Hiss!~
A chill swept over him, and Xu Zhengyang jolted awake.
He was sitting in the bank lobby, waiting to handle some business, and had apparently dozed off.
[New world loaded. Global prices reduced by one million times.]
[Only your total assets remain unchanged. Current assets: 2,153,795.93 yuan, already deposited into the system.]
Two million?
Oh, that's the money from selling the investment property. So, I can make a comeback…
Wait!
System?
Xu Zhengyang jolted again.
This time, he was fully awake and stood up abruptly, shaking his head.
That was definitely not an illusion. It was a clear, logical statement echoing in his mind.
But seeing the strange looks from the people around him, he had to sit back down and tightened his grip on the two cloth bags in his hands.
These bags contained the loose change his brother had sent him. On his phone, there was a message from his brother sent yesterday.
"Brat, why didn't you tell me about your business failure? I had to hear it from Liu Ergou. Mom and Dad passed away early, and I don't have much ability. I used the money you provided for the wedding and the house. Now you're in trouble and didn't inform me? Do you want the villagers to criticize me? Here is the 8,000 yuan in loose change that me and your sister-in-law saved up, and I withdrew the 40,000 for you. I'll send it to you in a few days. Hang in there, and I'll support you now!"
Xu Zhengyang felt a pang of emotion when he received this message yesterday and had to persuade his brother not to send the money. He promised to explain everything in detail when he returned.
Although he had failed in his business six months ago, lost everything, and had to share an apartment with a girl, feeling quite down for a while, he managed to get back on his feet with her help.
Fortunately, he had invested in a property in the city center before. After selling it recently, he netted 2.15 million yuan, more than triple what he paid.
He came to the bank today to deposit the loose change his brother had sent him.
His brother and sister-in-law ran a small business in the county, making their living from hard work, and all the money was in small denominations—one, five, and ten yuan bills.
After depositing the money, he planned to send it back to them.
"And then there's Paula. That silly girl secretly paid all the utility bills last month. Now that I have money, I should reward her properly."
Thinking about her, Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but smile slightly. He planned to take her out for dinner after work since she worked as a fitness trainer at a nearby gym.
"Please, number 1069, proceed to window 3!"
The announcement in the lobby made Xu Zhengyang quickly stand up and walk to window 3.
At the counter, three girls were chatting and laughing, seemingly discussing where to shop later. When they saw Xu Zhengyang approaching, the seated girl greeted him with a professional smile.
"May I ask what service you need?"
"Oh, I have some loose change to deposit."
Xu Zhengyang said, placing both cloth bags directly on the counter.
The teller's face showed a bit of displeasure. They hated dealing with this kind of task—counting money for ages, making their hands sore.
But she reluctantly opened a small window beside her and took the two bags.
As soon as she opened the large bag, the other three girls leaned over with a hint of schadenfreude.
But the next second...
Clang!
The four of them jumped back as if pushed by an invisible force.
Xu Zhengyang, initially a bit embarrassed by making them count loose change, now frowned at their reaction. He thought, you've got to be kidding.
Nearby, security quickly gathered around.
"What's going on!!"
They thought there might be dangerous items in the bags.
"Handsome, handsome, handsome…"
The female teller, her eyes wide with fear, stammered.
Xu Zhengyang was bewildered. He was flattered by the compliment but found it quite awkward. "You're not serious, are you?"
"This… this large amount of money, I can't handle it. I'll call… call our manager."
Xu Zhengyang frowned, wondering why she was speaking sarcastically. It was just a deposit of loose change. Was it really necessary to be so dismissive? The service attitude was terrible.
But the teller had already stumbled off to the back, and soon, a manager appeared, running in a hurry.
Goodness, don't the people in this bank know how to walk properly?
When the manager saw the bag of money, he was visibly stunned. His plump hands were awkwardly in the air, swallowing nervously as he tried to control his excitement.
"Handsome… handsome guy, do you want to deposit all this money here?"
Xu Zhengyang glanced at the security and nodded.
"Yes, 8,000 yuan, deposit it into my account."
Hiss!!~~
The mention of 8,000 yuan made everyone gasp.
Xu Zhengyang cursed inwardly, thinking, it's not global warming, it's your fault!
"We… we can't handle this at our branch. I'll contact you to go to the head office. Don't worry, we will arrange a special car to escort you!"
The manager, fearing Xu Zhengyang might leave, explained while shakily dialing his phone.
The head office?
The manager quickly moved to the side.
"Hello! Branch manager, we have a problem…"
"What's the panic?"
"A young man came here to deposit a bag of money. He says he has… 8,000 yuan, and it's all in five and ten yuan bills. It's a full bag!"
"What!! 8,000? Is he depositing money or buying our bank?" The voice on the other end rose sharply, and the sound of a chair scraping against the floor was heard.
"Deposit… he said it's for deposit…"
"Find every possible way to bring him to the head office! No, I'll go personally to pick him up. Just keep him there!"
The person on the other end was clearly flustered and quickly hung up.
The manager wiped his forehead, covered in cold sweat, and hurriedly went back out, flattering Xu Zhengyang and making small talk.
Xu Zhengyang was still in a daze but vaguely understood that he seemed to be an extremely important person...
He dealt with the manager's flattery half-heartedly, and within a short span of ten minutes...
Outside, an alarming police siren blared.
The deafening sound quickly pierced the eardrums.
Soon, there was chaos, and a squad of armed special forces in black burst in, forming two lines. A middle-aged man in a luxurious suit, accompanied by a group, walked in.
Upon seeing Xu Zhengyang, they were initially stunned. His casual home attire and fluffy slippers made him look incredibly unassuming, almost as if he lived in the adjacent apartment complex—indeed, he did.
But seeing the two bags of money beside him...
Everyone gasped. Even the trained special forces near them shot glances at the money, clearly taken aback!
Xu Zhengyang was completely bewildered.
I'm just depositing some loose change. Is it really that big of a deal?
He asked, trembling,
"Are you… going to take me out and execute me?"