Flowers, champagne, bloodshot steak, bunny girl entertainer......

When the doorman closed the door, he saw through the brown window the faces that were still excited and excited, and he was particularly impressed by the woman from the East and the suspicious male companion beside her.

Lee and Liao!

Li seems to be a ripe peach and does not matter, but the male partner next to her obviously has a high social status, not a shallow social experience, and even a vague bearing that has been in a high position for a long time.

But so what?

The corners of Bernard's lips raised, thinking that this is the United States, the stronghold of free and decaying capitalism, synonymous with depravity, a dream land of drunken money, his identity, his background, even if he holds terrifying power, but for himself, this kind of person is just a greedy investor, a brainless fool, and it is really a waste not to fall victim.

It seems that there is an idiom in the East that is used to describe this situation, and Bernard thought about it for a long time before remembering it, it seems to be 'tyrannical things', which means not caring for finances and spoiling them at will, and he felt that it is better to put the wealth of such people in his own pocket and let it play a better role than let the wealth of such people be wasted by more stupid people......

When the car was parked in the underground parking lot, the driver got out of the car and opened the door for Bernard, he realized that he had returned to Manhattan, returned to his residence, he entered the direct elevator, and soon walked into his penthouse apartment in Manhattan, the table clock in the living room happened to ring when he entered the door, which made him feel more and more happy, and went into the bedroom and kissed his wife who was wearing glasses and reading a book on the bed. Then Bernard habitually went into the study, stuffed the six checks in the checkbook into his briefcase, and then sat down by the bay window with the bottle and glass, and took out an authentic Havana cigar from the humidor, ready to remove all pretense and relax.

Airplanes......

The sound of the mobile phone vibrating in the drawer made Bernard, who was just sitting on the recliner, stunned before he reacted, this mobile phone only has two people who know the number, and it shouldn't ring at this time!

Bernard felt that someone might have made a mistake, so he didn't have the idea of answering at all, but he underestimated the stubbornness of the person who called in, and the phone rang over and over again, as if the other party would not stop if he couldn't get through, which made him a little annoyed, and got up angrily and picked up the phone, seeing that the caller number was not displayed, he hesitated or pressed the connect button.

"Bernard, how are you?"

A hoarse, metallic voice came out of the phone, and Bernard felt inexplicably uneasy and wanted to hang up the phone immediately.

"Don't hang up! Otherwise, the FBI will come to you early tomorrow morning, and in the next twenty-four hours, you will be the creator of the most fraudulent and costly pyramid scheme in the history of the United States, your eldest son will even commit suicide, your youngest son may be in prison, and your wife will definitely disown you and will never see your ......"

Bernard was stunned. "Do you dare to threaten me? Do you know that I am ......?"

"I know who you are, I also know how your fund company works, I know that you have lost more than $30 billion, and everything you have now is built on the blood ......and tears of investors."

Bernard shook his body and held on to the corner of the table to stand firmly. "Y-what are you talking about? Are you sure you didn't dial the wrong number?"

"Bernard L. Madoff, one of the drafters of the U.S. securities law, former chairman of the NASDAQ market, and currently a member of the nomination committee of the NASDAQ OMX Group, your two sons are now in important positions in the company, even if you immediately appointed them as advisers to the company in an attempt to exonerate them, do you think the FBI and the client who was defrauded by you will believe and let them both go?"

Bernard asked. "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

"Your clients include investment bankers, wealthy Palm Beach club members, American dignitaries and Hollywood stars, but you've made friends for more than 30 years, so how can you bask in the moonlight, enjoy cigars and aged whiskey?"

Although the person on the other end of the phone seemed to be talking to himself, and there was no change in his tone, Bernard was still startled, and turned his face sharply to face the bay window, but outside was the pure night sky and the bright moonlight, where was there any peeping person?

"Don't look for it, you won't find me. But I know everything about you, your scam has lasted for eighteen years, and you have enjoyed eighteen years of glory and luxury, and Charles, the founder of the pyramid scheme, if he is still alive, will definitely think that you are the real master of fraud, I believe that what you are thinking now is whether you should immediately surrender yourself, but I need to make you understand that the funds transferred to Monaco are by no means as safe as Picard described, and he needs to hand over the money sooner or later, otherwise the creditors will not let him go......"

Monaco?

Picaul?

A place name, a person's name, but it is like two sharp blades piercing the heart, dispelling all Bernard's doubts, and making him feel as if he has stripped his whole body naked in Times Square, all the disguises are instantly invalid, and all the privacy is exposed!

"Okay, that's all, there's a copy of the email in your mailbox, it's simple and demanding, and if you're willing to cooperate, the farther away you will be from the date you're in jail. I'm sorry to have scared you on this enchanting night, but I can assure you that if you accept my terms, then when the sun rises tomorrow, you will still be able to live your life and enjoy all that you want. However, you need to be clear that the scam cannot last forever......"

Toot toot, toot toot......

The busy sound on the phone microphone made Bernard fall into the abyss, and after a moment he pushed open the bay window as if he had gone crazy, and let the cold air pour into the warm study, he looked through the telescope on the street below, every room on the opposite floor, trying to find the guy who was staring at him, but outside it was like usual, nothing of attention.

Collapsed on the chair, the cold air poured into the study from the outside, and Bernard's drowsy brain gradually regained some consciousness, and he was completely stunned after reading the mobile phone email.

Who is calling?

How could such a request be?

Bernard was confused.

He didn't know if he should do what the email had asked him to do......