William set sail and was waiting for Sunday to check whether all the trading records of the short-selling transaction were in compliance with the regulations. Suddenly, his phone rang.
He picked it up and saw that it was an unfamiliar number from New York. William picked it up in confusion, "Hello."
"Hello, Mr. Devonshire, I'm Martin Tanner. I'm sorry to disturb you so late, but I have an urgent matter to report to you."
William already knew what Martin wanted to say, so William didn't ask what it was. Instead, he asked, "First, tell me how you got my number. I don't remember giving you my business card."
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Devonshire. I only got your number because I was standing behind Mr. Hunter when you told him about it. I accidentally saw the number on your phone screen and remembered it.
Sir, I promise it was an accident. Maybe it's because I'm very concerned about your matters, so I don't know why I remembered it so clearly after a glance. "
This matter could be easily investigated, so he said, "Wait."
He snapped his fingers, and ten seconds later, Sunday's reply came from the invisible earpiece, "Sir, according to the video on the yacht, Martin Tanner didn't lie."
"Very good, looks like you didn't lie. Continue."
"Yes, sir." Martin Tanner, who was waiting anxiously, was relieved when he heard this.
He began to describe everything that happened after he got off the yacht. Not only did he recount the conversation with Griff word for word, he even described Griff's expression clearly.
After explaining the whole story, Martin quietly waited for William's reply.
"Very good, looks like my rare kindness didn't go to waste." William chuckled and said to Martin's frightened expression, "Tomorrow, the people from the American tax bureau will come looking for you. You'll be charged with tax evasion."
"God!" Martin exclaimed.
"Don't worry, the final result is that you'll be fined 120,000 USD, not a cent more, not a cent less, exactly 120,000 USD. This is your punishment. It's also a small punishment for the sake of your two lovely children.
You can't be reluctant to part with the 120,000 USD, right, Martin? "
"I, I, I," Martin stammered.
Martin stammered and couldn't speak. He knew very well that William had already known about the conversation between him and Griff.
His mind was no longer filled with the anticipation he had when he made the call. Instead, there was only fear and relief. Yes, he was feeling exceptionally relieved at the same time.
He was glad that William liked the Gu family, and he was even more glad that he wasn't blinded by the ten million dollars. As soon as Griff left, he confessed to William.
"I, I, I understand. Sir, I will pay the fine."
"Very good. It seems that you are indeed a smart person. Do well, and as long as Ambrosius is satisfied, you might become her special assistant.
If that's the case, you might be able to pay off your $600,000 loan in less than a year. As for why Ambrosius invited you to be her assistant, I think you should understand. "
"Yes, sir. I understand. This is to prevent Miss Ambrosius from misunderstanding that I'm your spy. It's also a test of my ability."
"Well, that's it. I look forward to your performance, Mr. Martin Tanner."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you for your kindness."
"Haha, you should thank yourself. Thank yourself for being a good father. Otherwise, you and Griff's ending wouldn't be so different."
Yes, there's still Griff. Martin was about to plead for Griff.
But after thinking about it, he realized that it was useless for him to plead for mercy. Maybe after persuading him, not only would he lose himself, but Griff's ending would be even worse.
In the end, he could only sigh silently. "Thank you, sir. Good night, sir."
Hanging up the phone, William began to look forward to the future performance of this guy who only graduated from high school and climbed all the way from the bottom to the manager of the New York Yacht Club.
A few days later, Martin, who didn't care about his tax investigation, learned from an Italian friend that when Griff returned to Italy, he found evidence of his young and beautiful wife secretly meeting someone at home.
After the couple quarreled, before the divorce lawsuit started, his wife made a false accusation.
She disclosed his financial situation, which not only made Griff anxious, but also made him quickly invited to the police station for coffee.
In the end, Griff divorced his female cousin wife as he wished, but he didn't get any of the property, all of it went to his wife.
Not only that, but he was also sued by Faraday and Reva for accepting kickbacks, waiting for him could be five years in prison.
This made Martin Tanner, who was far away in New York, even more afraid of William. At the same time, he was once again glad that he was lucky to meet William's rare kindness.
.....
After dealing with the two small characters, William sat in the driver's seat and listened to Sunday's report on the profit of shorting Debs. When he learned that the reason why the profit was only three times the original amount was because he had invested too much money,
William cursed in a low voice. He had only invested 500 million USD, and 10 times the leverage was only 5 billion USD. Debs surrendered as if they were about to go bankrupt.
However, Sunday's summary reminded William that 70% of the diamonds mined by Debs were stored in the underground vault of the London headquarters.
At least 60% of the group's value was on these diamonds that they didn't dare to sell. Their real wealth was actually only 10 billion USD.
In addition, diamonds weren't something that could be sold in large quantities. Once they were sold at a reduced price, Debs might die even faster. In this case, Debs couldn't raise funds on a large scale to resist.
Secondly, after William started to act, there were too many people behind him who wanted to short Debs.
The most important thing was that the evidence was too clear. The entire supply chain of blood diamonds was exposed, and even Debs' boss was photographed personally buying blood diamonds.
In the face of this evidence, Debs didn't have the confidence to win this battle. When the institutions and individual investors in the market saw that Debs was going soft, they immediately made adjustments.
Most of the institutions that bet with William, the financial companies would rather not add futures margin. They cut their meat and quit playing with William.
Betting on a single listed company's stock index required people or institutions to take over the futures contract. No one was playing with him, so the expected returns didn't meet his expectations.
After losing the 700 million USD that they invested in the early stage, facing the overwhelming criticism from the media and the public, and the foreseeable decline in diamond sales, Debs bravely held a billion USD in cash in their hands as ammunition for a final counterattack.
Then they asked the English government for help, and at the same time threatened the English government with taxes, layoffs, and the influence of the diamond industry.
This was the situation that William didn't want to see the most.
After all, Debs wasn't one of those tech companies that speculated. It was impossible for them to fall and become worthless.
In their underground vault, there were diamonds worth less than 10 billion USD. In a few years, the value would rise to 15 billion USD. There were also several large diamond mines in Africa as support.
In order to avoid interference from the government and the foreseeable counterattack from Debs, Felix followed William's emergency plan and started to liquidate.
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