"Mom, in that case, won't Eric be unable to transfer all his money from King City Bank?" Sylvia exclaimed."It's highly possible. They dare to swindle money even from the Hernandezes, let alone Eric, whom they don't know. I bet you won't be able to transfer the money tomorrow morning. We need to take precautions as soon as possible and prevent them from moving assets!" Alexander said.The information Alexander received was not baseless.Realizing how serious the matter was, Eric asked Miller to come over after dinner.-Miller arrived around 8:00 p.m."Can we monitor the financial industry?" Eric asked.Miller nodded. "That's not a problem. Just give the order, Lieutenant General Johnson.""Great! Captain Smithson, do you remember the Whitlocks incident in Sunridge?" Eric said.Miller narrowed his eyes. "Could it be that someone in King City is transferring assets?"Miller already had a suspect in mind. The Whitlocks' incident in Sunridge and their discovery of the Rockwoods
Eric and Sylvia approached. Spotting them, Julius frowned and remarked, "You can't withdraw your money either?"He was well aware that Eric had billions at King City Bank as he had personally delivered the funds to the Montgomerys.Sylvia shook her head and explained, "I planned to transfer the money today, but it seems it might not go through.""Hmph!" Julius snorted. "Preposterous! I won't let this slide if King City Bank doesn't return our money!"Turning to the overwhelmed bank manager, Sylvia said, "Hurry and call Mr. Dolittle over. You won't be able to handle this matter.""Yes... Yes..."The manager quickly went to summon Nigel. As he left, Sylvia went to the ATM.After checking the balance and withdrawing 1,000 dollars, she felt reassured.Shortly after, Nigel arrived, inviting Julius, Eric, and Sylvia to the second floor.After pouring coffee, he instructed someone to bring information about Hernandez Corp.'s dealings with King City Bank. The data revealed that over
Nigel hastily returned, and his expression was grim."Ms. Williams… I'm afraid your money can't be transferred," he stated.Sylvia's demeanor shifted.Eric frowned and retorted, "Mr. Dolittle, what do you mean it can't be transferred? That's over 4 billion dollars, not 40 dollars! The country explicitly stipulates freedom of deposit and withdrawal. Just saying it can't be transferred doesn't explain anything."Nigel wiped the sweat from his forehead. He knew he couldn't offend the group and had to carefully consider his actions. He took a deep breath and confessed, "To be honest, our bank is out of money. We can't even transfer 1 billion dollars, let alone 4 billion dollars..."Eric narrowed his eyes. He hadn't expected things at King City Bank to unfold so rapidly. As one of the top-ranking banks in the country, King City Bank should have at least hundreds of billions of dollars worth of assets, yet they couldn't come up with 1 billion dollars?"Mr. Dolittle, it seems that King
Miller saluted Eric and said, "Lieutenant General Johnson, King City Bank is fully under our control. Relevant professionals are all in place and are ready to conduct a thorough investigation!"Miller, along with most members of the Combat Department, had burned the midnight oil to investigate King City Bank. What they discovered last night left them astounded, and that was just the tip of the iceberg."You may proceed!" Eric said.As his voice fell, the Combat Department and the gathered professionals immediately took action.Eric glanced at Nigel, "Mr. Dolittle, do you still think no one dares to touch King City Bank?"Nigel turned pale. He wasn't afraid of Julius, let alone Sylvia. There's nothing that couldn't be solved by declaring bankruptcy, but he didn't expect the bank to be taken over so quickly.From Nigel to the bank tellers, the Combat Department temporarily confiscated their phones and even utilized signal jammers.King City Bank had its own data center, where almo
Money profoundly impacted everyone's interests. In its absence, conflicts would escalate, leading to unpredictable consequences. Additionally, the bank functioned as a credit institution, and if it lost credibility, how could ordinary people maintain their credit?Collapsing was inevitable in a society without credit until a new credit system emerged.Indeed, currency, or money itself, represented credit. Devoid of credit, money was essentially worthless."Big Boss, Lieutenant General Johnson, the capital outflow from King City Bank is more severe than anticipated. Preliminary estimates suggest it has reached 50 billion dollars, and we've only traced less than half of it!"We've identified around 20 billion dollars flowing abnormally. We've temporarily frozen those channels, but they likely have other methods. Our team is investigating the addresses, and it should be in King City!" Miller reported."Act swiftly! This involves the interests of every depositor and is related to nati
Half an hour later, a scout returned, "Lieutenant General Johnson, Captain Smithson! There is a basement below the club, and it's highly likely the culprits are inside!"Miller decisively issued the order, "Move!"Even in this critical moment, the Combat Department's tracking of IP addresses and network information continued to operate. If the location was accurate, there had to be people in the basement.The Combat Department members led the way into the club, followed closely by the specialists."Who are you? What are you doing?!" someone shouted as the group entered the club.Immediately, a group of menacing individuals rushed toward them."Subdue them!" Miller ordered without hesitation and charged toward the group.A blonde young man approached Eric with a steel pipe, aiming a swing at his head.Eric furrowed his brow, seized the pipe, and swiftly slapped the young man away.In a matter of minutes, Miller and his team had subdued the group of over 20 people."Call for ba
"They must have left traces while transferring the money. We just need to follow the lead," Eric remarked.Eric pondered whether the Crimson Order was behind this. Since the Larson incident, the Crimson Order appeared to have vanished without a trace. According to Eric and the Combat Department's understanding of the Crimson Order, they wouldn't stay quiet and avoid causing trouble.However, aside from Shadow, the Combat Department had no more leads on the Crimson Order.Miller sighed. "Considering what happened in Westlake, Sunridge, and now King City, things seem to be getting more complicated."While the team of specialists worked on recovering losses, Eric and Miller remained at the club. Soon, reinforcements arrived, and Pierce had the Combat Department send over meals since some members hadn't eaten yet.Miller was also starving. Eric had eaten at noon, but Miller hadn't had anything.While enjoying their meals, Miller's ears twitched. "Someone's coming!"He immediately se
Shortly afterward, Eric swiftly subdued the remaining two grandmasters. At that point, the members of the Combat Department stationed outside finally noticed the commotion and entered.Miller set down his meal, waved his hand, and said, "Return to your posts. Everything has been taken care of."The members retreated, and Miller chuckled while approaching the three grandmasters. He glanced at the weapons in their hands and asked, "Now, who sent you? And what mission were you here to execute?"He felt that the mastermind behind this operation could be exposed through them.The trio remained silent. Perhaps they had already considered the possibility of failing the mission. However, they underestimated Miller.Miller pointed at one of them and said, "Kill him!""Yes, sir!"Two members from the Combat Department entered and restrained the man Miller was pointing at. One of them took out a dagger and slit his throat on the spot."Ah!"His miserable scream made the two men shiver un