At the same time, Police arrested more than thirty financial experts across Paris who had previously spread rumors that "France's gold reserves were insufficient" and incited people to rush to exchange for gold.
In fact, these people employed by Lord McGovern had been under the watch of the Police and Intelligence Bureau only days after they began their activities.
They had merely refrained from making arrests in order to create the illusion for the British that the French Government was incapable of handling the situation.
Now that the dust had settled, the Police immediately moved in and cast their nets.
In truth, these "French public intellectuals" had also been careless.
None of them had stopped to consider that, for an event concerning the lifeblood of France's financial system, the government had never imposed any press restrictions. Clearly, it had something to rely on.
Of course, the British had also paid far too much, robbing them of their ability to make calm judgments.
Elsewhere, the Paris Seine Silk Trading Company—the White Gloves established by the United Kingdom in France—was surrounded by hundreds of Police officers.
Company Manager Gray watched the Police burst into his office. Wearing an indignant expression, he protested loudly: "What are you doing? The Police are actually harassing and threatening a company conducting legitimate business at will. If you do not leave immediately, I guarantee that what happened here will spread throughout all of Paris by tomorrow!"
A Police captain walked over and smiled at him. "Please remain calm. We are only here to maintain order. The gentlemen who have real business to attend to are these ones."
As he spoke, he stepped aside. Gray then saw a group of people in Tax Bureau uniforms enter. He recognized the man leading them—it was Shawn Met, Chief Tax Investigator