【Serial】Chapter 8 of "Twilight Robbery": The Snake Catcher
San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco
As San Francisco's largest international airport, it is still busy even in the early hours of the morning. The travelers who came and went were all dragging suitcases in a hurry, and no one noticed the people sitting on the chairs next to them. Sports short sleeves with sports pants, a white baseball cap on the head, the San Francisco Chronicle in his hand blocked the face, unable to see the specific look.
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco Chronicle
With the crisp sound of the airport's prompt, a muscular figure carried a green backpack on his right shoulder and passed by, saw the empty seat behind him, put the bag on the seat next to him, sat down on his side, and then pulled out his mobile phone.
"I found a couple of photographs in Munich, and they've sent people into the Treasure House of Luojia." Ji Shuhong turned a page of the newspaper and said quietly. "It's beyond our imagination, I've never seen anything like that."
"What about the rest?" Jiang Shaowen asked lightly.
"In the computer information in Munich, I tracked down an anonymous account that was trading through rothmuth Bank, but I couldn't track the other person's information. The good news is that Rothmuth Bank's vault has a data main board that contains all customer information, and through the data main board we can find the information of anonymous accounts. Meanwhile, Rothmuth Bank President: Mana Vaughn seems to be a member of Chongming, and it would be a good idea to get some information from her mouth if you could. ”
Private banking
After a moment of silence, Ji Shuhong found that Jiang Shaowen did not respond, so he continued.
"Rosmuth Bank is a private bank controlled by the Vaughan family. The Vaughan family was one of the first British to land on the American continent, and they made great achievements in the Second American War of Independence. Later, in the San Francisco gold rush, he made a fortune by buying low and selling high gold panning tools and began to start a financial business, and then grew rapidly through arms trafficking in World War I and World War II. Their family has unparalleled business acumen, and Mana Vaughan is at their forefront. ”
"Mana Vaughan is a true strong woman. She showed amazing business talent at the age of 14, and in the 2008 financial crisis, Mana Vaughan turned the tide and became one of the few financial institutions that stood to the end. She is mercenary and fierce, and profit is the only criterion for judging affairs, and the industry calls her 'Golden Snake'. ”
"The data main board is in the insurance vault on the third basement floor of the bank, guarded by a professional security team of about 70 people. Two keys were needed to open the vault, except for one on Mana Vaughn and the other on the head of security: Kirill Johnson. This man is a retired Navy SEALs who fought in the Gulf War, the Kosovo War, the Afghan War and the Iraq War. It is unclear whether Kirill Johnson is a member of Chongming. ”
Bank underground vaults
"Who provided this information?" Listening to the mission briefing, Jiang Shaowen pondered for a moment and asked silently.
"The head of the German section of Xuanwei, they provided the initial intelligence, and we are responsible for the action."
"Does the Council of the Divine Court know about this?"
"You know, the Council of The Divine Court is not going to pay attention to what we do. The recent natural disasters have begun to gradually increase, and they are looking for solutions. But obviously our own influence is limited, they may seek the help of Xuanwei, and they naturally acquiesced in the matter on our side. ”
"The needed things have been arranged, there will be a shareholders' meeting at Rosemouth Bank today, and the Golden Snake will stay in the bank all day. This time, we must try not to attract Chongming's attention, otherwise it will be more difficult to find their clues again. Ji Shuhong closed the newspaper and placed it in the magazine frame between the two of them.
"I won't bother you to prepare, and I wish you a happy snake hunt!"
After saying that, he put on his hat, got up and pulled his suitcase and walked into the crowd.
Five minutes after Ji Shuhong left, Jiang Shaowen turned off his phone. He picked up the San Francisco Chronicle from the magazine bar, which contained a structural drawing of the Rosemouth Bank, followed by a photograph of a ruins with huge and integrated black rocks, which should be the photo of the Luojia Treasure House mentioned by Ji Shuhong.
Jiang Shaowen did not look too closely at the contents of the photo, which was not his current priority. He put the newspaper in his backpack and got up and walked toward the door.
The Rothmouth Bank is located on Montgomery Street and is a European-style building. The exterior is covered with black marble, and the Roman columns on either side of the door are studded with golden lines. Inside the huge foyer is a dark red double-open copper door with a huge pattern carved into it.
Montgomery Street MRT Station
In the middle is a shield, which is divided into four pieces. The upper left and lower right corners are a hand holding money, and the lower left and upper right corners are carved with wolf heads. On either side of the shield stood two lions standing upright. The mane stood tall, opened its mouth and roared, and the whole body was surprisingly thin and hairy. Above the shield is a crown with a cross in the middle of the crown, on which stands an eagle with an upright winged body on the side of its head and a distinctly raised mouth and claws.
This is the family crest of the Vaughan family.
Jiang Shaowen was standing at the front door of the Rosemouth Bank. It's not the same as when you first get off the plane. Black-rimmed glasses, a black pinstriped suit with a black diagonal striped tie. A mechanical watch with a leather strap is worn on the left hand, the black leather shoes are polished, and a black briefcase is carried in the hand. Looks like a business elite.
Although formal, his outfit is not prominent. San Francisco's largest financial district here, and the emergence of business elites in investment banks, is perfectly normal, and his image is perfectly integrated into the surrounding environment.
He pushed his glasses, glanced at his watch, and strode into the bank.
At the center of the first floor is the client office, and behind the office is a staircase leading to the second floor, with an authentication door at the entrance and guards standing on either side. Upstairs is the manager's room and the securities center, and only those who are invited can go up accompanied by the manager. Further up, there is a huge clock, and the office of the Golden Snake is just behind that clock. She has a strong sense of control, standing there and seeing the banking area at any time.
After inspecting the situation in the first-floor hall, Jiang Shaowen circled back to the front desk.
Looking at Jiang Shaowen who came over, the inquiring personnel stood up and respectfully asked, "Is there anything that can help you?" ”
"I'm Burton Mensa, and I made an appointment for your manager this morning."
"Okay, I'll check your appointment." The front desk staff's fingers tapped quickly on the keyboard, and after many confirmations, he said to Jiang Shaowen again: "Sorry Mr. Mensa, I can't find your appointment here." ”
"No, if you look closely at your appointment notebook, it may not have been recorded in the computer system."
After listening to Jiang Shaowen's request, the front desk staff took out a manual record book, and when he re-checked it on the book, he determined that there was no reservation in Jiang Shaowen's mouth. Jiang Shaowen listened to the situation said by the service staff, nodded, and did not dwell on it anymore. He had obtained the information he needed and had recorded all the information in the record book by shooting glasses.
"You can go to the office window and rebook," the front desk staff added.
Although it was Monday, there were not many customers in front of the window, and soon it was Jiang Shaowen's turn.
"Hello sir, what business do you do?" Like the front desk staff, the professional smile and respectful attitude are specially trained at a glance.
"I'm a lawyer advisor to the Sacor Group: Maud Titch, Mr. Jamie Sacor can't have a meeting, and I'll connect with Manager Gray." The Sacor Group was selected by Jiang Shaowen in those appointments. Originally, it was scheduled in the afternoon, so there was enough time for Jiang Shaowen to use this identity. At the same time, when inspecting the first floor, he had just seen Gray take the customer in, and Jiang Shaowen could move freely on the second floor before docking the previous customer.
The staff verified the appointment information. "Mr. Tich asked you to wait, and I'll tell the manager to come down and pick you up." After saying that, I dialed the phone.
After a while, a staff member came over. "Mr. Titch, you came early, and Manager Gray is still communicating with other customers. I'll take you to the waiting room first. Under the leadership of the staff, Jiang Shaowen successfully passed the gate and entered the second floor.
"This is the waiting room, where you can take a break and need tea or coffee?" The staff pushed open the glass door for Jiang Shaowen, and Jiang Shaowen waved his hand and the man withdrew.
Waiting room
Inside the waiting room, there sat another person. Jiang Shaowen walked to his vicinity and sat down in the position of the next person, who seemed to be a little nervous, did not notice Jiang Shaowen who was close to him, and kept his head down at the document in his hand, his mouth moving slightly but there was no sound, as if he was silently reading something.
On the table in front of him was a stack of documents, and Ji Shuhong glanced at it, it was a personal resume.
"Did you come here to apply?" Jiang Shaowen pretended to ask casually.
In the face of the sudden conversation, the person was also stunned. He looked at Jiang Shaowen, "Yes. ”
"I see you're nervous, and chatting can ease your nervousness." With that, Jiang Shaowen moved closer to his side. "Is it convenient to tell me which position you are applying for?"
Looking at the 'kind' Jiang Shaowen in front of him, the interviewer gradually let down his inner guard, "I came to interview the project manager." Jiang Shaowen nodded after listening, "Then why are you sitting here?" Haven't the interview started yet? ”
The interviewer shook his head, "No, the manager's interview has passed, but today President Vaughn is here, he bumped into my interview and wanted to interview me personally." He sighed when he finished. Watching the interviewer gradually reveal his heart, Jiang Shaowen hit the iron while it was hot, "Then you should seize the opportunity, and it may directly change your fate if you can be favored by President Vaughn." ”
In the face of Jiang Shaowen's encouragement, the interviewer did not show much ease. "You don't know, Mana Vaughan's eyes are as vicious as snakes. She was extremely strict with every employee, and although she didn't say anything after reading my resume, her face didn't look good, and if she was asked to interview me, the process would definitely make me very embarrassed. ”
Listening to the interviewer's answer, Jiang Shaowen pretended to be comforted and patted him on the shoulder, and Shunshi tucked a monitor under his collar. "Don't be nervous, it's not as hard as you think." After saying that, he stopped talking, got up and left the lounge.
After passing through the gate of the stairs, there is no obstacle on the second floor to check the identity. Jiang Shaowen took a cursory walk around the second floor, and in addition to the manager area and the securities center, the security control center of the entire building was also on the second floor. Unlike other areas, the walls are made of explosion-proof glass and can be seen directly inside. There is a machine at the door that requires a swipe of a card to enter. Inside is a wall of surveillance footage, but it does not contain surveillance of underground vaults. There is also a toolbox inside with some first aid medication. Kirill Johnson is also not in the security room, and should have gone to patrol for safety hazards.
There are four entrances to the third floor, all of which have identity verification and security personnel who want to sneak in and sneak into the sky.
At the door of Manager Gray's manager, Jiang Shaowen glanced through the glass, and the communication was in full swing, and Manager Gray would not be able to come out to receive him for a while and a half.
Since sneaking in is not possible, there is only one other way. Before that, he needed to determine the situation on the third floor. So Jiang Shaowen set his sights on the security control room.
He went into the toilet, and after making sure there was no one else in the toilet, he slammed his fist into the mirror and slammed it on the bridge of his nose, and Yin's nosebleeds flowed out, and then he looked up and pinched his nose to find the nearest staff member.
"How did you do your job, I fell in the toilet and got a nosebleed, I'm going to complain to you!" Jiang Shaowen said fiercely with anger on his face.
Seeing that the customer had an accident, the staff was also anxious. If this matter is not handled well and is known to Mana Vaughn, he may not be able to pack up his things and get out. He hurriedly took Jiang Shaowen to find the security personnel. With the communication of the staff, the security took them into the security room.
Entering the monitoring room, Jiang Shaowen noticed a security schedule on the table, and on the wall hung the work cards of those who were not working, with identity cards in them.
He naturally walked to the chair in front of the monitor and sat down, and when the security personnel turned to get the medical kit, he blocked the view of the staff with his body and tucked the schedule into his sleeve with his back hand.
"Can you hurry up?" Jiang Shaowen urged. "I've delayed my business, and I've made you all lose your jobs one by one." He kept saying harsh words, which played a certain role in the staff, and he did not dare to look directly at Jiang Shaowen and apologize vigorously. The security guards did not react otherwise.
During this time, Jiang Shaowen's eyes have been staring at the monitor, and he quickly found the monitor pictures on the 3rd floor according to his memories outside. As you can see from the surveillance video, there is an assistant desk in the center of the 3rd floor, and on the left is the analysis room, and Mana Vaughan is standing in the analysis room watching the stock trend. There was a door to Mana Vaughn's office on the side, but the footage inside Mana Vaughn's office was not displayed on the monitor. On the right is a huge conference room with bottled water, and several people in the room are playing documents, which are supposed to be for the afternoon shareholders' meeting.
During the surveillance, Jiang Shaowen saw a familiar figure, the interviewer, who entered Mana Vaughan's office under the guidance of the front desk assistant.
Seeing this, the security guard had already come over with some medicines of cotton. Jiang Shaowen alertly withdrew his gaze, and the security guard did not find anything unusual. During the processing, the door to the security control room was opened again. A man with a scar on his face walked in. He looked at Jiang Shaowen, "What's going on?" Who is he? Why is it in the control room? ”
Facing the people who came in, the originally calm security personnel suddenly became nervous, "Lord, supervisor." He was injured in the toilet, and I brought it to deal with it and took him out immediately. He explained carefully. It seems that the person in front of you is kirill Johnson, the head of security.
Kirill Johnson carefully looked jiang Shaowen up and down, he did not say anything to Jiang Shaowen, and suddenly slapped his hand in the face of the security guard. stuff, is the security control room a place where you can bring people here at will? If something goes wrong, you have to take your life. "The force of this slap was so strong that it directly hit the nosebleeds of the security personnel." Hurry up and take people away for me. ”
The security guards kept nodding in agreement, and after Kirill Johnson let him go, he didn't even have time to wipe his nosebleed, so he took Jiang Shaowen out of the security control room.
Jiang Shaowen wanted to get an identity card inside, but Kirill Johnson didn't give him a chance. But fortunately, it is not nothing. He checked the schedule he had.
The form wrote some unexpected situations that may be encountered, and there were two items in it that Jiang Shaowen cared more about. One is a security plan for Mana Vaughan. They divided the different events into five degrees, each of which had a corresponding solution. In the event of an attack that threatens to endanger the life of the Golden Snake or to Mana Vaughan, the discoverer needs to immediately call 'Plan A' over a walkie-talkie. Once 'Plan A' is implemented, the first task is not to catch the criminals, but to ensure the safety of the 'Golden Snake'. Kirill Johnson will personally escort the Golden Snake into the safe house, followed by security personnel led by Kirill Johnson to subdue the attackers.
The second is a daily event. This is an old building, the communication network of the 'Golden Snake' office will sometimes be suddenly disconnected, at this time need to urgently notify the maintenance personnel, and repair the network as quickly as possible.
Jiang Shaowen looked at these two pieces of information and formed a sneaking plan in his mind. At this moment, a woman's voice came from the headphones.
"I've looked at your resume, your past is pretty good, and I have a better position for you here." Of course, you can refuse, so you don't have to sit in the position of project manager! ”
The woman's voice was sophisticated and firm, and it seemed that the interviewer and the 'golden snake' were on the same page.