North Hollywood Bank.
A black man around forty years old entered the bank lobby, his build tall and his deanor composed.
He took a number and sat on the bench to wait.
After a while, a notification sound rang out in the bank, and his number was displayed on the screen.
The man walked to the bank counter and presented his number.
"Sir, what transaction would you like to conduct?" The bank counter clerk was a white woman in her forties, blond and curly-haired, sowhat plump.
"I'd like to withdraw money." The black man passed over a bank card.
"How much?"
"All of it."
"Do you have an appointnt?"
"Yes, Michael Arthur."
"Mr. Arthur, you have a total of 20,000 US Dollars in your account. Are you sure you want to withdraw it all?"
"Yes."
The female clerk got up and left, and when she returned, she was holding two bundles of bills which she put into the cash counter and casually asked, "That's quite a sum of money. Are you planning on investing it, or going on a trip?"
"I'm planning on leaving for a while."
The clerk counted the money and put it at the counter window, "Have a safe trip."
"Thank you." Michael Arthur took the money, preparing to put it into the backpack on his back when suddenly there was a commotion at the entrance of the bank.
Five n wearing skull masks and bulletproof vests, ard with guns, burst into the bank and fired a burst of "tat-tat" at the ceiling.
Imdiately, screams erupted within the bank.
"Ah..."
"Shut up!" A gunman wielding an AK shouted harshly, "Everyone, hands on your head and squat on the ground."
The other ard n also shouted, "Hey, lie down on the ground, don't move."
"Damn it, put your phone down."
"Hurry up, everyone co here, everyone squat down together."
A man holding a submachine gun walked over with a bag, "Everyone be smart and do as we say."
As he spoke, the man approached Michael Arthur and ordered, "Empty the contents of your backpack."
Michael Arthur hesitated for a mont then complied with the robber's orders, dumping the contents of the backpack onto the floor, "20,000 US Dollars, a cell phone, docunts, sunglasses..."
The robber shook the submachine gun in his hand, "Put the phone in the bag."
Michael Arthur picked up the cell phone from the floor and placed it in the robber's bag, glanced at the 20,000 US Dollars on the floor, then looked at the robber.
The robber also noticed the items on the floor and smirked, "Hey, buddy, don't look at with those eyes. I'm not interested in that chump change."
He shouted to the others, "Everyone else listen up, I'm not interested in your small change, I only want your phones.
As long as you don't ss around, we won't hurt you.
We're just trying to get back the money the capitalists have exploited from us, that's all.
As long as you cooperate, everyone can get along just fine, OK?"
The man with the AK shouted, "Who here is the bank manager?"
"I am." A man in a suit squatting on the ground said.
"Buddy, don't be nervous, stand up." The man with the AK looked him over, "Quite handso, looking like a gentleman. Do you have a boyfriend?"
"No, I'm not gay."
"You could be, think about it with , hmm." The robber with the AK chuckled, "But, we have more important matters now. I need you to close the bank doors..."
...
Police Detective Bureau.
Robbery and Murder Departnt Office.
Luke, holding a cup of coffee, leaned on the desk and chatted with everyone.
"Guys, how have things been while I was away?"
The deputy chief answered, "Just fine, with here, you can go on vacation with peace of mind."
Luke laughed, "That's touching to hear."
Little Black asked, "Where have you been these days? I tried calling you, but couldn't get through."
"Uh... I went camping at Big Bear Lake. The signal there isn't very good. It takes half a day to even receive a text ssage.
But the scenery there is truly beautiful, a great place for a vacation and camping."
The deputy chief looked surprised, "You went to Big Bear Lake too? With Walker?"
"How do you know?"
"Walker posted on Facebook yesterday. The dude went on an adventure to Big Bear Lake, said he t two great buddies and had a fun ti...
How did you end up with this guy, and you even went on an adventure together? That's an odd combo."
Luke laughed, "I wasn't that close with Walker before. We t at Big Bear Lake. He ran into so trouble, and I helped him out.
Then he invited to go treasure hunting with him, so we ford an impromptu adventure team."
Little Black asked curiously, "Treasure hunting? Did you find any treasure?"
"Of course."
Jackson joined in the discussion, "What was the treasure?"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Luke smiled, "Secret."
Luke didn't want to hide it, nor did he want to show off deliberately.
Little Black sighed lightly, sowhat disappointed, "Why didn't you invite to go camping with you?"
"I did want to invite you, but you're not alone now.
If I invited you, Julian would co along too.
I don't want to be a third wheel watching you two spread your couple's bliss." As he said this, Luke rembered sothing and asked, "Have you guys registered your marriage yet?"
Little Black chuckled and took out his phone to show a photo, "We registered the day before yesterday and this is a photo from the event."
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