"This friend seems to have some different ideas!"
Within the crowd, Herbert quickly spotted an "outlier" and noticed the expression on his face that hinted at something unsaid.
Those who can put up hundreds of thousands or even millions to acquire bonds akin to waste paper in this environment are not ordinary people.
Their extraordinariness lies in their demeanor, in facing the very likely loss of everything, this indifference marks them as different from the general populace.
Yet, there was indeed an outlier mixed into the crowd. He wore clothes that appeared half a size too large for his build, from Herbert's position he could still see the label inside his garment, it was clearly a factory-produced business attire.
Aside from him, no one wore such clothes, which made this "one-size" clothing unpopular among the upper-class society.
It can never fit everyone's distinct sizes; it's either big or small; finding the perfect fit is virtually impossible.
