King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer
Chapter 874 - 785: The Great Gold Heist

Joe Ga returned to his apartment in the Bronx...

He studied the Gold transportation route map provided by an insider from Halliburton alone in the apartment, finally deciding to ambush them in Manhattan Downtown.

It is estimated that no one would think someone would do such an 'ungrateful' act.

Since he needed to get up early tomorrow, Joe Ga went to bed early, but the blueprint of the New York Gold Exchange Vault kept flashing in his mind.

Compared to those moving gold, robbing the vault was too difficult for the current Boss Joe, and trying to get an explosive through the security wasn't realistic.

But the plan devised by Yuri always circulated in Joe Ga's mind.

Such an extremely thrilling plan has a huge attraction for someone like Boss Joe.

In the end, Boss Joe's rationality overcame his impulse. He decided to eat the meat that was delivered to his mouth first, complete the intended revenge, and consider the matter of the vault later.

Undertaking tasks that can't create 'derivative benefits' feels like a loss for the current Boss Joe.

There will be opportunities later!

Joe Ga convinced himself, then finally fell into a deep sleep.

At 11 a.m. the next day, after the morning rush hour in New York had passed, two armored vehicles escorted by 12 security personnel from Halliburton, sandwiching a truck specially used for transporting gold, left the Gold vault of the New York Gold Exchange.

This situation is not uncommon in New York, as gold futures and spot delivery are done here.

America overthrew the Bretton Woods system and established a new US Dollar trading system, but gold's value persisted!

Based on the early Bretton Woods system, America built the largest gold trading center in the world.

Most of the gold would be transited in America, and gradually the New York trading center developed into a 'Gold Bank', meaning stop bothering, just store the gold with us, and I'll provide you with a trading system and basis, simplifying everyone's efforts.

Decades later, people seem to have slowly gotten used to this situation.

Even when some countries want to reclaim their gold, they are rebuffed by America...

"You are not safe!"

This phrase could shut others up because America indeed has the capability to make other nations 'unsafe'.

However, such situations usually occur due to political factors; most spot deliveries proceed without hitch, and America doesn't default.

Thus, the gold reserves in the vault of the New York Gold Exchange are very frequently circulated.

Based on this circulation of gold, specialized transportation companies emerged, offering transportation and security services to gold depositors.

The truck specifically for transporting gold was professionally modified, with tracks on the bottom of the van installed to transmit cases of gold.

From 9 a.m., 324 wooden boxes each containing five standard gold bars were grouped in eighteens, placed on special pallets, and sent into the van via the conveyor tracks.

At 11 a.m., after inventory and delivery checks, the three-vehicle convoy officially departed.

Around 11:30 a.m., the convoy drove onto the highway beside the Hudson River, preparing to pass through the tunnel to leave Manhattan, heading to a private airport.

Meanwhile, Joe Ga, driving a vehicle, merged into the traffic flow, slowly approaching the transport convoy.

At that moment, he was about 300 meters away from the traffic light intersection ahead.

Joe Ga looked at the two black armored transport vehicles, the shooting ports on the van which looked more intimidating than practical, and showed a strange smile.

Putting on a black mask, Joe Ga pressed the communicator and said, "Number One is in position…"

As soon as Joe Ga finished speaking, he heard Anna's voice in the headset...

"Number Two in position, starting in 30 seconds."

As soon as Anna finished speaking, a silver Porsche suddenly accelerated and overtook on the lane with the armored convoy.

It seemed to be particularly in a hurry, weaving in and out within the lane, and just as the green light was about to turn off, it sped to the front of the convoy, made a reckless turn, and then abruptly braked...

With a "Zila" sound, the silver Porsche stopped on the line just as the green light went off.

The following armored transport vehicle couldn't brake in time and with a 'bang', rear-ended the Porsche, shoving the small car forward a few meters.

Then, people waiting at the red light saw a red-haired beauty in a stylish dress angrily getting out of the Porsche, storming towards the armored transport vehicle, violently banging on the windows while waving her cellphone and loudly threatening to call the police.

Armored transport personnel generally do not exit the vehicle unless necessary.

The driver of the lead vehicle, a security personnel from Halliburton, annoyed, rolled down the window trying to make this 'crazy woman' clear the way, and the two naturally got into a heated argument…

Meanwhile, Joe Ga, who had naturally stopped due to the red light, wearing a mask, stepped out of his car, walked a few meters in the lane, and approached the rear armored transport vehicle.

As he passed an MPV, Joe Ga saw a boy pressing against the window looking at him; he took out a flashbang grenade, gestured to the boy to cover his ears, then stuffed the flashbang grenade into the shooting port of the transport vehicle.

At the same time, Anna, who was arguing with the transporter, also pulled out a flashbang grenade and threw it into the vehicle.

Then Anna sprinted back a few steps, and as the flashbang grenade exploded, she pulled out a handgun and fired a shot at the window of the truck transporting the gold.

It was quite absurd that the truck transporting gold did not have bulletproof glass…

The dramatic explosions in the front and back alerted the truck driver to what he had encountered; the nearly sixty-year-old worker decisively raised his hands, pushed open the door, then honestly laid down on the ground, face down, waving his hands frantically, signaling that he hadn't seen what Anna looked like.

The old chap had been driving trucks for over a decade, transporting hundreds of tons of gold.

He couldn't understand what two people could achieve by stealing gold?

They simply couldn't carry away the gold, and even if they seized the truck, given New York's traffic conditions, they couldn't escape.

But what the truck driver didn't realize was that the attackers had no intention of stealing the gold…

Anna took out a banner and quickly unfolded it on the side of the truck.

As Joe Ga rushed towards the van, he took off his coat to reveal a white T-shirt with the slogan…

"Gold belongs to all humanity"

Joe Ga applied explosives to the door of the truck's rear compartment, stepping aside to wait for the explosion, and didn't forget to show the slogan on his body to the people in the surrounding vehicles.

The folks in America were too laid back, as their first reaction to this situation was not to escape from their cars but to take out their cell phones to record it.

After a loud "bang," the rear door of the compartment was blown open.

Joe Ga hurried inside, messed around a bit, then opened the track switch inside the compartment, dumping the gold out of the vehicle…

The entire attack from start to finish, with the gold being dumped on the ground, lasted less than 4 minutes.

It was only then that the security guards on the transport vehicle staggered off.

Affected by a flashbang grenade in the confined space, the sensory disorientation left them unable to recover.

A few tough guys struggled to open the door and get out, but the moment their feet touched the ground, they fell, stood up, and fell again, as if they were standing on a rocking boat...

Joe Ga looked at a middle-aged white man with a face full of terror, clutching his pistol but unable to release the safety catch on the holster.

Facing this situation, Mr. Qiao abandoned the idea of reaching for the gun; instead, he poured a prepared bucket of gasoline over the gold and set it alight...

Things went far smoother than Mr. Qiao had anticipated...

Seeing Anna, who had rushed to the banks of the Hudson River earlier, jumping onto a ready speedboat, Joe Ga stood in front of the fire, raised his arm, and shouted...

"Gold belongs to everyone"

Then he turned and dashed down the roadway, speeding towards the river to jump on the already-started speedboat and sped away.

By the time the speedboat disappeared on the river surface, the police had just arrived.

Eight police cars blocked the roads ahead and behind, and 16 police officers, guns raised, cautiously approached the direction of the fire.

Only after confirming there was no danger did the police start cordoning off the area.

Then some police officers began instructing people around to disembark from their vehicles to make statements, while other officers called for fire trucks and ambulances.

Since no one had died, the police were not too tense.

Upon seeing the slogan plastered on the truck, some experienced police officers realized the kind of individuals they were dealing with...

An extreme public welfare organization!

And the kind that purposely engages in destructive acts that inconvenience society - lunatics!

Since the gold wasn't lost and no one died, the police didn't intend to pursue, as such organizations typically come forward themselves later, using media attention to voice their demands.

Even though 'giving gold back to everyone' was nonsense, who knows what those madmen were thinking?

As the police maintained order, a fire engine arrived, and a few firefighters extinguished the burning fire.

Firefighters are human too, and they were curious about the gold...

A young firefighter, wearing gloves, opened the charred box and lifted his phone to record this 'beautiful moment.' But then, he noticed something odd...

Around several melted gold bars flowed a silvery metallic liquid that solidified as the temperature fell.

The partially melted gold bars hardly maintained the image of 'genuine gold fears no fire.'

Following the young firefighter's shout, police and firefighters gathered to take a look, and a few middle-aged leaders exchanged glances...

"oh shit!

This gold is fake!"

By then, media had already arrived outside the cordoned area...

The emergence of 'fake gold' stirred the reporters into action...

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An hour later, the CEO of Halliburton called all the directors...

He planned to convene a board meeting that night to address the most critical situation Halliburton had faced since its establishment.

Worse than the situation in Iraq!

Because they 'misplaced' a customer's 20 tons of gold!

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Three hours later, the FBI handcuffed the security personnel responsible for the transport and detained all the handlers from the New York Stock Exchange's vault.

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At the same time, several wealthy Shahs rushed to the New York Police Headquarters to report the issue, and the New York Gold Exchange received serious complaints in Shah's stern tone.

With the Shahs were inquiry calls from central banks around the world - financial heavyweights bombarded the New York Stock Exchange with calls!

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Meanwhile, someone in the London Exchange quietly built a position, preparing to reap the profits from the rising gold prices.

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That's it for these two chapters!

I've got a lot going on at home these days with the Qingming festival, and unfortunately, my crutch got the flu, my head aches like it's about to explode.

Under these circumstances, my thoughts might wander while I sit before the computer.

I shouldn't force myself to write when I'm not in good condition, otherwise, if my mind gets muddled and I make a mistake, it'll be hard to fix later.