Black had a proper lunch treat and spent some time outside before deciding to return home. He had barely gotten home when his phone rang with a new number.
He had ignored the first call to take a shower, but he picked on the second call.
"Hello, this is Victoria..." The girlish voice flowed through the device.
"Hello, Victoria". Black replied.
Few minutes after the call, Black went for his computer and opened his web browser and typed some keywords. The webpage loaded and information and pictures of Victoria Frost were on his screen.
She was one of Blackpool employees, as stated in the webpage, but aside that, there was nothing else that matters. Her details about her been one of the members of the secret societies of Blackpool and also an undercover agent was not displayed on the webpage.
But his self preservation instinct were high. "Why am I suddenly seeing a Blackpool worker here in Jos, and also the request for my real name".
It all sounded strange to him and he knew he had to be careful. But first, who is Victoria Frost. He had some digging up to do. So, he connected Echo to his computer and asked Echo anything he knew about Victoria Frost.
And to his surprise, Echo displayed quite a number of information about Victoria Frost.
"Echo, I know you are not a search engine, so how do you have this information about Victoria Frost?" Black asked Echo.
VICTORIA FROST USED TO BE ARTHUR'S PERSONAL FINANCIAL ADVISOR UNTIL BLACKPOOL GOT INTERESTED IN HER POTENTIAL AND EMPLOYED HER DIRECTLY AS A WORKER FOR BLACKPOOL. BUT BEFORE THEN, SHE HANDLED EVERY FINANCIAL RELATED SERVICE FOR ARTHUR. SHE WAS PART OF THE FINANCE TEAM THAT PROGRAM MY DATABASE IN RELATION TO FINANCE. SHE WAS INDEED AN ASSET TO ARTHUR BEFORE THE SWITCH. AND SHE WAS ALSO AN ADMIRER OF ARTHUR, BUT ARTHUR NEVER SAW HER THAT WAY BECAUSE OF HIS MORAL PRINCIPLE. THE SWITCH TO BLACKPOOL ALSO CAUSED A STRAIN IN THEIR WORKING RELATIONSHIP AS BLACKPOOL SHUNNED ANY FORM OF PERSONAL OR ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEMBERS AND WORKERS.
"So, you are saying Victoria Frost was part of your development?" Black asked with his eyes wide open.
YES, SHE WAS.
"What a coincidence...or is it not?"
COINCIDENCE IS A....
"Don't worry, Echo. That was just a rhetoric question".
"So, what do we have on the markets today...?"
I WAS PROGRAMMED BY ARTHUR TO REVEAL TO YOU AT SPECIFIC DATES IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS THAT YOU WILL NEED.
AND TODAY, ONE OF THE CONDITIONS HAS BEEN MET, SO I WILL HAVE TO TELL YOU WHERE ALL OF ARTHUR'S REAL MONEY IS, AND HOW YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS TO IT.
"What! Do you mean Arthur gave you the permission to give me access to his money?"
YES, AND I HAVE THE ACCOUNT DETAILS, PASSCODE AND I ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO WIRE IT ALL TO YOUR ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW. I CAN EVEN SELL ARTHUR'S SHARES AT BLACKPOOL AND ADD TO THE MONEY.
"Wait, you mean Arthur was a shareholder at Blackpool?".
YES, HE HELD A TOTAL OF 13% SHARES. AND HE IS AMONG THE TOP FIVE SHARE HOLDERS.
"Thirteen percent!"
"Make me understand, Echo, how big was Arthur before he died?".
ARTHUR LANNISTER WAS OFF THE GRID AND A LOW KEY WEALTHY ENIGMA, WHO HELD A TOTAL OF 13% SHARE IN THE LARGEST FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN THE WORLD. AND HE WAS ALSO AMONG THE TOP 5 WITH THE LARGEST SHARE HOLDING.
HE HAS MULTIPLE ESTATES, AND A WITHDRAWABLE HUGE SUM OF MONEY TOTALING $745,246,809 LIQUID IN ALL HIS FOURTEEN BANK ACCOUNTS.
AND ALL HIS MONEY WAS THROUGH FINANCES, BUSINESS, REAL ESTATES AND FOREX TRADING.
"What the f*ck!"
YEAH, I HAD SAY THAT TOO. HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT, THAT WAS WHY BLACKPOOL WAS AFTER HIM WHEN HE ANNOUNCED HIS DECISION TO QUIT THE INSTITUTION. BLACKPOOL KNEW HE WAS AN ASSET TO THEIR FIRM AND GAVE HIM A HARSH CONDITION, EITHER TO HAVE ACCESS TO ONLY 3% OF HIS SHARE UPON QUITTING, OR HE STAYS AND RETAIN HIS 13% SHARES.
SO ONE DAY, ARTHUR DECIDED TO MAKE A POWER MOVE, HE MOVED A HUGE AMOUNT OF FUNDS AND MADE ATTEMPTS TO ACQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 20% SHARES FROM BLACKPOOL. THIS ATTEMPT WAS TO MAKE HIM THE HIGHEST SHAREHOLDER AND ALSO THE PERSON WITH THE HIGHEST FINAL DECISION MAKING IN BLACKPOOL.
HE HAD ALREADY SECURED INTERESTED SELLERS WHO WERE WILLING TO GIVE HIM THEIR SHARES. BUT BEFORE THEY COULD CONCLUDE THE TRANSACTION, ARTHUR WAS ALLEGEDLY ACCUSED OF INSIDER TRADING WHICH WAS A FINANCIAL CRIME AND THAT MADE HIM TO SUSPEND HIS SHARE ACQUISITION PROCEDURES AND ALSO SUSPEND HIS ACTIVITIES AT BLACKPOOL.
IN ORDER NOT TO CAUSE A RIFT WITHIN THE CORPORATION AND A POSSIBLE DECLINE IN THEIR STOCK. THE MEASURES FOR ARREST, RESTRICTIONS AND DISCIPLINE AGAINST ARTHUR WAS AT LOW INTENSITY. AND IT WAS KEPT THAT WAY UNTIL THEY DISCOVERED THAT ARTHUR HAD BEEN SECRETLY BUILDING A DEVICE THAT IS CAPABLE OF ANY FINANCIAL ACTIVITY.
LIKE PREDICTING FUTURE PRICE MOVEMENT OF ANY COUNTRIES CURRENCIES. HEDGING WITH OR AGAINST ANY COMPANY STOCK. ACCESSING ANY BANK SECURITY AND PERFORMING TRANSACTIONS OF ANY TARGETED PERSONS.
ABILITY TO ACCESS AND INCREASE OR DECREASE ARTHUR'S SHARE HOLDINGS WITHOUT PERMISSION.
AND MOST ESPECIALLY, HEDGE AGAINST ANY INSTITUTION OR COUNTRY.....
"Which would ruin that country's economy....."
Black took in a deep breath. He was lost in thought for a while.
"Now, I see why Arthur named you Echo. You are capable of cause and effect, a financial armageddon. What a genius! But why would he make this type of device? What for in particular?".
HIS SOLE INTENTION WAS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS HIS SHARES AT BLACKPOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION. AND ALSO BE ABLE TO INITIATE TRANSACTIONS FROM ANY OF HIS BANK ACCOUNTS WITHOUT HIS PRESENCE, EITHER DEAD OR ALIVE.
HE WAS PREPARING FOR A POSSIBLE TIME WHEN THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MIGHT WANT TO FIGHT AGAINST HIM, SO HE MADE SURE I WAS ABLE TO ACCESS HIS FINANCES IF THEY WERE TO BE FROZEN OR RESTRICTED.
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE STARTED ADDING OTHER PLANS, LIKE A FIGHT BACK SYSTEM. TO INITIATE ATTACKS ON OTHER FINANCES IF THE NEEDS ARISE. THEN HE MADE A LAST MINUTE PROGRAM FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO ME, AND USE, AND THAT PERSON WAS YOU.
"So, I am here to finish what Arthur started... Interesting".
Black grinned.
Looking funky, he clapped his hand thrice and said to Echo.
"Shall we?".
YES BOSS, I AM READY TO INITIATE MY FIGHT BACK COMMAND SEQUENCE.