After arriving in New York, they successfully contacted Aladdin's intelligence agents. And they all moved into the safe houses prepared in advance.
At this time, they must reduce the possibility of any public appearances. So a good liaison is essential.
Such a person can handle some external affairs for them, and has no relationship with them in any way. This is obviously more conducive to their actions.
The contact person sent by Aladdin is a white man in his 40s. It can be seen that he must be Aladdin's confidant, and he is extremely efficient in his work. Everything that Lin Rui and others need is left to him.
In this material world, there are all kinds of fascinating gold stories circulating - the world's largest gold vault is built at a depth of 15 meters below the sea level.
It is said that when conducting gold transactions between economies there, you only need to change rooms; some people say that Europeans hide so much gold in the United States because they are worried that Russia will one day "invade Europe." All of these prove the mystery and importance of gold reserves.
?A quarter of the world¡¯s gold exists in New York. In the financial district of Lower Manhattan, New York, a building with a typical Renaissance palace style is quite eye-catching. Compared with the lively surrounding Nassau Street and Hayden Street, this castle-like building is more like a tourist attraction. But American flags, cameras and heavily armed police at the door are reminders that it is clearly the site of a significant institution. This is the New York Federal Reserve Bank office building.
Its five underground floors are as deep as 15 meters below sea level, and contain the gold reserves of many countries in the world. Some of the staff who come in and out here are in suits and leather shoes, and some are casually dressed, but most of them are in a hurry and have to go through a "waist badge" inspection. Ordinary people can also visit here, but they usually need to make a reservation 1 to 3 months in advance.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is considered to be the largest gold reserve in the world, accounting for 1/4 of the world's total gold. More than 200 years ago, the Bank of England, known as the "Mother of Central Banks", was believed to have stored more gold than anywhere else in the world.
But now, its biggest role has become a gimmick for visitors to the Old Bank of England pub. At the beginning of the last century, the gradually declining British Empire continued to sell gold, and the rapidly rising United States was the largest buyer. after WWII. The gold reserves of the United States already account for more than 2/3 of global reserves.
The gold bricks inside the New York Federal Reserve Bank are divided into many storage rooms and stacked separately. There are a total of 122 storage rooms here, the largest one can store nearly 110,000 gold bricks, and the stack is 3 meters high, 3 meters wide and more than 5 meters long. The entire gold bank stores more than 7,000 tons of gold, accounting for about a quarter of the world's official gold reserves of 29,300 tons.
In the vault of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, transactions only require changing rooms. The reason why so many countries and international financial institutions choose the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as their official gold storage place is mainly because of transaction convenience.
New York is the global gold trading center. It is said that gold, which has high transportation security costs and economic costs, is traded at the Federal Reserve Bank by changing rooms.
For example, after the transaction between the two parties was concluded, the gold was moved from Room 1 to Room 2, but no one knew who was behind the two room numbers.
In order to gather enough intelligence, Aladdin used dozens of his men, divided into more than a dozen groups, and successively handled various businesses in this bank.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to enter the bank, they carefully inspected most of the accessible areas of the bank. All this information was summarized and placed neatly in front of Lin Rui and Daniel.
"You have obtained so much information in such a short period of time?" Lin Rui was a little surprised.
¡°After receiving Sir¡¯s order, we carried out 19 reconnaissance operations at the target location. Six of them went deep into the vault. We obtained a large amount of photos and video data.
In addition, we conducted an in-depth analysis and investigation of the personnel of the Federal Reserve Bank. These situations are all collected in another folder. "The liaison officer explained.
"In-depth investigation into the vault? How did you do it? And is it too dangerous?" Lin Rui was a little surprised.
"Don't worry, Mr. Rick, among these 19 reconnaissance operations, our manpower has only been used twice. And there were no problems." The contact person explained.
"If you don't use your own people? Then the trouble will be even greater. The less people know about this matter, the better. You actually asked other people to help you find out. This is simply trying to punish us to death." Sergey couldn't bear it. Live on the road.
"Well, that's the case. Although we asked those people to help, they didn't know what they did.
Since the beginningDon¡¯t you also want to vote for it? Sergey looked at them in surprise. "Why else would you have spent so much effort? And you had already noticed the situation here a few years ago."
"That's not true. The main reason is that since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has always been worried that it will also become a target of terrorist attacks. Whenever the U.S. government issues a terrorist attack warning, the entrance to the underground vault of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York sometimes opens. Closed for several days.
Some U.S. officials at the time suggested moving the gold to somewhere less visible.
Although the Federal Reserve did not do this later, it was prepared as a backup plan at the time.
At that time, there were a total of seven very professional security companies preparing for joint operations. Although due to various reasons, the gold in these underground vaults was not transferred away in the end.
But during the joint operation, these companies participated in their security enhancement plan. It can be said that their current security plan was drawn up at that time.
So we used some means to get the full security plan they are currently implementing. "The liaison officer smiled.
"These were all completed within a few days?" Lin Rui asked in a low voice. "It's all done by your team?"
"Yes, sir." The contact person nodded, and then said very respectfully, "This is what Mr. Aladdin ordered. He asked me to cooperate with all your actions no matter what. So these are what I should do.
In addition, if you need any equipment or tools for this operation, you can tell me and leave it to me. For example, weapons and the like. "
Lin Rui shook his head, "The circumstances of this operation are special, and the best way is not to use weapons.
Because if it comes to the point of using weapons, it means that not only has our mission failed, but we ourselves have also fallen into great trouble. "
The contact person looked at Lin Rui and said, "I understand. I'm just giving an example. If you need anything, tell me."
In the next few days, Lin Rui and several of his men. Buried in piles of intelligence materials. I hope to find the best path to the vault from so many intricate clues.
Daniel has been playing with a computer and spent a few days creating a 3D model of the entire Federal Reserve Bank.
And he also asked his contact person to help him get a large 3D printer. Using resin materials, a model of the Federal Reserve Bank was made.
On the surface, it looks like a house, but after opening it, the internal architectural pattern can be clearly seen.
All monitored locations are restored one by one.
Looking at such a complex and sophisticated 3D model, Lin Rui couldn't help but shake his head. "The model is very beautiful, but unfortunately it may not be of much use. This thing is too heavy and not as light as a map. I don't understand why you made such a model."
"This is called the Memory Palace." Daniel looked back at Lin Rui and smiled. ¡°By making this model, I forced myself to remember all the architectural patterns of this place clearly.
When the time comes I will dismantle it all and put it back together again. Use this method to become familiar with building construction.
When I act in the future, I will have such a model in my mind.
Where is there a passage, where is a room, and in which area are the guards active? These basic information will be in the model in my mind. "
"You have gained a lot of experience, no wonder they say you are the most beneficial. With this dedication alone, you surpass all others." Sergey gave a thumbs up.
Daniel glanced at his fingers and seemed to realize something. Asked in a low voice, "Is it the locksmith?"
"Yes, I am responsible for unlocking. Most of the mechanical locks are completed by me. However, if there are some electronic locks, Cobain may need assistance." Sergey also smiled at him.
"Very good. In this case, our chance of success will be increased by 10%." Daniel nodded. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com