Chapter 307: This guy must be crazy!

Aside from the barrage comments, the special effects from gifts and tips were like a Big Bang, instantly filling the entire livestream screen!

All sorts of rockets, sports cars, castles, TikTok No. 1s, and other gifts were rising one after another in the middle of the screen, dazzling to behold!

Because the gift effects were truly too frequent, the livestream feed had already begun to experience severe lag, but even so, it still could not stop the surging torrent of barrage comments!

At this moment, all over the world, countless people in front of computers and mobile phones were spilling their coffee in a daze, or jumping up from their chairs, letting out meaningless roars at their screens!

Meanwhile, on the internet!

The topic #Chu Chen attempts to empty the British Museum# was also descending and dominating the top of the trending lists on multiple global social media platforms in a very short time with overwhelming force!

From New York to Tokyo, from Paris to Sydney, countless netizens, while refreshing their mobile or computer pages, all saw that topic soaring with explosive popularity!

【Twitter】: #Chu Chen attempts to empty the British Museum# was followed closely by a bright red, almost bursting "Explosive" icon!

Due to the sheer volume of traffic, as soon as this topic appeared, it crushed the romance reveal of a certain top celebrity and the political scandal of a certain country at an astonishing speed, landing at the top of the global trends list, and leading the popularity by a wide margin!

Related topics such as #Who is Chu Chen#, #British Museum Security#, and #Artifacts Return Home# also shot up like rockets, firmly occupying multiple spots in the top ten of the trending list.

【Weibo】: The top of the trending list was the same; #Chu Chen announces he will empty the British Museum# was followed by a deep red "Boiling" tag, instantly igniting the entire Chinese internet. Topics like #British Museum please prepare#, #Livestreaming a treasure heist#, and #Global witnessing# also quickly rushed into the top ten, with search and discussion volumes growing geometrically.

In addition, livestream clips and videos on self-media platforms like YouTube and TikTok were also spreading crazily.

#BritishMuseumHeist and #Chu Chen quickly became popular tags, with the view counts of related videos increasing by the millions every minute!

Besides internet media, mainstream media also entered the fray; push notifications with words like "Breaking News," "Livestream," and "Shocking Declaration" began to appear frequently on the websites of authoritative media such as CNN, BBC, and Reuters!

At this moment, the global trending list seemed to have turned into a giant, constantly flickering electronic billboard, on which only one name and one crazy plan were written!

Countless pairs of eyes, from pedestrians on the street looking down at their phones to elites sitting in high-end offices, were swept up by this digital torrent, casting their gazes toward London, toward that ancient museum, and toward that lonely figure challenging the impossible!

The internet, this tireless machine of public opinion, had already built the broadest stage for this drama of the century.

And at the center of the stage, Chu Chen's countdown had only just begun!

……

Meanwhile!

British Museum, Security Center!

When the head of the security center, Carlton, strolled leisurely into the security center with his cup of Earl Grey tea with double milk and sugar, the control room was permeated with the lazy atmosphere typical of the night shift.

The massive surveillance wall silently switched between hundreds of feeds, from the Rosetta Stone in the Egypt Hall to the marble reliefs of the Parthenon in Greece; everything was as orderly and foolproof as it had been for the past three thousand-plus nights.

"Morning, everyone."

Carlton looked around and greeted the security personnel on duty.

"Good morning, boss!"

"Oh, good morning."

After exchanging greetings, Carlton strode into his office; no sooner had he stepped inside than a middle-aged man with a big beard burst into his office, panting.

"Boss, you have to see this!" the bearded middle-aged man said in a panic.

"Oh, Andrew, what happened?"

Carlton took a sip of tea dismissively, his gaze sweeping casually toward the iPad Andrew was handing over!

On it was the very livestream feed of Chu Chen from just moments ago!

At this moment, he was standing in the middle of the stage at Russell Square, saying in fluent English:

"Today, I will make the British Museum repent for every single artifact it has plundered..."

As soon as Chu Chen finished his long opening statement, the tea in Carlton's mouth sprayed onto the polished floor.

The ceramic cup slipped from his suddenly limp hand and shattered with a "crack," the dark tea stain spreading into a mess on the light-colored floor tiles.

He stared fixedly at the screen, his brain going momentarily blank!

He had certainly watched the show *Simulated Crime*.

A while back, he had even watched Chu Chen's livestream of emptying the French Bank vault from beginning to end, but he had never dreamed that this guy would actually set his sights on the British Museum!

"This guy must be crazy..."

Carlton muttered to himself, his fingers tightening unconsciously.

But soon, he took a deep breath, his lips even curling into a sneer mixed with annoyance and contempt.

As the head of the British Museum's security center, Carlton had absolute confidence in this impregnable fortress!

The security here was no ordinary security; it was a legend that had been continuously upgraded over two centuries!

The building itself was designed by the famous 19th-century architect Sir Smirke; it was not only magnificent but also a natural fortress.

The thick Portland stone walls were difficult to blast open even with cannonballs!

Every exterior window was embedded with special explosion-proof glass, and the inner layer was woven with nearly invisible sensor metal mesh; any slight vibration would trigger an alarm!

The most talked-about feature was the famous "Vault Door."

The three-ton cylindrical steel door of the underground vault was custom-made by Yingguo's top military factory and required the dual biological signatures (iris + palm print) of Carlton and another deputy head to open!

Precisely because of this, the artifacts hidden inside were even more precious than those on display outside.

Furthermore, the fit precision between the door body and the door frame reached the micron level; let alone a person, not even a piece of paper could be inserted!

Not to mention that there was an independent gravity sensing system inside the door—even if the door were miraculously opened, any slight change in the weight of the artifacts inside would be directly connected to Scotland Yard.

Besides these, the museum's surveillance system was also impeccable!

This massive surveillance wall in the security center was connected to a total of 845 high-definition cameras inside and outside the museum, covering every corner with no blind spots!

These cameras not only possessed 360-degree rotation and night vision capabilities but were also equipped with the latest generation of behavior-recognition AI!

The system could automatically analyze the behavioral patterns of everyone in the frame, and once it detected abnormal loitering, rapid movement, or specific suspicious actions, it would mark them and issue a warning within 0.3 seconds!

At the same time, a fiber-optic vibration sensing network over two kilometers long was spread across the walls and floors of all key exhibition halls, like sensitive nerve endings.

As for the artifacts themselves, they were guarded by layers of defense.

Every treasure of the museum, such as the Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles, was placed inside a custom-made bulletproof glass case!

These special display cases were not only sturdy, but their interiors also maintained a micro-environment of constant temperature and humidity; once broken, the sudden change in environmental data would immediately trigger an alarm!

As for the thousands of small treasures, they are placed on display stands equipped with pressure sensors, with the stands connected to their bases by precision electromagnetic locks.

Even the paintings hanging on the walls have displacement sensors hidden behind them.

Of course, the British Museum's staffing is also top-tier.

In addition to a well-equipped armed security team on 24-hour standby, there are dozens of experienced patrol officers who are familiar with the history and characteristics of every artifact, moving through the exhibition halls in three shifts!

Not to mention the emergency response mechanism connected directly to Scotland Yard—once the highest-level alarm is triggered, armed police can arrive at the scene within seven minutes and completely seal off all entry and exit points in Bloomsbury!

Carlton bent down, unhurriedly picked up the ceramic shards from the floor, and threw them into the trash can.

He picked up the internal communicator, his voice returning to its usual calm and authority:

"All units pay attention, immediately initiate 'Troy' contingency plan level three response! Field teams, strengthen perimeter patrols! Monitoring teams, increase AI recognition sensitivity! Technical teams, perform a comprehensive check of all system firewalls!"

After doing all this, his gaze locked like a hawk onto the young figure on the screen who was still talking away.

"Come on, kid!"

Carlton muttered to himself, with a hint of the pride and disdain of a famous fortress-defending general: "Try it and see if you can shake this two-hundred-year-old fortress. I will be here, watching you fail with my own eyes! Let's go, Andrew, to the monitoring room!"