C36 (1/2)
My mother led me out of the car. In front of me was a very modern gray-blue modern building with a metal sign that said BONK OF UBSC (UBSC Bank).
”It's still early, so there shouldn't be any doors open, right?” I hesitated.
”This is a private bank vault in the United States. It's open 24 hours a day and you don't even need an appointment.”
The front door was locked, and on one side of the door was a square phone with a video monitor. Mom called for half a minute, and a security guard in a black suit opened the door.
Following the security guards, we climbed into an elevator that needed a passcode card to open, but instead of going up, it went down.
The door only slowly opened when the red number on the floor showed ”S”. A well-dressed business OL in a suit ushered us into a nearly half meter thick iron gate. Behind the iron gate was a small waiting area.
”Hello, may I ask what business you have today?” The business OL kindly filled us with two cups of water.
”We're going to open the safe. The person opening the cabinet is Tu Xinlei, and the date of opening the cabinet is 1995. ”
”Sure, please wait a moment.” OL turned around and swiped his card to enter the security door on the other side.
My mother and I sat on stools. For a long time no one called us. My mother didn't seem to be in good shape. She looked tired from the moment she came in.
”Mom, why don't you take a nap?” ”No,” I said.
”I'm fine.” She rubbed her eyes.
”Hello, may I ask who is the direct relative of Mr. Tu Xinlei?” That Miss OL stuck her head out and said, ”Please come with me.”
I followed her into a narrow corridor surrounded by steel plates, and the metal door closed behind me. Maybe it was because there were no windows, but somehow I felt depressed.
”Please take a seat.” OL took me to a closed room.
”Is this your first time here?” she asked me.
”Yes.”
”Our UBSC safe is the world's most professional storage insurance system, both in terms of security and in terms of services.” OL seems to have been trained to automatically repeat corporate advertising whenever it sees a customer, just like reciting:
”As of 2000, our business has spread across major countries around the world. At present, our branch has a total of 1450 safes, from the control system to the security system has all introduced the world's top technology. In order to meet the needs of our customers, we have a common safe and a customized safe. What you need to open now is a customized safe. ”
”What's a custom safe?”
”It's like this, this is the safe's open customer, Mr. Disciple. His requirements are a bit special, so we customized it according to his needs.”
”What needs?”
”Please let me check your information first.” After saying that, OL pointed to a small white machine next door.
”Please record the fingerprints first.”
OL first examined my hand carefully, then under her guidance, I pressed down on the machine my left hand's five fingers.
”Fingerprint match. Now say your name. ”
”Disciple …” ”Ao Qing.” ”No,” I said.
”Please type these three words into the computer.” As she spoke, she pushed over a small computer.
I typed in my name and the computer's green light went on.
”Thank you for your cooperation.” OL smiled at me.
”Excuse me, did you just say that this safe was customized according to my father's needs? What did my father request?”
”I can answer your questions within the limits of my authority, and Mr. Zee's requirements include: first, that the safe be opened by the safe opener — that is, that he himself cannot open the safe; second, that you and another designated person must open the safe together, but with whom it is beyond the limits of my authority; and last, that when someone comes to extract the contents of the safe, even if the information is verified, once you have entered the vault, you must enter the password regardless of whether you choose to open the safe or not.” OL smiled and said to me,
”The password can only be entered once. Regardless of whether it is entered incorrectly or not, the safe will automatically activate the destruction device.”
Can't you open the safe yourself?
Once the password was entered incorrectly, the items inside the safe would no longer be available?
F * ck, what kind of rules are these? It's fine if I can't enter the safe I opened myself, but I can only enter the password once — I don't know the password …
”Your information has been verified. This way, please.” OL led me out of the room.
Once again, through the metal corridor, I saw my mother sitting on a stool, her eyes half closed, looking tired.
”Mom, it's your turn.” I shook her gently.
”Oh, okay.” My mother picked up her schoolbag and stood up from the stool. She took a few steps forward, then suddenly turned around and asked me,
”Did Shuyue say that you and I could open the safe?”
”Yeah.” ”No,” I said firmly.
”En, alright. Then wait a moment Mommy.” Mom seemed relieved and followed OL into the metal corridor. The metal door closed behind them.
I didn't sleep that night, and my eyelids were also fighting. I sat on the bench outside weakly, wanting to sleep for a while.
Suddenly, he saw something written on the chair.
The bench in the waiting area was also made of metal, and it looked a little like a mirror steel. This material was the fingerprint scanner, and if you used your fingers to write on it, it would leave a faint mark.
B96.