Chapter 143

The air froze for a split second before it exploded. "Oh my god! Captain Conrad! That's like official approval from the mother-in-law!" "Wow, that was fast! You already won her over?" "Come on, come on! Let's see how much she gave you! We wanna witness the greatness too!" Brandon was the most hyped, pushing to the front with eyes shining like he just found treasure. Conrad looked mildly annoyed by the noise and casually handed him the red envelope. Brandon carefully opened it and pulled out a neat stack of crisp bills. He started counting, loudly, like he was running a live stream. "One, two, three... Holy crap! That's a thick wad! Ten thousand... and one!" Brandon grabbed Conrad's arm, losing his mind. "Ahhhh! Captain! Do you know what 10,001 means?" Conrad glanced lazily at him but didn't say a word. Of course he knew. He had already Googled it in the car earlier. One in ten thousand. Brandon clearly missed the calm expression on his captain's face and kept rambling on like he was gi