freenovelworld Chapter 652: The Engraving Was Stolen
Chapter 652: The Engraving Was Stolen
He chose a room facing the street, from which he could monitor No. 54 Ganquan Road across the street. It was almost 10 o'clock in the evening, and there was still a light on in a room on the second floor of the house, but the curtains were drawn on the windows, so he couldn't see what was going on inside.
After a while, the light went out, but immediately came on again, then went out again, and then came on again. This happened three times in a row, and then the light never came on again.
Li Hong felt something was strange and looked at his watch. It was exactly 10 o'clock in the evening. It was definitely not an action without reason. It should be a signal to someone. Considering that the Japanese spy met with Li Meiyi today and notified Guo Da to start the action tomorrow, this signal was nothing else but to tell that person that he had successfully completed the assigned task. This code was agreed upon between them in advance.
This person should be their team leader Naoki Hirota, which also means that Naoki Hirota does not live at No. 54 Ganquan Road. The only people who can see this code are in the nearby area opposite No. 54 Ganquan Road, which means that Naoki Hirota lives nearby.
Li Hong's guess was correct. Hirota Naoki did live nearby, even less than 10 meters away from him, because he also lived in a house on the second floor of Tuojiang Hotel facing the street.
He originally wanted to rent a house nearby, but couldn't find a suitable one, so he temporarily stayed in Tuojiang Hotel. Later, the operation went smoothly, and he estimated that he could complete the task soon, so he simply stayed in the hotel. Although living here has certain risks, it also has advantages. It is easier to communicate, and he can observe the movements in front of Gate 54. Once there is any movement, he can escape quickly.
Guo Da's child was imprisoned at No. 54 Ganquan Road. Hirota Naoki did not let his men harm him for the time being. He planned to wait until Guo Da and his wife arrived at No. 54, and then kill their entire family, including Wang Qiming, of course, and then leave the mountain city immediately with the engraving. How could he possibly take these people away? The risk was too great.
By the time Guo Da's family and Wang Qiming's bodies were found in the room, they had already left the mountain city for a long time.
He saw the secret signal sent from the other side, indicating that Wang Qiming and Guo Da had been notified. If everything went well, he would be able to get the legal currency engraving tomorrow morning and leave the mountain city with it.
When he returns to Shanghai, Mr. Iwai will definitely welcome him warmly, award him a medal, and trust him again and make use of him.
He lay in bed, thinking quietly, and fell asleep with beautiful visions.
In the second half of the night, Li Hong's men also moved into the Tuojiang Hotel one after another. According to Li Hong's orders, they all stayed quietly in their rooms, waiting for the action to begin.
As soon as the sun rose, Li Hong left the hotel, found a telephone booth nearby, called Chu Yuntian, and told him about his discovery last night.
Chu Yuntian's judgment was the same as Li Hong's. He felt that Hirota Naoki should live nearby. Fortunately, he had been prepared and had sent people to secretly monitor the nearby intersections. Once the operation began, this area would be immediately blocked. If Hirota Naoki was really in there, with his portrait and information, and a house-to-house search, he would not be able to escape even if he had wings.
Guo Da came to his office early in the morning. After receiving the call last night, he had been worried and didn't know whether he could see his son today.
When talking to the Japanese spy, he insisted that after getting the French currency engraving, he should keep it with himself and would only hand it over after seeing his son. This was what Chu Yuntian asked him to say.
In this way, the Japanese spies may not harm his children in advance, and it will not arouse the suspicion of the Japanese spies. This is a normal reaction of a father. Not doing this would be a bit abnormal.
Last night, Yue Haishan suggested to Chu Yuntian that when Guo Da went home to pick up his wife, he should take the opportunity to replace the legal tender engraving on him with a fake one, so as to ensure the safety of the legal tender engraving.
But after Chu Yuntian considered it, he felt that the risk was still very high. After Guo Da picked up his wife from home, the Japanese spy Li Meiyi would definitely be worried and ask Wang Qiming to re-inspect the goods. Wang Qiming was familiar with the engraving of legal tender. Once he found that it was a fake, it would undoubtedly alarm the Japanese spy. The subsequent consequences would be difficult to predict, and Guo Da's child would definitely not survive.
So it’s better not to take such a risk. Chu Yuntian did not agree with Yue Haishan’s suggestion.
The Japanese spy initially disagreed with what Guo Da said, but Guo Da was firm in his attitude. If he disagreed, he would not cooperate with the operation. He even disagreed with such a simple request. He had reason to suspect that his child was no longer in this world.
The Japanese spies had no choice but to agree after thinking about it. Now the action was imminent. If they really made Guo Da anxious, he might really quit, and then all their previous efforts would be in vain.
Anyway, as long as they make sure that the engraving is on Guo Da and they reach their base, even if he sees his son, his family will be killed. The engraving will still fall into their hands, so it won't be a big problem.
Guo Da sat in the office for a while, then saw Wang Qiming push the door and walk in. He said, "Come with me to the vault, and remember to bring the key."
Without saying anything else, he turned around and left. Guo Da nodded, quickly opened the safe in the office, took out the key, and followed Wang Qiming towards the vault.
On the way, I was thinking, I don’t know what method the Japanese spies used to drag Wang Xiangli into the water.
The two men entered the vault, completed the registration procedures, each took out a key to open the safe, and took out the legal tender plate. Guo Da put the plate in his arms, and then the two left the vault and walked out of the bank door.
Wang Qiming's car was parked outside the door. After Guo Da got in, he found that there was a young woman sitting in the car. She was very beautiful. Guo Da guessed how Wang Qiming was dragged into the water.
As soon as the two got in the car, the woman hurriedly asked:
"Mr. Wang, did you get the things?"
"Yes, he has it."
Wang Qiming smiled and pointed at Guo Da. Li Meiyi immediately looked at Guo Da and said:
"You must be Mr. Guo, you can hand the things over to me now."
"No, I have to see my son before I can give the things to you. You also promised me that you would send my family out of the mountain city."
Guo Da shook his head with a firm attitude.
Li Meiyi smiled.
"It seems you don't trust us. Well, first I'll go to your house to pick up your wife, and then I'll take you to meet your son. That should be fine, right?"
She had been told of this when they met last night. She was just testing Guo Da. It seemed that he really was not going to show up until he saw the rabbit. But it didn't matter. As long as his son was in her hands, she didn't think he would dare to play any tricks.
Wang Qiming started the car and soon arrived outside Guo Da's house. Guo Da went home to call his wife, and soon the two of them came out carrying a box.
After getting in the car, Guo Da just sat down and Li Meiyi said:
"Mr. Guo, please take out the things and let Mr. Wang take a look."