Chapter 152: Make Things Simpler!

Hearing the broadcast, the SWAT officers guarding the perimeter of the bank were all startled!

They looked around blankly, at a loss for what to do!

They had no idea what had happened at all!

From the very first moment the case broke, they had taken control of this place.

From start to finish, they hadn't seen any suspicious individuals approach; the density of the sentries was such that not even a fly could have flown in!

Faced with such tight containment, how did this guy get inside?!

At this moment, the two guards stationed at the main entrance also looked at each other in silence, both putting on expressions that said this wasn't their fault.

The next second, just as Virgil was about to speak, a middle-aged man with a shaved head wearing a SWAT uniform walked up to him with several guards, and then respectfully saluted him.

"Sir!"

Hearing this, Virgil slowly walked up to him, his eagle eyes scanning him from top to bottom, his expression extremely sinister.

As expected of a commander of an army, this guy's aura was truly too powerful.

Throughout the entire process, the man with the shaved head didn't dare to meet his gaze at all, only able to maintain a rigid military posture, staring straight ahead.

Because he was too nervous, fine beads of sweat had already broken out on his forehead, and his lips were trembling slightly.

At this time, if there were a crack in the ground here, he would truly wish he could crawl into it immediately.

"Captain, do you know why he was able to fool you all?"

The captain with the shaved head swallowed hard and said loudly, "Sir, I apologize, it was our negligence!"

"No, no, no, this isn't some negligence at all, but the result of your brains being as stupid as pigs, understand?"

After saying this, Virgil didn't give him a chance to continue speaking, leaning directly toward his left ear and viciously squeezing a sentence through his teeth: "Take your men and get out of here immediately..."

"Yes, sir!"

As the words fell, the captain with the shaved head gave an order directly and led all the SWAT officers to withdraw outside the cordon!

After they left, the tall, thin deputy standing beside Virgil immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and issued the order to take over the bank to the troops standing by!

The next moment, over a hundred fully armed soldiers immediately filed in and surrounded the entire bank!

The handover was complete.

Virgil left the scene in a fit of rage and went straight to the command vehicle that Chu Chen had driven over to look for clues!

While looking around, he said to the tall, thin deputy beside him:

"This is our vehicle. Have our technicians check the surveillance near the headquarters garage from three days ago immediately to see if we can find any clues."

"Understood, sir, I will go do it right away."

Following that, Virgil let out a long breath and continued in a worried tone:

"If nothing goes wrong, we should have been bugged. Have the technicians use the anti-bugging system to scan all our communication lines with headquarters. Before we formulate a formal arrest plan, we must ensure that our communication system is absolutely secure; otherwise, no matter what we do, it will be in vain."

"Understood!"

"Hurry up."

"Yes!"

After the deputy left, Virgil took out his phone at the first opportunity and dialed Chris's number.

"Beep, beep, beep... Hello..."

"Sir." Hearing Chris's voice, Virgil said immediately.

"What is it?"

"The situation has changed..."

"Hmm?"

"The robbers occupied the bank before we did; our current situation is very passive."

"What happened?" Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his office, Chris asked with a frown.

"I don't know why, but that guy actually knew our plan to take over in advance, stole a command vehicle directly, arrived at the scene a step ahead, and then used my identity to successfully mix into the bank."

The person on the other end didn't speak for a long time.

Seeing this, Virgil spoke again: "Sir, are you still listening?"

"If I'm not mistaken, your phone must have been bugged."

"My phone?" Virgil was stunned upon hearing this, constantly recalling some details from the past few days in his mind: "I've been at headquarters these past few days, and my phone has never left my sight. How could it have been bugged?"

"Don't dwell on that for now. What is the situation inside the bank?" Chris continued to ask.

"The situation is not yet clear, but the robber has put forward three conditions to us through the bank's broadcast."

"What conditions?" Chris asked again.

"He wants us to find a few welders and a high-power Water Pump, and not to launch a frontal assault. If his demands aren't met before the emergency system ends, he will execute a hostage..." Virgil said.

Chris: "What does he want these things for?"

Virgil: "I don't know."

Chris: "Meet his demands. Unless it's an absolute last resort, there must be no bloodshed."

Virgil: "Understood."

Chris: "Next time, use a telegram to contact me."

Virgil: "Hmm, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Virgil snapped the phone in two, threw it aside, and stepped off the command vehicle.

At the same time!

Inside the bank!

Having brought the situation under control, Chu Chen led all the hostages directly to the vault located on the first basement level of the bank!

After arriving at the location, he draped an arm over Bayer's shoulder and whispered:

"Boss, next, I need you to help me open the door to this vault. I know this request might be absurd, but I still hope you can do me this favor. What do you think of my request?"

Bayer swallowed tremblingly, hesitating for quite a while before speaking:

"If... if I help you, can you let me go..."

Chu Chen looked at him expressionlessly, and after a long while, he said with a smile: "Are you trying to bargain with me?"

"No, no, no, please don't misunderstand. I don't have any intention of bargaining; I just... I just... want you to let me go..."

Hearing this, Chu Chen nodded and said: "I really don't know why you people insist on making things so complicated..."

The next second, he pulled a hostage from the crowd directly in front of him and pressed a gun against her head, saying:

"In that case, let's make things simpler. I'll give you ten seconds. If the time is up and this door isn't open, I'll shoot her dead."

"One."

At this moment, the old woman under the muzzle of the gun was deathly pale, looking at Bayer with eyes that were almost pleading.

"Two."

"Three."

"OK! OK! OK! I'll open it! I'll open it!"

When Chu Chen counted to three, this guy finally reacted, stumbling over to the vault door and deftly turning the combination dial through the set sequence several times!

"Click, click, click!"

At this moment, the gears inside the door lock continuously emitted crisp grinding sounds.

It was only when all the codes were in place that they finally stopped completely.

Seeing this, Chu Chen lowered his gun and pulled open the tightly shut door!