Meanwhile, M was a popular figure in the region. His contributions to Singapore’s cultural and economic fortunes were many and notable. He was respected and feared. It was said, for example, that he was the primary contributor to the immense and elaborate Fountain of Wealth, billed as the largest fountain of its kind in the world and located in the financial and business center of the city, surrounded by shopping malls and high end hotels. M once boasted that he could have built the fountain in his own yard, but decided to give it to the city state as a thank you for his own personal success. Back in his unofficial, off site office at Raffles, he continued the discussion about Seven. “What is the benefit of all of this money spent on a guy who is now a broad? Why not just buy another br