After finishing his work, Lynch casually flipped through the latest newspaper.
In addition to the general strike on the first page of the newspaper, the second page also focused on the main events during this period.
Half of the page introduced the negotiation process of the World Development Committee, while the other half recorded the latest progress of the "silver case."
After the cooperation of the Federation Investigation Bureau and other agencies, most of the participants had been identified. So far, the Federation hadn't made a move on the international participants, but some of the domestic participants … couldn't escape.
On the list of more than 30 people, Lynch saw a few familiar names.
People who played futures basically lived in Boone.
If they played big, they must have a certain degree of fame in this small city.
Looking at these people who had met at certain salons or heard of some of the other party's deeds, who were now under investigation for "maliciously speculating on the silver price and causing the market to be infringed", Lynch sighed sympathetically.
In fact, for the capital market, the Federation government didn't have the power to actively interfere with market behavior.
These people speculating on the silver price itself was a free market behavior. They did go a bit too far, in a way.
But there was nothing wrong with their behavior.
Hoarding goods caused the price of goods to rise, and when there was enough profit, they sold the hoarded goods for profit. Wasn't this the most common thing capitalists did in the early stages of capital development?
Why did the Federation government determine that this operation was illegal?
If they thought this operation was illegal, then most of the behavior in the Federation's market was illegal!
But no one talked about these things because the six major companies were involved, as well as some big capitalists and consortiums.
In a sense, the Federation government wasn't the leader. It was just a "role" pushed to the front by these big capitalists. When these big capitalists wanted to give themselves a suitable reason to intervene and plunder outside the market, the Federation government intervened.
These people wouldn't have an easy time. Not only would they lose most of their property, but they would also lose their following freedom.
Facing them, it was likely that they would be imprisoned for decades, or even hundreds or thousands of years.
The Federation's Supreme Prosecutor's Office had recently contacted close to a thousand family members of the victims, specifically referring to those who had invested in silver and had thoughts of committing suicide when the price of silver plummeted.
These people had gathered together to sue those behind the scenes who had caused the tragedy. Among them were these domestic "organizations".
Once the Federation government stepped in, they would definitely do everything smoothly. With these victims and the court accepting their lawsuit, there would be enough legal support for investigations and arrests.
While Lynch was slowly reading the news, a tall and thin old man was also reading the newspaper.
His expression was very ugly, and the sudden pain in his heart forced him to quickly take out a small medicine bottle from his pocket and stuff two solid medicine pills into his mouth.
Ever since the self-proclaimed silver crash, he had been experiencing angina. The doctor said that he needed to calm down and reduce negative emotions such as anxiety.
But the problem was that he had lost three hundred million, and ninety percent of it was other people's money. How could he let it go?
"Mr Wycliffe …"
The door to the room opened, and two fierce-looking people walked in. They didn't look like people to be trifled with.
Both of them had very short hair. The first person looked to be about forty years old. There were several scars on his face, and there was a large scar on both cheeks in the same position.
It looked as if something had pierced through both cheeks.
Just by standing there, he gave off a very strong sense of oppression.
The other person looked to be about the same age. His skin was slightly darker, and there were no scars on his face. However, his gaze was very special.
His gaze was very cold. Whether it was looking at Mr Wycliffe or his companion, it was very cold. It was as if he wasn't looking at a living person. It was more like he was looking at an inanimate object, or something.
The two people walked in and stopped about five or six meters away from Mr Wycliffe.
"I need you to help me find this person. Last I heard, she went to the Federation …"
The old man's assistant walked over with a tray. There was a photo of Charlie (sister) on it, and some other information and the like.
The man with the scar on his face picked up the photo and looked at the information. He communicated with the person beside him through his eyes. They were setting the price.
They were the leaders of one of the more famous hunter groups in the world. That's right, hunters.
Their targets were never animals. Of course, if someone was willing to pay them a high price to hunt animals, they would do it, as long as they had enough money.
These people's main job was assassination and kidnapping. They were not like other hunter groups who would sometimes take on jobs like bodyguards.
They never took on these jobs. In their own words, the money was not much, and it was very dangerous.
Soon, the two people gave their answer through tacit understanding and some subtle actions.
"Two million, Mr Wycliffe."
Scarface stated his request.
The tall and thin old man frowned. "I remember our previous deal was only two hundred thousand. You've increased it tenfold."
Scarface put the photo back with a smile. "You want us to go to the Federation. It's not like a small country. They have very well-established security and intelligence agencies. It's the most dangerous place for us."
"Secondly, I heard that this woman is a treasure. She has billions or even tens of billions of savings in banks all over the world."
"Two million is not much compared to this money, Mr Wycliffe."
Scarface had a faint mocking look on his face. "And if you can contact us, it means that your people can't find her."
Mr Wycliffe was not angry. He just listened to the explanation quietly and nodded in agreement. "I'll give you three million. Find her before the end of the year and bring her back alive."
Scarface picked up the photo and other information on the tray again. "Thank you for your generosity, sir. Maybe you'll have good news soon."
Mr Wycliffe nodded and warned, "You'd better not have any ideas about her. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. She has the key I want, but there are two keys. Do you understand?"
Scarface was stunned for a moment, then he nodded. "I understand. Don't worry. For the sake of our reputation, I won't do anything rash."
Then, the two of them left.
When they got back to their car, Scarface's companion asked him, "Do you believe what that old man said?"
He was referring to the two keys. There were many rumors out there. Some said that Charlie and his sister had cheated everyone and had earned tens of billions of dollars.
Whoever could find the siblings, even if it was just one of them, would be able to obtain this wealth!
Countless people were going crazy. The world's most famous mercenary groups were looking for these two people.
Scarface's team was also looking for Charlie and his sister.
Scarface drove in silence.
After the car passed a crossroad, he asked, "So what if I believe it? So what if I don't?"
He took the time to turn and look at his companion. "That's just a rich b * tch. I don't believe that we can't get her to talk."
"If it's true, she's worth three million."
"If it's fake, we'll get the money ourselves. It's that simple!"
Wealth in the hundreds of millions was enough for them to complete this job and retire completely. For retired people, reputation was not important at all.
The car sped up and quickly disappeared into the traffic.
In a villa not far away, Mr. Wycliffe was instructing the butler to book a few tickets to the Federation for him.
Now that the creditors outside were pressing him, he had to go out and hide.
Yes, he was a famous investor and had always been known to be "difficult to deal with". However, this did not mean that he was difficult to deal with when facing those creditors.
That was only relative.
If he acted too tough, he could pay someone to find Charlie (sister) today, and they could pay someone to kidnap him tomorrow.
He owed too much money. Those people had not done anything to him yet because he had already explained the situation.
Charlie (brother) was in his hands. As long as they caught Charlie (sister), they would be able to get back the principal and interest.
Secondly, he was not the kind of person who did not even have the ability to resist. If he was really pressed, he could do anything.
However, no matter what, the best thing to do now was to hide first and see if he could save the money at the same time.
As for the Federation government saying that they wanted to arrest those international speculators?
Such words were just words. No one would really take it seriously.
One had to know that these people who were called "criminals" by the Federation were often the top tycoons in some countries. The Federation government did not have the courage to offend so many countries at once!
In addition to these reasons, he also had some other things to do.
The tall and thin old man stood up using the armrests on both sides of the sofa. He carried a glass of water to the glass wall and looked at the scenery outside.
Ever since the silver crash, his body had been deteriorating day by day. He did not know what the silver crash had to do with his body's deterioration.
However, seeing that his angina was becoming more and more frequent, in addition to needing a more advanced treatment team to provide him with cutting-edge and effective treatment plans, he also needed to make arrangements in case something happened.
The Federation was a good place. It was rich, safe, and powerful.
As Charlie (sister)'s whereabouts were exposed bit by bit, more and more individuals and teams began to flock to the Federation. This also made the Federation government feel a little pressure.
After all, they were still in the negotiation stage of the "World Development Committee". If something happened, it would be too embarrassing for the Federation!