Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 134 A Sudden Disaster

Chapter 135 A Sudden Disaster

"Don't worry, I'm naturally on your side, but you also need to work hard to win Ningning's favor."

Hearing Zhang Qixian's words, Jia Liang was excited and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, Uncle Zhang, I will try my best!"

"Ningning, after we finish eating, I'll take you for a drive!"

As he spoke, he waved the Lamborghini key in his hand at Zhang Jianing.

Zhang Jianing's face flushed red with anger, tears welling in her eyes: "Dad, I hate you! I'll say it again, I won't be with this person! And if you call me Ningning again, I'll throw this glass of water in your face!"

"How dare you! Don't you even see me as your father?" Zhang Qixian was enraged once again.

Seeing that the situation was gradually getting out of control again, Zhou Xin stepped in to smooth things over once more.

"Let's talk this out, Ningning. Uncle Zhang has come all this way, so why don't you have a nice meal with him!"

His words had an effect; Zhang Jianing reluctantly lowered her head to eat, and Zhang Qixian also temporarily suppressed his emotions.

As the group ate, Jia Liang would occasionally chat with Zhang Qixian and Zhang Jianing, using what he considered to be humorous remarks.

Zhang Qixian responded politely with a simple reply, while Zhang Jianing simply pretended not to hear.

Jia Liang wasn't in a hurry. He thought to himself, "With your dad backing me up, how could I not be afraid of taking you down?"

It was already evening, and the view from the window of Los Angeles below the mountain was a beautiful sight, with its lights shining brightly.

Zhang Jianing ate only a few bites before looking down and picking up her phone.

"That's strange, my phone has no signal. Ah Xin, do you have a signal?"

Zhou Xin took out his phone, glanced at it, and then shook his head.

Upon hearing Zhang Jianing's words, Zhang Qixian and Jia Liang each picked up their phones and checked them.

You could tell from their expressions that their cell phones had no signal.

"That shouldn't be the case. I remember the signal was full strength when I arrived."

"Hurry up and finish your meal before heading down the mountain. I have an online meeting to attend in a bit," Zhang Qixian said.

Zhang Jianing waved and called over a waiter to ask for the WiFi password.

After connecting to WiFi, Zhang Jianing frowned again.

"No internet."

"Sorry, I'll go to the server room to check right away," the waiter said, turning and leaving.

Just then, everyone suddenly felt everything go black; the power had gone out.

boom! boom! boom!

Several gunshots rang out, followed by a scream.

"Hands up! Hands up!"

"Hands up if you don't want to die!"

"Behave yourself, don't even think about calling the police, we've blocked the signal here!"

There were cries and screams in the restaurant, people were running away, and then screams of pain came from the ground.

"What the hell? We've been robbed!" Jia Liang cried, clearly terrified.

"Don't move yet, assess the situation first!" After seeing that those who had tried to escape had been taken down, Zhou Xin abandoned his plan to flee immediately.

It was pitch black all around, except for a dozen or so powerful flashlights shining back and forth.

"Xin, I'm scared!" Zhang Jianing had already run to Zhou Xin's side and shrank into his arms in fright.

"Don't be afraid, they didn't shoot directly at anyone, they're probably just after the money."

Zhou Xin hugged her tightly and patted her back gently to comfort her.

Jia Liang was completely terrified, muttering to himself, "What to do, what to do—"

Zhang Qixian glanced at Zhou Xin and the other man, then at Jia Liang, and hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

"Put your hands behind your heads and squat down. Those who don't want to die, hurry up and get moving!"

Several robbers walked over and brandished guns, making intimidation efforts.

Everyone did as instructed, and Zhou Xin stood close to Zhang Jianing, whispering words of comfort to her.

Jia Liang was even more frightened, his body trembling like a leaf.

"What should I do? They all have guns. I'm not going to get killed, am I? I don't want to die!"

Once the robbers were sure everyone had complied, their eyes lit up again as the lights were turned on.

Zhou Xin crouched on the ground, covering his head, secretly observing his surroundings.

There were thirteen robbers in total; two were carrying rifles, three were carrying shotguns, and the other eight were carrying pistols.

Moreover, judging from the sounds, there should be several robbers keeping watch downstairs and outside.

Although these people were all wearing clown masks, he recognized one of them at a glance. One of them was the waiter who had shown them to their seats earlier. Zhou Xin suddenly remembered the strange smile of the male waiter earlier and immediately realized that this was a premeditated robbery.

His mind raced as he considered ways to escape.

Before coming to Los Angeles, he had to leave his gun in Anchorage because he couldn't board the plane with it.

He thought it would be a normal trip to meet the parents, but little did he know he would be robbed.

Am I having the worst luck?

Or are you saying that everyone in Los Angeles is a five-star good citizen?

If I had a gun, I could take them down by surprise.

That Beretta pistol has 15 bullets, just enough to deal with these people, with a margin of two more.

If the robbers on the scene are dealt with quickly, the robbers who are keeping watch outside will become his targets if they rush in rashly.

But now that he has no gun, his biggest asset is gone.

It seems we can only hope that these people are just robbing us for money.

"Bring them all over here!"

At the leader's command, the robbers pointed their guns and drove everyone into the middle of the restaurant.

"Alright, I want you to listen carefully to what I'm about to say, because it concerns your lives!"

"We don't want your lives, we're just a little short of money lately and would like to borrow some from you."

"Don't tell me you're broke. This is a high-end restaurant; only rich people come here. And the luxury cars parked outside prove me right."

"I have an anti-jamming device in my hand, which can remove the signal jamming of a mobile phone. I will use it to remove the signal jamming of your mobile phones one by one in a moment."

"All you have to do is use the money in your account to buy the bearer gold bar certificates we specify online, and then transfer them to us."

"This is what will happen to anyone who tries to call the police or ask for help when their cell phone signal is restored!"

boom!

He had barely finished speaking when he shot the man kneeling on the ground in the head.

This man had just fought back, but failed, and now he has lost his life.

The crowd was so frightened that they cried out in terror, and two people even wet their pants.

One of them was Jia Liang.

Except for Zhou Xin, it was the first time for all of them to see a living person being killed in front of them, so they were naturally quite frightened.

Even Zhang Qixian, who was used to seeing great storms and was always calm and composed, looked somewhat pale.

Zhang Jianing stayed close to Zhou Xin because only he could give her a sense of security.

"Please proceed with the operation. Don't have any other thoughts. Trust me, you won't be faster than my gun."

The gang leader pointed a pistol at a trembling man and forced him to operate his phone.

With everyone owning a mobile phone, robberies have become exceptionally convenient.

Although large cash transfers are strictly monitored by banks, the robbers were clearly adept at this, devising a plan to have people buy gold bar certificates and transfer them, thus circumventing the regulations.

Although the process is rather complicated, once completed, the money will be permanently transferred to the robbers' accounts.

He still has nearly two million US dollars in his account, money he earned with his life!

Although Zhang Qixian certainly has more money in his account, his money should all be in domestic accounts, and even if he were to purchase gold bar certificates, it would certainly be subject to supervision.

But he soon realized he was overthinking it.

After forcing the first person to operate, the robbers immediately looked at Zhang Qixian and then went straight to him.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang!"