I could be wrong since I've not touched the game in a while but I'm pretty sure you have to pick up your money after they run away. If you watch your clip back you can see a glimmer on the ground that looks like a star crystal but in this instance I believe its the money they stole from you when you tried to enter the chinese open. Usually you automatically pick it up and I'm not sure how but you manage to open the menu before this triggers. I'd recommend you try this part again because there's a fair chance you just ran into a bug as you suggested. If not, I can try find you the rom site I used