Top-floor office of the National Palace.
Victor gently tapped his fingers on the desk while talking on the phone. On the other end, The Pentagon's Defense Minister, Mr. Donald, was passionately speaking, "You've gone too far. Wall Street is very unhappy with you. You've made a big fuss about those financial tycoons."
"Quite a few offspring of financial tycoons who fled to the United States are now criticizing you in the news. Do you realize how much damage this has done to your reputation?"
"The United States' capital perceives you as entirely unwelcoming to them. They're calling you a tyrant."
"Some institutions have even placed your country on their list of nations not worth investing in!"
Donald spoke with a tone that was almost pleading:
"If you want development, you can't possibly do it without them."
Victor paused his tapping, "Wall Street? What kind of thing is that?"
