“It wasn’t actually closed, but instead of the hundreds of people who went there every day, only a couple of dozen were there. Betty’s Red Plague had only affected people in New York, so all the other stock markets around the world were still working away as normal, though everywhere was on edge in case the plague spread. This made all the stock brokers and bankers very, very cautious. Naturally, Winchflat and Aubergine Wealth were there and made a fortune. All they had to do was buy almost anyt...hing, start a simple rumour or two to make the price rocket and sell it few hours later to make millions. With so few people around, there was no one available to check if the rumours were true or not, and with such an air of panic everywhere people tended to believe every single one of them. ‘At least all the babies will stop getting fat,’ Winchflat laughed. ‘I don’t follow,’ said Aubergine as he stuffed wads of share documents into his pockets. ‘Well, today has been like stealing candy from a baby,’ Winchflat explained.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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