MTL - The System is One Year Ahead of Schedule, But It’s Not the End of the World Yet!-Chapter 138 The collapsed president! (triple)

 Chapter 138 The collapsed president! (triple)

 The news spread rapidly within the bank like wildfire.

The employees were whispering to each other, and for a while there was a lot of discussion, and panic and uneasiness surged like an undercurrent.

In the corridor of the bank, the footsteps were quick and messy, as if everyone was running to their respective posts, trying to find some order in the sudden chaos.

 Due to the order from above, the entire bank is now closed and no one can leave easily.

Amid the commotion, the door to the bank president’s office was closed.

The president sat at his desk, his hands clenched into fists, and his eyes showed unprecedented severity.

His assistant was pacing back and forth anxiously, looking out the door from time to time, as if waiting for some important news.

“President, everyone has been temporarily locked up in the bank. What should we do next?” The assistant finally couldn’t help but speak and broke the silence.

The president took a deep breath and slowly raised his head, his eyes flashing with determination: "Regardless of whether there is a spy or not, an emergency meeting should be held immediately to notify all senior management and heads of relevant departments that we must come up with a plan immediately. Response plan.”

 The assistant nodded and immediately turned around to arrange the meeting.

The president closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and his thoughts were racing.

He knows that this vault theft is not only a major blow to the bank, but also a severe test of his personal ability and leadership. He must make decisions quickly, stabilize people's hearts, recover the stolen gold, and find out what's behind the scenes. Black hands.

 Soon, an emergency meeting was held in the bank's conference room.

·The senior bank officials and heads of relevant departments arrived one after another, their faces full of tension and worry. The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn, and there was an indescribable sense of depression in the air.

Everyone looks at others with the look of a mole.

 The president spoke first, his voice low and powerful: "Everyone, our bank has had an unprecedented vault theft. This is the most serious security breach in the history of our bank, and it is also a severe test for all of us.

 We must unite to quickly find out the truth, recover the stolen gold, and punish them severely!

If you find any unusual information about anyone or anything recently, please report it immediately. Once the information is useful, you will be rewarded heavily. "

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of whispers in the conference room.

 Some people were whispering about the seriousness of the incident, while others were speculating on the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.

The president frowned. He knew that in order to stabilize people's hearts, he must first give everyone a clear direction and confidence.

"I have just ordered a joint investigation team to be set up to conduct an in-depth investigation into this incident." The president continued, "Everyone stay calm, perform their duties, and do their jobs well. We will definitely get through this. Difficulties!

If... I mean, if any of you know any information about this gold theft, you can come to me. Even if you are a participant in this incident, as long as you abandon the secret and turn to the light, I can not only give you 100 million A heavy financial reward can also exempt you from all criminal liability. You only need to tell me all the details of this gold theft. "

His voice gradually fell, and the conference room also returned to silence for a moment.

The president looked around, looking at everyone with eyes as sharp as a hawk, so that even those who were innocent did not dare to look at him.

 Afraid of being misunderstood as a thief.

After the president finished speaking, the heads of each department spoke one after another, reporting on their respective departments’ investigation arrangements and summarized response plans.

 They said they would fully cooperate with the investigation team and find out the truth as soon as possible.

In such a bizarre golden theft, everyone knows that the chances of ghosts in this incident are almost 99 %, otherwise no one can easily stole all the golden blocks in the golden soup vault in just a few minutes.

 Listening to the report, the president nodded and recorded some important information from time to time.

 After the meeting, he returned to his office with a tired look.

Sitting at his desk, thinking for a moment, the president rubbed his temples, picked up the phone and dialed a number: "Hello, is this Locke?

 I'm sorry, I have some urgent matters that I need to ask you, a veteran, to take action on. Can you come to my office? I have important matters to discuss with you.

Hmm...the sooner the better. "

A steady voice came from the other end of the phone: "Okay, President, I'll be there soon."

　　The president hung up the phone, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. He knew that the road ahead was still long and difficult, but he was ready and he would personally direct the battle until victory.

 Shortly afterwards, Locke came to the governor's office.

The moment Locke walked into the governor's office, the atmosphere in the entire room seemed to become more calm and majestic because of his arrival.

 He is tall and straight. Although he has entered old age, he still maintains a good posture.

Short silver-white hair is neatly combed back, revealing a full and broad forehead. Under two thick eyebrows is a pair of deep and sharp eyes, which seem to be able to see into people's hearts and see through all lies and disguises.

His face is engraved with the traces of time, with ravines and crisscrosses, but every wrinkle tells his wisdom and experience. His nose is high and straight, with a thin but firm lip underneath, revealing unquestionable determination. His jawline was chiseled, giving him an air of indestructibility.

 He ​​wore a dark suit with a white shirt and dark tie. His suit was straight and without a trace of wrinkles, showing his rigorous living habits and extreme pursuit of details.

His steps into the room were steady and powerful, each step revealing steady confidence and calmness.

He is an experienced security and criminal investigation expert. He has served as the head of security in many large financial institutions and has also helped the police solve many bank robberies. Although he is now retired, his rich experience has enabled him to Still a sharp sword.

 The president has placed high hopes on him, hoping that he can help him get through this crisis.

"Locke, you must have known about what happened on your way here. You can't hide such a big thing." The president said straight to the point, "I hope you can join our investigation team. Help us find out the truth, you can take a look at the details we have sorted out."

After reading all the details handed over by the president, Locke's deep and sharp eyes immediately flashed with excitement. When he came, he only heard that the vault had been stolen, but he never thought that it had been emptied.

 This is a bizarre case that he has never encountered in all his years of work. For him, an experienced security and criminal investigation expert, this is undoubtedly a new challenge.

Lock nodded, with a meaningful smile on his face. He could feel the complexity and difficulty hidden behind this case, which was exactly what he was pursuing.

 He likes challenges, likes to solve mysteries, and likes to bring criminals to justice. This case undoubtedly met all his expectations.

"This is a very interesting case." Locke smiled with great interest, "Mr. President, please don't worry, I will do my best."

His voice was firm and powerful, as if he had already seen himself standing at the scene of the crime, carefully searching for clues and gradually solving the mystery. However, he could also see from the contents of the documents in front of him that this case would not be solved so easily.

 Locke's attitude made the president feel some relief and peace of mind.

 He knows that Locke is a trustworthy person, and his experience and wisdom will become the most valuable assets of the investigation team.

With Locke joining the bank, the president believes they will be able to survive this crisis and regain the bank's credibility and dignity.

The president patted Locke on the shoulder: "I feel relieved with your words. You should report to the investigation team immediately. I believe they will need your help very much."

After hearing this, Locke immediately turned around and left impatiently. He wanted to go to the stolen vault to see for himself immediately.

 After Locke left, the president immediately began to contact the Bird Country government. It was now necessary to immediately strengthen border and customs monitoring to prevent stolen gold nuggets from being transported out of the country.

 At the same time, he also had to find ways to control media public opinion. This was the part that caused him the most trouble, and he also had a huge headache for a while.

At this time, flashlights flashed frequently on the street outside the bank, and journalists gathered in front of the bank gate like sharks smelling blood.

They held up microphones and faced the camera to report in real time the treasury theft that shocked the world.

“Viewers, where I am now is in front of the Bird Federal Reserve Bank, which is known as the safest underground vault in the world, but there are still vault thefts.

It can be seen that the atmosphere at the scene is still very tense. All the entrances and exits of the bank have been completely sealed. The bank is now in a state where you can only enter but not exit. No one inside can get out. There are a large number of staff nearby. Investigation work was carried out, and I heard that the most professional and top-notch investigation team has also stationed in the bank to launch a comprehensive investigation into this incident.

 As for the specific situation inside, please stay tuned to this station. We will report the whole process in real time..." A reporter stood in the crowd and relayed the situation at the scene in real time.

The first sentence of his opening remarks was very murderous, and he also specifically emphasized the matter of the world's most secure underground vault.

There is no doubt that this gimmick is a big one, but it is also the most heart-wrenching thing to say.

In the news report, in addition to describing in detail the shocking situation of the vault being stolen, some so-called "inside sources" were also specially arranged to be interviewed to bring more so-called "exclusive inside information" to the public.

According to a man who claimed to be a former bank security officer, he had discovered serious loopholes in the vault's security system before leaving his job. He claimed that these vulnerabilities were not repaired in time after being reported to superiors many times, making the security protection of the vault ineffective.

Another so-called "bank insider" who did not want to be named broke the news that before the incident, he had witnessed some suspicious people wandering near the bank. These people are neatly dressed but behave very differently from ordinary customers, always hanging around after the bank closes. The insider didn't think much about it at the time, but looking back now, he believes that these people were probably members of the thieves' gang who came to check out the location beforehand. In addition, an unnamed whistleblower who claimed to be an internal employee of the bank claimed that she heard an unusual noise coming from the direction of the vault the day before the incident, but at the time she thought it was a colleague moving items and did not raise alarm. . She now regrets it and feels that if she had reported it in time, she might have been able to prevent the theft from happening.

Once these so-called “insider information” were reported, they immediately aroused widespread public attention and heated discussion.

 Although the authenticity of these messages remains to be verified, they undoubtedly add more mystery and suspense to the vault theft case.

At the same time, these reports have also caused people to have serious doubts and distrust about the bank’s security system.

However, the bank naturally discovered these so-called "insider information" immediately, and the public relations department also started to play a role in time, firmly denying it.

They said that the bank's security system has always been very complete and strict, and there are no loopholes.

 At the same time, they also emphasized that the public should maintain a rational and objective attitude towards these unconfirmed news and rumors, and should not believe in or spread false information.

 At the same time, they began to invest money to control public opinion, hoping to completely suppress the news.

 After all, everyone currently only thinks that some of the gold nuggets have been stolen. If people knew that the entire treasury had been emptied, it would definitely be a tsunami-like event.

The reason why the news did not spread was because the president immediately cut off the signals throughout the bank and no information could be sent out.

Only the earliest batch of information about the theft of the vault was released, so even if these unscrupulous news media made up random things in order to gain traffic, they could never imagine that what actually happened was worse than the information they made up. Be shocked.

It was not as simple as the treasury being robbed, but more than 8,000 tons of gold being emptied overnight.

This is simply an unbelievable event. Even if we find a truck to load it, it won't be moved so fast.

 Although the bank’s public relations department has tried its best to respond to the theft of gold, the public’s curiosity and speculation about the vault theft has not diminished.

People are looking forward to the investigation team being able to find out the truth as soon as possible and unveil the mystery behind this incident.

 The incident also became a hot topic on social media.

 Netizens left messages one after another to express their opinions and speculations.

 Some people believe that this was a well-planned theft, and there must be a huge criminal gang behind it.

Some people speculate that this may be theft by bank insiders because they are well aware of the vault's security system.

 Some people are shocked and in disbelief. They cannot accept that a gold nugget theft would occur in the underground vault of the Federal Reserve Bank of China, which is known as the world's top security level super vault.

There are also wealthy people who are angry and disappointed. They believe that the bank has serious negligence in security and should be held responsible for it.

 Within the bank, the establishment of the investigation team undoubtedly brought a glimmer of hope to everyone. The investigation team is directly led by the bank's senior management and includes security experts, criminal investigators and technical personnel. They are authorized to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth investigation of the incident without interference from any department or individual.

The leader of the investigation team is an experienced veteran criminal investigator. When faced with this difficult case, he did not show much emotion on his face. He knew that the burden on his shoulders was heavy, but he also knew that only by finding out the truth could he give everyone an explanation.

 Thanks to the fact that the president also found him an effective helper, Old Locke, which gave him more confidence.

"Everyone, what we are facing now is an unprecedented major case. I hope everyone can go all out and not let go of any clues." The team leader said at the first meeting of the investigation team, "Our goal is to recover the stolen goods. of gold and uncover the truth behind this incident."

After speaking, the leader of the investigation team looked at Old Locke and said, "Senior Locke, do you have anything to say to everyone?"

“There’s not much to talk about. Just like you said, don’t let go of any details or clues. Let’s start the investigation as soon as possible.”

“Okay, everyone starts investigating according to the previously arranged positions!”

As the investigation team began their intense and orderly work, they first conducted a detailed inspection of the security system of the vault and found that the security system of the underground vault had almost no omissions, whether it was the zero blind spots of the surveillance cameras or the security The patrol routes patrolled every 5 minutes are very reasonable.

Seeing this, they could only hope to retrieve the surveillance video and hope to find some useful information.

But when the crime occurred, all the surveillance equipment failed inexplicably. The only thing that could be retrieved was the surveillance footage from before and after the crime. But the more so, the more shocking this case becomes.

 Because the surveillance footage before the incident clearly showed that all the gold was quietly placed in its place.

But the surveillance only failed for a few minutes, and the surveillance footage after the incident recorded an empty vault.

 This has put the investigation team's work into an unprecedented dilemma.

 Because the occurrence of this situation has become difficult to reason with conventional logic.

 This is not like two pieces of gold missing, there are 10,000 possible operations.

More than 8,000 tons of gold were missing, and they disappeared within a few minutes. It was simply appalling!

 Faced with difficulties, the investigation team did not give up.

They expanded the scope of the investigation and investigated the bank’s internal staff one by one.

They asked about each employee’s whereabouts and unusual circumstances before the incident, and conducted in-depth investigations into the employee’s personal background and financial situation.

During the in-depth investigation, the investigation team inevitably encountered numerous obstacles and subtle psychological warfare from within the bank.

 Some employees showed obvious resistance and dissatisfaction when questioned by the investigation team.

They feel that as loyal employees of the bank, they have worked diligently and conscientiously for many years, but now they are being unreasonably suspected due to a theft case, which makes them feel angry and aggrieved.

“We work hard enough every day, and now we have to be interrogated like prisoners. This feeling is really uncomfortable.” An employee who was questioned complained.

 With this mentality, some employees responded to the investigation team’s questions by evading, prevaricating or even lying.

 They are worried that their privacy will be exposed, and they are even more afraid of being implicated in the theft case because of some irrelevant details.

After all, not everyone’s life details are so clean. Some people do have bad habits and even carry debts. Once these things are exposed, they are likely to be kicked out by the bank. At the same time, they are also worthy of suspicion because of these things. .

 Hence, they often appear very nervous and uneasy when facing the investigation team, and sometimes even lose control of their emotions.

 But the investigation team is obviously extremely professional. They only want to investigate the gold case now. They don't care about other things at all. They will even pay to get some useful clues.

Anyway, the president has allocated funds to them and hopes that they will use all means to obtain all information and solve the case as soon as possible.

Even though the news that the treasury was looted was temporarily suppressed, the fire could not be covered by paper.

Once this shocking secret is leaked, the consequences will be so serious that people can hardly imagine it.

This is not just an ordinary vault theft case, but about the gold nuggets stored here by countries around the world, which involves intricate international relations and economic interests.

 It’s just a small amount of theft, and everyone may not care much because of their long-term trust in the National Reserve Bank of China.

 But once everything is looted, the world will really be in chaos.

If the gold here flows into the market at will, it will be enough to affect the world financial system.

After all, the bird dollar is a currency linked to gold, and the bird dollar is the most common currency in the world. The theft of more than 8,000 tons of gold is comparable to 507.9 billion 45.6 million bird dollars. Suddenly stolen from Bird Country.

imagine what kind of impact it would have on the world financial system if more than 8,000 tons of gold flooded into the market in a disorderly manner?

 Gold, as the support of the bird dollar, has always been the cornerstone of the global monetary system.

Now, the theft of this huge amount of gold is equivalent to taking more than 500 billion yuan of assets out of the country overnight and placing them on the global market in an orderly manner.

 Such an economic turmoil is enough to set off an unprecedented financial tsunami.

 The currencies of various countries will fluctuate violently, investor confidence will be severely hit, and global trade will be thrown into chaos.

 What’s more serious is that such a financial crisis is likely to trigger social unrest and political conflicts, posing a serious threat to world peace and stability.

It’s no wonder that the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of China is suffering from a splitting headache and collapse.

If gold is not recovered quickly, it will be like dropping financial nuclear bombs on the world's financial markets.

The consequences of this incident are simply unimaginable.

 (End of this chapter)