"How long have you been waiting?"
Mr. Truman, who had just entered the office, casually tossed the files in his hand onto the desk. As he instructed the secretary to bring in two cups of coffee, he tugged at his tie and sat down in his seat.
This was the office inside the President’s Mansion. In recent days, Mr. Truman had been so busy that he couldn’t find any free ti to sit down alone with Lynch for a chat.
Lynch shook his head, "Not long, about ten minutes."
Ten minutes wasn’t exactly a short ti. A look of regret appeared on Mr. Truman’s face, "I must apologize to you, Lynch. I didn’t expect they would hold up for so long!"
Lynch made a dismissive gesture similar to swatting a fly, "It’s okay. Besides visiting you, I didn’t plan on going anywhere else today..."
While they were speaking, Mr. Truman’s secretary ca in with two cups of coffee. After the two n expressed their thanks, the secretary closed the door upon leaving.
The sealed space provided a sense of security, but sotis it could also induce uneasy fear. It entirely depended on whether the people inside the room had strong enough mindsets.
"I heard you made quite a lot of money?", Mr. Truman sipped his coffee while looking at Lynch, "Now it’s all over Bupen that you’re the person who made the most money."
The sudden surge of Galil instantly created countless wealthy individuals. The financiers in Bupen relived the last frenzy here not long ago as people excitedly exchanged their money-making experiences and discussed approximately how much others had earned.
Almost everyone was making money right from the start. This is a typical "outrunning" of information speed. Before news fully spread across the Federation, Bupen’s financial professionals had already entered the market and made the most money.
When people made money, their mood improved, and they started inquiring about how much others have made.
According to reliable sources, in fact, Lynch had started setting up and pushing for the appreciation of Galil months ago. He had been scheming, and no one knew how much he earned, but from the looks on the faces of the wealthy who had entrusted their accounts to Darkstone Capital, it was clear they were very satisfied with this operation.
Gradually, people began spreading the ssage that Lynch was the biggest winner in this Galil appreciation event, even to the point where Mr. Truman heard about it.
Of course, he didn’t fully hear about this just because of Lynch’s monetary gains, but also because the Financial Managent Committee had started an investigation into Darkstone Capital’s operations. According to Federation financial laws, financial professionals are forbidden from conducting preemptive trades based on "inside information."
For example, if a conglorate plans to acquire a listed company and gets in touch with the major shareholders or the entire board of directors of the listed company.
Before the information is disclosed, the major shareholders or board mbers madly suppressed the stock at high prices, and bought the company’s shares at a low price. Then, they announced the acquisition news, causing the stock price to soar. Such transaction behavior, aid solely at profit, is considered a criminal act.
Lynch made money, and while so admired or envied him, others resented him. The simple reason is that when others are having a hard ti but you’re always making money, people will try to find trouble for you.
Such hostility or even hatred is not uncommon in the Federation but still frequent. It’s mostly orchestrated by Lynch’s competitors or individuals who have a direct interest-related conflict with him, wanting to use the Financial Supervisory Commission’s hand to trip Lynch.
After receiving a report, regardless of whether it’s true or not, or whether Lynch’s actions involve any illegal activity, the Financial Supervisory Commission, to demonstrate its value and role, will certainly first inquire about the opinions of relevant personnel.
Then, they would inquire higher up about how to handle this case, so Truman happened to learn about it. He expressed his viewpoint, and thereafter, the President’s suggestion was to investigate first, then consider the results.
The general idea of this suggestion is that if evidence of Lynch’s criminal conduct can be gathered, that would be ideal. If not, it would be appropriate to release an answer to the public. Mr. Truman’s opinion played a significant role here.
However, at this mont, as he faced Lynch, he didn’t show the slightest sign of his supportive attitude for filing the investigation that he expressed in the President’s office. On the contrary, he appeared very friendly with Lynch.
After experiencing the severe setback last ti, in fact, Mr. Truman no longer trusted any capitalists. The wealthier they were, the more vigilant he beca, including towards Lynch. It’s just that they were still in a honeymoon period, and everyone shared the sa goals, allowing them to appear seamlessly cooperative.
If soday in the future, their goals diverged and interests conflicted, all the evidence collected today could beco crucial evidence to bring Lynch down tomorrow.
Lynch smiled and shook his head, "The banks made much more than I did. Compared to them, I’m not even noticeable!"
His remark made Mr. Truman frown, but he soon relaxed. He understood what Lynch ant: although the banks didn’t appear to have much involvent in this event, they were actually the real beneficiaries, and the number of banks able to profit was countless.
This was also why Mr. Truman detested these capitalists so much. They had ways to bleed everyone dry, from ordinary people, fellow capitalists, even to the state.
"That’s for future matters. I brought you here to hear your thoughts. Your actions today were too high-profile. From now on, when we handle this money, we’ll be under constant scrutiny!"
Mr. Truman ant that Lynch was too prominently displaying his sum of money to the public. A hundred billion Galil—people might forget amounts of hundreds or thousands or even tens of thousands easily, but a hundred billion wouldn’t be easily overlooked.
Such a shocking event would stay in people’s mories for quite so ti, and then disposing of this money would inevitably lead people to associate it with Lynch, possibly causing so troubles.
However, Lynch carelessly shrugged, "Did you know, I arrived at the port five minutes later than planned this morning. Do you know what I did?"
Mr. Truman shook his head. He wasn’t all-knowing like the Lord, aware of everything everyone did, "What did you do?"
Lynch laughed like a cunning fox, his eyes forming crescent shapes, "I called to report that the customs approval administrator accepted a bribe, possibly that’s the position—anyway, it’s a job and person like that. He accepted benefits and allowed so containers, not qualified for entry, into the port."
Mr. Truman’s brow furrowed again. He seed a bit puzzled, "And then?"
"After our plan is complete, you can seize that money, a hundred billion Galil.", Lynch voiced his idea lightly, causing Mr. Truman to gasp.
Yet Lynch continued to find suitable reasons for him, "Illegal currency smuggling is also a serious offense. Confiscating the goods and seizing the ill-gotten gains reflect the judicial fairness of the Federation, as well as the judicial officials’ determination to uphold law and justice."
"As I’m the direct victim, even though I’m unwilling, but for the sake of legal fairness, I’ll also agree to cooperate in the investigation!"
At this mont, Mr. Truman was sowhat caught between laughter and tears by Lynch. He didn’t even care whether the customs file approval person actually committed a cri—this decision was already made.
He had to admit, Lynch always found ways from inconceivable angles, making people lose the ability to think and effortlessly solve problems.
In fact, this sum of money couldn’t easily leave the Federation. Even if it was "liquidated" or whatever, it simply couldn’t easily leave the Federation. This was a plan set forth from the beginning.
But finding ways to ensure this money wouldn’t leave the Federation was sothing Mr. Truman and his aides pondered for a long ti without many suitable solutions. The only feasible reason they thought of was the receiving party was also a Federation citizen, but this didn’t align with Federation interests.
They had long been troubled by this. If Lynch weren’t so high-profile, it wouldn’t have given people such a strong visual impact, making it simpler to handle this money.
Now, the problem was resolved.
As always, leaving no trace, Mr. Truman sighed, unsure if this was what people called a "whimsical idea." So attributed Lynch’s unconventional ideas to his youth, but there’s only one Lynch in the entire Federation. He believed that simply saying Lynch’s ideas were odd because of his youth didn’t hold water.
More importantly, he considered it the Lord’s blessing, this was the real miracle.
"You should get into politics, Lynch. We share similar ideas on many issues. If you joined politics, you could start as my assistant, and we could cooperate very well."
"So of your ideas might even directly beco national policies of the Federation, with the President signing your proposals. Just think about how invigorating that would be."
If he could bring Lynch into his camp, he could avoid the inevitable clash between them in the future—politicians and capitalists either collude or beco polar opposites. Mr. Truman didn’t think of himself as soone who easily compromises, so he knew he and Lynch would inevitably beco enemies if Lynch remained a major capitalist by then.
The offer Mr. Truman made could be considered extrely generous. He wanted to avoid any future conflicts and battles, so he gave Lynch a starting position everyone must look up to—the Presidential Staff Team.
In a certain sense, Lynch actually belonged to office staff, not the President’s Staff Team, but Mr. Truman was the President’s most important assistant and advisor. Lynch, being his assistant, ant his political starting point was higher than ninety percent of people!
As long as he didn’t make any big mistakes in the future, he would essentially be qualified to beco a Governor, and potentially even run for President.
This was Mr. Truman’s sincerity in wanting to resolve any future potential conflicts and fights.
However, Lynch still shook his head, "I appreciate your kindness, but our pursuits are different!"
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