“OfcourseIhavetheliseregistration,butit’slockedupinthesafeinmyoffice.Iwillgogetitandshowittoyou.”Sayingso,hestoodupandmadeasiftoleave.Thetwenty-fourbodyguardsmovedasoneandpoiheirgunsathimmenagly.
“oleaveoreheroomwithoutmyexpresspermission.Nowlistentome,Mr.Kaffeeandlistencarefully.Yourliseregistrationisafake.Youneverfiledtogethelegalrepresentativeintoyournamebecauseyouwereafraidtodrawtheattentionofthejudicialsystemaoiigationsyouwishtoavoid.ThegingofguardsinaninstitutionlikeWorldBankisamajoreventandisneverdonelightlyoriandwellyouknowit.SothatiswhyyousetyourmenonourtraindtriedtoassassinateJamazandme.”Richardhelduphishandstoquietdownthemurmursandexcmationscausedbyhiswordsandtinued,
“Mr.Kaffee,youhavetwochoicesbeforeyou.Eitherwehaveyouarrestedandtakenintocustodybytheauthorities,or...”Richardghimandemphasizedhiswordswithadecisivegestureofhishands,“youscram!KingDimitriistoogenerousbyfartoyou.Hesaidyouweremisguidedbutstilmanoftalent.Ifyouarewillingtoreform,hewillleaveyouawayout.Ifitwerelefttome,Iwouldmuchprefertoputabulletinyoualeeverythinglyondforall!Thisisthemethodyouhabituallyuse,isn’tit?”Mr.KaffeestaredevillyatRichardsaying,
“Alright.Iwillleave.Butdon’tughtooearly.Iwillbeback....”Richardshoutedathim,
“Scram!”Mr.Kaffeestalkedtothedoor.Someouckoutafootandalmosttrippinghimandmadehimflounderwildlytokeepfromfallingftonhisface.Thisicalposesettheroomughing.Mr.Kaffeewasthuspulleddownfromhishighhorseandputtoflight.
Richardturnedhisgheboardmembersamentheadsoage,knowingthatmostofthemwereMr.Kaffee’sstoogesandtrustedfollowersandthereforemustbedealtwithatoookouttwodotsandsaid,
“ThisisgrnationoftheBoardofDirectors.Pleasesign.Andthisisgrnatiomenthead.Pleasesign.”Nosoohewordsoutthaageeruptedinindignationandanger.Somethumpedoableandroseupshouting.
“What!Youwantustn?”
“Wewon’tsign!”
“Whatyoudotous?”Richardshruggedandlookedatthemcasually,
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