Chapter 20: The Woman Worth Watching

William was not a walking stud. He could not possibly see a woman for the first time and immediately begin thinking about what posture they ought to maintain that night when confronting each other.

Once, in that small room in another world, he had heard a friend tell a story. That friend’s story was not as strange or exciting as other people’s stories. It was simply a story of numbers constantly growing.

In truth, he had not done anything too extraordinary. While boasting about his brief and prosperous life, he had summarized several very important keys to success. One of them was this: you must persuade the accountant to stand on your side.

An accountant could do far too many things, more than most people could imagine. The simplest example was that an accountant could quietly make millions, tens of millions, even hundreds of millions in funds disappear without anyone noticing. If certain people did not need to use that money later and only then discover something was wrong, the matter might remain hidden forever.

Here, accountants could also easily muddle the source of certain funds and submit that portion of money to the IRS for review, though most of the time people hired accountants in order to reduce the amount of tax they paid.

The world William currently lived in was not a highly developed information society. Many things were still preserved through handwritten records. That meant the special role of accountant would become even more important.

An accountant standing on his side was very important. She could use her professional knowledge to help William solve many problems. Some things could not be fully mastered through simple study. He needed a reliable woman.

Reliable did not mean the two of them had to become a tightly bound group. It meant their fates had to be closely tied together, so that after some conflict arose and they parted ways, one would not expose the other’s dirty material. It was a very subtle link.

If opening one’s mouth too easily would destroy not only the other person but also oneself, then everyone would fully consider the matter and weigh the pros and cons before speaking.

Compared with male accountants, who were more inclined to seize the initiative, women were somewhat easier to control. Many people said men were creatures controlled by hormones. In truth, women were too. At least some women still believed in love.