Chapter 16: Banks (I)
The atmosphere within St. John's Bank had reached its most precarious moment. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The air in the info hall seems to be filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, and the slightest spark will be detonated.
The bank counters were empty, and the staff had already been evacuated. At the moment of the robbery, the bank's insiders activated the precautionary measures. Several iron gates made of titanium fell in the blink of an eye, separating the robbers from the bank employees and allowing them to exit safely. This measure made those who were still in the bank unlucky, although most of them escaped smoothly in the first place, but there were still a small number of people who were a beat slower.
At this time, they were desperate to find that the door of the bank was tightly locked, and the robbers were looking at them with unkind eyes.
Perhaps because he had watched too many movies and didn't know where he got his courage, one of the young men immediately reached his waist and tried to fight back. But before he could take his gun out, the masked men didn't hesitate to shoot.
The young man's body was immediately smashed into a sieve by random gunshots, and blood was spilled all over the ground. Seeing this, several others screamed and fell to their knees begging for mercy. As if there had been a rehearsal, two masked men walked out of the ranks, pointed their guns at the heads of the hostages, and asked them to climb to the center of the hall. Another man immediately walked up and tied them tightly with several ropes, and the whole process took only a few minutes.
Not everyone in their team was so calm, and the skinny masked man was visibly panicked when he found that the iron gate and the lock of the gate could not be opened for a while. He ran to the window, poking his head out of it from time to time, watching the growing number of police cars gather outside the locked bank gates.
"Big brother, what should I do?" "If we continue like this, we're going to be finished, there are too many strips, and we can't rush out."
"There's no need to rush out." The man known as 'Big Brother' seemed very calm. The man, who was nearly two meters tall and had muscles thicker than most people's thighs, stood up. He swapped out two pistols and loaded them into the tactical vest around his waist. He took out the submachine gun on his back and calmly replaced it with a new magazine. "We have hostages now, and we shouldn't be too aggressive about the release. We just need to take off the time long enough, isn't that the contract we signed in the first place? ā
"What... What contract? The thin, masked man was visibly confused, and then his eyes turned to anger in the next moment. It is clear that these people who are their companions are clearly not telling themselves everything. The other masked man in the hall had the same reaction, and the man glanced at the people around him and immediately yelled in dissatisfaction.
"Yes, didn't you say that the bank's protective measures are very poor? Didn't you say that this is an easy $1.2 million? What about his grandmother? Alexey, let me tell you, Lao Tzu is not a fool either. If you want to play any tricks, don't blame Lao Tzu for dragging you into the water. ā
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot." The big man laughed. He quickly pulled out the pistol at his waist and fired a shot at each of them in the eyebrows. And the two of them also subconsciously pulled out their guns after years of training, but their speed was still a step slower. Before their hands could touch the hilt of their guns, there was a bloody hole in their eyebrows. "Neither of you was planned. Sorry, there are only five people needed for this, and you bunnies don't deserve another slice of the pie. ā
Several of the hostages in the center of the hall screamed at the gunshot, and all of them were shivering. One of the white-collar men was the most unbearable, a dark stain of water appeared on the crotch of his pants, and the unpleasant and pungent commotion quickly spread. The other hostages did not dare to move, hoping that the nightmare would end as soon as possible.
"All right, brothers. You all know what the mission is, so don't mess it up. The big man ripped off the mask from his face, revealing a hideous face underneath. His face seemed to have been cut with a knife, the contours of his face were extremely clear and sharp, and the top was densely covered with scars of various sizes, and there was a hint of scarlet madness hidden in his dark blue eyes.
"We have four hostages in our hands, and we're going to hold them here for three hours. After a period of hard time, we will be able to eat and drink spicy food! He laughed, his gaze sweeping over his companion. And those people shouted twice in response. The big man smiled with satisfaction, quite satisfied with this.
"Stanley, Ivan, you go and hold the side door, and if anyone comes within forty meters, shoot immediately."
"Kenny, you hostages. As soon as they dare to move, you cut off a part of their body. It's up to you to decide where you want it to be. ā
"Howard, you guard the front door with me, and we're going to teach those dead guys a lesson." The big man laughed maniacally three times and waved the submachine gun in his hand.
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"How's it going?" George, who hadn't stopped for a moment since he had been out of the house, finally arrived at the scene, and he was not the first to arrive. More than 30 police officers had set up a fence and cordon at a distance of 200 meters from the hijacked bank. Some cops are keeping an eye on the bank, some are dealing with the reporters who come in like sharks smelling blood. The policeman in charge of operating the computer was obviously a young man who had just graduated from the police academy, and seeing his nervous face, such a big scene was obviously the first time for him.
"Nothing has changed. Now there are still four hostages on the other side. The identities of the two hostages have been identified, and the other two are still searching. They should all be customers of the bank. After the protective measures were activated by the employees of the banks, they were locked up with the gangsters. He was quick to give an answer, and he did not dare to be vague in this regard.
"A bunch of rubbish who don't have enough to do and more to lose." George cursed secretly. "Have we found out where these guys are coming from??"
"Now there is only one person with a high degree of conformity." The young policeman clicked on the wrong file twice in a row before opening the correct file. As he reached out to wipe his sweat, a photo jumped on the screen. And if someone was in the bank that had just been hijacked, he would immediately recognize the person in the photo. The burly leader was holding a sign and smiling at the camera lens.
"Alexey. Selsvich. A former member of the Russian gang, who was removed from the gang for killing a fellow member of the gang with a roast chicken..."George read softly as the words on the screen began to deteriorate. "I was active as a freelance mercenary for a while, but was arrested during the shooting in '04. Last year, he was released on parole by **** because of his good behavior. Damn, this guy was sentenced to 25 years and should still be picking up soap in prison, why was he released in less than four years? Good performance, do you think this ****** is a good performance!? ā
George, who couldn't hold back the anger in his chest, finally broke out and cursed, and the young officer moved his chair away from George a few steps away. After he had calmed down a little, he cautiously came up again.
"What about sir? Should we wait for the negotiators to come over now? ā
"Nonsense, they still have hostages in their hands! What do you want to do? A large number of people went in with guns and told them to jump under the wall and kill all the hostages? George glared at the young officer fiercely, and his figure shrank back. At this time, George suddenly thought of something, and his brows furrowed.
"Wait a minute, am I the first captain to be on the scene? How many of them are in other areas? What about Granger and Captain Kingsley? Where are they? ā
"You're the first to get here, Chief Stacy." That year, the police officer was so nervous that he stammered a little. "Probably the only one. There was another case on the Manhattan side, and several captains couldn't get out. ā
For some reason, when he heard this, a chill rose from the bottom of George's heart. He shuddered, and shook off the feeling. Maybe it's all a coincidence. Now is the time when human life is at stake, so let's put our energy into work first.