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Chapter 6 What is Gotham Bank?

Twenty minutes later, Downton parked the borrowed car haphazardly in front of the bank.

After tidying up his clothes a little, he smiled at the security guard at the bank door and walked into the bank confidently.

This bank is not very big, with only three counters, and the area is as small as a shop.

But that's also why Downton patronizes it.

Donton considered his own business capabilities. If he relied on himself alone, he might not be able to take over a large bank even if he died a dozen times.

It's true that he can't die, but every time he dies he'll be delayed for a while.

If time goes on for too long, even the most lazy policemen will surround the bank where he borrowed money.

He came to withdraw money, not to kill people, and the size of the bank and the small amount of security allowed him to take the money away.

This small bank is perfect for this purpose.

While thinking, Donton came to the counter and lined up.

In the bank lobby, after the manager examined Downton's clothes, he immediately walked towards him.

People like them who deal with money and rich people have the most sharp eyes. He knew the brand of clothes that Downton was wearing and knew that the suit was worth at least five thousand dollars.

What does five thousand dollars mean? That's six Apple phones. Even if someone wearing such clothes is not extremely rich, he must be well-off. He might be a young dentist or lawyer.

As the financial manager of the Gotham East Branch of the Atlanta Bank, he liked customers like Downton the most.

In his opinion, customers with financial strength like Downton are the easiest to fool. Some of them are not rich enough, some are not strong enough, and some do not have many channels.

The most important thing is that they have a certain amount of information from the middle class of society, but they are still unable to fundamentally break through the information cocoon created by capital.

By taking advantage of information asymmetry, managers can easily trick these people into investing in various risky investments and transfer their money to banks.

Unlike facing truly wealthy people, those people are difficult to deal with just the team around them.

"Hello, please call me Ryan Bernard, I am the vice president of this bank.

In my opinion, a gentleman like you does not need to queue with the others unless you want to experience something different in your life.”

"Oh?"

Donton was stunned by Ryan's sudden appearance.

"Don't you need to queue? The needle doesn't poke, man, you really have good eyesight!"

"You're too kind. A gentleman like you should stand out in any environment. I just did what I should do."

In response to Downton's compliment, Ryan gave a perfect smile, then stretched out his hand to lead Downton to the VIP lounge.

Donton followed Ryan and spoke as he walked.

"Your bank isn't very big, but it seems to do a lot of business, and there are a lot of people lining up."

“Indeed, compared with Wayne Bank and Kane Bank in Gotham, it is difficult for us to fully enter Gotham’s financial market.

However, due to the fierce competition, we have a service attitude that far exceeds that of Gotham's local flagship bank, which is why a considerable number of local users are willing to choose the financial assistance we provide.

We are more willing and better at serving our customers than Gotham's local family banks, sir."

As they were talking, Ryan took Downton to the lounge, made a cup of coffee for him, and brought some desserts with the right amount of sugar.

Asians tend not to be as keen on sugar as whites and whites, and manager Ryan is a professional.

Sitting opposite Downton, Manager Ryan continued to ask with a smile as he looked at Downton sipping his coffee.

"What kind of business do you want to handle?"

"I'm here to get some money."

"Really? It turns out that you are a loyal customer of our Atlanta Bank. This really surprises me.

But you shouldn't be a native of Gotham, right? After all, I'm not bragging, but as a high-quality customer like you, I will never forget having served you.

So, you should have handled the stored value business at a branch of our bank in another city, and you haven't been in Gotham for too long, right?"

"You're right!"

Donton gave Ryan an appreciative thumbs-up.

"Maybe my style is too suitable for Gotham, so until now, you are the only one who can recognize that I just arrived in Gotham."

“Haha, thank you for the compliment. I don’t know how much cash you want to withdraw. Please provide me with your account number.

Since you did not make an appointment, you may not be able to withdraw a large amount of cash today, but I will try my best to provide you with convenience and hope to meet your current consumption needs. "

Ryan smiled and nodded to Downton, then waited silently for Downton to tell his account.

but……

Facing the expectation of Manager Ryan, Donton shrugged lightly. "What account, what deposit? Sorry, I don't have those things."

"what?"

Ryan was slightly stunned, and before he could react, Donton had already pulled out a pistol from his waist.

As soon as he entered the VIP lounge, Donton saw the location of the monitor clearly. He walked under the monitor with a gun and disabled the monitor with one shot.

The sudden sound of gunfire brought the entire bank to a standstill. Fortunately, this was the VIP lounge and the people outside were still a little dazed.

In the lounge, Donton turned the gun towards Ryan who was about to draw his gun.

"Don't move, man, you said you would make it easy for me, and you should keep your word.

By the way, we haven’t finished talking about this just now. What accounts, what deposits, banks are not such inconvenient things!

If I have to deposit money before I can withdraw it, why should I choose your Atlanta Bank and how can I remain loyal to your banking brand?
You bank presidents need to be flexible in your business, otherwise how can you continue to have high-quality customers like me! "

As he spoke, Donton came behind Ryan and put the muzzle of the gun against Ryan's lower back.

Grabbing Ryan's collar with his other hand, Donton kicked open the door of the lounge, exposing the hostage Manager Ryan to the stunned crowd.

"Shet!"

"It's a robber!"

"Damn, do all the robbers dress that well?"

"He didn't even wear a mask!"

The users in the bank were in a panic, and several users near the door ran away immediately, causing considerable trouble for the bank's security guards.

There were only four security guards in the medium-sized bank. Except for one who was guarding outside the door, three guns were pointed at Donton.

Facing the security guards' guns, Donton put his left hand around Manager Ryan's shoulders and spoke to the security guards.

"You only earn so little a month, why risk your life for that little money?

Believe me, I'm not here to rob, but to provide convenience to your bank.

I am just one person, how much money can I take away? This loss is just a small problem for a big bank like Atlanta that has branches all over the United States.

But my presence will not only allow you to squeeze the insurance company, but also help your bank to settle some bad debts. If you don’t believe me, ask this manager Ryan, he must understand what I mean.”

Donton pointed the muzzle of the gun at Ryan's head, and Ryan nodded hurriedly.

Then Ryan quickly yelled at the security guards.

"Didn't you hear? The robbers demanded that all surveillance equipment be turned off, or else my head would explode!"

After he finished speaking, Manager Ryan swallowed his saliva, then turned around and whispered to Donton.

"Sir, you...well, even for my life, I...I have to admit that you have a point.

But before that, it’s best not to let them hear our conversation.”

After explaining, Manager Ryan continued to yell around like a madman.

"Are you stupid? Turn off the surveillance, turn it off!"

"Ah this..."

Faced with Ryan's urging, the security personnel looked at each other, and then they picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Turner, turn off all surveillance!"

"Got it, but is there any special business in the family recently?"

The security guard in the monitoring room responded on the intercom and then turned off the monitoring completely.

When all the monitors in the hall went off, Manager Ryan finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Whose subordinate are you?"

After relaxing, Manager Ryan suddenly said to Downton.

"It seems that you are a lone wolf, no wonder you didn't know.

This is the territory of the Maroni family, and our bank has a good and tacit cooperation with the Maroni family.

Hey man, take my advice, bank robbery is a tough business and you can’t control it.

We and the Maroni family have been doing the things you mentioned. Even the security guards in our bank are thugs of the Maroni family. You will be hunted down by them.

They are much more dangerous than the police!"

(End of this chapter)