"Watanabe, be a man!"

Koji firmly removed his hands and hoped Tadashi would get himself under control. His harsh response helped and the tears subsided.

"What happened?"

Watanabe looked over his shoulder. The bar was not crowded and no one seemed to be paying him any particular attention.

"Yesterday, I showed the certificate to a guy I know in the bond department. He didn't know what it was but he said to ask Nakajima, a window sitter who's just waiting for retirement. Nakajima said he would see what he could find out.

"Then today my supervisor called me into his office. The head of the bond department was there too. They wanted to know how I got the certificate. I said from a trader, a guy I met in a bar."