As soon as Bohemia finished her sentence, more than twenty faces looked up from behind the counter. When their eyes fell on the two floral pillowcases, all of their faces were filled with bewilderment.
How many times did a person have the experience of dealing with bank robbers in their lifetime?
Furthermore, the robbers were robbers who robbed a bank with only one finger.
"All of you, stand up! Put your hands behind your heads and get down on the floor! Who is the manager? Open the vault and get me my money! " Bohemia had already gotten into her role. She was very serious, "Don't even think about moving, or I will punch a hole in the ceiling for you to see!"
She might not know what a "manager" was, but she knew that this person could get her money.
Even Lin Sanjiu did not expect that the finger Bohemia raised could be so frightening. As soon as Bohemia finished speaking, some of the customers gasped and some of them whimpered. As expected, all of them turned pale and scrambled to follow Bohemia's instructions. They covered their heads with their hands and crawled away from the counter, lying on the floor obediently.
"The career path of a criminal in this world is way too smooth."
Even Bohemia was a little surprised. Initially, she wanted to make a hole in the ceiling to scare the robbers, but she didn't even need to do that. She couldn't help looking at her index finger suspiciously. The two robbers were stunned for a few seconds before they hesitantly walked into the middle of the crowd and asked again, "Who is the manager or the teller?"
A middle-aged woman raised her head in confusion.
"Wh … What?" She looked more confused than scared, "What is that?"
"The staff here! Who is it? "
"No, no one …"
"Is this bank fully automated?"
Lin Sanjiu glanced at the small counters. Just like the buildings, these silver-gray counters did not have a regular shape even though they were roughly the same. Every one of them looked different. They were either a little bigger here or a little crooked there. There was a screen embedded in the center of each counter. Lines of words that no one could understand were displayed on the screen. The robbers were interrupted halfway through their operation.
"What is the name of this place?" Lin Sanjiu knocked on the counter and asked.
"Entrance and Exit," the middle-aged woman answered obediently.
"What's it for?"
"If we need something or have something extra, we can come here to register …" She frowned. "Why don't you know the entrance and exit?"
Bohemia was not satisfied with the development of the situation. Her dream of being a godfather was about to break. She immediately pointed her index finger at the middle-aged woman and threatened, "Who said it's your turn to ask questions? Tell me, is there any money in this place? "
Just when Lin Sanjiu suspected that the middle-aged woman would ask her "What is money?", the woman replied, "The money is not here. What do you want money for? "
This question obviously floated in the minds of the others as well. A few people beside them raised their eyes and cast doubtful gazes at the two of them. They knew what money was, but they still wanted to know what money was for. Lin Sanjiu could only deduce that the "money" in this world was different from the "money" they had in mind. "What do you use your money for?" She walked closer and asked.
The tail of the whip dragged on the ground and made a rustling sound as she walked. The middle-aged woman turned her eyes to the ground and blinked twice before replying, "Our …? No, we don't have money. But … what else can we use money for? Of course, it's to buy things. "
The conversation was getting more and more confusing. Both of them looked at each other and felt that the other's words didn't make sense. The woman had a matter-of-fact expression on her face, but they didn't know where to start.
"Aren't you talking nonsense? We're using the money to buy things." From the moment she heard that there was no money here, Bohemia was deflated like a punctured balloon. "Damn it, if I see that guy again … Does that mean you know where the money is?" Bohemia was a little unwilling to accept the fact that there was no money here.
The middle-aged woman shook her head.
"Wait a minute. If you don't have money, how do you make a living?" Lin Sanjiu asked doubtfully. "A planned economy? The government distributes resources? "
As soon as she finished her sentence, someone nearby sighed, "Sigh, two lunatics."
"Fine."
"I don't understand what you mean." The middle-aged woman gestured at the counter beside her with her chin. "If we need something, we just come here and tell them. We don't need money."
[Didn't you just say that money is used to buy things?]
Even Lin Sanjiu couldn't stand it anymore. Trying to get information from these people who didn't know what was going on was like two mice trying to find an exit in a maze. The more the middle-aged woman spoke, the more confused they became. Moreover, at some point in time, everyone slowly put down their hands that were hugging their heads. Their courage also grew a little, and they began to talk to each other one after another.
"What an unlucky day. I still have to attend a funeral …"
"Ah, congratulations, congratulations! That's great! "
Lin Sanjiu couldn't understand what was going on.
"My neighbor's kid met a lunatic. Oh, I heard that he has a bad temper …"
"Is Qingshan Mental Hospital being renovated recently …"
"What is it called … amnesia? How pitiful. He won't hurt anyone, right? "
The whispers grew louder and louder. Lin Sanjiu could feel Bohemia's rising anger even through the pillow case. Just when Lin Sanjiu was about to tell Bohemia to calm down, the middle-aged woman suddenly stood up. The panic and confusion on her face were gone, replaced by a look of pity.
"It's okay. Auntie will teach you if you don't understand. Sigh, you're still so young … "Bohemia didn't expect that the two women beside her could make her disappear from this world in an instant. She gestured at the screen at the counter and explained to Lin Sanjiu warmly, "Look, I'm going to visit my daughter. She just joined the army and it's not easy for her to have an open day. I want to cook her favorite dish and bring it to her. But we don't have any ingredients at home, so I came here to register … Five pounds of green flour and five pounds of pork tenderloin. You can get them anytime you want. "
With such a warm attitude, Lin Sanjiu felt a little embarrassed when she thought about how they were going to rob her just a moment ago. "Oh," Lin Sanjiu replied. She moved closer to the screen and asked the words that she couldn't understand, "Is this from the government? Oh, you can just get it from the supermarket … Is there an army here? How old is your daughter? "
"Do robbers even chat with their hostages?!"
Bohemia finally lost her temper. She used the finger she used to rob the bank on Lin Sanjiu. Lin Sanjiu jumped, "Quick, ask where the money is!"
"This is a society that doesn't need money. Why do you still want to rob money?" Lin Sanjiu reprimanded her in a low voice. Then, she turned to the middle-aged woman and smiled, even though the woman couldn't see her. "Don't mind her. She has a bad temper … I heard that you can store your income here. What's going on?"
"For example, if I take too much green flour and I can't finish it, I can come back to register and return the green flour to the supermarket." The middle-aged woman was very patient. "Or, if I don't finish my income, I can store it in the entry and exit system. That way, people who need it can take it away after registering."
Bohemia suddenly picked up a corner of the pillow case.
"Saving money that you can't finish for others to use?" For the residents of the Twelve Worlds Centrum who were short of resources, there was only one explanation for such an action.
"We don't save money …" The middle-aged woman explained blankly, "We don't need money in our lives."
If they were to fall into this cycle of money coming and going, there would be no end to it. Lin Sanjiu quickly interrupted Bohemia and asked, "What about your accommodation? What about your car? Can it be allocated according to your needs? "
"Ah … It depends. Sometimes, you can move in directly if there's a vacant house. Sometimes, you have to wait. Today is a good day. If you register for a house today, I think there will be a vacant house soon … It's the same with cars. "
Would anyone be willing to settle down in a junkyard?
Lin Sanjiu was getting more and more confused. Bohemia didn't seem to be lying, so she didn't know whether she should believe her or not. However, there was one thing that was clear: as bank robbers, they were a failure. At that moment, all the hostages stood up and tried to talk to them, "Don't be rash …" "There's a cure for your sickness."
If Bohemia was a cannibal, Lin Sanjiu would have been soaked in her stomach acid by now. She was about to comfort Bohemia when one of the hostages screamed, "Look! There's a police car outside!" "Look!" Bohemia was stunned. "Look! There's a police car outside!"
Both of them were shocked. Don't blame them for being scared. Since they were in the line of robbers, it was natural for them to be shocked. As posthumans, they had been monitoring every movement in the living room. Even though there were a lot of people around, Lin Sanjiu was sure that no one called the police. They didn't even touch the screen or the counter.
"How did they get the news?"
The middle-aged woman heaved a sigh of relief, "It's good that you're here. Your sickness needs to be treated as soon as possible … They will send you to the hospital."
It was very easy for people in this world to mistake people as mentally ill.
Knowing that the police were outside, Bohemia finally found a way to vent her frustration. She rolled up her sleeves and walked toward the door. Lin Sanjiu quickly grabbed her arm and whispered, "Don't be rash!"
"What? Do you want to chat with the police? "
"No, we will only delay things if we start a fight now! We need to find a safe place to stay and we need to find Magus … I have an idea, "Lin Sanjiu said, feeling a little embarrassed," but it doesn't look good. "
However, Bohemia didn't seem to listen to her.
"Hey —"
Just as Lin Sanjiu called out to her, she turned around abruptly.
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