Chapter 155: Are they trying to silence him?!

At the same time!

Bern!

The seat of the Federal Government!

Inside the office of the white-haired old man!

Upon learning that Chu Chen's target was the National Bank, he immediately reported this news to the big boss behind him.

But until now, that big boss had not replied to him.

Standing before the floor-to-ceiling window, the white-haired old man looked solemnly at the long-flowing Aare River in the distance, lost in thought.

Because he was so focused, the ash from the cigarette between his fingers fell onto his clothes without him even noticing.

"Creak!"

The next second.

His train of thought was interrupted by the sudden sound of the door opening.

The person who came in was none other than someone else.

It was Chris from the FIS.

"Sir."

Walking up close, Chris lowered his voice and greeted him.

The old man took a fierce drag of his cigar, and without even looking at him, asked:

"How is the situation outside?"

Hearing this, Chris's expression was somewhat hesitant; he considered it repeatedly before saying, "The robber made three demands to us."

"What demands?" The white-haired old man's eyebrows twitched.

"Three very strange demands," Chris replied.

"Oh?"

The old man looked at him with a slightly questioning gaze, signaling him to continue.

Immediately after, Chris said, "This guy didn't ask the authorities for any escape vehicles or food like other robbers; he only asked for three welders and a Water Pump. I don't know what he's trying to do, it's very strange..."

"Thud."

Upon hearing this sentence from Chris, the cigar in the old man's hand dropped straight to the floor!

The collision of the cigarette butt with the floor sparked countless embers and ash, instantly making the atmosphere inside the office heavy!

At this moment, the white-haired old man stood there stiffly like a statue, his turbid eyes filled with a complex expression!

Seeing this scene, Chris's brows also tightened, and he hurriedly said, "Sir, what is wrong with you?"

His words instantly pulled the white-haired old man's thoughts back from his shock!

The next second, the white-haired old man decisively said, "Go notify Virgil immediately and have him prepare for an all-out assault."

"What? An all-out assault?" Hearing this, Chris looked at the old man in disbelief.

He thought he had misheard.

But soon, the white-haired old man's statement made him realize the gravity of the situation: "Yes, immediately, right now! Go!"

"But... Sir, the robber has hostages! He has installed bombs on every hostage. If we launch an all-out assault, the survival rate of the hostages is almost zero. Even if we catch the robber in the end, the domestic and international public pressure will be more than we can handle. Unless it is an absolute last resort, we must not launch an all-out assault... Are you sure you want to do this?"

At this moment, the old man's thoughts had completely detached from the shock.

After pondering for a long while, he said in a firm tone, "Chris, we must do this..."

"Bank President Bayer is still inside," Chris reminded him.

"Do not worry about him."

"But..."

"There are no 'buts,' go give the order." The white-haired old man looked up and glared at him, giving him a final warning.

Seeing this, Chris no longer insisted and nodded directly: "Yes, I will go do it immediately!"

After leaving the office full of doubts, Chris went to the Intelligence Division at the first opportunity and sent an encrypted telegram to Virgil, telling him to launch an all-out assault immediately without considering the casualties of the hostages.

When he received this telegram, Virgil was completely stunned and confirmed it with the Intelligence Division several times!

Only after confirming there was no mistake did he lead the troops to launch an all-out assault on the bank!

With no more worries, the fully armed special forces soldiers infiltrated the interior of the bank under the cover of smoke at the first opportunity!

At this moment, many onlookers outside the cordon saw this scene!

In order to stop this absurd behavior by the authorities, they frantically threw all kinds of trash at the special forces' command vehicle!

"My God, what are you doing???"

"Lunatics! You bunch of lunatics, please stop this crazy behavior immediately!"

"Don't you know the robber has hostages in his hands?!"

"My God!"

Accompanied by various questions, the news reporters were also very agitated, all facing the cameras and reporting on this matter with righteous indignation!

Right now, many people had already put on masks identical to the one symbolizing Chu Chen, confronting the security personnel inside the cordon and constantly condemning this behavior by the authorities!

In an instant, the entire street was thrown into chaos!

At the same time!

Inside the Command Room of the Expert Group!

When they saw this scene, the four experts were also taken aback.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed that the authorities would launch an all-out assault on the bank at this critical juncture!

Right now, although they did not know what was happening inside the bank.

But after all, Chu Chen has a hostage in his hands!

Launching a forceful assault under these circumstances is very likely to provoke the kidnapper, especially a kidnapper like Chu Chen!

"My God, are they crazy? Why would they do this?"

Watching the footage from the satellite surveillance being transmitted back to the large screen, Wang Ruomei said with shock.

"Don't they know that the kidnapper has a hostage in his hands?" Zhu Guowei chimed in.

After he finished speaking, Liu Xuemin opened his mouth and said: "In my experience, the authorities must have encountered some troublesome matter..."

"Troublesome matter?" Wang Ruomei looked at him and asked: "What kind of troublesome matter?"

Hearing this, Liu Xuemin continued to explain:

"I don't know, but in my view, this trouble is certainly not small. If they hadn't encountered a troublesome matter, would the authorities take such extreme measures while knowing full well that the kidnapper has a hostage?"

This sentence from Liu Xuemin instantly made the two of them realize the truth.

The Tiger Special Forces is a special operations unit with a formal designation, not some mercenaries; the reason they dared to launch a forceful assault must be that they received orders from above.

"Good grief, what kind of trouble could it be that would make them disregard even the hostage? If this triggers public opinion, it will have a huge negative impact on the country!" Zhu Guowei said.

"If I haven't guessed wrong, these people must be trying to silence him..."

Just as the three experts were talking, Chen Zijin, who had been silent the whole time, slowly opened his mouth.

Hearing this, Wang Ruomei was stunned: "What? Silence him?"

"Chu Chen must be holding some secret of theirs that is unknown to others; otherwise, they certainly wouldn't be so impatient to launch an attack on the bank, and that too while the other party has a hostage. Aside from this explanation, I cannot think of any other answer."

"A secret unknown to others..." After Chen Zijin finished speaking, Zhu Guowei muttered to himself.

The next second, Chen Zijin nodded, and then continued:

"The reason they want to silence him is that they don't want this secret to be made public..."