The cold pain that started in the chest spreads to all parts of the body.
The knuckles tingle first, followed by shins, heels, and toes.
That unfamiliar sensation rides up the back of your neck and hits the back of your head.
Then, by the time the coolness in his chest became intense again, his vision, which had been dark, returned to light.
“Hup!”
The breath that had been blocked by something burst out. I almost screamed in surprise, but all I could do was cough.
“Before rescuing the victims of this situation, it is necessary to clearly categorize the target. Age and amount of damage, ability to repay, and creditworthiness. Furthermore… … .”
An overly soft voice rang in my ears.
Grab your bewilderment and look around. In the seat across from me, a middle-aged bureaucrat was reading documents in a businesslike way.
“… … .”
Then someone from the seat next to me spoke up. It was Wang Jeong-hyeon, head of the secretary’s office.
“Are you okay, boss?”
“yes?”
“Because I was suddenly surprised… … .”
“Ah, it will be fine. maybe.”
After he finishes answering, he quietly examines his chest. It is clean without any blood stains, let alone wounds.
It was only then that he realized the situation and let out a low sigh.
‘Did I have that dream again?’
I’ve been having similar dreams over and over again.
I also had a dream in which angry coin investors came in groups and threatened me, or cried and screamed, or came to kill me with knives, blunt weapons, or guns, just like before.
All of them are terrifying things, so if you dream, you can assume that you slept all day.
I can guess what the cause is.
It must be that the guilt of the victims of K-Star Coin that I burst into a dream.
There was a cause of not causing more damage, but it doesn’t change that the reason they lost money was because of me.
‘I sacrificed a cow for the great. I don’t know if that action is a judgment that conforms to the public interest, but it won’t be enough for the victims to tear it to death… … .’
So, in order to reduce the number of victims even by one, the video was released on the Internet before the bombing of short selling and even waged a public opinion battle.
I didn’t expect a big effect from the beginning. To be honest, it was more of a performance to alleviate my guilt, not victim relief.
‘Isn’t this enough?’
I was so frustrated that I couldn’t sit still. I apologized to the people around me and left the meeting hall alone.
As soon as I came out, I took out my phone and dialed the number.
Tou- Tou-
The call was answered after two beeps.
Even before the other side says anything, they start by pushing the matter.
“Have you located them?”
* * *
A twilight dawn just before dawn.
Suspiciously dressed men entered the arrivals hall at Changi Airport in Singapore.
Wearing sunglasses, a mask and even a hat looks suspicious, but he is carrying a large suitcase with both hands.
These were K Starcoin executives who escaped from Korea as if they were running away.
“Take a good look around you. Because Korea might have sent the police.”
“Could the cops come all the way here to catch them? To be honest, we didn’t even break the law.”
“You still don’t know Korean style? If public opinion is not good, they are the ones who will arrest you even if they are accused of something.”
The two men walk, looking in all directions. There is a man walking behind them with a blank expression.
This is Taylor Kim, who was the CEO of K Starcoin.
In his head, the virtual currency that became a piece of data continued to linger.
‘The last market capitalization exceeded 30 trillion. If I had endured a little longer and pumped and robbed the market price, I would have eaten more than 1 trillion won… … .’
Chaebols attract investment by raising slush funds, and use the popularity of K-pop to instantly pump value.
His plan was perfect.
In fact, within 10 days of listing, it was listed in the top 10 by market capitalization, and the media also scrambled to launch K-Star Coin.
I was able to keep pumping the market price while aiming to go overseas, but how did it get to this point?
‘I’ve just been terribly unlucky this time. Of course, a big man like John Soros intervened.’
The short selling bomb they poured out ended K Star Coin’s lifespan.
If you try to survive here by force, you will only sink together. Taylor was already thinking about the next move.
After escaping from the airport, Taylor headed to the taxi stand with the group.
Local brokers were also unreliable, so they had to find a place to stay on their own.
“Hurry up. We must arrive at the hotel before sunrise.”
“Brother, what are you going to do after going to the hotel? I don’t think there’s anything I can do about it if I’m messing around in this town.”
“Why is there nothing to do? There are many cryptocurrency companies in Singapore. We just need to contact them and create a new coin to replace K Star Coin.”
“Those who were robbed with K Star Coin this time must be grinding their teeth. Will they fool you again in the same way?”
Taylor lets out a giggling sneer as she lowers her mask to her chin.
“It’s a gamble that you can’t stop even if you cut off your fingers. What are you worried about when a truck is already loaded with coin addicts?”
“That is true, but… … .”
“I assure you, there will be a line of people who will buy even if you sprinkle K-Star Coin season 2 rice cakes.”
They quickly crossed the road and reached the taxi stand.
Even in the dark of dawn, three taxis and regular cars were parked in a row at the stop.
Taylor’s group opens the door of the taxi parked at the front and stuffs their luggage.
And the moment you get in the car.
profit.
A parked car blocks the front of the taxi. Then, one after another, men in suits get out of other cars.
Taylor and the others screamed in contemplation.
“Brother, it looks like they came to get us.”
“X foot! Step on it! Step on it!”
Yelling at the taxi driver was useless. The front is blocked, what can I do?
In no time, the men came close to the taxi.
“As soon as you get out of the car, scatter and run away. That is the only way to survive.”
“All right.”
“I will count to three. one. two.”
Finally, when it’s the turn to say ‘three!’, a loud noise is heard from outside the door.
thud!
The identity of the dull hitting sound was the sound of an SUV crashing into a person.
While Taylor’s group, the men in suits, and the taxi driver all freeze in panic, the SUV’s door opens.
“Get on quickly.”
It was fluent Korean that non-Koreans could not speak. Taylor instinctively changed cars.
Before he can get into the car and close the door, the SUV pulls off.
“for a moment! What about my party?”
“I can’t afford to take care of others.”
“Don’t play around and turn the car around quickly!”
“You can’t turn it around, but if you want, I’ll take it down again.”
Taylor looked behind the cab and closed the SUV door without hesitation.
* * *
Later, men in suits chased the SUV by car, but the SUV driver deftly evaded the pursuit by navigating the streets of Singapore.
After coming out to the outskirts of the city to take a breather, Taylor asks the question she has been holding back.
“excuse me… … who are you?”
The SUV driver burst into laughter at the suddenly polite Taylor.
“If I tell you, you won’t know who I am. He is one of the most widespread Korean criminals in Singapore.”
“Then me… … Why did you help?”
“Because you and I seemed to have the same destination.”
Taylor narrows her eyes and watches the driver’s whereabouts.
Age is around mid 40’s.
Judging by the atmosphere, it seemed that he was not affiliated with a criminal organization.
“I’m grateful that you saved me for whatever reason. If you give me a business card, I will definitely pay you back later.”
“It’s like a case.”
He stops the car on a quiet roadside and continues talking.
“Let’s do something with me.”
“Sorry, but I have no intention of doing anything else.”
“Is it related to Shin Woo-hyuk?”
When Taylor hears the name Shin Woo-hyuk and doesn’t respond much, the SUV driver tuts and clicks his tongue.
“This person is more brutal than he looks. Haven’t you ever known anything?”
“What do you mean I don’t know?”
“The people who came to catch you earlier were all sent by Shin Woo-hyuk.”
The only point of contact with Shin Woo-hyuk was meeting him once at an event. But why are you sending people all the way to Singapore?
When Taylor can’t seem to find an answer, the driver clicks his tongue again as if frustrated.
“Tsk tsk tsk, the virtual currency you created… … K, what was it like?”
“This is K Star Coin.”
“Ah, that. Shin Woo-hyeok commissioned John Soros, so it ended up like that.”
Taylor still thought the driver was talking nonsense.
It was because Shin Woo-hyuk thought that the loss he would lose when the virtual currency market was shaken was greater than the gain he would gain by destroying K-Star Coin.
However, since I didn’t know about it, I decided to dig deeper.
“that… … How did you know Shin Woo-hyeok bought Soros?”
The driver silently takes out a picture from the dashboard.
The photo was taken of Shin Woo-hyuk coming out of an airport.
“I don’t know what this means.”
“Luxembourg Airport. It is 10 minutes from the hotel where John Soros lives. The photo was taken last month, so the timing is perfect.”
When Taylor heard that, he was speechless.
“Why did he… … .”
“I don’t know that either. It could be a simple competitor elimination, or it could be a personal grudge. What is clear is that he met Soros.”
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Taylor wipes her face with both hands. I felt sorry for myself for not knowing anything until this happened.
“So, what’s the point of asking me to do it together while showing me these photos of evidence?”
“It’s not difficult. You just need to expose Shin Woo-hyuk’s sins. It will work better if you, the famous, expose it, rather than if a criminal braggart exposes it.”
“What crime did he commit?”
“The list is endless. Starting with embezzlement, cryptocurrency hacking, market manipulation, forgery of official documents, confinement, assault, attempted murder, and… … .”
Taylor cuts him off in surprise.
“Now, wait a minute. Did CEO Shin Woo-hyuk really do all of that? Do you have any proof?”
“There is evidence of some cases.”
“If the evidence isn’t solid… … Wouldn’t it be troublesome?”
“We just need to provide the number of cases. Public opinion will take care of the rest, so what are you worried about?”
Investors are outraged by the cryptocurrency crash.
As he said, the evidence doesn’t matter in this case. You just need a punching bag to beat.
‘That’s a good suggestion. If this incident turns out to be his fault, K Star Coin will be able to aim for a comeback.’
The question is whether it is okay to trust the words of a person you meet for the first time.
Taylor flirts with the idea of mentioning him.
“By the way, what kind of bad relationship did you have with CEO Shin Woo-hyuk, so why did you collect evidence like this?”
“Actually, I was eating rice with Shin Woo-hyuk. I had a little trouble then.”
“ah… … .”
He smiles and looks at Taylor. The corners of his mouth were smiling, but there was a terrifying madness in his eyes.