It was hard to describe the looks on the thugs' faces when they saw Shirley Thorne and her parents.
It was a look of shock mixed with stupor, stupor mixed with confusion, and confusion mixed with... understanding. Even a reincarnated Elmsworth would probably struggle to describe it adequately.
The leader's surname was Wu, but everyone called him Walsh.
His primary goal this time was to kill Shirley Thorne. His secondary goal was to add some illegal income to his company's coffers.
He had always been confident in his abilities, believing he had made a meticulous plan. The reality was, he'd forgotten one thing.
Ten million in cash weighs about 220 pounds.
Mobile payments in Celestia were so advanced that most people had no concept of physical cash anymore.
"Ahem... Put the money down first..."
Seeing Mr. and Mrs. Thorne's legs trembling, Walsh had a rare pang of conscience and said something halfway decent.
