“Good.”SaidAishamuchrelieved.“Youarereallyextremelyeffitandsuccessfullygainedbackallthelostground.Ireallyesteemyourwonderfubility.”Meganinterruptedherbeforeshefinishedspeakingandsaid,“ButthefirstthingRichardandJamazdidaftertheywerereinstatedwastoteheirresignationandtheyareveryobstinateaboutit.”
“Really?Couldyoutellmeiailwhatallthisisabout?”
“Ofcourse.Ihavepreparedawritteandwasabouttopresentittoyou.Iwillgiveyouaverbalreportnow.”
SixluxuriousRollsRoycecars,threebdthreewhite,screechedtoahaltinfrontofaBuddhisttemplebythesideoftheke.Twenty-fourpowerfullybuiltmen,well-tailoredsuitstwelveinbdtwelveinwhite,jumpedoutandhurriedintothegateofthetemple,presentingastartlingtrastincolor.Soontheycameoutagainsurroundingtwomen,RicharddressedinbdJamazdressedinwhite,eachcarryingabriefcaseinhishand.TheyallhastilygotintothecarsandmadestraightfortheWorldBank.Thesetwenty-fourbodyguardswerearmedtotheteeth.Eachhada.45magnumunderhisarmandworeholsterscarryingallkindsofautomatidsemi-automaticassaultons.Theirbinedfirepoetrifying.TheywaakebacktheownershipaionofWorldBankonthisday,whentheboardmembersandalltheshareholdersofthebank,rgeandsmall,weregatheredtogetherforameeting.ThesixluxuriouscarsstoppedbeforetheimposiraoWorldBank.Everyooffandhasteothehall,quicklydisarmingthesecurityguardsbeforetheyevenknewwhathitthem.Thentheysimultaneouslytooktheeightelevatorsandmadestraightforthergeferenatthetopofthebuilding.
Theferenwasfilledtoitsfullestcapacity,crowdedwithshareholdersofWorldBank,whoeyedtheinterruptionoftheirmeetingbyRichardandhisgroupofarmedbodyguardswithfearandindignation.Theroombrokeintoanuproar.Thebodyguardsswiftlytookupstrategicpositionsalroundtheroomandiwinklingofaneyegainedpletetrolofthesituation.
“Ladiesalemen.”saidRichardtotheshareholdersinamildandciliatoryvoice.“Don’tbenervous.Ietosolveproblems,nottocreatethem.Ithinkyouareallworriedabouttheeverdownwardtrendofourstock,whichhashitro.WorldBankisnootatostotouch.Butit’salright.IamtheinalpresidentofWorldBank,RichardChao,andthisisinalvice-president,JamazX.WewillbecategoricallyresponsibleforWorldBank’sassetsas.WewilltakeoverthemaaionofWorldBank.Iguarahatwithinthreedaysourstockwillrisefromroaheskies.Doyoubelieveme?”TheskepticalsharehantalkingamongthemselvesandtheroomsoonbuzzedwiththeirversatioioniherRichard’swordsweretobetrusted.RichardlookedatJamazwhotookthecue.Hehelduphissuitcase,raisedhisvoidsaidinhisheavilyatedEnglish,
“Inthisbriefcase,therearethreehundredbilliondolrsinU.S.currency.Isthatenough?Ifnot,Isendformore.”Thefurorintheroomrosetoa.Someoneshouted,
“Iswhatyousaidtrue?Doyoureallymeanitorareyouhoaxingus?”Richardraisedhishandsandsaid,
“Silence.Silenceplease.”Whentheroomquieteddowinued,“Believeitorno,youwillknowthetruthinalittlewhile.Butnow,Imustfirstdealwithsomethingelsemoreimportant.”HegnceddisdainfullyatMr.Kaffeeseatedattheterofthestage,stillwearinghisdarkgssessonoonecouldreadhisexpression.Alsooagewerethe30-40boardmembersofWorldBankaswelsthedepartmentheads.Mr.Kaffeeknewsomething.ThatRichardandJamazwouldeherefullyarmedandprepared,meanttheyhadtheupperhandandheldallthecards,sohedecidedtotrimhissailsandbeaweathercock.Richardwalkedovertohim,tookoutsomepapersfromhisbriefcase,bowedinmogrespedaskedcheekily,
“Doyouhavethesedots,boss?”Hewavedthepapersinfrontofhim.ItwasanofficialdotfromtheMinistryofFinanceregardingliseregistrationofWorldBank,onwhichthenameRichardChaowasstatedaspresident.Inotherwords,thegoverreizedRichardChaoupinasthelegandofficialrepresentativeofWorldBank.Mr.Kaffeewasarmed,butstilltriedtokeepupappearancesbyansweringcalmly,
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