The next morning, the sun was shining brightly and there was no cloud in the sky.
Television, the Internet, and newspapers were full of reports about the robbery of the Federal Bank of New York. Related social comments emerged one after another. In the blink of an eye, it has become the most raging craze in the world.
This is not an ordinary bank robbery. The amount of money robbed can be temporarily put aside. The most important thing is the meaning behind this incident, as well as the discussion that can be held around the world around this incident, and even the means.
That’s the real core point.
The Federal Reserve, a name familiar to most people
Official reports on the incident came quickly, with the New York City Police Department, city government, state government, military representatives, White House spokesperson and the president all releasing speeches within hours.
Eliminating most of the meaningless nonsense, the summary is roughly as follows:
First, this is a targeted and organized terrorist attack, intended to undermine the current world economic order. We will seize all members of the terrorist organization at all costs and give them due punishment. We also call on everyone to actively provide clues.
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Second, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is the largest Federal Reserve Bank and has the most stringent security measures in the world. No bank assets have been stolen;
Third, all four terrorists who entered the bank have been killed in the operation. We have grasped the clues of the organization behind them and will impose severe sanctions and crackdowns on them to firmly defend democracy and freedom.
So, when Hong Fei got up the next day and saw the report, he almost thought he had died last night.
Hong Fei didn’t understand why they were so impatient and kept lying to the whole world. Aren’t they afraid of their own counterattack? Or were they already a habitual liar, and dogs couldn’t change their habits?
People who have the same doubts as Hong Fei include Superman Clark Kent...
In Metropolis, Clark was sitting on the sofa, holding his girlfriend in his arms. He took off his glasses, his eyes were full of confusion under his deep eye sockets, and his brows were wrinkled together.
Louise's eyes never left the TV, so she didn't notice anything unusual about him. After watching it for a while, she said, "Are all the robbers dead?"
Hearing this, Clark came back from his thoughts. He reached out and stroked his girlfriend's hair, frowning and said, "I didn't see the robber last night."
"Huh? The police acted so fast?"
"Maybe, but I saw some special people serving government agencies."
"special?"
"Well, they are not ordinary people."
Louise is a reporter, so she should be very interested in these things, but what interests her most now is her man, and Superman has already given her a great degree of satisfaction for her curiosity about extraordinary people.
She leaned on Superman's left chest and put her palm against his right chest muscle, rubbing it unconsciously, and said: "This is not surprising. Although the government has been secretive, at least before you appeared, they must have known about some life forms.
It’s unusual. Of course, they won’t allow us to report on these things, and press freedom is not absolute.”
Superman looked at the TV screen, recalling what he saw and heard last night. After a moment of hesitation, he finally spoke: "They are lying."
"Um?"
"Many warehouses in the underground vault have been opened, and one of them is completely empty."
With a snap, Louise sat up directly, her eyes full of surprise and astonishment.
"Really? Empty? Do you know how much gold was stolen?"
Clark thought for a while, "There is indeed a vault that is empty, but I don't know if it has always been empty or if it was emptied by robbers."
Louise frowned tightly when she heard this. She bit her lower lip and thought for a long time, then shook her head in confusion: "I don't know how much gold is stored in the underground vault in New York, but the robbers shouldn't be able to take away a whole
The gold in the warehouse is the right one. They haven’t shown up since they entered the bank last night, and the police said they had killed each other.”
Clark shook his head sternly: "When I arrived last night, no police officers successfully entered the bank."
"Isn't there an official special team?"
"They have been staying on the top floor without taking any action. One of them was shot and injured..." Superman thought of the nano bombs he saw in the necks of those five guys last night, and his brows furrowed again: "I don't know the specific situation, but they
I did stay on the top floor."
Louise blinked quickly, obviously having a thought storm going on in her mind.
Clark continued: "Also, I have a feeling that the abnormalities in Metropolis last night may have something to do with the group of robbers."
Louise was stunned again: "Are you talking about the false alarm incident that lasted for a long time last night? It is the biggest local news in the metropolis."
Clark nodded.
"Why are they so... wait, they want you to stay in Metropolis and don't want you to go to New York?"
"I think so."
Louise said blankly: "But you have just arrived in Metropolis not long ago. How can they be sure that you are in Metropolis? Moreover, how did they make those fake calls to the police?"
Clark frowned.
He can do it. As long as his mind is connected to signals invisible to ordinary people, he can easily control the transmission of its contents.
But if the robbers can do it, the truth could be terrifying.
No, even now, the fact that the robbers can do this is already terrifying in itself.
Clark felt that the other party even knew his true identity.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Louise.
Facing Clark's gaze, Louise did not notice the worry deep in his eyes, but said excitedly: "So the official reports are all false, no one was killed, and there is a high possibility that the vault was indeed stolen.
Oh my God! This is the biggest news, and it’s the truth! But how did the robbers leave? Is there another exit from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York?"
"No, I've seen it. There are no other entrances and exits, and there hasn't been any damage underground."
"Then how did they leave? And most likely with a large amount of gold?"
"I don't know, Louise, I haven't figured it out yet."
The two discussed for a long time. Louise's peripheral vision once again caught a glimpse of the president giving a public speech on the TV. She seemed to have thought of something, and she quickly became discouraged.
"Alas, Clark, our discussion is meaningless. Because the official will not allow us to announce the truth to the outside world. It will definitely be a huge blow to the government and even cause economic turmoil around the world. The consequences are so serious that even newspapers
We dare not report such truth, not to mention we have no way to prove it."
Clark, who had worked in the newspaper for a while, also nodded, but he obviously had other ideas.
"Louise, with the ability of the robbers, they should not only act for gold. So assuming that the robbers see these overwhelming reports, is it possible that they will launch a counterattack against these reports?"
Hearing this, Louise was startled.
After a while, she said in surprise: "If your hypothesis becomes reality, then the government will be in big trouble."
Clark nodded, "Maybe I can wait for them and then find them based on clues."
Louise nodded, lay sideways in Clark's arms, and whispered: "Then you should also pay attention to safety."
"I will."
…
New York.
Hong Fei can testify that Clark's hypothesis is not made out of nothing, but is very reasonable. He is really not all about gold, and he will definitely not let go of any slap in the face against the US government.
"Sir, the video is ready."
"Hmm, let's contact Ms. Amanda first. Although she has no conscience, at least she is not a complete idiot."
"OK."
Arthur helps to connect, so there is no need to worry about safety.
Washington.
As soon as Amanda got off the plane, she met with everyone from Task Force X at the headquarters of her agency.
She showed her thunderous rage to everyone. The fundamental reason was that Task Force X did not achieve anything at all last night, and due to signal shielding, since Task Force
The connection and control of the entire team not only meant that she could not assign tasks, but also meant that she could not even detonate the nano bombs in these people last night.
Therefore, last night in Louisiana, although she was as calm as an old dog on the outside, she was already panicking inside.
This is the first official external action, and such omissions are simply unforgivable.
Therefore, her anger was half true and half false. The false part was just to test whether these people discovered the nano bomb last night.
Judging from their silent appearance and various micro-expressions of being angry but not refuting, it should be no.
Amanda secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After scolding and cursing for more than ten minutes, Amanda asked with a cold face: "Tell me, why did you fail last night?"
Bloodsport ignored him.
Her face turned even darker: "Dubois!"
"Um?"
"Why did it fail?"
"Hmph, I also want to know why we failed, why five of us couldn't defeat two people. Should you reflect on what you put into this team? One sent his hands out to be chopped, and the other
A monster whose neck was twisted three times in front of us, and another who couldn't pull out a javelin for a long time after throwing it."
Amanda's eyes twitched slightly: "Dibois! I'm asking you now!"
Bloodsport spread his hands in a very bachelor manner: "I've already given you the answer, you can't beat him."
"This is no reason!"
"Why not?"
"Don't forget, your nickname is Suicide Squad."
"You mean we should commit suicide immediately after we are defeated without any counterattack?"
"You know that's not what I meant, Dubois, are you provoking me with your current behavior?" Following Amanda's words, the subordinate standing next to her immediately opened the box to expose the nano bomb.
At this time, Javelin, who was standing alone, seemed to suddenly wake up. He said with a stunned look on his face: "Wait, I understand, it means that besides us, there was another team in action last night?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at him one after another.
"Why, did I make a mistake?" Javelin raised his eyebrows, took a few steps forward and said, "Ms. Amanda, I respect you very much, but you don't respect me."
Amanda looked at him coldly: "Go back."
Javelin continued: "I'll back off, but I need an explanation. Why were there two teams last night and we didn't know anything about it, poor Broken Arm is really Broken Arm now, Weasel... well
That disgusting guy should have died long ago, I just learned that it actually ate more than 20 children."
"For the last time, go back!"
"No problem, of course I can go back, but you need to explain to me why..."
Bang!
There was a crisp sound.
The Javelin's head, which had been chattering just now, suddenly exploded like a watermelon, all kinds of filth splattered out, and the headless body soon fell to the ground with a plop.
The soldiers came forward and dragged the body away. Amanda took the handkerchief and wiped the blood from her face expressionlessly.
Bloodsport and the others frowned and their pupils trembled.
Amanda turned around and reached out to open the nano bomb control device on the amputated arm. After pressing it for two seconds, she turned around and said, "You are the only one left now."
The two sides faced each other in silence for a moment, then Amanda said again: "I need a complete report on what happened last night. Don't make me wait until twelve o'clock in the evening."
After that, she turned around and walked away, leaving the five of them in silence.
Back in the office, Amanda immediately took off her blood-stained coat. Just as she sat down and breathed a sigh of relief, a video conversation suddenly popped up on her computer.
The picture in the video was pitch black, and a mechanical sound came out immediately through the speaker.
"Ms. Amanda, your face looks a little dark?"
Amanda immediately sat up straight, eyes wide open, and her face instantly turned darker.
"Oh, I'm sorry, you're black. I mean, your face doesn't look very good?"
Amanda looked at the computer carefully and did not see any abnormal warnings from the firewall. She thought quickly in her mind and said, "Who are you?"
"Your team just met with me last night."
Instantly, Amanda's eyes flashed and her brows furrowed tightly: "Did you do it?"
"That's right. Your team impressed me deeply last night, so I thought maybe I could make a deal with you."
Amanda immediately snorted heavily: "Humph! The government will not make deals with any terrorists."
Without hesitation, the other party immediately said: "Oh, okay, goodbye."
As soon as he finished speaking, the video call was closed instantly, and the computer screen was normal, with no abnormality visible at all, as if the call just now was just fantasy and gibbering.
Amanda was stunned for a long time and did not recover.
A minute later, in Times Square, New York, a golden video attracted everyone's attention.
Three minutes later, the video spread around the world.
The government agencies were instantly in chaos, and Amanda's phone was immediately flooded with calls.