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Chapter 56 The Vanishing Safe
Early in the morning, Xiaoman was awakened by a series of hasty knocks on the door.

Xiaoman, who was finally able to sleep peacefully without tossing about the door, felt the urge to rush out and tie the person outside the door to the beam as a sandbag and beat him up for this kind of behavior.But when Xiaoman really opened the door and saw Luo Fei in an exquisite three-piece suit, his sleepy eyes doubled again, and light shone faintly.

"what's up?"

Luo Fei spread five fingers and said to Xiaoman excitedly: "You have 5 minutes to wash your face and change clothes. I'll wait for you downstairs. It's not too late."

Luo Fei turned around and left after speaking.

Xiaoman rubbed her eyes, was stunned for a moment, then leaned on the door and asked, "Where are you going?"

Luo Fei shook his cane: "Crime scene."

"Ah?" Xiaoman looked surprised. Did the case ten years ago have a turning point?

When Xiaoman hurriedly got into the taxi, Luo Fei, who had already waited impatiently, complained: "I told you 5 minutes, but you took 30 seconds longer."

"I'm sorry, Inspector Luo Fei." Xiao Man said sarcastically, and then imitated Luo Fei and closed her eyes first.

Luo Fei was taken aback, and turned to the driver and said, "Master, go to Huiqi Bank."

Half an hour later, the two walked into the lobby of Huiqi Bank.Xiaoman yawned and asked, "What are you doing at the bank?"

"Don't you want to know the details of the diamond case, so give full play to your imagination." Luo Fei said, pointing to the bank gate behind him, "One day ten years ago, before Huiqi Bank closed, it opened from here. Two people came in through the door, one is Charlie Jin, the comprador of Licha Foreign Firm, and the other is Zhao Datong, the manager of the foreign firm who accompanied him..."

"Do you want to reenact the scene from the perspective of the person involved?" Xiaoman seemed to understand the purpose of Luo Fei bringing her here.

"Jin Charlie is holding a security lockbox imported from the United States, and the box contains priceless diamonds..." Luo Fei raised his hand and made a gesture of picking up the box, "Now I am Jin Charlie, and you are Zhao Datong, let’s repeat what happened at that time to see where the problem lies.”

The two talked and came to the counter.

The manager greeted him with a smile: "You two, what do you need?"

"I want to rent a safe." Luo Fei pretended to be flustered, while Xiao Man lowered his head and chuckled.

"Okay, how long do you want to rent?" the manager said, took a pen, and began to register very professionally.

Luo Fei raised his index finger: "One day."

The manager looked at Luo Fei in surprise: "One day?"

"Can you?" Luo Fei said eagerly.

"Of course..." The manager was startled, nodded quickly, and pushed the registration book in front of Luo Fei, "Yes, please register here and pay."

Afterwards, Luo Fei paid and signed according to the regulations.After completing the formalities, the manager showed them a large square plate with more than a dozen number plates hanging on it.

The manager stretched out his hand and glanced at the number plates one by one: "This is a safe that is currently vacant. Please choose a number."

Luo Fei looked at the number plates, stretched out his hand halfway and then stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong?" Xiaoman asked in a low voice.

Luo Fei turned his head and said to Xiaoman very seriously: "You are my most trusted subordinate Zhao Datong, but I didn't know that you were actually an insider, and" Luo Fei said, pointing to the opposite Manager, "You've conspired with him."

The manager looked surprised: "I'm sorry, sir, what did you say?"

Xiaoman immediately smiled awkwardly at the manager, then pointed to his head: "It's nothing, his head is a little..."

"Oh—." The manager nodded suspiciously, and said nothing more.

"If you want me to pick a specific number, what will you do?" Luo Fei asked Xiaoman suddenly.

Xiaoman thought for a while, then pointed to a number on the plate and said, "101, the arson case is the 101st case you have handled."

Luo Fei picked up the No. 101 card and raised the corner of his mouth: "Very good, you used my personal characteristics to successfully induce me, and Charlie Jin is very superstitious, and Zhao Datong can also induce him."

Xiaoman looked at the key, thought for a moment, then shook his head: "What if Jin Charlie didn't choose the predetermined number?"

"If the plan is suspended, no one will lose." Luo Fei said lightly.

At this time, the manager who was listening at the side in a daze came out of the counter with a dry smile: "Sir, have you made your choice? Then please follow me."

So next, the manager took Luo Fei and Xiao Man to the basement.The dark corridor was long and quiet, only the footsteps of the three people echoed for a long time.Xiaoman walked among them, looking at the closed vault doors one after another, feeling inexplicably suffocated and cold.

At this time, the manager stopped in front of a safe according to the number on the key plate.He used the key and code to open the heavy door of the bank vault, and then led Luo Fei and Xiaoman inside.

Finally, the manager handed the envelope to Luo Fei: "Sir, here is the key and password of the safe. You can reset the password after you deposit the items. If you don't know how to set it, I can teach you..."

"No need." Luo Fei hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt the manager, then pointed to the safe in front of him and said, "I have been researching this model of safe for ten years."

Luo Fei then introduced to Xiaoman: "The special safe made by the Krupp company in Germany is equipped with the world's most advanced anti-theft device. So far no one has been able to pry it open in a non-violent way."

"Our bank's safe is the safest, sir, you can rest assured." The manager's tone was firm and confident.

"I'm very relieved, because according to my experience, even violence is useless!" Luo Fei slapped the safe door a few times as if venting his anger.

The manager gave him a surprised look, then grinned: "You have 10 minutes, I'll wait for you outside."

After the manager left, Luo Fei couldn't wait to open the envelope, then erected the envelope and shook it quickly, pouring a key and a piece of paper into the palm of his hand.Xiaoman saw three two-digit numbers written on the paper.

"Wang Jifu brought Jin Charlie and Zhao Datong to the vault, and handed Jin Charlie a sealed envelope, which contained the only key and a series of passwords for No. 168 safe." Luo Fei said, spreading the note in his hand. Show Xiaoman.

"If the number 168 is prepared in advance, then Wang Jifu can secretly open the envelope in advance and secretly assign a key!" After Xiaoman finished speaking, she looked at Luo Fei suspiciously.

Luo Fei shook his head: "But he knew that the initial password was useless. After depositing the password box in his hand, Charlie Jin used the switch behind the safe door to reset a new string of passwords that only he knew."

Xiaoman nodded in agreement, thought for a while and then asked: "Then can Wang Jifu and Zhao Datong peek at the password he set?"

"According to the regulations, the bank manager must evade when the customer sets the password, and he also confirmed that Wang Jifu was not present in the deposit Charlie's transcript. As for Zhao Datong..." Luo Fei said, suddenly put Xiaoman's shoulders and said, "You back The last three steps."

Xiaoman looked at Luo Fei and took a few steps back in confusion.

"Charlie Jin's record confirmed that he was a few steps away, facing him." Luo Fei said as he pressed the initial password to open the safe, and then began to reset the password behind the safe, "You can see that I set password?"

Xiao Man standing behind Luo Fei shook her head helplessly.

Luo Fei immediately turned around: "So, it's useless to know the original password of the safe. No one knows what the password Charlie Kim set himself is."

Luo Fei closed the door of the safe with his hands behind his back, and said slowly: "The last step, Charlie Jin put the portable combination box containing diamonds into the safe, and then he pressed the alarm switch on the combination box."

"What alarm switch?" Xiaoman asked puzzled.

"Jin Charlie's portable lockbox is imported from the United States and is equipped with the most advanced alarm device. Once the alarm switch is pressed, a mercury switch in the box will start to work. At this time, any slight vibration will trigger the mercury switch. Make a sharp alarm sound." Luo Fei said, and closed the outer safe again, and continued, "Then, Charlie Jin locked the safe and left the bank; the next morning, the manager Wang Jifu came to work in the bank, According to regulations, he first used the code and key to open the safe for routine inspection, and at this time he found that Charlie Jin's No. 168 safe was open, and the safe was empty." Luo Fei opened the safe again, and turned to Xiaoman. Spread your hands.

"So, Wang Jifu rang the alarm." Luo Fei pointed to the alarm bell beside him with his cane, "All the entrances and exits of the bank were blocked on the spot, and the bank security and police officers arrived at the first time, and no one left the bank. , Wang Jifu did not leave the safe, and the police searched all the people present, but found no diamonds."

"Maybe the thief is hiding in the vault?" Xiaoman leaned on her chin and said.

"Do you think there is room here to hide another person?" Luo Fei pointed to the four walls of the vault.

"What about the ventilation duct?" Xiaoman asked again.

Luo Fei waved his cane and pointed at the ceiling: "The ventilation ducts are designed so small that even mice can't get in. I have searched every corner of the bank from the office to the toilet, and found nothing. The password box containing the diamonds is just like that. The vault is gone."

"Theft from the secret room!" Xiaoman blurted out.

Luo Fei nodded: "Yes, the diamond disappeared in the most unbreakable secret room. This case has become a mystery, and I have never figured out the thief's modus operandi."

Xiaoman followed her train of thought and continued to try to speculate: "Could it be that Charlie Jin accidentally revealed the password, such as being drunk..."

"Impossible." Luo Fei immediately shook his head, "Jin Charlie is very low-key and cautious. He went home directly after leaving the bank that day. The next day was Sunday. He stayed at home to rest and did not go out until Monday morning. He has not been in contact with other people, nor has he been to other venues."

Xiaoman frowned, hugged her shoulders and sighed: "According to this, there is no loophole in the whole process."

"You have forgotten the first essentials of a detective, don't jump to conclusions."

Xiaoman was taken aback: "Did I miss any link just now?"

"Come and take a look." Luo Fei waved to Xiaoman, then opened the safe door and let Xiaoman look behind the safe.

Xiaoman then poked her head into the safe, carefully observing the safe: "What are you looking at?"

"The German Krupp safe, the safest safe in the world, is like a steel fortress after being locked. The back is fragile and the lock cylinder can be easily removed."

Xiaoman retracted her head and stared: "Nonsense, the safe is open, of course it's not safe."

Luo Fei also gave Xiaoman a blank look: "But in the bank's security process, there is a step that is carried out with the safe open..."

"Resetting the password of the safe?" Xiaoman said with bright eyes.

Luo Fei nodded: "Finally, I'm enlightened."

"So what? Kim Charlie changed the password alone." Xiaoman sighed.

"So we need a professional engineer to appear next, remember that Fang Libin?" Luo Fei said and knocked on the safe door lightly, "As an engineer of a security machinery factory, he is proficient in all safes on the market. Structure, with his technology, can completely replace the lock cylinder of No. 168 safe.”

After listening to Luo Fei's words, Xiaoman nodded, then shook his head again, as if he still couldn't figure out something: "How to change, the vault is not your home, come and leave as soon as you say."

"Of course someone will help him." Luo Fei looked at Xiaoman expectantly as he spoke.

Xiaoman immediately thought of another person among the four dead: "The security guard of the bank, Zheng Yuan! So the night before..."

"That's right." Luo Fei smiled slightly, "Fang Libin secretly hid in Wang Jifu's office when the bank was off work. At night, when he came out of the office at the scheduled time, he used the password and key provided by Wang Jifu to open the safe..."

Xiaoman, who understood in an instant when he heard this, followed up Luo Fei's words and continued: "At this time, the security guard Zheng Yuan is on duty, and the bank security guards come every half an hour. As long as they collude, Fang Libin will have half an hour's time." The time is enough to replace the original lock cylinder of the 168 safe with his own special fake lock cylinder."

"After Fang Libin changed the lock, he went back to the manager's office to hide. The next day when the bank opened, he could blend in with the crowd and leave without hesitation." Luo Fei pointed to the bank hall above his head with his cane.

"But, what's the use of changing a fake lock cylinder?" Xiaoman couldn't help asking strangely.

Luo Fei nodded firmly: "Of course it works. No matter what the password Charlie Jin reset is, this fake lock cylinder can be opened with the original password. Charlie Jin has never used a Kluber safe, nor has he seen any What does the original lock cylinder look like, so there is no doubt about it, and I fell into the trap."

After hearing Luo Fei's explanation, Xiaoman clapped her hands suddenly: "Ah, I see, as long as Wang Jifu enters the safe at night, he can easily open the safe with the original code and take away the diamonds."

"Why are you as anxious as a thief." Luo Fei shook his head lightly, "You forgot the last line of defense so quickly - the alarm device of the lockbox."

"Can't the alarm be turned off?" Xiaoman asked.

Luo Fei said firmly: "No, once the alarm switch on the lockbox is pressed, it can only be turned off by entering the unique password."

"Can't Fang Libin crack it?" Xiaoman asked again.

Luo Fei continued to shake his head: "No, the blueprint of the alarm is manufactured in the United States, and it is highly confidential. It is impossible for Fang Libin to obtain it."

"So except for Charlie Kim himself, it is impossible for anyone to take away the diamond." Xiaoman said with some disappointment.

"Even Charlie Jin himself must trigger the alarm before entering the password to close it." After Luo Fei finished speaking, he lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

"According to this, this secret room theft cannot be established anyway."

Luo Fei kept stroking the beard on his chin, looking a little anxious: "Yeah, every time I push it here, I can't push it, my mind seems to be blocked by a mess..."

At this time, the manager came in suddenly, pointed to the clock on the wall and said to the two, "Sorry, you two, it's time."

"Okay, let's go..."

Luo Fei nodded, just about to turn around and walk out, when he stopped suddenly and stared at the clock in a daze.

Seeing this, Xiaoman immediately shook Luo Fei's arm: "What's wrong?"

A few seconds later, Luo Fei, who was in a daze, suddenly grabbed Xiaoman's hand with his backhand, and shouted almost ecstatically: "Time! He is so right, why am I so stupid, I should have thought of it a long time ago." Well, the key to the case is time, hahahaha!"

After Luo Fei finished speaking, he let go of Xiao Man in a hurry, and hugged the manager beside him excitedly.

The bank manager was taken aback immediately, and looked at Xiaoman in a panic.Xiaoman had no choice but to pull Luo Fei away, handed the key back to the manager, and said, "I'll take him to see a doctor right away." Then he pulled Luo Fei away quickly.

The two walked out of the bank, Luo Fei threw off Xiao Man and jumped into a rickshaw.

"Hey, where are we going next?" Xiaoman asked excitedly.

"Go home and sleep." Luo Fei leaned on the seat and closed his eyes.

Xiaoman also got into the car immediately, and pinched Luo Fei: "You haven't told me what you wanted to understand just now? Don't sleep, you wake me up, wake me up early in the morning, and now hook up again." My curiosity was aroused, and there is no way to sleep by myself at this time! Wake up for me."

"I haven't slept much these days, I'll just sleep for 10 minutes and then I'll tell you"

"no."

A noisy rickshaw sped along Jiujiang Road towards Sullivan's mansion.At this time, a person in a black car parked on the side of the road was staring at the rickshaw, holding a piece of exquisitely carved pale yellow jade pendant tightly in his hand.

(End of this chapter)