Final.
After some searching, the three of them found the oxyacetylene cutting equipment in an advertising store.
One bottle of liquid acetylene, one bottle of liquid oxygen, Lin Xian and Da Lian Mao moved the two cans of heavy liquefied gas onto the van after two trips.
CC took the gas hose and spray gun, and also stole three welding masks from the neighboring store to ensure clear visibility of the flame position during cutting, to prevent retinal burns.
"Lighter is also taken, everything is ready."
Lin Xian looked at his watch, they had wasted too much time.
"Let's go, to the bank!"
He and Da Lian Mao sat back in the van.
Fasten the seat belts.
Everything went smoothly.
Vroom—
The shaking van started again.
On the way, Lin Xian specially instructed Da Lian Mao:
"Brother Lian, there is no money in the bank vault anyway, so don't rush to settle scores with your men, spare your three little brothers a way out."
"These two big gas cylinders at the back, we two can't carry them alone, we need your little brothers to help transport them."
Da Lian Mao nodded, silently turning the steering wheel:
"I've arranged this a long time ago, don't worry."
"But don't tell them there's no money in the vault, they're only interested in profit, if they know there's no money... they definitely won't follow us into danger."
"Just focus on your plan, as for those three, I have my own way to deal with them."
...
Soon, the van arrived at the familiar bank entrance.
Lin Xian looked at his watch, it was almost twelve o'clock, they had spent too much time looking for equipment.
Opening the car door, the three masked men were already waiting by the car.
Two of the men were carrying acetylene gas cylinders, while Da Lian Mao and another man were carrying oxygen cylinders. Lin Xian held three welding masks in his left hand and a spray gun and hose in his right hand, while CC went lightly armed, holding a small laptop for cracking passwords.
A group of six people, ready to go, stood at the entrance of the bank.
"Go!"
Da Lian Mao waved his hand.
The makeshift group moved toward the bank.
The journey was smooth, and the six of them arrived at the bank vault door, looking at the flashing silver password door.
The three masked men were excitedly rubbing their hands:
"After this job, I'll be able to go back to my hometown and get married!"
"Brother Lian, have you arranged a retreat for your wife? Are we going to stay in the country?"
"Are you guys stupid? Whether it's gold bars or cash, we have to find a way to launder it! But I've already found a way, I'll help you transfer your assets when the time comes."
Lin Xian looked helplessly at the three men.
Still thinking about their wives!
They really are a bunch of troublemakers... Da Lian Mao's team is so hard to manage.
But he could only blame Da Lian Mao for not setting a good example as the leader, not leading by example, and letting things get out of hand.
Da Lian Mao chuckled and walked forward.
He rubbed the face of the masked man in the middle, then hugged the shoulders of the other two men, bringing the three of them together:
"You three, you've suffered with me all your life."
"If there's another life, we won't do such life-threatening things. By then, we'll stroll around the streets carefree, not thinking about anything, just live a carefree life like we did when we were young."
"Just like when we were young... messing around, collecting protection fees, being a street gangster, it's not bad."
The three men hugged Da Lian Mao tightly, tears welling up in their eyes.
"Alright, you three move these two gas cylinders to the wall and stand them up, after this job, we'll celebrate properly!"
Da Lian Mao laughed heartily and pushed the three men towards the wall:
"The good days are still ahead! Hahaha!"
Bang!!
Bang!!
Bang!!
At the moment when the three men turned around—
Da Lian Mao drew his gun from his waist in an instant! He fired three shots in quick succession at the heads of the three men!
Plop, plop, plop...
As three blood flowers burst open, three silent bodies fell straight to the ground. Their eyes were vacant, blood gushing out.
Click!
CC took a step back and leaned forward, aiming the gun at Da Lian Mao, her eyes tense and wary.
"Easy, relax a little."
Da Lian Mao spun the pistol and reinserted it into his waist.
Then he pulled off the mask from his face and threw it on the ground.
He took out a cigarette from a cigarette box.
Holding it in his lips.
After the lighter was lit, he exhaled a thick smoke:
"We have our rules at home, I was just disciplining my men, it won't affect our plan."
CC didn't completely let her guard down.
She just lowered the muzzle a bit and turned to look at Lin Xian.
Lin Xian waved his hand:
"It's okay, CC, go and crack the password door. A good judge does not judge the household affairs, his clearing of the house has nothing to do with us."
CC stayed where she was, not saying anything.
After a few seconds, she put away her gun, picked up the laptop, and went to crack the password door.
Lin Xian watched Da Lian Mao puffing smoke.
He kicked the bodies on the ground aside:
"Have you always been so ruthless? Or did it start after your daughter's incident?"
"I can't remember..."
Da Lian Mao bit the cigarette butt, grinning:
"But I wasn't like this when I was young. When they were young, they weren't like this either."
He pointed to the three bodies on the ground, sighed, and exhaled a strong smoke:
"We used to be good brothers in a village, they followed me, although they didn't do much good, at least they had good hearts."
"But after going out to make a living... people change, the team is hard to manage. When there's no money, we're good brothers, but when there's money, everyone has their own plans."
"But..."
Da Lian Mao paused, looking at Lin Xian:
"Perhaps what you said makes sense, if my daughter hadn't died, maybe I wouldn't have come to this point."
"If my daughter were still alive, I definitely wouldn't do these things like killing people, I would want to live a few more years, be a decent person, and say a few words at my daughter's parents' meeting."
"But, there are no 'ifs'... my life is like this, it can't be changed. If I can avenge my daughter, I will die without regret."
...
Lin Xian watched Da Lian Mao extinguish the cigarette butt without saying a word.
[Life will change.]
After Professor Xu Yun's thesis is publicly published, Winter Hibernation Technology will be launched hundreds of years ahead of schedule. Whether in reality or future trajectories, there will be earth-shattering changes.
By then, under the influence of the butterfly effect of time and space...
It's not just Da Lian Mao's life.
CC's life, everyone's life on the square, the future 600 years later, the entire dream world will be completely different from now.
Will Da Lian Mao still be a fierce bandit at that time?
Will CC still be stubbornly trying to open the safe?
Will the Ultraman brothers still be dueling on the square as they always have?
Everything is uncertain.
But everything will change.
...
Drip, drip.
The password door emitted two crisp sounds.
Then with a click, the indicator light on the password lock turned from red to green, and the heavy silver password door opened with a sound.
CC turned her head, looking at the two of them:
"The door is open!"