On December 23rd, the night in New York City was brightly lit, the streets were crowded, and although the sky was not beautiful, and there were a few stars of snowflakes scattered here, the faces of people passing by were almost filled with a kind of festive joy, and the most important Christmas of the year was finally coming.

"Keep the change!"

In a corner of Times Square, de la Veletchet took out a hundred-dollar bill and said lightly to the black driver.

The black driver's face suddenly showed a happy expression, but the bill flicked it, put it on the thick lips and kissed it, and then smiled and said, "Thank you, sir." Have a great Christmas! ”

"Merry Christmas!"

D'Ellavillechet replied with a blank face, and stumbled towards the center of the square.

The taxi driver also noticed the abnormality of de la Villechette, but there were a lot of drunk people during this time, and the driver just thought that de la Villechte was drunk, so he just looked at the other party and drove away satisfied.

After Madoff voluntarily turned himself in, admitting that the fund he managed was a long-term Ponzi scheme, the entire global financial community exploded. For the fact that a man who was once the chairman of the NASDAQ turned out to be the biggest liar of all time, many people first did not believe it, and then felt incredible. They were even more shocked when the list of victims was listed, because the list was full of well-known institutions, including many hedge funds and large commercial banks.

Even they were deceived, which shows how clever Madoff's deception was!

De la Villechet's fund is also among them, and he has invested a total of $2.1 billion of the total $2.8 billion, accounting for 75% of the total management size. The fund is not the most invested, with FairfieldGreenwich investing a total of $7.5 billion, while Spain's Santander and Austrian banks have also invested more than $2 billion. But proportionally. The fund managed by Della Villechette is the highest, so his fate may be the most miserable.

Because the Ponzi scheme pays the interest (income) of the pre-funded funds through the new deposits, when the huge redemption of $7 billion occurred, Madoff had no way to continue the scam, and after searching for new funds around the world to no avail, he had to choose to turn himself in.

Despite on the 12th. Tong International Group sent a letter to investors explaining the situation, in which they frankly purchased several of Madoff's funds, and promised to recover losses for investors as much as possible through means. But for the victims of Ponzi schemes, it is unlikely that these funds will be recovered, and the end result can only be comforted.

For Mr. de la Villechet himself, things were far from simple, and the email he sent to investors in September became the most lethal piece of evidence.

"Boss, where are you?"

In the midst of all the colors, de la Villechet had been walking aimlessly for half an hour. No one here knew him, and no one bothered him, just when he was enjoying a rare moment of peace, the phone in his arms vibrated uncomfortably, and it took him a long time before he slowly took out his mobile phone, connected the phone, and sure enough, there was an annoying voice on the phone. It was his assistant, a young man named Custero. "Someone from the legal department just called, and they said there was an emergency to discuss in thirty minutes."

"Okay, I'll be right back!"

Silently, della Villechette hung up the phone, staring at the still noisy and bustling streets, the colorful screen walls, and stayed like this for five minutes. Then he suddenly turned around, and his face showed a hint of determination.

Coincidentally, when de la Villecht got into the taxi again, the driver turned out to be the black man who had just sent him over. When he saw that the guest was the same high roller he had been half an hour earlier, the black driver had a satisfied smile on his face.

"Sir. Where to go this time? ”

"Central Park!"

Dellavillechet smiled, feeling a little strange in his heart, in such a metropolis, the chance of meeting the same person on the same day was almost remote, but it happened to him.

"Okay, let's go!"

The black driver shouted, quickly started the car, and slowly moved forward in the light snow.

Due to the bad weather conditions and the large number of cars on the road, it was inevitable that the taxi would be stuck in a traffic jam shortly after it departed. Seeing that de la Villechte was dressed well, the black driver gave up his pastime of listening to the RAP and began to try to chat with customers, a common means for taxi drivers to relieve their boredom.

"Sir, the weather is good, at least there isn't a blizzard, isn't it?" Black drivers first shift the conversation to the weather, which is a trick to pick up a conversation, and in general, guests will be willing to follow the conversation along the way.

"It's not bad, so far this year's New York hasn't had a blizzard. Presumably, those institutions that are long oil and gas are going to be out of luck! ”

"Short oil and gas?" The black driver's eyes lit up, "Forgive me for taking the liberty of being sir, you're a fund manager, aren't you?" ”

"You know me?" Somewhat taken aback, de la Villechet pointed to his nose and asked, "Have you seen me?" Or do you know who I am? ”

"Sorry sir, I don't know you." The black driver laughed and explained while observing the road conditions, "Just now you said that you went to Central Park and said some investment things, and I judged that you are a fund manager from these." ”

Seeing the relieved look on D'Ellavillechet's face, he tried to continue: "You're an energy investor, right?" ”

"You're wrong this time!" "My fund has nothing to do with energy investment, it's a completely different field. ”

"Really?" The black driver shrugged his shoulders and showed a disapproving expression on his face, and continued, "By the way, I heard that there was a scammer in the fund industry recently, named Madoff. Sir, you are a professional, do you know how he deceives people? ”

“……”

Dellavillechet was speechless for a while, and then said, "Actually, it's nothing special, it's just a shoddy trick of tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall!" ”

"It's that simple!" The black driver winked his eyebrows for a moment. Only then did he say with emotion, "I didn't expect it to be so simple, those who were deceived should be thousands of times smarter than me, how can they be fooled?" I've heard that there are big banks! ”

The speaker had no intention, the listener had a heart, and Dellaville was speechless again. In my heart, it is like turning over the river and the sea, yes, such a simple truth, why didn't I see it?

Seeing that Dellavillechet did not speak, the black driver looked in the rearview mirror and closed his mouth in amusement, and the car quickly fell silent.

It didn't take long for the taxi to arrive at its destination, much to the disappointment of the black driver. This time, D'Ellavillechette didn't give him a hundred-dollar bill, but took out a small twenty-dollar bill and sent him away.

"It's tricky, and investors are likely to file lawsuits, or even class actions!"

In the office, a group of lawyers in suits had been waiting for a long time, and when de la Villechte sat down, one of the lawyers, who looked like the lead, said with a solemn face, "The main downside is the email." With that email, they could have accused us of not doing our due diligence. At least in this regard, we are very disadvantaged. ”

"William, what if we lose the case?"

To the bewilderment of the group of lawyers, de la Villechette did not show much concern, but said lightly: "I mean, what will be the worst outcome?" ”

"Worst ......," the lawyer named William muttered for a moment. Hesitantly replied, "The company should not be saddled with all the debt, and you, as the fund manager, should be responsible for a part." Although the amount will not be large, it is enough to make you bankrupt according to the laws of the United States. According to the current situation. I'm afraid you'll spend the rest of your life in poverty. ”

"Nothing?" A hint of horror finally flashed in D'Evalett's eyes, and he slowly lowered his head and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect that I would have such a day in the year of the sixtieth year!" ”

"No matter what, we're going to do our best!"

William said some more legal details before he stood up and patted de la Villechette on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, "During this time, you don't have to worry about these things. What we are talking about is the most serious situation. In fact, it is still unknown whether our clients will sue or not. After all, even if they sued, it would be impossible to get the principal back. ”

"Excuse me!"

De la Villechette barely bred up, shook hands with the lawyers, and escorted them out of the office.

"Boss, are you alright?"

Lying in the boss's chair, he closed his eyes slightly and pretended to sleep, but his heart was cold, he couldn't bear to lose everything he was currently having, he couldn't imagine the days without a mansion, no golf, no vacation, no high-class club members.

More importantly, it will ruin his reputation, and everything that his wife and children now have will be wiped out, which is particularly unbearable for him.

At this moment, his assistant Castro walked in, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, saw de la Villechet's pale face, and asked with concern, "Do you need me to call a doctor?" ”

"It's fine!"

Dellaville Chet waved his hand weakly, "Carter, let me be quiet for a moment." By the way, I'll be in the office tonight. ”

"Okay!"

Carter. Castro agreed, tiptoed out, and closed the door from the outside.

Working all night is normal for fund workers, so sleeping in a prepared break room or even an office is common, at least Castro didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. By the time he saw his boss again tomorrow morning, D'Ellavillecht had turned into a cold corpse.

"Honey, did you sleep?"

Driving Castro away, de la Villechet took out a utility knife, towels, sleeping pills, and tranquilizers from a drawer and placed them on his desk, and then dialed his wife's phone.

"Honey, aren't you coming back today?"

A lazy voice came from the microphone, "How's it going, is everything settled?" ”

During this time, Mrs. de la Villechette clearly felt the irritability of the person next to her, and only after careful inquiry did she know that there had been such a big mistake in her work, but she had no choice but to comfort Lady de la Villecht.

"Things will get better tomorrow." D'Ellavillechet slurred, then added, "I love you, my dear. ”

"I love you too!" His wife also did not notice anything unusual, and still replied sweetly, "Don't go to bed too late, my dear, according to the habit she has formed for decades. ”

Della Villechet, who hung up the phone, let out a long breath of relief. He stood up and walked around the office, which had been in use for several years, stroking every painting, every table and chair for a long time, and finally resting on a trash can.

"Don't get everything dirty here!"

Secretly thinking, he placed the trash can on his right, and began methodically injecting tranquilizers, tying his wrist with a towel.

"It's all over!"

The moment he slashed his veins with a utility knife, bright red blood beads instantly popped out of his wrists, D'Ellavillechet thought. Soon, as the tranquilizer took effect, his vision began to blur, and he eventually fell into a deep sleep.

And this sleep, he never woke up again. (To be continued......)

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