"Notatall．Themoneywasnevermine，andanywayit’sfoodcause．Forcharity．"
"Whatdoyoumean?It’sinyourat，underyourhemoneyisallyours．"
"Well,it’salongstory．Ifyou’reied，I’lltellyouaboutit.”
OnedayMegginn’scarbrokedownagainatthedoorofahalfburntluxuryhouse，whereafat，rownboywithrotundbodyandchubbycheekssatpyingwithpaperairpnes．Hisexpression，naiveandiasachild’s，insihathewasmentallyretarded．Anopen，wornoutsuitcasewasbesidehim，fromwhichhetookpiecesofpapertofoldintopnesandthrowintheair．Meggiuptohimandaskedforhelpinstartingthecar．Heobliginglyagreed,stiputingonlythatshepyairphhim．Megginn，whowasstilchildatheart,gleefullyagreed,butwhilefoldingthepaper,hereyesactallyfellonthesignatureofthemysterioustrillionaire,DimitriJa．Gngquicklythroughthesuitcase，shefoundthatittainedmemos，letters，telegrams，reportsandordersbetweenDimitriandhisemissariesaroundtheworldthroughtheyears1971-1972，whichmusthavebeenofthehighesteicvalueatthetime．Thoughalmosttwentyyearshadepsedsihen，thesepaperswerestillpreaterialforreseardwouldbesuretoofferinsightintothebusinessmethodsandsuccessofthatmysteriouspersonage．
"Whatanovelsubjeythesis!"thoughtthesoon-to-begraduate,whohadbeenragherbrainsforasuitabletopic．Shefeltnoscruplesaboutcajolingtheyoungmantoexgehispapersforapairoftennisrackets，fortohimtheywereonlyapertofoldph;whiletoher,theyrepresentedfirst-handrefereerialtobaseherwritingon．TheveryfirstchapterofherMBAthesis,"Busiheory&StrategyoftheSuperTrillionaire．DimitriJa”-theproductofcarefulresearch,backedwithauthenticsupportivedata，wasabombshelndcausedanuproarinthebusinessworld．ItattractedtheattentionofMr．Kaffee，presidentofWorldBank，whoofferedheronemilliondolrstosubsidizeherresearch．However,heretionsoonevaporatedwhenshefoundouttheeviliionsheharboredbehindtheveilofpatrowasnotherschosticeffortshewasiedin，butthepapersshehappeofindsoopportuhemoneywasonlyapay-offinexgeforthepapers．
"WhenIfoundout,”shesaid，"Iwasmad．Butthen,Idecidedtodealwithhiminaperfunannerandmakethemostofthisopportunity．Igothimtosponsorafund-raiserforoneofmyfavoritecharities,whilyaheavyweightlikehimcoulddo．Hisprestigeandpositioninthefinancialworldwerecrucialinensuriendaherebythedonationsoftheeliteofsociety．That’stheballIaskedyoutogowithmetonight.”Dimitrismiledandasked，
"Haveyoueverseeerioustrillionaire?"
"Uh-uh．ButI’veseenhissignature.”
"Really?"
"Yes．Hissignatureisetridresemblesasdragon．Thefirstletter"D"lookslikeadragonwithitsbloodymouthwideopen.”DimitriwrotehishcoffeeoableandlookedquizzicallyatMegginnwithraisedeyebrowsandasked，
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