After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 143

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 143

China had retreated.

That news was also delivered to the White House.

“The Chinese fleet has withdrawn from the Taiwan Strait.”

“What about our casualties?”

“None. Since the Chinese fleet retreated before a full-scale collision, we didn’t suffer any direct damage.”

Goldwin nodded.

The fact that there was no damage to his own country was the best news.

“Have we assessed the situation in Taiwan?”

“It’s not precisely tallied yet, but civilian casualties seem considerable. At least hundreds dead and thousands injured. Also, the Presidential Office was attacked and a significant number of soldiers are understood to have died in battle.”

“So China was essentially targeting the command structure.”

“It seems so. They appear to have referenced our Venezuela capture operation.”

“Stupid fools. If they were going to do that, they shouldn’t have moved the fleet. They should have just infiltrated with a small elite force.”

Goldwin’s reaction was strange.

It sounded as if he had wanted China’s invasion of Taiwan to succeed.

But no one could know his true intentions.

“What happened to President Wei Zhun?”

“According to reports from our agents, President Wei Zhun is commanding from the Safety Bunker.”

“So he’s safe.”

“Yes, though some current officials of the Taiwan Government are reported to have died.”

The death of officials.

Meanwhile, President Wei Zhun was safe.

This fact meant one thing.

“China will be cornered.”

“Yes. Since they retreated without achieving their objective, analysis continues that Zhao Qian’s position will be shaken.”

“A position that was already shaking can only shake more.”

The position of Chinese Chairman Zhao Qian had been unstable recently.

This Taiwan invasion was also forcibly carried out to solidify that position.

But since it failed, it would certainly shake even more in the future.

“How are the financial markets?”

“Major stock indices including NASDAQ fell by up to 20 percent. But as news spread that the Chinese fleet was retreating, they instantly recovered the losses and appear set to close with gains.”

“Wall Street must be crying tears of blood. They wouldn’t have expected the war to end overnight.”

The prevailing opinion was that this war would be a prolonged conflict.

But it ended as an ultra-short war and no full-scale collision between the United States and China occurred.

Naturally, most companies that had bet on shorts would have suffered massive losses.

Conversely, he had made great gains.

“Our side placed the bets properly, right?”

“Of course. Through accounts created under borrowed names, we perfectly captured both long and short positions and made massive gains.”

“Hahaha! That’s very good news!”

Goldwin laughed heartily.

But such behavior was clearly criminal.

It violated the most basic rule in financial markets that insiders should not trade using inside information.

However, Goldwin ignored such rules.

This wasn’t a matter of just a day or two.

Since Goldwin became president, he had been making money through cryptocurrencies, financial markets, and even gambling.

He was earning money using all kinds of platforms.

What was most serious was the betting that took place on a gambling site just before the Venezuela invasion.

[Large suspicious bets made on gambling sites just before the US invasion of Venezuela.]

Various media covered it, but the incident was never properly investigated.

Most people thought that no matter how corrupt Goldwin was, he wouldn’t be corrupt enough to make profits on gambling sites.

So they considered it a kind of conspiracy theory.

But Goldwin was indeed that corrupt of a human being.

‘With this, even if I can’t serve a third term, I can retire with more wealth built up.’

US presidents can serve up to two terms.

No more than that was specified in the Constitution.

This being Goldwin’s second term, he could never run again once he stepped down from the presidency.

He was committing all kinds of corruption to change this, but it wasn’t easy.

Therefore, he was stockpiling massive funds in preparation for when he could never be president again.

‘In the end, money is supreme. When you hold the world’s greatest power, you must stockpile the most money.’

A bitter smile formed on Goldwin’s lips as he used his power for himself rather than the nation.

Then the aide spoke up.

“There’s one more thing to report.”

“Hmm? What is it?”

“There’s a report that one investment company made massive profits during China’s invasion of Taiwan.”

“Massive profits? How much?”

“The exact amount hasn’t come out yet, but it’s estimated to be about 30 billion dollars.”

“30 billion dollars?!”

The Taiwan invasion hadn’t lasted long, yet in that short time they recorded an unbelievable profit of 30 billion dollars.

‘Our side made profits in the tens of billions of dollars. But there’s a place that made 30 billion dollars in profit?’

It was unbelievable.

So his curiosity was piqued.

“Where is that place?”

“It’s KH Capital, operating in South Korea.”

The name KH Capital sounded familiar.

President Goldwin mulled over the name, thinking he had definitely heard it somewhere before.

The trading was over.

KH Capital was able to accumulate large quantities of big tech company stocks while taking massive long positions.

“We’ve separately organized the stocks that need to be reported according to current SEC regulations.”

The SEC had regulations requiring reports when stocks were purchased on a large scale.

Of course, not all trades had to be disclosed like this.

But when holding 5 percent or more of stocks in specific stocks, it had to be reported.

In KH Capital’s trading this time, there were 2 stocks where they accumulated 5 percent or more.

Atlantis Robotics.

Odyssey Drones.

These two stocks were companies developing robot and drone technology respectively.

The reason for concentrating on accumulating these two stocks was because they emitted the most intense light.

It wasn’t simply because they emitted light that large quantities were accumulated.

“Chairman, may we know the reason you concentrated on accumulating these two stocks?”

At Kwangho’s question, the traders’ gazes turned to Kang Hyeon.

Since Kang Hyeon had led this trade, everyone was curious about his perspective.

Knowing this, Kwangho deliberately asked the question to allow him to speak.

Kang Hyeon also knew this, so he naturally continued speaking.

“In the case of Atlantis Robotics, I calculated it could create synergy with Iron Guardians that we invested in. Since Iron Guardians makes robots specialized for large-scale disasters, they’re evaluated as lacking in precise control.”

Iron Guardians.

A company Kang Hyeon had personally invested in, and the fact that he invested there became news in various ways.

“On the other hand, Atlantis Robotics is a place that makes robots specialized in precise control. If the technologies of these two places combine, I believe both could achieve significant technological advancement.”

The traders nodded after hearing Kang Hyeon’s explanation.

It certainly seemed like his story could fill in the missing pieces.

“In the case of Odyssey Drones, their swarm flight technology is among the best in the industry. What’s most needed in swarm flight is autonomous distributed control capability. This is also a technology needed for robots. The technologies that all three companies possess can create synergy together.”

The traders were impressed by Kang Hyeon’s explanation.

‘It’s not just about looking at charts and trading.’

‘This was a purchase only possible by accurately understanding the characteristics of the invested companies.’

‘We couldn’t grasp that level of detail. The person at the top really is different.’

Atlantis and Odyssey.

The traders had wondered why Kang Hyeon was doing this when he was intensively purchasing these two companies.

But after hearing the explanation, they could understand why he made such choices.

“Please handle the parts that need to be reported to the SEC through Capital itself.”

“Yes! Understood.”

“And this market may have rapid fluctuations depending on the news. Various news stories may come out for a while and cause market volatility, so please use this as reference for your individual trading.”

The biggest transaction the company would proceed with was completed this time.

However, the traders planned to continue trading with the AUM each of them could manage.

Therefore, Kang Hyeon shared his market outlook with them.

“Understood!”

Everyone nodded in unison at the outlook from Kang Hyeon, who was already treated like a god at KH Capital.

Returning to the KH Holdings office, Kang Hyeon discussed the call with President Wei Zhun with Lee Gi-cheol.

“President Wei Zhun seems to be safe.”

“That’s fortunate. President Wei Zhun is essentially someone who takes a friendly stance toward our group, so him being alive will be a great benefit.”

“I know. If he’s alive, we can restart KH Logistics’ expansion into Taiwan.”

KH Logistics’ expansion into Taiwan.

They had put the brakes on it for now, anticipating China’s invasion of Taiwan.

The team they had originally created was assigned to projects related to expansion into India.

Since it was originally a team created in anticipation of overseas expansion, there was no major problem assigning them to projects for expansion into India.

But since the war ended earlier than expected, it seemed worth reconsidering expansion into Taiwan.

“The problem is how much damage Taiwan suffered from this invasion.”

China’s invasion of Taiwan ended in a short period.

News articles kept coming out saying the damage wouldn’t be significant.

Articles saying most missiles were blocked by air defense systems were also delivered through domestic news.

“There seem to be some casualties, but they say civilian damage won’t be significant. So logistics shouldn’t have major damage either.”

“That’s fortunate then. I was actually quite worried since it was called a war.”

The fear that the name “war” brought was tremendous.

Wars didn’t happen that frequently in the East Asian region.

Especially South Korea, though called the world’s only divided nation, had virtually no full-scale conflicts.

Except for the 2010 Cheonan ship attack and the Baengnyeong Island shelling incident, there were virtually no direct conflicts with North Korea.

As a result, even hearing about wars happening in other countries didn’t feel real.

“Have you spoken with President Wei Zhun?”

“We only had a call to confirm his survival, and haven’t contacted each other separately since then. He’s probably too busy dealing with the situation in Taiwan.”

“That certainly seems likely. Let’s arrange a meeting with President Wei Zhun once some time passes.”

“We should do that.”

That’s when it happened.

With a knock on the chairman’s office door, Kim Ha-ryul entered.

“Chairman, I brought some updated materials regarding Taiwan.”

“Ah, please give them to me.”

The materials Kim Ha-ryul handed over were simple in content.

But the weight contained in that content was heavier than ever.

[Taiwan civilian deaths predicted to exceed 400.]

[The number of Taiwan civilian deaths from China’s invasion of Taiwan is predicted to exceed 400.

This is a significant increase from the initially reported deaths of about 10 people.

The reason for this sudden surge is analyzed to be because a large residential complex in Taiwan was directly hit by Chinese missiles, causing the building to collapse.]

400 deaths.

A number that exceeded expectations was announced.

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