Lin Chuang spent 20,000 yen and got only one piece of valuable information: it was impossible to enter Li's house to assassinate him.
However, it cannot be said that the 20,000 yen spent was of no value at all.
At the very least, a bait was left.
Ye Jiqing loves diamonds so much, why can't she go to Ankang Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. to choose her favorite diamond jewelry in person?
Judging from her behavior, it is obvious that she is tired of staying at home every day, so she would not let go of such an opportunity.
Therefore, Lin Chuang set his sights on Ankang Foreign Company.
As for the candidates, Lin Chuang still hopes to use the "Jianghu trio".
Because they have great skills, quick skills, and are good at disguise, they are much easier to use than members of the military command operations.
Because Yi Lianhua and Li Honglin have always been with him, they have made an appearance, so naturally they cannot be used.
Apart from the two of them, Liu Ermeng, who had been used as an ordinary guard by him, became the first choice.
The next day, Liu Ermeng came, and Lin Chuang gave him the advice: "Ermeng, Li Shiqun's wife is named Ye Jiqing, and she is very likely to go to Ankang Foreign Company recently. I order you to wait for an opportunity to get rid of her at the foreign company."
"Yes, sir." Liu Ermeng responded without hesitation.
"This matter is very difficult because she is protected by bodyguards. So, starting from today, you will go to Ankang Yangxing and formulate an assassination plan. The principle of this operation is to put your own safety first. If you can do it, do it, and if you can't, do it.
Give up and don't take risks." Lin Chuang warned.
"Yes." Liu Ermeng responded.
"Go ahead and report back to me after the plan is drawn up." Lin Chuang said.
"Yes." Liu Ermeng didn't have any more words to say, he agreed and retreated.
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Ankang Yangxing is located at the junction of Sichuan Middle Road and Wuma Road. It is a high-end jewelry store opened by the British, mainly engaged in diamond jewelry.
Liu Ermeng took a rickshaw to Sichuan Middle Road. He got off the car at Sima Road early and walked slowly westward.
Sichuan Middle Road is a very prosperous street. There are basically banks and big companies on both sides of the road. Apart from foreigners, the people walking on the road are Chinese people wearing western clothes. At first glance, these people are employees of banks or companies.
Liu Ermeng looked at his clothes and couldn't help but feel confused. He was wearing a short dress and it looked like he was a workman. He didn't look like a rich person at all. Walking on this street looked very different. Can he go into Ankang Matheson?
After walking for about ten minutes and passing Wanguo Transportation Company, Liu Ermeng stopped at the south of the road and saw Ankang Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. on the north of the road.
Jian Ankang Foreign Store is a three-story building in European style. The front door is very large, as wide as half a room. There are iron bars on the windows at the top and bottom. However, the iron bars on the door are now pulled to both sides of the door.
There were two "Asan" brothers wearing red headscarves at the door. They seemed to be standing guard to prevent Chinese people in ordinary clothes from approaching.
When Liu Ermeng saw this, he knew that he wouldn't even be allowed to get close to the door, let alone going in.
You have to go in and see what's going on.
Liu Er touched his pocket suddenly and found that he had more than 300 yen on him.
He didn't know how much a dress would cost. If he wanted the lowest-end dress, it would probably cost about a hundred yuan.
Thinking of this, he walked north along Fifth Avenue.
I found a dress shop and asked about the price of the dresses. The cheapest one was 110 yuan.
He bought one to wear, a pair of leather shoes, a tie, a pair of sunglasses and an umbrella, which cost him more than 230 yuan in total.
Liu Ermeng went to the faucet to wet his hair with water, and looked in the mirror. Sure enough, he looked a bit like a dog depending on his clothes.
He stored his old clothes in the store and walked to Ankang Ocean.
When he arrived at the door, he walked in with his head held high and his chest high. "Red-headed Asan" saw that the person coming was very powerful, and he bowed respectfully and saluted, and watched Liu Ermeng enter without even daring to fart.
Foreign firms were business houses established by foreigners in China, most of which dealt in opium.
Ankang Matheson is different, mainly engaged in jewelry, watches, and high-end accessories.
Liu Ermeng went in and took a look, and saw that the whole wall of the foreign store was surrounded by glass counters, divided into three special counters, one for jewelry, one for watches and clocks, and the other for high-end accessories such as leather bags and perfumes. Among them, the jewelry counter was in the middle.
Location.
There is a clerk inside each counter, and outside the counter, there are three "red-headed Asans" patrolling back and forth.
The stairs are on the west side, and an "Ah San" is guarding there.
Liu Ermeng pretended to walk around the counters, and from time to time asked the clerk to take out the goods to look at without asking the price. In the end, he always shook his head, looking dissatisfied with the goods.
When he reached the stairs, Liu Er suddenly raised his legs and walked up, but was stopped by "Ah San", who said in blunt Chinese: "Sir, there is an office above, you can't go up there."
"I pee..., where can I relieve myself?" Liu Ermeng asked.
"The bathroom is around the corner on the second floor, sir, please." "Ah San" heard that he was looking for the bathroom, and then let Liu Ermeng go upstairs.
After Liu Ermeng went upstairs, he found that there were indeed some foreigners coming in and out, and there was indeed a bathroom around the corner.
Liu Ermeng went in, pretended to urinate, and took a look. The bathroom windows were also covered with thumb-thick iron bars.
"It seems that the foreign company is very well-guarded. It is impossible to get in and out upstairs unless the iron bars are sawed in advance." Liu Er shook his head fiercely, went back downstairs, turned around again, and went out.
We walked around outside the Yangtze Bank again. People and cars from the Wanguo Forwarding Company were coming and going, and it was very lively.
Liu Ermeng went in to observe the terrain and found that the transfer company also had a high-walled compound with no other exits except the main door.
However, Ankang Foreign Trade is not far to the west, which is Chunjiangli, and further north of Chunjiangli is Changgengli.
These two alleys are connected in all directions, making it easy to escape.
"It seems that we can only do it outside. After we succeed, as long as we successfully escape into the Spring River, it will be difficult to catch me." Liu Ermeng thought.
Liu Ermeng got his clothes back and took a rickshaw back to the factory.
It happened that Lin Chuang was also in the factory, so he took the old clothes to Lin Chuang's office.
Lin Chuang, Yi Lianhua, and Li Honglin were all there.
"Er Meng, are you wearing a dress?" Yi Lianhua saw him, looked him up and down, and asked.
"There's nothing I can do, damn it, red-headed Asan is standing guard and won't let you in unless you're wearing your clothes." Liu Ermeng said.
"Tell me about the situation." Lin Chuang said.
"Yes. Sir, it's impossible to do it inside the foreign bank. The foreign bank is very defensive, so we can only do it outside." Liu Ermeng explained the terrain outside Ankang Foreign Bank, the structure and security situation inside, and finally said.
"The goods sold by foreign companies are very expensive, and the security measures must be strict, which is expected." Lin Chuang said.
"Sir, let Ermeng do the work outside, and I will take care of him in Chunjiang River?" Li Honglin said.
"No, no, it's too risky. It seems that our plan needs to be changed." Lin Chuang denied Li Honglin's statement.