Seeing the Cartier store on the corner being knocked open by a pickup truck, almost all the young people gathered at the intersection immediately rushed forward like a tide.
These guys are well prepared or experienced.
As they rushed to the Cartier store, they took out masks or headscarves, quickly covered their faces, and then rushed forward.
In this way, there is no need to worry about the police arresting people through surveillance video afterwards.
You know, almost everything in the Cartier store is well over $950, and you will still go to jail if you are caught!
In the blink of an eye, the Cartier store was already crowded with guys enjoying a zero-yuan shopping spree.
Seeing this scene, the many police officers guarding the intersection could only grit their teeth and rush forward to try to disperse the carnival guys.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred.
"boom!"
There was a sudden, deafening crash from the east entrance of 23rd Street.
Everyone at the intersection was startled and turned their heads to look over there.
Even the guys who were having a carnival in the Cartier store stopped robbing and turned to look at the east entrance of 23rd Street.
The next moment, they saw it.
A black SUV without a license plate slammed into an armored escort vehicle from the side.
Not only that, the guy driving the SUV also put the car in front of the armored escort vehicle after the collision.
In addition to the black SUV, there were four vehicles without license plates at the scene.
There were more vehicles guarding the armored escort vehicle, seven or eight in total, several of which were bulletproof SUVs.
Seeing this scene, everyone understood instantly.
This is fucking robbery on the street, it's a bigger game!
And in front of the New York police, they blatantly robbed an armored escort vehicle. It was so outrageous!
In comparison, the zero-yuan shopping carnival taking place in the Cartier store is simply weak!
Realizing this, the guys who were shopping for zero yuan, as well as the many guys watching the excitement on the street, immediately cheered.
The New York police officers guarding the intersection were stunned on the spot, as if they couldn't believe their eyes!
To brazenly rob someone on the street in front of so many heavily armed police officers, doesn’t that really mean you don’t treat the New York police as human beings?
Thinking of this, many New York police officers suddenly became furious!
Before they could react, the situation changed again.
"Bang bang bang,..."
Following a series of muffled sounds, eight or nine smoke bombs suddenly flew out from the window of an SUV at the robbery scene.
These smoke bombs trailed plumes of smoke and all fell on the ground at the intersection.
In the blink of an eye, the intersection was shrouded in thick smoke, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
Not only that, but several more tear gas canisters flew directly into the crowd.
"Cough cough cough"
Crazy coughing soon broke out in the crowd, and everyone was choked to tears.
The intersection that was originally a mess suddenly became even more chaotic.
"Bang bang bang"
Amidst the choking smoke, there was suddenly a burst of gunshots.
Apparently, the armed robbers and the security personnel escorting the convoy began to exchange fire.
Moreover, the firepower of both sides was very fierce, and the battle had already entered a fierce state as soon as it began.
People gathered at the intersection to watch the excitement, and those who were having a zero-dollar shopping spree, etc.
Hearing the fierce gunshots, they immediately bowed down and began to run away, either fleeing directly or finding a safe place to hide.
Some guys lay down on the spot, covering their mouths and coughing wildly, while crawling to the side of the road on their hands and knees, trying to hide.
Many of them just want to join in the fun, and it would be better if they can make a little fortune along the way. No one wants to lose their lives here, it is not worth it!
Even the heavily armed New York police officers lay on the ground and quickly crawled towards the police cars parked on the roadside, trying to hide.
The intersection at the moment was shrouded in a choking thick fog, with gunfire and bullets flying everywhere.
No one knows whether those stray bullets flying out of the thick fog will hit them?
Faced with this situation, as long as you don't want to die, you can only hide on the ground.
The same goes for the heavily armed New York police, who are no exception.
In the blink of an eye, this intersection turned into a real hell.
But no one noticed that the medium-sized helicopter hovering over the escort convoy had disappeared.
As soon as the fire broke out, the medium-sized helicopter roared away.
…
Upper West Side, Bonhams auction house's large conference room.
The general manager of Bonhams' New York branch, the director of the Philharmonic Orchestra and the director of the Metropolitan Museum, among others, were watching live news reports on big-screen TVs.
Also in the conference room were several top antique musical instrument appraisal experts invited by Bonhams, including experts from the Metropolitan Museum.
The news reported on TV is the Black Lives Matter protests that are currently in full swing.
At this time, the huge parade was approaching the Empire State Building.
The place where this procession passed was a mess and devastation.
Almost all of the once-dazzling luxury goods and jewelry stores on Fifth Avenue were spared, and they were all ransacked by the protestors.
The goods in the stores that had not been put away in time were all looted.
That's not all. After the stores were looted, they were also vandalized wildly.
Almost all the glass and display cabinets inside and outside the store were smashed, but fortunately they were not set on fire.
After today, if these luxury stores want to resume business, they will have to spend a lot of money to renovate before they can open their doors.
But after the renovation, who knows what day it will be looted and smashed again!
Seeing the hell-like scene on Fifth Avenue, everyone in the conference room frowned, with worried eyes.
"This is not a peaceful demonstration, it is just a carnival of thugs!"
"If this continues, New York will be destroyed in the hands of these thugs."
said the director of the Metropolitan Museum angrily.
The others nodded in deep agreement, and everyone's expressions were extremely solemn.
Immediately afterwards, the general manager of Bonhams Auction House said worriedly:
"If I had known that the situation would get this bad, I should have appraised that set of violins at another time, not today."
"I hope the escort team is safe and that Sean and Allen can get here safely with the violins of the master Paganini."
However, what are you afraid of?
Before he finished speaking, the phone of the general manager of Bonhams rang.
The guy took one look at Lai Xian and immediately pressed the speakerphone button.
The next moment, Allen's fearful voice came over.
"Charles, the escort team was ambushed at the intersection of 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue, and the two sides are now exchanging gunfire."
"The bastards who ambushed the convoy were very crazy. Not only did they have automatic rifles, but they also had smoke grenades, tear gas, and even explosives. They were just a bunch of lunatics."
Just as he was reporting the situation, the gunshots on the phone were as dense as a storm, accompanied by explosions one after another.
It was the deafening sound of a grenade exploding.
But this is just child’s play, what’s even more amazing is yet to come.
"boom!"
There was another loud bang, more exaggerated than the previous explosions, and the sound was several times louder.
There is no doubt that only the explosion of explosives can cause such a movement.
Listening to Allen's briefing and the continuous gunshots and explosions on the phone, these guys in the conference room were stunned and froze in place.
At this moment, bursts of gunfire and explosions were heard on the TV, as well as the horrified voices of media reporters.
"Dear viewers, the latest news is that a fire suddenly broke out at the intersection of 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue."
"The fire was not very intense. It is not yet clear who the two parties are."
"But one thing is for sure, it does not include the New York police."
While the reporter was introducing the situation, many media reporters who were reporting on the parade quickly turned their heads and looked towards the city.
Several media helicopters that were hovering in the air and conducting live broadcasts simply changed directions and quickly flew toward the city.
As the camera pans to the south, everyone can see.
On the south side of Fifth Avenue, a cloud of white smoke suddenly rose.
The marchers who were protesting all stopped and stopped moving forward.
Everyone looked at the south side of Fifth Avenue in amazement, and this bustling street became even more chaotic.
Only then did everyone in the conference room wake up.
Then, the general manager of Bonhams asked tremblingly:
"Alan, are you safe now? Are Paganini's three violins safe?"
