"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 time 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 time. A look of regret appeared on Mr. Truman's face, "I must apologize to you, Lynch. I didn't expect they would hold me 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 came in with two cups of coffee. After the two men expressed their thanks, the secretary closed the door upon leaving.

The sealed space provided a sense of security, but sometimes 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 message 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 Management 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 conglomerate 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 members 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, aimed solely at profit, is considered a criminal act.

Lynch made money, and while some admired or envied him, others resented him. The simple reason is that when others are having a hard time 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 moment, 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 time, in fact, Mr. Truman no longer trusted any capitalists. The wealthier they were, the more vigilant he became, including towards Lynch. It's just that they were still in a honeymoon period, and everyone shared the same goals, allowing them to appear seamlessly cooperative.

If someday in the future, their goals diverged and interests conflicted, all the evidence collected today could become 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 meant: although the banks didn't appear to have much involvement 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 meant 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 memories for quite some time, and then disposing of this money would inevitably lead people to associate it with Lynch, possibly causing some 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 some containers, not qualified for entry, into the port."

Mr. Truman's brow furrowed again. He seemed 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 moment, Mr. Truman was somewhat caught between laughter and tears by Lynch. He didn't even care whether the customs file approval person actually committed a crime—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 something Mr. Truman and his aides pondered for a long time 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." Some 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."

"Some of your ideas might even directly become 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 become polar opposites. Mr. Truman didn't think of himself as someone who easily compromises, so he knew he and Lynch would inevitably become enemies if Lynch remained a major capitalist by then.

The offer Mr. Truman made could be considered extremely 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, meant 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 become 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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