“Lying to the little prince is most certainly not a good habit,” Jasper’s tone and attitude were sincere, “And I don’t like doing things that are all effort but bring no benefits.”
The little prince arched his brow and chuckled, “You mean it?”
Jasper replied sincerely, “Why would I amuse you with such a huge lie?”
The little prince narrowed his eyes and asked, “Do you know what damage 3000 points will do to the US stock market?”
“I do. As of this moment, the Dow Jones Index is at 10982 points. A drop of 3000 points means that humanity will face the biggest financial crisis in history, and more than 1 trillion US Dollars will be lost.”
The little prince narrowed his eyes but did not say anything.
“Why would I ask you to join if the market wasn’t so big?”
Jasper chuckled, his tone casual as if he was discussing the porridge he had that morning.
“Before I came to look for you, Lord Alvarado, who left you the horse, already agreed to work with me.”
“Your plan?” The little prince asked curtly. His expression was serious and… excited in a way Jasper had never seen before.
Yes, excitement.
For people with an identity and status like the little prince’s, they would not feel interested in incidents that were normally seen as earth shattering to ordinary people.
Money?
The little prince would not even bat an eye at the transaction of more than a billion or even tens of billions.
Power?
There was no one more powerful than the Royal family in Waterhoof City.
Women?
Discussing this was an insult to the little prince.
Only a game involving hundreds of billions or even trillions of US Dollars, a setup that would affect the current strongest country in the world and even the entire western financial ecosystem, had the ability to excite him.
“No plan.”
Jasper’s two word reply was like cold water on Lhe little prince’s flame of excitement.
“Are you kidding me?” The little prince harrumphed.
Jasper sighed lightly and replied, “If you don’t mind me being bold, what kind of plan do you think I have to come up with to achieve such a result, Little Prince?”
The little prince frowned silently.
Indeed, this plan had to guarantee that the economy of the strongest country in the world had to suffer greatly, thus resulting in the Dow Jones Index dropping by 3000 points. Only a madman who would want to stir up trouble in the world would dare to come up with such a plan.
If not a madman, there were only so many countries who hated the United States to such an extent.
This was something not even the government could attempt, let alone a single person.
“All I can say is that there’s an opportunity.”
“And from what I see, this opportunity will arrive very soon. Once it’s here, then everything will run smoothly, ” Jasper said vaguely.
He could not tell anyone about the 9/11 incident, or this Mr. Laine might get dragged to the lab to be researched on.
“What kind of opportunity will cause the entire index to drop by a third?” The little prince asked coldly, not believing Jasper at all.
Jasper had been prepared to face this question.
“Finance is like the sea, and there are always signs of ups and downs. Since the concept of macroeconomics was put forward, human economics and finance have thus faced its own set of regulations.
“I can open a door for you to walk through, Little Prince, and all you need to do is promise me something.”
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