Chapter 38 Strike Frank's Idea Again
Two days later, I watched a royal plane leave the runway and slowly disappear into the sky.
While Li Changheng was reluctant, he also shook his head. It was time for him to get down to business, so that he would not have to live a poor life with the princess because he had no money when he went on a date with Annie in London.
Moreover, beautiful European and American girls these days are generally very materialistic, and they will look at money as well. On the contrary, rich girls like Annie will not focus on money.
It took a few days to find several manual workshops, and even visited the manufacturers of magnetic ink typewriters that were available. After learning about the latest technology,
Orders were placed in several workshops, and the magnetic ink nozzles were made by themselves. Finally, the assembly was completed and the effect was tried in the hotel.
After confirming that there was no problem with the newly printed check, he called the hotel front desk to check out.
He had called Frank's father's house in San Francisco in the past few days to make the typewriter, but unfortunately he couldn't find anyone, so he had to go to New York to try.
Wrote a letter to Anne's girls' school, telling her about her return to New York.
Putting on the captain's suit, wearing a big white cap, and carrying 5,400 US dollars on his body.
Each hand holds a box containing the captain's spare suit and two sets of handmade suits custom-made in Italy,
And a magnetic ink typewriter box wrapped in foam, boarded a plane to New York.
Originally, according to the plan, he had to go to France first, find a printing factory that could print blank checks, and get a few fake identities from the countries of Europa,
But that's on the premise that Pan Am's paycheck is his own.
Now that he has decided to hide behind the scenes and let Frank show up, the first thing to do is to find Frank.
In case Frank has already set his mind on pretending to be the captain, running around the world and no one can be found.
As for the issue of the blank check, it would be more conducive to a longer cooperation with Frank to use the blank check provided by the Bank of America first.
With a magnetic ink printer and a check from the Bank of America, you can exchange one or two hundred paychecks first.
When Frank felt that he was doing more but earning less, Li Changheng took out the magnetic ink printer and added a self-made check that could not see any problems.
Apart from obediently cooperating for a period of time, Frank should have no other thoughts.
More than ten hours later, the plane landed at New York Airport. This time Li Changheng did not separate from the crew members of TWA, but stayed with them at the New York Plaza Hotel.
Moreover, he was invited by the captain to attend the gathering of the entire crew. During the chat, he heard a lot of jokes from TWA and some anecdotes that were not secret.
After the dinner, Li Changheng invited the entire crew as he wished, and had a meal with the crew when they returned to New York a week later.
From the second day on, Li Changheng, who changed into a normal suit, thought about it differently, and felt that if he were Frank, he would not be so stupid as to go to the largest bank, or the Reserve Bank, the largest bank with the strongest identification technology, to deceive money.
So, instead of going to places like Manhattan and Fifth Avenue, he went to a lesser-known business district to stare at.
But after staring at him for three days and failing to find Frank, Li Changheng thought about it for himself, and suddenly felt that Frank was not him, Li Changheng, who would be so cautious.
When that guy was in San Francisco, he didn't put safety first, he was all about getting money.
The next day, I came to Fifth Avenue and sat on the second floor of the cafe with the best view in my house. In less than two hours, I saw Frank in a suit and neatly groomed, swearing and walking out of the city bank.
No guesswork, he must have made a check that was rejected by the bank.
Following Frank all the way, he entered more than a dozen banks one after another, some of them were successful, but most of them were failures.
Fortunately, this guy is very smart. He only changes checks for $5 or $10. Even if the bank sees something wrong, it just rejects it and doesn't call the police.
After all, once the New York police were actually called, at least the teller who came into contact with Frank would have to make a statement, going back and forth, and the day's work would be unnecessary.
And Frank can use the check to avoid the biggest crime of fraud.
It wasn't until around 6 p.m. that Frank returned to a bachelor pad in Midtown.
Standing on the side of the street more than 20 meters away, looking at the suddenly lit windows, Li Changheng shook his head helplessly.
This kid didn't make much money, but he was good at spending money, and he actually rented an apartment in Midtown.
However, going north here is the World Trade Center, and going south is Wall Street, so the traffic is really convenient.
But that's fine too, the more money Frank lacks, the more likely he will join the gang.
I followed Frank for three days to confirm his approximate walking route. At 6 o'clock that night, Li Changheng was standing outside a one-star restaurant near Wall Street in lower Manhattan, dressed in a co-pilot uniform.
Under the gaze of Frank, Li Changheng shook hands with the captain and co-pilot of United Airlines who got out of the taxi and had dinner together last time.
Later, the stewardess of the same crew who got off from a taxi behind took the opportunity to hug him and even kissed him on the face a few times before letting him go.
‘God, this, this is Henry? '
Rubbing his eyes, Frank looked at Li Changheng in disbelief, enjoying the humble attitude of the restaurant manager opening the door and the waiter bending over and bowing his head in salute, and walked into the restaurant.
Through the glass floor-to-ceiling windows of the restaurant, after seeing that the person who took off his hat was sure to be Li Changheng, Frank pushed open the door of the restaurant without much hesitation.
But was blocked by the waiter, "Sorry, sir, do you have an appointment?"
Frank glanced at the restaurant, which was only half-occupied, and before he could speak, the waiter politely apologized, "I'm really sorry, sir, this restaurant only accepts customers by appointment."
After arriving in New York, Frank, who had been rejected countless times, asked without anger, "Then may I ask, have the captains made an appointment?"
"This...", the waiter's face changed slightly, and he hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "I'm just a receptionist, I have to ask the manager."
"Hehe", Frank looked at the waiter with contempt. In the exquisite leather folder in his hand, there must be a list of customers who have made an appointment today.
But he had a very good attitude, and asked the manager why to avoid embarrassment, and people like Frank didn't dare to make trouble.
If he entered the police station and left his fingerprints, he would never be able to engage in the business of counterfeiting checks in the future.
Ten minutes later, Frank stood on the street, looking at the hamburger in his hand, and then at the restaurant surrounded by several stewardesses,
Li Changheng, who ate delicious food with a knife and fork, suddenly felt that the hamburger was so hard to swallow.
What made him even more envious was that in the middle of the meal, several little girls who looked less than ten years old went straight to Li Changheng and pestered him for an autograph.
And those parents who came with the little girl treated Li Changheng and the other two captains no differently from star chasers.
I want to be a pilot.
Frank had never had such an urgent hope in his heart, and he himself became a sought after existence.
Make up your mind, even if you wait until the restaurant closes, you must wait until Li Changheng comes out.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Li Changheng, who had already spotted Frank outside the restaurant and deliberately let him hang out for three hours, pretended to be unintentional, looked sideways out of the window,
Then his face froze, and after a few seconds, he smiled and waved to the expectant Frank.