Chương 14: Chapter 15: Bank Security

"So you lot finally believe me that this is all IRL and not a game?" Adam asked with a chuckle as he reached the top of the steps before the bank entrance. [Whostolemyduck (Earth): How can we not when you were all over the news streamer?] [AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): Yeah, man, that news coverage was nuts. You're still headline news right now, and they even have special guests on trying to explain the things you did, like your blaster.] [SciFifanboy (Earth): Bro, your blaster is so SciFi, can I have a go?] [Gunlovergirl (Earth): Me too.] [SciFifanboy (Earth): What's this? You're a believer now, gun girl?]"Sorry, but no, you're not playing with my blaster." [Superior4horns (Vinox 3): Where did you get a blaster that can fire a disintegration shot?]"I'm afraid for now that's classified." [StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Streamers totally a secret agent or something?] [Noobkiller9000 (Earth): What sort of secret agent streams idiot?] [Superhearofangirl (Earth): Are you seriously robbing a bank streamer?]"Well, not the whole bank, I only need access to one safety deposit box.] [1000yearsofdeath (Earth): Are you sure you should be saying that? You might have just messed up your own mission by doing so kekeke.]"Don't worry about that, I have contingencies in place to prevent that sort of thing.] [Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): How can he have contingencies to prevent something like that?] [Sparesomechangebro (Earth): Getting access to a safety deposit box that is not yours is not so easy, streamer, trust me on this.] [Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Why does it sound like you have experience trying?] [Sparesomechangebro (Earth): A man's gotta eat, bro.]"I feel it would be remiss of me not to warn you against copying anything you see me do on stream." [Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): What are you, a trained killer and bank robber?] [Justiceistruth: (Earth): Damn harsh, but truth is justice like justice is truth.] [1000yearsofdeath (Earth): I love it kekeke.]"Nope, today is my first time for both."

[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): You're kidding, you're going to rob a bank solo on your first attempt because I don't see any other crew?]"Let's find out," Adam said as he pushed the revolving door and entered the bank. The first thing Adam and the stream saw upon entry was the giant open area that seemed to scream wealth. The floor was made of marble, and the first thing that caught his eye was the bank's giant logo on the floor right at the entrance.

The ceiling was two stories high with golden chandeliers hanging down every dozen yards. Every few feet, white stone floor-to-ceiling columns ran down the centre of the bank in two rows as golden urns containing plants sat at the base of each. Right in the centre of the hall was a large glass-screened room where bankers worked, while a reception desk stood between this room and the main entrance. Grand staircases leading both up and down were on both sides of the hall as well as at the far end.

Stained Glass windows allow light to enter from the outside on either side of the hall, while at the far end, a large window looks down on the hall floor, and you could see a person sitting at a desk with their back to the window. Bank staff rushed around the hall and up and down the stairs, busy with their work, while patrons moved calmly about. The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. [Sparesomechangebro (Earth): Damn, you picked a nice bank to rob, unlike me.] [Noobkiller9000 (Earth): For sure, it is one high-class looking bank.] [AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): Good, it's not my bank, it's too high class.] [Whostolemyduck (Earth): It's the Hopkins bank, one of the most elite and well-respected banking chains in the world.] [StealthAssassin9 (Earth): How do you know? Are you a rich boy?] [Whostolemyduck (Earth): I saw the name above the door before the streamer entered.] [StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Oh.] Adam walked calmly up to the reception desk and approached a well-dressed man, who gave him an odd look because of his clothing before adopting a professional demeanour and greeting him.

"Welcome to the Hopkins Bank, sir. How may I assist you today?"

"I would like to access my safety deposit box, please," Adam replied. [Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Bro's going straight through the front door.] [StealthAssassin9 (Earth): This will never work.] [Superior4horns (Vinox 3): I wonder what sort of security planet Earth has for its banks.]"Of course, sir, I will first need your name to pull up your details."

"Sarah Sanders," Adam replied. [AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): Huh, why didn't I hear the name?] [1000yearsofdeath (Earth): Bro, I think you stream lagged, has super high tech but can't afford decent internet kekeke.] [Superhearofangirl (Earth): I didn't hear it either; the staff member must have heard something, though, because he made a strange face before he started working on his computer.] [Whostolemyduck (Earth): Is this part of the precautions he said he had in place before?] [Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Interesting, I didn't know streams could do this, did you, prestigious and the lesser four horns?] [Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): No, I had no idea, but you know what the streamers here are like, they're all fake, so they probably don't know if there is a setting to do that.] [Superior4horns (Vinox 3): Lesser four horns?]"One moment, please."

The staff member said with slight surprise at hearing a man's voice for a woman's name; however, he decided it was best not to comment and accessed his computer to check. After a moment, the staff member found the file before turning to address Adam.

"Ah, here we are, down the stairs at the back of the hall, second door on the left."

"Thank you," Adam replied before heading towards the stairs. [Gunlovergirl (Earth): Wait, are they not supposed to check his ID?] [AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): No, that was more of a check procedure and to get directions if necessary, the ID check is done at a security station outside the safety deposit box area.] Adam proceeded towards the stairs at the rear of the hall, and as he passed, all the guards paid extra attention to him since he was still wearing his hood up, and a couple even decided to follow him.

Adam, however, did not seem concerned and just started heading down the grand staircase. [Superhearofangirl (Earth): Why are they following him?] [AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): Most likely because he has his hood up, it's pretty suspicious wearing a hood up in a bank after all.] [1000yearsofdeath (Earth): Well, he could always lower it and get caught on CCTV kekeke.] [Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Wait, is that a walkthrough weapons detector at the bottom of the stairs?] [Gunlovergirl (Earth): Oh shit, his blaster will get detected.] [SciFifanboy (Earth): Nooo, my blaster.] [1000yearsofdeath (Earth): Kekeke] [Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): How do Earth weapons detectors work?] [Whostolemyduck (Earth): It depends on the weapon detector in question; however, that one looks highly advanced. Basically, it's like an X-ray scanner that scans the person's body and looks for shapes that could be concealed weapons.] [Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Fuck he's screwed.] As Adam reached the bottom of the stairs, he passed calmly through the weapons detector without it going off and carried on at his leisurely pace. [Justiceistruth: (Earth): What? He made it through?] [Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Maybe he didn't bring his blaster?] [SciFifanboy (Earth): Nooo, my blaster.] [1000yearsofdeath (Earth): Damn, he made it through, I wanted him to get caught kekeke.] Adam headed towards the second door on the left as instructed and entered a long room that had a safe at the very end guarded by men with automatic weapons. Along either side of the long room were many doors, and right at the front of the room, he now stood before a security booth.

"Good day, sir. The name that the safety deposit box is under, please?" Asked the staff member manning the desk, while two guards on either side watched him suspiciously.

"Sarah Sanders," Adam said calmly.

"One of the guards gave him a strange look after he spoke; however, the other guards and staff member working at the desk appeared to be more professional and well-trained because they didn't react except to check the computer." [StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Didn't hear the name again, the stream definitely seems to be blocking us from hearing the name on purpose.]"Ah, yes, box eleven thousand and ninety-three." The staff member said before continuing.

"We just have to do the normal security checks of biometrics and retinal." [Justiceistruth: (Earth): Oh damn, what not?] [1000yearsofdeath (Earth): They got him this time kekeke.] [Superior4horns (Vinox 3): I wonder what he will do here. There is technology available to trick biometrics and retinal scanners in our galaxy, which is why extra security is in place here. However, I don't know if he has them on your planet.] Adam nodded before moving his hand towards the biometrics scanner while the viewers watched with excitement.