Chapter 19 Chapter One

My name is Craig Daniel, and I'm an agent with the FBI in Las Vegas.Here, the local police and we face daily gamblers from all over the world, some of whom do things that are out of control.It is very difficult for us to stop them in advance. As you can see, these guys who have done wrong things will be severely punished!Only through this, can everyone understand that in this legal society, anyone who breaks the law will be severely punished.Only in this way can the safety of the city be guaranteed.Of course, Las Vegas is the location of the largest casino in the world, and the cases that usually happen here are related to money, but the following case caused a sensation in Las Vegas.

A gang of robbers has targeted and robbed an ATM cash warehouse in Las Vegas.They stole more than $1 million in cash, making it the largest robbery in Las Vegas history.The case was carefully planned and executed with precision.We and the local police are trying our best to track down the main culprit of the case. Unexpectedly, the nature of the case is quietly changing. Many years ago, there was a vast desert in Nevada, USA. Except for cacti, no other plants could grow here, including food naturally.The climate here is bad and there are few people. It is undoubtedly a very unsuitable place for human habitation.However, human imagination and creativity are unlimited.On this piece of loess, a miraculous city was built.The builders of the city named it "Las Vegas".How can a city that is far away from human society and lacks water and food become one of the central cities in the United States?I don't know when it started, but gambling has become the main industry in Las Vegas.Of course, this city built on the desert is also famous all over the world because of the rise of the gaming industry.

If the United States is a world of adventurers, then Las Vegas is a paradise for gamblers, where sometimes one day one can become a billionaire, and sometimes one day one can become a vagrant beggar.But it is undeniable that gambling is often accompanied by various crimes, and there are always various black shadows behind the huge interests of the gaming industry. On the evening of December 21, 1998, Isolda Jay, his wife, Angelica, and Angelica's 18-year-old sister, Nina Billings, were getting ready to go to work.They own a cleaning company in Las Vegas, which specializes in providing cleaning services for commercial buildings. Although there are only three of them in the whole company, they live a very happy life, because Isolda is honest and friendly, and many people like them very much. , the whole company has developed quite well.Isolda even hopes to open a branch by this time next year to give his wife time to rest.

But at this moment, two masked gangsters rushed over with guns, pointed guns at them, and forced them to get into the car. "Come on, get in!" An ordinary workday turned into a nightmare for the three cleaners.Isolda was a little slower, and was shot in the body by a gangster with the butt of a gun.As soon as the three cleaners sat firmly, the criminals blindfolded the hostages and tied them up.Nena Billings kept crying and begging for mercy, hoping that the gangster would let her go. "Hey, baby, shut up, okay? Otherwise, I won't promise I won't kill you!" said one of the masked gangsters.Nina heard the gangster's threat, and hurriedly stopped crying and talking, but her whole body was shaking all the time.The two thieves then taped their mouths shut and forced them to the back of the car.

"Car No. 2, are you in your place?" The three cleaners heard the criminals communicating with their accomplices by radio.After getting a response from the other side, the two started the car.The gangsters seemed to be very aware of the hostages' work schedule, and they drove around in circles to confuse the hostages' sense of direction.Until 23 o'clock in the evening, the gangster drove to the Bank of America building and parked the car where the cleaning staff usually parked. "Go! Get out of the car! Hurry up! Don't try to play tricks on me. Hurry up! Get out of here quickly. Be honest, what do you want to do?! Go! Go! Hurry up!" Get out of the car.

The building is the central cash vault for Bank of America's ATMs in Las Vegas.More than $1 million in cash withdrawn from 1,200 ATMs every day is sent here every night.Because there is a lot of cash here, it can be said that the alarm system here is quite perfect. Unless you can walk in in a formal way, you can't break into this place at all. "Get out the access card! Say the code!" the gangster yelled at Isolda Jay, and took off his blindfold.Isolda Jay knew that if he didn't cooperate, the criminals would definitely kill them. For the lives of the three, he took out the access card from his body, handed it to the criminals, and told the criminals the password.In the United States, everyone has learned the knowledge of life-saving. When life is threatened, you can assist criminals to do anything.What's more special is that each state has special laws requiring people to try not to act bravely, because such things are done by the police.The criminals opened the gate of the bank with the access card and access code of the cleaning staff.In this way, the group successfully bypassed the alarm system outside the bank.

After a group of people entered the building, the gangsters let the three people come to the corner and released Isolda Jay and his wife Angelica, but took Nena Billings as a hostage. "Turn around. Listen, pretend nothing happened, do what you have to do, or she's dead. Do you hear me? She's dead. Look like you're working. Get out, come on, get out!" said the gangster warn them.Isolda Jay and his wife Angelica had no choice but to follow the gangster's orders. At 23:30 in the evening, an armored car came back to deliver the night's cash.In other places, cash trucks usually transport away the revenue of the day from department stores or other businesses around 19:00 in the afternoon.But Las Vegas is not an ordinary place. This is the city that never sleeps. In other words, the night here is more lively than the daytime. The crazy gamblers and the many bars make this city colorful, and it also creates a kind of dream in this city. The color makes more people come to this place, and more people will become deeply unable to extricate themselves.

According to standard security procedures, the two armored vehicle guards first called the security company they belonged to and asked if there was any illegal entry.The security guard checked the parking lot. There was only one pickup truck in the parking lot, and that car was parked in the specified position.There was nothing abnormal around them, and then they looked at other monitoring equipment, and they only saw the cleaning staff in the whole building. The security company reported that there were only cleaning staff in the building, and the pickup truck in the parking lot belonged to the cleaning company.The only vehicle the van guard saw in the parking lot was indeed the cleaning company's car.At this moment, a security guard suddenly felt something was wrong, and hurriedly found Isolda again through the monitoring equipment, only to find that there were only two of them today.

"Isolda, why are you and Angelica the only ones today? Where did the beautiful Nina go?" The security guard sitting in the monitoring room felt a little strange, and immediately sent the nearest security guard to ask.The security guard came to them and asked.You must know that although these cleaners are only cleaning the periphery, the security guards dare not be sloppy, because as long as there is a slight mistake, other problems will arise.This is unbearable for security companies.When the robbers heard the security approaching, they gestured to Isolda and helped Nina to hide.

Facing the security guard's questioning, Isolda tried hard to keep calm.He really wanted to tell about the robbers, but when he thought that there might be a gun pointed at Nina's head at this time, he could only say: "The nanny at home has something to go back today, and Nina is helping take care of her at home today." Child." Isolda is an extremely honest and honest person, and almost all the security guards here know him.According to his character, he did not dare to do anything illegal.What's more, who would have thought that behind this familiar person, there were two gunmen waiting in full force?After a routine questioning, the security guard turned and left.He was lucky, if he walked a little further ahead, he might find the bandits, but he might die there.

The Isoldas were very scared, but fortunately, the cleaning work was not complicated.Otherwise, something might go wrong.They dared not say anything.They didn't want to risk the life of an 18-year-old girl.When they saw the guards of the armored vehicle coming in, they quickly lowered their heads, pretending that they hadn't seen anything, and continued with their work.The guard of the cash transport vehicle drove the car in, and then opened the door of the cash transport vehicle. The cash of 1.088 million US dollars in the car had been bundled up, just waiting for someone to carry it. At this time, the two gangsters who had already prepared rushed out with guns. The distance was too close. Before the guard could take down his guns, the two gangsters rushed in front of them, facing The guard shouted loudly: "Raise your hands! Put down your weapon! Lie on the ground!" The two guards were stunned by this sudden incident, but after such a moment of stupefaction, a gangster had already rushed in front of them. Picking up the gun in his hand, he smashed it heavily on the head of a guard on the left with the butt.The young guard's head was bleeding suddenly, he only felt dizzy for a while, and fell to the ground.Another older guard subconsciously drew his pistol from his waist.At this moment, another gangster pointed a gun at his head. "Old guy, don't be nervous, we don't want to hurt you. But if you dare to do something, I don't guarantee that you won't shoot! Good boy, put your hands up and put them behind your head!" A robber shouted loudly road. The hand of the old guard left his waist and obediently embraced it behind his head.Then, according to the robber's request, he lay down on the ground.The robber who knocked down the guard with a gun butt immediately stepped forward, searched out their pistols, batons, and communicators, and threw them at the feet of another robber.The gangster smashed the two communicators with the butt of his gun. The gangster who was holding the guard took out two pairs of handcuffs from the guard's waist, and signaled his companions to handcuff them.At this moment, the gun in the gangster's hand suddenly went off.The bullet rebounded after hitting the floor, and unfortunately hit the young guard who was knocked down by the butt of the gun. "Bastard, what are you doing!" The uninjured guard raised his head when he heard the gunshot.Seeing that his colleague had been shot, he roared angrily. "Old guy, be honest!" The gangster who was handcuffing him was also taken aback by the shot.But he reacted in an instant and kicked the old, roaring guard on the head. The Isoldas were stunned by this scene, they just shrank aside, not daring to move a bit.The two gangsters didn't pay attention to them either.The communication equipment on the Isolda couple was smashed to pieces as early as when the two gangsters got into the car.They couldn't leave, let alone call the police. After the gangster handcuffed the old guard, he turned his head and cursed at his companion: "Asshole, are you looking for trouble? You almost hit me just now. And you know, you will let us have no way out !" The gangster looked too far away, with a smile on his face, and said indifferently: "Brother, it's just a fire, it's just a fire. Don't worry, no one will find us. Don't you think we are safe now?" "Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and put all the money!" the gangster shouted. "Okay! It will be ready soon!" The gangster whose gun went off took out several plastic bags from his body. The two thieves quickly packed the sealed $1.088 million in cash into several prepared plastic bags.Because the cash of US$1.088 million was withdrawn from ATMs in various places, it had been sealed by the staff of various places and arranged quite neatly. The two gangsters quickly completed their work. "Man, it's heavy! We're rich!" the gangster exclaimed excitedly as he struggled to pick up the bag full of cash. The other gangster was not so excited. The shot that went off just now still left him with lingering fear.The bullet nearly grazed his body and hit another guard.He whispered: "Bastard, don't talk nonsense, leave quickly!" You know, because of the shot just now, the nature of their crimes has been significantly different now.And the gunshots just now may attract more people, but at least they are lucky now, and no guards have noticed their actions.They didn't know that just now, the guards of the building were changing shifts. Two gangsters carrying bags walked past two guards lying on the ground. The gangster whose pistol went off suddenly stopped, quickly pulled up the guards' coats, and covered their heads.Then, he raised his gun and pointed at the Isolda couple: "Come here!" The Isoldas were suddenly at a loss.Under normal circumstances, if it is not a vicious robber, they are not willing to kill.Under federal law, the sentencing of homicide and robbery is completely different.In the United States, once you are involved in premeditated murder, it is almost equivalent to spending your entire life in prison.Moreover, almost any possibility of no commutation.And robbery, even the worst kind of robbery, lasts at most twenty or thirty years.If you behave well in prison, you may be able to get out of prison in a short time. This is a common sense question. American education teaches children how to protect themselves from an early age.In the face of absolute violence, never try to resist.It is not the responsibility of citizens to resist violence, it is their right to ensure their own safety! "Please don't hurt us, we have no threat to you..." Isolda's wife, Angelica, pleaded tremblingly. "Honey, we're only doing it for money." The gangster looked at Angelica and said with a smile, "Now, pull up your shirts and put them over your heads." The Isolda couple saw what the two gangsters did to the guards, and quickly followed the gangsters' practice, pulling up the work clothes with the company logo on them and covering their heads. "It's so smart!" The gangster smiled, took out two more pairs of handcuffs, and handcuffed their hands behind their backs.At this time, one of the gangsters suddenly reached out and grabbed Angelica's towering chest twice. Angelica screamed, she didn't know what terrible things the two gangsters were going to do to her. "What's wrong? Angelica, what happened!" Hearing his wife's scream, Isolda yelled in panic. "Bastard, shut up!" The robber kicked Isolda to the ground. "From now on, don't move and don't talk! Or I'll blow your heads off! Do you understand?" the robber shouted viciously. "Hurry up! What are you doing! Someone will come!" Another gangster shouted angrily when he saw his companion's movements. "Please don't hurt us, we will do as you ordered!" Angelica begged. "Baby, we won't hurt you. Do as we say, don't talk, don't move! We will keep watching you, as long as you dare to move a little, or say a word, I will definitely not hesitate Knock off your heads!" The gangster warned. The Isolda couple didn't speak, just lying on the ground trembling. After that, they vaguely heard a voice, which seemed to be one gangster complaining to the other: "Look what you have done? Hurry up! Let's go!" Then, they heard a burst of hurried footsteps.From their point of view, perhaps the robbers left.But they still didn't dare to move in the slightest.They are not willing to risk their lives. Time passed little by little, and after about 3 minutes, another burst of footsteps sounded.The footsteps seemed a little slow, as if they had deliberately slowed down.After that, as if he had confirmed something, he immediately got up quickly. "Oh my God! What happened here! Elder sister, Isolda, are you all right?" Nena rushed over after seeing the bandits leave.As soon as I arrived here, I saw the guards lying in a pool of blood, and the Isolda couple with their heads covered and handcuffed behind their backs.Hearing Nina's voice, the Isoldas let out a long breath.The danger was finally over. After Naina pulled off the clothes covering the heads of the three, the old guard hurriedly asked Naina to call the police and an ambulance.But he himself could only sit there and wait anxiously, the handcuffs on his back made him unable to move at all.Nina hurried to where the guards were and shouted.The two guards who were changing shifts in the house heard Nena's voice and hurried out. "Quick! Something happened over there!" Nina yelled loudly, "Someone robbed the armored vehicle, hurry up and call the police!" The guards did not expect a robbery to occur at this time. One guard immediately called the police, while the other guard followed Nina to the scene. When he saw the old guard locked in handcuffs, he immediately found the key and gave it to him. Open. "Hurry up and call an ambulance!" The old guard yelled hurriedly as soon as he let go of his hand, and he rushed to the injured guard immediately, shouting, "Hey! Dude! Hold on! They're coming soon Come!" The Isolda couple couldn't help crying when they saw the scene in front of them.