Chapter 110 Power of the Ice Vein <TOC> Chapter 112 Aftermath
Translator: SumTLMan
Kolkhov, who had entered the underground vault, quickly discovered the two robbers.
They had not left at all; instead, they were waiting for him inside the vault, and it seemed they had been waiting for quite some time.
This could be seen from the cigarette butts scattered all over the ground. What was more crucial was that they had changed into the standard security force training uniforms and armor and were wearing the masks that security personnel always carried when performing their duties.
“You have some nerve!”
Kolkhov stomped his foot on the ground, and the chilling cold immediately caused the temperature in the vault to plummet, with frost forming.
He wanted to seize the initiative by making the first move.
Li Mu narrowed his eyes; Kolkhov, the newly appointed security force captain, was not an opponent to be taken lightly and might even be stronger than him.
Li Mu took a deep breath with a cigarette in his mouth and slightly lifted his body, which made Kolkhov calm down.
Dozens of kilograms of high-energy explosives were piled up and placed under his buttocks like a stool.
“I’m sure Captain Kolkhov is very familiar with these things. If I detonate these lovely little items, everyone present will be evenly smeared across every piece of gold lasu.”
A commotion arose among Kolkhov’s group.
With this amount of high-energy explosives, if detonated in a semi-enclosed vault, even the protected ones with a dark membrane might not escape unscathed.
For ordinary awakened individuals like them, death would be almost certain.
Even Kolkhov’s heart tightened; he was an ambitious man who didn’t actually show such greed. However, under the governor’s control, without enough money, it would be impossible to buy off superiors and win over subordinates.
“So, it was you two who robbed Nomu and blew up the bar,” Kolkhov gritted his teeth.
No wonder they had the audacity to come up with the idea of robbing a bank with a security officer and had the means to carry it out. Mere desperate criminals could no longer be enough to describe their insane actions.
“That’s right, Captain Kolkhov, it was our doing,” Li Mu stood up and made way.
“Now, you can take your share of the gold lasu.”
The security officers standing behind Kolkhov looked greedily at the pile of gold lasu.
Kolkhov could only nod; he knew that if he refused at this moment, he would alienate the subordinates he had been cultivating for years.
Because they had been forewarned, all the security officers brought tactical backpacks. Now, they greedily grabbed the gold lasus coins and stuffed them into their bags until the backpacks could no longer fit even one more coin.
They also tried to stuff gold lasus coins into every pocket on their bodies, but they were stopped by Captain Kolkhov. If everyone went out bulging with coins, it would be obvious even to a fool.
“Captain Kolkhov, aren’t you taking some for yourself?”
Li Mu extinguished his cigarette and asked directly.
“Otherwise, these honorable security officers might start to feel uneasy.”
Kolkhov snorted coldly and also packed some gold lasus coins for himself.
What troubled him was that the initiative had been controlled by this mysterious robber from the beginning, and he couldn’t exert any strength.
“It seems you want to leave with us.”
“Of course, I’ve been wanting to ride in a security force’s bomb disposal vehicle for a while.”
Li Mu stood up and inserted blocks of high-energy explosives into the inner pockets of his clothes one by one.
“Let’s share a vehicle with Kolkhov.”
Kolkhov’s facial muscles twitched, but he didn’t refuse Li Mu.
He turned his head and signaled his subordinates to create some signs of a fight.
Hicks anxiously waited outside the bank. After the security force entered the bank, there was no movement. The entire bank was as silent as death.
Before long, the security force filed out of the bank. The intact No. 1 power armor carried the damaged No. 2 power armor onto the tow truck.
Fully armed security officers began to return to the bomb disposal vehicle, leaving only a few to continue guarding the bank.
Galurisa, the director of the Elijah Commercial Bank, had arrived at the scene. He arrived in a luxurious black sedan, accompanied by two awakened individuals with extraordinary strength standing by the car door.
Galurisa was a middle-aged man with a standard upper-class appearance, dressed in an elegant cashmere suit, wearing a pair of swamp alligator leather shoes, and a gold watch on his wrist that shone brilliantly in the sunlight.
His complexion was rosy, and his figure well-maintained, clearly well-nourished and having exercised moderately. However, he appeared somewhat moody due to the bank robbery.
In Li Mu’s perception, he was an awakened individual, but not very powerful.
This was not surprising. Many wealthy people would inject ability-enhancing drugs and undergo exposure to the light of descender’s bones, transforming themselves into awakened individuals to enjoy a longer lifespan than ordinary people.
Ability-enhancing drugs were a type of reverse-transcriptase virus that could reverse-transcribe the genetic fragments of psychic creatures into human genes, thereby improving various physical attributes.
The ability elixirs crafted by masters were by no means cheaper than holy relics.
Wealthy individuals always found ways to take shortcuts.
“Captain Kolkhov, may I know the specifics of the situation?”
Galurisa approached the bomb-proof vehicle and asked with a slight bow.
Kolkhov could ignore Hicks but couldn’t ignore Galurisa, even though the Elijah Commercial Bank was just a medium-sized bank.
Anyone who could make a name for themselves in the financial industry in the wasteland was no ordinary character.
He got off the bomb-proof vehicle, no longer displaying an arrogant demeanor.
“Mr. Galurisa, there were two robbers in total, and they were extremely cunning. Our security forces engaged in intense combat with them, but they seemed to be very familiar with the layout of Elijah Commercial Bank’s headquarters. They managed to evade our pursuit through the bank’s underground tunnels.”
Although the two robbers were sitting securely in the bomb-proof vehicle behind him, Kolkhov could only grit his teeth and cover for them.
Li Mu had indeed pointed out a secret passage inside the commercial bank for them.
Galurisa’s expression was hard to read; he didn’t need to guess to know that the bank had suffered heavy losses.
Not only was the gold in the vault lost, but also the precious reputation of Elijah Commercial Bank.
“I hope Captain Kolkhov can capture these two insane robbers as soon as possible. Elijah Commercial Bank is willing to offer a reward of 500 gold lasus coins, regardless of whether they are dead or alive.”
He spoke in a very calm tone, then watched the security team’s vehicles depart.
“Assess the losses, mobilize our resources. I want to send the souls of these two robbers to the Source Ocean and let them experience the purest pain.”
He turned his head, his face suddenly becoming twisted, and spoke to Hicks.
“And these useless security forces really deserve to die. If they were ordinary peacekeepers, I’d kill their entire family!”
Hicks hesitated for a moment before addressing Galurisa:
“Sir, I suspect that this robbery was orchestrated by Kolkhov himself. Although the security forces are a bunch of incompetents, their performance during this operation seems to have intentionally allowed the robbers to carry out the heist.”
“What?!”
A terrifying fluctuation flashed across Galurisa’s body, but it quickly subsided.
Chapter 110 Power of the Ice Vein <TOC> Chapter 112 Aftermath