Bruce Wainright has (onerule) wrote in doorslogs, @ 2012-09-10 07:27:00 |
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Entry tags: | batman, door: dc comics |
Who: Bruce Wayne
What: Mini-narrative in response to this
Where: Gotham.
When: Nowish?
Warnings/Rating: Nope.
The call came in the middle of his first meeting that morning. Normally Bruce would have simply ignored it, since as CEO he was expected to set a better example than answering his cell in the middle of negotiations, and he would have done just that if the number hadn't been from one of his personal accountants. He excused himself with a smile, ordered more coffee all around, and slipped out of the boardroom into one of Wayne Enterprises smaller, more private meeting rooms.
"Bruce Wayne."
The voice on the other end cleared its throat before speaking. "Ah, Mr. Wayne. I'm very sorry to disturb you, but there's a matter I-- thought you should be aware of." The man sounded apprehensive, as though treading on thin ice, and Bruce rubbed his forehead with two fingers.
"What is it?"
There was another pause. "A few hours ago, Mr. Wayne, five hundred thousand dollars was transferred out of one of your personal accounts. We traced the transaction to a cafe in Tokyo, but so far we haven't been able to get beyond that. Normally a smaller amount might have gone unnoticed, but with the recent Wayne Enterprises theft, security was tightened," the man explained, and Bruce listened with an ever-deepening frown. He knew no one in Tokyo, and not even Selina would be able to get her paws into his bank accounts. It would take someone extremely skilled, or someone familiar with the way his finances were structured, and no suspects immediately sprang to mind. None of his newfound family would have need to do such a thing even if they had been in Hong Kong; they had access to their own funds, he had seen to that.
"Mr. Wayne?" He realized, belatedly, that the accountant was still on the other line.
"Yes. Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Mr. Worth. Keep tracking the transaction, and put a freeze on all other accounts, the company's included. I don't want any money being transferred in or out without my direct authorization, do you understand?" Oh yes, Mr. Worth understood, and Bruce hung up once the man had babbled his assent multiple times over.
He re-entered the boardroom a few moments later, assuring those present that 'everything was fine'. And, in truth, it was. Even if the money wasn't recovered, it was easily replaced, and any further attempts to withdraw funds would be unsuccessful. Bruce was simply curious as to who was responsible, but he would find out. Eventually, somehow, he would. He always did.