The security captain listened to his subordinate's explanation and pondered it, finding merit in what was said.
"Alright, you wait here. Maintain vigilance. I'll report to the boss and then send people for repairs!"
This vault was not a place anyone could enter. To open its doors, one needed the key personally carried by Bai Guanghai.
The wealth accumulated by the Bai family through various businesses was temporarily stored in several other vaults. Then, once a week, Bai Guanghai would spend a day personally opening these vaults to deposit these assets.
For these security personnel to repair the surveillance system, they would have to enter the vault. Without the boss's permission, they were absolutely unable to do so.
The security captain went downstairs again and inspected the passage leading to the vault and the vault door itself. The guards on duty also reported no anomalies, which finally put his mind at ease.
However, he had no idea that at this very moment, the entire vault had been emptied by Ling Tian.
Although the storage capacity of the spiritual realm space was still limited, Ling Tian had taken some items out of the warehouse and directly placed them on the ground within the spiritual realm space.
While this made retrieval a bit more troublesome, it was fortunate that it could hold an infinite amount. The empty spaces within the spiritual realm space could easily accommodate the contents of a hundred vaults without pressure.
Finally, Ling Tian took out a fire talisman and injected a tiny bit of spiritual energy into it.
He placed the fire talisman on the ground, which was already covered with a mixture of gasoline and alcohol.
The patterns on this fire talisman began to light up, bit by bit, with the spiritual energy.
Once all the patterns were lit, the entire fire talisman would be activated, releasing flames!
This was Ling Tian's latest research: the slow-release technology of fire talismans, which could be understood as a timed device.
It would take about three minutes for all the patterns on it to light up. Using this time, Ling Tian returned to the ground and reapplied an invisibility talisman to himself.
Immediately after, Ling Tian proceeded to the villa where Bai Guanghai's youngest son resided.
He brazenly infiltrated the villa. The security personnel did not detect anyone entering. He went into several empty rooms and threw water-filled spheres, the size of watermelons, into them. Gasoline and alcohol instantly permeated the rooms.
At that very moment, in the Bai family's underground vault, all the patterns on the fire talisman were lit. A large burst of flames erupted, igniting the gasoline and alcohol in the underground space. In an instant, the entire vault became a sea of fire!
Although the vault was equipped with very comprehensive fire-fighting equipment, all the sensors for these devices had been firmly frozen. Even the water in the fire-fighting facilities was frozen solid.
The fire raged for a considerable time, spreading throughout the entire underground space. Only then did the ice within the water pipes slowly melt, and water began to flow out.
However, by this time, the fire had already taken hold, especially with the ignited alcohol and gasoline. Adding water at this point could only serve to fuel the flames.
Just then, the security captain was called by a subordinate to a building dozens of meters away. This building was actually the ventilation shaft for the underground vault.
"Boss, look, why is smoke coming out of this ventilation shaft?"
The subordinate was quite diligent and, upon discovering the anomaly, quickly reported it to his superiors.
The security captain walked over and took a look. He was also puzzled because, as far as he knew, the facilities within such a vault were very complete, including a very robust fire suppression system.
In his opinion, a situation like smoke emanating from the ventilation shaft was impossible, especially since the materials used for the ventilation pipes were fireproof.
"Did one of you scoundrels throw a cigarette butt in there? I'm telling you, I'll check the surveillance footage later. If any of you threw a cigarette butt in there, you'd better be prepared for the boss to skin you alive!"
The security personnel shivered, knowing full well what kind of person their boss, Bai Guanghai, was. If he ever caught them red-handed, they would truly be dealt with mercilessly!
However, at that moment, a blast of heat suddenly erupted from the underground ventilation shaft. The guardrail outside the ventilation pipe was directly blown away by the surge of heat.
The security supervisor and his subordinates, standing several meters away from the ventilation shaft's exit, were directly thrown to the ground by the scorching airflow.
The high temperature carried by the airflow burned their skin.
The few men lay on the ground, wailing miserably. It was only then that someone realized something had gone wrong, terribly wrong, beneath the vault!
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The entire Wang Family Manor descended into chaos. Security personnel rushed towards the vault. Even two fire trucks from the manor were driven over.
However, they were now at a loss, unsure why a massive fire had broken out in the vault.
The problem was that they couldn't get into the vault, and all the fire-fighting facilities below had malfunctioned.
All they could do was open all the water pipes and flood the underground area with water.
Whether this would destroy the banknotes and securities was beyond their control.
Just then, someone suddenly shouted again, "It's on fire, it's on fire!"
People turned their heads in alarm and saw, several hundred meters away, a villa located at the highest point of the estate engulfed in raging flames.
Everyone's expression changed, because that villa was where Bai Guanghai's newborn youngest son resided!
Without further ado, they abandoned the vault and immediately drove the fire trucks towards the villa.
However, this villa had been ignited by a large amount of alcohol and gasoline. The fire had already taken hold, and the water from the fire trucks was insufficient to extinguish it. They could only try to cool the fire scene. All they could do was watch as the villa was completely consumed by flames!
More than two hours later, when the Bai family patriarch, Bai Guanghai, returned in a furious rage, he found the villa reduced to ruins!
"Son, where is my son?"
"Dad, I'm here..." Bai Haotian, who was standing nearby looking bewildered, had no idea why Bai Guanghai was calling him.
"Get lost, I wasn't calling you. Where is your younger brother?"
At this point, a disheveled bodyguard stammered, "Boss, the fire suddenly broke out with immense intensity!
It seemed the flames originated from the room where the young master was sleeping. We tried desperately to rush in, but that room had already become a sea of fire, and everything inside was burned to ashes. We did not find the young master's body..."
Upon hearing this, Bai Guanghai felt the world spin. He opened his mouth and, with a splurt, vomited a mouthful of blood!