Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 223 Legal but Immoral
"Now break into an urgent news. At [-]:[-] this afternoon, there was a shooting at a bank in Argyll, Inner State! Four people have been killed and three others have been injured."

"At present, the Argyle City Police Department patrol officers have arrived at the scene of the incident and surrounded the Bank of Bath where the incident occurred. But unfortunately, the shooter has closed the bank gate and locked all the windows at this time. More than ten hostages are being held. Details.”

"Carter! Carter! Come here and read the news. A bank has been robbed!"

Seeing the picture broadcast on the news, Jenny stopped peeling the apple and exclaimed.

"What's the situation? The bank was robbed?!"

Carter was outside, tasting a cigarette after dinner, only heard vaguely "the bank was robbed".
"Have you called the police? Are there any employees injured or injured?"

Terrified by fright, Carter, who couldn't hold his cigarette steady, rushed into the room in a hurry.Standing at the entrance while changing shoes, he asked loudly.

"The police have arrived! I heard that four people have died. God, it's terrible, why are you going?!"

Clutching that stalwart chest, Jenny, who was still in shock, turned her head and saw Carter who was about to open the door and rush out after throwing on her shoes, and she was immediately confused.Then Jenny came to her senses and grabbed Carter.
"It's not our bank, it's the Bank of Bath in Argyll. But it's not far from here, you have to go and set up security, pay attention to safety. Wait, I'll go upstairs and get the gun out, you Is your gun license still in the nightstand?"

"Yes! It's in the first drawer of the bedside table! All my papers are there"

Taking advantage of the time when Jenny went upstairs to get the gun, Carter, who learned that his bank was not robbed, also let out a sigh of relief.Regardless of whether he stepped on the dirty floor or not, he went straight to the sofa and sat down beside Melis.

"Don't be nervous, it's fine!"

After rubbing the confused Mei Lisi's little head and comforting his sister, Carter turned his gaze to the TV.At this time, the TV reporter had arrived at the scene.
"Let me tell you, it's not Baines' fault! It's just that they went too far at Bath Bank! Not only did they come up with the overlord clause, but they also dealt with us and let us go in one by one. What can we do? Going in alone is not arbitrary. up to them"

"Baines is too excited, hey, but Bath Bank has gone too far this time!"

"If you ask me, Baines did a good job! He is not a criminal, but a hero who protects our legal rights! This damn bank should be thoroughly investigated! Who gave them the power?"

Along with the progress of the reporters in the screen, some noisy voice-overs were also recorded by the radio engineer one by one.Even if he couldn't hear it very clearly, the scattered voices made Carter frowned.
Argyll, Bank of Bath
Carter is no stranger to this name.When I took over Forest Bank, I snatched it from them. It stands to reason that Bass Bank, which has the conditions to merge other banks, should be in a good position among Georgia banks, or among banks in south-central Georgia. not bad.

What the hell happened, to make such a big fight?A bank with a relatively poor financial situation has not yet had any troubles. As a result, this bank with a good financial situation has a shooting incident instead.
Listening to the brief description of the survivors in the voiceover, it seems that they have been messed with recently, and then...
"Like Baines, I came to Bath Bank early this morning to apply for a housing mortgage loan. Originally, this loan was easy for us to handle. My property worth fifty thousand dollars was mortgaged to Bath Bank , I only need to borrow [-] U.S. dollars! It’s easy to get a loan anywhere, but they made things difficult for us.”

"One will say that you don't have a job and your repayment ability is not enough; another will say that your past credit history is very small, why do you suddenly need a large loan? Please, with such a high inflation rate in the past, who doesn't use loans like this? If you think If you’re losing money, don’t let them let it go! In the past, they were happy to make loans, oh, now that the environment is bad, they immediately changed their attitude?”

"Carter, here's your pistol and license, you."

"Hush! Wait, Jenny, this doesn't seem like an ordinary bank robbery. I'll take a look first."

After taking the pistol and the gun license from Jenny, Carter casually placed it on the coffee table in front of him, and continued to concentrate on watching the description of the survivor on the TV screen.

"I'm sorry, but I also want to ask, you suddenly want to mortgage your house, what is the purpose of applying for this loan? After all, I see that there are quite a few of you. Could it be that you were instructed by someone to apply for a loan maliciously? I have no malicious intentions. It's just that I think the audience friends in front of the TV should have this doubt!"

Holding the microphone, the reporter spoke very quickly.Obviously, this kind of urgent interview work is a bit difficult for her.
"In addition, I just heard some of your comments. You are very dissatisfied with the clause in the loan contract of the Bank of Bath that does not allow early settlement, right? But this clause is not illegal, and Baines What Mr. is doing now is intentional killing!"

"I know, to be honest, Baines... Even if he was sentenced to life in prison, I can understand, he is too impulsive! He shouldn't do it but I can understand him! We can all understand him, even if I almost died in at his gunpoint"

The fat guy who was interviewed shook his fat head regretfully. With the swing of his head, the fat on his double chin also trembled:

"I also know that if you put a stripe that doesn't allow early settlement of the loan into the contract in advance, it is reasonable! And legal. But most banks, at most, only prohibit early settlement in the first three years, don't they? They are Banned from start to finish. Legal, but immoral! Very immoral! We are disappointed in Bath Bank and outraged by their actions."

"But this is not a reason for Baines to hurt others!"

The fledgling female reporter still insists on her point of view.

"Of course this is not a reason for him to hurt others. As I said just now, I support him being sentenced to prison for this. It's just that I sympathize with him personally."

"You are not from our local area, you may not know. Baines has always been a good person and works very hard, but he is too straightforward and has a bit of a bad temper. He usually offends the leaders in the factory, but to his colleagues, to his colleagues. We neighbors, there is really nothing to say!"

"Because of his shitty temper, he has the best skills, but he has never been promoted. Life is very embarrassing. But as long as he can live and live, he will not be like this."

"Two months ago, due to the loan cut off by the Bank of Bath, many factories in Argyll had to reduce production capacity and then lay off employees. He, an unpopular thorn, was naturally the first to be dismissed by the production line supervisor. cut"

"The whole environment is so harsh. For the past two months, he has gone out early and returned late every day, looking for work everywhere but can't find it. And he lost his job, which also caused his wife to flee. Ah, yes, this is what happened the day before yesterday. thing. At that time, he even took me to drink a meal."

(End of this chapter)