After the Divorce, I Found a Thousand Bitcoins - Chapter 88
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I Got Divorced and Found a Thousand Bitcoins Episode 088
Kang Hyeon wasn’t in the mood to enjoy the party.
‘Should I go back?’
But the party had just started, so he couldn’t leave first.
More than anything, he wanted to dig a little deeper into that black light.
‘It could simply be that kind of light emanating because he’s at the pinnacle of power.’
Wanting to gather more information, Kang Hyeon stayed at the party a little longer while keeping an eye on Goldwin.
Then Goldwin approached a Hispanic man.
Not knowing who that man was, Kang Hyeon asked Ha-ryul.
“Who is that man?”
“Looking at the list, he’s Mateo from the Venezuelan Embassy in the US.”
Venezuela.
A South American country famous for producing large amounts of oil.
‘As Goldwin approaches, a net begins to wrap around that man’s body.’
When Goldwin stood in front of Mateo, Mateo’s body gradually became consumed by black light from his feet up.
Like a symbiote devouring its host in a movie, it slowly consumed him and soon swallowed his entire body.
Now Mateo’s appearance had turned black like a human who had jumped into oil.
‘What is Goldwin doing to that man?’
A human being devoured by black light.
Watching that sight gave him an ominous feeling.
* * *
He couldn’t concentrate on the party.
He had high expectations for meeting Goldwin, but the gains could be said to be nonexistent.
‘It only made me feel worse.’
Still, he couldn’t say there were no gains at all.
‘Only Mateo was consumed by Goldwin’s black light.’
Mateo from the Venezuelan Embassy in the US.
Except for him, no one else was consumed by the black light.
Other people shook hands and embraced without being consumed by the black light.
He tried to interpret what this meant in his own way.
‘Will that man Mateo be fired from the Venezuelan Embassy in the US by Goldwin? Or will Venezuela itself suffer some disadvantage from Goldwin?’
Both possibilities were sufficient.
If it was the latter, he needed to gather more information.
Kang Hyeon turned on his laptop and searched for recent news about Venezuela.
[US Attorney General describes Venezuela as “the world’s largest drug trafficking nation.”]
[President Goldwin orders bombing of Venezuelan drug transport ship.]
[Venezuelan Interior Minister fiercely criticizes through internal investigation: “The transport ship was not affiliated with TdA. The US killed innocent citizens of our country through deadly use of force!”]
The United States and Venezuela had already been in a quasi-war situation for several months.
President Goldwin had even taken military action against Venezuela.
It was surprising that such news hadn’t been delivered to South Korea.
‘Since it’s another country’s affair, there was no interest.’
Even if he didn’t know about it, the world was spinning busily.
Wars break out every day and people die.
The incident between the United States and Venezuela was the same.
‘With such news, it wouldn’t be strange if they clashed head-on.’
In Venezuelan political circles, there was talk that they should retaliate against the United States.
People who heard this story could say what nonsense that was.
Because there was nothing Venezuela could do against the United States, the world’s strongest nation.
But such things were irrelevant to Kang Hyeon.
‘What if that light was a signal that the United States would really attack Venezuela?’
What Kang Hyeon was focusing on was what would happen when the United States waged all-out war against Venezuela.
Since the black light emanating from Goldwin had devoured Venezuela, the possibility was sufficient.
‘If the United States sets its mind to it, occupying Venezuela won’t take long. It’s likely to end in a very short war. In that case, oil prices could rise.’
Kang Hyeon ran the company’s program to check oil prices.
The current oil futures price had collapsed below the $60 line.
No particular light could be seen in the weakening oil market.
‘If there’s no reversal in oil prices, then it’s government bonds next.’
Venezuela, being a nation, also issues government bonds.
When war breaks out, government bonds have no choice but to react sensitively.
‘Here it is.’
The trading liquidity of Venezuelan government bonds wasn’t large.
Their value was also currently moving below 10 cents.
The reason for forming such a price range was because Venezuela had declared default once in the 2010s.
Since government bond prices of a country that declared debt default couldn’t be formed highly, the current price was like waste paper.
‘But if war breaks out, government bonds rise in price in a short period. And…’
Kang Hyeon could see intense red light emanating from the government bonds issued by Venezuela.
‘This means one thing.’
The United States will wage war against Venezuela.
He didn’t know what form it would take, but it meant the world would enter another era of chaos.
* * *
Having finished his schedule in the United States, Kang Hyeon moved to Washington International Airport.
He decided to take the private jet he had purchased in advance for the return flight.
It was a Gulfstream G700 model, and he could receive it quickly since the interior had hardly been touched.
“This is your first time boarding a private jet.”
“Yes. More than that, please contact South Korea in advance so we can prepare for an immediate meeting.”
“Ah, yes. Understood.”
It was the day to take delivery of the private jet, but Kang Hyeon was no different than usual.
No, he felt even sharper than usual.
‘Did he hear something different in his meeting with President Goldwin?’
Since returning from the party, Kang Hyeon had changed a little.
He felt like his nerves were sharply on edge, like someone facing war.
So Ha-ryul couldn’t feel much excitement about his first private jet boarding either.
Once the private jet departed and reached a safe altitude, Kang Hyeon immediately held a video conference with KH Capital in South Korea.
-Meeting preparations are complete.
Kang Hyeon nodded at Kwangho’s words and immediately brought up the meeting topic.
“How much cash does KH Capital currently hold?”
-Immediately available cash is around 500 billion won. If we liquidate positions, it could go up to 4.3 trillion won.
“Most of the currently held positions are in nickel, right?”
-Yes, that’s correct.
“Then keep holding those.”
Nickel had a structure where prices had no choice but to rise in the future.
Liquidating those positions already would be the worst strategy.
Unfortunately, taking positions with currently held cash was the best option.
“I’m thinking of taking new positions.”
-What stocks?
“Venezuelan government bonds.”
-Venezuelan government bonds?
“Yes. And I’ll also purchase shares of Chevron, an American oil company.”
Kang Hyeon began listing the stocks he had found over the past few days.
Kwangho, who was listening to the stocks, seemed to notice something and spoke carefully.
-Do you think the United States will go to war with Venezuela?
All the stocks Kang Hyeon had mentioned so far were ones that would show strong price volatility if war broke out.
Moreover, with tensions between the two countries continuing to escalate recently, Kwangho was able to catch on immediately.
And Kang Hyeon had no intention of hiding it either.
“Yes. I think President Goldwin will take strong action soon.”
The scene the black light had shown him of it engulfing the Venezuelan embassy.
It was literally like engulfing Venezuela itself.
Kwangho nodded after hearing Kang Hyeon’s answer.
-If war breaks out, it would also be good to purchase domestic defense stocks.
“What stocks in domestic defense would show the most dramatic price volatility?”
-There’s Hyunhwa Systems. Since they’re currently supplying various products to the United States as well, there’s a high possibility of significant price movement.
“Then please buy Hyunhwa Systems as well.”
-Understood. How much leverage should we use for this purchase?
The most important matter of leverage remained.
Even using just 2x leverage on 500 billion won would make it 1 trillion won.
If that amount of money was released into the market at once, it could create enormous liquidity.
But Kang Hyeon planned to mobilize all his capabilities in this buying operation.
“Use the maximum leverage available. When the issue of war arises, there will be significant short-term volatility.”
-So I should understand this as day trading.
“Exactly. I have no intention of holding this position long-term. I plan to hit and run short-term. Please understand this and respond accordingly.”
-Understood.
-Yes!
The preparations were complete.
* * *
While Kang Hyeon was returning to South Korea.
In South Korea, where the video conference had ended, there was quite a commotion.
“Phew… War, really.”
Seong-won, who had attended the meeting, could hardly believe it.
Although they had gained tremendous profits from Kang Hyeon’s amazing foresight so far, this was a completely different matter.
“Manager… no, Vice President. Will war really break out?”
At Seong-won’s question, Kwangho, who had also attended the meeting, shook his head.
“I don’t know. War isn’t something we can predict.”
“Right? No matter how much the United States has changed from before, would they really start a war with another country?”
“Wars have happened frequently before too. Like the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.”
“That’s true, but. They’ve never waged war against a South American country like Venezuela, have they?”
“That’s not true. The Panama invasion alone was a large-scale military operation with 24,000 US troops infiltrating.”
“Ah…”
The United States had surprisingly invaded South America quite often.
The reason was because they were geopolitically located right in front of them.
“But from our perspective on the other side of the globe, we didn’t really feel it. It was also something from the 80s.”
However, the present was different.
News from around the world could reach within an hour, making the perceived distance much closer.
Therefore, US military operations were transmitted much faster.
“Anyway, what’s important is that our representative, who met the US President, is concerned about war.”
“He must have heard something at the party, right?”
“That’s how we should see it. Come on, let’s move quickly. If he’s conveying the message through a video conference, it’s likely an urgent matter.”
“Yes!”
KH Capital began moving busily.
* * *
The White House.
In the quiet dawn shrouded in deep darkness, ministers and military personnel were waiting in President Goldwin’s office.
“All preparations are complete.”
At the military officer’s report received through radio, President Goldwin nodded.
“We begin Operation Absolute Resolve now.”
President Goldwin’s order was immediately transmitted through the radio.
* * *
At the same time.
In Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, strange incidents began occurring.
“Huh? The internet isn’t working?”
“Why isn’t the internet working when it was fine before?”
“I don’t know. Why is the TV like that?”
“Damn! Is it broken again?”
Internet outages began happening in the Carcass region.
At the same time, red flashes rained down from the sky.
“Wha… what is that?!”
“Rain of fire is falling from the sky!!”
The rain of fire cut through the darkness and bombarded an area.
Boom boom boom boom bang-!!
With thunderous roars, the US Military’s invasion of Venezuela began.
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