CHAPTER 375. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. A Knight in Shining Armor

“John, we’re the largest bank in a country that’s a tax haven,” she replied. “We hold money for presidents, senators, ministers, tech moguls, and yes, some morally questionable businesspeople. But my job is to accept proof of the source of their money, not to investigate it.”

John looked stunned.

“What do you mean you don’t have to investigate it? You could be holding money for terrorist organizations...”

“Let’s not exaggerate. We have strict filters for that, but you have to understand the bank moves over 400 million Swiss francs a day. It’s impossible to know the intention behind every transfer. If a president steals money from their party or campaign, how am I supposed to know? If someone gets paid to kill another person, how could I know? We only see numbers moving from one place to another. Or do you think anyone’s going to write, ‘Drug earnings for March’ on their statement?”

John took a deep breath. He didn’t really