Chapter 8 Banks
Gotham National Bank had existed when the city was first established. The renovation plan a few years ago completely transformed the triangular eaves of marble columns with cracks in the wind and sun-dry spider webs into history, only in yellowed photos and the memories of the elderly.
At this moment, what is presented to Gotham citizens is a brand new and magnificent building, with huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows and those self-service bank counters full of modern convenience and a rising financial smell.
A group of tourists wearing casual clothes looked around and took photos, and a group of primary school students in summer camp wearing white shirts and sun hats were mixed in with them under the leadership of a female teacher.
Elizabeth and Isabella were almost carved from the same mold, with delicate facial features completely the same, and even the location of the tears mole at the corners of the eyes was not bad.
To facilitate identification, Christina wore a ponytail behind Elizabeth's head, while Isabella wore a double ponytail - this rough management method made the twins feel angry, and occasionally she would change her hairstyle like a prank to escape the once-daily bathing time.
The deputy manager of Gotham National Bank, who played a guest tour guide, was still chattering about the glorious history of the bank. From President Hu Fu who visited here to the collapse of the stock market in the last century, it made people suspect that he was not a deputy manager, but the extremely talkative brother of Ah San in New York.
Elizabeth sighed impatiently, rolled her eyes and lifted the square yellow schoolbag on her back, and sneaked out of the tourist queue.
She jumped to the free self-service coffee machine in the corner of the bank with her ponytail, tiptoed to grab a disposable hard-shelled paper cup from the stand next to her, and pressed the button to order a cup of hot coffee for herself.
The sweet liquid poured into his mouth. Elizabeth whistled in emotion, stretched out her tongue to lick the foam on her lips.
As the little leather boots dragged on the marble floor, Isabella with a pair of ponytails rushed to her sister and said nervously: "Why are you running out? Come back with me quickly. If the teacher finds out, she will ask you again."
"Why are you so nervous? There are so many people in the summer camp, she can find that there are ghosts." Elizabeth leaned lazily against the wall and handed out half a cup of coffee, "Mum, you can have a sip, too."
"What are you going to have a mouthful?" The indescribable huge shadow enveloped the twins. When the two girls looked up, the tourist team had arrived next to the coffee machine. The female teacher in the summer camp was looking at the two with a silent condemnation.
The deputy bank manager in charge of the explanation hurriedly smoothed out the situation and said with a smile: "Ah, the two ladies really know how to appreciate it. Among the renovated Gotham National Bank, the most popular one is this brand new coffee machine. The original old machine can never filter out the slag stuck on the customers' teeth. I don't know how many complaints it caused - in fact, I think that the old coffee machine drove away at least hundreds of potential customers for Gotham National Bank."
Taking advantage of the time when the deputy manager was saying silly words, Elizabeth stuck out her tongue and held her sister's hand and hid back into the tourist team, posing in a well-behaved and peaceful manner.
At this time, Li Ang had just pushed open the revolving door and walked into the bank. He saw Elizabeth and the others waved their hands from afar and walked over quickly.
Elizabeth drank half a cup of coffee and jumped to him and asked, "Li Ang, why are you here?"
Li Ang spread his hands and said, "Christina has something to do and can't come, so I'll come to take the shift to pick you up home."
Christina's family lives in an old apartment in the lower city. Li Ang has been to it once and found that there is a yin energy there. I am afraid that there will be some ghosts who are in vain.
But this is normal. This type of apartment has basically existed for decades. It would be strange if there were no three or four people dead in it.
What's more, Gotham's public security has always been bad. It is said that some gangs dared to shoot in the street decades ago, and various automatic weapons swept through civilians.
Even now, Gotham's missing persons are still leading the United States every year - some stories circulating in late-night online chat rooms say that those missing people are probably kidnapped and murdered by underground gangs, and their bodies are loaded into gasoline barrels and poured on cement, and all sink into Gotham Port.
By the way, this kind of urban legend has affected Gotham citizens’ low enthusiasm for fish food to some extent...
Hearing the words "Go home", Elizabeth's eyes turned and pinched out a sweet luoli voice and said to Li Ang, "That... Li Ang, can you take me to eat the ice cream on the street? I've been wanting to eat it for a long time..."
Not only that, Elizabeth also poked Isabella's palm behind her back, and the two of them grabbed Li Ang's palm and shook it.
Li Ang’s eyes twitched and sighed, “Okay, you can choose whatever flavor you like, but only one cup.”
"nice!" Elizabeth waved her small fist excitedly and smiled happily.
Just as the conversation was being held, a brown-yellow school bus parked on the street outside Gotham National Bank suddenly started to accelerate.
The engine roared, the tires turned, and the square school bus crashed into the bank's floor-to-ceiling glass window with a tremendous force. In an instant, debris splashed and alarm bells rose.
Thanks to the legal provisions of America, the quality inspection standards of all school buses require strength comparable to military armored vehicles, which is not as fragile as they appear on the outside.
The deputy bank manager who acted as a temporary tour guide quickly stepped forward and shouted in a daze: "What's going on?"
Before the big and round security personnel could move, the barrels of several automatic rifles suddenly reached out from the black window of the school bus and pointed them at them. The bullets poured out directly penetrated the bulletproof vest, achieving a sieve for safety.
Blood splattered everywhere, and thick plasma was applied to the flat and smooth marble floor. The sudden sound of gunfire triggered the screams and running of all humans in the hall.
Li Ang hugged Elizabeth and Isabella, kicked his feet on the ground, and slid behind the wooden counter of a certain bank.
He whispered to the twins not to lie down, took out their phones and reached out outside the counter, and then reflected the dark screen behind the phone's lock screen and peeped at the hall.
Crack, a hard leather boot stepped on the glass slag everywhere, and a bandit wrapped in a black hoodie and a funny clown mask on his face slowly walked down from the school bus driver's position.
He raised the semi-automatic rifle in his hand, and bullets poured out from the muzzle. The copper murder weapons shattered the Swarovski crystal chandeliers on the ceiling, as well as exquisite ceiling murals.
Chapter completed!