When he couldn't figure it out, he sighed and said, "I wonder if Greg went through something like this."
As he thought of the performance of Greg's shares, his eyes lit up, and he said to himself, "Let me check to see if the value of his shares has fallen since he got demoted. If his value fell, then it is highly likely that the position of captain has a lot to do with the rise and fall of the value of shares."
With that in mind, he quickly went to search for Greg's portfolio. As it turned out, Greg's shares were truly falling in value.
What he saw was that people were selling Greg's shares en masse. It was a mass exodus of those who had faith in his future. This led to the value of his shares falling rapidly.
This sight made him laugh again and say, "Serves him right."
But as amused as he was and as much as he wanted more bad luck to befall Greg, he couldn't guess what was currently happening to Greg.
