Chapter 300 new case
Bank of North Hollywood.
A black man in his forties walked into the lobby of the bank. The man was tall and calm.
The black man took a number and sat on a bench to wait.
After a while, the bank beeped and his number was displayed on the screen.
The man walked to the bank counter and showed his number.
"Sir, what business do you want to handle?" The bank counter clerk is a white woman in her forties, with yellow curly hair and a little fat.
"Withdraw money." The black man handed over a bank card.
"How much?"
"All the money."
"Do you have a reservation?"
"Yes, McKell Arthur."
"Mr. Arthur, there is a total of 20,000 US dollars in your account, are you sure you want to withdraw all of it?"
"Yes."
The female teller got up and left. When she came back, she put two stacks of banknotes into the banknote counter and asked casually, "This is a lot of money. Are you planning to invest or travel?"
"I'm going away for a while."
The female teller put the counted money in the counter window, "I wish you the best of luck."
"Thank you." McKell Arthur took the money and was about to put it into the backpack behind him, when there was a sudden commotion at the door of the bank.
Five men with guns wearing skull masks and bulletproof vests broke into the bank, without saying a word, "chug" towards the roof.
Suddenly, there was a burst of screams in the bank.
"ah…"
"Shut up!" An armed man with an AK snapped, "Everyone put their hands on their heads and squatted on the ground."
The other armed men also shouted, "Hey, lie on the ground and don't move."
"Damn it, put your phone down."
"Hurry up, come here, everyone squats together."
A man with a submachine gun came over with a bag, "Be smart, everyone, and do as we tell you."
While speaking, the man walked up to McKay Arthur and ordered, "Pour out the contents of your backpack."
McKell Arthur hesitated, and dumped the contents of the backpack on the ground according to the gangster's instructions, "20,000 dollars, mobile phone, ID, sunglasses..."
The robber shook the submachine gun in his hand, "Put the phone in the bag."
McKel Arthur picked up the mobile phone on the ground and put it in the robber's bag, looked at the 20,000 dollars on the ground, and then at the robber.
The robber also saw something on the ground, curled his lips, "Hey, buddy, don't look at me with that look, I'm not interested in that pocket money."
The robber yelled at the others, "Listen, everyone else, I'm not interested in your pocket money, I just want your mobile phone.
As long as you don't mess around, we won't hurt you either.
We just want to get back the money that the capitalists ripped off from us, that's all.
As long as you cooperate, everyone will live in peace, OK? "
The man with the AK gun shouted, "Who is the bank manager?"
"I am." A man in a suit squatting on the ground said.
"Dude, don't be nervous, stand up." The man holding the AK sized him up, "You look handsome, you look like a gentleman, do you have a boyfriend?"
"No, I'm not gay."
"You can be, think about me, huh." The robber with an AK smiled, "However, we have more important things now, I need you to close the bank gate..."
…
Police Detective Agency.
Robbery Murder Division Office.
Luke was holding a cup of coffee, leaning on the table and chatting with everyone.
"Guys, how are you doing while I'm away?"
The deputy team replied, "Very well, with me here, you can rest assured."
Luke laughed, "That sounds...very touching."
Xiao Hei asked, "Where have you been these few days? Even if I call you, I can't get through."
"Uh... I went camping at Big Bear Lake, the signal there is not very good, and it takes half a day to receive a text message.
However, the scenery over there is really beautiful, and it is a good place for vacation and camping. "
The deputy team showed a surprised look, "You also went to Big Bear Lake? Did you go with Walker?"
"How did you know?"
“Walker posted on Facebook yesterday that this guy went on an adventure at Big Bear Lake and said he met two great mates and had a great time…
How did you get hooked up with this guy, and you guys explore together, what a strange combination. "
Luke smiled, "I was not very familiar with Walker before, we met in Big Bear Lake, he was in some trouble, I helped him.
Then he invited me to explore and hunt for treasure together, and we temporarily formed an expedition team. "
Xiao Hei asked curiously, "Treasure hunting? Did you find the treasure?"
"certainly."
Jackson also joined the discussion, "What is the treasure?"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Luke smiled, "Secret."
Luke didn't hide, nor did he want to show off.
Xiao Hei sighed softly, seeming a little regretful, "Why don't you ask me to go with you when you go on vacation and camping?"
"I also want to ask you to go with me, but you are not alone now.
If I invite you, Julian will come too.
I don't want to watch you spread dog food together. Speaking of this, Luke remembered something and asked, "Have you received the certificate?" "
Xiao Hei smiled, took out his mobile phone and clicked on a photo, "We got the certificate the day before yesterday, this is a photo taken at the scene."
Luke took the phone and looked at it, "It's not bad, both of you are smiling happily, it can be seen that you are very happy.
Have you agreed on when to hold the wedding? "
Xiao Hei spread out his hands, "It probably won't be until after the baby is born.
But this is also good, I can have more time to prepare.
It costs a lot of money to hold a wedding. "
Luke raised his glass, "Congratulations."
"Thank you." Xiao Hei put away his phone and said to everyone, "Guys, although I won't hold a wedding for now, I'm married after all.
Julian and I would like to treat you all to a meal, a family dinner.
You don’t need to prepare too many gifts, really. "
Luke asked, "When are you going to treat me?"
"You are the captain, why don't you arrange the time?"
Luke smiled, "The chef has the final say on things like treats.
Who are you going to invite? "
"There won't be too many people, Julian just wants to meet my colleagues.
That is, a squadron of people and David.
I'm still considering whether to invite Captain Susan. "
The deputy team said, "You heartless boy, what is there to think about.
Of course not invited. "
Xiao Hei "..."
Luke said, "Where is Rhett?"
"I thought about inviting the director, but I was worried...he didn't have time."
"Whether you have time is his business, and whether you want to invite it is your business. If it were me, I would definitely invite it."
"OK, I'll tell him."
"Jingle Bell…"
At this moment, Luke's cell phone rang, and he glanced at the screen, "It's Rhett."
"Hello, Director."
"Luke, the Bank of North Hollywood triggered the silent alarm system, and the surrounding people also called the police to say that they heard gunshots. Pack up your equipment and rush to the scene as soon as possible."
"Good Director."
The deputy team asked and answered, "Is this a new case?"
Luke nodded. "Bank robbery."
The deputy team sighed, "This is the case I hate the most."
Jackson asked, "Why? You don't even know what happened to the case."
The deputy team shrugged, "I don't need to know, because this kind of case is usually dominated by the FBI, and our role is to assist the FBI. Would you like this kind of thankless work?"
"That's not bad, at least we can save some snacks.
Deputy team, you and Matthew are housekeepers, and the others pack up their equipment and set off in five minutes. "
"Yes, sir."
…
Bank of North Hollywood.
The bank has a closed sign, the door is closed, and the blinds are also covered, making it difficult to see the situation inside from the outside.
There were several police cars parked around the scene. Luke briefly asked about the situation. The police had just arrived at the scene, and they only knew that there were armed robbers in the bank. As for the specific number of robbers and their weapons and equipment, they did not know.
"Where's the robber's vehicle?"
"Not sure yet."
"Go and check the surrounding surveillance."
"Yes, sir."
Jenny, contact the person in charge of the bank. I want the floor plan of the bank. The more detailed the better. "
"Okay, Captain."
Xiao Hei came over and said, "Captain, I found the phone number of North Hollywood Bank."
"good."
Luke called the technical team and put them through the bank phone.
After a while, the phone was connected, and a hoarse voice rang out, "Who are you?"
"Robbery Murder Sluke, what do you call it?"
"Martin."
Luke motioned Xiao Hei to write down the name, "You are in charge of the bank now?"
"Exactly."
"The outside of the bank is up to you?"
"For now."
"It sounds like you could be replaced at any moment."
"That depends on how much noise you make."
"We don't want to make a big noise. As long as the police can meet our requirements, we will leave quietly. We don't want to embarrass anyone."
"Let's talk about the hostage situation first."
"There are twenty-six hostages in the bank."
"Is anyone hurt right now?"
"No, but if the police don't agree to our request, there will be soon."
"any request?"
"One helicopter, one school bus, $12.56 million, no serial numbers, no markings."
"You have a lot of requests, I need time."
"I'll give you half an hour. It's ten o'clock in the morning. Every half hour, I will kill a person. If you don't prepare the above things, prepare a body bag."
"Hey, half an hour is too short a time to do it."
"That's your problem."
"Do you need any other items? For example, water, food, medicine and the like."
"I'm here to rob, not on vacation, keep your people away, if anyone dares to come within 30 meters of the bank, I'll start killing people, huh.
I'm not a rookie, if you don't want a lot of hostages to be killed, stop playing tricks. "
"I'm not playing tricks, I just want to ensure the safety of the hostages."
"Then do as I tell you." After the robber finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Luke pinched his forehead. After coming to Los Angeles, Luke handled many cases, but this was the first time he handled a bank robbery.
In the past, the identity of the suspect was unknown, but this time the suspect challenged him openly. Although Luke was upset, there was nothing Luke could do about the hostage.
The case this time is completely different from the cases he handled before. In the past, the investigation was done after the incident occurred, but this time it was during the incident. If Luke did not handle it properly, the hostages might be killed.
This kind of case has a stronger sense of urgency and a heavier responsibility.
Xiao Hei asked, "Captain, what should we do now? Satisfy his request, or call the Special Operations Bureau for support."
More than 10 million dollars, a helicopter, and a school bus, even if Luke reports to the high-level police department, it will be difficult to get these things together in a short time. It is impossible to think about giving tens of thousands of dollars to the robbers.
While Luke was thinking about how to communicate with Reid, several Ford SUVs drove over, and a dozen people in FBI uniforms got out of the car, and the leader was the old acquaintance Anthony.
"Hey girls, how's it going?"
"Red is right, you FBI are always used to taking a step back."
Reid had communicated with Luke before that if Anthony wanted to take over the scene, he would hand over the command of the scene to him. Luke had already proved his ability in solving the case of the headless female corpse, and there was no need to take work on himself.
Anthony said nonchalantly, "Do you know how many bank robberies occur in Los Angeles every week? The information on bank robberies on my desk has piled up.
Most of them are small troubles. On average, each bank robbery is only 10,000 US dollars, and usually a few patrolmen can handle it.
You know, the economy is not very good now, and the FBI has to save money. "
"This time it was not a small matter. The suspect kidnapped 26 hostages from the bank, claiming that he would kill a hostage every half hour."
"OK, now the case is being taken over by the FBI, what are the robbers' conditions?"
"The exact number of suspects is not yet known. One of the robbers is named Martin. He asked for a helicopter and a school bus, 12.56 million US dollars, without consecutive numbers or markings."
Anthony raised his eyebrows, "Interesting, $12.56 million, this is the first time I've heard such an accurate ransom, does it have any special significance?"
"I just communicated with the robbers too, and I haven't had time to think about it yet." Luke shook his head and continued, "Actually, not only is the ransom questionable, the suspects also asked for two different means of transportation at the same time. If you want to arrest them, you must There are two different deployment methods.
What are you going to do? "
Anthony complained, "$12.56 million, a helicopter, hell, where am I going to get him these things."
"Buzz..."
A helicopter flew over in the distance.
Luke smiled, "Which department is so powerful, it sent a helicopter to support it so quickly."
Xiao Hei guessed, "Special Operations Bureau?"
Anthony shook his head, "It's unlikely, usually with our FBI present, they rarely take the initiative to come forward."
Before the words fell, the helicopter had already flown to the near sky.
Luke took a closer look, "It's from the TV station."
Anthony said, "That's right. I always feel that something is missing. How can this kind of big news have less TV stations.
We're going to be on TV, probably nationally, so say hello. "
Luke was a little speechless, "Are you still in the mood?"
"Otherwise what should I do? Get this helicopter down and hand it over to the robbers?"
"These idiots will only irritate the robbers." Luke didn't have a good impression of these journalists. The robbers wanted a helicopter, but the police said they couldn't do it. It wasn't long before the TV station's helicopter arrived.
Anthony patted Luke on the shoulder, "Los Angeles is a free city, just get used to it.
Let's look into the solution. "
Jenny said, "Captain, I got the internal floor plan of the bank."
Luke took the map and spread it on the front of the car. He could understand this thing, but he was not a professional.
"Let me give a professional explanation."
"Let me come." Anthony pointed to the map, "This is our location, here is the main entrance, all bulletproof glass, the door lock is controlled by an electronic system, it is difficult to attack by force.
The situation of the back door and the north door is similar.
Here is the hall, the counter, the manager's office, the toilet, the pantry, and the vault.
Among them, the vault has two inside and outside, and the door of the vault is thicker than ordinary load-bearing walls.
However, if the bank manager is present, he should be able to open the vault door. I dare say the robbers must be 'shopping' crazily. "
Luke asked, "What are you going to do?"
Anthony said helplessly, "We have no way to agree to the robber's request, otherwise the robber will fly away in a helicopter, and the FBI and Los Angeles police will become the laughing stock of the whole world.
Rather than letting the robbers kill a hostage in half an hour, it is better to choose to attack. "
Luke said, "The premise of the storm is that the police can enter the bank immediately, subdue the robbers by surprise, and prevent them from revenge and killing the hostages.
The bulletproof glass door lock of the bank is not so easy to break, and the use of explosives may injure the hostages.
If we fail to subdue the robbers in time, the consequences will be disastrous. "
"You're right, I've been thinking about this too." Anthony pointed to the circuit on the drawing,
“The bulletproof glass door is indeed difficult to break, but the door lock is controlled by an electronic system. If we can cut off the power to the bank, it is tantamount to directly destroying the door lock.
You can rush into the bank immediately, and I will personally lead the team when the time comes. "
"Good idea." Luke pointed to his watch, "But now fifteen minutes have passed, and the robbers are going to kill in fifteen minutes. Is there time to act?"
"I'm afraid not, the circuit of the bank is more complicated than ordinary circuits, and I'm worried that there will be a backup power supply.
It takes at least half an hour to consult professionals, and then organize a commando. After Anthony finished speaking, he glanced around, "Brenda, our negotiator, it's time for you to play." "
A Caucasian woman in her thirties came over, "Sir, what are your orders?"
"Call the robber and try to delay the time."
The white woman asked, "How long?"
"Half an hour...more than that."
"I'll try my best." The white woman asked some more information, and then called the bank.
After a while, the phone was connected, and a hoarse voice sounded from the opposite side, "Is what I want ready?"
"No, I'm an FBI liaison, and I want to talk to your leader."
"I have made it very clear just now, there is no need to talk about it."
"Sir, you should be clear that your request is difficult to fulfill within half an hour. We need at least an hour to raise 12.56 million bearer dollars alone.
Half an hour is not enough. "
"Hey, that's your problem, you solve it yourself, I'm not your boss, I just want the result.
Don't call again until my request is met.
Understand? "The robber hung up the phone.
Brenda said helplessly, "Sir, their attitude is very tough."
Anthony glanced at his watch, "The robbers are about to kill the hostages in ten minutes, keep calling to buy time."
Brenda thought for a while, and connected to the robber's phone again.
The robber cut straight to the point, "Is what we asked for ready?"
“We have applied for a helicopter and are awaiting approval…”
Brenda was interrupted by the robber before she finished speaking, "Very well, you killed a hostage."
Afterwards, a man's wailing came from the other end of the phone, "NoNo, please.
This has nothing to do with me...
no, don’t kill…”
"Bang!" A gunshot.
"ah…"
In the hall, many hostages screamed.
There is one more chapter to write
(end of this chapter)