In Nanling Hutong in the north of the city, there is an old house with a single door and a typical northern style. Due to various reasons such as sunlight, the buildings in northern China generally maintain the rectangular rules to the maximum extent, and the space appears particularly regular and lacks flexible changes.

The spacious courtyard faces the five-bay house. The main room is where the owner rests, and it is surrounded by side rooms on both sides. This is a rather elegant courtyard.

Liu Houhou and his mistress were lying opposite each other on the kang in their home, holding a pipe in their hands, with one end of the pipe facing the cigarette lantern placed in the middle, puffing out smoke one after another, and the room was filled with thick smoke.

Creamy taste.

Under the stimulation of the heavy smoke, both of them were immersed in the strong sensory stimulation, and they did not notice a few slight hums in the yard outside.

It wasn't until the door of the main room was gently pushed open that Liu Houhou raised his eyebrows and opened his eyes. He was suddenly frightened by the scene in front of him and dropped the pipe in his hand.

At some point, two masked men quietly appeared in front of them.

His mistress also noticed that there were two more people in the room at this time. Just as he was about to shout, he was punched in the neck by Ji Yun, and he immediately collapsed limply on the bed.

Liu Houhou calmed down, retracted his body and reached under the pillow with one hand.

But Xu Chengyan moved faster. He grabbed his ankle and dragged Liu Houhou out of the bed with force. With an "ouch", he landed at his feet.

"Two good men, two good men! If you have something to say, if you have something to say..." Liu Houhou hurriedly raised his hands and said.

"Everyone is looking for money. If you don't have money, just ask and take whatever you want in my house. Don't hurt your friendship..."

Xu Chengyan sneered, grabbed Liu Houhou's neck, and asked in a low voice: "Where are the materials Lu Mingzhi gave you?"

"Lu Mingzhi? Are you..."

At this moment, Liu Houhou suddenly understood that it was not the robbers or the enemies on the road, it was Lu Mingzhi who told him that something went wrong.

"Get your stuff out!"

Xu Chengyan pressed Liu Houhou on the edge of the kang, and with a little force in his hands, Liu Houhou's head was firmly pressed against the edge of the kang, almost suffocating him.

"Uh..., yes, yes, it's in that drawer." At the critical moment of life and death, Liu Houhou pointed to the table opposite without any hesitation.

After Ji Yun heard this, he turned back to the table, opened the drawer, and saw a briefcase inside at a glance.

He took out the briefcase, opened the seal, took out a few pages of paper inside, browsed it briefly, and nodded to Xu Chengyan to confirm that it was correct.

Xu Chengyan let go slightly, leaving Liu Houhou who was breathing heavily, took the paper handed over by Ji Yun, and looked at it briefly.

There are four names in it, one of which is himself. Below is a list of age, place of origin, residence, and even some information about himself from the side investigation after entering Taiyuan. Fortunately, there is nothing concrete. Obviously

They didn't find anything.

When the things were in hand, Xu Chengyan put away the document bag without further delay. He turned to look at Liu Houhou, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes. He reached out and grabbed Liu Houhou's hair and dragged him in front of him.

Liu Houhou already knew what happened at this time, and was frightened to the point of despair. The other party not only wanted the materials, but also wanted his life!

He quickly begged: "Don't, don't, please spare me..."

But everything was in vain. The other hand had already held his chin, and when he rubbed it hard with both hands, there was a "click" and the voice stopped.

"Search everything in the house to see if there is anything missing!"

Ji Yun nodded and began to search around the house.

Xu Chengyan stepped forward and tied up the unconscious woman, then found a piece of cloth and gagged her mouth tightly. This was to prevent her from calling for help when she regained consciousness and to delay her discovery as much as possible.

The longer it takes, the better it is for them.

They had already discussed it before. It was not difficult to solve Liu Houhou's case. What was difficult was to prevent people from noticing the abnormality and linking Liu Houhou's death to Lu Mingzhi. Therefore, they had to fake the scene to look like a burglary, robbery, and murder.

Illusion.

The two people were quick with their hands and feet, and their vision was accurate. They quickly searched the house thoroughly and even found the secret compartment hidden behind the bed.

Documents and the like, except for some house deeds and land deeds, as well as some loan sharking IOUs and receipts, there was no other material about Xu Chengyan, which made Xu Chengyan secretly relieved.

"My dear, this guy is really rich!"

Looking at the pile of belongings like a hill on top of the kang, Ji Yun couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he let out a soft sigh!

I saw a golden light in front of me. There were gold bars, gold ingots and other gold objects of different sizes. The white silver coins were dazzling. There was also a large area of ​​colorful cash, including U.S. dollars, French currency, and other kinds of gold coins currently circulating in Shanxi.

A lot of joint bank coupons, Mengjiang coupons, and even a lot of British pounds were piled up in stacks and placed together, which was dazzling and shocking.

Even Xu Chengyan was also surprised. It was said that he came from a gentry family with a wealthy family. He had never been short of money since he was a child, so he had never been a money-loving person.

Even in the previous assassination operations, in order to evacuate in time without leaving any consequences, he never got involved in the property, but this time he gritted his teeth and marveled: "Such a gangster can actually accumulate such a fortune.

I don’t know how many immoral things I have done!”

Over the years, Liu Houhou has opened brothels and opium dens, both of which are hugely profitable businesses. He has also made money from loan sharking. He has done many unscrupulous things by hook or by crook. Naturally, he has a rich net worth. He has no hobby of collecting antiques and cultural relics, so he has exchanged all his property savings for

It has become hard currency such as gold and silver banknotes. Now collected together, it is naturally a huge sum of money.

Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun looked at each other and suddenly felt that the six thousand US dollars just awarded by the bureau headquarters today seemed to be no longer good.

Ji Yun chuckled, reached out and picked up a stack of U.S. dollars, tossed it in his hand, and said with a smile: "I said, if you are short of funds in the future, don't apply to the teacher, just look for something like this. If you want

How many not?”

Xu Chengyan also nodded slightly. This is a good way to make money. They have their own bottom line in doing things and will not really become robbers for money. However, it is not impossible to do it occasionally, as long as the target is not a kind person.

Next, they rolled these things into two heavy bags with sheets, quietly left the compound, and left quickly.

In the deep night, they rushed all the way back to Ji Yun's residence. Now Xu Chengyan's yard was no longer safe. Except for his belongings, all other important things were moved to Ji Yun's place for storage.

Xu Chengyan took an iron basin and burned the land deeds, house deeds, and receipts. These were all ill-gotten gains and would be hidden dangers if left behind. This was the most appropriate way to deal with them.

Finally, he took out the material, opened it, and checked it carefully. There was nothing wrong with the content about him. Because Tao Sibao couldn't keep up with him a few times and lost traces of Xu Chengyan, so the tracking situation was basically

No.

Throwing his portion of the ingredients into the brazier and watching it burn to ashes, Xu Chengyan was completely relieved.

Then I looked through the contents of the other three people. The situation of two of them was somewhat similar to my own. They were both from outside the country and had settled in Taiyuan in the past three months. They were also of similar age, which seemed to fit Lu Mingzhi's suspicion range.

However, the last piece of information caught his attention, and on this person's name, Lu Mingzhi also highlighted two horizontal lines with a pen, which was obviously different. In other words, among the four people, Lu Mingzhi was actually the most

The candidate of suspicion is not Xu Chengyan, but this person named "Wang Shaoyuan".

Wang Shaoyuan, 34 years old, native of Taiyuan, his address is No. 12 Sanqi Street in the east of the city, his marital status is married, he has a wife and son, and he runs a store called "Laiyuan Rice Shop".

What makes Xu Chengyan strange is that this person is older, is from Taiyuan, and has been living in the local area. Every one of them does not meet Lu Mingzhi's previous screening criteria, but why is he listed as the first suspect?

From this point of view, Lu Mingzhi must have discovered something about this person, but the specific discovery was not stated in this material. It seems that he also had reservations about people like Liu Houhou, so he did not state it in the material, but just asked Liu

The monkey investigates this person.

Xu Chengyan thought over and over again, secretly wrote down the name "Wang Shaoyuan", and then threw the three people's materials into the brazier.

Ji Yun on the side was not idle either. He spent a lot of time counting the belongings he brought back. There were about four thousand pounds in cash, three US dollars, ninety thousand French currency, seventy thousand banknotes, and twenty thousand Mongolia.

In addition to Xinjiang coupons, there are many gold items, silver coins, etc. It is difficult to estimate at the moment, but they are certainly valuable.

Xu Chengyan asked: "In addition to keeping cash, bury all these gold and silver, these things are not safe!"

Ji Yun naturally knew this truth, but he raised his eyes and looked at the small space in the room, and said a little discouraged: "I only have such a big place here, and it is not safe to store property. Do you want to find a bank to deposit it?"

Shanxi has been a place of prosperous commercial economy since ancient times. Shanxi merchants' bank accounts and banks once opened all over the country, but now the war is raging and the situation is turbulent. All bank accounts have closed down one after another. However, in Taiyuan, the most economically prosperous provincial capital of Shanxi,

There are also some private banks, all run by powerful merchants, otherwise they would not be able to sustain themselves now.

Xu Chengyan was also embarrassed when he heard this. In order not to attract attention, the two of them rented residences with small gates and courtyards, which were just for shelter. In addition, during this period of time, the Japanese frequently conducted large-scale searches in Taiyuan City. So many

Put your property here, and once it is revealed, money is a trivial matter, but it won't be worth it to get people involved.

After he thought about it again and again, he nodded and said: "We will move frequently in the future, and it is too unsafe to keep these belongings around us. In this way, we will leave them to Zhiyuan for safekeeping and store them in the Jin Deheng Bank opened by their Zhang family. I remember they have a

He is the owner of the safe business, so he can come in and out unnoticed, and it is easy to withdraw money."

Zhang Zhiyuan's father, Zhang Xingxian, is the president of the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce. The Zhang family has been doing business in Shanxi for generations and is an old businessman with deep local roots. The business was once very large, but under the current situation, it is far less than before. However, there are still three ships left to break.

Jin Ding is still one of the most powerful merchants in Taiyuan. It has many properties under its name, including Jin Deheng Bank. It is relatively safe to store these properties here.

"Okay, this is a good idea." Ji Yun nodded in agreement.

At this time, Xu Chengyan took out the briefcase he had snatched, opened it, and poured out everything inside, which was a thick pile of bills.

When he first took them back, he only took a cursory look at them. He didn't know the value of these notes, so he ignored them. However, after Zhang Zhiyuan's reminder, it seemed that he needed to review them carefully.

The styles of these bills are different, but at the top of the bills, the words "China United Reserve Bank" are printed. This bank is also the official bank opened by the Japanese in North China. The United Bank Notes were issued by this bank.

It is based on the Nikko Company.

The contents of the bills are all certificates and IOUs for the current funds. The transactions are with several major banks in Tianjin, including Japan's Zhengjin Bank, French Industrial Bank, American Citibank, etc. The amount of funds is astonishing.
Chapter completed!