“Alright, if you don’t know either, then forget it. Where’s Mom?” William Carter asked casually.

“She went out shopping with her girlfriends. I happened to be free today, so I called to check on how things are going with you,” Samuel Carter continued. “I see you’re always idle with nothing to do. You should find a girlfriend sooner rather than later. Your mom and I have been wanting a grandchild for ages, but you’re just not delivering…”

“Alright, alright, I get it.” William Carter got annoyed as soon as this topic came up.

After chatting a bit more with Dad, he finally hung up, then checked his messages.

Messages from colleagues, classmates, supervisors—a whole pile had accumulated.

There were over sixty unread messages alone, not even counting attachments and such.

Previously, at the company, as a product planner, William Carter had naturally planned a pretty decent product.

Whether from the concept, the construction of the simulation model, or the market survey feedback, this new product had received positive responses.

Originally, as long as he did well with this project, he could have used the opportunity to move up and truly enter the company’s management.

But now, such a huge incident had happened with Grandpa.

A series of upheavals left William Carter feeling like he was still in a dream.

He had no mood to go back and focus on planning.

The company he worked for, Xinda Network, mainly tailored specialized network systems for clients.

They also took on network security tasks.

So the company was divided into two main divisions: one for product development, and one for security maintenance.

He was in the product development division.

Holding his phone, William Carter quickly and briefly browsed through all the messages.

Classmates inviting him for drinks, colleagues asking him to dinner, supervisors inquiring when he’d be back.

Old buddies inviting him to travel together.

And then there was a pile of spam messages—insurance, real estate, jewelry, network feature activations, data package promotions, and all sorts of other texts.

He swiped them all into the trash.

“Right now, let’s not worry about the people caught by Jane. Let’s first see how much money I actually have under the security director’s name…” William Carter took a deep breath.

As someone who barely balanced his budget every month, money was the most direct thing that could change his life. It was also the foundation for most people’s confidence.

He carefully opened the mobile web browser, and, following the security director’s memories, skillfully logged into the exclusive Federal Bank app, entering the account number and password.

Then he passed the fingerprint security verification.

Soon, the personal account at Federal Bank clearly displayed his current account balance.

‘Your balance is: 22,177,935 yuan’

“Ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million, ten million! Hiss…” As William Carter counted, his voice started to tremble.

This was over twenty million in savings!!

You have to know, the entire Xinda Network’s annual profit was only a little over six million.

And right now, he had over twenty million in just one account.

This was a huge sum. And this was the smallest of the five accounts under this identity.

“This… this is just the bronze-level identity in this system… Incredible! Absolutely incredible!” William Carter’s annual salary was only a few tens of thousands, and now he was staring at a balance of over twenty million.

He felt his breathing grow heavy.

Immediately.

He quickly logged into other banking apps to check the other personal accounts of the security director at Mister Pharmaceutical Group.

One huge number after another made him feel like he was floating on clouds, in disbelief.

The total balance of all these accounts added up to over two hundred million.

“And this is just the liquid funds on hand, not counting Mister Group’s stocks and other real estate…” William Carter felt as if a mountain of gold had just landed on his head out of nowhere.

From head to toe, he felt bathed in a golden glow. Even his breath seemed to carry the scent of money.

“…No, I need to calm down! The situation with Grandpa still isn’t clear, and in a month, this identity could bring huge trouble!”

William Carter quickly recalled the system’s original message.

There’s always a price to pay.

The more powerful and impressive this identity appeared, the more troublesome and serious the dangers he might face.

“First, arrange for people to protect Grandpa, and monitor the situation at Yuekong Martial Arts School at all times. Just in case something really happens!” He reacted quickly.

Chapter 007: Contact (Part 1)

“So, what should I do now?” William Carter sat on the sofa, thinking.

“First, quit my job. I really don’t have the mood or time to work right now. Staying alive comes first.”

“Then, resolve the issue at the martial arts school and find out who’s trying to harm Grandpa and me. I can use the influence of Mister Pharmaceutical Group to get this done.”

“After handling the martial arts school, I’ll focus on preparing for any threats.

According to the system’s information, the trouble I’ll face is likely to come from within Mister Pharmaceutical Group.

For a problem serious enough to make a board member who’s also the security director back off, it’s definitely not a small matter. I need to use my channels to gather enough intelligence first.”

He laid out each step in order.