Is 540 million US dollars a lot of money? Nonsense, of course it is a lot.
But now there is a problem, which is that it has nothing to do with UC Technology. Young Master Xu said that as a Chinese, why should I donate to the American Foundation for the Poor? You see, I look very similar.
Taken advantage of?
But before it was time for a showdown with these guys, he always felt that what these people were doing was not that simple. Just like this guy who had zero and round amounts of money, this guy who named himself Marshal Xin Kou didn't seem to have any
He was so concerned that he didn't even mention a time limit.
Xu Chuan now needs to send some information outside to verify his guess.
Is it simple? It is simple. The premise is that that bastard Curtis has not escaped from the Staples Center and can still pay attention to his situation here.
Now all the hostages are sitting on the ground. Xu Chuan's left hand has been holding Xue La's shoulder. This woman seems to be very comfortable leaning on him. Xu Chuan feels that she is about to fall asleep.
He kept his right hand on his knee, tapping his index finger rhythmically. This was Umbrella's internal communication method similar to Morse code. He was not worried that anyone could understand it, because
It has its own coding rules.
He had repeated what he wanted to say twice, and if Curtis were here, he would have received it.
Xu Chuan's request was simple. He asked the other party to contact UC Technology's management in Los Angeles and issue a statement before other companies made decisions.
He wanted to see how the self-proclaimed Marshal Xin Kou would react after this statement, or he wanted to see if this was actually Marshal Xin Kou.
Then he set his sights on one of the robbers. Although this person had not spoken, judging from his height, body shape and movement habits, he was obviously a woman.
Of course, she covered her face and wore loose clothes. Xu Chuan couldn't appreciate her appearance and figure. What he was curious about was a bracelet on her hand. If he saw it right, this bracelet was not very conspicuous.
The price is hefty.
How could he know such a thing, because Xu Ziwen has a similar coin that Zhang Qi gave her as an eighteenth birthday gift two years ago, a full seven-digit soft girl coin.
This thing should never have appeared in the hands of a robber. Was it another Patty Hearst?
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LAPD Director Plank and the Mayor of Los Angeles are discussing the terms of the robbers with the CEOs of several companies. He means to delay time or pretend to agree to the other party's request. Since the price has been set, of course he can bargain, which can buy some time for the LAPD.
However, these capitalists did not think so. The president of Davit Investment was on vacation in Australia. He expressed his thoughts to Plank through a video conference, "I'm sorry Plank, although what happened to Pete is very regrettable, but we are all
I know this kind of precedent cannot be set."
If they compromise now, they will threaten the company's employees as individuals in the future, wondering whether they will make any more money.
Plank has two heads. These cold-blooded guys don't even intend to issue a delayed statement, but he has no choice at all. These companies are not only large taxpayers, but also donors to the Los Angeles Police Department. If there is no
With their support, LAPD's budget next year will be a problem.
He looked at the representatives of the five companies in front of him and decided to ask Robert to try to contact the robber again, 'Wait a minute, why is it five? It should be six.'
Where did the UC Technology representatives go?
Just when he put aside his doubts and was about to meet with the representatives of the NBA president and the managers of the two teams, UC Technology held a separate press conference.
Philip Corso, the director of UC Technology's Los Angeles branch, almost rushed back to the company when he saw the big boss trapped in the stadium on the TV broadcast. He knew very well that there would be instructions for him from the headquarters.
Sure enough, after meeting with the senior officials of the Los Angeles City Government on behalf of UC Technology, he received another instruction from the headquarters, asking him to hold a separate press conference. The public relations department arranged it very quickly, and put all the information in less than half an hour.
Almost all the media have been contacted.
But Philip looked at the manuscript in his hand with an excited but constipated expression on his face. Who wrote this speech?
The location where they held the press conference was just outside the Staples Center blockade. The major media outlets were ready with long shots and short guns. They all knew the demands made by the robbers and were all curious about the attitudes of various companies.
.
UC Technology was the first to issue a statement, which they did not expect. A group of reporters rushed to ask various questions.
Phillip waved his hand to calm everyone down, "I will make a statement on behalf of the head office. If you have any questions, you can ask them later."
He took the speech, first licked his lips and then started to say, "I would like to issue this statement on behalf of Ms. Xue, the current CEO of UC Technology. As a multinational company registered in several countries around the world for less than a year and headquartered in China,
, I really didn’t expect that the United States, the most developed country in the world, would even engage in poverty alleviation. This is indeed an oversight on our part.”
"As we all know, UC Technology is a people-oriented company. In our view, the life safety of more than 80 hostages is as important as the chairman of UC Technology. We hereby declare that if several other companies do not intend to pay, UC Technology can
Of course, the premise of taking all the 540 million yuan is to ensure the safety of everyone, not just employees of a few companies."
Philip paused for a moment, asked someone to maintain order at the scene, and then continued, "Not only that, we will spend another 540 million to establish our own foundation in China, and at the same time we will also improve poverty alleviation work in the United States.
schedule."
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As soon as this statement was released, it was like it was on calm water. Well, it didn't seem right. It was like a bomb dropped in the whirlpool, and it instantly caused representatives of several other companies to curse.
We agreed to advance and retreat together. What do you mean by UC Technology?
Philip said, you are only tied up as employees, ours is the big boss, there is no comparison at all.
The video was posted online and aroused heated discussions among the American people. In other words, they broke their defenses.
"When did we need the Chinese to save us?"
Some people even pointed the finger at several other companies, feeling that UC Technology issued this statement because these people had already negotiated the results and these capitalists would not spend money to save people.
For a time, the gates of several companies were surrounded by countless people, holding banners and shouting slogans.
When the news spread back to China, a group of people on the Internet were going crazy.
"I really didn't expect that poverty alleviation is a thing in the United States. I'm sorry, why do I feel that this yin and yang tone comes from the same school as a great god."
"No matter what, as a statement, I will change my phone before the Chinese New Year."
"However, have you noticed a pattern? Before the last Grammy, the great master also encountered a kidnapping case. The same is true this time. Grammy will not conflict with him."
"I bet, if you don't tell me, you still don't feel anything. Let's count how many times he has encountered this kind of thing. This guy should stop being possessed by a degenerate god."
"Damn, maybe you know the truth."
Later, someone listed various emergencies that Xu Chuan had encountered, and this statement was basically confirmed.
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Things did not develop according to Marshal Xin Kou's script at all. When he sat behind the technical desk and looked up at the news broadcast on the only two large screens in the sky, he wanted to curse.
They don't care whether these companies will really donate the money, or whether the capitalists don't donate will make what they are doing now more legitimate. At least among the people at the bottom, SAL can get a lot of support, and that's
An opportunity to build an image.
However, this statement from UC Technology has ruined their plan. Not only has it ruined, it has also diverted the attention of the public. Now they are just kidnappers, while it is UC Technology that is building the image.
Some people on the Internet are even discussing whether they are spies sent by China. Otherwise, how could they have thought of asking a Chinese to donate to the American Poverty Alleviation Foundation.
Of course, most of these are people on Twitter who are setting the pace. They want most people’s attention to be focused on the identity of Xuchuan Huaxia people.
Accounts that said good things about SAL on Twitter were directly blocked. The image that the so-called Marshal Xin Kou wanted to establish in the hearts of the people at the bottom was destined to fail.
Xu Chuan has been observing the behavior of this bald black man. This guy seems a little irritable now. He has been secretly checking his mobile phone, as if waiting for news from someone.
Xu Chuan continued to send messages by tapping his fingers. This news also showed that Curtis was indeed still in the arena. Very good, this grandson was exempted from being expelled.
Curtis, who was hiding in the box, was still contacting the head office, "The boss is sending messages again, but I have a problem now. The phone is almost out of battery."
Birkhoff was doing technical support for him, "Hey, brother, don't worry, give me two more minutes, I will take over Staples' central server right away, and you won't need to translate those codes by then."
Already."
"You'd better hurry up." Curtis had a headache when he saw that the battery had dropped below 5%. He didn't dare to leave at all, for fear of missing the message sent by Xu Chuan, and there was no charger in this room.
"He was saying, check who the black man is contacting and try to confirm the location of the other person."
Birkhoff replied from the opposite side, "No one in Staples Center should have access to a phone. I'll check the nearby cell towers."
"Then how do you determine this guy's phone number?"
"Don't worry, it's really easy." Birkhoff said confidently, "Hey, man, please don't question Night Walker, I am a god on the Internet."
"Okay, dear God, please hurry up, I really need to find a charger to charge now." Before he could finish his sentence, Curtis' cell phone was shut down decisively.
Birkhoff, who was far away in Morocco, finally broke through the firewall of the Staples Center, "Okay, now it's SHOW TIME."
Umbrella's network department has long since said goodbye to the days when there was only Birkhoff and a laptop. They are now a team of hundreds of people.
Of course, these people cannot all come together. They usually work in various branches of UC Technology to handle some technical work.
This time there was only a small team of more than a dozen people. After taking over the Staples Center network system, each of them performed their own duties. Some controlled the monitoring system, some set up springboards, and some were erasing their traces.
"I saw the boss." One of the personnel took over the monitoring and saw Master Xu sitting cross-legged on the ground.
Birkhoff walked over and took a look, "Connect the picture to the AI and she can translate it by herself."
Umbrella's artificial intelligence is much more convenient to use than Curtis.
"Go check the surveillance cameras and find all the robbers. There must be more than five of them." Birkhoff directed his men, which was similar to the work he had done in the organization before.
On the other side, Smith is trying to mobilize manpower. It is not their style to passively wait for the police or FBI to take action.
But the trouble is, Nikita and Michael went to Baidu, and Swagger and Parker also went to support them. Now there are no available manpower near Los Angeles.
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superior.
Smith can only contact his cousin, Brian Mills.
Brian was also very anxious. Although Sheila's event did not require them to provide personal protection, as his big client, if something happened it would still be a serious blow to his retirement career.
Therefore, he and his companions were also paying attention to the situation in Staples Lane, and it was easy to reach an agreement with Smith. If the other party needed manpower, he could help.
In the Staples Center, Xu Chuan watched Marshal Xin Kou walk to the corner and seemed to be answering the phone. He could not hear what he was saying, but seeing the guy's expression nodding and dancing, it seemed that
The opponent's level must be higher than his.
So who can make the marshal like this, the head of state?
Knowing that there was something fishy about this group of people, Xu Chuan continued to send messages. He was almost certain that there was a manipulator behind these people, and maybe that one was the real Xin Kou.
That guy definitely didn't make such a big noise just to tell everyone that they were going to eliminate the bourgeoisie and attract all the LAPD's attention here. What is their real goal? This is the real problem.
Xu Chuan thought about many things, such as the Los Angeles branch of the United Reserve Bank and those banks that are easy targets for robbers.
But it would be really damning if he could guess this kind of thing.
And it's still early to say this. Even if you want to be an oriole, you don't have any cards to play. You can only hope that Smith can make good arrangements.
After answering the phone, the black man seemed to have received new instructions. He walked in front of all the hostages and continued his performance.
"It's almost time, we can start the next phase of the trial."
Two kidnappers dragged out a black man in formal clothes from the crowd. Like the congressman who died earlier, he had his hands tied behind his back.
"Congressman Washington, it's your turn this time."