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Chapter 28: Staying at an Inn Without Spending Money

  Entering the living room suite, there is only a flat bed, which should be Yamadas temporary resting place. The furnishings in the house are very simple, with a coffee table and an official hat chair. Mu Yang was somewhat excited, this one and the chair just now formed a set, now it can be considered complete.

  Next to the wall, there was also a gun rack. However, it didnt hold any antiques or porcelain, but rather several guns. Mu Yang wasnt very familiar with the models, one of which had a scope mounted on it, likely for sniping. Another rifle also had a scope attached, but its appearance was clearly different from the first one.

  In addition, there was a machine gun with two high legs, a threaded barrel and a crooked handle at the bottom. Mu Yang had seen this kind of machine gun in TV dramas, Japans best machine gun, known as the Taisho 11th year light machine gun.

  Mo Yang stroked the cold gun body, feeling a kind of power inside. This thing was a killing machine, and veteran soldiers on the battlefield were afraid of machine guns. He had actually managed to get his hands on one, and Mo Yang was truly delighted. After all, which boy didnt like guns? Mo Yang was no exception.

  Happily put the chair, tea table, two sniper rifles and a submachine gun into space.

  This Japanese military headquarters is estimated to have been occupied by the Japanese army after entering the city, taking over a mansion of an official or wealthy merchant and converting it into a command center. These pieces of furniture should be the original items left behind.

  After searching the house again, they finally found several boxes of bullets, large and small. Mu Yang didnt have time to carefully distinguish which type of gun the bullets belonged to, so he hastily packed them all away.

  Sometimes, Mu Yang felt that he might have developed a liking for this feeling of searching for items. Why did he always feel excited whenever such an opportunity arose?

  Pushing open the door, Mu Yang walked out, and the two soldiers standing guard at the bottom of the steps outside immediately stood at attention. "Prepare the carriage, Im going out."

  "Yes, Captain." One of the soldiers quickly ran out.

  As Muyang walked out, the three Japanese military advisers came out of a room on the east side. One of them said: "Commander, are you going out? Its already very late."

  "Yes, Im going out. I have a secret mission. You all go back and rest. I can handle it myself." With that, he ignored the three people who were somewhat stunned and went straight to the gate.

  At the gate stood a sidecar motorcycle, which surprised Mu Yang. Shouldnt it be a Jeep?

  Okay, actually Muyang was confused again and didnt understand the equipment composition of the Japanese army. In the invading Japanese army in China, officers below the rank of general were rarely equipped with jeeps. When traveling, they either used this sidecar motorcycle or rode horses, or squeezed into trucks with soldiers. Only generals had the qualification to ride alone in a jeep.

  Mu Yang stepped on the accelerator, the knife sheath pointed forward one inch, "Departure." The motorcycle suddenly started and headed towards the city gate.

  When passing through the city gate, they were stopped by the soldiers on duty. However, since it was a team leaders outing, no one dared to stop and inspect them. The gate was opened obediently, and the motorcycle drove into the dark night.

  After driving out for several kilometers, Muyang instructed the driver: "Head in the direction of Tianjin."

  "Yes, Captain." The driver carried out the captains orders without hesitation.

  A ray of light in the dark night, the sound of a motorcycle echoed far away in this quiet night. The road was bumpy, and from time to time, the drivers hands would twist irregularly, making the car sway even more violently. In the September night, there was already a hint of coolness, and Muyang hugged his knife and curled up in the back seat, dozing off from time to time.

  A violent jolt woke Mu Yang from his doze. "Where are we? How can we get to Tianjin the fastest?"

  "Weve already gone halfway, and theres about 20 kilometers left to Tianjin. Just keep going straight on this road and youll get to Tianjin," the driver replied.

  "Pull over for a minute, I need to use the restroom."

  The driver obediently stopped the car, and Mu Yang got out of the carriage, stretched his slightly stiff body, then took out an electric baton and directly electrocuted the driver. "Youre unlucky to have met me, kid. Youre lucky to be traveling with your squad leader."

  He strangled the driver to death, then got on his motorcycle and hit the road. Fortunately, he knew how to ride a motorcycle beforehand; otherwise, it would have been troublesome. However, this was also Mo Yangs first time riding a sidecar motorcycle, and it took him a while to get used to it before he could ride smoothly.

  As for why Mu Yang wanted to come to Tianjin, he had already thought it through when he received the task. Qin Huaiyun had told him that the Japanese had two routes for transporting these cultural relics: one was via Tianjin Port and the other was via Shanghai Port. If he were to follow the land route to investigate, it would obviously take some time. He made up his mind to go to Tianjin first and directly enter the Tianjin Military Command Headquarters to see if there were any clues.

  If there is no clue in Tianjin, you can take a boat directly from Tianjin, which is also much more convenient than going to Shanghai by land.

  Looking at my pocket watch, its already around 1 am, and I chose this time to rush on the road, which is really asking for punishment.

  Muyang directly found a place with his back to the wind, took out the camping tent, and went in to sleep. When he woke up again, the birds were chirping outside, the purple mist was shining with dew, and it had already dawned.

  On the road, on the road, start the motorcycle and rush towards Tianjin.

  Tianjin, as one of the earliest treaty ports, later became an important port city for the Japanese army to land in Chinas inland areas. Tianjin was also a place where many disasters occurred. The Tianjin Garrison Army of Japan was one of the earliest garrison troops stationed by Japan in Chinas inland areas. It was located at Haiyang Temple in Tianjin, which once became the highest command center of the Japanese invasion army.

  In 1937, after the July 7th Incident, Japan took into consideration Chinas formal changes and later changed to establish the North China Area Army Headquarters of the Japanese army in Beiping. The Hai Guang Temple was not abandoned, and it became a direct jurisdiction unit responsible for the North China Area Army, with a higher rank than other local command centers. The highest official was a lieutenant general.

  After all, Tianjin is one of the largest cities in the north and also a port city, so the Japanese army attaches great importance to this place.

  Muyang didnt dare to rush directly into the Hai Guang Temple Command Center, but instead came to the concession area.

  The concession areas in Tianjin are located in the southeastern part of the old city of Tianjin. During the Second Opium War, the Anglo-French coalition forces occupied Tianjin and threatened Beijing. On October 24, 1860, the Qing government was forced to sign the Treaty of Beijing with Britain as a supplementary treaty to the Treaty of Tianjin, which opened up commercial ports, among other things. From then on, one concession after another appeared in Tianjin.

  From 1860 to 1945, Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan, Austria-Hungary and Belgium established concessions with administrative autonomy and extraterritoriality in the southeastern part of Tianjins old city through unequal treaties and agreements. Starting from 1860 when Britain first set up a concession in Tianjin, there were as many as nine countries that had concessions in Tianjin at its peak.

  After the outbreak of the Pacific War, Japan forcibly occupied the concession territories of other countries, expelling foreign nationals and diplomats, making the entire concession territory a Japanese-controlled area.

  The entire Tianjin, especially the concession area, is the most prosperous and eye-catching. The buildings of various national styles are lined up with each other, and all kinds of shopping malls and hotels are densely packed. Although its not as prosperous as before, its still the most bustling and prosperous place in Tianjin.

  Muyang parked the motorcycle in front of a hotel and walked into the lobby, which had an obvious European-style decoration. His leather boots made a loud noise on the shiny marble floor as he walked.

  Back in the front hall, a woman wearing a kimono bowed and asked: "Officer sir, may I ask what brings you here?"

  "I want a room," said Mu Yang with a straight face.

  "May I see your ID, please? We need to register." The female attendant had a sweet smile on her face, but it was clearly out of courtesy.

  Moyou took out Yamada Kōsukes ID and handed it to the other person. The other person recorded his accommodation level and said, "Commander Moyou, you can stay in a second-class room, Room 2015. Ill take you there now."

  "Isnt there a need to pay for the room?" Murong asked with some curiosity.

  "Yes, Lieutenant Colonel. Imperial officers above the rank of lieutenant colonel do not need to pay for accommodation here and can enjoy free meals. Please follow me." She said with a slight bow.

  Is this really a privileged class, using the blood and sweat of Chinese people to support their own countrys military? Is this the welfare of invaders?

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