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How did the famous Osaka Night Vault Incident in Japan come out in 1973? May 21, 1973: The investigation into the night vault incident in Osaka, Japan, was announced.
This case is interesting.
A branch of Sanhe Bank has a problem and a bizarre theft is committed.
Sanwa Bank is a famous bank in Japan, whose origins can be traced back to Konoike Money, which was founded in 1656 during the Tokugawa shogunate, and was officially established in 1933.
When it was first established, Sanwa Bank was the first of the six major banks in Japan.
After the end of World War II, Sanwa Bank was not greatly affected and remained the top bank in Japan.
In 2002, Sanwa Bank merged with Tokai Bank to form UFJ Bank, which has assets of more than 100 trillion yen.
It was such a top bank, but it came out in 1973.
When some bank depositors went to deposit money that night, they found that the unmanned vault was unusable.
There is a notice posted on the bank's unmanned vault, which probably says that the unmanned vault is temporarily out of order and cannot be repaired during the night, and depositors are asked to go to the temporary vault next to it to make money.
Depositors were instructed to locate the makeshift vault and found it to be very elaborately made, not much different from a real unmanned vault.
The temporary vault clings to the walls of the Sanwa Bank and appears to be connected to the bank.
The depositors had no doubts and immediately began to line up to deposit money.
Here I want to mention that the Bank of Japan had an unmanned vault at night back then.
In Japan in the 70s, banks did not have ATMs, and there were no counters at night. However, in a commercial city like Osaka, unlike other places, many companies are open until the evening.
Before the company closes work, the depositor will deposit the day's business money in the bank overnight to avoid theft in the company.
Sanhe Bank didn't want to lose this part of its customers, and it didn't want to extend its business hours additionally, so it came up with a method: unmanned vaults at night.
Depositors stuff their money's sealed pockets directly into the night's unmanned vaults. After confirming that the money bag is stuffed, the unmanned vault will spit out a note.
The depositors took the slip of paper and reconciled it with the bank during the next day to complete the entire deposit process.
The unmanned vault at night is related to the inside of the bank, and the money bags stuffed by depositors will fall into a small vault inside the bank, and the bank personnel can directly open the vault inside the bank to withdraw money. Sanwa Bank has a system in which the security guards on patrol take out the money bags every few hours, label the strips of paper and number them according to the order, and put them into the real big vault.
On the night of February 25, 1973, a notice appeared for the temporary vault of Sanhe Bank, and it was not surprising that depositors were not surprised.
With the extremely high status and reputation of Sanhe Bank, depositors did not expect anything to be wrong at all.
In just 25 minutes, a total of 68 depositors deposited a whopping 25 million yen, equivalent to more than $1 million today.
Every time the money bag is stuffed, this temporary vault spits out a numbered note, exactly like the unmanned vault at night, and the depositors naturally have no suspicions.
When it was the turn of the 69th depositor to deposit money, he found that the deposit slot in the vault was blocked. The money of the last depositor is blocked in the depository.
The depositor did not expect that the temporary vault was fake, and mistakenly thought that the temporary vault was also malfunctioning, so he quickly called the bank security.
The second monk of the bank security guard was puzzled, and entered the bank with his head covered and his head and brain, and found that the vault was fake, and it was not connected to the bank at all.
In short, this so-called temporary vault is a wooden box with a paper slip popping out, covered with a layer of iron sheet.
Bank security quickly called the police, and the police arrived to take control of the fake vault.
After careful inspection, the fake vault is very level, and it is made according to the shrunken production of the real unmanned vault, with exquisite manufacturing skills, beautiful shape, and even lighting.
The police believe that the maker of the fake vault must have something to do with Sanhe Bank, or that it is the bank's ghost. If you are not familiar with the structure of the unmanned vault of Sanwa Bank, the criminals will definitely not be able to create such a realistic fake.
The offender should have been hovering around the fake vault, waiting for the depositors to finish and then open the vault and withdraw all the cash and make a fortune.
The criminals never dreamed that so many people would come to deposit money in just 25 minutes, with a total of more than $1 million in cash. His fake vault couldn't hold so many money bags, so it was directly blocked, resulting in a perfect trick.
Police took a closer look at the fake vault and found a blurred fingerprint on the paint. This is not an adult's fingerprint, it seems to be a teenager or a child, and it cannot be deliberately left by the murderer.
It may be that when the criminal made a fake vault, some child or teenager in his family accidentally touched the paint that had not dried.
Many people believe that the criminals may have some hatred with Sanhe Bank.
Sanwa Bank has a long history, but it is not the only bank in Osaka.
There are many banks in Osaka that are located in remote locations, and there are few witnesses, or even bank security guards on duty, which are obviously more suitable for committing crimes and making money. The criminals did not choose to commit crimes at these banks, but chose Sanhe Bank, which has tighter security measures.
The police once suspected that it was a case of dismissal from Sanhe Bank, but they could not find evidence.
In Japan, the statute of limitations for such cases is less than 10 years, and in the 80s the perpetrators could not be held accountable.
In fact, the criminal did not grab a dime, and even if he was caught, he would not be sentenced heavily, but this crime model is very creative.
Let Detective Conan solve this case.
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