69. Intimidation and coercion
A masked man in black knocked on the door of the countess's house, and soon the door opened, Anna looked at the stranger in front of her, with a frightened expression, and before she could say anything, the man in black suddenly took out a small towel from his pocket and covered Anna's mouth and nose, and Anna collapsed at the door before she could call for help.
The man in black dragged Anna to her bedroom and tied her tightly to the chair with a rope.
Ivanov saw that Anna went to open the door, there was no movement, so he went out to check, and saw that the door was open, so he muttered and walked to the gate to close the door, at this time, another black shadow came out, also holding a towel in his hand, covering Ivanov's mouth, Ivanov hurriedly shook his head, trying to break free, because Ivanov was tall, the black shadow's towel was thrown aside, and then a masked man in black appeared behind him, hooking Ivanov's neck with all his might, at this time, the previous man in black picked up the towel on the ground, Tightly covering Ivanov's mouth and nose, Ivanov was caught off guard, quickly lost his ability to resist, and fell to the ground limply.
"It's ether!" Ling Yunpeng looked at this thrilling scene and screamed secretly.
Together, the two men in black carried Ivanov into his own bedroom, tied his limbs to the bed with ropes, and then the three men in black walked together towards the countess's bedroom.
Ling Yunpeng didn't dare to delay for a moment, and hurriedly rushed to the second floor. As soon as the door was pushed, the other three were startled, they were concentrating on playing cards.
"Stop playing, idiot, come and listen." Ling Yunpeng hurriedly greeted Fu Xinghan.
Seeing this, Fu Xinghan immediately threw the cards in his hand on the table, walked quickly to the monitoring equipment, skillfully turned on the switch, and put on the headphones.
"What's wrong, boss, what's wrong?" Qin Shouyi also walked to Ling Yunpeng's side, and seeing Ling Yunpeng's grim expression, he couldn't help but ask worriedly.
"Just now I saw three men in black break into the Countess's house, and now they have entered the Countess's bedroom. The Countess had been tied up behind their backs, with a towel in her mouth. Ling Yunpeng saw through the telescope what was happening in the countess's bedroom.
"Why are these three people so powerful, then King Kong is a vegetarian?" Ah Hui asked puzzledly, in his mind, Ivanov is extremely powerful, with the momentum of a man who is invincible, how can two or three thieves be able to subdue him.
"King Kong and Anna were both knocked down with ether, and now they're all tied up in their rooms." Ling Yunpeng explained.
"No wonder." Fu Xinghan shrugged: "It seems that these three guys are prepared." β
"What is ether?" Ah Hui blinked and looked at Ling Yunpeng.
"It's an anesthetic, and if you cover your mouth and nose, you can quickly lose consciousness." Before Ling Yunpeng could speak, Fu Xinghan answered first.
Ling Yunpeng looked back at Fu Xinghan, it seemed that this kid had used this thing a lot when he was active in the concession before.
Fu Xinghan shrugged his shoulders embarrassedly when he saw the disdainful look that Ling Yunpeng threw at him.
At this time, in the bedroom on the second floor of the small western-style building at No. 8 Anhesi Road, the countess was sitting on the sofa with a frightened look on her face, and one of the masked men took the towel from the countess's mouth and pulled down the black cloth covering her face.
"It's Tanaka." Ling Yunpeng saw Tanaka's face clearly: "From this point of view, the Japanese can no longer hold their breath, tear off their disguises, and show their true faces." β
When the countess saw that it was Tanaka, she was very surprised: "Why are you, Dr. Tanaka?" β
"I didn't expect it, Countess, to tell you the truth, I'm not actually a doctor, my real identity is a soldier of the Japanese Empire, Major Inoue Taro of the Sakura Agency." This Dr. Tanaka revealed his identity to the countess, and there was a complete showdown.
"You, you're a spy?" The Countess looked at the Japanese in front of her in surprise.
"That's right, I'm not Mr. Kono's apprentice, and when we learned that your husband had obtained a treasure map, Sakura asked your former personal doctor, Mr. Kono, to return to Japan, and let me take over as his personal doctor, but fortunately, I studied medicine at Kyoto Medical College for two years, and the Countess didn't find any flaws in me, right?" Of course, the purpose of my approach to you is the treasure map left by your husband, Count AndrΓ©. If it weren't for the headquarters urging me to get this treasure map as soon as possible, I wouldn't have minded having more in-depth communication with the Countess. Inoue Taro pulled out a dagger from his waist and dangled it in front of the countess's eyes: "I heard that the countess has already found a property in the United Kingdom, and she is about to leave for the United Kingdom in the near future?" β
"How do you know?" The Countess looked at the Inoue Taro in surprise.
"We are very concerned about the Countess's every move, it doesn't matter, the world is so big, you want to go and see it, it's not a problem, however, people can leave, the treasure map must be left."
The Countess trembled and said nothing.
Tanaka thrust the dagger into the armrest of the sofa, causing the countess to close her eyes and scream.
"How's it going, trying to figure out or dying?" Taro Inoue coerced the countess.
"In the brass of the bed frame." The countess finally told Taro Inoue the secret.
Inoue Taro was overjoyed, hurriedly walked to the bedframe, unscrewed the bulbous bulge, and took out a piece of silk handkerchief from it, he shook it, held it up, and looked carefully at the light.
"Unit, West." A satisfied smile appeared on Inoue's face: "Madam, I frightened you. β
"Open the way." Taro Inoue greeted his men, and then the three of them closed the bedroom door and left No. 8 Anwaji Road together.
Ling Yunpeng saw that the piece of silk handkerchief in Tanaka's hand was exactly the same as the one he saw in the bank safe, and he already understood that the treasure map on the silk handkerchief was fake, and he was annoyed and happy in his heart, he was annoyed that the treasure map he had spent a lot of effort to get was a fake, and he was glad that neither the US Army Intelligence Bureau nor the Japanese Sakura Agency had obtained the real treasure map so far, so he still had a chance.
Now that the three of the Earl's master and servant were bound in the house, it was time to come to their rescue.
Ling Yunpeng walked to the closet, took out a postman's uniform inside, and handed it to Fu Xinghan: "Idiot, it's your turn to appear, you pretend to be a postman to deliver a letter and enter the countess's house, they need you as a big savior now." β
"This job is quite suitable for me, I went to the hero to save the beauty." Fu Xinghan immediately changed into the postman's uniform.
"And this, parcel." Ling Yunpeng found a large satchel stuffed with some waste newspapers in it, and handed it to Fu Xinghan: "Don't show your stuffing." β
"Don't worry, this one is too pediatric for me. Just look at it. Fu Xinghan winked at Ling Yunpeng proudly.
Fu Xinghan carried his satchel and quietly went downstairs, he was afraid of bumping into the landlady, he was dressed like this, if he met the landlady, he would definitely be asked long and short.
Fortunately, the door of the landlady's house was closed, so Fu Xinghan quickened his pace and walked out of the gate of No. 7 Anhesi Road.
At nine o'clock, the road of Anhesi was very quiet, except for a few who knew that they were still calling, there was no sound. The Countess slowly moved to the window with her hands tied behind her back, trying to call for help from passers-by, but there were almost no pedestrians on the road, and she was a little desperate.
"The evening newspaper is coming, and today's evening newspaper is coming. And how many evening newspapers do you want? Fu Xinghan deliberately shouted at the door of No. 8.
"Hey, postman, please come upstairs." When the countess saw Fu Xinghan, she really felt that she had met a savior, and called out in Chinese.
Fu Xinghan looked up at the countess and pointed at himself with his finger: "Madam, are you calling me?" β
"Yes, please go upstairs." The Countess looked at Fu Xinghan with a pleading gaze.
"Okay, I'll come up now." Fu Xinghan's heart was full of joy.