The twenty million francs worth of gold was organized by Lafitte as a "drag", exchanging in and out, and did not affect the inventory at all.
The remaining part was covered by long-range transportation clauses for exchange applications, and gold was not actually paid.
Therefore, it appeared on the books that the French Government had exchanged over a hundred million francs worth of gold, but the actual payment did not deplete the Bank of France Reserve's gold reserves.
Then Joseph instructed the Italians to enter the market.
Ross slapped his thigh and exclaimed to his journalist: "Simon, write 'France encounters gold exchange run, total scale reaches over a hundred million francs, financial market remains stable.' This news will surely pique people's interest!"
The foreign journalists nearby were all visibly excited upon hearing this.
Having come all the way, they had to report some news to take back.
