Chapter 301 Robbery
"Are you still going to the forum this afternoon?"
"No, I'm going to walk around the neighborhood."
Lu Youyou packed up the packaging bag and threw it into the trash can on the side of the road.
The forum ends today, and there will be a small exchange meeting at the end. You can go or not.
Her mind has been full these days, it's time to take a break. She still has more than 200,000 yuan in her account, why not just move it around, maybe she can find a bargain?
"Let me go with you. The security in New York is bad and it's not safe for you to go out alone," said Lawrence.
Since the teacher has entrusted the person to him, he must ensure the personal safety of his junior sister.
Lu Youyou did not refuse. It was not bad to have several locals as tour guides.
"Have you decided where to go? The Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge?" Lawrence casually listed a few New York landmarks.
Lu Youyou smiled and shook his head: "Is there any art and craft store nearby? I want to see porcelain and sculptures."
Lawrence was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions. He quickly turned the steering wheel and drove towards a store he knew.
“Is it because China has a long history that Chinese people like these?”
Lu Youyou smiled: "Maybe, anyway, I like good-looking ones."
She loves all the priceless national treasures. If possible, she would like to move all the Chinese cultural relics in the world back home.
She was willing to spend money on the animal heads just because she didn't want to get into trouble. If she didn't have to take responsibility, she would go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York right now and collect all the lost national treasures into her villa. It wouldn't take much time.
Lawrence couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Yeah, I like nice things too."
New York in the 1980s is not much different from that of decades later. If it weren’t for the “antique cars” running on the road, you would hardly feel the long time in between.
Lu Youyou thought Lawrence would take her to an antique shop in Chinatown, but the car ended up stopping at an inconspicuous store on the street.
It’s inconspicuous only because of the signboard. Once you push the door open, you’ll realize that the space inside is quite large.
"This store has a lot of Asian-style artworks, some are modern and some are antiques. I don't know much about them. Do you think they're okay?"
Of course, as soon as Lu Youyou entered the door, she was surrounded by a strong historical atmosphere.
Although it is said to be Asian style, in fact most of it comes from China. There are not only porcelain and sculptures, but also calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls.
The store was very quiet. The owner only asked one question, and Lu Youyou said she wanted to take a look for herself and did not come over to disturb her.
Lu Youyou doesn’t know how to appreciate cultural relics, especially when the house is full of “good things”, it is really difficult to pick out the real national treasures.
She could only use the simplest method of judgment to screen, picking out the ones she had seen and had an impression of first.
The faint scent of sandalwood and the rooms full of objects that are both ancient and modern make it seem as if the whole world has quieted down when you are in it.
Often at this time the harsh sound becomes more obvious.
Squeak——
A sudden brake sound was heard outside the door. It was so loud even through a wall, you can imagine how quickly the car stopped.
People on the street were attracted by the old Ford that was running amok.
Lu Youyou looked outside through the glass, and her sharp eyes immediately made her realize that something was wrong.
The car windows were blacked out so I couldn't see inside, but through the windshield I could see two people in the front row with black cloth covering their heads, and the one they were holding in front of them was, that was...
Even though only the top part was missing, Lu Youyou had dealt with so many soldiers before, how could she not recognize the shape of the wooden warehouse pipe!
The string in her mind immediately tightened. Lawrence said that the public security in New York is bad, but it is really this bad? !
Lu Youyou glanced towards the door. She didn't even know where the lock was on this old-fashioned door, so even for safety reasons she couldn't go there herself.
"There's someone with a gun in the van, lock the door and hide!"
She didn't dare shout loudly, so the shop owner sitting in the corner couldn't hear what she said.
It's too late. The men in black have already got off the car. No matter who they are, they must find a place to hide immediately.
The Duobao Pavilion next door could not stop anyone at all. Lu Youyou quickly looked around and found that only the boss's side had a cabinet where he could hide.
She raised her leg and was about to run over there, but found that Lawrence seemed to be stunned, his face was pale and his breathing was rapid.
Before he could say anything more, Lu Youyou pulled him inside.
The noise outside didn't alarm the boss. There are idiots who slam on the brakes every day in busy areas. Instead, he was scared by the two grown men suddenly rushing over here.
"What are you doing?" The boss stood up nervously.
"Someone is holding a wooden warehouse, lock it quickly..."
Bang--
A loud noise confirmed Lu Youyou's words, and the boss finally matched "Chimu Cang" with what happened outside.
He squatted down tremblingly, and took out a wooden handle from the cabinet tremblingly, then froze there and could not move.
"Lock the door quickly!" Lu Youyou wanted to pull the boss up.
The man seemed to have just reacted. He wanted to stand up but couldn't, so he could only crawl towards the door with trembling legs.
Lu Youyou quickly recalled the surrounding buildings. The next door seemed to be a Wells Fargo Bank, so... was this a warehouse robbery?
Lawrence's face was still pale, and now he was holding his chest with a painful expression.
"What's wrong with you? Do you feel heartache or discomfort somewhere?"
Lu Youyou has already listed seven or eight acute diseases in his mind.
"I...I...medicine..." Lawrence's breathing was intermittent.
"What medicine, where is it?"
"In the car..."
Lu Youyou's nerves became even more tense. Going out at this time would be seeking death.
Lawrence knew he couldn't get out, so he leaned against the wall and pointed weakly at the phone.
Lu Youyou immediately moved the landline phone closer to him and handed the receiver to him: "What's the number?"
"212...53..."
Lu Youyou dialed the number he asked. Lawrence's hands were shaking so much that he couldn't hold the phone, so Lu Youyou could only hold it for him.
"Hello...it's me...shop X on X street...robbery...sick..."
After saying just these few words, Lawrence ran out of strength. His chest heaved violently, but he couldn't breathe, as if his airway was blocked.
At this moment, two loud noises were heard outside. Through the glass window, a man was hit by a bullet and fell to the side of the street.
Sharp shouts and the robbers' roars rang out one after another. Lawrence seemed to finally be unable to bear the stimulation. He closed his eyes and fainted.
The boss finally locked the door and crawled back. He saw a person lying on the ground and almost screamed in shock.
"Shut up!" Lu Youyou shouted in a low voice.
Lawrence must have had an acute heart attack. With no medicine or emergency equipment, he could only hope that the people he called for help would arrive quickly enough.
This was definitely not a call to the police. When encountering a situation like this, the first person I turned to was not the police. Lawrence...
not good!
Why did my heart stop beating!
Lu Youyou could no longer care about anything else and immediately started cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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