Chapter 405 – Chaos at the Museum! (1/2)
A few minutes passed 12 pm.
Outside of Tokyo National Museum. Dong Xuebing walks towards the Museum while combing his hair back. He had changed his hairstyle and shaved before leaving his hotel. After that, he put on a pair of sunglasses to disguise himself and touched the pair of gloves and folded cloth back in his pocket. Everything is ready, and he continued his way to the security check at the Museum’s main gallery.
Two guards are standing at the entrance.
The alarm did not sound as Dong Xuebing walks past the metal detector.
It is lunchtime now, and there are not a lot of tourists in the Museum. Only a Japanese family of three and some staff and guards are around. Maybe it’s time for the guards to change shifts. There are fewer guards around than in the morning. The Museum had installed sufficient anti-theft measures like CCTV, alarms, and not every gallery has guards and staff.
Ten meters…
One hundred meters…
Three hundred meters…
Dong Xuebing entered the Asian Gallery.
But he frowned as he saw the crowd inside. There are more visitors in the Asian Gallery compared to the main gallery. Some of them are families, and some are Chinese students. A few Japanese students are listening to the staff introducing the displayed artifacts. There are pros and cons. With so many people around, it is easier for Dong Xuebing to hide, but it is also harder for him to make his move.
Dong Xuebing walked a few steps forward and glanced at the display diagonally across the hall.
Tian Long Mountain Sandstone Buddha statue is displayed at that corner, and two Japanese couples are looking at it.
What should I do now? Wait? Dong Xuebing looked at his watch and forced himself to calm down. He must not be impatient now and must wait for the best timing to act!
One minute…
Two minutes…
Three minutes…
A couple left that area, but the other couple is still there.
Dong Xuebing doesn’t want to attract any attention and does not want CCTV to capture him looking suspiciously. He continued his way around the gallery, pretending to look at the displayed items. About five minutes later, Dong Xuebing returned to the Buddha Statue’s gallery again. He took a glance, and there’s no one around! That young couple had left! He took a deep breath and is prepared to make his move!
Dong Xuebing did not walk over to the Buddha statue. Instead, he went to a toilet not far away.
Dong Xuebing entered the toilet. He doesn’t know if there is anyone in the cubicles, but there is no one outside at the basins.
Dong Xuebing immediately shouted the command in his heart. “STOP!
Time stopped!
Go!
Dong Xuebing opened the toilet’s door forcefully and saw two middle-aged men around one meter from the door. They look like they are about to enter the toilet, and one of them had his hand out in mid-air, about to open the door.
Dong Xuebing walked out of the toilet sideways to avoid them and closed the door.
He does not want to waste any time and started running towards the gallery where the Buddha Statue was displayed.
Five meters…
Ten meters…
Twenty meters…
Dong Xuebing had finally reached, and there is no staff in the gallery! The staff should have left for lunch! But there is a staff standing in the corridor outside, speaking to an old lady. The nearest security guard is around 50 meters away. None of them can see the corner where the statue was displayed. They must walk over before they can see it!
This is the best opportunity!
Dong Xuebing walks over to the statue while putting on his gloves as he doesn’t want to leave any fingerprints.
He raised his head to look at the two CCTV cameras above him. One of them is facing the Buddha statue area, and the other is facing the corridor. Dong Xuebing does not want the CCTV to capture any discriminating evidence. He pulled a display cabinet over and stood on it to reach the cameras. He had prepared a roll of opaque adhesive tape from Beijing and covered the camera’s lens before jumping off the cabinet before wiping off his shoeprints. After that, he went over to the second camera and covered the lens.
After covering the CCTV, Dong Xuebing turned his attention to the Buddha statue.
Baby, sorry to keep you waiting.
Dong Xuebing walked over and tried to lift the glass cover, but it seems to be locked. There is a strange-looking keyhole on the right, and the cover cannot be lifted without the key. But he is not surprised. He raised his arm and hit the glass cover with his elbow!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
After hitting the glass cover thrice, there is a crack on the cover!