After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 137

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 137

The scenario of China’s invasion of Taiwan wasn’t a story that came out of nowhere.

[Will China really invade Taiwan?]

[China preparing military operations against Taiwan.]

[US President Goldwin draws the line: “China’s invasion of Taiwan is beyond my authority”!]

With the United States, which had proclaimed itself the world’s police, effectively giving up, regions around the world were being stained with war.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East were the most famous incidents.

Beyond that, there were civil wars in Sudan and Myanmar, conflicts between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and more.

Countless armed conflicts were continuing.

However, the incident that became the biggest issue was the United States’ invasion of Venezuela.

Due to this incident, President Goldwin was facing charges of violating international law.

Of course, Goldwin was maintaining his claim that it was legal.

“The important thing isn’t the illegality of that incident. The biggest problem is that it gave legitimacy to China and Russia.”

Kang Hyeon nodded at Harry CEO’s words.

This was exactly what many military experts were saying.

Goldwin’s invasion of Venezuela was problematic in itself, but the biggest issue was that it granted legitimacy to China and Russia.

“Especially China can now argue that if the US can invade Venezuela, why shouldn’t they invade Taiwan?”

Of course, there were differences between the two incidents.

President Goldwin’s invasion of Venezuela was ultimately about arresting Maduro.

It was possible because there were charges that he had flooded the US with drugs.

But China’s invasion of Taiwan lacked justification.

Justification was important in international society.

That’s why China hadn’t been able to turn its Taiwan invasion into actual action until now.

‘But if China really does invade Taiwan, it would be bad news for us.’

With their expansion into Taiwan right around the corner.

If Taiwan were really invaded, there was a high possibility that Logistics’ Taiwan expansion would go up in smoke.

‘The possibility isn’t zero. Military experts have said China’s invasion of Taiwan is just a matter of time.’

These were issues that various media outlets had already covered.

And the aftermath was also well known.

“If China’s invasion of Taiwan becomes reality, it would be an enormous shock.”

“It would be significant. Not only Taiwan’s TSMC, but South Korea’s exports would also be blocked. Japan would also get caught up in the war, and the global economy would stagger.”

“The US would join the war too, right?”

“We’ll have to wait and see about that.”

At Nathan’s answer, Kang Hyeon’s gaze turned to him.

“Considering President Goldwin’s tendencies, he might ignore it. Or there might have been behind-the-scenes dealings.”

“I think the same. The world’s elite power circles have their own connections. The Epstein Files made that a reality.”

The Epstein Files.

Files containing evidence that Jeffrey Epstein had invited powerful people from around the world to his privately owned island in the Virgin Islands during his lifetime to engage in prostitution.

What had been known as conspiracy theories about the ruling class’s actual corruption had become known as evidence.

These files caused enormous shock in the US and Europe, but South Korea thought of them as gossip about other countries’ power circles since there were no directly connected figures.

“In one way or another, we should assume the power circles are connected for their own benefit.”

“If China invades Taiwan, we should also consider the possibility that discussions have already concluded behind the scenes.”

“That’s right.”

Harry spoke definitively.

He seemed to know something more, but Kang Hyeon didn’t bother asking.

What mattered was that China was targeting Taiwan.

And the time to act on it was approaching.

‘The question is whether the US will stop this…’

Currently, only the US could stop China.

What he could do as an individual was extremely limited.

He knew that, but he couldn’t just complain.

‘If I have this ability, shouldn’t I be able to know how things will unfold?’

When he met Taiwan’s President Wei Zhun, his body was enveloped in gray light.

And Taiwan, viewed from the sky, was being consumed by black light surging from China.

If the Chinese invasion became reality, everything would fall into place.

‘The light is no longer just showing issues of rising and falling values.’

The light was evolving.

At first, it only told him about specific stock prices, but now it spoke of human rises and falls.

And now it had reached the level of foreseeing China’s invasion of Taiwan.

It seemed like it was prophesying crises to him in advance.

‘If that’s correct, then ultimately the light should also be able to tell me how to prevent this.’

At minimum, he thought it would tell him what choices he should make.

“Nathan, please send me the related data. I’ll go back to the office and examine it in detail.”

“Huh? You could look at it here.”

“I want to examine it quietly. Send it right away.”

“Ah, yes.”

After giving Nathan instructions, Kang Hyeon left the research institute.

His expression had darkened as he got in the car and headed to Seoul.

‘If the scenario of China invading Taiwan becomes reality, Logistics’ Taiwan expansion will have to be postponed.’

Thinking of ways to minimize damage to Logistics employees, he came up with response measures.

Arriving in Seoul, Kang Hyeon headed straight home.

He could have done it at the office, but this time it seemed like it would take a long time.

It was a choice he made knowing that if he didn’t leave work, his secretaries and security team would continue staying at the company.

“Home is more comfortable too.”

Kang Hyeon’s home had been completely remodeled to suit his lifestyle.

The 48-pyeong apartment was decorated entirely in black and white interior.

He had knocked down one small room to expand the living room and installed a 120-inch TV in the living room.

He didn’t watch it often, but when he watched movies, the immersion was decent.

The sound system was better than most movie theaters, so it was definitely enjoyable to watch.

And he had equipped one room with facilities for home training.

Along with the latest treadmill, he had brought in a Smith machine for weight training.

He had removed all electronic devices from the bedroom.

With only a bed and lighting, he could focus entirely on sleep.

In the last room, he had installed top-spec computers and monitors for handling urgent work, giving it a clean feel.

It was a space with only what was necessary and was made for Kang Hyeon.

Being such a space, he could only rest at home.

“It’s really been a long time since I turned on the computer.”

Except for when he first bought the computer and turned it on to check if it worked properly, this was the first time.

“Come to think of it, I used to play games often in the past. But somehow as I’ve gotten older, I don’t feel like doing that.”

Even during college, he had enjoyed playing MMORPGs.

But these days, he didn’t even think about it.

Most of all, there weren’t any fun MMORPGs either.

While having such thoughts, the monitor that turned on had only the necessary programs installed.

Kang Hyeon went into his email and checked the mail Nathan had sent.

He downloaded the attached file and opened it to check the contents.

“China’s fleet is moving. But what Nathan and Harry are focusing on is that supplies are being concentrated more than that.”

It was thanks to Harry that they were able to gather this kind of data.

Harry was creating disaster response robots in preparation for wars and disasters happening around the world.

He viewed areas devastated by war as disaster sites just the same.

A lot of data was needed for robots to operate in such places.

So Harry had used AI to automatically collect related information.

“Then the AI discovered that the amount of supplies moving to China recently had increased compared to before.”

Stockpiling supplies was behavior exhibited by countries preparing for war.

And they started this at the final stages of war preparation.

If they suddenly began stockpiling supplies, the whole world would notice the war preparations and keep them in check.

That’s why stockpiling supplies was handled in a short period at the last moment.

“Intelligence agencies from various countries must have noticed too. Were we among the first civilians to catch on?”

That was highly likely.

The stock market hadn’t responded yet.

If they had noticed China preparing for war, the derivatives market would be fluctuating first.

But the derivatives market was fine.

“If Taiwan gets caught up in war, it will take considerable time to restore infrastructure. That would delay our expansion into Taiwan.”

If necessary, he was thinking of scrapping Logistics’ expansion into Taiwan entirely.

While expanding into Taiwan was an attractive card, he couldn’t send employees to a place where war might break out.

‘Besides, the gray light that shone from President Wei Zhun’s body. If that means his death, there’s no need to keep the promise.’

It was a cold assessment, but if he died, there would be no guarantee that the conditions he had promised would be fulfilled.

“There’s no need to push it. Conquering the domestic market first is the priority anyway.”

Having organized his thoughts, Kang Hyeon decided to do what he had to do.

“I want to check the limits of my ability.”

His ability kept expanding.

First it was Bitcoin, then stocks, then futures.

Then it applied to people and buildings – living beings and structures that exist in reality.

And now it was even foreseeing war.

He definitely thought there were more abilities he didn’t know about.

“It’s ridiculous to be checking this now, but…”

To make excuses, he had been too busy.

With so many things happening at once, it was chaotic.

Of course, he was the one who had started all those things.

“Anyway, let’s check.”

Wasn’t it fortunate that he was checking even now?

Kang Hyeon comforted himself this way and focused on the monitor.

“There were times when my ability manifested according to my will.”

When concentrating on trading.

There were times when his ability manifested according to his will.

And he had gotten a nosebleed.

When he went to the hospital, he was diagnosed with overusing his brain.

But there were no major problems afterward.

“I was worried, so I never concentrated that intensely again.”

This time he planned to try it.

To concentrate and manifest his ability according to his will.

“If I can control my ability according to my will, it should be possible to expand it even more than now.”

Everything is possibility.

If you don’t check, it’s nothing.

If he failed, he could gain the information that it wasn’t possible, but if he didn’t try, he would gain nothing.

With that mindset, Kang Hyeon began focusing on the monitor.

What was displayed on the monitor was a map Nathan had sent.

A map of Asia centered on China and Taiwan was enlarged.

And on it, red dots indicating Chinese naval vessels were densely marked.

Kang Hyeon focused on looking at those dots.

While he was silently staring down the monitor for a long time.

‘They’re moving.’

Those dots began to move.

Passing through the Taiwan Strait toward the Taiwan Strait.

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