Chapter 23
"Brad you come in with the truck Sam we will take a bar to get things rolling." We arrived at the bank and I said, "I like to see the bank manager they asked if we had accounts I said, I do it got about 10.00 in it."
"Well I am afraid Mr Thompson is very busy without an appointment he can't see you."
"Fine can you handle a large deposits spread across some new accounts plus Stan and ours."
"I certainly can handle that," annoyed at the question.
Brad picked the bar up off the floor and set it on the counter.
"What is this she said?" What do you mean its legal tender and you have 53. More bars coming so let's get to it the truck from the security company will be here shortly."
"Please sir just a minute."
"No Miss, no minute you said you can handle large deposits this is a large deposit if you were lying to me I will call the company and direct the truck to the bank across the street."
"Please let me get the manager. No Miss. he is too busy to bother with us remember?"
"This is your transaction unless you say you're lying then we won't bother with this bank."
Someone seeing all this attention said, "It's bat man." And they started clapping which brought out the whole staff.
"Miss, take us to that office there so we can get this done."
"May I take you to the conference room that is open and it's away from all this. At that point Mr. Thompson came over and introduced himself and said, "Can I help you Mr Hanson.
"No Mr. Thompson your employee said you were too busy and I would need an appointment so I ask if she was capable of large deposits she said she was. So we will deal with her. I told her if she was lying I would take my business across the street."
He looked at the bar and new it was about $500,000 from the stamp on it. But for that amount he wasn't going to let this kid boss him around.
"Look here Mr. Hanson we appreciate your business but there are protocols."
Miss Jenkins broke in and said, "The truck was arriving in a few minutes with 53 more bars."
Stuttering he said, "53 Please Judy take them to the conference room. Debbie cancel the board meeting I will be in the conference room."
We went to sit down and I said, "So Judy may I call you that?" "Yes, she said." "and I am Scott."
She said, "I know who you are now."
"Can we get down to business I believe the bar is worth about 478,000." Judy said it has to be weighed and it goes on the current price less 3% bank fee as by the time it goes to the main branch the price could have dropped on the market."
"Judy I don't mind spreading the wealth that seems a bit rich how about this, these bars are all the same and government stamped I will have the truck stop here you can check them and I will have them taking to the main branch where when they are catalogued in we will go with that price and this branch shall receive 1.5%."
"I don't have that authority."
Jenny says, "Mr. Thompson can that be done?"
"Mr. Scott you are shrewd business man. Yes Judy that is expectable."
"Judy 11 bars are going to my account 11 to Sam's account here 3 to Mary my sister 3 to Brad her boy friend he is in route with the truck 3 to Marsha my girlfriend. Marsha will be in after a few days she busy at home to come in for this."
"Today I want credit cards for all today. 50,000 limit for the rest should be prudent. I want mine unlimited and another with a 10,000 limit."
"I want to take a million for now and invest it with monthly dividends."
Judy said, "You're getting over my head up to this point I can do but moving into investment banking I am still learning."
"Good now you got real money to learn with understand Judy you are my banker for the account what you received to day would not dent my holdings."
Mr Thompson was turning red and wanted to fire her for not bringing him to her and now this casher was going to be holding one of the largest accounts. "I don't know your inner workings but making you my personnel banker in charge of my accounts will probably entitle you to more than you are now."
"Furthermore getting back to this million I want 100% of the dividends spread around to the shelters for now if I see a specific need I may increase it by a million or so."
"Judy looked at Mr. Thompson and said, "Yes you will take the corner office next to mine."
I said, "Thank you Mr. Thompson for mentoring her it looks like your bank has the integrity I was looking for." The phone rang and they said, "The truck arrived."
"Fine I will send Mr Thompson down and Brenda can you come in here and get some particulars for accounts." About an hour later and we were ready to leave and the parking lot was full of people and reporters.
We walked out of the bank and I had a mic pushed in my face and a lot of people yelling thank you batman. I got to the car and said, "Citizens I don't deserve all this I am still a kid trying to finish High school, and I am not batman more of a robin. Did you see our police force in action last night they are the ones that deserve the credit."
"They saved me and my family. The mayor was joking like I do when he made that statement I was just lucky enough to found some stuff. Where we as a city need to look at is our education and our educators they are the ones that have taught me how to speak now if I could just learn how to write before I finish high school that will be an accomplishment. For you reporters thanks for not blinding me, and from here I go to the motor vehicle to get a license. I would be a heck of a batman with no licence."
That got a laugh from the crowd. A couple of reporters ask about the coke and I said, "The highest authorises in the city answered those questions."
They ask where it was found again I said, "I am sure your well educated or you would not be doing this needed job but the people already know the answer why would you ask it again you think it got legs and moved to your yard hell it took forklifts to lift the stuff."
With that after embarrassing the reporters for asking stupid questions they packed up and left.
By the time I got to the motor vehicle the lot was packed with cars I went in and a man said, "Mr. Hanson, Reggie here will look after you."
He took us to a back room and said,."Here is your mutable choice the three of us wrote it and they said, when do you want your test we can all drive from driving on the lakes we can go at your earliest convince Reggie."
"Ok how about now?"
He took me out drove me around a bit talked about how proud and thankful his family was and the motor vehicle themselves are grateful for getting drugs out of the drivers it will save lives.
Back at the motor vehicle I said "How did I do?"
He had a blank sheet he checked off the boxes perfect score let's get your picture and may I have one for the family. "Go ahead but I am nobody special, in a week or so it will all blow over and life would resume."
"Don't count on it I watch satellite news and you are top story."