After dinner, Moer strolled through the streets, arriving near Financial Street to observe the bustle of the major bank headquarters. Early in the morning, many branches flocked to the headquarters to withdraw funds. The staff, upon opening the doors, were stunned, their eyes widening at the empty vaults. Then, chaos ensued. Soon, bank executives arrived, and within ten minutes, a large number of traffic police had cordoned off the entire Financial Street! A large number of police officers from the Ministry of Public Security also arrived. Half an hour later, a swarm of reporters arrived, cameras in hand. The residents watched, wondering if something serious had happened. They gathered around, each trying to understand what had happened.

The security guards on duty were grabbed and loaded into cars, whisked away. Within two hours, scores of residents arrived with their savings certificates and passbooks, crying and shouting as they rushed in to withdraw their money. The entire financial street was completely blocked.

Government departments were shaken. Seven major banks had lost over 30 tons of gold, amounting to nearly 10 trillion yuan in local currency (equivalent to over 2 billion RMB). Most significantly, over 10 billion in US dollars had been lost. That represented a significant portion of the country's foreign exchange reserves. Leaders slammed their desks, threw cups, and cursed profusely. They demanded a thorough investigation of the theft ring, a city lockdown, and the recovery of the gold and foreign exchange reserves.

If the treasure could not be recovered, the entire country would be in chaos. The leaders shuddered at the thought of the consequences.

He immediately arranged for funds to be transferred from the national treasury to support the major banks, and asked his assistants to contact the presidents of the major banks to transfer funds from their branches to support the headquarters.

We must withstand this wave of pressure and let the people see the funds we send. The funds sent by each branch must also be seen by the people, and let them know that the bank is not short of money, giving them peace of mind!

The assistant immediately went to do it. Two hours later, truckloads of cash were delivered to the bank and moved into the bank lobby in full view of the people.

When the people saw that there was actually money being delivered, it seemed that the rumors about the bank being out of money were false. However, many people still wanted to withdraw their money, as it was safer to keep it in their own hands! If the bank really went bankrupt, wouldn’t their money be wasted?

The people on the forty boats had endured a life-or-death ordeal. Especially at night, when the wind picked up, the waves crashed against the boats, spray flying everywhere. Their boats were like leaves in the river, bobbing up and down with the waves. The timid ones had already cried themselves hoarse.

They clutched at anything they could find to steady themselves, their bodies dripping wet. The sea breeze chilled them to the bone. They swore that if they could go back, they would never come back!

In the navy, the officers are holding a meeting. More than 40 ships went out in the morning, so why haven’t they returned yet in the middle of the night?

Finally, it was decided to send a ship out to search. Two dilapidated second-hand warships and seven or eight larger fishing boats gathered at the port and went out to sea together.

More than ten boats came to the sea, braving the waves, searching back and forth on the sea. Every time they found a fish, they tied it behind with a rope and continued to look for the next one. The people on the found boat cried excitedly, as they were finally rescued.

After searching for them all night, they found more than twenty. The others had been carried away by the waves, and no one knew where they were. They knew the despair of those on the boats without oil, so they never stopped for a moment.

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