bullyxtreme Chapter 1054 Old Duan's Treat
Chapter 1054 Old Duan's Treat
Zhang Yunhe was gone for a whole day, and Liu Huilan was quite worried about his safety, since it was Zhang Yunhe's first time in Xi'an and he was unfamiliar with the place.
Seeing that Liu Huilan was distracted, Lao Duan comforted her, "Little Liu, don't worry. Mr. Zhang is in the arms business; he's seen it all. He'll be fine!"
"How can I not be at ease? He only went out to make phone calls and send telegrams. He left early this morning and it's almost dark and he still hasn't come back!" Liu Huilan appeared calm, but she was very anxious inside.
Just then, there was a knock on the door: "Knock, knock, knock."
The first reaction of the three people in the room was to immediately draw their pistols. Liu Huilan and another person loaded their guns and hid on either side of the door. Old Duan walked behind the door and asked, "Who is it?"
“Mr. Duan, it’s me! Is Huilan here with you?” Zhang Yunhe’s voice came from outside the door.
The three people in the room breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Zhang Yunhe's voice. Liu Huilan switched off the safety on her pistol and lowered the muzzle, while the other person remained vigilant.
Old Duan opened the door and saw Zhang Yunhe standing in the doorway. He peeked out and looked to the left and right, then said, "Come in quickly!"
Zhang Yunhe didn't laugh at Lao Duan and the others for their behavior. When you're out and about, especially during this time, you can never be too careful.
As soon as Zhang Yunhe entered the room, Lao Duan immediately closed the door.
Liu Huilan asked with concern, "Yunhe, are you cold? Have you had dinner?"
"It's not cold. I ate lunch, I didn't have time for dinner!" Zhang Yunhe said.
"Sit down for a while, I'll go back to my room and get you a cup of hot tea!" Liu Huilan said before turning and leaving.
"Mr. Zhang, please have a seat!" Old Duan said, and another burly man brought over a chair and placed it next to Zhang Yunhe.
Zhang Yunhe sat down and said to Lao Duan, "I've already contacted the transport team. I spoke with the team leader on the phone, and he agreed to unload the goods outside the city. He'll let me know the exact location when the goods arrive. The arrival time is probably tomorrow night or the morning after tomorrow. I'll go to the telephone exchange the morning after tomorrow to wait for a call, and then I'll know the location of the goods!"
Old Duan quickly shook hands with Zhang Yunhe and said, "Mr. Zhang, thank you for your hard work!"
"No problem, no problem. Since I've decided to give this batch of goods to you as a gift, I will make sure to deliver it to you safely!"
A short while later, Liu Huilan brought a cup of hot tea into the room and handed it to Zhang Yunhe.
After chatting for a while, Zhang Yunhe said, "I'm so sorry that you all haven't eaten yet while waiting for me! I'll treat you all to a meal!"
"No, no, no, Mr. Zhang has helped us so much, how can we let you treat us to a meal? I'll treat you! Um... Xiao Guo, go to the nearby Mingyue Restaurant, ask for a private room, and reserve a table of food and drinks. We'll be there in half an hour!" Old Duan quickly arranged.
"Okay, I'll go right now!" Xiao Guo agreed, turned around, opened the door, and went out.
Zhang Yunhe didn't mention that everyone should go together. Old Duan must have had his own reasons for making this arrangement, which also proves that Old Duan has a lot of experience in working behind enemy lines.
First, we sent Xiao Guo to the restaurant to check the location. This was partly to see if anyone was monitoring or following us, and partly to survey the restaurant and the surrounding terrain so that we could evacuate in time if any problems arose during the meal.
The three chatted in the room for another half hour. Old Duan glanced at his watch and said to Zhang Yunhe, "It's about time, Mr. Zhang, Xiao Liu, let's go!"
"it is good!"
Nothing unusual happened between leaving the hotel and walking to Mingyue Restaurant. The weather outside was very cold, and pedestrians were hurrying along with their hands in their sleeves and heads down.
When the three arrived at Mingyue Restaurant, Xiao Guo immediately came to greet them. He winked at Lao Duan, indicating that he had checked the environment inside and outside the restaurant and found nothing unusual, so it was safe.
Old Duan nodded, indicating that he had done a good job.
"The private room we booked is on the second floor, west side. The menu includes a hot pot, four meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a soup!" Xiao Guo explained as he led the group into the restaurant.
Upon entering the private room on the second floor, Zhang Yunhe found the decorations to be quite nice, and the space was neither too big nor too small. There was a charcoal brazier burning in the corner, making the room very warm; one had to take off their coat to feel comfortable.
"Waiter, we're all here, let's serve the food! By the way, do you have rice?" Xiao Guo said to the waiter.
"Huh? There's no rice, only noodles, flatbread, and steamed buns!" the waiter said, taken aback.
Xiao Guo was furious: "How can such a big restaurant like yours not have rice? Our guests are from Jiangnan and are used to eating rice!"
Zhang Yunhe quickly said, "It's alright, it's alright, I'll just eat steamed buns and flatbreads! By the way, waiter, I have a big appetite, so please bring me some more flatbreads and steamed buns!"
"Alright, please wait a moment, I'll go to the kitchen and bring up the dishes that are ready!" The waiter agreed and left.
After everyone left, Lao Duan said to Zhang Yunhe, "Mr. Zhang, we didn't do our job well. We didn't expect such a big restaurant to not have rice."
Zhang Yunhe waved his hand and said, "It's really okay. I don't eat rice every meal. Eating some noodles, steamed buns, and mantou is fine too!"
"What other dishes would you like to eat? We'll order a few more when the waiter comes over! Don't worry, we have plenty of funds for this trip!" Old Duan said.
Zhang Yunhe laughed and said, "Eight dishes for four people is already very good! Back when Huilan and I lived in the French Concession of Shanghai, we only ate three dishes at home. Even when we occasionally went out to eat a big meal, it was at most four dishes and a soup."
"Besides, most people live very hard lives these days. We're already very fortunate to be able to eat such good food; there's no need for extravagance."
All four of them enjoyed the meal very much.
Two days later, before leaving home, Zhang Yunhe said to Liu Huilan, "I'm going to wait for a call. You guys go out of the city first and wait for me outside the East Gate!"
"it is good!"
After parting ways with Zhang Yunhe, Lao Duan, Liu Huilan, and Xiao Guo quickly left the hotel. Half an hour later, the three of them exited the city through the East Gate and waited at a small market on the roadside nearby.
Not long after, an officer in a Nationalist military uniform, wearing sunglasses, drove up in an American SUV.
With a screech of brakes, the SUV stopped in front of a roadside market stall. Zhang Yunhe took off his sunglasses and waved to the three people on the roadside: "Get in!"
The three recognized Zhang Yunhe and then quickly got into the car one by one.
Zhang Yunhe drove the car with the three of them eastward along the highway. The road conditions were not good, and the car swayed and bumped along.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Liu Huilan asked, "Yunhe, why are you dressed like this? Where did you get this car?"
Zhang Yunhe said, "This is all for the convenience of our activities. I borrowed the car. It's a bit far from here to the goods storage location. Driving faster will also help me deal with any checks on the way!"