While Zhou Yiming was surprised for a while, he also understood in his heart that the reason why Manager Li made such a bold bet was that he must have thought that he would never be able to come up with ten thousand taels of silver, so he would definitely lose. After all, if he felt that he had a glimmer of hope of winning, He certainly doesn't dare to put his future on the line, because for people who work in banks, reputation and credibility are more important than life. If he is fired by his employer due to a scandal, then if he wants to find another job in this industry in the future, It’s harder than climbing to the sky.
"No problem, I agree to raise the stakes."
Zhou Yiming did not hesitate and immediately agreed to Manager Li's proposal.
He knew in his heart that after he agreed to increase the bet, he would definitely face a very big risk, because Manager Li placed such a large bet just to force himself to place a bet of equal value, so that he could completely destroy himself after winning. .
Although he knew the other party's conspiracy, he had no fear, because after all, he had a banknote of 200,000 taels in his arms and had strong strength to back it up. What did he have to fear?
Seeing that Zhou Yiming agreed to increase the bet in an emotional situation, shopkeeper Lu looked on with a cold eye, feeling a little disappointed.
Just now, he had always thought that Zhou Yiming was a shrewd, calm and decisive person, but now he had doubts about his judgment, because of the little trick that Manager Li used, anyone with any brains could tell at a glance. Purpose, but at such a critical moment, Yi Ming was actually swayed by his emotions and agreed to Manager Li's request to increase the bet. Wasn't such a stupid operation equivalent to driving himself to death?
Shopkeeper Lu frowned and shook his head secretly, thinking that young people are still too impatient. Once they lose their composure, they will fall into other people's traps. It seems that this is a common problem among young people. This young man in front of him, It's a pity that he can't avoid being affected by this weakness. If he could overcome this weakness just now, maybe I would have stood up and solved his trouble.
Shopkeeper Lu hesitated for a while, wondering if he should come forward to help Yi Ming after he lost later, because he knew very well that although Manager Li was usually submissive to him, he was a very scheming person. Once you gain absolute power, your cruel nature will be exposed.
He has increased his bet to such a large amount. After winning the bet later, he will definitely not let this young man go easily. If he does not intervene, he might really kill this young man.
After thinking for a moment, Shopkeeper Lu was still undecided. Then he simply gave up thinking and chose to wait and see. He wanted to see how this conflict would end. If Zhou Ming's subsequent performance was still lackluster, , if he disappoints himself, Shopkeeper Lu will give up on him without hesitation and let Manager Li handle the matter with full authority.
After all, this kid's mischief here has indeed cost the bank's business a heavy price. If it turns out that he is not a talented person in the end, letting him leave the bank unscathed will be an insult to his own authority, and it will even be worse. It brings countless troubles to the bank.
After all, if Zhou Ming leaves safely after finishing the incident, it will send a wrong signal to the homeless people on the street, making them think that their bank is easy to bully and they can come to make trouble at will, even if it means making a big fuss or extorting money. Without money, they will not be punished.
Shopkeeper Lu, who has been in the business field for many years, naturally knows how serious the consequences will be once things become like that.
Seeing that Zhou Yiming agreed to his request to increase the bet without hesitation, Manager Li was overjoyed. He stared at Yi Ming with his eyes and said sinisterly: "It's so happy, like a person who does big things.
Then don't be stunned and go out and get the money, right? "
The group of burly men behind the door also hurriedly stepped forward to join in the fun. They spoke one after another, urging Yi Ming to immediately use practical actions to prove his status as a wealthy man.
"You don't know how to live or die, you actually dare to raise your bet, we will make you realize it now."
"Take the money! Weren't you straight when you spoke just now? Why can't you move your hands when it's time to take the money?"
Shopkeeper Lu, who was sitting aside, immediately discovered the problem and thought that his group of people were too stupid. They only made their bets clear and did not mention at all what price Zhou Ming should pay after he won. .
Shopkeeper Lu sighed and sighed in his heart. It seemed that even if this group of people didn't have the habit of looking down on others, they would still be embarrassed. Even if it turned out later that Yi Ming was not a good talent, he would have to gradually become more capable in the future. Eliminate all these people, otherwise, based on their IQ, they will definitely get themselves into big trouble in the future.
After seeing the performance of the group of people in front of him, Zhou Yiming was stunned. He had no idea that this group of people would be so stupid.
He looked at the people in front of him with sympathetic eyes, wondering if he was going too far if he had the same experience as these heartless people?
Just when he was hesitating whether to let them go, the smile on Manager Li's face suddenly disappeared. He realized that he had made a major mistake, so he quickly stopped the big guys: "Shut up! You guys Help me, no one has a brain, don’t embarrass me here!”
The strong men were all smiling and ready to see Zhou Ming's joke, and then punish him severely. Without any psychological preparation, when they heard Manager Li's severe reprimand, they immediately froze on the spot, not knowing what they were doing. What mistake was made.
Seeing that Manager Li's face was very ugly, they immediately stepped aside obediently, not daring to say a word, for fear that a wrong word would bring disaster to them.
Shopkeeper Lu on the side knew that Manager Li had come to his senses, so he was ready to ask Zhou Yiming to promise to increase the bet.
Zhou Yiming put his hands into his sleeves, pretending to take something, and then teased Manager Li: "Manager Li, why are you so angry? I was about to go out to get money, and you acted like this Damn, should I take out this money?"
When Manager Li heard what Yi Ming said, he was immediately frightened. He quickly stepped forward to stop Yi Ming, fearing that he would lose the dispute before he made a promise to raise the stakes, because in that case, this kid would not get anything. If you insist on being unreasonable and take action against this kid, Shopkeeper Lu, who has been sitting next to you, will not agree to any punishment. After all, in the bank business, reputation is more important than life. Once you do It would be too difficult to restore one's credibility after going back on one's word.
"Don't take it out. There is one more important thing that I haven't confirmed yet." Manager Li grabbed Yi Ming's hand and said nervously.
"What's going on?" Zhou Yiming asked knowingly, deliberately pretending to be confused.
Manager Li took a few deep breaths, and then said: "We just made it clear the bet we have to pay. As for the price you have to pay after losing, you never said."
The group of big men who were pushed behind the door never understood why Manager Li had scolded them just now. Only now, after hearing these words, did they understand that they had been so happy just now that they had forgotten Zhou Ming was forced to raise his bet.
Realizing this, these strong men were all terrified, because they all knew in their hearts that if Manager Li did not discover this loophole and let that brat take advantage of it, even if they won the dispute, they would not be able to move. That kid didn't have a hair on his head and could only watch helplessly as he swaggered away.
The strong men all turned their heads in admiration and looked at Manager Li. They were all muttering in their hearts. Fortunately, the boss was quick-minded and realized the problem in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Zhou Yiming took his hands out of his sleeves and said with a calm smile: "It turns out it's about raising the stakes. If you hadn't told me, I would have really forgotten."
Seeing Zhou Yiming's shameless look, everyone present except Shopkeeper Lu was so angry that they gritted their teeth and wanted to rush over and beat him up.
"Tell me, if we win, what price will you pay?" Manager Li ignored Yi Ming's teasing and directly asked the key point.
"Well, I don't have much experience. I don't know how to increase the bet so that you are satisfied." Zhou Ming rolled his eyes and continued to play with these idiots, "Why don't you speak for yourselves? As long as the bet can satisfy you, I don't care."
"Okay, this is what you said!" This is what Manager Li wants, "If we win this dispute, not only will you kneel down and admit your mistake to us and beg for mercy, but you will also have to keep two arms and two legs! "
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone at the scene was immediately surprised, because the price mentioned by Manager Li was really cruel, and it was completely unequal to the bet he had just made.
Although the group of strong men hiding behind the door hated Zhou Ming, they just wanted to beat him up and did not think about crippling him.
They exchanged glances, then murmured to each other:
"Manager Li was too cruel, wasn't he? Leaving the boy's two arms and two legs, wouldn't it mean that he had no chance of survival?"
"Although that kid is hateful, his crime is not worthy of death. Just give him a taste of the power so that he doesn't dare to cause trouble again in the future. Why do you have to put people to death?"
"You want to know the answer? Go and ask yourself. I don't dare to ask anyway. Look at the boss's face now. I dare say that if anyone dares to provoke him now, he may also die."
Although the strong men felt that the bet stated by Manager Li was too excessive, they did not dare to speak out their inner thoughts for fear of getting burned.
Shopkeeper Lu also didn't understand why Manager Li would say such harsh words in this situation. Couldn't he think about it for the bank? If such a cruel thing happened in the bank, which customer would dare to come here to deposit money in the future?
