“Hey!”tiheoldman,“Youpeoplehavegoodfoodandliquor,whydon’tyouoffermesome?Iamdrooling!Someoneeoutandcarrymein.”RichardlookedatDimitri,whonodded,soRichardjumpedoutofthewindow,cspedhimbythewaistfrombehindandraisedhimtothewindowsill.Theoldmanjumpedontothefloorverynimbly.Richardfollowedsuit..
Theoldmanswaggeredintotheroom,wentstraighttothesofaandsqueezediweenDimitriandMr.Kaffee.Hegrabbedholdofambchopinhisrighthandwithoutbeinginvitedaotakebigbitesoutofit.ThechedupabottleofGaoLiangandstarteddrinking.Aftereatinganddrinkingtohisfull,thestrangeoldmasatisfied.Hewipedhisoilymouthandburpedloudly.Lookingaroundatthepeoplebeforehim,hesaid,
“Well,well,well!Iseethatallofyouarepoverty-stribums.Sinceyouhavebeensogenerousastoshareyourfoodandliquorwithme,Iwillrewardyoubymakingyourich.Whowantstoberiooneanswered.“That’sstrange.Everyostobeamillionaire!Doesn’tanyoneofyouwanttoberich?WhataboutyouMr.Kaffee?Youusedtobeabigshotinthemafiaandaprinceoffinance.Don’tyouwantmoomakeaeback?”
“That’stheoldme”expinedMr.Kaffee.“Yes,IusedtobeaMafiadon.Ididalotofbadthingsandmadeatonofmoney.ButthemoremoneyIhad,thebckermysce.Thankfully,DimitripoihesethingsouttomeandIdeeplyregretmypastas.IwilldevotetherestofmylifetohelprestorethesocialorderIhadsosenselesslydestroyed.Iwilldothingsthatareforthepublicgoodandraisefundsforcharitablecausestomakeupformypastsins.Moneyisuselesstome.”
“Charitablecausesneedmooo.”
“ThesupportofWorldBankisquiteadequate.”
“Whataboutyou,professionassassin?”askedtheoldmanturningtoBigO.“Yourhandsarecoveredwithblood.Didn’tyoukillformoney?”
“Right.Iusedtobeaprofessionalhitmanandkilledalotofpeople.Yht.Myhandsarecoveredwithblood.ButDimitrimademeseetheerrorofmywaysandIhaveturnedoverapletelynewleaf.Iwillspeofmydaysinprayerandthepracticeofascetics,hopingthatinafterlife,Iwillhrownintothehugepotofboilingoindbeburnttohumanjerky.Iwillyselfasluckyifitwerenotso.Astomoisabsolutelysuperfluoustome.’
“Andyou,pettythiefandgambler”saidtheoldmanturningtoRichard.“Don’tyouwanttoberich?Isn’tmoneywhatyoulivefor?”
“You,olddwarf,aretoopresumptuous!Yah,Iusedtobeathiefandagambler,butIwasfortunateoobeethepresidentofWorldBank.ButthemoremoneyIhad,themorepressureIfeltonmyshoulders.Ijustcouldn’ttakethepressure,tensionandtroublemoneybrings,sned.Ionlywanttobeaoncitizen.”Richardlookedattheoldmanptuouslyandsaid,“Tome,moneyisn''''tthatimportant.Ihaveitorhaveitnot.It’sirrelevant.”Theoldman’sfieryeyesrestedonJamaz.
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