amaotonovel Chapter 2526 Xiao Xiao Down ()
Chapter 2526 Xiao Xiao Down ()
Chapter 2526: Xiao Xiao Down (Ten)
The teller who was handling business for Schiller skillfully crouched under the counter. All other employees found the nearest shelter and hid inside within two seconds. The few people who were handling business in the bank also took up defensive postures as quickly as possible.
This made Schiller, who was sitting upright in the chair, seem a little out of place.
It’s not that Schiller didn’t know how to hide, it’s mainly because he really wanted to see who was robbing the bank.
As mentioned before, the number of major crimes in Gotham has decreased a lot, because the security force in Gotham has become sufficient and there are cameras everywhere. It is difficult to escape after committing a crime, and most people don't want to go to jail.
And generally speaking, from the bank robberies Schiller had seen and experienced in his long time living in Gotham, no robber would be stupid enough to rush in and shout, "I'm robbing a bank."
They usually pretend to be ordinary people, walk up to the salesperson or front desk manager, whisper to them or pass them a note, asking them to collect all the money on the counter into a bag.
Some smaller criminal gangs ceased operations at this stage. For their own safety, the tellers would not confront them and would simply give them the money that had not yet been deposited into the vault.
Some of the more powerful gangs involved in major crimes would target the vault, but they are generally very professional, with division of labor and cooperation, and superb technical means, so they usually have no problem with this step. The biggest problem is whether they can escape.
In fact, not many people were able to escape after robbing a bank in Gotham in the past. Most of them were not caught by the police, but were robbed by Gotham’s gangs. So over time, those big criminal gangs that roamed around the country and committed crimes all blacklisted Gotham.
Robbing a bank is not something that can be done on a whim. Even for those who want to take a gamble, their first target will be the ATM rather than rushing into the bank to rob. At least the bank security guards in Gotham are all armed.
While Schiller was thinking, he saw the nearest security guard had drawn the gun from his waist, but a figure flashed at the door and Schiller seemed to see a familiar figure.
"Don't shoot!!!!" Schiller shouted.
boom! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
The front door of the bank exploded. Schiller squatted behind his chair and used his arms to block the dust. He slowly stood up with the help of the chair, only to see that the bank teller and the security guard who was knocked unconscious by the explosion were taken to the door by a group of hooded men and tied up.
Very good, he knew that this group of bank robbers was not that simple at all. The purpose of their rushing in and shouting was to attract the security guards to shoot, thereby detonating the explosives at the door and knocking everyone unconscious.
As for why they were not blown to death directly, this group of people is needed to open the bank's vault!
Schiller heard the roar of helicopter propellers. The Gotham Police Department had arrived.
Schiller ran as fast as he could across a messy hall and into the stairwell on the second floor leading to the bank. There were no windows there, so he wouldn't be seen by the police outside.
If any policeman saw him, the news that he was short of money and had to rob a bank would spread throughout Gotham tomorrow.
Damn it, I've been tricked, Schiller sighed in his heart. This guy chose this time to frame me. When he takes the money, I will have to look at Gordon's "not surprising" expression again.
As for who this person is, first of all, we have to rule out the wrong answer of laughing wildly. He cannot do such a technical job. The figure that Schiller vaguely saw at the door seemed to be a clown.
But now there is no time, Schiller has only two choices, stop the robbers from stealing the money or let the robbers get away with the money.
Don't ask him why he didn't just leave. Since this guy was coming for him, there was no way he wouldn't have left any backup plan. If Gordon found any substantial evidence at the crime scene, he would be unable to explain himself.
Schiller had to admit that when he found himself short of money, a few criminal plans that had limited legal challenges flashed through his mind, including robbing a bank.
In fact, as long as no one is hurt, a well-planned bank robbery is indeed a criminal plan with the lowest investment and the greatest return for the purpose of money. All other criminal plans such as selling contraband require building a long-term business network, which is too time-consuming and laborious.
Even in Gotham, where public security has improved greatly, Schiller is confident that he can pull off a stealth bank robbery where only the bankers would be hurt.
Gordon knew this, and the guy who did it also knew this, so he deliberately used the explosion to attract attention instead of just bringing in a submachine gun and shooting everyone. This was to show that the robber left some room for maneuver so that he could put the blame on Schiller.
As for why Schiller, the culprit, appeared in the bank when the crime happened, it was also very simple. He wanted to pretend to be a victim so as to clear himself of suspicion to the greatest extent.
Schiller didn't care whether the robbers were trying to steal money or not. He rushed to the second floor, identified the direction as quickly as possible, rushed to the end of a corridor, climbed out of the window, stood on the balcony and looked down. The monitoring room was indeed right below him.
At this time, the police force had not been deployed yet and there was no one at the back of the bank. Schiller jumped down directly, rushed into the monitoring room, knocked out the security guard from the back, and deleted all the surveillance footage for today.
Seeing that there was no one in the security room, Schiller knew that the robbers were waiting for him to do this. Because Schiller was now tied to the robbers, if he wanted to clear his suspicion, he had to delete the surveillance footage first.
After deleting the surveillance footage, Schiller found the broadcasting room, adjusted the equipment, covered the microphone with his hand, deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Good afternoon, officers. I believe you have seen the hostage I placed at the door. I have no intention of hurting anyone. I just want to take the money and leave."
"Of course, if you don't want to do a quick headcount check, you'll find that there are more employees working here today. I swear, you'll see them after I leave safely, but if I'm not safe enough..."
"Stop talking bullshit!" Gordon's rough voice came, "Who do you belong to?! Are you crazy?! Get out of here right now, or your boss will throw you and your family into the crusher!!"
Schiller held his forehead. The Gotham police's way of handling cases was really unique.
But we have to admit that this trick is really effective, at least it is effective against local people. Gotham hasn't been through the gangster era for long, and the gang bosses have transformed, not died. If you dare to do such a thing without permission, you will get the money but won't be able to spend it.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Officer." Schiller could only continue, "I'm an outsider. I heard that Gotham's economic situation is not bad, so I came here to try my luck. I'm new here, so please give me your guidance."
Gordon was still cursing, but Schiller could see that this was a means for him to divert the robbers' attention and try to anger them. The fact was that the police force was being deployed and the sniper was looking for the best sniping position.
In the monitoring room, Schiller chatted with Gordon while pressing a button to switch the monitoring view to the vault door. It turned out that the method used by these stupid thieves wearing masks to open the vault door was enthusiasm.
What era is it still doing traditional cutting here? Schiller suspected that the mastermind behind this might be trying to drive himself to death. It is simply heresy not to use directional blasting when robbing a bank!
Indeed, for a long time, cutting was the only way to open the door of a bank vault. At first, it was cold cutting, because the hot cutting technology at that time was not controllable enough and it was easy to ignite the banknotes. Later, as the hot cutting technology was improved, hot cutting was basically chosen.
It’s not that no one chose to use explosives at the beginning, but the explosions at that time were more uncontrollable, and sometimes the door was not blown open, and people were killed.
However, after years of development of directional blasting technology, it is even possible to accurately calculate the landing point of each thrown object, and the explosion power, explosion direction and the effect achieved by the blast can be accurately controlled. This is the way of breaking doors that modern people should adopt.
While Schiller was feeling contempt in his heart, he had to keep an eye on the cutting machine to prevent these stupid thieves from really burning the banknotes. As for the mastermind behind the scenes, he should have disappeared long ago.
Gordon didn't hear any explosion, so he knew that the other party must be cutting the door, and the voice coming from the radio was just to delay time, but it doesn't matter, you delay and I delay, let's see who will have the last laugh.
Although Gordon did not move, Schiller could tell from his expression that the sniper was in position and was now looking for the best sniping angle. They believed that the robber guarding the hostages must be on the second floor because the rest of the staff basically worked on the second floor.
In fact, Schiller didn't know where the robbers who were guarding the hostages were. He even suspected that no one was guarding the hostages, because the five or six robbers who had appeared outside the gate before were now squatting at the door of the vault. He didn't know whether they were staring at the door there because they thought their sight could make the cutting machine work faster.
Schiller frequently switched the surveillance screens, trying to find out the possible backup plan of the mastermind, but it was really hard to see clearly, and the other party was most likely hiding somewhere, waiting for the last second to make the final move.
Schiller decided to help the robbers escape, because as long as they ran away, the police would focus on chasing them, and no one would search the bank carefully. In this way, no matter what traces the mastermind left here, no one would look at them carefully, and Schiller would have enough time to clean them up.
The problem was how to help this group of people escape. Schiller felt a bit of a headache. The people brought by the mastermind were obviously not professional robbers. They might have only received a few days of training, or simply received verbal instructions. It could be clearly felt that every step they took was unskilled and they were very nervous, as if they were gambling.
Normal bank robbers should be familiar with every step before the robbery and rehearse all unexpected situations, so that they can be calm and measured when they really start the robbery.
Schiller checked the surveillance footage and found that there were indeed no robbers on the second floor, but every office door was locked. The employees were trapped in the room and unable to get out, and they desperately called for help on the balcony.
Seeing this, Gordon called in a fire truck and laid an anti-fall air cushion on the ground. The bank floors were not very high, so there was absolutely no danger in jumping from the second floor.
Some employees had already jumped down one after another, and seeing that the hostages were about to escape, Schiller immediately said.
"You are so generous, Mr. Officer. I hope that at some point you will find that I have prepared a big surprise among the hostages. Then you will have to run fast, otherwise the bank door will be your end."
Gordon, who was holding the intercom, was stunned, and immediately shouted into the intercom: "Remove the air cushion! Tell those people not to jump yet! Take away those who have already jumped! Quick!!!"
(End of this chapter)