He whispered softly, almost as if talking to himself, his voice so low it was barely audible:
"God... please guide your lost sheep..."
...
Victor leaned back on the leather sofa, holding a thick document in his hand.
This was the 1995 fiscal and economic performance report jointly submitted by the Treasury Department and the Statistics Bureau.
"Last year, our GDP growth rate was 4.7%." Victor finally spoke, breaking the silence, his finger pointing to the first page of the report summary, "lower than the expected 6%. Especially in the fourth quarter, it was only 3.1%."
