The office of the President of Argyle & Co. Foods.
A financial warfare meeting was being held under the leadership of Argyle.
Catherine, Miller, Jones, Flynn, and Tom Hayes, who had been called from Wall Street, were all present.
"Gentlemen, the target has been identified as Knickerbocker Bank. Hayes, please brief us on the known situation."
"Yes, Boss."
Hayes stood up and calmly relayed the information he had gathered.
"Bank President Sterling of Knickerbocker Bank is a gambler. He uses depositors' money as his own chips, investing in many high-risk, high-return projects, such as cotton speculation in the South and silver mine exploration in the West."
"And now," Hayes continued, "the war has cut off his cotton trade. As for those silver mines, according to my sources, most haven't even yielded an ounce of silver yet. So, I conclude that Sterling is now sitting on a volcano built of bad debts and lies, ready to erupt at any moment."
