When the day's classes were over, Wu Ming went out of the school gate and saw James already waiting there.
"How was your first day?"
James asked nervously, "Did you get used to it?"
"It was alright. The classes were interesting, and I made a good friend called Weidi!"
Wu Ming naturally knew how to answer to satisfy James.
"Haha …"
As expected, James laughed happily when he heard his answer. "I was worried that you wouldn't be able to get used to it. After all, you're younger than the other kids. But now it seems like I was worrying too much!"
He scratched his head. "I'll walk you home today. I'm afraid you'll have to go to school alone in the future!"
"Don't worry!"
To be honest, Wu Ming was more than happy to have some free time and space.
When he returned home, Madam Sterling had already prepared a sumptuous dinner. She specially added two hard-boiled eggs for Wu Ming. "Steven has already started school. That's amazing. This is your reward!"
"Thank you, mother!"
Wu Ming did not hesitate to dig in, but his mind was racing.
Perhaps he should get some money as soon as possible? Otherwise, how could they bear to see their entire family live such a frugal life?
"It's a pity … I'm still too young …"
Wu Ming looked at his small palms, speechless.
At his age, even if he went out, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything.
How many adults would listen to a five-year-old kid? Perhaps the whole world would go crazy.
"There's another piece of good news today!"
At the dining table, James said proudly, "At least my shares haven't all turned into white paper. Carl Light Industries has started paying dividends for the new year. I'll go to the bank tomorrow to withdraw them!"
"That's great!"
Madam Sterling cheered and looked at her husband expectantly. "We can get a bigger bed, a few warm blankets, and new clothes for Brandon and Angelina … It would be best if we could change to another apartment. Madam Ward is just too hateful …"
"This …"
James scratched his head in embarrassment. "After all, this is the first profit after the war. I'm afraid the dividends won't be too much … It's better not to have too much expectations."
"Bank?"
Wu Ming raised the spoon with his chubby little hand. "I want to go tomorrow too!"
"You still have to go to school! Moreover, it's just a withdrawal of money … "
Jaime frowned.
"Dear, Steven hasn't gone out to take a look yet … I remember that the day after tomorrow is a rest day, and the school is on holiday, right?"
Wu Ming immediately turned to look at Mrs Sterling for help. Mrs Sterling immediately said to her husband.
"Alright, alright …"
In the face of such an attack, James could only raise his hands in surrender. "It's just a trip to the city center. Back then, I drove there every day …"
…
"Money is time! Money is life! "
Standing in front of the magnificent bank, which was made of marble and looked like a parliament hall, Wu Ming looked at the text on the relief. The expression on his face was a little speechless.
"Banks, the stock market … These are the centers of modern finance …"
He followed Jaime, pretending to look about curiously, but in reality he was thinking ill.
"It's a pity that there aren't any scratch-off lotteries nearby. Otherwise, I could win a small sum of money and improve my family's living conditions immediately …"
The floor of the bank was very smooth and spotless. There were many people coming and going, and most of them were well-dressed men and women. There were also many salesmen and managers in cheap suits.
"Be careful of them!"
James said to Wu Ming. "Those managers and operators will use a voice more tempting than the devil to recommend their financial products and stocks to you, but in reality, most of them only want the money in your pocket! If it's really as good as they say, why don't they secretly make a fortune themselves? "
Wu Ming secretly rolled his eyes.
He had to admit that although James's words were crude, they did make some sense.
Especially when the financial system was not regulated, there were a lot of stock brokers and financial traders. How many of them could truly uphold justice and not be greedy for their customers' money?
Suddenly, he shuddered.
A sudden sense of nervousness spread throughout his body, causing every pore in his body to tremble.
"This is … Sudden Inspiration?"
Even ordinary people might have signs before a crisis came. Taoists called it Sudden Inspiration, while the West called it telepathy, sixth sense, foresight, and so on.
In fact, the more powerful a person's mental strength was, the more likely it was to have such a sign.
Wu Ming's mind was pure, and his mental strength had been cultivated. At this moment, even an adult's could not compare to it. He immediately had a bad feeling.
"It's him …"
After looking around, Wu Ming immediately noticed a thin and tall man in a black trench coat.
His collar was very high, covering most of his face. He wore a hat and looked a little gloomy. What was more interesting was that Wu Ming found traces of extraordinary power on him.
"Natural awakening? Or some kind of blood descendant? But it's a little too weak … "
Wu Ming mobilized his mental strength and scanned slightly. His face immediately turned solemn.
In this man's trench coat, he suddenly felt a dangerous aura, and that shape …
"Ah!"
Thinking of this, he immediately squatted down and covered his stomach.
"What's wrong?"
Wu Ming's acting skills were amazing. At this moment, he was controlling his body with cold sweat dripping down. His small face was pale, and he looked very scary. At least, James was convinced.
"My stomach hurts!"
Wu Ming sucked in a cold breath as if he was enduring great pain.
"Could it be some kind of sudden illness?"
James immediately forgot about what he was going to do today. He picked Wu Ming up and said, "Hold on. Dad will take you to the hospital now."
He gave up the queue and squeezed through the crowd, running out of the bank.
There was a commotion in the queue, but it immediately returned to normal.
Outside the bank, the warm sunlight sprinkled down, and the feeling of danger suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Wu Ming secretly sighed and shook his head helplessly. He silently said to himself, "Power, I need power!"
Right now, he was just a child with slightly stronger mental strength. If he really encountered a terrifying opponent, he was afraid that he would just be sending himself to die.
Bang!
Suddenly, there was a gunshot from inside the bank.
The crowd outside was silent, as if they were dead. Then, exclamations and screams could be heard.
"Oh my god! Someone actually dared to rob a bank! "
James stared blankly at a large group of people running out of the bank. Through the open door, he could vaguely see a person lying in a pool of blood. His face could not help but be covered in cold sweat.
"Quickly retreat!"
The faint sound of a police siren could be heard. James quickly carried Wu Ming and retreated to the street.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm very sorry. I only came to take a small thing. Are you willing to go against me for the bank's money?"
The man in the black trench coat that Wu Ming had noticed at the beginning took off his hat, revealing a face full of scars. In his right hand was a single-barreled gun. The red nanmu handle had veins like veins, and the black muzzle was constantly emitting green smoke.
"He only has one person and one gun!"
A guard at the side shouted. Immediately, he covered his chest and fell into a pool of blood.
In the left hand of the man in the trench coat, another single-barreled gun appeared as if by magic. At this time, he blew the green smoke from the muzzle, and the gun in his right hand disappeared as if he was performing a magic trick.
"It's the kingdom's B-class wanted criminal, Double-gun Jack!"
His appearance and strange posture immediately caused a customer to seem as if he had just woken up from a dream, and he shouted crazily.
"Pull up the police cordon, disperse the crowd, and draw a separation belt!"
Amidst the ear-piercing siren, more than ten steam-powered police cars rushed over like lightning, and a large number of armed police officers rushed down from them.
They pulled up the police cordon and isolated the front of the bank, then raised their revolvers and rushed into the bank. Bang!
Bang!
Frightening gunshots could be heard continuously. If Wu Ming had a pair of X-ray eyes, he would see that Jack had already filled a thick sack of money. Seeing the police coming, he actually laughed arrogantly and pounced forward like a cheetah.
Swoosh!
In mid-air, his hands rotated, and he shot quickly as if performing a magic trick. He actually did not know how to complete the reloading action, and as he shot so quickly, the patrolmen in front of him fell to the ground one after another.
Meanwhile, the inspector outside was flustered and exasperated, and he asked for more people to go in and surround him.
'Even if it's just a little bit of extraordinary power, once it's activated, it's too terrifying!'
At this time, Jack had already rushed out of the bank, and Wu Ming couldn't help but think of a term — 'gunfight'!
Not only did the other party have a superhuman physique, but he also combined fighting and shooting, forming a wonderful art of killing.
"Haha … Gentlemen, I'm sorry, but I have to leave now!"
With just his own firepower, he actually suppressed more than ten opponents. In the end, he threw his wallet into a car, and did not forget to turn back to greet them politely.
"Idiot!"
Unexpectedly, Wu Ming seemed to hear this sentence from the inspector not far away.
His heart skipped a beat, and then he heard a soft sound next to his ear — Poof!
Two-armed Jack was sitting in the car seat, and just as he was about to leave, the car window suddenly shattered, and a huge bloody hole appeared in his chest!
"A sniper, and quite far away from me!"
Wu Ming shuddered all over. He knew that if this shot was aimed at him, he probably would not be able to block it at this moment!
"It seems that the power that this kingdom has is beyond my imagination …" he mumbled.
He murmured, deeply feeling the astonishing power that this huge kingdom could obtain after industrialization!
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