Soon, the satellite phone was connected.
The person on the other end of the line said, “Hello, this is Peter. Who’s calling, please? Before you answer that question, I’d like you to tell me how you got my personal number.”
“I certainly didn’t guess, did I?”
Peter, a department manager at Universal Bank headquarters, was responsible for the approval of membership cards and the opening of temporary credit lines. Sean had always had a good relationship with him.
He was a funny guy.
Sean said, “It’s me, Sean Mason.”
“Oh?”
Peter gasped, recognizing Sean’s voice, and then he said excitedly, “What? Who do you say you are? Is it my dear Mason? Oh, no, no, no. I can’t believe it.”
“I think I need to go to the hospital and have my ears checked, or pinch my thighs to see if I’m awake enough and if I’m hallucinating.”
This was the first time that Sean had contacted Peter privately, so Peter couldn’t resist playing a joke.
In normal times, Sean would probably agree with him.
But now, Sean didn’t have the time or the mood. He said directly, “Listen Peter, stop your unfunny humor at once. I have an urgent. I only have ten minutes.”
“I would like to open a temporary line of credit for the Supreme Black Card, which is the highest s-level.”
“The kind of unlimited amount!”
“Is that clear? In ten minutes, whatever you do, you must open it up, now! Be quick!”
Sean looked at the watch and said, “Seven minutes and 26 seconds to go!”
“What?”
Peter froze again. If that was a surprise just now, then this was a shock!
His voice rose several times and he said in disbelief, “Dear Mason, what did you say? Are you sure you’re not kidding me?”
“Oh, my God. I really want to go to the hospital and have my ears checked. You’re freaking me out.”
The Supreme Black Card WAS extremely difficult to apply for, let alone the highest level of unlimited credit authorization.
Once it was approved!
When the time came, if you took the Supreme Black Card and spent it everywhere, spent it freely, spent it constantly, spend it on impulse thousands of trillions, it would probably affect the normal economic operation of a country.
The consequences were very serious, and the risk was very high!
That was why Sean’s words scared Peter. The s-class credit line, unless a country had an economic crisis, was very unlikely to get.
“You have six minutes and 48 seconds!”
But Sean didn’t care. The only thing on his mind right now was to get to Ladies Star Grass and save Phyllis’s life.
And for that, he would do anything!
“Wait, wait, wait, my dear Mason.”
Peter said anxiously, “Please don’t rush me, please don’t rush me, while I was talking to you, I was already calling our great boss, you know, I dare not make my own decisions on such a big matter, I must get the boss’s consent.”
“If you push me again, I’ll put my foot in my mouth in front of the boss, and that won’t do you any good, will it?”
After that, Peter immediately changed his tone and said with a smile, “Great boss, the formidable Mr. Smith, it’s me, your loyal and able subordinate, Peter. I have a very important matter, and I must take a few minutes of your time…”
Apparently, he was talking to his boss at Universal Bank.
Sean had to wait.
The minutes ticked by. Nearly 30 meters away, the billionaires couldn’t hear Sean and Peter’s conversation, but when Sean suddenly stopped talking and looked sullen, someone shouted.
“Five minutes left. Get your ass back here if you can’t borrow the money. Don’t waste everyone’s time!”
“That’s right!”
“These are the richest people in every province and city, and they make more money per minute than you could make in your fucking life!”
Sean ignored them.
There were only three minutes left before Peter’s voice came again, “Oh, my god! Crazy! You’re all crazy!”
“Listen!”
“Dear Mason, Mr. Smith has agreed to your application like a madman! He agreed! Although I really hope to help you, but before this, I honestly don’t think the boss will approve, so I have already thought about how to say sorry to you.”
“But the result is beyond my expectation!”
“The image of Mr. Smith in my mind... I don’t know, it collapsed, and all of a sudden he wasn’t great anymore, because, you know, he was crazy.”
Peter was a real talker!
“Two minutes and 15 seconds to go!”
Sean was tempted to swear, but he refrained it.
Peter said, “I have operated it on the computer and am opening it for you. Please believe me that I can do it. But before opening it, I want to remind you that you know the rules of Universal Bank. In addition to the approval of the boss, there is another condition for opening the S-level credit line.”
“I know!”
Sean nodded before Peter could speak, “I know what to do!”
“Okay, that’s good…”
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