Chapter 263 197: The Gold Heist (Part 2)
KK: "Hmm, I'm doing fine. Lucio was caught, and as expected, Tareg went to find Ou Chenyu, he seems a bit uneasy."
Su Mo: "There's no way Chihu can produce 270 million in cash, did Ou Chenyu say what he plans to do to rescue Lucio?"
KK: "I'm not quite sure, but judging by his expression, he seems to have a plan... Oh, before I was sent out, he sent Xiaotian You to find someone named Max."
Su Mo: "Max... that guy is Chihu's software expert... could it be they plan to use the Black Extinction Virus? Where would Ou Chenyu use it..."
KK: "Perhaps I should find an excuse to go back to Chihu, see if I can gather any information?"
Su Mo: "No, going back now would seem too intentional. Head to the Edge first, continue pretending as before, keep Cao Yilin confused, and let's see how things develop."
KK: "Okay, I'll head back now."
Su Mo's tone turned somewhat remorseful: "KK, brother is really sorry this time, made you endure so much hardship."
KK chuckled lightly: "Don't give yourself psychological burdens, I chose this on my own. A task is a task, there's no such thing as hardship."
Su Mo: "Mm, hold on for a little longer. Once this matter is settled, brother will definitely make it up to you."
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New Moon Commercial Bank is a renowned large-scale bank with branches in major cities, headquartered at Lakefront Business District Du Fang Road in New Moon City.
New Moon Commercial Bank is famous for its solid investments, though the starting prices for various projects are high, the annual rate of return consistently exceeds 6%, making it highly favored by high-end clients.
On Monday morning, the service hall of New Moon Commercial Bank was bustling with people, and the tellers at each window greeted every guest with professional smiles and courtesy.
The public screen was broadcasting the morning economic segment of the New Moon Economic Times, serving as a time-killer for those waiting to be called.
On the screen, the host and the guest in the finance sector were sitting together facing the camera.
Host: "Good morning, citizens of New Moon City, let's take a look at the recent economic news."
"Just yesterday, New Moon Commercial Bank announced externally that it will continue to increase its gold reserves, marking their ninth reserve increase this year. Mr. Gavin, what is your assessment of this?"
Financial expert Gavin: "Increasing gold reserves has long been a mainstream intention among major investment institutions. Due to the unstable situations in recent years, the hedge value of gold has continuously increased, with the price of gold reaching 500 Moon币 per gram."
"As we all know, next year the 'Upper Court Council' of the World Government will have its elections, each seat being fiercely contested by Hegemony Company, the Iron Blood Alliance, and the Black Domain Group."
"The change in the highest authority's election has dramatically increased the instability of the situation, and investors' hedge intentions have become more apparent. New Moon Commercial Bank announcing increased gold reserves is a very stable choice."
At the bank entrance, security personnel were rigorously performing security checks to ensure no one carried prohibited items.
A man triggered an alarm as he passed through the security machine.
The security officer at the computer turned off the alarm and gestured to the security guard.
The security guard approached the man politely: "Hello, sir, you are a Prosthetic Implanter, correct?"
Ou Chenyu nodded: "Yes."
Security: "Alright, according to regulations, Prosthetic Implanters must perform a network registration with the Public Security Bureau when entering or exiting a bank, we need your cooperation here."
Ou Chenyu: "Of course, no problem."
He presented the chip under his wrist and cooperatively completed the identity registration, and after a second round of inspection confirmed he carried no additional contraband, he was allowed into the bank.
Twenty minutes later, Ou Chenyu was called to a counter, he sat down and handed over his bank card: "Withdraw 100,000 in cash, all in 1000 denomination bills."
"Alright." The teller inserted the card into the reader and placed a keypad before him, "Please enter your six-digit PIN."
Ou Chenyu entered the PIN.
The teller then placed the USB-interfaced key device in front of him: "Please insert your key and then enter the security code."
Ou Chenyu took out a disc-shaped key and inserted it.
At this moment, the teller hesitated, her fingers rapidly pressing on the keyboard: "Hmm? What's happening..."
Tellers at other counters looked around at each other.
"My computer suddenly became garbled."
"Mine too, it just happened out of nowhere."
"Are all the computers malfunctioning? Is there any that still works?"
"Quickly, call someone from the Safety Information Department to check it out."
The teller apologized to Ou Chenyu with a professional smile: "Sorry for the inconvenience, Mr. Ou, there seems to be some internal system issues, please wait a moment."
Ou Chenyu responded politely: "It's alright, I'm not in a hurry."
"Boom—" Suddenly, an intense explosion erupted at the entrance, shattering the glass doors, chaos breaking out immediately.
Over a dozen fully armed masked robbers stormed in, firing shots into the air as a warning: "Get down! Don't move if you don't want to die!"
The security guards were knocked over by the explosion and hadn't even thought about getting back up before having guns pointed at them, preventing any rash movements.
The customers screamed one after another, trembling on the floor.
Tellers behind the counters quickly crouched down, desperately pressing emergency alarm buttons under their desks.
However, due to unknown reasons, the entire bank's terminal system was paralyzed at the moment, and the alarm buttons were unresponsive.
Amidst the chaos, Ou Chenyu discreetly removed the "key" and gripped it in his hand.
He concentrated a strong electrical current in his palm, melting the "key" and erasing its existence.
After finishing this, he quietly lay down and covered his head.
The lead robber glanced at Ou Chenyu, their eyes both hiding deep, unfathomable thoughts.
Some of the robbers stayed to control the scene while others breached the counters, heading straight for the isolated security doors amidst the clerks' screams.
The isolated security door had an electronic password lock, connected with the bank's terminal control system, now paralyzed, leaving the door ajar.
The robbers dashed through the security door, all the security systems along the way were completely paralyzed, rendering them useless, they entered the innermost vault effortlessly.
These robbers possessed extraordinary strength, they stuffed gold bars from the vault into storage bags, each one carrying nearly a hundred kilograms of gold, then immediately escaped.
As the robbers regrouped in the lobby, Ou Chenyu suddenly stood up, revealing the prosthetic gun muzzle in his palm and fired at them continuously.
"Bang Bang Bang—"
Bullets whizzed past the robbers' sides, they crouched low while retreating, firing back at Ou Chenyu.
Momentarily, bullets flew across the lobby, perilously exciting, with gunfire and screams mixed together.
"Clang!"
A bullet struck Ou Chenyu's forehead, penetrating the synthetic skin but bouncing off the implanted subdermal prosthetic armor, avoiding deadly damage, yet the impact still knocked him over.
While Ou Chenyu was down, the robbers fled the bank, sped away in a car, vanishing from sight.
From the time of the robbery, to entering the vault and taking gold, and until the robbers' escape, the whole process took only around a minute, happened so swiftly that the Lakefront Business District's Public Security Bureau still hasn't received any alarm calls.
After the robbers left, the customers dared to stand up, their faces filled with the terror of having survived a calamity.
Some took out their phones to cry to family and friends, while others trembled while calling the police, the lobby was in uproar.
Tellers hurriedly ran out from the backstage, looked at Ou Chenyu covered in blood, and quickly asked: "Sir, are you okay?"
Ou Chenyu smiled at her: "It's fine, the shot hit the prosthetic, no serious harm."
"Please sit still, I'll call an ambulance for you right away!" The teller quickly pulled out her phone to call the hospital.
Watching her back, a barely noticeable sly smile appeared on Ou Chenyu's face.