Chapter 196 - Control

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nFour black helicopters flew from Seoul to South Junla Province where the Space launch center was located.

nRiding in one of the helicopters, Jang Gwangchul asked Woosung, “Woosung, isn’t this a little too much?”

n“Haha, our safety is always my priority. We need to be careful. We are responsible for so many employees.”

n“But four helicopters seem too much… Three just for our security… This is Korea after all.”

n“This is how the President flies. This way, whoever may attack us won’t know which one holds us.”

n“But four black hawks seem way too much…”

nWoosung smiled. “This is also to show off to someone.”

n“Who?”

n“The President of Korea is coming to this event. I’m showing him I’m not someone he can play with.”

n“To show him who’s the boss?”

nWoosung nodded.

nNaro Space Center.

nThe four helicopters arrived.

nPresident Lee Parksung, who was waiting in the VIP room, saw this and asked, “Those are all for Kang Woosung?”

nHis head of security answered, “Yes. One holds him and the others hold all his bodyguards.”

n“Is he that important of a figure?”

n“Recently, President Kang Woosung has been busy meeting with leaders of different countries and financial institutions to discuss the application of cryptocurrency. The US has been unhappy about this and that must be why Kang Woosung re-enforced his security team.”

nLee Parksung smirked. “Ha! Who does he think he is?”

n“According to our research, Kang Woosung knows the direct phone number to the President of United States. Just the fact that he plans to replace the dollar system… His financial power is greater than those of many of the businessmen from different countries. According to IMF, President Kang Woosung’s value is…”

nThe President’s secretary was interrupted by Lee Parksung.

n“Stop.” Lee Parksung glared at him.

nWoosung and Jang Gwangchul got off the helicopter. Jang Gwangchul looked around awkwardly.

n“I don’t think I will ever get used to this.”

n“Haha, you are the CEO of XFeed and the Vice president of KND. You’re worth it.”

n“But this is…”

nTen intimidating bodyguards surrounded them.

nWoosung replied, “This just means we are important.”

n“…”

nThe President’s secretary approached them. Woosung’s bodyguards stopped him and only let him pass after Woosung nodded.

nThe secretary asked, “Sir, the President would like to speak with you.”

nWoosung nodded and said to Jang Gwangchul, “Go ahead without me. I will see you soon.”

nJang Gwangchul nodded slowly.

nLee Parksung said to Woosung coldly, “I see that you like to show off.”

n“I am only doing what suits my current status.”

n“You need to remember the importance of modesty.”

n“I’m not like you.”

nLee Parksung frowned and replied, “It feels like every time we meet, you become more and more stubborn.”

nWoosung grinned. “Probably because I am on my way up, and you are going down, President.”

nLee Parksung glared at Woosung. “You better watch it.”

nWoosung glared back at him and replied, “Did you bring me here to insult me? If so, this conversation is over. Being seen with a President who is known for corruption and has only a 30% approval rating is not good for my reputation.”

nLee Parksung clenched his fists, but that was all he could do.

nHe relaxed and replied, “I didn’t mean to upset you. I wanted to confirm you had an understanding with my son, Attorney Lee.”

n“Yes. I’ll let him know what I need.”

n“You will get what you asked for. The government will also be rewarding you with an award for your good business ethics and space research.”

nWoosung nodded indifferently.

nLee Parksung frowned and asked, “What do you think? This should be enough to convince you to help us.”

n“Your secretary already explained this to me. You want me to announce an increase in employment and investments.”

nLee Parksung nodded.

nWoosung continued, “I was going to do that anyway, so it shouldn’t be a problem.”

n“Haha, good. Let’s forget our past and become friends again.”

nWoosung shook his head. “This doesn’t mean I want to be your friend.”

nLee Parksung’s face darkened.

nWoosung continued quickly, “I need to get going now.”

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nNaro Space center conference hall.

nIt was filled with countless reporters. Some TV stations were airing the event live.

n“Hello. This is MBD’s reporter, Lee Sunghyun. I am at Korea’s very first civilian satellite Tiger-X’s launch. This satellite was created by President Kang Woosung’s company, Space Dream, with the help from Space X.” The reporter continued quickly, “In 10 minutes, the satellite will be launched. This place is filled with tension and anticipation. President Kang Woosung is currently in the VIP room watching the event with President Lee Parksung.”

nLee Parksung asked Woosung, “What do you think? Will it be a success? I heared the technology is very complicated.”

n“It will work. The technology will also be applicable to communications and military fields.”

n“We’ll see.”

nFinally, the countdown commenced.

nFive.

nFour.

nThree.

nTwo.

nOne.

nZero.

nWith a loud noise and vibration, the rocket lifted off to the skies.

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nKND 1100.30.

nKND was currently worth over 310 billion dollars. With the recent satellite success, it’s stock price rose at an unprecedented rate.

n1BTC 7501.10.

nBitcoin prices also continued to increase. Choi Gichul sighed as he logged on to his Bit Trading account.

n110,010 BTC.

nHe purchased bitcoins with the money Suk Jinmyung stole from Choi Taemin. Choi Gichul spent a lot of time money laundering through purchasing and selling of bitcoins.

n“If I can keep this up, I will end up with billions of dollars”

nHe felt hopeful. He also felt grateful to Jung Jinsup, who was sitting next to him. If it wasn’t for Jung Jinsup creating this dealership, this would have never been possible.

n‘I’ll buy him a drink. That should be enough’

nChoi Gichul clicked to a coin information website. He had been thinking about the cryptocurrency mining machines. Instead of collecting bitcoins, Choi Gichul was thinking about mining himself.

n“Should I create a mining company?” Choi Gichul wondered in all seriousness.

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