The car arrived in front of the hotel. Before they got out of the car, they saw a circular fountain with a pointed square stele a hundred meters away. The chauffeur parked the car and explained in English with a strange accent," Sir, the fountain is the front yard of the Pantheon. If you need it, you only need to give the hotel 5000 lira, and the hotel will send someone to accompany you on a night tour of the Pantheon."
“5000？”William was so shocked that he almost cursed.
The driver slapped his forehead and explained in embarrassment," I'm sorry. A thousand lira is about 1.5 dollars. Five thousand lira is less than eight dollars. "Although it's still a little expensive, the hotel has a connection that allows you to enter the Pantheon at night. With the dim moonlight, you can feel the special atmosphere that you can't feel during the day. It makes people involuntarily worship the gods of Olympus."
William pursed his lips. What was there to admire about Zeus? It was true that he envied him. Seven wives and countless lovers. He checked into the hotel, took a shower, changed into a clean shirt and trousers, and had an Italian meal in the hotel restaurant. He looked at the time. It was 9:13 pm. He paid the bill and walked out of the hotel. A breeze blew by, and William was in a good mood. Following the hotel lobby manager's suggestion, he did not plan to go to places like alleys. He only planned to walk around on the streets or in crowded places.
When he passed by a commercial street, he saw a tailor shop. He couldn't help but remember that other than the three captain suits, he didn't have any other suits for daily wear. Moreover, since he knew nothing about Italy, perhaps the craftsman in the tailor shop would know other craftsmen. Now that he did not have to worry about money, it was time to buy two better sets of clothes for himself.
She knocked on the glass door a few times and pushed it open. She heard someone greeting her in Italian. Although they didn't know Italian, the people of Italy used Hance, Bullfighting, Gallic, and John Bull at the same time, so the problem of communication was quickly solved.
After looking at the line drawings of various suits prepared by the tailor shop, William was dissatisfied with the suits of this era. Be it the upper or lower body, they were all a little loose. However, after asking, he quickly retracted his previous thoughts. What did he mean by custom-made? As long as your idea did not affect the reputation of the tailor, the tailor would keep modifying it according to your requirements until you were satisfied.
He spent more than an hour measuring his figure, choosing the fabric, discussing the style of his suit, shirt, tie, leather shoes, the shape of his cufflinks, and even if his wallet was thick enough, it would not be a problem for him to set diamonds on his cufflinks. When he went out, he was carrying a handbag with two sets of shirts and underwear in it. He had left a total of 400 dollars and had agreed to come to the shop the day after tomorrow to try on two suits. If there were any problems, he would change them. If there were no problems, he would continue with the rest of the process until the delivery.
William was not in a hurry to ask the tailor in the clothing store if he knew a craftsman who specialized in metal products. Instead, he planned to wait until the second time they met, so that the tailor wouldn't think too much. Moreover, he had also thought about buying an identity in a backward and remote place in China. If it was possible, he would also buy the identities of Gaul, Bullfighting Country, West Hans, and even East Hans. In the future, if they committed any crimes in Europe, it would not affect the Eagle Jam Nation.
He spent a few days looking for a few workshops and visiting the manufacturers of the magnetic ink typing machine. After understanding the latest technology, he placed orders from several workshops and even built the magnetic ink head himself. Finally, he assembled it and tested the effect in the hotel. After confirming that there was no problem with the newly printed check, he called the hotel front desk to check out.
In the past few days, he had called Frank's father's house in San Francisco. Unfortunately, he couldn't find anyone, so he could only go to New York to try.
He put on his captain's uniform, a big white cap, and had 5400 dollars on him. With a spare captain suit in each hand, two sets of custom-made handmade suits in Italy, and a case of a magnetic ink printer wrapped in foam, they boarded a plane to New York.
According to the original plan, he had to go to Gaul first to find a printing factory that could print blank checks. He also had to get a few fake identities from European countries. However, the premise of doing this was that he would personally act on Pan Am's paycheck.
Now that he had decided to hide behind the scenes and let Frank charge out in the open, finding Frank was the first thing he had to do. Otherwise, Frank would have already set his mind on impersonating the captain and would be running around the world without being able to find him.
As for the blank check, he would use the blank check provided by the Eagle Country's bank first, which would be more beneficial for him to cooperate with Frank.
The magnetic ink printer and the checks from the Eagle Country Bank could be exchanged for one or two hundred paychecks. When Frank felt that he had done more but earned less, William would take out the magnetic ink printer and the self-made checks that he could not see any problems with. Frank would not have any other thoughts other than cooperating for a period of time.
More than ten hours later, the plane landed at New York Airport. This time, William did not separate from the TUA crew. Instead, he 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 many jokes about Global Airlines and some secrets that were not considered secrets.
After the dinner, William invited the entire crew to have a meal together when they returned to New York a week later. The next day, William changed into a normal suit and thought about it from Frank's perspective. He felt that if he were Frank, he would definitely not be stupid enough to go to the largest bank or the Reserve Bank, which had the largest scale and the strongest appraisal technology, to scam money. Therefore, he didn't go to places like Manhattan or Fifth Avenue. Instead, he went to a less famous business district to keep an eye on it.
However, after observing Frank for three days, he did not find him. William pondered for a moment and suddenly felt that Frank was not like him, who would be so cautious. When he was in San Francisco, he didn't put his safety first. Instead, he focused on how to scam money.
The next day, he went to Fifth Avenue and sat on the second floor of the cafe with the best view at home. In less than two hours, he saw Frank, who was dressed in a suit and had his hair neatly combed, walking out of the city bank while cursing. Needless to say, the check he made must have been rejected by the bank. He followed Frank all the way and entered more than ten banks one after another. Some succeeded, but most failed.
Fortunately, this guy was very smart. He only exchanged checks for five or ten dollars. Even if the bank saw that there was a problem, they would only reject it and not call the police. After all, once the New York police were called over, at least the teller who was in contact with Frank would have to make a statement. He would not have to do a day's work. And Frank could use the fact that the check was picked up to avoid the biggest crime of forgery.
It was around 6 p. m. when Frank returned to a single apartment in Urban area. William stood on the side of the street more than 20 meters away and looked at the window that suddenly lit up. He shook his head helplessly. This kid didn't earn much money, but his ability to spend money wasn't bad at all. He actually rented an apartment in the middle Urban area. However, the World Trade Center was to the north, and Wall Street was to the south. The transportation was indeed convenient. However, this was good too. The more Frank lacked money, the higher the probability of him joining.
William followed Frank for three days and confirmed his general route. At six o'clock in the evening, William was standing in his co-pilot's uniform outside a one-star restaurant near Wall Street in Manhattan's XC District.
Under Frank's gaze, William shook hands with the captain and co-captain of United Airlines, who had just gotten off the taxi. Then, a flight attendant from the same flight crew who got out of a taxi behind him took the opportunity to hug him and even kissed him on the cheek a few times before letting him go.
"God, this, this is William?"
Rubbing his eyes, Frank looked at William in disbelief. He enjoyed the manager opening the door personally and the waiter bowing and bowing humbly as he walked into the restaurant.
Through the restaurant's floor-to-ceiling glass window, after seeing that the person who took off his hat was confirmed to be William, Frank did not hesitate to push open the restaurant's door. However, he was blocked by the waiter." Sorry, sir, do you have an appointment?”
Frank glanced at the half-filled restaurant. Before he could speak, the waiter politely apologized," I'm really sorry, sir. This restaurant only accepts reservations."
After arriving in New York, Frank, who had been rejected countless times, asked without being angry," Then may I ask, have the pilots also made an appointment?”
" This…" The waiter's expression changed slightly. He hesitated for a few seconds before saying," I'm just a receptionist. You'll have to ask the manager."
" Hehe." Frank looked at the waiter with disdain. The exquisite leather folder in his hand must be the list of customers who had made appointments today.
However, he had a good attitude and asked the manager to avoid awkwardness. In addition, people like Frank did not dare to cause trouble. If he were to enter the police station and leave his fingerprints behind, he could forget about being in the business of forging checks in the future.
Ten minutes later, Frank stood on the street and looked at the burger in his hand. Then, he looked at William, who was surrounded by a few flight attendants in the restaurant and eating delicacies with knives and forks. He suddenly felt that the burger was so difficult to swallow. What made him even more envious was that halfway through the meal, a few little girls who looked less than ten years old went straight to William and pestered him for an autograph.
The parents who had followed the little girl here treated William and the other two captains like they were fans.
I want to be a pilot. Frank had never been so eager to become a popular existence. He made up his mind. Even if he had to wait until the restaurant closed, he had to wait until William came out.
At nine o'clock in the evening, William, who had long noticed Frank outside the restaurant and deliberately left him alone for three hours, pretended to have an unintentional expression and turned his head to look out the window.
After a few seconds, he smiled and waved at Frank, who was full of anticipation.
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