After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 157

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 157

[Breaking News: US House of Representatives brings President Goldwin’s impeachment bill to floor vote.]

[Democratic Party: ‘We must bring down the warmonger who drove America to ruin.’]

U.S. House of Representatives Chamber, Washington D.C.

Suffocating tension weighed heavily inside the massive dome.

Representative Smith, the Democratic House Majority Leader, stepped up to the podium with a stern expression.

He gripped the microphone and coldly surveyed the chamber.

“President Goldwin has driven our nation into irreparable disaster.”

A resolute and sharp declaration.

“A war started under false pretenses. What has been the cost?”

Horrific economic indicators appeared on the large screen installed behind him.

“Gasoline surpassing $8 per gallon. Unemployment reaching record highs.”

Bang!

Representative Smith’s fist roughly struck the podium.

“Our citizens are being thrown onto the streets!”

Silence heavily pressed down on the House chamber.

“That’s not all. In this meaningless guerrilla war, our young people are bleeding and dying every single day. Is this the great America you proclaimed, Mr. President?”

The expressions in the Republican seats were horribly distorted.

But none of them dared to hastily offer a rebuttal.

“We cannot bring down the commander-in-chief during wartime!”

A Republican loyalist congressman barely grabbed the microphone and raised his voice.

“This is clear treason that benefits our enemy Iran!”

Clumsy security logic.

Stale patriotism marketing that might have worked in the past.

But that hollow cry was immediately buried under fierce jeers and mockery.

“What a complete comedy.”

KH Group Headquarters, Seoul.

Kang Hyeon watched the large display and let out a cold chuckle.

The chaos on screen was muted.

Instead, vivid sounds from the scene flowed through the wireless earphones in his ears.

-Mr. Choi. As you can see, it’s quite a mudslinging fight.

A corner of the House chamber.

Congressman Aiden Davis had secretly kept a communication channel open.

“The Republican defense line looks much more fragile than expected.”

Kang Hyeon asked dryly while crunching ice.

-That’s natural. They’re all just making noise on the surface.

Aiden’s voice was tinged with deep mockery.

-Inside, they’re calculating when to climb that podium and stab Goldwin in the back.

A vicious game of reading the room by rats trying to survive.

These were people who valued their own badges more than the meager power Goldwin had given them.

-The Democrats just finished preparing to drop the materials I passed them.

A Democratic congressman on screen roughly gestured to display new documents.

“The President tried to pour massive taxpayer money into private mercenaries without Congressional approval!”

The private contract documents with Iron Shield.

It was lethal poison that Kang Hyeon had intentionally leaked through Aiden.

“He squeezed the lifeblood from citizens to line the pockets of corrupt defense contractors!”

The Democratic congressman’s voice rang out powerfully.

“He bought mercenary guns and blades to extend his own political life. If this isn’t grounds for impeachment, then what is!”

The chamber was literally turned upside down.

-Now it truly begins, Mr. Choi.

Aiden’s voice trembled slightly.

Not simple policy failure, but clear abuse of power and evidence of corruption.

Even Republican congressmen began whispering while watching each other.

“W-we have nothing to do with that illegal contract! It was the President’s unilateral decision!”

One of the Republican leadership frantically shouted into the microphone.

They had started drawing lines.

Perfect tail-cutting.

That’s when it happened.

A white-haired man slowly walked toward the podium.

It was Republican Congressman Robert Miller, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

He was Goldwin’s most reliable ally and a key figure in the conservative camp.

-That old man is finally taking charge and making his move.

Aiden muttered quietly.

One of the figures Kang Hyeon had secretly funneled donations to through Pacific Ventures’ funds.

When Robert took the microphone, the chamber became as quiet as death, as if cold water had been poured over it.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the Goldwin defense logic that would come from his mouth.

“Today, I stand here with a devastated and sorrowful heart.”

Robert’s heavy voice echoed through the chamber via the microphone.

“Our homeland is bleeding in an endless quagmire.”

He paused briefly and heavily, sharply surveyed the Republican seats.

“The nation’s survival comes before the party’s welfare.”

Only the sound of swallowing dry saliva filled the silence.

“To defend the Constitution of our great America, I will cast a vote in favor of this impeachment bill.”

Crash!

A tremendous shock like being struck directly in the head with a hammer.

The chamber instantly transformed into an uncontrollable massive pandemonium.

“Robert! You old traitor bastard!”

“How could you stab the Republican Party in the back!”

Goldwin’s loyalists raised their voices and hurled curses.

But Robert silently descended from the podium with unwavering eyes.

His bombshell declaration was the most fatal crack in a massive dam.

-Hahaha! The dam has collapsed, Mr. Choi!

Aiden burst into suppressed laughter and cheered.

-As soon as old Robert took up the cross, the rebel votes that were holding their breath are pouring out like crazy.

“It’s the expected result.”

Kang Hyeon answered indifferently while checking the stock quote window on the tablet on his desk.

Right after Robert’s favorable statement was transmitted as breaking news.

The NASDAQ index was once again breaking through the basement floor in vertical free fall.

The short position profits betting on index decline were expanding exponentially by the minute.

“Everyone’s desperate to be the first to jump off the sinking ship.”

-Just now, as many as seven additional Republican congressmen officially declared their intention to vote in favor.

Aiden’s breathing became rough.

-At this rate, tonight’s vote will easily exceed a majority.

Majority approval.

The House impeachment passage was approaching as an irreversible reality.

The Republican iron defense that Goldwin had boasted about.

That pathetic bluffing was shattered to pieces in just half a day.

Kang Hyeon removed the wireless earphones from his ears and lightly placed them on his desk.

As the connection with Aiden was severed, tense silence came to the office.

Click.

“Chairman.”

The office door opened and Kwangho entered with urgent steps.

“Did you watch the live broadcast? Something unbelievable is happening!”

Kwangho looked around and confirmed they were alone before speaking casually.

His eyes swirled with intense curiosity and awe.

“Of course. Don’t underestimate the instincts of rats trying to escape a sinking ship.”

Kang Hyeon answered in a very dry and sharp tone.

“Republican heavyweights have started cutting off their tails by casting consecutive votes in favor.”

“Insane. To actually replace a president overnight.”

Kwangho swallowed hard.

“That’s how American politics works. They’re beasts who’ll bite even their own kind if given justification to survive.”

Kang Hyeon slowly rose from the plush sofa and approached the open window.

A dark and cruel predator’s light flashed in his eyes as he completely dominated the game.

“How’s the market?”

“Don’t even ask. Right after Congressman Robert’s statement of support, the VIX fear index broke through the ceiling.”

Kwangho handed the tablet he brought to Kang Hyeon.

Spectacular red numbers filled the screen densely.

“The profit from our short positions alone has already exceeded 150 trillion won.”

Kwangho’s voice finally came out trembling.

150 trillion won.

A single company had gotten its hands on insane cash equivalent to a nation’s annual budget.

“It’s not over yet.”

The moment Goldwin’s impeachment was decided would surely be the climax.

[Breaking: US House of Representatives passes President Goldwin’s impeachment bill in surprise vote!]

[40 Republican defection votes pour in. Goldwin faces political death sentence.]

[Fateful Senate vote. World’s attention focuses on Washington.]

Oval Office, White House.

A heavy crystal ashtray cut through the air.

Crash!

The large display hanging on the wall shattered, sending fragments flying in all directions.

“These traitor bastards! Ungrateful garbage rats!”

Goldwin screamed like a beast with veins bulging in his neck.

The Republican iron defense he had boasted about was a complete illusion.

Congressmen who turned their backs in competition to survive.

The overwhelming votes of support in the House vote mercilessly cut off his lifeline.

The chief of staff and aides stood frozen, not even daring to breathe.

No one dared approach him as he fumed.

“The Senate…”

Goldwin gripped the desk with trembling hands.

“The Senate is still safe, right? The Senate won’t abandon me too!”

An empty cry floating in the air.

But terrible fear already lurked in his clouded eyes.

The massive dam of the House had collapsed.

Senators facing midterm elections wouldn’t go against the crazed public opinion.

With even the vice president starting to distance himself from the sinking ship.

‘I can’t end like this.’

He was the president of the United States that commanded the world.

He couldn’t let the power he had squeezed out be taken away so futilely.

He desperately needed an overwhelming and violent knockout punch to reverse the situation instantly.

“Everyone get out.”

Goldwin growled in a coldly subdued voice.

The secretaries fled the office like they were escaping.

Heavy silence descended on the space.

Goldwin pulled out a red emergency communication device from deep in his desk drawer.

The most secret and dangerous direct line.

The other party was the enemy nation he hated most and the giant rival that divided the world.

It was Chinese Chairman Zhao Qian.

Ring ring-

The dial tone continued for a long time.

Goldwin anxiously bit his dry lips until he drew blood.

He had long since thrown his petty pride into the gutter.

Click.

-What brings the American President to call at this hour?

Zhao Qian’s low and leisurely voice came through the receiver.

The voice coming through the interpreter was steeped with blatant mockery and superiority.

“Chairman Zhao Qian. I’ll get straight to the point.”

Goldwin gritted his teeth while suppressing his rising shame.

-Congratulations on the House impeachment bill passing. Washington must be quite noisy.

“Cut the shallow mockery. Don’t you want to end this damn war too?”

Goldwin’s bloodshot eyes flashed like a viper.

“Your state enterprises that were funding Iran from behind the scenes.”

The US Department of the Treasury’s powerful secondary boycott.

Chinese giant capitals including Jinhua Shipping were facing bankruptcy crisis.

The longer the war continued, the more fatal internal injuries Chairman Zhao Qian would suffer too.

-So. What do you want from me?

Zhao Qian’s voice sank even colder and lighter as if playing.

“I’m proposing a negotiation. A very massive and dramatic big deal.”

Goldwin swallowed hard and threw his last card.

“You pressure Iran strongly to end this war immediately. Then I’ll completely lift the economic sanctions on Chinese companies.”

The end of war and a peace agreement.

That was the only miracle that could repackage the falling warmonger president as a hero of peace again.

-A very interesting proposal. But aren’t you about to be kicked out, Your Excellency?

Zhao Qian struck the vital point with a sharp dagger.

“There’s still a month left until the Senate vote! If I dramatically end the war within that time, the Senate will completely lose justification to impeach me!”

Goldwin’s voice cracked urgently with a metallic sound.

The miserable and disgusting true face of an emperor begging for massive power.

“You’d also find it burdensome to start over from scratch with a troublesome new American president. Me staying alive and maintaining power is an overwhelming benefit to China too.”

Goldwin was desperate.

By any means necessary, even selling his soul, he had to stop the Senate vote.

The very person who had driven the world to destruction for his political life.

It was a farce of him now posing as an apostle of peace and bowing to an enemy nation.

Zhao Qian’s low and fishy laughter flowed through the receiver.

-Fine. There’s one more condition though.

“Say anything. I’ll accept it all.”

Ready to sell the entire United States.

It was the desperate struggle of an American president willingly becoming an enemy nation’s dog to survive.

In the darkness of the office.

Above Goldwin’s hunched back clutching the phone, a blue light symbolizing destruction and death was settling very thick and heavy.

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