When faced with the bank executive's questions, the woman from Brui Country said, "We went to do charity work."
In any case, the remaining goods would either be sold or auctioned off, so the bank had nothing to worry about.
The bank executive was somewhat dissatisfied with that answer. Half-joking and half-serious, he said, "Then you need to provide the relevant information. Otherwise, I'll refuse to honor the check... What if you're trying to launder money?"
The three immediately got worked up and nearly beat the executive up. In the end, he said, "When the other party cashes the check, we'll find out anyway. Why do you need to hide it?"
Thus, the bank learned that they had donated the money to the Daoist temple in Alansmu.
The news that followed was not hard to uncover. It turned out that Sophia, the temple's Guardian, had met them before—more than once. The second time, they had voluntarily placed a one-million-dollar check into the Merit box.
After that, the rest only required a little imagination. Why had Sophia accepted so much money? What had she done?
After the three formed their salvage company, they had indeed gotten business. But after salvaging three shipwrecks, they had earned less than a million dollars in total. Their biggest haul had even been made in cooperation with others.
When had such a company become so formidable that it could salvage two shipwrecks in a row within a single month?
Some people tried to bribe the crew to learn the truth—there were more than twenty sailors, after all. Surely someone would dare take the money.
Yet, to everyone's surprise, not a single one of those sailors dared accept it. What a joke. People who made their living at sea believed in luck the most. They might betray