150: The main dishes are served

After arriving in front of the Neon National Bank, Qin Gang poured some protective gear and weapons out of his storage ring. The three of them changed their equipment in the car, and then, holding assault rifles, they stepped out.

The reason they took guns was that firearms were far more intimidating to ordinary people than cold weapons like knives and daggers, or even bare hands.

A few security guards in front of the Neon National Bank were chatting when they suddenly saw three fully armed strangers appearing before them. The guards were momentarily dazed, wondering if it was some kind of cosplay. It wasn't surprising they thought so; as a developed country, Neon's urban security was quite good. Furthermore, in modern society with advanced surveillance, very few people were desperate enough to rob a bank. After all, you might have the life to steal it, but you wouldn't have the life to spend it.

But in the next second, several bullets erupted from Qin Gang's muzzle, striking the guards right between the eyebrows.

Ignoring the fallen guards, the three of them strode directly into the bank lobby.

By now, some bank staff had witnessed the scene and began to let out ear-piercing screams, shouting about murder. Those who hadn't seen it were dazed for a few seconds, but upon discovering the guards' corpses, they also fell into a panic, screaming and running around as if that were the only way to vent their inner terror.

Seeing the chaos upon entering the bank, Li Huaishan frowned. He raised his rifle and fired a burst into the frantic crowd; several unlucky souls were hit and collapsed to the ground on the spot.

Then, Qin Gang took out a megaphone, connected one end to his smart smartwatch, and spoke: "Everyone, put your hands behind your heads and squat by the wall. Otherwise, die!"

After Qin Gang finished speaking, Xiao Jiu translated his words into Neon and broadcasted them loudly through the megaphone.

Qin Gang's words caused everyone in the bank to freeze, but they quickly regained their senses and scrambled to follow his instructions. One by one, they squatted honestly by the wall with their hands behind their heads, not even daring to breathe loudly for fear of angering these killing gods and following in the footsteps of those unlucky people.

Seeing that the bystanders were under control, Qin Gang grabbed a staff member in a bank uniform and asked, "Where is your president? Which one is he?"

Facing the dark muzzle of the gun, the bank employee didn't hesitate to sell out his leader, pointing a trembling hand toward the elevator: "The president is... he's in his office upstairs!"

Qin Gang exchanged a glance with Li Huaishan, who nodded. Qin Gang turned back and gave the bank employee a shove: "Lead the way!"

The bank employee didn't dare refuse and obediently walked ahead, though he limped slightly as his legs were weak.

As Qin Gang went upstairs, Fourth-level Death Warrior followed him.

Before long, Fourth-level Death Warrior and Qin Gang escorted a group of people down the stairs. Among them, an old man in a suit wearing gold-rimmed glasses was kept behind, while the rest were driven to the wall to squat.

"This is the bank's President, Ikegawa Kazuo," Qin Gang said, pointing at the old man.

"Mm. Does he know the vault code?" Li Huaishan asked.

"This old fellow wasn't honest at first and claimed he didn't know. After two slaps, he knew everything, haha," Qin Gang laughed.

"Alright then, take him to the vault. Leave this side to the two of us," Li Huaishan replied.

While Qin Gang was upstairs capturing Ikegawa Kazuo, the president had already learned of the situation in the lobby and decisively pressed the alarm connected to the Metropolitan Police Department. Therefore, in just a few minutes, the headquarters of the Neon National Bank was surrounded by a large number of armed Police Officers.

Li Huaishan and the others didn't care at all. With their strength, it would be simple to handle this perfectly. Ikegawa Kazuo pressing the alarm was within their expectations; to put it bluntly, they had allowed it to happen on purpose.

Outside, Fujita Yu, the Superintendent General of the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department, was looking at the bank's main entrance with a face full of cold sweat, constantly directing his subordinates to surround the bank completely.

Fujita Yu felt that he had been possessed by the God of Misfortune over the past two days. First, the Yasukuni Shrine, the spiritual pillar of the nation, was attacked and blown up for no apparent reason, costing many Police Officers their lives. And now, someone actually dared to rob the national bank in broad daylight. No, were criminals these days really this insane? The national bank was located in the most prosperous area of Kyoto, Neon. Even if the robbery succeeded, how could they possibly escape?

Fujita Yu didn't know what kind of logic the criminals were following. However, as the highest-ranking official of the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department, he had already been singled out and criticized by the Prime Minister because of the Yasukuni Shrine incident. If today's event wasn't handled well, he feared he would lose his position.

Therefore, Fujita Yu exercised his maximum authority today, mobilizing the entire Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department, including both riot Police Officers and Special Warfare Police Officers, with the goal of arresting or executing all the criminals inside the bank.

Inside the bank, in the underground vault, under Qin Gang's 'violent negotiations,' Ikegawa Kazuo finally made the right choice and entered the vault code.

When the vault was opened, even Qin Gang, who didn't care much for material things, couldn't help but lose himself for a few seconds at the sight. Today, he finally learned what a mountain of gold and a sea of money meant.

This underground vault was enormous. With Qin Gang's eyesight, he couldn't see the end of it at a glance. It was about forty to fifty meters wide, and every space in the vault was filled with mountains of cash.

"Sir, the National Bank's vault is the largest in Neon. There is a total of 100 trillion yen in cash reserves, 170 billion US dollars in reserves, and 630 tons of gold reserves here. Now you can take as much as you want. As long as you can carry it away, it's all yours!" Ikegawa Kazuo noticed Qin Gang's momentary daze and spoke. Though his words were respectful, the underlying mockery was self-evident.

In fact, it was true. The vault was full of cash, and not even mentioning the gold, paper money had weight. Taking US dollars as an example, a hundred-dollar bill weighs 1.05 grams; one million dollars is ten kilograms, and ten million dollars is one hundred kilograms. An ordinary person, driven by the motivation of money, could at most carry ten million dollars. In Ikegawa Kazuo's view, the three of them could at most take a few tens of millions of dollars or a few hundred pounds of gold. For the entire vault, it was just a drop in the bucket. This was why he had given up the code so easily.

Ikegawa Kazuo's mockery was essentially: Buddy, I've opened the door for you, but unfortunately, even if I give it to you, you can't take it away.

Qin Gang naturally understood Ikegawa Kazuo's implication, but he only smiled faintly. He grabbed Ikegawa Kazuo by the collar and dragged him to a mountain of US dollars. Then, under Ikegawa Kazuo's shocked and incredulous gaze, he merely touched the mountain of money lightly, and it instantly disappeared from the spot.

"This is impossible!! Are you a devil?!" After freezing for a few seconds, Ikegawa Kazuo screamed in terror. The scene just now had violently overturned the worldview he had held for decades!

"Heh!" Qin Gang revealed his white teeth in a contemptuous smile and added, "You will never know how this works."

Then, Qin Gang's right hand clamped onto Ikegawa Kazuo's neck like lightning. With just a slight application of force and a crisp snap, Ikegawa Kazuo's eyes bulged, and he stopped breathing.