Tokai Volume (1)

Chapter VI, Section I

In the evening, Jin Yi left the security station and called a rickshaw to go to Jufeng Bank.

An Lilian has asked him twice, although she didn't say it explicitly on the phone, but Jin Yi estimated that there was something important.

Jufeng Bank gets off work two hours later than ordinary companies, because it is convenient for commercial banks to withdraw or transfer money before closing, so powerful large banks and money banks will close later.

When he arrived at Ann's office, Ann Lilian was looking at her watch. Seeing him coming, he directly handed him a note and a pen: "It's not too late, write the number you wrote last time again." ”

Jin Yi wrote down the number 2976090930130313 casually, and An Lilian took the note and asked Jin Yi to wait in the office.

A moment later, a female clerk came to An Lilian's office and asked Jin Yi to go downstairs with her: "Manager An is waiting for you in the VIP reception room." ”

The VIP reception room is located on the third basement floor. Passing through the glitteringly furnished lounge is a row of five VIP reception rooms. An Lilian was waiting for him in the first room on the left.

After Jin Yi entered, An Lilian closed the heavy door and let Jin Yi sit down at the reception table covered with dark velvet tablecloth.

On the table was a rectangular sealed stainless steel box, and Ann Lilian sat down across from him.

"Jufeng Bank has opened special custody accounts for some anonymous large customers. An Lilian said, "It is a sixteen-digit account number, only the customer himself knows, the account number is also the password number, no matter who it is, as long as you go to the counter to report the account number, Jufeng Bank will hand over the safe deposit box." ”

An Lilian paused: "So this safe deposit box doesn't recognize people." ”

"How did you know that the number was a safe deposit box number?" Jin Yi asked.

"I don't know. Just heard. Angela explained that before Extinction Day, Jufeng Hong had been opening personal safes for some of its top clients, taking care of what they had deposited. There is no storage period for these things, the custody number is a sixteen-digit number, which can be alphanumeric or symbolic, and the custody number is the password, and the bank only recognizes the password and does not recognize the person.

When she saw the sixteen-digit number, An Lilian's first reaction was the safe deposit box number. When she returned to Jufeng Bank, she went to the VIP business department to try it, and sure enough, she had this matching number and received a safe deposit box.

"This number will only be reported by the recipient at the counter in person, and it is impossible to write it to others casually," Ms. An said, "so I guess when others tell you this number, they don't explain what it does." ”

"Nobody told me the number, it just popped up in my head out of thin air. Jin Yi said annoyedly.

"Then you're going to see a doctor. An Lilian said something indifferently, and then motioned for Jin Yi to open the box.

Inside the chest were five gold bars, a pistol, a box of bullets, a paper deed and a key.

The gold bars are one kilogram each, marked with four nines of pure gold, and bear the seal of Jufeng Bank and the date of minting. Judging from the markings, it is clear that the gold bars were ordered and issued by Jufeng Bank before the extinction day, and the weight is still kilograms. In fact, before the Day of Extinction, the conversion of electronic money to biological money had already been achieved, and paper money and metal money had long since died out. Gold bars are simply a precious metal that is used in industrial production, decoration, or gifts.

The pistol is a machine gun of the old era, the famous 0.44-inch caliber Desert Eagle produced by Magnum, but before the Extinction Day, this gun has become an exhibit in the antique weapons exhibition room of the Military Museum, along with weapons such as the Arabic scimitar, the ten-* crossbow, and the AK47.

There were twenty-four bullets in a box, also 0.44-inch Magnum pistol rounds, but the bullet head and bullet body were intricately inscribed, like patterns all over the bullet body.

Paper deeds are special electronic printing preservation paper, which is a soft plastic paper with metal fibers added. However, in those days, all the credentials were directly entered into the individual's dedicated cell memory, and there was the most efficient way of bioelectronic storage, and after the death of the person, it could also be queried in the personal optical network space according to his wishes or annihilated. So it's a very strange thing to keep paper credentials, unless it's a special work of art.

The key is a four-sided cross-shaped copper key, clearly the complex mechanical lock of the old era. Before Extinction, locks were already commonly used, and even electronic locks were basically eliminated, and mechanical locks seemed to be only available in museums.

According to the bank's record-keeping records, the beginning of the storage time of the item in the bank is marked by the last eight digits of the custody password, which is March 13, 3013 AD, that is, a week before the extinction day.

Jin Yi and An Lilian looked at each other, as if they had a lot to say, but they didn't know where to start.

Before the extinction day, they all knew about the advancement and prosperity of mankind.

At that time, these antiques were just worthless collectibles, and there was no reason why they should be held in the most reputable bank in the world.

"These things are just right now. An Lilian's voice was a little dry.

Jin Yi nodded: "But it's all useless in that era." ”

"The custodian of the items, knowing that these things will be used in the future," An Lilian's voice was a little flustered, as if she wasn't sure what she was talking about, "In other words, he foresaw the extinction day?"

Jin Yi hesitated for a moment: "It seems that this custodian anticipated the danger when he picked up the safe deposit box again, so the safe deposit box has weapons for self-defense and gold bars in case of urgent need." ”

He foresaw not only the Day of Extermination, but also the fact that humanity would be driven back to the age of obscurantism, that gold would once again become hard currency, and that pistols would once again become murderous weapons.

Jin Yi couldn't help but look at the door at this time, as if the custodian would push the door in.

This is no small thing. Twenty-eight years have passed since Extinction Day, but it is still not clear why it happened. There are many speculations about the remnants of humanity, such as infinite intelligence counterattacking humans after gaining autonomous consciousness, paranormal organizations losing control and killing each other, and other conspiracy theories. But if someone foresaw the extinction day in advance and made arrangements for the future, it can only mean that these people knew about it in advance, or created it.

In other words, he or they actually arranged it. An Lilian said.

"As for the house," Jin Yi thought for a moment, "whether it is used for hiding or for contact, it is unknown." ”

An Lilian took the deed and looked at the address: "This is a mansion on Yongxing Road in Lianjie, do you want to go and see it?"

Jin Yi looked at his watch: "It won't be too late, right? ”

"Then it's time to find out who's living there. An Lilian said and took a canvas bag used by the bank to hold cash, stuffed the contents of the safe deposit box into it, and then handed the bag to Jin Yi: "You come and lead the way." ”

"It's not mine. Jin Yi was a little overwhelmed.

"The number you hand in is yours. An Lilian said and stood up and walked out of the reception room.