Chapter 301 Benefits (updated)
"Shut up."
The robber yelled at the other end of the phone.
The hall became quiet again, and the robber said to the phone, "Are you satisfied? Hmm.
Start the clock again from now on, half an hour later, I will kill another person.
Again, I don't need an expert negotiator, my word is an order.
Don't call again until I have what I want ready! "
The phone was hung up again.
"Fuck!"
Anthony thumped the car hard, "These **** thugs!
Where is the circuit expert, bring him here immediately. "
"Sir, we are already on our way." An FBI member replied.
Anthony took a deep breath and said to Luke on the side, "Tell your people to get ready, we will attack within 30 minutes."
The FBI took over the scene, so the hostages were killed, and the FBI would take the main responsibility, and Anthony's pressure increased greatly.
"No problem." Luke was also a little regretful, knowing that the suspect killed someone in the bank, and the distance between the two sides was less than 100 meters, but he couldn't do anything.
Luke called the team back and told them to pack up their equipment and prepare for a strong attack.
He also put on body armor himself, and brought a pistol, M4 rifle, shock bombs, grenades, two pairs of handcuffs and other equipment.
After getting ready, Luke glanced around, and there were more and more reporters on the TV station.
Anthony is discussing something with a group of FBI agents.
Luke is the first time to participate in the investigation of a bank robbery, with a certain learning attitude.
However, he is better at analyzing cases than storming.
The robber was wearing a voice changer and killed decisively. It is probably not the first time he committed a crime.
The robber claimed to be Martin, although it may not be his real name, but since it was a clue, Luke felt it necessary to check.
Luke immediately called the deputy team and asked him to check whether there was a person named Martin among the former criminals who robbed the bank.
Also, the robbers demanded 12.56 million in extortion money. What does this figure mean?
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a burst of explosion came from inside the bank, deafening and dusty.
"Ah!" There was another scream in the bank, but it soon calmed down again.
Anthony also frowned and walked over, "These **** blew up the vault? Will any hostages be injured?"
Anthony wanted to make a phone call to ask about the safety of the hostages and whether they needed medicine, but he finally gave up.
One phone call, maybe someone will die again.
An FBI team member came over and said, "Sir, an expert in the electrical system is here."
"Then what are you waiting for, call me quickly."
Soon, a middle-aged white man carrying a toolbox was called over.
Anthony asked, "I'm Anthony, director of the FBI, what's your name?"
"Raul."
"Raul, this is the floor plan of the bank. All the doors are bulletproof glass doors controlled by an electronic system. I need you to cut off the bank's circuit, including the backup circuit."
Raul put on his glasses, leaned over to check and nodded, "I need a little time to study."
Anthony glanced at his watch, "Time is tight, I can only give you five minutes." Turning to Luke, he said, "In ten minutes, you will lead someone to attack from behind."
"Keep in touch." Luke responded, and summoned his team members to prepare to go around from the east side of the bank to the back door.
A squadron of people walked to the east side of the bank. Luke stopped when he saw that the manhole cover on the east side of the bank was lifted.
The manhole cover is less than ten meters away from the wall on the east side of the bank.
Xiao Hei noticed Luke's gaze, "It should be that the explosion just now was too powerful, shaking the manhole cover away."
Xiao Hei's explanation sounded reasonable at first glance. The explosion just now was indeed powerful, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt something was wrong.
If the explosion just now was to open the vault, there must be no sewer near the vault. The sewer should be in the toilet. The vault is usually not too close to the toilet, and the explosion will not cause such a big impact.
So, the explosion just now was probably not intended to blow open the vault door.
The more Luke thought about it, the more it made sense. The robbers had entered the bank for more than an hour, and it was impossible to wait until now to blow up the vault. Moreover, the bank manager should be able to open the vault. Unless there are special circumstances, generally there is no need to blow up the vault. Open the vault.
If Luke's guess is correct, there is a sewer near the bank. The explosion just now may have exploded the sewer of the bank, and the suspect and others escaped from the sewer.
In this way, all the previous doubts made sense.
The request made by the kidnapper was just to delay the time and attract the attention of the police.
The reason why the police were not allowed to take the initiative to call was because they were worried that they would be noticed by the police after they escaped.
Luke became more and more certain that the robbers had probably escaped from the bank.
However, the FBI has taken over the scene, and Luke can't decide without authorization, so he took out the walkie-talkie and told Anthony the guess.
Now, it's Anthony's turn to struggle. On the one hand, he thinks what Luke said makes sense.
On the other hand, they did not dare to rush into the bank. The kidnappers had warned that once the FBI and the police approached the bank within 30 meters, they would kill a hostage.
Anthony hesitated again and again, and finally made up his mind to call the robber. If the robber answered the phone, he lied that the cash, the helicopter, and the school bus were ready, and the robber could use it at any time.
Simultaneously power off and attack.
If no one answers the phone, it means that the robbers really ran away and rushed directly to the bank to rescue the hostages.
After weighing things up, Anthony called the bank himself, but no one answered the phone for a long time.
Anthony realized that he had been tricked, and Luke's guess was correct.
"Fuck!" Anthony yelled angrily, and turned on the walkie-talkie, "Luke, no one answers the phone in the bank, I'm going to attack with a door breaker."
"Received. We will also attack at the back door."
Five minutes later, the FBI and the police broke into the door at the same time.
"Bang bang bang!" Under the continuous impact of the door breaker, the door lock was knocked open in less than ten seconds.
And it is precisely these ten seconds that can decide the hostage's life or death.
With a bang, the back of the bank was knocked open, and Luke led people into the bank.
"lapd!"
"FBI!" At the same time, the FBI also rushed into the bank from the front.
Both parties search simultaneously.
"Safety!"
"Safety."
"The vault door was opened and no one was inside."
"A bound hostage was found in the hall."
"A big hole was blown in the toilet!"
FBI and police searched the scene, but found no robbers.
Both Luke and Anthony walked to the big hole, and a disgusting stench came out of it, and the underground waterway was connected to the bottom of the big hole.
"These damned guys have already figured out a way to escape." Anthony scratched his hair and turned to look at Luke aside.
Luke shook his head, "Don't even think about it, I won't go down."
Anthony had no choice but to send his men into the sewer to hunt down. Although there was little hope, this clue still needs to be investigated, at least to find out the suspect's escape route.
Luke entered the hall, and the hostages were squatting by the counter, wearing white hoods on their heads, and their hands and feet were tied.
The police are appeasing the hostages, helping them take off their hoods and handcuffs.
Luke urged, "Verify the identity of every hostage, and everyone must take notes..."
After the voice fell, Luke saw a familiar figure, "Mr. Arthur, why are you here?"
McKel Arthur twisted his wrist, "I'm going to leave Los Angeles and come to the bank to collect some traveling expenses."
"Such a coincidence?"
"Yeah, not so much luck."
"It's hard to imagine you'd be caught without a fight."
"There are five robbers in total. They have sufficient firepower and wear body armor. Once they attack in an empty hall, even if I can survive, more than half of the hostages on the scene will be killed or injured.
The most important thing is that they didn't steal my money. "
"See what they look like?"
“No, they were wearing skull masks and gloves, one was holding an AK, one was holding a submachine gun, one was a shotgun, two were pistols.”
Luke said, "They claimed to kill a hostage, why didn't I see the dead."
"Empty guns, they didn't kill the hostages."
Luke breathed a sigh of relief, "Is there anything unusual about this gang of robbers?"
"I don't know, they put a hood on me, so I can't see their specific actions."
"You should ask the bank manager, not me."
"Thank you for the clues you provided, have you figured out where to go?"
“I’m going to walk around, the United States is so big, I have been to many places, but I rarely have time to stop and appreciate it seriously.
I should enjoy my retirement. "
"Good idea, I wish you the best of luck."
"Thanks."
Luke glanced at the hostages, "Which one is the bank manager?"
"I am." A white man in a suit replied.
"I'm Luke, Captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division. What's your name?"
"Portobai Frick."
"Mr. Frick, I want to make a record for you."
"no problem."
Luke took him to a desk and asked, "Are you in charge of this bank?"
"Yes."
"How many robbers robbed the bank today?"
“Five people, all gunmen, wearing skull masks and body armor, their voices sounded weird, like using voice changers.”
"When did they get into the bank?"
"Around half past nine."
"Did you find anything unusual before??"
"No."
"Do you know any of the robbers?"
"They were all wearing masks, I couldn't tell at all."
"Have you communicated with them?"
"Yes, they ordered me to open and close the bank gates, and made me open the vault doors...
They threatened with guns, and I had to do it. "
"I can understand, you did the right thing." Luke comforted, and continued, "What did they take from the bank vault?"
"I don't know. They ordered me to open the door of the vault and put a mask on me. I didn't dare to ask more questions."
"How many vaults does the bank have?"
"Two, one vault is used by the bank to store cash, and the other vault is used by customers to store valuables."
"Both vault doors open?"
"Yes."
"How much cash is in the vault?"
"Probably more than fifteen million dollars."
"What about the bank's monitoring?"
"It's in the security room, but as soon as the robber came in, he smashed the camera with a gun, and then a robber entered the monitoring room. I don't know what happened next."
"Anything else about the robbers?"
"By the way, one of the robbers has a tattoo on his neck."
"What kind of tattoo?"
"It's hard to describe, I just saw part of it."
"Jenny, get him a pen and paper and let him draw it."
"Yes, sir."
Luke got up and went to the vault, which is the real target of the suspect.
The first vault is the vault used by the bank to store money. At this time, the money in the vault was scattered all over the place, and the iron shelf was empty. Obviously, most of the cash has been taken away by the robbers.
Luke touched the heavy vault door. If it wasn't for the bank manager to open it, it would probably be difficult to break open even with explosives.
Afterwards, Luke entered the second vault, which was different from the previous one. There were rows of lockers in the vault. Most of the lockers were damaged, and the contents inside were gone.
Anthony came over and said, "These lockers are all for personal storage, and the bank manager can't open them. To be able to open so many lockers in a short period of time, there must be an expert among the robbers who is good at unlocking."
Luke said, "So, we need to find an expert."
Anthony said, "No need to look for it, I can answer this question.
I've worked on quite a few bank robberies, specializing in safes of all kinds.
Bank lockers are all small safes. This safe is a CV8 electronic safe produced by Adari Company. The advantage of this small electronic safe is that it is easy to manage. If you enter wrong secrets continuously, an alarm will be triggered, and The safe door has thick steel plate, which is difficult to pry open.
This kind of electronic safe usually has two locks, one is the main lock and the other is the auxiliary lock. The main lock is usually held by the bank, and the auxiliary lock is in the hands of the customer.
Under normal circumstances, a main lock, a secondary lock, and a password are required to open the safe.
Under special circumstances, after the electronic safe is powered off, just insert the key of the main lock and use a screwdriver to forcibly turn the emergency lock to open the safe smoothly.
This kind of electronic safe will also trigger an alarm once the power is cut off, but it is not important to the robber. "Anthony went to the wall, and there was a hole in the wall, and the wire buried in the wall had been broken.
Luke sighed softly, looking at the messy vault, "It seems that the robbers have reaped a lot this time."
Anthony looked at the opened locker, "The robbers must have stepped on it before.
I’m not just talking about loitering in the bank lobby, but visiting this locker vault. It is impossible for ordinary customers to come here. He should be a customer of a private locker, and there is a locker here that should belong to him. "
Luke said, "There are more than a hundred lockers here, and it is not easy to check."
"Do you have any other great ideas?"
"You have more experience than me in handling bank robbery cases, so you have the final say." In a short period of time, it was difficult for Luke to think of a good investigation direction.
The suspect was wearing a mask, gloves, and a voice changer, and destroyed the surveillance. Even if the technical team scratched the ground, it would be difficult to find valuable clues.
"OK, then seal the scene first, I'm going out to get some air." After Anthony finished speaking, he turned and walked out, walked to the door of the vault and asked, "Luke, do you want to come with me?"
"What are you going to do? There are reporters outside."
"That's right, just talk to those reporters."
"Comeon, it's too late to hide from them, what's there to talk about."
"Luke, your thinking is wrong, even if you hide from them and say nothing, they will still report, and they will report what they want to report.
Many journalists without professional ethics will include some negative news about law enforcement agencies for the sake of ratings.
Instead of this, it is better to directly disclose some news to them, news that is beneficial to us, the orientation of the media can affect the hearts of the people, and it can also affect people's attitudes towards law enforcement agencies, which indirectly determines the tolerance and funding of the higher authorities. "
"It seems that you are very experienced."
"Come on, let me teach you." Anthony greeted, and then strode out of the bank.
Luke also followed, but at a slightly further distance.
Anthony walked out of the cordon, and was soon surrounded by reporters, who came over with 'long guns and short guns'.
Many reporters asked questions in one go, from various TV stations, and the scene was chaotic.
Anthony waved his hand, "Hey, don't be messy, I can't hear everything like you, so talk one by one."
A black female reporter asked first, "Detective Anthony, is this bank robbery being investigated by your FBI?"
"To be precise, the FBI is the main force, and the Los Angeles Police Department will also assist us."
Another white male reporter asked, "I heard that the robbers also took hostages. Have the hostages been rescued?"
"Yes, we have rescued the hostages. For us, there is nothing more important than rescuing the hostages."
"Has anyone been injured or killed?"
"No, not one, we ensured the safety of the hostages, although it was difficult, but we did it."
A white female reporter asked, "Have you caught the robbers? How many are there?"
"There were five robbers in total. Considering the safety of the hostages, we did not arrest them in the bank, but we have figured out their modus operandi and traced their whereabouts."
Anthony turned his hand into a fist, "Everything is under control."
"Do you think they'll do it again?"
"It's very possible, but the FBI will do its best to arrest them before committing crimes next time." Anthony glanced at his watch, "OK, let's talk about this for today, and I should violate the confidentiality regulations if I continue."
Anthony greeted the reporters and returned to the cordon. The reporters wanted to continue asking questions, but they were all stopped outside the cordon.
Anthony walked up to Luke, chuckled softly, "Man, what do you think of what I just said?"
Luke gave a thumbs up, "It's great, I really should learn from you."
He said this from the heart, and sometimes it is better to speak well than to do well.
Taking this bank robbery as an example, the FBI has actually been led by the nose, and did not take effective sanctions against the robbers. In the end, they could only watch them escape.
But it became another matter in Anthony's mouth, emphatically exaggerating the deeds of rescuing the hostages, and putting the focus of the news on rescuing the hostages. Although the insiders knew that the robbers had no intention of harming the hostages, the media did not know, and the citizens even No idea, they thought it was the FBI and LAPD.
After listening to what Anthony said just now, Luke almost regarded himself as the hero who rescued the hostages.
Although it is a bit shameless, it can get benefits.
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Thanks for the reward from book friends!
(end of this chapter)