death of hope

Chapter 6 "Flying Windfall" (6) Flying Windfall

(Squeezing the trigger lightly, so easily, took two lives, was much easier than he imagined.)
Roy turned off the safety of the pistol, inserted it obliquely into the belt, and covered it with the hem of his jacket, feeling the beating heart in his chest, and his legs were still trembling.

The seriously injured and dying people around were all silent. So far, all the survivors of this gun battle died, and only he, the lucky one who passed by, was left to reap all the fruits.

In the middle of the night, the number of vehicles passing by on the viaduct decreased significantly, and no one passed by around.

In order to relieve the tension, Roy found a pack of Wally cigarettes from the old man's body, lit it up and took a deep breath, then coughed and choked.

(This is good smoke, it tastes so fucking good!)

He carefully checked the nearby cameras again, and continued his action after confirming that they were all damaged. He walked to the tattooed man's body and looked down. Brains, blood, and broken bones were splashed on the surface of the leather box.

Roy couldn't help vomiting, and when he mustered up the courage to reach out again, he smelled feces and urine again,

He has seen in TV programs that after a person dies, the stomach relaxes and the urethral sphincter loses its function. The smell of excrement and blood are mixed together, coupled with the garbage cans without lids and the already dirty air around,
So he vomited again, but this time there was nothing to vomit, only painful retching.

Finally, Roy bravely put on the labor protection gloves issued by the factory. He picked up the suitcase, took out a few advertising coloring pages from the garbage dump, and roughly cleaned the surface of the box.

The password lock of the box has been opened by its owner, and the number is fixed at 9999. Setting such a simple password must be due to the large number of gangs and guns, so they are so confident.

When you open the box, you will be greeted by the signature anti-counterfeiting ink fragrance of the new version of the general banknotes of the Federation of Terra.

(There is no doubt that they are real coins. They are full of coins. There are too many. It is inconvenient to count them now. My God, how much money is in this box? 30? 50? 100 million?)
The strange thing is that Roy was not very surprised at this time. Perhaps it was caused by the natural greed of human beings. He actually felt that the money in this box was a bit small.

Now that he was sure that he really had the talent to be a thief, just a few minutes after killing someone, the heart-wrenching sense of guilt was gone, replaced by hysterical ecstasy.

(Did my bad life drive me into a devil, or did the lure of money drive me crazy, or both?

Fuck it, fuck it!Even if I die, I don't want to be a poor ghost all my life. )
Once you have passed the psychological barrier and stopped condemning your own morality, everything becomes much easier.

Roy always complains a lot on weekdays,
He thought he was careful, bold, and educated. He believed that he was a hundred times smarter than other workers in the factory and deserved a job with better pay. Unfortunately, the head of the human resources department of the factory had no eyesight and did not know how to select talents.

Whenever at this time, Anna would say; "Come on, Roy, you are always so high-minded and low-minded. If you have time to complain, you might as well work hard. Let's work hard to save money together. I can live a peaceful life.”

However, the fact is that Roy is indeed smarter and more thoughtful than most people,
Although he has no relevant experience, he is convinced that just relying on the crime movies and TV series he has watched is enough to help him out of the predicament.

There was a shrill electronic siren in the distance, and it was estimated that someone had heard the gunfire and called the police.

Roy knew in his heart that he absolutely couldn't go home now, so he had to quickly find a safe closed place to count the banknotes, and then find a way to hide the stolen money.

He first picked up the [-] cash from the ground, stuffed it into the leather box, and then locked it by messing up the combination.

There is a pair of handcuffs on the handle of the box, and the key is inserted in the keyhole of the handcuffs.

This is an effective defense against speed car snatching. Even a powerful gang has to beware of the attacks of small gangsters.

Roy put on handcuffs, locked his wrists to the handle of the suitcase, and slipped the key into a necklace and wore it around his neck.

(Now, I need a disguise to fool passers-by and cameras along the way.)
He dumped all the daily necessities he bought from the supermarket into the trash can, and then used the plastic bag provided by the supermarket to cover the box. Using a piece of broken glass by the pier, he looked at his own image:

(Perfect, no blood spots, just look like any other poor ghosts after shopping.)
When he walked out of the dark viaduct, he happened to see three vehicles from the York City Police Department passing by not far away.

After passing a level again, Roy was full of confidence, his legs didn't shake, and he felt light when he walked.

Come to the junction between two poor neighborhoods. Although it is not as prosperous as the city center, it is dirty and messy, but there is also a poor commercial street to meet people's consumption needs.

As the footsteps went deeper into the commercial street, the surrounding gradually became lively. Roy looked at the dazzling array of goods in the window through the anti-theft iron fence, and looked up at the holographic advertising projection projected by the hot air balloon.

The image of a coquettish man wearing a fashionable tight-fitting gel suit and wearing purple lipstick appeared in the air, followed by a familiar advertisement;
"Life is wonderful, but it can get better!

Ladies and gentlemen, please use the latest version of AMY9000 colorful lipstick, built-in miniature RGB fluorescent lights, which can change 9000 kinds of cool lighting effects, and will definitely make you the most concerned person at the banquet.

Please visit Omiya's official website for relevant information. Welcome to try it in the physical store. New users can enjoy the special offer of buying two and getting one free. Credit card installment payment is interest-free. It's on sale now! "

(It's the lipstick that Anna has her eyes on... No, I can't buy it, everyone in the big shopping mall has it, and it will show their feet.)
Being in a state of extreme poverty and debt for a long time made Roy form a habit of being extremely unconfident,

No matter what wonderful things he saw, he always sighed, because those things never belonged to him.

But now it's completely different, he has money, and he has the confidence to see the advertisements of expensive luxury goods.

Although Roy was still wearing a second-hand coat and patched jeans, and was carrying a supermarket bag, there was treasure hidden in it that no fool on the street would have imagined.

In the hands of this disrespected worker, he was carrying a suitcase full of Terra currency, each of which was a brand new hundred-dollar bill.

(I could afford everything in the window, I could even buy the whole store, so fucking cool! That's what it's like to be rich, it's... wonderful, I hope it's all Not a dream.)
(End of this chapter)