It was Five O' clock, time was spinning towards the end of the day, and Black was brainstorming how to hatch a perfect counterprogram to divert focus from him and also cause rift within BlackPool.
He was not sure if the plan would work, but it has to work. And for the plan to come to fruition, he needed to consult Echo. Echo might be a financial armageddon, yet, it can still offer good advice that can cause chaos.
Isn't it paradoxical?
'Your name should have been Chaos, not Echo, if I am been real..'
"Hello Echo..."
WELCOME BLACK, HOW MAY I HELP YOU TODAY?
"Well,first on the list; update me on my portfolio for today. Then, you will remind me again how much Arthur has again? And third, how about you extract certain accounts at BlackPool and credit them with two million dollars each from Arthur's account".
IF I MAY ASK, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO SEND MONEY TO THEIR ACCOUNTS?
"You are as equally intelligent here, how about you simulate possible reasons why I might want to do that..." Black relaxed in confidence.
Echo bot blinked and stay silent for a few seconds, like it was reading Black's body language. Then it gave an expression like an Haha! moment.
DO YOU WANT TO CREDIT THOSE STRATEGIC ACCOUNTS SO AS TO CAUSE A CASE OF FRAUD, MOLE AND CREATE A DISCOURSE AMONG THEM WHICH WILL MAKE THEM WANT TO INVESTIGATE EVERY MEMBERS ACCOUNT, GIVE ME ACCESS TO MORE DATABASE, AND ALSO DIVERT SOME ATTENTION AWAY FROM YOU?
"Yes!, you're a genius."
THAT IS GREAT, BUT WILL VICTORIA BE ADDED TO YOUR SABOTEUR LIST?
Echo questioned.
Shifting uncomfortably, Black answered with a rough tone, "Sure, why not. In fact, she will be among the first three by the way..."
Echo observed him for at a glance,
I SEE. AS OF TODAY, INCLUDING YOUR CASH AND PROPERTIES, YOUR NETWORTH IS $2.7 MILLION DOLLARS.
EXCLUDING YOUR EQUITY BALANCE ON GOLD WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT $1.4 MILLION DOLLARS. A CUMULATIVE EQUITY BALANCE OF $550 THOUSAND DOLLARS ON GBPUSD, USDJPY AND CADCHF RUNNING TRADES.
"Looks like I am getting close to the $5 million dollars mark for starters".
YES, FOR YOUR REAL ESTATES RENTALS IN JOS, A CUMULATIVE OF $190 THOUSAND DOLLARS IS TO BE PAID TO YOU ANNUALLY.
ARTHUR'S LIQUID CASH NETWORTH REMAINS AT AROUND $770 MILLION DOLLARS. FOR NOW, THE ESTIMABLE WORTH OF ARTHUR'S REAL ESTATES IS STILL UNKNOWN UNTIL THE WILL TRANSFER IS COMPLETED. THAT IN WHICH I CAN'T HANDLE.
"Stuff like that is done by humans." Black laughed knowing fully well that there are some things Echo was incapable of.
..... Initiating Fight back protocol...
.....Accessing Victoria Frost cartel database.....
.... Deactivating alert response to Frost device....
.... Encrypting Arthur's database....
..... Linking Arthur's account to Victoria's account....
... Initiating funds transfer to Victoria's account....
..... $22 million dollars transfer audit....
SHOULD I GO AHEAD WITH THE TRANSFER?
Echo requested a command from Black before proceeding.
Black swallowed, he became suddenly worried. He does want his plan to work, and he is dead serious about fighting against the cartel.
Yet, he was hoping his plan was good enough to work because $22 million dollars is a lot of money to run an experiment. But also, he knew he needed the amount to be right to be convincing.
But the greater part of his sentiment was due to Victoria.
He believed she was just doing her job, and as a prodigy of Arthur, he felt he was attacking on of his own. But he has to do what he has to do to accomplish what he wants.
"Yes, go ahead E.....Echo.." He said standing up to grab a cup of coffee, with surprisingly excess milk this time that the coffee turned milk white.
..... Accrediting funds transfer.....
.....Transfer successful.....
DONE CHIEF.
"Great, now go ahead and transfer $2 million dollars each from Victoria's account to the ten cartel accounts on the saboteur list".
Black commanded while sipping from his cup.
'Hollandia milk does give me that vibe...'
.... randomised transfer initiation to account in database....
..... Data streamlining.....
..... Accounts identified and red tagged.....
.....Initiating $2 million dollars transfer.....
..... Progress 1.....2....3.....
..... Transfer completed....
Black rested against his chair, and inhaled deeply.
"Now we wait for the rat to smell the cheese..."
Four days later at BlackPool, rumours were passing around within BlackPool official members that certain accounts received some undisclosed amounts. The rumours were spreading fast not only because the amount was huge, which raised concerns obviously. But because of the source of the funds. The rumoured sender was the reason for the pandemonium.
"He was supposed to be dead."
"How can a dead man send money to 11 different people."
"What is our authorities not telling us?"
"Some people received the money and kept quiet."
"If it was you that received $2 million dollars, would you have said anything...?"
"Why would I?"
"Why wouldn't you..."
"Don't you know, someone even received everything and disbursed it to others.."
"Were these people in Arthur's payroll all along...?"
"They probably have been working for Arthur...."
"We have moles within us..."
"I will like to be a mole too..."
""Shut up, what do you know.."
"I know by now, I'll be keeping two million dollars, while you live paycheck to paycheck.."
Such were the rumours and gossips flying around BlackPool. Those who got the money did not even know they got money, maybe because there was too much transaction to keep track of.
The very few that knew were too stunned to raise an alarm, either they wanted the money anyways and thought no one else would know, or they were still trying to process what was happening.
All in all, they had only received the money from one of their cartel members. Maybe it was just an offering from her. But Victoria has some explanations to do, because how was she able to secure $22 million dollars from Arthur, three years after his death.
Or did Arthur gifted her due to goodwill...
These are questions ready to be bombarded on all benefactors of the transfer funds.
Right now, workers of BlackPool are frantically working to fix an emergency meetings for their bosses and other cartel members.
The deep frowns and rumours intensified as individuals members of the board started trouping in.
The atmosphere was tense and there was a lot of questions and apprehension hanging in the air.
The cartel members already know the full details in regards to the meeting, and they were all coming either be get questioned or get answers.
Meanwhile, workers of BlackPool could only guess what was going on or what could possibly happen.
In the inner chambers of the BlackPool edifice, a large dark room was situated, serving as a meeting hall for only cartel related meetings. It was large enough to accommodate 500 persons. Located at the center was a gigantic plush oval table. It was its length that was breathtaking. With a foot stand of 122 legs, it was long and perfectly oval enough to accommodate 302 people seating around the table.
And today was one of those days, where the full 300 seats was occupied, with only two seats left vacant.
Arthur's designated seat, and Victoria's...
Bodyguards belonging to notable members were present in the hall, flanking strategic position, even though the hall was unknown to majority of people.
The lightening was in brownish hue, bright enough to notice everything in the hall, but dark enough to mystify the hall grandeur to denote a sacred place.
As all members were seated, the Chairman who had been silent since he came cleared his throat and the faint murmurs died down.
Speaking, The Chairman of BlackPool and the head of the Cartel informed his secretary to announce the reason for the meetings in which everyone in attendance would have gotten before coming anyways.
After his secretary was done stating the business of the day, he spoke, "Now, connect us to Victoria Frost... We will be having a board meeting with her".
A large holographic image was displayed at the middle of the table which showing a video call connecting to Victoria Frost.
It took a while, then a sleepy faced Victoria showed up on the video.
Surprised, she wasn't expecting the whole table for that meeting.
"Did something bad happened...?" Victoria asked oblivious to what was going on.
"I heard money was the root of all evil, I never knew the price was $2m". The Chairman said sarcastically while impressively maintaining a deadpan face.
"Can you tell us first, about the $22 million dollars wired funds you got from Arthur Lannister's account four days ago?"
"Twenty two million what!" Victoria choked on the words.