Feng Ping

After the dance, Radek asked, “Can we meet in the future? Can I invite you to another dance in the future?”

Li Zhi was a little surprised. She said, “Sure.” She didn’t know why she liked Radek just by the first meeting. Maybe it was because she could talk freely in front of him.

Li Zhi got acquainted with Radek. She even invited Radek to her home and visited his father. Old Li was a very open-minded banker and he always dealt business with Russians, so he gladly accepted the visit from Radek. They often talked about the history of the world and the country that Old Li had never been too.

Radek continued collecting information on Russia even while he was in China. On the day that he met Li Zhi, he was just passing on news of a defector, a Russian officer to Poland. He got the information that Bolshevik in Russia was planning for a revolution. Pisuzki in Poland was recruiting solders in the Kiece, Poland and was starting to have a revolution. He was a little satisfied at hearing this good news, so he relaxed a bit. When he got up from his seat, he accidentally dropped the pen which had the message from the Russian defector on the ground and Li Zhi found the pen. In the beginning, he was very nervous that Li Zhi was a spy too, but later, he was charmed by her easy conversation and her unique air that she carried. He found he enjoyed the company of this Chinese lady. She was a pioneer in thoughts, a liberal, but not rushed at all.

Radek was very sympathetic to China, the country that he was staying in at the moment. It was a huge country, with a very rich culture. However, at the moment, it suffered many mishaps and invasions just as Poland did.

Radek arrived in the ball room in modern hotel earlier than usual. He sat at the corner of the room, waited for the waiter to come and ordered the drinks. Usually, the message was passed by the waiter Huang Lei, who was working for Kong Mingtang in China. A Kong Mingtang leader went to Russia to study and met the Bolshevik leader. It was then they learned that Radek was sent to China to build the railway. They built the contact.

When he was looking around, he saw Huang Lei coming to him. He looked up and took the German beer from the trolley. The message was stuck to a label at the bottom of the beer. When he was going to open the bottle, however, at this moment, a Russian officer came in and took the bottle from his hands.

“Radek, you are drinking German beer again. It’s tasteless and uninteresting. Have you tried Chinese wine? Drink mine. I will drink yours.”

Radek felt his heart throbbing a little. It was the first time he met with problems. Huang Lei was a little worried too. He said, “German beer in Modern Hotel is the best offer. If you want, I can give you other beer.”

Russian officer looked at Huang Lei suspiciously, “I didn’t see you yesterday. You seem to not work every day, don’t you?”

“No, I work on Mondays and Wednesdays,” Huang Lei smiled and said.

“I have tried Chinese wine before. I would prefer European beer, ” Radek hurried to cut in.

“Nonsense. You have come to build the railways. What kind of hardship haven’t you experienced? You can’t bear wine? Are you kidding?” The Russian held this bottle in his hands, and started to play with it. “Oh, it’s a beautiful bottle, under the light of the room. The liquid is radiating.”

Radek was very nervous. He secretly decided to take out the gun and shoot him if he found the secrets under the bottle.

At this moment, everything was hanging on the thread. Life or death was decided at this moment.

“Hello, Alexzander!”

At this moment, Li Zhi appeared and called the Russian officer’s name. She was carrying a brilliant smile and looked at the Russian officer with a pair of innocent and smart eyes. “Long time, no see. My father was talking with me about you yesterday. He said it had been long since you visited our home. If you want to build a café in Harbin with your friend, my father is happy to lend you the money.”