdom to fight the enemy, so they only let me train for a short period of time. Sometimes I really want to train well and be a real soldier, but now I don't have the opportunity to train well once."

In 1901, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, and the Qing government was forced to sign the "Xin Chou Treaty" that was powerless and humiliating. In addition to having to pay compensation, punish Boxer Regiments, and demarcate embassy areas, the Qing government also agreed to all countries to station troops in various strategic locations in China.

Four months before the signing of the treaty, Japan announced the establishment of the "Qing Garage Army" in the name of protecting roads, overseas Chinese and merchants. The garrison headquarters was located in Tianjin, and the troops were stationed in Beijing, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shanhaiguan and other places. After the founding of the Republic of China, Japan renamed the "Qing Garage Army" to "Chinese Garage Army". Because it was stationed in North China for a long time, it was commonly known as the "North China Garage Army".

At this time, Japan's military service system implemented a conscription system. All citizens had the obligation to serve in the military. Men aged 18 to 20 must serve in the First National Military Service. The First National Military Service is actually a preparation stage before formal service. During this period, they must receive irregular military training to prepare for their future formal service.

The reason Li Qinglin said that he was selected since childhood was very reasonable. Kobayashi was also familiar with the training of the Chinese garrison army and the First National Military Service. So Kobayashi gradually gave up his suspicion, and he responded with some sympathy: "This is indeed a bit regretful."

In order to dispel Kobayashi's last suspicion, Li Qinglin changed his subject and said, "As an imperial soldier, I have never forgotten my responsibilities for a moment, so I have always preserved "Dianling Fan". I will learn to ponder when I have time. Today I happened to meet you, a real Japanese soldier. I have some questions to ask you."

During this period, Li Qinglin carefully studied "Dianling Fan" and combined with the original owner's annotations on "Dianling Fan", Li Qinglin now has a deep understanding of this set of pamphlets. He chose some more common questions to raise and communicate with Xiaolin.

This kind of "Dianling Fan" in the 12th year of Taisho is also a must-read for Kobayashi. Li Qinglin's familiarity with "Dianling Fan" surprised Kobayashi. Kobayashi was sure that if Li Qinglin was not a real Japanese soldier, he would not have been so familiar with this set of pamphlets and had such deep insights. This exchange completely dispelled Kobayashi's suspicion.

Xiaolin, who completely recognized Li Qinglin, finally relaxed himself. He took out the pistol under the table and inserted it back to his waist, and then started to eat with chopsticks.

Li Qinglin took a look at the pistol he used. It turned out to be the American Colt M1903 pistol. Colt means pony in English. Colt Company has a horse-shaped horse logo with a front hoof jumping up on the grip of the gun holster, so the Chinese call it "Crocodile Rubber".

The Continental Rubber is also designed by Browning and was produced by the American Colt Company. It has excellent design and reliable quality. It is now ranked second in the pistol series and is very popular among the Chinese army and police.

Li Qinglin thought of the notorious "turtle box" of the Japanese - the Southern Fourteen Pistol, and deliberately asked Kobayashi: "Didn't you be sent a southern pistol?"

Kobayashi smiled bitterly and said, "The hair is a hair, but can that gun be used? Even the Chinese say it can only scare people and not beat people to death, so I had to buy one myself."

The two Japanese spies killed in Wohupo last time also carried pistols made from Europe and the United States. At that time, Li Qinglin had a little doubt, why didn’t the Japanese use their own country’s pistols? Is it just to not reveal his identity?

Now Kobayashi's answer just answered his question. It turned out that the Japanese turtle box really had a big problem, and even the Japanese were unwilling to use it.

Kobayashi was relaxed and chatty. The two left their names to each other and then talked some gossip while drinking.

Kobayashi said that his name was Shunji Kobayashi, and I don’t know if it was his real name or a pseudonym; Li Qinglin told Kobayashi that his name was Shotaro Wumiya, and this name was seen by Li Qinglin from the title page of "Infantry Warning".

Li Qinglin felt that today was the first time the two met head-on. If they asked Kobayashi too deeply about the matter on the mission, it would definitely arouse his alert. In order not to arouse Kobayashi's new suspicion, Li Qinglin did not inquire about more things from Kobayashi. He and Kobayashi talked about most of what he saw and heard in China.

But Li Qinglin also has another thing that must be solved, that is, Qian Duofu.

Qian Duofu is Li Qinglin's neighbor, and he knows everything about him. If the three of them meet, or Xiaolin finds out that Li Qinglin also lives in Xiaoli Village, Xiaolin only needs to ask Qian Duofu for confirmation, everything Li Qinglin said will be in trouble. If such an incident occurs, Li Qinglin can only kill Xiaolin, so Li Qinglin must figure out Qian Duofu's current situation.

Seeing that Xiaolin's coachman had not come back yet, Li Qinglin pretended to be inadvertently asked: "Have you been using that Chinese coachman? Is he reliable?"

Kobayashi said with a look of contempt and said, "This coachman is not my person, I hired temporarily. Chinese people are not reliable, so I sent him away. The one who acted with me in the past was a young man named Qian. He was only good at gambling money to suck opium except flattering, and he was not strict with his mouth. Last month, he had an accident and was already dead."

Qian Duofu is dead?

It can be heard from Kobayashi's tone that Qian Duofu definitely did not die naturally. It should be because the Japanese were afraid that he would leak some secrets and killed him.

For the Japanese, Chinese are not of the same kind. If you can use them, use them when they can. If it may pose a slight threat to them, they will completely eliminate them from the body and will never leave any troubles.

Qian Duofu, who is very likely to reveal Li Qinglin's true identity, died. Li Qinglin let go of a hung heart. Although Qian Duofu is so sneering, he is a life after all, a living Chinese, but now he is crushed to death by someone like an ant. Li Qinglin also feels deeply saddened by Qian Duofu.

Li Qinglin followed Xiaolin's words and said: "You are doing it right. People like us must be very careful, otherwise it will affect the completion of the task. For the benefit of the empire, sometimes decisive measures must be taken."

Kobayashi said with the same feeling: "Ensure your safety must always be first, so he will definitely have an accident."

After a few rounds of drinking, Li Qinglin and Xiaolin's relationship became closer and closer, and they began to speak more casually.

While drinking, Li Qinglin pretended to be very casual and asked: "Will you follow our convoy down tomorrow?"

Kobayashi said: "All the matters over there are done, I will go south from tomorrow."

Li Qinglin said in a pity tone: "I didn't expect to part with Xiaolin tomorrow. I don't know where we will meet again next time."

Kobayashi also sighed: "Mr. Wugong, you and I met by chance here, just like the 'Flower' in 'Sakura Time', which is short but gorgeous. Wugong, we are in China serving the empire and will definitely meet again in the future."

Li Qinglin followed his words and said, "Mr. Xiaolin, we will definitely meet again. You must take care of yourself."

Kobayashi said: "You should take care of yourself too!"

It was late at night, the vegetables were gone, and the wine was cold. Although Li Qinglin did not obtain Kobayashi's specific task content, he gained Kobayashi's initial trust. His purpose had been achieved, so he bid farewell to Kobayashi.

The two broke up and Li Qinglin returned to Li Wancai's room to rest.

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Chapter completed!