Chapter 400 Substituting one thing for another
Two days later, Duanmu and Guiyi arrived at the housekeeper's residence in Ge Town, accompanied by two captains of Berlin Security: Miller and Weber. They were there today to assess whether the housekeeper's villa could withstand the impact of armed gangsters. After all, they were bodyguards, not soldiers, and they didn't want to confront the mercenaries head-on.

The construction team has two main tasks. One is to build a wall. The five-meter-high wall surrounds the residence. The top of the wall is equipped with electric grids and surveillance. This is not to prevent the enemy from attacking, but to prevent snipers hiding in the forest. Therefore, the wall does not need to be of very good quality.

Another task was to build an underground safe house and bury two large safes in the ground. In this way, even if they were besieged by armed criminals, they could rely on the two large safes to hold out for at least 20 minutes. By then, the red ants one kilometer away would be able to reach them even if they had to crawl.

The two Berlin security captains were very satisfied with the working environment and agreed to take on the project. They will live in a tent outside the villa and be responsible for patrolling and basic security work to prevent people from sneaking into the walls. The security work inside the villa will be handled by the Duanmu team.

The Special Service Knights have also set up observation posts at both ends of the highway, and the staff at the observation posts will use drones to patrol the area from time to time.

In addition to security work, Duanmu also hired a housekeeping company to clean up his residence and set up a sunroom garden.

On the fourth night, all the construction plans were completed under the temptation of money. Red Ant sent snipers to various parts of the forest. After two days of searching, no sniper points were found in the forest that directly threatened the villa.

However, by the end of the fourth night, a number of problems were discovered.

Weber, the captain of the Berlin II team, pointed with a stick at the photo on the projection screen. The photo was of an ordinary blue-collar worker of a construction team. Weber said, "Mark is active in Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. He has no precise career orientation. He is suspected of trafficking flour and weapons and is suspected of being involved in three murders. No matter what he does, he is definitely not an ordinary worker. According to my friend's inside information, Mark works for a cleaning company, providing cleaning services for the rich and powerful."

"The second person." The picture was changed to a photo of a woman in her thirties, dressed as a domestic worker. "Through fingerprint comparison, this woman's real name is Arale. She has no criminal record, but she is being watched by intelligence agencies in many European countries. We suspect she is a member of a cyber assassin agency. She pretended to work at the villa in order to learn the specific information of the villa and provide it to the assassin as reference intelligence."

Weber said: "According to Duanmu's request, we have conducted a special investigation on the staff in the past two days, and we have indeed discovered hidden dangers. Please note that although Mark and Arale are both engaged in crime, they are not the same kind of people. My guess is that those who want to profit from this incident include not only professional killers, but the huge reward may also attract the attention of the White Gang and street crime gangs."

Miller added on the side: "It cannot be ruled out that bad police officers and judicial personnel are involved in the case."

Weber said, "We will be responsible for all the food, drinking water, and medicine in the villa. In addition, you should also carry gas masks with you to deal with emergencies. By the way, aren't there three of you? Where's the other person? Where's Cui Jian?"

Duanmu replied: "He is in South Korea and will meet us at the airport tomorrow evening with his VIP."

Weber nodded and said, "Since you haven't taken the assessment yet and don't have the right to carry guns, we will handle all matters with the outside world as much as possible. It's best not to receive visitors during the project."

Miller added: "Don't use guns in front of us unless necessary, otherwise it will make us very embarrassed. If there are people with good intentions to help us, you should tell us in advance to avoid misunderstandings." The subtext is, I know you have guns, but don't use them to kill people in front of me. When your armed personnel attack criminals, it's better to tell us to avoid misunderstandings.

Duanmu replied: "No problem."

A bodyguard knocked on the door, and after getting a look of permission, he entered the temporary command center set up on the first floor of the housekeeper's residence and said, "Half an hour ago, a murder occurred in an Indian restaurant near the Swan Hotel. It is currently speculated that someone put special drugs in the food or air, causing the five people to fall into an illusion, and the murderer then shot them to death."

The bodyguard continued, "According to surveillance footage, the gunman was wearing a Seven Kills mask, so we cannot confirm whether he was a member of the Seven Kills. The five dead were members of the Ice Thorns who lived in the Swan Hotel. They went out to eat because one of them had become a father, and they wanted to meet up with their friends nearby to celebrate."

Bodyguard: "Over."

Weber nodded, and the bodyguard left. Weber said, "According to your arrangement, Duanmu. I personally think that the villa where the VIPs live will not be the main battlefield."

Another bodyguard knocked on the door and entered the headquarters. "We just received news that a small explosion occurred in southwest Berlin ten minutes ago. It is said that the Ice Spikes were chasing suspected members of the Seven Kills when they encountered an ambush by landmines and roadside car bombs. Two vehicles were damaged and the exact number of casualties is unknown."

Weber: "Ice Spike is in the open, and Seven Kills is in the dark. If Seven Kills really wants to plot against Ice Spike, it will be difficult for Ice Spike to escape." Ice Spike has more people and more targets, and they cannot compare with the powerful and wealthy who have a complete security mechanism.

Miller said: "Based on my understanding of the Seven Killers, they should not take the initiative to attack the ice spikes."

Duanmu replied, "In principle, this is the case. The news I received was that Qi Sha had a phone call with Bing Ci's supervisor, asking for Bing Ci's location. If Bing Ci is still a law enforcement team, they cannot ignore crime, cannot associate with killers, and cannot obtain intelligence from the cyber assassin organization. Bing Ci's supervisor refused to respond, so Qi Sha listed them as targets for attack."

Duanmu changed the subject and said, "You two, this time we will directly hire 15 people from your two teams and indirectly hire 35 bodyguards from your company. I hope there won't be any problems among them."

Weber said: "I can only say that I trust my players. We have considered the possibility you mentioned and have made arrangements. These 35 field agents will not go near the villa. They are all bodyguards. Please trust us, we are professionals."

……

At 5:5 pm on the th, a private plane landed at the airport FOB, which is a private plane exclusive area at the civil aviation airport. With the help of Cui Jian and the staff of the German Consulate in South Korea, the housekeeper got off the plane in a wheelchair. The special aviation wheelchair can be stuck in the wheel groove of the gangway and slowly slide down backwards.

But then some problems arose. Duanmu's convoy, which was coming to take over the housekeeper, was stuck on the road, so Hailan had to drive to pick him up. However, the license plate number and driver were not correct, so the airport refused to let him go. In desperation, Cui Jian, under the escort of two teams of special police, pushed the housekeeper out of the airport.

Hailan's car had not been modified, so Cui Jian had to carry the butler to the back seat of the car and put the wheelchair in the trunk. As a bodyguard, Cui Jian signed the handover procedures and shook hands with the official personnel to say goodbye.

Shortly after leaving the airport, the tracking vehicle was discovered. Hailan then drove off the airport highway and chased the tracking vehicle relentlessly, all the way to a railway bridge in the suburbs. There was a black SUV parked under the railway bridge. Hailan braked to make the car and SUV parallel, and both opened the car doors. Cui Jian sent the butler into the SUV. A man in the SUV dressed and looked like the butler got into Hailan's car.

The tracking vehicle stopped a hundred meters away and waited quietly, which was obviously a smoke screen in Duanmu's plan.

The SUV drove to the right and Hai Lan drove to the left. The tracking vehicle continued to track Hai Lan's car. Messages were passed from the tracking vehicle to the city's black middleman through the Internet. The city's black middleman sorted out the information and sent it to the contract killer as soon as possible.

Message from codenamed Pigeon: The target got on a blue car at the airport, license plate number 1314. The target vehicle left the airport highway at the Morin Town ramp. The target vehicle re-entered the airport highway. The target vehicle joined the bodyguard convoy, and the target changed to a black bulletproof sedan, license plate number 1413.

In the back seat of the black bulletproof car with license plate number 1413, Duanmu carefully checked the silicone mask for the fake housekeeper. Cui Jian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked back for a while and said, "When you blink, you can see that there is a layer of skin on your eyelids."

The actor looked at Cui Jian sadly: If you don’t blink, come here.

Duanmu said: "It doesn't matter. Apart from us, no one else can see him. But we have to let people see him. I have arranged the time. You have to sit in Sunshine Garden for at least four hours every day so that someone can use a drone to prove your existence."

Duanmu waited for a while, and seeing that the actor didn't say anything, he was very satisfied: "Very good, keep up your qualities as an actor, you will make a fortune."

The actor responded with an unfocused look.

Cui Jian asked, "Can we go over there?" He was referring to the real housekeeper. Duanmu said, "Cui Jian, don't use your simple mind to think about things. There are many smart people in this world. The plan starts on the 8th."

Cui Jian: “Number 8?” He ignored Duanmu’s comment that he was simple-minded.

Duanmu then talked about his plan: "I'm waiting for the bad guys to confirm that the housekeeper has moved into the villa. I need to attract attention. Have you heard of "three people make a tiger?" Seeing that Cui Jian was really not understanding, Duanmu could only ask patiently.

Cui Jian nodded.

Duanmu said: "One unit of criminals confirmed that the VIP was in the villa, and they launched an attack. The second unit of criminals also launched an attack after confirmation. The third and fourth units will dispel their doubts and assume that the VIP is in the villa. You are thinking of a simple version of sneaking into Chencang. Do you think the bad guys can't think of it? The bad guys have a lot of resources in this operation. Not only do they have people, but they also have a lot of money. Among them, there are at least two hackers at the same level as Yiyi."

Duanmu said: "The simple version of the plan may not fail, but the success rate is definitely not as good as the complex version. On the 8th, a group of criminals will try to infiltrate the villa. The above is the first wave of plans."

Cui Jian asked: "What about the second wave?"

Duanmu said: "You should understand the first wave first and highlight the key points for me to prove that you have basic IQ."

Cui Jian thought for a while and said, "The key point: How do you know that there are criminals infiltrating No. 8?"

Duanmu: "Not entirely correct, actually there are two questions. The first question is why I know that there are criminals attacking at No. 8. The second question is why I know that the criminals' attack method is infiltration."

Cui Jian's eyes lit up. "Counter the Empty City Strategy. Something went wrong with your buffet or your bodyguard team, giving the criminals a chance to infiltrate. Let's lure them into the trap and take them all down."

Duanmu said: "A rotten tree cannot be carved. After all, we have worked together for two years, but I still can't improve your IQ."

Although he was despised, Cui Jian still humbly asked: "Captain, what is the correct answer?"

Duanmu said: "Correct answer: The leader of gangster No. 8 is my man."

Cui Jian: “Ah?” Is this included in the plan you mentioned?

Duanmu said: "Please highlight the key points in what I just said."

Cui Jian tried: "The point: my people?"

Duanmu Lan looked down on them and said, "No, the key point is the leader. I can say that the criminals are my people, but I am saying that the leader is my people, which means that the criminals are not my people. Why do we arrange it this way? Because we can use their words to confirm that the VIP is in the villa. And how are they sure? It is because of the ideas instilled in them by the leader, and at the same time they saw the butler at a close distance, and they also paid one or two lives to prove the credibility of what the survivors said."

Duanmu asked again: "Why did I do this?"

Cui Jian: "Attract everyone to the villa, so that they will no longer be suspicious and think that we have other plans."

Duanmu: "No, no, no, the villa was infiltrated and attacked, which made me realize that the villa is not safe. After all, I can't maintain such a huge security system for a long time. So I began to seek help, hoping to secretly take the butler out of Europe. To do this, I need a day or two to prepare. On the one hand, I have to use the resources of the Knights Templar, and on the other hand, I will seek help from local forces. In this way, the news will spread."

Duanmu said: "Now is the time for the real VIP to leave Europe. There are many details involved. For example, I met a friend several years ago who is very powerful but not very trustworthy. Some people say that people without credibility are not worth associating with. No, I don't think so. The reason why I met this friend and pretended not to know her nature was to lay the groundwork. One day in the future, such as in this incident, I really need her betrayal. If she doesn't betray and sell me out, my plan cannot be implemented."

Duanmu: "It's a very ordinary thing, a very ordinary step, but I have carefully arranged it."

Cui Jian was confused and asked, "Did your captain personally review your plan?"

Duanmu: "You can say that."

Cui Jiandao: "On the other hand, the plan was made by your captain, right?"

Duanmu did not refute: "I also helped a lot."

Cui Jian said sarcastically: "Thank you, Captain, for me. Also, don't mention your Captain in front of Ye Wen and the others."

Duanmu said: "You are fully responsible for all ideas and plans."

Cui Jian hesitated for a moment and said, "If it succeeds, you are right. If it fails, as the captain, you should take full responsibility."

Gui Yi suppressed his laughter: "Cui Jian, you are so shameless."

Cui Jian squinted at Gui Yi and said, "For love, there is nothing that is impossible. You are a person who digs his own grave, what do you know?"

Gui Yi was unable to refute.

Duanmu was curious: "Cui Jian, how far are you willing to go?"

Cui Jian asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"

Duanmu asked: "Are you willing to kill someone to please Ye Wen?"

Cui Jian said: "In my opinion, Ye Wen is a very good person. Logically speaking, with my social status, let alone Ye Wen's opposition to dating Ye Lan, at least he would not be friendly to me. In fact, Ye Wen respects Ye Lan's choice. Ye Wen is still the backbone of the Ye family. As Ye Lan's friend, I am willing to do something for Ye Wen to repay his appreciation for me."

Cui Jian changed the subject and asked seriously, "Who do you want to kill?"

(End of this chapter)