Inside.

"Quite the party we have here"

Peeking through a window crack, Bob whistle and smiled at the sight of various news team, police and SWAT gather outside.

Seeing a dozen police officer wearing body armor and carrying 2 bags each pack with money, he smirk and back off from the door, signaling 2 students near the door to open it.

As the student reluctant complied under the pressure of a gun. The door open and the officer nervously walk in with the money.

Pointing his gun at the officer Bob order.

"Put the bag on stage and don't try anything stupid"

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The officers nod and began to orderly put the bag on stage, when the last bag drop to the ground, an officer turn to Bob.

"This is 1 billion, now it time for you to let the hostage go"

Shaking his head Bob speak as he walks toward the bag.

"What the rush, take it easy officers, i need to check the money too."

The officer frowned and his face turns ugly but still nod.

"Well, hurry up"

The man just ignored him and start opens the bags and checking the money, after a few minutes he stand up and nod.

"You can start evacuate the student and teacher now."

Seeing the officer did not immediately order the evacuation but ask.

"What about you? Do you need a getaway vehicle?"

Stunned, the man Bob laugh out loud before answering.

"Since when did the cops start caring for a criminal, thank but no thank anything you guys give me probably got a tracker anyway."

The officer narrows his eyes and stares at the man in front of him, who has a calm look through the dialogue.

"Worth the shot. Well, it your choice anyway"

The officer turns around and orders his men’s to evacuate the hostage.

Looking at the crowd scrambling for the exit and the police officer trying to calm them down and orderly evacuate the man, Bob, sighed.

"Aren't you gonna run?"

Suddenly a sweet voice rang from his side; turn his head to look at the origin of the sound then back at the crowd.

"Aren't you?"

Charlotte stands next to him and slowly starts to talk.

"You have a plan?"

"Of course, i don't plan to die just yet"

Silence, the two just stare at the student and teacher running for the exit. Two people that supposed to have met only for the first time, yet the atmosphere feel like the two have been friend for a long time.

As the number of people gradually dwindle

"I better get going now"

The man just nods and turns back to the money bags

When the last hostage ran out the door is shut close the man sit on the bag fill with money, take off his bomb vest and throw it aside. Reaching to his inner pocket and taking out a white bead, with a wave of his hand all the money disappear as if magic.

Hearing the sound of rapid footstep outside and the voice of SWAT team readying to bust in, the man crush the bead in his hand and with a flash of light he disappear.

Just as the SWAT team about to ram the door and went in to capture the target, an explosion happen.

July, 7th, 2009 an individual invade Midtown high school, taking over a thousand students and teacher as hostage and demand 1 billion.

After the hostage exchange, the man blew himself up along with the school auditorium, no body or money was found at the scene. It unknown who the perpetrator is or how did he escape.