Chapter 108: Frozen in Place

"Bang!" Just as the head thug finished speaking, a loud crash echoed from behind him. It turned out that another robber had swung an axe with force, smashing the glass of a service window. The women and children who had been crouching in the hall let out shrill screams once again. "Damn it, why the hell did you break the glass?" The leader of the robbers grew furious. "Boss, how else are we gonna get to the money?" one of the robbers retorted. "That's bulletproof glass! By the time you break it, the cops will be all over us!" The thug fired another shot towards the ceiling, his impatience growing. "Who's the manager here? Step forward!" Manager Newman trembled at the gunshot, but he didn't dare move forward. Among the thugs, the one wielding a machete scanned the crowd and quickly locked his gaze onto Manager Newman, who was wearing the bank's uniform. "You, stand up!" The machete-wielding thug pointed at Manager Newman. With shaky legs, Manager Newman managed to stand up. Th