INVESTMENTS

摘要

Evangelina Carter, chief executive of Blue Planet Holdings, stared at her visitor from Head Office. She must have misheard his words. "I'm sorry. For a moment I thought you said you wanted to wipe out civilization." Mr Allen peered over his half-moon glasses. You had to give it to them. They had their human mannerisms down to a T. "No of course not. Not wipe out. We merely wish to … subdue humanity. Knock it back to a less technological era. Our projections suggest five centuries should do the trick." Evangelina didn't speak for a moment. They could do it, too. She studied the ancient alien sitting opposite her. In his finely tailored suit and old-school tie he looked every inch the genial investment banker. Allen smiled, awaiting her reply. Beyond him, through floor-to-ceiling windows, London stretched away into a hazy distance.