The Head Office Director had been staying home these past few days instead of going to work.
The assassination attempt on the President had terrified him. He was certain it was a Federal plot, yet he did not know who to tell, nor did he dare tell anyone.
He remained in a state of panic. Whenever a truck passed his house, the heavy rumble of its tires made him jolt as if by reflex.
He would leap up and run to the window, peering outside through the thick curtains. Only when he saw nothing could he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Just today, he had learned from a trusted subordinate at the bank that the Lehrmar President had formed an Investigation Team, which included several Federal experts, to thoroughly investigate the Ares money-printing case.
At the same time, they would conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Lehmer National Bank. That made the Head Office Director realize that the worst had happened.
Because the money had been printed through a special channel, without undergoing more thorough and public review and approval, it was indeed an error.
Just as Lin Qi had said, it had not been recognized. Strictly speaking, the batch of money did not exist within the currency in circulation in the Lehrmar Republic.
But it had circulated. That made it counterfeit money!
Genuine currency designated as counterfeit money—that was a criminal act!
Yet the circumstances at the time truly had not allowed them to use the normal channels. Lin Qi's investment was imminent. If they could not produce the cash, the investment could not be finalized, and the anxiety caused by domestic unemployment could not be eased.
The Head Office Director clutched at his hair, hating it all—hating the people behind everything.
Without a doubt, it was the