Chapter 124: Good Heavens, He Turned the Hostages Against Them?!

Time rewinds to ten minutes ago!

Inside the magnificent exhibition hall, there was not a sound.

In the very center of the hall, bundles upon bundles of brand-new hundred-euro bills were stacked like a small mountain, looking truly shocking!

Such a scene is truly hard to see in daily life.

Seeing this, many hostages couldn't help but take a few extra looks.

"Everyone, there is a total of 240 million euros here, all of it fresh-off-the-press cash..."

Chu Chen said while pacing back and forth, his gaze sweeping over every hostage.

"When these bills were printed, I specifically had them scramble the serial numbers; every single one can circulate normally on the market, and you never have to worry about being traced."

"Many people might never possess this much money in their entire lives... In Europe, an ordinary wage earner, working diligently for thirty years, or even exhausting their whole life, wouldn't earn even one percent of what is here."

"Today, I am giving you all a chance to save thirty years of struggle; as long as you seize it, this money is yours."

Just as Chu Chen finished this sentence, the crowd began to stir!

Nothing else, it was the first time they had ever seen a robber handing out money to hostages!

"If any of you are willing to join my team, you can immediately take 2 million euros from this money as a reward. Once it's done, I will immediately fulfill my promise and tell you where to go to collect the money. How about it, everyone, any interest?"

At first, no one spoke up.

But not long after, one person tremblingly raised their hand.

Because they were wearing a mask, it was impossible to see their face clearly.

One could only see, exposed beneath the loose red robe, grease-stained pant legs and sneakers.

"I'm in..."

A man's hoarse voice came from under the mask.

Looking at the man, Chu Chen nodded, then raised his voice again:

"Anyone else joining?"

With a pioneer, the hostages' courage grew, and they raised their hands one after another to express their willingness to join:

"Count me in..."

"I'm in..."

"Me too!"

"I'm joining!"

However, there were also some who remained unmoved.

Perhaps because they were timid, or perhaps they simply didn't care for this money.

Chu Chen did not make things difficult for them.

Walking to Karl's side, he whispered: "Keep an eye on those few, especially that little girl."

Hearing this, Karl nodded vigorously:

"Don't worry, BOSS!"

After settling everything here, Chu Chen took all the hostages who were willing to join to the staff lounge behind the exhibition hall and threw a black travel bag prepared in advance in front of them.

The travel bag was filled with firearms seized during the previous robbery of the transport vehicle, all of which were standard-issue weapons.

But for the sake of safety, there were no bullets in the guns.

After getting the guns, Chu Chen explained his plan to them, and it was precisely because of this that the scene just now occurred!

Time returns to the present!

At this very moment, all the hostages who had moved out were aiming their guns at Frank!

At the same time, the pursuit personnel outside the cordon also raised their guns, confronting them from a distance!

Seeing this, Frank reacted immediately, shouting at the pursuit personnel behind him without looking back:

"They are all hostages, absolutely do not fire, put your guns down quickly!"

Hearing this, all the pursuit personnel followed his order and lowered their guns.

As expected of a top-tier negotiation expert.

He saw that the situation was wrong at a glance.

Unsurprisingly, these hostages were likely coerced by the robbers.

This guy is really smart, actually knowing how to use hostages to shift the risk!

Thinking of this, Frank took a deep breath, and while walking forward, he said to them:

"Everyone, listen to me, I will definitely find a way to save you, please trust me, okay? Tell me, where are the robbers now..."

Before Frank could finish, the lead hostage took two steps forward and shouted sternly at him:

"Don't come any closer! Otherwise, I'll shoot!"

Frank was stunned, but in the end, he stopped and raised his hands: "Hey hey hey, buddy, don't be impulsive... let's talk, okay?"

"Cut the damn crap! Put the stuff down, then get out of here quickly." The lead hostage warned again!

"Why are you doing this? What did he do to you?"

"Don't force me to shoot!" the hostage said, raising his voice.

Seeing him like this, Frank was completely bewildered.

I'm here to save you!

But in the end, he still nodded, then said to the SWAT team behind him: "Put everything down."

Hearing this, all the SWAT officers did as told and put down the supplies!

Seeing this, the onlookers at the scene erupted in another burst of exclamations!

"Chu Chen!"

"Chu Chen!"

"Chu Chen!"

Accompanied by bursts of exclamations, the hostages also began to take action, moving all the supplies inside and ending this standoff.

Returning to the command vehicle, Frank directly loosened his tie and flung it fiercely onto the floor.

"Frank..."

Just then, Joanna walked over and placed a tablet computer in front of him: "Take a look at this."

"What is this?"

At this moment, the screen of the tablet was playing the entire process of Chu Chen using money to bribe the hostages!

Seeing this scene, Frank was completely dumbfounded!

He never dreamed that this guy would actually use money to bribe the hostages and then turn the hostages into robbers?

This maneuver was truly mind-blowing!

The thing the Yinchaochang lacked the least was money.

As long as one could bring out enough money, even a normal person could be turned into a vicious robber!

As of today, Frank finally knew why so many people defined him as a criminal genius!

"Frank."

Joanna spoke up to interrupt his train of thought.

"Hmm?"

"We cannot continue to be deadlocked like this."

"What are your thoughts?" Frank asked.

"I have decided to launch a forced assault immediately."

"Forced assault? Have you thought it through?"

Joanna let out a long breath: "Yes, if we continue to be deadlocked like this, the situation will only get worse. You just saw it too; there are more and more onlookers outside, and the public opinion pressure we are facing is too great. Just now, I spoke on the phone with the Chief, and he also agreed to my plan."

"What about those hostages?"

"They are no longer hostages in the standard sense, but accomplices to the robbers. We must stop them immediately; we absolutely cannot let that Huaxia person's conspiracy succeed. If this money flows outside, the economy of the entire Europe could be affected."

After Joanna finished speaking, regardless of whether Frank agreed or not, she directly picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered the troops standing by:

"All units, please pay attention, prepare for a forced assault immediately!"