After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 145

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 145

Washington, USA.

The White House had more security personnel deployed than usual.

It was due to the impact of China’s invasion of Taiwan.

Unless they were insane, they wouldn’t think of attacking the United States, especially Washington, but there was always the possibility of “what if.”

‘How menacing.’

Looking at the security personnel standing with automatic rifles, Kang Hyeon felt how menacing it was.

Their eyes were so fierce that it seemed like he’d get shot if he made even slightly suspicious movements.

Perhaps noticing him observing the security personnel, Veil, who was walking ahead, spoke up.

“The security is tight, isn’t it? Due to the recent China situation, security personnel have been reinforced several times over.”

“Preparing for any possible situation.”

“That’s right. Unless they’re insane, there won’t be any attacks on the United States, but we’re still prepared just in case.”

The White House was like the heart of the United States.

Attacking it would be tantamount to declaring all-out war against the United States.

‘China won’t act recklessly.’

One could say that invading Taiwan was already reckless, but actually, it wasn’t surprising.

Chairman Zhao Qian had expressed his position that he could attack Taiwan at any time while advocating for “One China.”

That’s why among experts, the prevailing view was that it was something that would happen eventually.

However, the mainstream opinion was also that they would avoid all-out war with the United States.

‘In fact, when the US fleet came within range, they immediately decided to retreat.’

No matter how times changed and science and technology advanced, world affairs still flowed according to the logic of power.

“This way.”

Through this war, Kang Hyeon also clearly felt that.

That’s why he came to meet President Goldwin to increase his influence.

The White House.

Kang Hyeon was guided to Goldwin’s office.

Kang Hyeon, who thought he would be guided to a guest room, couldn’t hide his surprise.

‘This is VIP treatment.’

Even heads of decent countries probably wouldn’t get to enter his office.

But the fact that Kang Hyeon, just an individual, was entering the office showed how much Goldwin valued him.

Upon entering the office, he saw Goldwin sitting in a chair.

“Your Excellency, I’ve brought Mr. Choi.”

“Oh! Mr. Choi. It’s good to meet you again like this.”

“Thank you for the invitation, Your Excellency.”

Kang Hyeon greeted Goldwin with proper courtesy.

“Please sit over here.”

“Yes.”

Following Goldwin’s guidance, he sat in the seat placed in the middle of the office.

He liked how the soft sofa embraced his body.

While watching Goldwin also take his seat, Kang Hyeon heightened his concentration.

‘There aren’t many opportunities to meet Goldwin. I need to check if the black light is still emanating from his body.’

This was one of the reasons he immediately changed his flight destination to the United States upon his meeting request.

When he met Goldwin at the party venue, the black light emanating from his body was very intense.

Especially the cluster of lights connected to all people indicated that he would have a global impact.

‘If this man chooses war with the world, would I be able to stop him?’

China invading Taiwan and the United States starting a world war were on different levels.

But one thing was certain.

If the United States went to war comprehensively, the world economy would collapse.

A disaster similar to a civilization reset could occur.

‘I don’t know what I could do when this guy tries to start a war, but it’s important to know.’

It’s better to know and suffer than to suffer unknowingly.

“This time China invaded Taiwan and it was a big deal. Were you alright?”

“Before the impact reached South Korea, we were safe thanks to America’s help.”

“Haha! That’s right. America’s great fleet made China’s fleet retreat.”

Goldwin’s voice was full of pride.

America First.

That was the cause Goldwin advocated.

“Still, opportunities come because of such crises. I heard that on Wall Street, there were places that made big money taking advantage of this crisis.”

Goldwin brought up the main point.

This was exactly why he had called Kang Hyeon.

Kang Hyeon could also roughly grasp the reason from his words.

“That’s right. Crisis and opportunity are separated by a sheet of paper. Thanks to that, I was also able to achieve decent profits.”

“Is that so?”

Goldwin asked as if he didn’t know.

‘Disgusting. Internally, they must have already finished analyzing what profits we made.’

He didn’t like him wearing a mask, but he didn’t show it.

“I was lucky. The moment I changed positions, the Chinese fleet retreated.”

“Oh ho, to catch that timing precisely and change positions. KH Capital must have considerable intelligence capabilities.”

“No. I just thought China wouldn’t engage in a head-on confrontation with the United States.”

“A kind of insight. Still, it’s amazing. To read that timing precisely and succeed in the transaction.”

Why was it?

He couldn’t take Goldwin’s praise at face value.

‘He must have some ulterior motive.’

He felt there was a reason he was saying such things.

He was curious about what that might be.

Then Goldwin brought up the main point.

“I’d like to entrust my wealth to an excellent investor like Mr. Choi.”

Ah, so this is why he called me.

Now Kang Hyeon could read Goldwin’s intention.

Goldwin was a tremendous tycoon before being president.

As a president befitting the term “chaebol,” he had accumulated enormous wealth.

And even after becoming president, he continued to accumulate his wealth using his position.

It was already a well-known fact that the businesses run by his family and the personal assets of family members had swollen to enormous amounts.

‘I guess this is typical of a Yangban who ultimately prioritizes personal safety over the nation or the public.’

The reason he said he wanted to entrust money to him was in the same context.

Goldwin was focused on increasing his wealth.

‘In the end, what he wants is to ask me for a favor.’

Basically, investment companies also handle investing other people’s money.

But Kang Hyeon had never invested that way until now.

All the funds were Kang Hyeon’s assets.

That’s why he didn’t have to receive anyone’s interference in his investments.

‘The problem is that Goldwin isn’t someone I can just refuse outright.’

If the other party were just a simple chaebol, it might be different, but this was a request from the US President.

If he rejected his request without any particular reason, he didn’t know what kind of retaliation there might be.

‘I need to discuss this with KH Capital.’

This wasn’t something to decide alone.

China’s invasion of Taiwan had ended in failure, but the aftermath wasn’t over yet.

[The whole world moves to help Taiwan.]

[South Korea forms emergency relief team to help Taiwan’s recovery!]

[The UN announced it would urgently dispatch peacekeeping forces to Taiwan.]

Countries around the world extended helping hands to Taiwan.

And KH Group also stepped forward with full support.

[South Korea’s KH Group has decided to dispatch disaster robots along with approximately $1 million in aid to help Taiwan.]

The news of dispatching disaster robots made KH Group a hot topic once again.

The group seemed to have no intention of letting this opportunity pass, leaving various interviews.

“The disaster robots being dispatched this time are the same ones that were deployed in fire incidents. We collected data on disaster situations and this time modified the data based on urban disasters, designing them to provide perfect response.”

KH Group’s future business was decided to be robots.

Therefore, directly deploying robots in such field situations was important.

The Taiwan Government’s specific request was also favorable for KH Group.

In a situation where the nation’s worst crisis had struck, pointing to KH Group and requesting help was equivalent to saying they trusted their technological capabilities.

Thanks to this, public interest in KH Group became even hotter.

In this atmosphere, the scene of KH Group’s robots being deployed to Taiwan’s disaster sites was also broadcast live.

[Currently, robots under development at KH Group’s Research Institute have arrived at Taiwan’s disaster sites.]

[KH Group formed a special team for this support, right?]

[That’s correct. Doctors who can directly operate the robots flew to Taiwan personally to control the robots and deploy them at disaster sites.]

Of course, Nathan was excluded from the robot disaster relief team.

Nathan shouted that he really wanted to go, but he had to stay at the Research Institute watching monitors.

“Ugh! I should have gone!”

“Please be patient. Considering Taiwan’s current situation, you could be kidnapped at any time, so that’s why you were excluded.”

“I know, but…”

Taiwan’s current situation was extremely unstable.

Security was an issue, but there was no telling how many Chinese spies had infiltrated.

They were the same people who had attempted to kidnap Nathan even in the United States.

Moreover, in Taiwan with its chaotic political situation, the possibility was even higher.

Knowing this, Kang Hyeon made Nathan stay in the country.

“Still, we can collect data in real-time with AI.”

Dr. Curie spoke as if comforting the disappointed Nathan.

Nathan nodded as if he understood and looked at the monitor.

“This time it’s not a natural environment like mountains, but downtown, so we’ll be able to collect much more data.”

“Once we get that data, the robot’s performance will improve significantly too, right?”

“That’s right. It’s not just about improving – now we’ll be able to actively deploy them for relief activities in cities.”

What was important for robots was data.

Especially as we entered an era of AI integration, how much more data could be collected became competitiveness.

As a latecomer to the industry compared to other companies, such an environment for collecting data was a great opportunity for KH Group.

“Let’s collect as much data as possible this time.”

“Of course.”

Nathan watched the monitor with gleaming eyes.

The monitor was showing screens sent by robots deployed in the field in real-time.

The situation at the scene was horror itself.

Even just looking at the screen, scenes showed how serious China’s invasion had been.

“Hmm…”

“It’s terrible…”

“Yes… This is my first time seeing where war has passed, but I didn’t know it would be this serious.”

Scenes of black liquids clinging between collapsed buildings and debris revealed even more horror.

But what was more serious were the things visible after penetrating through the collapsed debris.

What was visible between the debris were corpses.

The sight of people who couldn’t escape the sudden disaster and died with their eyes open made one frown even just watching through the screen.

Curie couldn’t bear to watch those scenes and turned her head away – it was horror itself.

“War…”

Nathan spoke in a serious voice different from before.

“I think it should disappear from this world.”

At his serious words, Curie also nodded.

“I think the same way…”

At the Research Institute, the two people strengthened their resolve and began operating the robots at the scene.

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