Chapter 845: Chapter 845

As he pressed the mouse button, red dots filled the screen.

Unlike the blue dots, the red dots were spread all over the world and their number was overwhelming.

The companies marked by the red dots were owned by ‘Medallion’.

A paper company set up in the Virgin Islands, famous for being a tax haven.

The presumed owner of this company was Carl Icahn, and the activist fund members managed the regions by continent.

At first, he thought they had jointly set up the company for money laundering.

But his thoughts changed completely when he saw the list of companies that Shin Kyung-soo, an insider, had dug up for two years.

Energy companies represented by oil and natural gas, defense companies that traded firearms and military supplies, companies related to drug production and distribution, and so on.

In a capitalist society, no one could stop them from buying company shares with money.

But exploiting the conflicts of each country to accumulate wealth was a different dimension of problem.

The territorial dispute over the Caspian Sea resources.

The water shortage problem in Southeast Asia.

The oil war between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

Israel’s airstrike on Palestine.

North Korea’s nuclear provocation.

Medallion had gained enormous benefits from the national conflicts that occurred around the world.

-Paul Graham was also an early member of the activist fund, so he must have known their secrets. That’s why he fought so hard with Carl Icahn.

Neither Shin Kyung-soo who said this, nor Paul Graham knew everything.

What was revealed was only the tip of the iceberg.

Only Yoo-hyun, who had experienced the future, could guess the hideous conspiracy behind it.

‘They didn’t just exploit it, they intended it.’

They colluded with each country’s government and deliberately caused conflicts, and each time they gained huge capital and strengthened their market dominance.

Two years ago, Carl Icahn didn’t simply send a large amount of money to help Russia, which lacked capital.

He intended the Crimea conflict and inflated the value of related defense and energy companies, then sold his shares and pocketed a fortune, and returned some of it.

When he changed his perspective, everything was connected.

When a conflict occurred, he compared and analyzed the changes in Medallion’s shares and the financial situation of each country’s government, and the things that didn’t match were aligned.

Yoo-hyun finally realized.

The data monopoly that happened in the future was just a drop of blood.

Carl Icahn had already inflicted irreparable damage on the world.

The darkness they created was endless.

Could he really bring them down?

Yoo-hyun clenched his fist and stood up.

There was no retreat from what had already begun.

The moment he backed down, not only Yoo-hyun but everyone who was with him would collapse.

He had to stop them by any means necessary.

“Let’s see what you got.”

Yoo-hyun’s eyes sparkled as he planned everything thoroughly.

Carl Icahn’s Golden Way was already tough, but there was Medallion behind it.

He lacked capital, power, and experience to face the huge dark force.

And the place was in the middle of the enemy’s territory.

How could he bring them down?

The timing of starting a full-fledged fight was important, as the opponent was overwhelmingly strong.

He had to aim for when their attention was most distracted.

The timing was right, as the full-fledged US presidential race unfolded.

Donald Trump, who received Carl Icahn’s support, took the initiative. He inflated the email gate with his rough tongue and checked Hillary Clinton.

At the same time, he pushed down foreign companies with American supremacy.

The most representative example was River, who was hit hard.

He revived the lawsuit that had subsided and drove River into a malicious company.

As if they had promised, related posts poured out on various communities and SNS.

-Hillary Clinton leaked military data to China via personal email!

-China’s security breach because of Hillary Clinton?

-River is a trash company! Evidence of collusion with China’s Huawei revealed.

-Trump struck River for America.

-This is not a fight between left and right, but a fight against the enemy of the nation. Patriotic conservatives will win!

The contents written by those who represented the hard-line faction were all distorted and baseless.

But as they repeated, more people followed.

If he didn’t know the future?

He might have dismissed it as an inevitable phenomenon.

But Yoo-hyun, who had experienced the future, knew.

The hackers from Russia leaked the email and manipulated the public opinion.

Russia’s election interference had already begun.

As soon as he confirmed this, Yoo-hyun sent a signal as if he had been waiting.

Soon after, a message came up in the secret room of the With messenger.

-Shin Kyung-soo: START

It was a short message left by Shin Kyung-soo, who usually didn’t even look at the chat window.

“He’s consistent with his style.”

Yoo-hyun chuckled and refreshed the internet news window.

After a few times, the article he had been waiting for popped up.

This article, which would have been cut off by Carl Icahn right away, burned up in an instant.

It was because Carl Icahn was the official supporter of the Republican Party and Donald Trump.

Shin Kyung-soo had prepared for a long time, so the evidence was plentiful.

The Hillary Clinton camp bit the bait and the fight between the candidates spread to the supporters.

In the midst of the chaotic situation, the timing that Yoo-hyun wanted was created.

No matter how good the timing was, hitting the solid castle head-on was suicide.

To maximize the effect of the attack, he had to make a gap to break in.

For this, Park Young-hoon sent an official letter as soon as the lawsuit news came out.

-As a shareholder of Icahn Golden Way, I am willing to correct the sloppy company management, but I cannot ignore the ethical issues. I demand the truth about the fraud.

The next day, in the office of Mirinae Securities.

One wall of the office was full of multi-vision, and on top of it, stock price graphs, various articles, and messenger windows for collaboration were displayed.

Behind him, the employees were busy working.

Park Young-hoon scanned the multivision screen and asked Kim Sang-woo, the director who approached him.

“Director Kim, any response from Ican Goldenway?”

“What? I clearly told them to give me an answer within 24 hours, but they’re ignoring me.”

“They’re definitely snubbing us.”

Park Young-hoon had sent an official letter threatening to sell his shares if they didn’t reply.

He knew very well that the other party was in a mess because of the Democratic Party’s attack, so he clicked his tongue.

“How dare they disregard the words of a major shareholder who owns 9 percent of the stake. Tsk tsk.”

“Should I send another letter?”

“Yes, please. Add this line: ‘We can tolerate incompetent management, but we can’t accept ethical issues.’ If they still don’t answer, I’ll switch to a sell position right away.”

“That should be enough to justify our actions.”

“We’re not doing business on Wall Street for a day or two. We have to look at the long term.”

With his arms crossed, Park Young-hoon calmly gave instructions to the other employees.

At his voice, the whole Mirinae Securities moved swiftly.

Yoo-hyun, who was watching from the side, admired him.

“Wow. He really looks like a CEO.”

“He’s the leader of the number one securities firm in the country. What do you expect?”

“Nice confidence, too.”

“Funny guy. Stop talking nonsense and look at that order book. Can’t you see it twitching?”

Yoo-hyun leaned forward and Park Young-hoon pointed to the window that popped up on the right side of the multivision.

The trading volume seemed more active than usual, probably because of the article.

“They’re dumping individual stocks and checking the institutional stocks to buy them. They know we’re going to switch to a short position.”

“Of course. It’s the method that Carl Icahn used to do.”

“But they seem impatient because of the article. They should hide it better, but they’re clearly shaken.”

“Of course I can. I’ve been doing this for years.”

Yoo-hyun didn’t really believe him, but he thought it was possible.

‘He designed the stock bots himself, after all.’

The stock bots that Park Young-hoon created had a return rate that overwhelmed the fund managers of competing securities firms.

Thanks to the rumor that they could earn relatively large profits with low commissions, everyone from ordinary people to capitalists who rolled huge amounts of money entrusted their money to Mirinae Securities.

That was the secret behind Mirinae Securities’ rise to the top of the industry in a short period of time.

Such a skilled person was preparing to short Ican Goldenway.

It means ‘selling something that doesn’t exist’, a method of borrowing stocks and placing sell orders.

If abused, it can ruin a company and make a huge profit.

Park Young-hoon deliberately imitated the way Carl Icahn did it, and then changed the rules by announcing that he would sell his shares publicly after sending an official letter while holding the stocks.

He deliberately took a losing position to hide his shorting, as the stock price would drop.

By twisting it once, he was able to remove Carl Icahn’s suspicion.

The result was clearly visible on the order book.

In a situation where everything was going smoothly, Yoo-hyun warned him.

“Don’t be too complacent.”

“Of course, complacency is forbidden. But I’m confident.”

“You know it won’t be easy, even if it’s obvious.”

“Don’t worry. We’re not alone, are we?”

That was when Park Young-hoon answered.

A sitting employee said.

“Sir, Softbank is ready.”

Soon, other employees also reported.

“Meruson AB is ready.”

“We got a message from Ilsung and Hansung.”

“We got a response from Alibaba.”

At the same time, messages from Softbank, Meruson AB, Ilsung, Hansung, Y Combinator, Alibaba, and others popped up on the collaboration chat window that appeared on the right side of the multivision.

Park Young-hoon shouted.

“Okay! Let’s get started for real!”

The voices of Mirinae Securities employees mixed with excitement echoed in the office.

You can’t just rush in alone when you see a gap in the enemy who is waiting for you.

You need to gather your strength and attack, especially if it’s a strong opponent.

The important thing is how effectively you cooperate.

That afternoon, Park Young-hoon signaled the start of the attack.

“Put money into shorting. Let’s make them focus on us as much as possible.”

Park Young-hoon, who had raised the stock price of Ican Goldenway and acquired a stake through a shareholder letter, switched to a short position after selling and attacked the opponent.

He planned to dig deep into the opponent’s gap by justifying his actions with an official letter, and Ican Goldenway had already anticipated this.

They must have also noticed that Yoo-hyun’s connections were moving.

They expected a huge amount of capital to come in for shorting, so their eyes were trapped in defending the stock price.

That was exactly what Yoo-hyun wanted.