After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 144

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 144

Early invasion.

News from Taiwan spread across the world.

Since the internet was well-developed and there were many foreigners living locally, the news was conveyed quickly and accurately.

-I’m in Taichung right now. The explosion sounds are no joke.

Are you okay?

Yeah. I can hear explosion sounds though. But the city center isn’t exploding.

-Police are controlling the situation.(photo)

-I suddenly hear gunshots from the Presidential Office?

News was transmitted in real-time like this.

Of course, it wasn’t always transmitted well.

-Why aren’t the guys in Taipei posting anything?

-What happened?

-I was in Taipei and escaped to the outskirts. Internet doesn’t work inside Taipei.

What are you talking about?

I don’t know if it’s EMP or signal jamming, but I’m not getting any data.

What about Starlink?

No, that won’t work.

As China launched signal jamming operations to block information and communications, contact with Taipei was cut off for a certain period of time.

But as the Chinese fleet retreated, news was soon transmitted again.

-Holy shit… the fleet is retreating.

-As expected, they immediately withdraw when the United States joins the war!

-America being America~

-Even China would be scared to fight against America.

Now it’s a two trillion nation.

-Still, it seems fortunate they blocked it without much damage.

Up until this point, the news reported that Taiwan had almost no damage.

But there was a horror that could only be seen at the scene.

[A high-rise residential complex in Taiwan collapsed from an explosion, resulting in over 400 deaths.

Since rescue operations are still ongoing, the number of deaths is expected to increase further.]

[Taiwan’s President Wei Zhun stated in an official press conference, “China’s attack is a clear act of aggression and violated international law. We will make sure they pay the price for this attack.”]

[The international community is raising voices of condemnation against China’s invasion of Taiwan.]

Over 400 deaths alone.

Including the injured, thousands of people were harmed by this war.

The prevailing opinion was that the damage amount would easily exceed tens of millions of dollars.

Even with China’s brief attack, Taiwan and the entire world were turned upside down.

South Korea issued a yellow-level travel advisory for Taiwan.

The yellow level is a stage that recommends refraining from travel, and this was the first time this level was issued for Taiwan.

This meant that the Government of South Korea was also closely watching China’s invasion situation of Taiwan.

In this situation, a private jet landed at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport.

The person who got off the private jet was none other than Kang Hyeon.

Leading his security team and secretaries, he visited Taiwan and immediately got in a car and entered Taipei, Taiwan’s capital.

Since Taipei suffered direct damage in this invasion, the city was quiet.

Police and soldiers were visible, and they occasionally stopped and inspected Kang Hyeon’s group as they moved by car.

“What is the purpose of your visit?”

“A meeting with President Wei Zhun is scheduled.”

Of course, Kang Hyeon’s group passed through the inspection safely.

Because the person they were scheduled to meet was Taiwan’s President Wei Zhun.

After checking the official documents, Kang Hyeon was able to head to the Presidential Office.

“That building over there completely collapsed.”

At the security guard’s words, Kang Hyeon’s gaze naturally turned to a building.

A place that seemed to be a fairly recently built building had become ruins.

It was severely damaged from the explosion’s aftermath, and safety fences set up by police were visible around it.

That wasn’t the only place.

Throughout downtown Taipei, there were flowers placed here and there and roads with deep holes.

The traces of war were more serious than what he had seen on the news.

‘To think it’s this severe…’

War was a story of other countries for Kang Hyeon, who had lived in South Korea.

Although their main enemy North Korea was right nearby, there was never any direct conflict with them.

Even when the Cheonan ship sank and when Baengnyeongdo was bombed, Kang Hyeon just focused on trading while looking at charts.

‘This time was no different.’

Kang Hyeon was just looking at charts.

He moved his fingers thinking that he had to make money even if war broke out.

But seeing the actual scene of war, he felt pathetic about himself.

‘Was there really nothing I could do?’

Such questions continued to torment him.

President Wei Zhun, whom he met after a long time.

His appearance was sharper than when they first met.

As if he hadn’t slept, his under-eyes were full of dark circles and his skin was rough.

His hair was also disheveled, but only his eyes were very sharp.

“It’s been a while.”

“Thank you for coming like this.”

After briefly exchanging greetings, the two sat on the office sofa.

Since the Presidential Office was damaged, Wei Zhun and Taiwan’s lawmakers were working from a temporary Presidential Office.

Although it was a temporary location, the facilities themselves weren’t bad.

Soon tea was placed in front of the two, and Wei Zhun chuckled as he picked up his teacup.

“Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve sat on a sofa today.”

“You must be very busy.”

“Well, we have to handle the aftermath of the places those Chinese bastards messed up.”

Anger could be felt in his voice.

“I heard the damage is severe.”

“Yes. Both human casualties and property damage are in a severe state. Moreover, the shock the people received also exceeds expectations. Especially the massive casualties from the collapse of Daesan Building… it’s horrific.”

Daesan Building.

It was the building where over 400 deaths occurred this time.

Although called a building, it was essentially a residential complex where numerous people lived.

That place was bombed by missiles fired by Taiwan, and civilians inside were harmed.

“What does China say about this incident?”

“Those bastards cut off all means of communication with us. Our diplomats staying in China were also arrested, and their life or death is unclear.”

Arresting foreign diplomats staying in one’s own country was abandoning the trust of the international community.

In fact, foreign diplomats from other countries staying in China have continued to leave even until now after Taiwan’s invasion.

Essentially, China was currently being ostracized by the international community.

“You must have great concerns.”

“We must somehow resolve this situation and rise again.”

“Our KH Group would also like to help, even if it’s small.”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, President Wei Zhun looked at him with a moved expression.

“Really?”

“Yes. There are disaster robots that were deployed to wildfire sites that recently occurred in South Korea. When I asked, they said they could be deployed to urban disaster sites with just minor program adjustments.”

“Oh! We were just actively considering deploying robots! If there’s such experience, that’s great. Let’s proceed with the contract right away!”

“Understood. And this is a donation from our group.”

Kang Hyeon presented the prepared documents.

The document stated that he would donate one million dollars.

“Such a large amount…!”

“Not at all. I’ll continue to monitor the situation and provide more support if there’s anything else I can help with.”

“Thank you so much!”

Seeing President Wei Zhun holding his hand and expressing sincere gratitude, Kang Hyeon also tightened his grip.

Kang Hyeon’s decision to support Taiwan wasn’t for any other reason.

‘To think they suffered such damage…’

Hundreds had died and thousands were injured.

People had lost their homes overnight, and he wanted to help them.

That was what he wanted to do as a human being, Choi Kang-hyeon.

‘I may not be able to share their pain, but I hope this helps.’

With that thought, Kang Hyeon was wrapping up his schedule in Taiwan.

He planned to rest one night at the hotel and return to South Korea the next day when he received a phone call.

It was an unknown number, so after hesitating for a moment, Kang Hyeon answered and heard a deep voice greeting him in English.

-Hello, Mr. Choi. This is Goldwin.

It was a call from President Goldwin of the United States.

Startled, Kang Hyeon initially thought it might be spam.

But he soon realized it wasn’t.

-The last time we met was at the party, wasn’t it? It’s nice to have this phone conversation.

Only a few people within the Group knew that the two had met at the party.

He thought voice phishing scammers wouldn’t have access to such information, so he believed it was President Goldwin.

“It’s been a while, Mr. President.”

-Haha! Indeed. I’d like to make time to meet once. Please come to the United States.

“Understood. Then I’ll head to the United States soon.”

-Good. I’ll have some very delicious hamburgers prepared.

After ending the call, Kang Hyeon wore a puzzled expression.

“President Goldwin contacted me directly asking to meet?”

It was strange that Goldwin, who had never contacted him before, reached out directly.

Moreover, this was the busiest time for Goldwin as well.

With China attacking Taiwan, the US President wouldn’t have time to leisurely meet with anyone.

Yet he was calling him to the United States.

He was curious about what he was thinking.

Kang Hyeon immediately contacted his secretary team.

“Cancel the schedule to go to South Korea and I’ll go directly to the United States.”

-Understood, Chairman. Where should we set as the destination?

“I’ll go to Washington.”

He decided to go to Washington to meet President Goldwin.

The National Intelligence Service was closely monitoring Kang Hyeon’s movements.

“What? What do you mean? The schedule changed?”

“I just received word. He’s canceling his plan to come to South Korea and going to the United States instead. To Washington, no less.”

“Washington? Is he meeting President Goldwin or something?”

Lee Kyeong-won of the National Intelligence Service, who was receiving reports on Kang Hyeon’s activities, spoke as if incredulous.

The subordinate who was reporting responded to his words.

“Wouldn’t he be meeting him?”

“What?”

“Not recently, but US agents confirmed there was contact with President Goldwin. So it wouldn’t be strange if they met again.”

“Really?”

“…Team Manager, you didn’t read the report properly, did you?”

“Ahem! I’m busy with work, so it can’t be helped! Give me a summary!”

“It’s nothing major. President Goldwin attended a party where he met with Representative Choi Kang-hyeon. They talked for about 90 seconds and there’s been no contact since then.”

Though he said it was nothing major, the report content was quite detailed.

It meant the National Intelligence Service was closely monitoring Kang Hyeon’s every move.

“What exactly is this guy? He’s close to India’s Prime Minister Lao Xing, Taiwan’s President Wei Zhun meets with him even during wartime. And now he’s going for a private meeting with President Goldwin?”

Originally, the National Intelligence Service didn’t want to monitor Kang Hyeon.

Though he was a Group chairman, Kang Hyeon was ultimately just a civilian.

Monitoring him was strictly civilian surveillance.

That’s why they didn’t want to carelessly tail him or track his movements.

But since the people he met were all heads of state, they had no choice but to watch.

“He’s a much bigger shot than we expected?”

Team Manager Lee Kyeong-won thought he should report this matter and kept his eyes on him.

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