LA Detective

Chapter 301 Benefits (updated)
"To shut up."

The robber yelled at the other end of the phone.

The hall became quiet again, and the robber said to the phone, "Are you satisfied? Hmm.

Start counting again from now, half an hour later, I will kill another person.

Again, I don't need an expert negotiator, my word is command.

Don't call again until you have what I want ready! "

The phone was hung up again.

"Fuck!"

Anthony thumped the car hard, "These damn thugs!

Where is the circuit expert, bring him here immediately. "

"Sir, we are already on our way." An FBI member replied.

Anthony took a deep breath and said to Luke who was on the side, "Tell your people to get ready, we will attack in 30 minutes."

The FBI took over the scene, and if the hostages were killed, the FBI would take the main responsibility, and Anthony's pressure increased greatly.

"No problem." Luke also felt a little regretful, knowing that the suspect killed someone in the bank, and the distance between the two sides was less than 100 meters, but he couldn't do anything.

Luke called the team back and told them to pack up their equipment and get ready to attack.

He also put on body armor himself, and brought a pistol, M4 rifle, stun bombs, grenades, two pairs of handcuffs and other equipment.

After getting ready, Luke glanced around, and there were more and more reporters on the TV station.

Anthony and a group of FBI agents are discussing something.

Luke participated in the investigation of a bank robbery for the first time, and he had a certain learning attitude.

However, he is better at analyzing cases than storming.

The robber was wearing a voice changer and killed decisively. It is probably not the first time he committed a crime.

The robber claimed to be Martin, although it may not be his real name, but since it was a clue, Luke felt it necessary to check.

Luke immediately called the deputy team and asked him to check whether there was a man named Martin among the ex-cons who robbed the bank.

Also, the robbers demanded 1256 million in extortion money. What does this figure mean?
"boom!"

Suddenly, a burst of explosion came from inside the bank, deafening and dusty.

"Ah!" There was another scream in the bank, but it soon calmed down again.

Anthony also walked over with a frown, "Did these bastards blow up the vault? Will any hostages be injured?"

Anthony really wanted to make a phone call to ask about the safety of the hostages and whether they needed medicine, but finally gave up.

One phone call, maybe someone will die again.

An FBI team member came over and said, "Sir, an expert in the electrical system is here."

"Then what are you waiting for, call here quickly."

Soon, a middle-aged white man with a toolbox was called over.

Anthony asked, "I'm Director Anthony of the FBI, what's your name?"

"Raul."

"Raul, this is the floor plan of the bank. All the doors are bulletproof glass doors controlled by an electronic system. I need you to cut off the bank's circuit, including the backup circuit."

Raul put on his glasses, leaned over to check and nodded, "I need a little time to study."

Anthony glanced at his watch, "Time is tight, I can only give you 5 minutes." He turned to Luke and said, "In 10 minutes, you will lead someone to attack from behind."

"Keep in touch." Luke responded, and summoned his team members to go around to the back door from the east side of the bank.

A squadron of people walked to the east side of the bank. Luke stopped when he saw that the manhole cover on the east side of the bank was lifted.

The manhole cover is less than ten meters away from the wall on the east side of the bank, whether it is close or far.

Xiao Hei noticed Luke's gaze, "It should be that the explosion just now was too powerful and shook the manhole cover away."

Xiao Hei's explanation sounded reasonable at first glance, the explosion just now was indeed powerful, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt something was wrong.

If the explosion just now was to open the vault, there must be no sewer near the vault. The sewer should be in the toilet. The vault is usually not too close to the toilet, and the explosion would not cause such a big impact.

Therefore, the explosion just now was probably not intended to blow open the vault door.

The more Luke thought about it, the more it made sense. The robbers had entered the bank for more than an hour, and it was impossible to wait until now to blow up the vault. Moreover, the bank manager should be able to open the vault. Unless there are special circumstances, generally there is no need to blow up the vault. Open the vault.

If Luke's guess is correct, there is a sewer near the bank. The explosion just now may be the bank's sewer, and the suspect and others escaped from the sewer.

In this way, all the previous doubts made sense.

The kidnapper's request was just to delay the time and attract the attention of the police.

The reason why the police were not allowed to take the initiative to call was because they were worried that they would be noticed by the police after they escaped.

Luke became more and more certain that the robbers had probably escaped from the bank.

However, the FBI has taken over the scene, and Luke can't decide without authorization, so he took out the walkie-talkie and told Anthony the guess.

Now, it was Anthony's turn to struggle. On the one hand, he felt that what Luke said made sense.

On the other hand, they did not dare to rush into the bank. The kidnappers had warned that once the FBI and the police approached the bank within 30 meters, they would kill a hostage.

Anthony hesitated again and again, and finally made up his mind to call the robber. If the robber answered the phone, he lied that the cash, the helicopter, and the school bus were ready, and the robber could use it at any time.

At the same time power off storm.

If no one answers the phone, it means that the robbers really ran away and rushed directly to the bank to rescue the hostages.

After weighing things up, Anthony called the bank himself, but no one answered the phone for a long time.

Anthony realizes he's been tricked, and Luke's guess is correct.

"Fuck!" Anthony yelled angrily, and turned on the walkie-talkie, "Luke, no one answers the phone in the bank, I'm going to attack with a door breaker."

"Got it. We'll attack at the back door too."

Five minutes later, the FBI and police broke into the door at the same time.

"Bang bang!" Under the continuous impact of the door breaker, the door lock was knocked open in less than ten seconds.

And it is precisely these ten seconds that can decide the hostage's life or death.

"Boom." With a sound, the back of the bank was knocked open, and Luke led people into the bank.

"lapd!"

"FBI!" At the same time, the FBI rushed into the bank from the front.

The two sides searched simultaneously in tandem.

"Safety!"

"Safety."

"The vault door was opened, no one was inside."

"The bound hostages were found in the hall."

"A big hole was blasted in the toilet!"

After the FBI and the police searched the scene, there was no sign of the robber.

Both Luke and Anthony walked to the big hole, and a disgusting stench came out of it, and the underground waterway was connected to the bottom of the big hole.

"These damned guys have long thought of a way to escape." Anthony scratched his hair and turned to look at Luke aside.

Luke shook his head, "Don't even think about it, I won't go down."

Anthony had no choice but to send his men into the sewer to hunt down. Although there was little hope, this clue still needs to be investigated, at least to find out the escape route of the suspect.

As Luke entered the hall, the hostages were squatting by the counter, wearing white hoods, and their hands and feet were bound.

The police are calming the hostages, helping them remove their hoods and handcuffs.

Luke urged, "Verify the identity of each hostage, and everyone must make a record..."

After the words fell, Luke saw a familiar figure, "Mr. Arthur, why are you here?"

McKell Arthur twisted his wrist, "I'm going to leave Los Angeles and come to the bank to collect some traveling expenses."

"So coincidentally?"

"Yes, not so lucky."

"It's hard to imagine you're going to get caught with nothing."

"There are five robbers in total. They have sufficient firepower and wear bulletproof vests. Once they attack in the empty hall, even if I survive, more than half of the hostages on the scene will be killed or injured.

Most importantly, they didn't steal my money. "

"Have you seen what they look like?"

"No, they were wearing skull masks and gloves, one was holding an AK, one was holding a submachine gun, one was a shotgun, two were pistols."

Luke said, "They claimed to kill a hostage, why didn't I see the dead."

"Empty guns, they didn't kill the hostages."

Luke breathed a sigh of relief, "Is there anything unusual about this gang of robbers?"

"I don't know, they put a hood on me so I couldn't see what they were doing."

"How did they open the vault?"

"You should ask the bank manager, not me."

"Thank you for the clues you provided, have you figured out where to go?"

"I'm going to walk around, the United States is so big, I have been to many places, but I rarely have time to stop and appreciate it seriously.

I should be enjoying my retirement. "

"Good idea, I wish you the best of luck."

"Thank you."

Luke glanced at the hostages, "Which one is the bank manager?"

"I am." A white man in a suit replied.

"I'm Luke, Captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division. What's your name?"

"Potoby Frick."

"Mr. Frick, I want to make a note for you."

"no problem."

Luke took him to a desk and asked, "Are you in charge of this bank?"

"Yes."

"How many robbers robbed the bank today?"

"Five people, all gunmen, wearing skull masks and body armor, their voices sounded weird, like they used voice changers."

"When did they get into the bank?"

"Around 09:30."

"Did you find anything abnormal before?"

"No."

"Do you know any of the robbers?"

"They were all wearing masks, I couldn't tell at all."

"Have you communicated with them?"

"Yes, they ordered me to open and close the gates of the bank, and made me open the door of the vault...

They threatened with guns, but I had no choice but to do so. "

"I can understand, you did the right thing." Luke reassured, and continued, "What did they take from the bank vault?"

"I don't know, they ordered me to open the door of the vault, put a mask on me, and I didn't dare to ask."

"How many vaults does the bank have?"

"Two, a vault where the bank keeps cash and a vault where customers keep their valuables."

"Both vault doors open?"

"Yes."

"How much cash is in the vault?"

"Probably more than fifteen million dollars."

"What about the bank's monitoring?"

"In the security room, but as soon as the robber came in, he smashed the camera with a gun, and then a robber entered the monitoring room. I don't know what happened next."

"Is there anything else about the robbers?"

"By the way, one of the robbers has a tattoo on his neck."

"What kind of tattoo?"

"It's hard to describe, I just saw part of it."

"Jenny, get him a pen and paper and let him draw it."

"Yes, sir."

Luke got up and went to the vault, which was the real target of the suspect.

The first vault is a vault used by the bank to store money. At this time, the money in the vault was scattered all over the place, but the iron shelf was empty. Obviously, most of the cash had been taken away by the robbers.

Luke touched the heavy vault door. If it wasn't for the bank manager to open it, it would probably be difficult to break open even with explosives.

Later, Luke entered the second vault, which was different from the previous one. The vault was lined with lockers, most of which were damaged and their contents were gone.

Anthony came over and said, "These lockers are for personal storage, and the bank manager can't open them. To be able to open so many lockers in a short period of time, there must be an expert among the robbers who is good at unlocking."

Luke said, "So, we also need to find an expert."

Anthony said, "You don't need to look for it, I can answer this question.

I've worked on quite a few bank robberies, specializing in safes of all kinds.

Bank lockers are all small safes. This safe is a CV8 electronic safe produced by Adari Company. The advantage of this small electronic safe is that it is easy to manage. If you enter wrong secrets continuously, an alarm will be triggered, and The door of the safe has thickened steel plate, which is difficult to pry open.

This kind of electronic safe usually has two locks, one is the main lock and the other is the auxiliary lock. The main lock is generally held by the bank, and the auxiliary lock is in the hands of the customer.

Under normal circumstances, a main lock, a secondary lock, and a password are required to open the safe.

Under special circumstances, after the electronic safe is powered off, as long as the key of the main lock is inserted and the emergency lock is forcibly turned with a screwdriver, the safe can be opened smoothly.

This kind of electronic safe will also trigger an alarm once the power is cut off, but it is not important to the robbers. "Anthony went to the wall, and there was a hole in the wall, and the wire buried in the wall had been broken.

Luke sighed softly, looking at the messy vault, "It seems that the robbers have reaped a lot this time."

Anthony looked at the opened locker, "These robbers must have stepped on it before.

And I don't just mean wandering the bank lobby, I'm talking about this locker vault.It is impossible for ordinary customers to come here. He should be a customer of a private locker, and there is a locker here that should belong to him. "

Luke said, "There are more than 100 lockers here, and it is not easy to check."

"Do you have any other great ideas?"

"You have more experience than me in handling bank robbery cases, so you have the final say." In a short period of time, it was difficult for Luke to think of a good direction for investigation.

The suspect was wearing a mask, gloves, and a voice changer, and destroyed the surveillance. Even if the technical team scratched the ground, it was difficult to find valuable clues.

"OK, then seal off the scene first, I'm going out to get some air." After Anthony finished speaking, he turned and walked out, walked to the door of the vault and asked, "Luke, do you want to come with me?"

"What are you going to do? There are reporters outside."

"That's right, just talk to those reporters."

"Come on, it's too late to hide from them, what's there to talk about."

"Luke, your thinking is wrong, even if you hide from them and say nothing, they will still report, and report what they want to report.

Many unprofessional journalists will mix in some negative news about law enforcement agencies for the sake of ratings.

Instead of this, it is better to directly disclose some news to them, news that is beneficial to us, the orientation of the media can affect the hearts of the people, and it can also affect people's attitudes towards law enforcement agencies, which indirectly determines the tolerance and funding of the higher authorities. "

"It seems that you are very experienced."

"Come on, let me teach you." Anthony greeted, and then strode out of the bank.

Luke also followed, but at a slightly further distance.

Anthony walked out of the cordon and was quickly surrounded by reporters, who came over with a "long gun and short gun".

Many reporters asked questions in one go, from various TV stations, and the scene was chaotic.

Anthony waved his hand, "Hey, don't be messy, I can't hear everything like you, talk one by one."

A black female reporter was the first to ask, "Detective Anthony, is this bank robbery being investigated by your FBI?"

"To be precise, the FBI is the main one, and the Los Angeles Police Department will also assist us."

Another white male reporter asked, "I heard that the robbers also took hostages. Have the hostages been rescued?"

"Yes, we have rescued the hostages. For us, there is nothing more important than rescuing the hostages."

"Is anyone injured or killed?"

"No, not a single one, we ensured the safety of the hostages, although it was difficult, but we did it."

A white female reporter asked, "Have you caught the robbers? How many are there?"

"There were five robbers in total. Considering the safety of the hostages, we did not arrest them in the bank, but we have figured out their modus operandi and traced their whereabouts."

Anthony turned his hands into fists, "Everything is under control."

"Do you think they'll do it again?"

"It's very possible, but the FBI will do its best to arrest them before committing crimes next time." Anthony glanced at his watch, "OK, let's talk about this for today, and I should violate the confidentiality regulations if I continue."

Anthony greeted the reporter and returned to the cordon. The reporters wanted to continue asking questions, but they were all stopped outside the cordon.

Anthony walked up to Luke and chuckled, "Man, what do you think of what I just said?"

Luke gave a thumbs up, "It's great, I really should learn from you."

His words come from the heart, and sometimes it is better to say well than to do well.

Take this bank robbery as an example, the FBI has actually been led by the nose, and did not take effective sanctions against the robbers. In the end, they could only watch them escape.

But it became another matter in Anthony's mouth, emphatically exaggerating the deeds of rescuing the hostages, and putting the focus of the news on rescuing the hostages. Although the insiders knew that the robbers had no intention of harming the hostages, the media did not know, and the citizens even No idea, they thought it was the FBI and LAPD.

After hearing what Anthony said just now, Luke almost regarded himself as the hero who rescued the hostages.

Although a bit shameless, but can get benefits.

　Ask for a monthly pass, ask for a monthly pass!

　　Thanks to the book friends for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)