Chapter 1775 - 913: Shadows of Cups and Strings of Fright

"Ah?"

The business manager was stunned, almost doubting his ears: "Re... report to the police?"

"Yes, that's right, please report to the police!"

Ji Jue nodded resolutely, his eyes hopeful: "Please hurry, there's still a lot of work to do later."

As if afraid he wouldn't believe it, he grabbed his hand, unlocked his phone, and helped him dial the number.

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Finally, he even placed his finger over the call button.

Waiting expectantly.

"Please!"

Ji Jue looked into his eyes and reminded him: "Don't waste too much of my time."

Click.

With a crisp sound, something cold pressed against the back of his head, causing his finger to twitch instinctively and hit the call button.

The moment he realized what was happening, the call had already connected, and the voice from the police center came through.

Under the guise of a costly gold rescue package, the voice of the female operator was gentle, full of care, asking what kind of help he needed and whether he was in trouble.

"...Hello?"

The man stammered, as if he finally understood what he was doing, he couldn't care about anything else, tears uncontrollably flowing: "I-I want to report a crime... help, help, I don't want to die...

I-I am the oversight manager of East City Bank, I want to report a crime, someone wants to rob the bank, someone wants to rob the bank!

They all have guns, I don't want to die, please, help, save me..."

Bang!

At the moment the gunshot rang out, the bullet grazed past his ear, causing the man to instinctively scream.

The phone fell to the ground, the call cut off silently.

Immediately, amidst his garbled sobs and wails, the gun aimed at him slowly lowered.

"You did very well, you fulfilled your duty, thank you."

Ji Jue pressed his hands on his shoulders, soothing and comforting: "Later, if a police officer asks, just say you hid in the corner of the office to report the crime, were discovered by us, and fought bravely with the robbers, but to no avail...

Rest assured, you are still the unyielding manager, the best employee of East City Bank."

In a brief pause, Ji Jue assured him: "What happened here today will always be our little secret."

"You... you..."

The manager blinked, unable to control his tears, still not understanding what was happening.

Just feeling the handgun at the back of his head slowly withdraw.

It was put away.

"You don't need to ask anything, don't need to think about anything." Ji Jue smiled as he bid farewell: "Just have a good rest for a while."

Bang!

Behind him, the burly man with a full beard struck the back of his head with a sudden punch.

The force was just right, knocking him out without leaving a mark.

The manager's eyes rolled back, he slumped from his chair and rolled to the ground.

Just as Ji Jue instructed, he immediately fell asleep.

Ji Jue nodded, signaling to drag him away, but after thinking for a moment, found it inappropriate; to complete the act, he lifted his foot and smashed the manager's phone screen.

Instantly, the family photo on it cracked into pieces.

As if an amulet lost its effect after calling upon a miracle.

On the counter beside him, the prepared timer was activated, and the countdown began.

"Everyone get ready, we have fifteen minutes, at most fifteen minutes before the first wave of guests arrive, remember to be careful and thoughtful in your reception, avoid any mistakes."

Ji Jue stood up, directing others wearing masks to drag the unconscious hostages into the basement, then saw Old Tang's expression of utter despair.

"What the hell are you doing?"

The bewildered Legion felt the familiar tiredness return: "Making it this big? Are you crazy!"

"What else? Sneak in and sneak out?"

Ji Jue laughed: "If no one knows, why bother going through all the trouble? Since we're robbing, let's rob openly, or why call it a bank robbery?!"

In fact, whether they succeed in robbing isn't the main point; what's crucial is for everyone to know that East City Bank was robbed!

So, things must be blown out of proportion, the bigger the better!

The bigger it gets, the more fun it is!

Seeing Ji Jue's eager, ready-to-go demeanor, Tang Qian couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"You're just waiting for all of East City to come after us!"

"Don't worry, before the Security Bureau makes a full deployment, we have at least half an hour."

Ji Jue's smile grew even more delighted, "Before they figure out what's happening at the governor's mansion, they won't have the energy to deal with us 'mere mortals'..."

Wait, the governor's mansion?

Old Tang was struck by lightning, eyes widened, stiffly turning his head: "What the hell have you done? You're not really going to kill the Governor, are you?"

Even though they had thrown deadly fusion bombs before, running to East City in broad daylight to kill the Governor seemed a bit absurd, right buddy!

This Federation would go crazy!

"Uh, nothing, the Governor's fine right? If nothing unexpected happens, he probably can still live for a long time..."

Ji Jue took a disposable cup, filled it with water from the cooler, savoring the faintly fresh sweetness, unconcerned.

Even a bit regretful.

You say, how come there aren't any fusion bombs in the military base near East City?

If there were, where would be all this trouble?

So, how to make East City feel threatened and ready?

It's simple, just make enough preparations, then cut the phone line of the governor's mansion.