"The new target's name is Tae-san Jang. He's twenty in Korean age. He's currently a freshman in the law department at Hanguk University, one of Korea's top universities. We've established that he made a fortune of several billion dollars in two years with a new investment technique."

"Three billion dollars, with a new investment technique?"

"That's what the intelligence says, Senator."

"Hmm... So that's why he met Robert?"

"We've learned that some kind of M&A is underway."

"M&A?"

"It seems he's taking part as an investor to gain control of a Korean group."

"A group?"

"He seems to have sensed the coming financial crisis. He's already laid the groundwork for it with foreign short selling. We believe the takeover operation will begin soon."

"So he saw the financial crisis coming..."

"According to everything we've gathered so far, yes. The middle-aged Korean with him was a lawyer from a law firm."

"Hmm..."

A mansion outside Washington, D.C., in Virginia, with a clear view of Arlington National Cemetery.

Two men were talking in private in the soft lamplight.

"With this last round of intelligence, I'm thinking of lowering the observation level to Green. We've finished tracing his money, and there are no risk factors."

"That should be fine. The young man is quite talented."

"His investment technique is unusual. It might not be a bad idea for the organization to recruit him."

"Good idea. People with abilities that could become a threat are always useful to the organization. Go ahead with it."

The middle-aged man they called the senator nodded, gazing out the window at Arlington National Cemetery.

"And... there's something I need to report about the young lady."

"Has something happened?"

"To make urgent contact with the new target, we sent in the young lady, since she was nearby."

"Did you?"

"She's completed the master course in intelligence handling. I don't expect any problems."

"If she's bound to get the experience anyway... I suppose that's fine."

"The new target poses almost no risk. Just in case, we've deployed special agents."

"Good work, Cormier. You're a big part of the family's revival."