After receiving the bag, the bank employees quickly put the money from the counters into it. However, how much money could there be at the counters? It was filled up right away.
"I... I'm sorry, this is all there is," an employee said, placing the bag on the counter fearfully.
"Don't try to fool me. This isn't even enough for my brothers and me to eat. Don't you have a vault in this bank? Quick, get the money from there."
The leader of the robbers didn't even look at the bag.
"There's a mole in the bank," the barely audible voice of the woman beside him was suddenly heard.
Heiji was frozen for a moment, and then an imperceptible smile formed on his lips: It seems this woman's observation skills aren't bad either.
"The vault... the vault can only be opened by the manager," the terrified employee said.
"Of course I know that. Go and get the manager."
Hearing the leader's words, the robber guarding the inner corridor nodded and, upon reaching a fork, went directly towards the VIP room without the slightest hesitation.
Shortly after!
"Walk. And don't try any funny business."
The robber followed them from behind. Manager Kazuo and Sonoko were forced out.
"Hei..."
Sonoko was about to scream, but seeing Heiji's gaze, she gently bit her lip, suppressed the fear in her heart, and obediently crouched down among the crowd.
The leader of the robbers said nothing to Sonoko, but went directly to Manager Kazuo.
He cocked his submachine gun and aimed it at the manager.
"Open the vault, or I'll open your head."
Wee-woo, wee-woo!!!
At that moment, the piercing sound of police sirens sounded from outside the main door. From the sound, they had already surrounded the entrance.
"To those inside, listen up. This is Inspector Megure from the First Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department. Ask for whatever you want, on the condition that you do not harm the hostages."
Inspector Megure was evidently very experienced. Instead of negotiating with the robbers, he directly asked them to state their demands. After all, robbers who come in shooting are undoubtedly career criminals, and typical negotiation tactics would be of no use.
Suddenly, a loud, piercing banging was heard on the metal shutter, and sparks flew.
The leader of the robbers stopped squeezing the trigger and shouted, "This is none of your business, get out of here!"
Inside the lobby, everyone was trembling.
"Hurry up, or I'll shoot you!"
Manager Kazuo was pale and covered in cold sweat: "Yes, I'm going right now."
"Go with him. If he dares to make any strange move, blow his head off."
"Understood. Walk."
The barrel of the gun was pressed into Manager Kazuo's back, indicating for him to head down the other corridor. This corridor led to the manager's office, which was also where the vault was located.
Heiji watched everything calmly. He was now completely sure there was a mole in the bank.
"Cooperate with me for a moment."
The cold queen looked at Heiji, a hint of doubt in her cold, beautiful eyes.
"What do I have to do?"
"You just have to do this..."
Heiji's voice reached the woman's ears clearly, but the others noticed nothing.
After listening, the cold queen looked at Heiji, and a look of haughtiness crossed her eyes: "Go yourself."
Heiji almost fell to the floor. He looked at the woman, speechless: "Hey, with such a dangerous situation, can't you sacrifice a little?"
"Feigning illness, I'm not good at it."
The cold queen looked at Heiji and simply closed her eyes, completely ignoring him.
Heiji sighed: "If you're haughty, don't be so cold, and if you're so cold, don't be haughty, or you'll never get married."
While joking with the cold queen, his brain was working at full speed.
[Taking care of these robbers isn't difficult, but finding the mole requires a bit of skill.]
"Why do I have to get married?"
Heiji, who was thinking, almost short-circuited upon hearing the cold queen's words.
He looked at the woman, speechless.
"Forget it, still the cold queen."
The cold queen closed her eyes again, paying not the slightest attention to what was happening around her.
Heiji focused and discreetly observed his surroundings: One robber is standing at the entrance, facing us. The leader is also facing us, his finger on the trigger, ready to shoot at any moment. There are four employees at the counters, two men and two women. The employee who took the bag is at the counter against the wall, the other male employee is near the inner wall, next to an auxiliary table. The two female employees are at their posts, sitting at the counters.
That was the general situation, but it wasn't enough to discover who the mole was.
At the entrance, there was a broken electronic ticket machine, whose screen reflected the light like a mirror...
Seeing the ticket machine and then the people in the counter area, a confident smile formed on Heiji's lips. He had more or less deduced who the mole was.
"Cold queen, want to bet that I can find out who the mole is?"
The cold queen opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Heiji: "Oh."
A simple "oh," neither salty nor bland, neither cold nor hot, neither high nor low...
"Forget it, still the cold queen."
Heiji was completely speechless. I'd better take care of these two criminals first.
The cold queen suddenly looked at Heiji. She felt that the temperament of this boring man had changed. He was now like a cheetah, about to unleash his bloodthirsty fangs.
Suddenly, a gunshot was heard from the direction of the vault.
The leader of the robbers instinctively turned and walked in that direction.
After glancing at the people at the counters, a strange smile appeared on Heiji's lips.
Heiji suddenly stood up and, with incredible speed, lunged at the robber at the entrance. With a single karate chop, the robber fell unconscious. The entire process was as smooth as water, without the slightest pause. Not even the leader, who had his back to the crowd, noticed immediately.
Suddenly, the leader's cell phone rang. He looked sharply towards the door, and his face changed. He turned instantly...
Heiji, who was lunging at full speed, stopped short and calmly looked at the dark gun barrel.
"Not bad. Being able to knock out Saburō Tsuji without making a sound," the leader said in a sinister voice.
Seeing that Heiji had not succeeded, the people who had harbored a glimmer of hope deflated, and their faces were once again filled with despair.
Sonoko turned pale, not from fear, but from concern for Heiji's safety.
"I was behind you, but you looked towards the door. To react so quickly... you're not bad at all either."
Facing the gun barrel, Heiji remained calm.
"Staying calm on the verge of death... truly impressive. Too bad you're going to die."
The leader of the robbers evidently had no intention of wasting time. He tightened his finger on the trigger.
"Heiji~~!!!"
Sonoko suddenly screamed in anguish, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Everyone dared not look, for fear of seeing the scene of brains and blood splashing everywhere.
"What a strange counter-attack technique."
The cold queen looked at Heiji with astonishment. She had never seen such a strange technique. In a single instant, he had snatched the gun from the leader of the robbers.
The leader was paralyzed, his gun gone.
Heiji shot the leader in the leg, and blood gushed out.
"Hmph."
The leader of the robbers was also a tough guy. He only let out a grunt and collapsed to the floor, clutching his leg.
"What happened?"
At that moment, the robber who had entered the vault came out.
With the "bang!" of a gunshot, the pistol in his hand was sent flying.
"Sonoko, tell the police to come in."
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