Chapter 9: 590 million (Collection sought)

  The Double Chromosphere's prize collection time is limited to sixty days in the future. For Ye Ming, of course, it is impossible to wait that long.

  The next morning, sunlight poured in through the window, and from the bathroom came the sound of someone washing up.

  Cao Cao ate a little breakfast, Ye Ming changed into a windbreaker. As the days entered autumn, the weather was getting chilly. Ye Ming wasn't afraid of the cold; he wore a windbreaker because of the award ceremony.

  Taking out his ID card, household register and other documents, Ye Ming finally pulled out a black ring-shaped hat, put it on his head and went straight out the door.

  The award ceremony was held at the Zhongtian Provincial Lottery Center, and Ye Ming rushed there from Qingjing City, a six-hour drive by car.

  Ye Ming's postgraduate class was not so relaxed due to the approaching graduation, and they had to attend classes every day with a tight schedule. The teachers and professors were very strict.

  Ye Ming didn't ask for leave, but skipped class directly. At worst, he would just get a demerit, anyway he wasn't planning to take the postgraduate exam.

  It was just over six o'clock in the morning, and there were few people around. Ye Ming wore a windbreaker and a black hat, which attracted some curious glances from passersby.

  There was a direct bus going to the provincial center. After waiting for a while, the bus finally arrived. Ye Ming got on with some expectation and headed towards the provincial center.

  More than six hours was not too long for Ye Ming, if he didn't want to attract attention, his own low-flying jumping speed would be much faster than this.

  Six hours was just a blink of an eye, and it was already noon when they arrived. After getting off the train, Ye Ming directly hailed a taxi and headed to the Fucui branch office.

  He had been here in his previous life, so he didn't feel strange at all.

  The taxi soon arrived at the lottery office, and Ye Ming took out the only forty-five yuan left on his body and walked into the lottery office with great expectation.

  Before that, Ye Ming had already taken off the windbreaker and black ring hat on his body, because everyone knew that the lottery department was the place to receive bonuses. It was just early autumn, but he was dressed like this, obviously telling others that he came to collect the prize.

  The entire lottery department is extremely spacious, with some luxurious decorations. The bright and spacious hall is now packed with many people standing at various entrances, quietly waiting.

  Ye Ming weaved through the crowd and walked directly to the service desk, smiling at one of the women wearing a high-necked uniform: "Hello, I'd like to ask, where can I collect my Double Color Ball prize?"

  "Sir, may I ask what prize you won?" The woman asked with a professional smile.

  "First class." Ye Ming said without hesitation.

  The woman's figure trembled slightly, and then she said: "Please show me your winning lottery ticket."

  The woman took the lottery ticket, compared it with the computer screen, then checked the security code again, and finally confirmed. She stood up and walked out of the service room, saying to Ye Ming: "Please follow me."

  Ye Ming had already guessed that the first prize would not be exchanged on the first floor, and followed the woman to the third floor, in front of a door made of fragrant sandalwood.

  "Excuse me, Manager Li." The woman knocked on the door.

  "Come in."

  The door was opened, and Ye Ming followed the woman into the office. The only furniture in the office was a black leather chair and a Nestle desk. A middle-aged man sat on the leather chair.

  "Manager Li, this is the winner of the first prize in the 93rd issue of the Double Color Ball Lottery," said the woman.

  Manager Li suddenly stopped what he was doing, looked up at Ye Ming and waved his hand at the woman: "You go out first."

  After the woman left, Manager Li said: "Hello, may I ask your surname?"

  "Yè Míng." Yè Míng said calmly.

  Manager Li was somewhat surprised by Ye Ming's calm demeanor. Normally, winning a first prize worth at least 5 million Huaxia coins would make someone very excited, even to the point of being slightly out of control. But Ye Ming's composure made him look up to him a notch.

  "Please show me your winning lottery ticket." Manager Li also saw this kind of thing and quickly said in a professional manner.

  Ye Ming directly took out all ten lottery tickets and handed them over to Manager Li.

  "Ten injections in a row?" Manager Li was stunned.

  "Uh-huh." Ye Ming nodded.

  Five million may not surprise Manager Li, but fifty million is enough to make him somewhat suspicious. His gaze at Ye Ming also contains some deep meaning.

  After re-printing all five lottery tickets through special equipment, leaving a backup, and thoroughly confirming that the lottery ticket was not counterfeit, Manager Li said: "Mr. Ye, based on the bonus in the prize pool, your total bonus is 738 million, but you need to deduct 20% of personal income tax, and your final remaining bonus is 5904 million, please take a look at the bonus flow process."

  Ye Ming quickly browsed through the computer and nodded: "Thank you."

  After everything was done, Manager Li looked at Ye Ming deeply and said with some envy: "Mr. Ye's luck is really good, this kind of luck can be found in 1.6 billion people in the whole China, the probability is not small!"

  Ye Ming smiled and said, "I hope this luck will continue."

  "Haha, Mr. Ye is really humorous."

  Manager Li's mouth twitched and he said to Ye Ming: "Go get the award now?"

  Ye Ming didn't want to stay here any longer either, nodded and said: "I still have something to do, I'll go now."

  Everything was done, and it was already close to four o'clock in the afternoon. When Ye Ming came down from the third floor, he could clearly feel that many eyes were on him.

  "I knew it..."

  Ye Ming muttered to himself, he had already put on the black windbreaker and ring hat, although this would attract a lot of attention, but there was no way, many people knew through connections that those who went to the third floor were basically receiving rewards of over one million. If he still dressed like that, there would be a lot of trouble later.

  The lottery department has security guards with batons, and no one dares to make a move here.

  Ye Ming got into a military Cadillac under the escort of security guards, and slowly drove away from the lottery department under the gaze of countless people.

  Ye Ming sat in the back seat, halfway through, the security guard on the co-pilot's seat turned his head and smiled: "Sir is really lucky, I..."

  His voice trailed off halfway through what he was saying.

  Because of his astonishing discovery, the windbreaker man who could still be seen through the rearview mirror just a second ago had vanished!

  ……

  In a deserted alley, Ye Ming threw away his windbreaker and black hat, laughing to himself: "This is still the safest way."

  Sitting in the military-style Cassette, with Ye Ming's strength, he could clearly feel that there were at least five cars following behind him. If he didn't use this method to get off the bus, he would probably be followed all the way to the ends of the earth.

  Walked to the side of the road, hailed a taxi and said, "To the nearest bank."

  In less than half an hour, the taxi stopped in front of the Industrial and Commercial Bank. Ye Ming opened the door and said to the driver, "Sorry, I don't have any money right now. I'll go get some cash for you."

  “……”

  Ye Ming originally intended to go into the bank and casually find someone to borrow some money from, but unexpectedly, as he walked to the entrance of the bank, he collided with a figure emitting a fragrant scent.

  "Ah!"

  With a cry of surprise, the figure involuntarily fell backwards.

  Ye Ming saw this and quickly rushed over to support him, reflexively asking: "Sorry, are you okay?"

  The next moment, Ye Ming was stunned.