Chapter 14: The robbery in the national museum.

Today is an important day, so the national museum displays many antiques of great value. From the gate, security forces check visitors; there are also many careful guards around and inside the museum.

The National Museum in the city center has a classical style with elaborately carved granite pillars; giant paintings painted hundreds of years ago on the curved domes.

Uri wore oversized sunglasses that covered most of his face; he was standing in the crowd lined up in front of the museum's entrance, waiting to get inside. He looked around and was pretty relieved when he did not see the appearance of men with red leaf-shaped badges on their lapels. He tried to stay calm, like a resident visiting a museum.

After presenting his ID card, he went through the gate very smoothly and followed the group of visitors into the large hall of the museum, here displaying many artifacts with a long history. The museum was large, and it took him a long time to find a place to display the ancient book, so he separated from the crowd and quickly went to other galleries.

He passed several rooms and long corridors displaying ancient statues leading down to the museum's basement. At last, he saw a large, brightly lit room with a sign on the door saying "special gallery." He happily approached; most likely, this is where the museum's most valuable treasures are displayed.

As he expected, this is a place to display precious antiquities that are national treasures. But what worries him is that standing next to each artifact is a bodyguard armed with a gun and an electric baton.

He calmly walked into the room and glanced at the bodyguards standing like statues beside the display cases. He just ran faster than humans, and those bodyguards were more potent than him. Furthermore, they had guns and electric batons, so he didn't dare act; maybe he couldn't do anything today but look at the book in the glass case.

In the room, there were already a lot of visitors who were looking at the artifacts. Because on days like this, they have the opportunity to admire the national treasure.

Uri approached a glass case displaying a splendid crown of gold studded with diamonds and precious stones, the crown of a king who reigned over a thousand years ago.

He didn't care about these artifacts but needed to behave like other visitors, going through the treasures displayed in this particular room.

Uri glanced through the other glass cabinets, but he hadn't found the book when someone pulled his sleeve.

"Did you come here looking for it too?"

Uri recognized Anthea's voice. He turned to look; she was standing behind him, her face showing excitement and curiosity.

"I've seen it. It's over there." She whispered, then surreptitiously pointed to a corner of the room. "Do you want to go there?"

"What did you come here for?" Uri was surprised.

"I heard you and our father talking about that book, so I wanted to come to see it too." She answered and pulled Uri's hand toward a glass cabinet in the corner of the gallery.

When he saw the book made of gold foil, Uri felt like he couldn't breathe. He approached the glass cabinet, peering at the book displayed inside. But unfortunately, what he could see were only the words engraved on the gold plate, which was the book's name.

"I checked it once; they don't let visitors see what's inside, so what should we do?" Anthea stood close to Uri, whispering to him.

"If we want to read it, we must take it out," Uri replied softly, his eyes still on the book in the glass case. "I haven't figured out how to get it yet."

"Hey guys, go see other artifacts, don't just stand here and look at one artifact."

The nearby guard approached and spoke up when he saw Uri and Anthea standing in front of the display case for too long.

Uri hurriedly dragged Anthea to the display case of other treasures. "Let's not draw attention."

Uri looked around the room full of visitors. He knew surveillance cameras and bodyguards were standing around, so he didn't know how to read those pages.

"I think we should get out of here; we should consult Dad." Uri grabbed Anthea's hand and walked quickly towards the door; he didn't want to stay in a crowded place like this.

When Uri and Anthea went to the door, all the lights in the museum went out. The gallery has no windows and is located deep in the museum's basement. Hence, darkness immediately enveloped the room, causing visitors to cry out fearfully, and chaotic footsteps echoed everywhere.

The bodyguards hurriedly shouted to the visitors to stand still. Everyone in the room immediately stood still and did not dare to move, leaving the room with only the sound of breathing.

The others couldn't see anything, but Uri could see clearly in the dark. So he saw the bodyguards standing next to the treasure display cabinets, quickly put infrared glasses on their eyes, and opened the display cabinets to take all the precious treasures into their bags and take them out of the gallery.

All their actions were swift. While the lights went out, all the treasures that had followed them disappeared. Uri watched impatiently as the man carried the bag containing the ancient golden book; he couldn't let him take it.

"You should stand here. When the museum has electricity, go home immediately." Uri whispered in Anthea's ear.

"How about you?" She held onto his hand, worried.

"There is a group of bandits who have stolen all the treasures in this room; I have to follow them to get the book back." Uri patted her hand reassuringly. "You're just a visitor, so there won't be any danger, I need to go now, or they'll run away."

Anthea nodded and stood still. She tried to listen to the sounds around her to determine if the people nearby were still standing or moving.

After leaving the gallery, Uri dashed toward the men in bodyguard uniforms who had stolen the precious treasures. They seem to have a lot of experience, so they move quickly through the dark corridor without any problems. They reached the back door in a few moments and boarded a black car waiting outside, leaving the museum.

Uri couldn't think much; he just knew what he needed was stolen. He immediately ran after that car, and with his ability, he followed closely behind the car without letting them detect him.

The car drove around and stopped in front of a dilapidated house. As soon as the people in the car got off, Uri rushed to snatch the treasure bag in the hand of the man who took the ancient book. He used all his strength to run as fast as the bandits shouted and cursed.

Just a moment later, he ran into the familiar forest. Behind him, there were no cars to follow. Perhaps the other people did not dare to chase him because they were bandits, unable to track him openly.

Finn was still standing on a tall tree branch waiting for Uri to return. He was extremely impatient, so when he saw Uri appear, he immediately jumped to the ground to meet him.