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The Swiss National Bank's underground vault was robbed, the bank's security guards were killed, and even a team of twelve security guards patrolling outside were missing. The news was quickly reported to the police headquarters.

However, the Police Headquarters was already extremely busy at this time. Since the start of work at 8 a.m. this morning, it had received reports of seven banks being robbed.

Senior officials of the Swiss government have also received the report. This devastating news is like a bucket of ice water in the cold winter, poured directly on the heads of these bigwigs who were still immersed in inexplicable excitement.

Yesterday afternoon, the Swiss government received a call from Secretary of State Bald Eagle, who wanted to purchase 1,000 tons of gold from Switzerland at a price 5% higher than the international market price, or lease 2,000 tons of gold from a Swiss bank.

After World War II, as the British Empire declined rapidly, the bald eagle that replaced it has consolidated its position as one of the two superpowers in the world today in just a few years.

The Bald Eagle not only established the "North Atlantic Organization" with the participation of most Western European countries to counter the "Warsaw Pact Organization" headed by North and the Soviet Union, but also, relying on the large amount of US dollar loans owed by the warring countries in World War II, established the "Bretton Woods Settlement System" on the grounds of facilitating trade settlements among countries around the world, linking the US dollar to gold and making the US dollar the main currency in international trade settlements.

It would be self-deception to say that one is not envious of the bald eagle's current international status, but the Swiss government is also well aware that its country simply does not have the strength of the bald eagle.

Without strong military strength and economic foundation, it is simply not enough to support the survival of an international power.

Switzerland has a land area of ​​only over 40,000 square kilometers and a population of less than 5 million, which does not meet the basic conditions for becoming an international power. Fortunately, the Swiss government declared permanent neutrality many years ago and formulated a national policy to vigorously develop the banking industry. After so many years of hard work, Switzerland is now definitely one of the richest countries in the world.

Now that they had received a call from the Secretary of State of the Bald Eagle Government, which was at the peak of its power, the Swiss government officials were excited and immediately convened an emergency meeting for consultations.

After all, since it involves such a large amount of gold transactions, even the top Swiss government officials cannot agree to it out of hand. It must be approved by parliament.

Just as the Swiss government was preparing to bring the issue to parliament for discussion and a vote, a major incident of gold being robbed occurred almost simultaneously in the Swiss National Bank and almost all large and medium-sized banks in the country. The Swiss government immediately ordered all police to conduct a thorough investigation and ordered the army to conduct strict inspections on the border.

Senior Swiss government officials believed that it was impossible for such a large amount of gold to be transported out of the country in just one night, and the most likely possibility was that it was secretly hidden by these robbers.

Moreover, almost all large and medium-sized banks in Switzerland were robbed overnight, and the nearby police stations were not alerted. Obviously, the force that could do such a thing would definitely not be some unknown people. Some people even suspected that the action was most likely initiated by a powerful country or organization.

As the police investigation unfolded, pieces of information were quickly reported to the headquarters. First, dozens of highway patrol police were found killed and police cars were severely damaged on the road leading to the Alps. After experts analyzed the bullets and shell casings left at the scene, they quickly determined that the weapons used by the criminals were Bald Eagle "Thompson M1A1" submachine guns. Then many Swiss residents reported to the police that they had seen a large number of trucks heading towards the Alps at around a.m.

The police and the army followed the road reported by the residents and continued to chase forward until they entered the mountainous area. In a valley, they found dozens of trucks that had been burned into piles of wreckage. After inspection by experts, they determined that most of these trucks were Bald Eagle General Purpose CCKW-352/353 military trucks.

After a careful inspection of the surrounding area, the police also found a large number of traces left by helicopter takeoffs and landings.

After receiving the report, the senior Swiss government officials were collectively speechless. After a while, someone suggested that they immediately seek help from the International Police Commission in Lyon, France (renamed Interpol after 1956, the second largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations).

Although the bullets, shell casings and burned truck found at the scene have been confirmed to be Bald Eagle's belongings, no one can be sure that it was Bald Eagle's people who carried out this series of bank robberies.

However, considering the large number of traces of helicopter takeoffs and landings found near the car burning site in the Alps, everyone's suspicion was focused on the bald eagle. You know, ordinary forces simply do not have the strength and ability to dispatch so many elite personnel at one time and use a large number of military vehicles and helicopters.

So after a brief discussion, the senior Swiss government officials immediately called the Secretary of State of the Bald Eagle Government to report all the robberies of the major banks and the large number of Bald Eagle military equipment that had been issued at the scene.

At the subsequent emergency meeting attended by senior government officials, the Speaker of the Parliament, the Bank Management Committee and other departments, there were different opinions from all parties. In addition to discussing the robbery of major banks, there was another important issue, which was how to deal with the bank run that was about to happen.

If it is only depositors who need to withdraw cash, there is a way to solve the problem. In addition to the cash that has already been printed in the Central Mint, the Mint has been notified to work overtime to print large quantities of banknotes in preparation for depositors to withdraw cash.

However, these people were at a loss as to how to deal with the wealthy people who rushed over to check their belongings stored in the safes of various banks. Once they refused their requests, the century-old reputation of the Swiss banking industry would be ruined. But now, in the underground vaults of various banks, except for those empty safes and a pile of shelves, everything else has disappeared. What can the banks show to others?

Due to the large number of police and military forces deployed today, as well as the large number of reporters and residents who rushed to the scene after receiving reports from various banks, the news of the robbery of large and medium-sized banks in Switzerland has now spread.

Although the government news department urgently notified all Swiss newspapers, press agencies and radio stations, strictly prohibiting anyone from reporting on the bank robbery, there were some reporters from other countries' news media among the reporters present. I am afraid that this shocking news has now spread.