97: The robbery incident that shocked the entire East China Sea and caused an uproar

"Mr. Gao, why are you at Xingsheng Bank?"

"Why would a robbery happen at Xingsheng Bank, and why did I have to encounter it? I'm truly miserable."

Lili's voice was as thin as a mosquito's buzz, her small hand still clutching Gao Ze's sleeve, showing no intention of letting go.

Gao Ze could also see the obvious surprise on Lili's face when she saw him, as well as a girl's resentment and grievance, making her look pitiable.

"I came to the bank to withdraw money. Why are you here?"

Gao Ze hadn't expected to meet Lili at Xingsheng Bank, but it wasn't strange for her to be there. Jiang Qianyu's bar was directly opposite Xingsheng Bank, less than 500 meters away.

"The bar's performance has been good recently, and a batch of dividends needs to be issued, so I came to Xingsheng Bank to withdraw money!"

"Mr. Gao, what should we do now?"

Seeing Gao Ze, Lili seemed to have found her anchor. Without drawing attention, her body kept moving closer to him, almost pressing against him.

"You want to live, right?"

Gao Ze sighed softly. An elite woman like Lili could display her charm and energy in many situations, but at this moment, she was an unstable factor.

It wasn't that he was worried about Lili exposing his identity.

Lili could earn a high salary and interact with so many wealthy people; her mind and methods were naturally extraordinary, and she wouldn't do something so foolish.

"What should I do?"

Lili nodded slightly, her eyes filled with intense longing.

"Not too foolish!"

Gao Ze nodded inwardly and whispered, "Stand quietly, don't pull my clothes. When I need you, do as I say."

"Right now, the robbers want to complete the robbery quietly and quickly. They won't shoot to kill, so stay calm!"

After speaking, Lili released her grip on Gao Ze's hand and moved away by half a body length.

Gao Ze looked at the middle-aged bearded robber who was holding the bank manager hostage. His plan had succeeded; by threatening them, he had made Lu Ling and the other tellers inside the bulletproof glass door turn off the security alarm.

Important places like banks have security alarms directly connected to the Police.

As soon as it's pressed, it will alert the Police.

"Monkey, Biaozi, the boss said for you guys to watch these people in the first-floor lobby. Old Mo and I will take this bank manager to the vault for the money!"

The bearded man, Sun Wenhai, who was holding the gun, had a miniature earpiece in his ear. He used the gun to push the bank manager and others towards the bank vault.

But just then, the robber Sun Wenhai's face changed drastically, and he suddenly fired a shot upwards!

Bang!

The deafening gunshot produced a terrifying sonic boom.

The robber Sun Wenhai's face was ferocious, his bronzed, mottled cheeks trembling. He pointed his gun at the hostages on the first floor: "Who among you is calling the Police? Are you f*cking trying to die?"

"Police!"

Hearing that word, the robbers on the first floor instantly changed their expressions.

Why had the Police arrived so quickly?

They had only been in the bank for three or four minutes, and outside, the Police were already sealing it off, completely exceeding their original plan.

"Old Sun, what exactly is going on? Why are the Police here?"

"Is the outside of the bank surrounded by the Police?"

"What should we do now?"

The few robbers chattered nervously, their expressions already showing panic.

Among the crowd, who had just been intimidated and were crouching on the ground with their heads in their hands facing the guns, some people's faces clearly showed surprise.

Lili looked at Gao Ze.

Gao Ze hadn't taken out his phone at all.

However, even though she hadn't seen him act, she believed that the Police's early arrival must be related to Gao Ze.

Because Gao Ze had asked her about banks on Chunhua Road that afternoon, and now he appeared in a bank being robbed. How could it be such a coincidence?

"How the f*ck would I know what's going on?"

"Just now, everyone was clearly under our control. No one took out their phones in front of us, and the bank's security alarm wasn't activated either."

"Besides, even if someone had called the Police just now, the fastest they could arrive would be seven or eight minutes. How could they be so fast?"

The middle-aged robber Sun Wenhai's face was filled with uncertainty and surprise, and his gun-holding hand wasn't as steady.

Because the incident was too bizarre.

The Police's speed in arriving and sealing off the area exceeded their expectations.

Unless there was an inside mole within their team who informed them of their actions in advance, even if someone had called the Police, they couldn't have arrived this quickly.

But the next second.

A voice came through Sun Wenhai's earpiece.

After listening for half a minute, Sun Wenhai instructed the first-floor robbers: "The boss has spoken! Collect all the hostages' phones on the first floor. If they don't hand them over, kill them!"

"Outside Xingsheng Bank, a large number of Police have already surrounded the area."

"Now, execute Plan B. I'll hold the bank manager hostage and go to the vault for money and gold bars. Biaozi, Monkey, you two guard the hostages here according to the original plan."

"Remember, the hostages are key to our escape. Don't kill anyone easily, or else the Police might assess our risk and resort to non-negotiation tactics."

"Hand over phones?"

Gao Ze frowned slightly at the sound.

His phone had not been turned off since he called Zhao Mingsheng.

The internal bank intelligence was crucial and absolutely could not be easily handed over, but not handing it over would lead to a conflict with the robbers.

Should he take out the four robbers in the first-floor bank lobby now?

The bearded middle-aged robber, along with another robber, had taken the bank manager hostage at gunpoint and gone to the bank vault.

Currently, there are four robbers in the bank's first-floor lobby.

Gao Ze speculated that other robbers might be distributed at the bank's first-floor back door, as well as on the bank's second, third, and fourth floors.

Judging from the earpiece the bearded middle-aged robber was wearing, it was clear that the robber leader was remotely directing him.

Should he act now?

If he were to act, he would have to quickly take down four robbers in a short amount of time.

And after firing, the gunshots would attract other robbers, leading to a gunfight.

How should he deal with the robber leader on other floors of the bank?

Gao Ze's mind raced. The robbers in the first-floor lobby had already started collecting hostages' phones one by one, searching meticulously from top to bottom.

At the same time.

Outside Xingsheng Bank.

The intersection had been completely sealed off, and a long cordon separated countless onlookers.

Hundreds of Police officers in uniform, armed with guns and shields, quickly took their positions.

Zhao Mingsheng, the first leader of the Municipal Bureau, had already arrived at the front line. In addition, there were Police from Huangpu District, Pudong District, and the nearest Jinghai District, as well as leaders from the Municipal Committee, who also came to the front line.

Such a massive Police presence sealed off Xingsheng Bank.

There was no need to guess; many people and passersby could figure out what was happening inside.

Xingsheng Bank was being robbed, and the Police had sealed it off and surrounded it.