This actually answers one of the questions I had in my comment too.
One thing worth noting is that at least a few of us independently came away wondering why everyone was attacking us, even though the explanation is technically there at the beginning. That might be a sign that the story beat just needs a little more reinforcement once the shooting starts.
Even something really small like an objective update, a line of dialogue, or some environmental storytelling around the first encounter could probably connect “I have this mysterious bag of money” to “these people are specifically hunting me for it.”
I actually like that premise quite a bit now that I understand it.