Chapter 186:
"A few days ago, people still weren't this desperate," Lynch sighed as he looked at the increasingly zombie-like people on the street from the car.
The stock market crash had taken away people's last shred of hope. Before this, no matter how difficult brick-and-mortar business operations were, people believed that everything would soon get better due to the booming financial market that created miracles every day.
As long as the financial market hadn't collapsed, people still had hope, even when facing difficulties.
But now, the crash had stolen that hope. The unprecedented double plunge in the market had completely shattered some people's persistence, forcing them to face the harsh reality that nothing could go back to the way it was.
The inside and the outside of the car seemed like two different worlds, two completely unequal and mutually unfair worlds.
Lynch shifted his gaze from the street to Vera. "How much available cash do I currently have in my personal account?"
Vera responded quickly, immediately connecting the dots. "Four million four hundred seventy thousand. Do you want to know the exact amount?"
"No need. How much can I actually use?"
"About three million five hundred thousand. Besides the taxes that need to be deducted, part of the money has to be used for salaries and operations," Vera said, looking at Lynch with an emotion she couldn't quite define. It might have been admiration, amazement, or even a bit of awe.