After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 142

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 142

United States.

JP Morgan Headquarters.

Richard Blake received real-time situation reports in his office.

[US 7th Fleet entering Taiwan Strait.]

[Explosion occurred at Taiwan Presidential Office Building.]

[Gunfire occurred at Taiwan Presidential Office Building.]

This was information not known to the public.

News that was only shared with select few at JP Morgan.

Receiving this news, Richard judged that the current situation was turning serious.

‘At this rate, it could really lead to all-out war?’

The 7th Fleet was the core force of the US Navy.

Essentially the best force deployed forward to keep China in check.

Their entry into the Taiwan Strait at this point meant all-out war with the Chinese fleet.

‘And explosions and gunfire at the Presidential Office Building.’

This meant only one thing.

China’s special forces had moved to kidnap or assassinate the Taiwan President.

The reason for launching such an operation was also clear.

‘China has no intention of going into a prolonged war either.’

Quickly suppress the leadership and end the war.

That seemed to be China’s strategy.

It wasn’t a bad strategy.

The economic damage wouldn’t be too great either.

‘Most importantly, they wouldn’t have to fight an all-out war with the United States.’

What China was most wary of was all-out war with the United States.

A way to secure victory while avoiding this.

He was curious whether China would indeed win the war while maintaining these conditions.

That’s when it happened.

“There’s just been a change in KH Capital’s position.”

The office door opened and his aide made a report.

Since he had asked to be notified immediately of any changes in KH Capital’s position, Richard didn’t get angry and asked.

“How did it change?”

“They closed all short positions and entered large-scale long position purchases.”

“Right away? What’s the scale?”

“The scale is 20 billion dollars.”

20 billion dollars.

It was an enormous amount.

But the surprises weren’t over yet.

“And they’re continuing to make additional purchases.”

“Huh…”

There was one thing that could be read from KH Capital’s position.

‘Kang Hyeon believes this war won’t last long.’

For some reason, Kang Hyeon was predicting that.

He was showing movements completely opposite to all the world’s analysts.

“I’m curious to see what results will come out.”

Richard’s gaze turned to the charts.

As Kang Hyeon expected, China had no intention of dragging out this military operation.

Numerous committee members had gathered at the Central Military Commission Integrated Operations Command Center.

Among them was Zhao Qian, the current ruler of China.

His eyes watching the monitors were sharper than ever.

The current situation was being continuously reported to him.

“The US 7th Fleet will soon enter the Taiwan Strait.”

“F-35C Lightning from the 7th Fleet is preparing to sortie.”

“Reconnaissance drones are beginning reconnaissance.”

A collision with the 7th Fleet was only a matter of time.

This wasn’t the scenario Zhao Qian had wanted.

But he didn’t lose his composure and checked the current situation.

“Any contact from the Presidential Office Building?”

“Communications have been cut off since the contact about starting the operation.”

“Manager, contrary to what you assured, the National Security Bureau agents seem more incompetent than expected.”

The National Security Bureau Director’s face hardened.

The core of this operation was for National Security Bureau agents to assassinate Wei Zhun President and blow up the Presidential Office Building to eliminate key figures all at once.

Afterwards, the plan was for China to effectively command the Taiwan Government from behind using politicians they had positioned in Taiwan.

But things were going wrong from the very beginning.

“Time’s up.”

“Ch… Chairman! If you give us just 10 more minutes…!”

“It’s already too late.”

Zhao Qian’s gaze turned to the red phone on his table.

The hotline.

A direct communication network between heads of state.

And currently, this hotline was connected to only one place.

“The time Harvey Goldwin gave is up.”

Chairman Zhao Qian, who had uttered incomprehensible words, picked up the phone.

China’s invasion of Taiwan shocked the entire world.

People were consumed by fear.

-Isn’t this going to lead to world war?

-World War 3 begins!!

-Now it’s the end of the world.

-When are they shooting nukes ahhhhh-!!

-Damn… I haven’t even dated yet.

-Our neighborhood, suddenly more looting.

-Same with our neighborhood.

-Grocery stores are being robbed.

-Looks like our neighborhood Walmart was cleaned out.

Food hoarding began around the world.

In areas with unstable security, looting and crime increased significantly.

Crime increased greatly especially in South America and Europe.

Considering it was a war happening in distant countries, this was unusual.

The military action China initiated instilled that much fear in the world.

The reason was the possibility of all-out war with the United States.

[News that fighter jets have launched from the US 7th Fleet.]

A situation practically on the brink of armed conflict.

A full-scale war between the United States and China, called the G2, was a scenario that could lead to the end of the world.

It was common knowledge that a G2 collision would likely not end as simply a problem between two countries.

This common sense made the fear grow even greater.

The fear also manifested in the financial markets.

“The VIX index is recording an all-time high!”

“The NASDAQ index is widening its decline!”

“The S&P 500’s drop is expanding to 10 percent!”

All indices were indicating that the market had entered a state of panic.

Making buy orders in this situation would be insane.

But Kang Hyeon remained unshaken.

“What percentage of our current position entry has been completed?”

At Kang Hyeon’s question, Kim Seong-won answered without taking his eyes off the monitor.

“82 percent completed.”

Most of the positions were already in place.

A scale of over 20 billion dollars.

Taking a position of this magnitude was the first time in KH Capital’s history.

Some traders’ faces turned pale from the burden, even though it wasn’t their own money.

The pressure from 20 billion dollars was that tremendous.

But Kang Hyeon, the actual Chairman, was watching the monitors without any change in expression.

“Are there any breaking news from the United States or China?”

“The American media are all predicting war will break out and issuing sell recommendations.”

“Dubai media and reports are also talking about war breaking out as a foregone conclusion.”

“There’s no significant breaking news from China either.”

Media around the world were anticipating a full-scale war between the United States and China.

The traders wondered if they should change positions even now.

‘If we close our positions now, we could finish with just a slight loss.’

‘Half of the profits we built up with short positions are already flying away.’

‘The falling speed is showing exactly the characteristics of a panicked market. Why are we taking long positions?’

‘If this trade fails, won’t our company basically have to close down?’

If the 20 billion dollar trade failed, the company could be shaken.

If the company was shaken, they would naturally cut labor costs and their positions could disappear.

Thinking that far, their anxiety about this trade grew even more.

That’s when it happened.

“Breaking news!”

Someone’s shout echoed through the Trading Room.

Everyone’s attention focused on him.

“News that the Chinese fleet is withdrawing!”

“Really?”

“For real?!”

Before confirming the truth of the news, the financial markets moved.

“The decline in all indices is weakening!”

And not long after, prices reversed.

“All indices are rising! They’re reducing their losses and climbing rapidly!”

The indices reversed as if nothing had happened.

Naturally, KH Capital’s positions also turned profitable.

While a festive atmosphere was circulating in the Trading Room, Kang Hyeon spoke.

“What’s the status of our current entered positions?”

“93 percent of total positions have been entered.”

“Good.”

Though expressed simply, this trade was executed at perfect timing.

When the entire market was talking about decline, he alone talked about rise and succeeded in placing a massive bet on it.

‘How is this even possible?’

‘Did he obtain some information in advance?’

‘Wow… this is what Kim Manager was talking about. Just believe and follow like a machine!’

They had only heard legends passed down orally about what trades Kang Hyeon had made in the past.

That’s why they couldn’t help but be even more shocked by witnessing Kang Hyeon’s trading directly.

“Kim Manager, I’ll leave the rest to you. Let me know immediately if there are any abnormal signals.”

“Yes! Understood!”

Watching Kang Hyeon calmly leave after taking a 20 billion dollar position, the traders couldn’t help but admire him.

Kim Seong-won shouted toward those traders.

“Now! Let’s continue working! Focus on the news! Update immediately if there’s any new information!”

“Yes! Understood!”

As soon as Kang Hyeon entered the Executive Office, he collapsed onto the sofa.

Kwangho said to him.

“You stood there with a fine face in the Trading Room. But you collapse as soon as you enter the Executive Office?”

“Hey, I can’t show weakness in front of the employees.”

“True, I was also managing my expression for that reason. Phew, trading 20 billion dollars against the trend all at once. It was nerve-wracking.”

Trends exist in the market.

When a decline starts with bad news like today, this trend usually doesn’t change easily.

Unless the bad news itself is completely resolved, the trend usually doesn’t change for several days.

That’s why “don’t go against the trend” was known like a formula among traders.

But KH Capital’s trade this time was clearly against the trend.

Moreover, it was counter-trend trading from clear bad news, so if it went wrong, it could have recorded tremendous losses.

“At least it was long, not short. Given time, it would have turned positive. But if the war had prolonged or spread to other countries, we really would have had a second Great Depression.”

A full-scale war between the United States and China could have given tremendous shock to the entire world.

And the war certainly wouldn’t have ended as a short-term conflict.

It was obvious it would become a long-term war, and if that happened, the financial markets would literally be destroyed.

“How did you know? That China would withdraw.”

“In the current situation, China has more to lose than gain from fighting the United States. They absolutely couldn’t go into a long-term war.”

“But they even made the bold move of attacking Taiwan?”

“From China’s perspective, they viewed Venezuela and Taiwan on the same level. They tried to use the same strategy as the United States to end it as a short-term war.”

“Huh… they thought that simply?”

“Yeah, it seems like simple thinking to us now. But considering the actual power difference, it was quite possible.”

“Was just withdrawing a success for their operation?”

“Well. We’ll have to watch the situation, but…”

Whether China’s operation succeeded or failed, they would have withdrawn their fleet.

So at this point, he couldn’t be certain about Wei Zhun President’s situation.

That’s when it happened.

Ring!

Kang Hyeon’s smartphone rang.

Checking the number, the corners of his mouth turned up.

“Looks like it failed after all.”

“What?”

Leaving the puzzled Kwangho behind, Kang Hyeon answered the phone.

“Yes, President.”

The caller was Wei Zhun President.

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