After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 174

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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 174

“I am Choi Kang-hyeon, Chairman of KH Group.”

Kang Hyeon’s brief greeting.

That single sentence fiercely shook not just the Pennsylvania rally venue, but the entire United States.

An alien Asian capitalist who appeared without warning at the center of American politics.

But the public didn’t see him as just another foreign tycoon or behind-the-scenes lobbyist.

Edwin’s campaign team rowed hard and fast as the tide came in.

“Release all the undisclosed data from the Mount Baekdu drilling site we received from KH Group to the media and social networks.”

The campaign manager urgently gave orders while pounding on the desk.

“We must emphasize Choi Kang-hyeon’s overwhelming problem-solving ability and decisiveness at all costs. And we need to engrave in the public’s mind that the one and only partner chosen by that great hero is Edwin.”

A thoroughly calculated and sophisticated heroization campaign began.

The reaction was immediate and explosive.

The main pages of Reddit’s political and social forums, America’s largest community platform, were plastered with Kang Hyeon’s name day after day.

[Mega Thread: Korean billionaire who stopped Mount Baekdu volcano supports Edwin.]

[The man who physically prevented catastrophe by pouring tens of billions of dollars. Is America his next investment?]

[Choi Kang-hyeon, Tony Stark without the suit knocks on the White House door.]

Tens of thousands of comments poured down like waterfalls on each post.

The ripple effect on short-form platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts created an even more massive blaze.

Magnificent footage of massive tungsten drills penetrating 120-degree Celsius geothermal heat.

And Kang Hyeon’s cool demeanor as he calmly declared in the briefing room that cost was not a consideration.

Those short, intense cross-edited videos instantly surpassed 100 million views and dominated the algorithms.

The American public, exhausted by complex political rhetoric and word games.

They were blindly enthusiastic about the realistic decisiveness that crushed the disaster before their eyes with overwhelming capital power.

The enthusiasm for Kang Hyeon was directly converted into rising support for Edwin.

His approval ratings, which had been struggling to maintain equilibrium, shot up vertically.

It was a destructively steep rise that could completely flip the landscape of major swing states in one stroke.

The place that shook the most was none other than the Republican Party leadership.

“This isn’t just an endorsement from an outside figure. It’s already become a massive cultural phenomenon.”

A closed meeting room at the Republican Party headquarters in Washington D.C.

The party’s core election strategist threw thick polling data onto the table and raised his voice.

“Edwin’s approval ratings have pushed the party’s elder candidate outside the margin of error. The gap widens daily, and the small donations flowing into the campaign are setting all-time records.”

Former President Harvey Goldwin’s terrible impeachment scandal.

Due to that disgrace, the Republican Party had thoroughly lost the people’s trust.

Initially, the Republican leadership had planned to put forward an experienced elder figure to appeal for conservative traditional values and stability.

The calculation was to slowly and conservatively recover the lost trust.

But the presence of Kang Hyeon standing beside Edwin far exceeded their expectations.

Future industries, innovative technology, and the overwhelming victor who prevented a global disaster.

That sophisticated image was instantly washing away Harvey Goldwin’s old and corrupt shadow that had been cast over the Republican Party.

“We must acknowledge what needs to be acknowledged.”

A young senator from Texas continued speaking in a strong tone.

“This is a golden opportunity to completely escape Harvey Goldwin’s cesspit. The public is already completely captivated by the massive jobs and future blueprint that KH Group will bring to America.”

A Republican elder sitting at the head of the table pressed his brow and let out a deep sigh.

“But having the party’s presidential candidate being led around by a mere foreign businessman could damage the party’s identity.”

“Is he just any foreigner? He’s massive capital currently laying trillions of won worth of infrastructure in Texas and Silicon Valley.”

The young congressman lightly struck the table.

“Americans are more enthusiastic about jobs that will be created tomorrow than our party’s stuffy traditions. With an elder candidate, we can never beat the Democrats in the general election.”

“…”

“We must give Edwin full party support. That’s the only winning formula to retake the White House.”

Irrefutable realistic indicators filled the table.

The atmosphere in the closed meeting room quickly tilted toward Edwin.

Before the explosive logic of capital and certainty of victory, the pride of old factions was meaningless.

The good momentum became a massive tsunami that devoured public sentiment across America.

Once the party leadership’s tacit support shifted, Edwin’s campaign literally sprouted massive wings.

The full-scale Republican presidential primary voting began.

Starting with the Iowa caucuses, then New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries.

Edwin swept to consecutive victories with unstoppable momentum.

The results were truly overwhelming victories.

Edwin never failed to emphasize his strong alliance with KH Group at every rally.

The unlimited expansion of the space industry that Kang Hyeon promised and the rosy economic effects that large-scale AI data center construction would bring.

Those specific and realistic job promises perfectly absorbed not only conservative votes but also moderate voters.

Eventually, the elder candidate felt the massive wall of reality and raised the white flag early.

The night when Super Tuesday primary results were announced, the watershed that would determine the direction of the American presidential election.

Edwin finally completely defeated his intra-party competitors and was confirmed as the Republican Party’s official presidential candidate.

“This overwhelming victory is not mine alone.”

A large convention center in Washington D.C.

Edwin, who took the stage for his victory acceptance speech, smiled brightly under countless camera flashes.

“A great partner who will rebuild America’s collapsed economy and open a brilliant new future together. I express deep gratitude to Chairman Choi Kang-hyeon.”

At the same time. The VIP suite on the top floor of the convention center.

Kang Hyeon quietly looked down at Edwin’s speech through the floor-to-ceiling windows, holding sparkling water in one hand.

The cheers of tens of thousands of supporters filling the plaza vibrated faintly through the thick soundproof windows.

“It’s a perfect landslide victory as you predicted, Chairman.”

Ha-ryul, standing behind him, calmly reported while checking the final vote percentages on his tablet.

“The opposition forces within the Republican Party have completely surrendered. The party’s official funding and organizational network are all being consolidated and concentrated into Edwin’s camp.”

“It’s a natural result.”

Kang Hyeon silently took a sip of sparkling water.

The two options he had written on a memo pad not long ago.

And the brilliant red trajectory that had shone above them.

It was the result of following exactly the certain path to victory that his ability had intuitively shown him.

Reaping exactly what you invest.

That’s the most basic and blind instinct of capitalist electoral politics.

“Now the real general election race remains.”

Kang Hyeon silently set his glass down on the table.

“Until Edwin securely enters the Oval Office, don’t slow down funding support to the campaign and favorable media opinion control by even 1 percent.”

“Understood. I’ll manage it thoroughly.”

Kang Hyeon again gazed at the deep night sky beyond the glass window.

The curtain had risen on the full-scale presidential race.

All of America was divided into massive waves of red and blue.

The Democratic Party, as expected, drew their most lethal weapon.

It was the specter of former President Harvey Goldwin.

“The Republican Party is the party that produced Harvey Goldwin, the worst criminal in American history.”

The Democratic presidential candidate attacked with raised voice during the TV debate.

“They dragged national dignity to the floor and ruined the economy. Will you hand them the keys to the White House again!”

It was a fierce offensive.

Harvey Goldwin’s impeachment scandal was still an unhealed wound for Americans.

But Edwin’s expression on the opposite side of the podium remained unshaken and calm.

He pulled the microphone closer and counterattacked very plainly and sharply.

“It was our Republican Party that dragged that rotten Harvey Goldwin down from power.”

Edwin’s firm voice resonated through the debate hall.

“What if the Republican Party had protected him for the party’s interests alone? Harvey Goldwin would still be sitting in that Oval Office.”

It was a painful fact.

A party that cut out its own corrupt flesh.

Instead of denying past stains, Edwin put forward the party’s self-purifying ability that had corrected those mistakes.

The Democratic candidate was momentarily speechless at this logical counterattack.

While the politicians engaged in their war of words.

Kang Hyeon unleashed a bombardment of massive capital at perfectly calculated timing.

[KH Group confirms massive $50 billion investment in Texas and Ohio!]

[Announces construction of world’s largest AI data center and humanoid robot production base.]

The front pages of American economic newspapers were uniformly plastered with news of KH’s investment.

A mega project guaranteeing hundreds of thousands of quality jobs.

The timing of that announcement was quite intentional.

“This is the new American future I promised you.”

Edwin waved KH Group’s investment plans at every campaign rally.

Not vague political slogans, but real cash and jobs that would hit bank accounts.

Voters’ hearts began rapidly shifting toward the solid future capital Edwin brought, rather than the Democratic Party’s digging up of the past.

Instead of stepping forward and speaking publicly, Kang Hyeon perfectly supported Edwin from behind with overwhelming flows of money.

It was the most elegant and certain form of indirect supporting fire.

The world’s attention focused on the American presidential election.

Leaders of various countries and global financial markets kept their nerves on edge according to daily opinion poll indicators.

Because each country’s trade and diplomatic policies would be completely overturned depending on who rose to the pinnacle of world power.

The fierce battle of attacks ended, and finally the fateful day dawned.

The first Tuesday of November.

Voting began simultaneously across the United States.

Kang Hyeon was watching a large display from his office at KH Group headquarters in Seoul.

CNN’s live presidential election coverage was streaming on the screen.

The American map was being filled in real-time with red and blue colors.

[The vote count in Pennsylvania, currently the biggest battleground state, has exceeded 95 percent!]

The anchor’s excited voice filled the office.

[Candidate Edwin has successfully reversed the lead with a 3 percentage point difference! This makes securing the magic number of 270 electoral votes a certainty!]

The key battleground states on the American map on screen were simultaneously colored red, Edwin’s symbolic color.

Tremendous cheers from supporters burst out as if to tear the speakers apart.

“The game is over.”

Kang Hyeon took a sip of coffee and muttered dryly.

[This is breaking news. The Democratic candidate has called candidate Edwin to officially concede defeat.]

The moment the new owner of the White House was confirmed.

America’s power structure was completely overturned.

Kang Hyeon picked up the remote to turn off the screen and slowly rose from his seat.

‘Now it’s time to present the bill.’

He had created an American president with overwhelming capital.

The massive deregulation and monopoly rights over future industries that Edwin had promised him.

It was time to collect on those.

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