Chapter 367: Loan Interest Bag
Chapter 367: Loan Interest Bag
"Director!"
After returning to the Cleanup Bureau with the wallet that he had gotten from nowhere, Leon immediately knocked on the door of the director’s office and said seriously:
"There is indeed something wrong with Pink Mystery! Director Aquarius must have arranged some backup plan there! And if I'm not mistaken, the wallet you asked me to find out should have been taken away by the first-level cleaner of the Gemini Branch named Nicole!"
Huh? What did you say?
After hearing what Leon said, the red-haired director who was fiddling with an empty wallet paused for a moment, then said with astonishment:
"You really found something? No... I mean, are you really sure?"
"pretty close."
After recalling the information about the [Evil List], Leon told what he had seen and heard, and then concluded with a serious expression:
“It’s not completely certain now, but when Senior Jerry comes back, if even he can’t find the wallet, then it will be basically certain.
After all, the [Secret Tail] in the female reporter's hand can just eliminate the smell of objects, so I think she is very suspicious... By the way, Chief, what's in that wallet?"
"..."
In that wallet is my fresh paycheck...but that doesn't matter now!
After listening to Leon's story, the red-haired chief's fox eyes narrowed unconsciously, and he vaguely discovered that something was not right.
Although I did drink too much, it was wrong to forget my wallet. I might have been affected by some special abnormality. In addition, because I had just boasted in front of Leon during the day, I didn’t plan to drink too much at night.
But Pink Mystery had just received a batch of new wine that suited his taste, which caused him to lose control and drink a few more sips, causing him to lose his wallet. Jerry, the only person who could find his wallet immediately, was away from the bureau because of an emergency in Merino County...
It smells very much like conspiracy...
After pinching the end of his hair and twisting it around twice, the red-haired director responded vaguely with a few words, frowning and pondering the real target of the "enemy".
If the direct goal is to steal your wallet?
But there is really only money in their wallets, which is not worth their effort at all, so their real purpose is probably the follow-up impact of the fact that "they have no money".
Considering that Aquarius has a [Gate to the Other World] that can briefly peek into the future, they must have seen that they did something after they had no money, which made them feel that they had an opportunity to take advantage of!
So what would I do when I ran out of money? Would I borrow money from Emma like I did yesterday? Would I use the [Loan Interest Bag] to borrow money like I did today? Or would I go to the pub I used to frequent and buy on credit?
It's strange, these things are very common, which one will reveal my weakness? How about... try to do them all?
……
The red-haired director, who was having a headache from thinking so much, began to fiddle with the empty wallet in his hand unconsciously, clicking and pulling the buttons of the wallet.
Leon noticed her action and raised his eyebrows slightly, remembering the wallet that was suddenly handed to him. He then reached out and tapped his cufflinks, taking out the bulging wallet.
"By the way, besides the [Evil List], I also encountered another incident that might be related to abnormal objects."
After putting the wallet on the table and briefly explaining its miraculous origin, Leon said with some concern:
"You know how bad my luck is. It's unlikely that such a good thing like money falling from the sky will happen to me, so I think... huh? What is this?"
"You'll know once you touch it."
After throwing the empty wallet in his hand to Leon, the red-haired director calmly opened the wallet of a little golden retriever, took out five golden wheels from it, put them in his pocket, and then returned the wallet.
"When I get my salary next month, I will give you ten more gold wheels. Remember to pay the money back for me then!"
???
No... What's going on here? Why don't I understand?
Confused, Leon frowned, and then, following the instructions of the red-haired chief, he reached out and touched the empty wallet in his hand. "Zizi..."
[Name: Loan Interest Bag (Wealth)]
[Appearance: An extremely old-fashioned men's leather wallet. The once tough hard leather bottom has been completely worn out, and one can even insert a finger into the wallet through the hole at the bottom]
[Ability: Windfall]
[Price: After using this abnormal object to gain unexpected wealth, you need to return double the amount to the owner]
[File: This is a genuine antique anomaly from the original country of Umbra, with a long history of more than 500 years. After being obtained by the fourth director of the Virgin Branch of the Cleanup Bureau, it has been stored in the warehouse of the Virgin Branch.
Four years ago, Olivia, then director of the Virgin Branch, found this unusual object in the warehouse because she had spent all her salary and had no money to buy alcohol. Since then, she has been using it for small "loans".
In four years, she used this anomaly forty-nine times, borrowed one thousand and twenty-three golden wheels, picked up twenty-five wallets, dug out four secret cellars containing private property, and exchanged fifteen winning lottery tickets...】
[Comment: This is a seriously underestimated anomaly. Rather than returning double the amount every time you borrow money, its real use should be to "borrow" a large sum directly at a critical moment and then never return it.]
[Infiltration value: 2.3]
"..."
So... the wallet I just "handed in" was actually "borrowed" by you using this thing? No wonder the process was so outrageous!
After reading the description of [Loan Interest Bag], Leon couldn't help but smack his lips, and then complained speechlessly:
“There’s actually such a weird anomaly… Also, if you use this, you have to pay double!
Instead of borrowing money from it, why don't you go to a bank to borrow money? My annual salary is only over 600 gold wheels. The interest you pay after borrowing money from this thing is enough for my salary for two years!"
"In theory, it is better to go to a bank."
The red-haired director spread his hands and said:
"But I'm so slow in paying back the money that several big banks in the capital have blocked me. The remaining banks that are willing to lend me money don't want me to pay it back, but to repay a favor. So I might as well just use this to borrow money, don't you think?"
"..."
Bullshit! Your salary is so high, if you can control yourself and drink less, you will be short of money.
"Alas, there are always times when people are short of money, it's just an emergency~"
After glancing at Leon who had a sour face, the red-haired director who had successfully "borrowed" five golden wheels sat up straight and changed the subject with a serious face:
"Also, if my guess is correct, something bad will definitely happen in a week at most. You must be more careful recently."
"Huh? Why?"
"Because of the time Jerry comes back."
The red-haired director narrowed his eyes and tapped the table with his fingers.
"If you hadn't discovered it by accident, Jerry would have started to help me look for my lost wallet when he came back a week later. Then, since he couldn't detect the scent of the wallet, I became alert to this matter.
So conversely, if they want to do something and don't want to alarm me, they have to do it within this week, so I guess something will definitely happen in this week before Jerry comes back!"
(End of this chapter)