Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第42/246页)

herooftopofWorldBank,theyhastilytookoff,leavingbehindonlyasolitarystonesculpturestandihesculpturewastheexactreplir.Kaffee.Inhishandswasa44Magnum,tellingtheworldhewasaboutto,orhadalreadyittedacrime.Dayandnightitstoodthere,exposedtotheerosionoftheelements,theblisterihebitingwinds,andthesshingrain.AlthoughMr.Kaffeehadbeengedintoastonesculpture,hisbrainwasstillfuning.Dayandnightherackedhisbrainstofindawayout,buttonoavail.Hereallycouldnolongerendurehownumb,hardandcoldhisfleshandmuscleshadbeewheurostone.Heshoutedsoundlesslyatthenightsky,

    “Letmedie!Letmedie!Thisismystwish.”Thedarknightskydidnotreply.Theweatherofthestfewdayshadbeeled.Nearmidnight,rollsofthunderresoundedandablindingfshoflightninglitupthenightsky.AdeafeningcrashofthuOliverKaffeedeadon.Notonlydiditnothurthimintheleast,butitbrokeMedusa’smagiccurse.Heinallywantedonlytodie.Nowinasuddenreverseoffate,hewasmiraculouslysaved.Deliriouslyjoyful,heughedloudlyandcried,

    “Iamresurrected!Iamresurrected!FromnowonIwilluseeverymeansinmypowertopaybackDimitri!”

    Dimitritoreoffakofmeatwithhisteethandchewedvigorously.Afterawhile,hedranksomewine.

    “DidiythingamissbeforeOliverKaffeeresumedhispositionatWorldBank?“heasked.“Surelythereweresomeclues.”

    “No.all.”Richardanswered.Hethoughtforamomentandthensaid,“Maybetherewere,butwemissedit.YouknowJamazandIareusedtoacarefreeandnomadiclifestyle.Perhapstherewereimportantsocialeventsweshouldhavegoobutdidn’t.Maybethereweremeetingsweshouldhaveattedidn’t.Wheneverwehadthece,wewenttogamblinghalls,spendingmoneylikewater,splurgingitallonloosewomen.Youentrusteduswithsomueyandsuchimportantresponsibilities,butwetreateditalsarkandpaidnoattentiontoourduties.Itreallywastoobadofus.Wearesorry,butnowitistoote.”Jamazchewedonhisrgejuicyribandnoddedforcefullyinagreement.

    “Yes,”hesaid.“Richardisright.Hesaidwhatisinhisheart.”

    Dimitrididnotbmethembecauseinhisheartheuoodverywellthedissolutehabitsofhisfriends,theirck-a-daisicattitudetowardsventionaljobs.Hetreasuredtheirfriendshipfedintrailsandtribution.Infact,didoo,haernomadidadventurouslifestyle?Hekheirshortingsbutstillnomihempresidentandvice-presidentofWorldBankbecausehewahemtogetwhattheywantedandrealizetheirdreams.Hewasmorethanwillingtosharehisfameandfortuhthem.Dimitritinued,

    ”WhatmethodsdidOliverKaffeeusetaintrolsoquicklyandeffitly?Didest?Didnoo?”

    “Ofcoursesomedid.”Richardanswered.“ButyouknowOliverKaffeeisadouble-facedguy.Onthesurfaceheisaprinceoffiiyheisthekingoftheunderworld.Hekeepsthebigandsmallheadsofdifferementsurictsurveilnceusinghisunderlings.Anyhintofnon-pliancewassubjectedtothreats,thenimprisoandtorture,evenassassinationiftheydonotprovetobemalleable.Asaresult,everyonewasscaredahreatened,sonoonedaredvoiyopposingopinion.Butalthoughnopublicdissenthadbeenexpressed,strong-armedtacticscouldnotsuppressprivategrumblingsandtheindignationofthegeneralstaff.”Dimitri’steurnedcoldaerminedasitwaswanttowheneverchallenged.

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    “Good!Good!ThistimeIwillteachhimafinallesson.Thesaying‘Kiotheenemyisc