69novels Chapter 289 It's all up to you guys
Chapter 289 It's all up to you guys
The following day, in the Hero Association meeting room.
Today's meeting was quite somber:
Yesterday, the Central Bank of Hong Kong was invaded by Xin Yuehu and her three companions. The magical girl was lured away by the monster and could not provide timely support, which allowed the four of them to successfully break through the barrier defenses and enter the vault.
The result left the magical girls speechless:
"According to the Hero Association's investigation report, all the gold in the vault has disappeared."
Hyacinth sat at the round table with a serious expression, exactly the same as Aquamarine, who sat at the head of the table.
"Moreover, they also looted the central vault of the Hong Kong City Bank, which is the most serious part."
"This is an unprecedented gold heist! A full two thousand tons of gold have been emptied from the entire vault of the Central Bank of Hong Kong, which will have extremely serious consequences!"
"...cough cough."
Two soft coughs came from Cobra, the S-class hero sitting to the side, briefly taking over the conversation.
"The Hero Association is doing its best to salvage the situation, and it won't have a major impact in the short term."
"But if this batch of gold simply disappears, it will inevitably cause even greater trouble in the future, and may even lead to a financial crisis."
The magical girls were immediately surprised, especially Clover, who even asked her captain, Lily, with a worried look on her face.
"Captain, is it true? Why is there a financial crisis?"
"..."
Bai Lili, on the contrary, appeared quite calm, even sipping a glass of lemonade.
"The principle is very complicated, but if you convert this gold into money, it's roughly... 1.6 trillion yuan."
"Pfft! Cough, cough cough cough!"
Bladderwort and Cocklebur both spat out a mouthful of lemonade, but Lily Bai reacted quickly and used her magic to block it all, thus preventing it from hitting the faces of Peridot and Red Zircon across the table.
"How much? Sixteen trillion?"
"Yes, with such an astronomical amount of gold being stolen by Xin Yuehu, one can imagine the severe shock that will occur in the financial markets."
"And they made a huge commotion when they ran away, as if they were afraid no one would know they had robbed the Hong Kong City Bank," Hailanshi added.
Everyone immediately thought of that T90M main battle tank.
Although it's unclear where Xin Yuehu got the tank, the four villains were indeed seen inside the tank in the video footage.
The tank commander was Xin Yuehu, Fenrir was responsible for lifting the short tank commander to the observation window, the gunner was Cheshire Rabbit, and the driver was Hellcat.
A loader? There is no loader; the T90M is an autoloader.
As a veteran player in Shanghai, Bai Lili is well aware of Hellcats' tactics.
That tigress is ruthless when she fights! Let alone as a tank driver, she drives like a madwoman:
No matter what was in front of them, the gunners simply opened fire to clear the road and then crushed it, smashing countless vehicles and road infrastructure along the way, leaving behind a scene of devastation.
"But speaking of the financial crisis, Xin Yuehu probably won't let this situation happen."
Nightingale continued, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
"She has never stolen such a large amount of property before. Even when she did steal things in the past, she would return them quickly afterwards. And have you seen her latest video?"
At this point, everyone paused, and almost simultaneously pulled out their phones.
"A new video? What is she up to now?" Hyacinth grumbled, but she opened the account to follow faster than anyone else.
Sure enough, there was a video in the video section that had been scheduled to be posted half an hour earlier, with a very concise title:
"Fox's Hong Kong Bank Robbery ~ Trailer"
The video's background music is majestic, the aerial shots and close-up shots create a strong sense of oppression, and the scene of the four villains wearing masks walking into the gates of the Hong Kong City Bank is full of cinematic feel.
Add to that the brief gunfight in the lobby, the rock music during the looting of gold bricks, and the dynamic scene of the T90M piercing through the smoke at full speed, and the barrage of comments was filled with the feeling of a blockbuster movie.
In the behind-the-scenes footage at the end of the video trailer, Xin Yuehu stands around her familiars adjusting the lighting and says to the camera:
"These are all the scenes from Fox's Hong Kong police thriller! The official film is currently in the midst of editing and production! I wonder if everyone will like 'The Gold Heist'?"
"However, I won't keep these golden foxes for myself. I'll return them to Miss Hyacinth at a suitable time."
The trailer ends here, and it even thoughtfully provides a release date for the full film.
After watching the video, everyone was speechless.
"In other words..."
Hyacinth said,
"Xin Yuehu intends to return that gold? Then what was the point of all that trouble she went through to rob it?"
"It's probably just for fun," Iris replied calmly.
The silence among the crowd lasted even longer.
"Let's leave this topic here for now. I'll try to contact Xinyuehu later."
Under pressure from being named in the video, Hyacinth reluctantly accepted the task despite her extreme unwillingness.
I don't know why that fox had to single me out! It's infuriating!
Hyacinth cursed a thousand times in her heart, but forced herself to move on to the next topic.
"So, the second item on the agenda for today."
"We have successfully dismantled all the barrier nodes that Xin Yuehu had set up in the port city. Her plan to destroy the port city with bomb barriers has failed."
"But in the end, we never confirmed whether the bomb barrier she set up actually existed."
Bai Lili replied.
As a replacement for the unconscious Wheat Squad, Bai Lili has a clearer understanding of the series of events in the port city and immediately makes a sharp critique.
"But this time is different." The one who spoke was the golden-haired fox girl sitting not far away.
Magical Girl Dandelion, a magical girl from Chengdu who is independent of the Hyacinth Squad, participates in the proceedings as a special advisor who joins midway through the operation.
The reason is simple: she is currently the only magical girl who has broken through the magic-suppressing restriction of Kokoro, and can use magic to a certain extent.
"Oh? Does Miss Dandelion have any special insights?" Bai Lili asked curiously.
Lily had complete respect for her magical girl companion.
After all, she had her familiar Hellcat by her side, which even made Bai Lili feel quite excited.
A forbidden love between good guys and bad guys while they're hiding their identities from each other... Ah, it's just too wonderful. That's what Bai Lili thought to herself.
"Based on our prior detection, there is indeed a vast magical reaction in the central underground area of the port city. The source is unknown, but for now, we believe that Xin Yuehu is involved."
At this point, Dandelion flicked her wrist, and a magical light screen appeared in front of a projection screen not far away, displaying the conclusion of a magic detection spell.
Hyacinth looked at her sister, Sunny, with considerable admiration.
Look at Sister Tianqing's magical talent! She was able to learn the difficult magic of light screen projection in such a short time. She is truly a role model for us all.
The magical girls' attention was drawn to the bright, converging point of magic on the light screen.
"Look here, everyone. This is the source of the magical reaction we detected."
"Theoretically, it's impossible for a single magical girl to create such a massive amount of magical power, not even Kokoro."
"So I have a plan. Starting today, we'll try to investigate what's going on with this magical reaction. What do you all think?"
After speaking, the golden-haired fox girl looked at the people around the conference table.
Seeing the nodding expressions of agreement on the magical girls' faces, Fox secretly smiled slyly.
Legendary Quest: Project Thor's Hammer
Investigate the source of the magic beneath the port city; any method is acceptable.
Miss Hyacinth...
My divine stone's source depends entirely on you, Fox!