The morning sun's radiance awakened Nova City, and yesterday's excitement had not subsided.
Wallace, somewhat weary, returned to the hotel he was staying at. As soon as he entered the hotel lobby, he heard some people setting odds, with a dozen representatives from diamond companies all over chuckling as they offered a betting pool on when Setaka would invade Bangui.
Wallace, curious, went over to take a look and then was surprised to find that these folks from Europe and America didn't think highly of the Central African Government forces and P·B at all.
As a seasoned frontline journalist, Wallace knew there must be something amiss, so he curiously stepped forward, took out $100, and bought the option for a P·B victory, then he jokingly inquired further…
The group of diamond company people were there for fun. Seeing Wallace place his bet, one middle-aged man laughed and said, "Haven't you noticed? The armored cars patrolling Nova City are French goods.
