Chapter 11: The Robbers
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The bank has a centuries-old history and millions of customers around the world. Although the Bern Commercial Bank has expanded hundreds of times since its founding, its headquarters are still in Bern, in a building with a history of more than 300 years.
The bank vault is located on the basement floor of the building, just a few meters above the surface.
More than 10 years ago, the Commercial Bank of Bern completely renovated its underground vault, mainly by adding a protective wall made of steel plates and reinforced concrete to the perimeter of the vault, and setting up dozens of vibration sensors to prevent people from intruding from underground. For this reason, the Bernese municipal axe blocked several underground pipelines.
From a security point of view, it's no worse than the underground vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
It's just a lot smaller.
With the rapid development of e-commerce, more and more people in Western Europe, where the financial industry is very developed, choose to use credit and debit cards, and the cash flow is greatly reduced. In the underground vaults of the Bern Commercial Bank, there are only tens of millions of Swiss francs and a small number of euros and dollars at most.
What is really valuable is the valuables that VIP customers keep in the bank.
Although no one knows what valuables are in the vault, and the Bern Commercial Bank has never made public information about it, there are certainly many mouth-watering treasures, such as the art purchased in Europe by the sheikhs of the Gulf oil states in previous years, and some jewelry belonging to European royal families.
It is rumored that the Bern Commercial Bank also holds some valuables looted by Nazi officers during World War II.
Because it is a commercial bank, it still has a general financial business.
Friday is sure to be the busiest day for the Bern Commercial Bank.
In the morning, the bank's cash trucks will deliver large quantities of change to shops to meet the needs of weekend business. In the afternoon, the store's business income had to be transported back and deposited in the vault.
Because the bank is closed on weekends, all the money deposited into the vault on Friday afternoon is large denominations of cash.
It was only at half-past three that the bank staff relaxed a little.
In another hour, the last few cash trucks will return. In order to leave work before 5 o'clock, some staff members have already started processing weekly reports in advance.
It was at this time that a big customer came.
Judging from the expensive Bentley RV and the two Land Rover SUVs that escorted him, this customer must have been very rich, and a team of bodyguards who hugged him proved that he was noble.
The guards guarding the door immediately greeted them and guided the customer into the bank.
When I passed through the security gate, the alarm went off. After reading the images on the X-ray screen and confirming that the man had several firearms on his body, the guard sitting behind the security console immediately raised his knee and resisted the trigger of the alarm device placed under the table.
Before he could pull out his pistol, several guns were already aimed at him.
"Don't do stupid things, we want money, not your life." Liu Wei waved his pistol and asked the two guards to retreat into the hall, "The insurance company pays for the bank's losses, and you will not lose your life obediently, now pull out the gun, move slowly, and put it on the ground." ”
The guards really didn't do anything stupid, because there was no need for it.
Outside, four masked men methodically unloaded two steel containers from the SUV. Others poured in, a few pulled the curtains from the windows of the street below, a few guarded the doors leading to the rest of the room, and a few drove the bank staff sitting behind the counters into the middle of the hall.
After confiscating the weapons of the two guards, Liu Wei threw two ropes over and asked them to tie himself up.
At this time, Zhou Fen and Bao Liuqing walked to the center of the hall with four subordinates, carrying twelve huge travel bags.
It contained guns and ammunition, as well as dozens of "bomb vests" made of steel bars with twenty locks. Each bomb vest contains a small bomb consisting of two kilograms of plastic** and thousands of steel balls, detonated with an electric detonator and remote control.
"Hand over your phone, BP machine, and PDA." When Zhou Fen and his wife distributed "bomb vests" to their subordinates, Liu Wei walked up to dozens of hostages and said, "We don't want to hurt anyone, and we don't intend to hurt anyone, but any move that makes us suspicious will bring unnecessary harm." You won't see me in the future, so don't stare at me and hand over all your communications. ”
Several masked men walked into the crowd carrying plastic cylinders filled with water and threw all the confiscated communication tools into it.
No matter how sophisticated the electronic equipment is, it has to be scrapped after it enters the water.
"Put them on. Hurry up, the police are coming. ”
Seeing that the "bandits" were going to put on "bomb vests" for them, the timid female employees were so frightened that they cried, and several male employees were also stupid.
"Don't be afraid, do as I say, the bomb won't explode." Liu Wei waved his hand, "Lined up in two columns, the men are in the front and the women are in the back, please don't let me say it a second time." ”
There was a stirring in the crowd, but no one moved.
"Who's the president?" Zhou Fen walked over, raised his AK rifle and swept it towards the ceiling, the gunfire was particularly loud, "The governor stood up." ”
At this moment, all the hostages looked at a middle-aged man in his fifties.
Liu Wei pointed at him, and then beckoned.
The man was helpless, so he could only walk out of the crowd.
"Who's the chief of the guard on duty today?" Bao Liuqing also walked over, "It's not in uniform, please come out consciously, otherwise someone will pay the price for you." ”
There was another stirring in the crowd, only this time there was no one to look at.
"You ......," Bao Liuqing pointed at a young saleswoman, "Come here." ”
"I ...... Me? The man didn't seem to believe it, and pointed at himself.
"Yes, that's you."
The saleswoman had no choice but to take a few steps forward and walk out of the crowd.
Bao Liuqing didn't say anything more, stepped forward and put the muzzle of the gun on her forehead. "I count to three, and if the guard chief on duty doesn't come out, I pull the trigger. If he still refuses to come forward, I will execute a hostage every thirty seconds until I find him. I'll start counting now, and let's pray for this lady. One ......"
The crowd fell silent, and everyone looked at the saleswoman.
"Second ......" Bao Liuqing pressed down the ram.
The saleswoman shivered, and a stream of liquid flowed out of her short skirt, and she was so frightened that she peed into her crotch.
"Three ......"
"Don't shoot, it's me!" The crowd parted, and a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes walked out. "Let him go, I'm the guard chief on duty."
"Come out early, why bother." Liu Wei shook his head and asked him to stand next to the president. "Okay, now everyone is in two columns, don't do anything stupid. As long as you stay in the bank, the bomb won't explode. Don't try to take it off, and don't try to run away. Once we get the things, we leave. When the time comes, the police will naturally remove the bomb for you and ensure that you are unscathed. ”
As Liu Wei said these words, several masked men organized the bank employees and dressed them in "bomb vests."
At this time, sirens were heard outside.
Liu Wei glanced at his watch, only three minutes had passed, and the Swiss police's reaction speed was indeed quite fast.
"I'm going to deal with the police, you guys move quickly." Zhou Fen picked up the AK rifle, picked up an M249 light machine gun, and walked straight to the door.
"Captain, Chief Guard, please."
The two looked at Liu Wei and were pushed by the masked strong man behind them, before following Liu Wei towards the door to the vault.
"Who are you?" The captain of the guard was noticeably much more daring.
Liu Wei and Bao Liuqing ignored him.
"You should know that the police are out there, no matter how good you are, you can't take ......"
"Shut up!" A strong masked man picked up his rifle and smashed it on the face of the chief of the guard.
Liu Wei stopped and asked the strong man to take two steps back before saying to the chief of the guard: "From now on, you will say whatever I ask, otherwise you will be hurt, understand?" ”
The captain of the guard touched the swollen face and spat out two broken teeth.
The bitter lesson had taught him that this group of "robbers" was unusual. Although the young man was polite, he must have been ruthless.
At this time, there was a "click" sound from the machine gun outside.
It's crisp and it's pleasant.
Before the gunfire stopped, the sirens died down.
"Let's go, we need to hurry." Liu Wei nodded at the two masked strong men and continued to walk towards the vault.
Bao Liuqing didn't follow, her task was to go to the data center and get what Liu Wei wanted.
In order to deceive the Swiss police, Liu Wei will go to the vault. As for whether he could enter the vault, Liu Wei didn't care, anyway, he didn't want to get the things inside.
It's not that easy to get into the vault.
The gates of the vault were half a meter thick and made of high-strength alloy steel, which was harder than the armor steel used in tanks. Not to mention blowing up the gate, even with anti-tank missiles, it may not be able to penetrate it. Besides, the anti-tank missile at most made a small hole in the door of the vault.
It's just that with the president and the chief guard on duty, the problem becomes much simpler.
"You two, don't you have to tell you what to do, do you?" Liu Wei pointed to the consoles on both sides of the vault.
The two didn't move, but they knew, and the other knew very well how to open the vault.
"What you're thinking, I know very well." Liu Wei smiled and said, "After the police arrive, they will soon cut off the external power supply of the bank, and the backup power supply cannot open the door of the vault, so you are stalling for time, but you must think clearly about the cost of doing so." We have dozens of hostages on our hands and know this place inside out, even if it takes a few days to open this door, it won't bother us. But I can assure you that if you still refuse to cooperate, you two will be the first 'human bombers' before the police break in." ”
The Governor shuddered, but without further hesitation, walked over to the console on the left.
The chief of the guard remained unmoved, and seemed to be paying attention.
Liu Wei stepped forward, picked up the work card on his chest, glanced at it, and said, "Mr. Proswan, you should be French, right?" I admire your courage, but I disagree with your stupidity. I know it's your job to keep us out of the vault, but have you ever thought about it, your heroic actions will implicate dozens of innocent people. What will they think of you, and what will their families think of you? Of course, you won't care so much because you'll be ahead of them, but what will your wife and children think? ”
"You ......"
"Don't doubt my means, so please cooperate with me, everyone can get together and disperse, won't you?"
The chief guard gritted his teeth and walked over to the console on the right.
"Two, please do it. Remember, don't do anything stupid. ”
Liu Wei stepped aside and waved at the two.
(To be continued)