NCCnovel Chapter 167 Jones Visits
Chapter 167 Jones Visits
Gotham City is a very strange crime city. Although the city's crime rate ranks first in the United States, it leaves Pittsburgh, the second place, far away.
But the bigwigs in Gotham City seem to be keen on the fight between various cold weapons or drugs, but they have little interest in hot weapons.
In Li Lei's memory, it seems that only clowns who don't pay attention to anything use guns|explosives|explosives at every turn, but they regard this as a game and only use it when certain conditions are met.
Therefore, those who draw guns in Gotham City are basically the kind of low-level gangsters. Who made the US emperor's gun management too loose?
Not to mention other things, Li Lei's space has a non-automatic pistol that can be legally concealed.
Suddenly someone pointed a pistol at his head, Li Lei's first reaction was which gangster dared to pull out a gun within the Four Seasons Hotel after eating a bear's heart?
The five-star hotel here can occupy a place in Gotham City. It must be that the local snakes have obtained their protection through various interest exchanges. At the same time, the consortia behind these luxury hotel chains are cross-rivals, and they are not easy to offend. .
Therefore, robbing here is tantamount to seeking death. Li Lei estimated that this person would be poured into a concrete pillar and sink to the bottom of Gotham Bay within half a day.
But at this time Li Lei's life was in his hands, and Li Lei was most afraid that this kind of fearless little bastard would really shoot if he shook his head.
Just like when Li Lei was in Huaxia, an old gun told Li Lei, the old hooligans with steel pipes are not scary, but the little gangsters with small daggers are scary.
The old hooligans have their own sense of proportion. If there is no life-and-death vendetta, they will be slightly injured at most, and they will go to the hospital for some bruises. After all, the old hooligans don't want to be criminally charged.
On the contrary, those fledgling gangsters were not afraid of anything, and stabbed them with daggers as soon as their heads got hot.
If it hits an organ or a major artery, it's basically intentional homicide.
"Friend, if you have any difficulties, I think I should be able to help you."
Li Lei said in as calm a tone as possible.
In the United States, neither the police nor educational institutions encourage direct conflict between civilians and robbers.
In the police's publicity materials, it is recommended that civilians try their best to cooperate with the robbers when they are robbed, and seek help from the police after confirming that the robbers have left.
Li Lei also didn't want to do anything in the basement where the cameras were everywhere, but what Li Lei didn't understand was why the security department of the Four Seasons Hotel hadn't acted yet.
And what depressed Li Lei the most was that neither the Red Queen nor AI No. [-] had issued a warning to him.
"I don't want to hurt anyone, I just need a little money."
Li Lei heard the people behind him say tremblingly.
"no problem.
If you just need money, I have a wallet in my right hand pocket that holds about a few hundred dollars, enough to last you a while in Gotham. "
Li Lei said.
Then Li Lei felt that person's hand reaching into his pocket, and then Li Lei felt that the wallet was taken away by him.
At the same time, the coldness on his forehead also disappeared.
When Li Lei heard the sound of running disappear, he coldly woke up the Red Queen and AI No. [-].
"I think I need an explanation."
"I'm sorry, master."
The Red Queen did not expect that someone would rob Li Lei on such an occasion.
"Because the security assessment here was [quite safe] at the beginning, I handed over the monitoring authority to AI No. [-].
But I didn't expect that AI No. [-]'s learning ability is still very unsatisfactory. After you asked him to hack into the hotel's security system, he ignored the supervision of your safety. This is my serious mistake.
I have now retrieved the live footage and am comparing the suspects. "
"The priority of the suspect can be put a little later. What I am more interested in is why there is such a big loophole in the security measures of the Four Seasons Hotel?"
Li Lei said, "It stands to reason that sneaking into a well-known high-end five-star hotel to rob is not as difficult as robbing a bank, but it will definitely not be very easy.
In particular, my car is clearly parked in the VIP area, which is supposed to be the place with the strictest security measures.
Meanwhile, where's my driver?
Why did he disappear at this very moment? "
"Master, after my search, your driver was found in the men's restroom nearby.
According to preliminary observation, he should be in a coma. "
The Red Queen replied, "I have been reviewing all the video content of this camera in the past 24 hours."
"You search first, I guess I have to deal with the Gotham police and hotel security guards who came late."
Li Lei said.
With Li Lei's keen hearing, he had already heard a group of people rushing towards him. It seemed that the robbery had finally alarmed them.
Li Lei felt that this robbery was not an easy one. He had to know that his driver was also a very professional bodyguard.
He was originally an elite special soldier of the Navy SEALs, and at the same time, he has worked in the most professional security company in the industry for three years, so he can be regarded as a well-known ace bodyguard in the industry.
But such a professional bodyguard was stunned by someone sneaking in the toilet. Li Lei didn't think that the person who robbed him was just for a few thousand dollars.
But what the other party's purpose was, Li Lei still didn't know.
"Mr. Li, our hotel is very sorry for what just happened."
Before the police, the hotel's public relations manager told Li Lei, "If Mr. Li is willing to keep this matter a secret, our hotel is willing to pay Mr. Li a confidentiality fee.
At the same time, if Mr. Li stays in any hotel under the Group in the future, we will keep it free for life. "
The hotel PR manager was already sweating profusely. The VIP was robbed in his hotel. This was simply the biggest scandal of the Four Seasons Hotel Group this year.
"Mr. Li, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon."
Captain Jones walked up to Li Lei.
"If Mr. Li is convenient, I would like to ask Mr. Li to go to the police station to make a record. Is there any problem?
Don't worry, we have a special channel for Mr. Li to come in and out, and we will never let reporters or other irrelevant people disturb you. "
"I need to contact you and my lawyer first."
Li Lei doesn't think that the police are all kind people.
"Don't trust your government"
It can be regarded as the first political common sense of Western citizens. Even if you are a victim, it is best to bring a lawyer when dealing with the police.
Otherwise, under the police's questioning, they might say something that shouldn't be said.
"Also, I want to know where my driver is?"
"We just found your driver in the nearby men's toilet, he just suffered a blow to the head and was unconscious."
Captain Jones said, "We have just notified the emergency center, and according to the report, he should have been sent to Gotham Mercy General Hospital."
"I'll go with you to the police station to make a record."
Li Lei had already called his lawyer, and Li Lei also believed that Captain Jones and others would not dare to play tricks in the police station.
I have just donated 100 million US dollars to the charitable foundation of the police station. If the police station wants to avenge their kindness, I am afraid that the charity fundraising in the next few years will be very troublesome.
Moreover, with regard to the security system full of loopholes in the Gotham Police Department, superheroes and supervillains such as Batman and Catwoman have already pressed various Trojan horses and backdoors, and Li Lei is no exception.
The watch and tie clip on him are positioning devices, as long as he is in the police station, the red queen can find him at any time.
Li Lei then turned to the PR manager of the Four Seasons Hotel and said, "Don't worry, I won't say anything to the media.
But I suffered a loss in your hotel. If your compensation is not satisfactory to me, you should know that the media under my father has a certain influence in New England and even the entire East Coast of the United States, right? "
"Don't worry, Mr. Li, we must be very sincere about your compensation."
At this moment, the director of public relations felt a little relieved.
As long as the other party is willing to reconcile, then the rest is a question of money.
As for the amount of money, that is a matter for the legal side.
If a public relations crisis is caused by the breakdown of negotiations, then the main responsibility is not on my side.
Captain Jones asked to drive a black Ford SUV. Except for the normal front windows, the rear windows were all one-way mirrors, which could prevent outsiders from seeing what was going on inside the car.
Li Lei and Captain Jones got into the back row of the car, and then the car drove out of the underground garage of the Four Seasons Hotel.
After the car started, Captain Jones went up to the partition between the front row and the rear row.
"According to the rules, even if you are not a criminal suspect, Mr. Li, I should read out the Miranda warning.
But Mr. Li is a lawyer himself, and Miranda should be familiar with the content of Miranda's warning, so I don't want to repeat it all over again. "
Captain Jones smiled and said, "And with Mr. Li's professionalism, he knows what to say and what not to say, right?
In fact, the first question I want to ask now is Mr. Li, what do you think about this robbery? "
"I'm actually tempted to say it was a random robbery, other than it happened at the wrong time and place."
Li Lei said with a smile, "In Gotham City, there are at least dozens of robberies of this scale a day, right?
And the vast majority of cases end up with nothing. After all, the people who were robbed were not injured, and the insurance company was responsible for the financial loss.
This is a small case that seems too ordinary, but it happened at the busiest time of the Four Seasons Hotel.
To be able to open a five-star hotel in Gotham City, the relationship with the hotel must be excellent, and their security must also be the best.
What's more, I was robbed in the VIP parking area of the hotel, which should be the key security area of the hotel.
And I am very confident in my driver, I can make my driver lose the opportunity to resist in an instant, and there is not even time for him to press the alarm button, so this person should be a master of fighting skills, right?
In Gotham City, there are not many characters with this level of fighting, right?
The exclusion method can be determined. "
"Mr. Li is really familiar with Gotham City."
Captain Jones smiled and said, "As expected of the number one accountant in Gotham's underworld."
"What does Mr. Jones mean?"
Li Lei frowned slightly, "I am a legitimate businessman, and I have nothing to do with them.
Although I have opened a financial consulting company before, the customers I deal with are all normal customers.
Not only have I never contacted any underworld figures, nor have I checked any underworld funds.
If Mr. Jones wants to imply something on me, I better show evidence, or I will send my lawyer to file a complaint with the Gotham Police Department's internal investigation team.
"Sorry, sorry, my wording was wrong.
"Captain Jones admitted his mistake very shoddyly.
However, Li Lei's impression of Captain Jones dropped to negative points. In the following time, no matter what topic Captain Jones raised, Li Lei would stop talking about it.
In the end, Li Lei simply leaned on the seat and began to close his eyes to rest his mind.