Chapter 639: Almost Buy the Earth

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, at the Wildfire headquarters.
In a secluded strategic meeting room, the air was thick with the smells of cigars and intrigue.
“It’s somewhat ironic. Even in the 21st century, the most lethal weapon—the red button—retains its most primitive design.”
An intelligence expert spoke eloquently to the Wildfire leadership.
“This design is to prevent some genius hacker from impulsively typing a few keystrokes and sending the entire world back to the Stone Age.
Therefore, the major powers have equipped this thing with the most rudimentary yet most secure lock.
Three briefcases must be brought together to piece together the launch code.”
“What about technical means? What about a physical assault? Since it’s man-made, there’s always a weakness.”
“That’s suicidal. The designers anticipated this step long ago. Once a brute-force attack is detected, it will immediately initiate a self-destruct sequence.
With current technology, removing the safety device without detonation would take at least decades of painstaking work.”
"By the time the code is cracked, it'll be too late."
"Ultimately, without these three damned boxes, nobody can touch the red button, right?"
"Yes. Currently, the briefcases from both countries are in a 'Schrödinger's cat's state'—their whereabouts are unknown.
Various warlords are boasting that they have them, but no one has managed to gather all three keys."
"However… there's a remnant force in North Korea that seems to actually possess one."
The intelligence expert abruptly changed the subject,
"It's Park Jung-young, a staunch supporter of the former Minister of Defense, who's hiding with the briefcase.
The most ingenious thing is that this guy actually sent a distress signal to our wildfire."
"Why contact us? He clearly has many options." Someone asked doubtfully.
"Because nobody is trustworthy. These days, only interests are eternal."
"The official letters Fang Huan sent to various forces in both countries have worked.
'As long as you obediently comply, we can reopen the stock market and make everyone rich.'"
Anthony stroked his chin, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes.
"Interesting. Looks like there are quite a few clever people in this world."
Fang Huan truly didn't want to see those two countries completely heal.
Divide and rule, mutual restraint—that was the strategy Fang Huan desired.
Only by breaking those behemoths down into a bunch of smaller, mutually tearing forces, and then manipulating them like puppets through various means,
could Fang Huan, with a detached attitude, gradually advance that grand "New Humanity Project."
"Having a flock of sheep restrain each other is much easier than facing two tigers."
Anthony sneered.
"Alright, it seems I have to go myself. I'm going to see that guy named Park Jung-young."
"You're going in person?"
"It's of utmost importance; I can't refuse."
Moreover…
We absolutely cannot let those scumbags from the 'Shadow Organization' get there first!
***
Fanghuan Group, Chairman's Office.
"How is Su Hao?"
"Don't worry! The doctor saw him; it's a case of severe mental overwork and physical exhaustion.
He's had enough sleep and replenished his energy; he'll be bouncing around again soon."
"Chairman Su is really crazy. Seven days without sleep, just operating there…" a senior executive sighed with lingering fear.
"I heard he placed thousands of trading orders in just seven days? He's playing the trading software like a piano!
That hand speed... you couldn't achieve that even in thirty years of being single."
"Fortunately, the global stock market is overheated right now, and everyone's scared.
Today, they all tacitly chose to suspend trading or close the market early.
Chairman Su's nap was perfectly timed."
The CFO swallowed hard, posing the crucial question that made everyone's hearts race.
In this seven-day gamble, just how many chips did Su Hao take from the global gambling tables?
"Did Chairman Su clear out all his positions before he fainted?"
"No, Chairman Su was still trading until the very last second before he lost consciousness. All his funds are currently rolling in the pool; he's fully invested!"
“This situation is special. Using 30 trillion yuan for ultra-short-term trading is inherently against the laws of financial physics.
But this is chaotic, the rules have collapsed, which gave Chairman Su the opportunity to exploit this loophole.”
Huang Fengwen interrupted directly: “Stop beating around the bush, just give us the numbers! How much did we actually earn?”
“Chairman, do you know how large the global stock market's liquidity pool was before the financial crisis?
It was approximately 1000 trillion yuan.
Because of the global stock market crash, 600 trillion yuan evaporated.
But thanks to Chairman Su's god-like operations over these seven days, the market miraculously recovered, and currently a total of 700 trillion yuan has flowed back into the market.
If the trend continues, it will soon return to its previous level.”
“Get to the point! How much money did we make!”
The CFO suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with an almost manic light:
"Chairman Huang! In the 7 million yuan fund pool... there are 300 trillion... that belong to Fang Huan."
The entire conference room fell into a deathly silence; you could hear a pin drop.
Huang Fengwen picked at his ears, thinking he was hallucinating.
"How much? Say it again?!"
"It's 300 trillion! A full 300 trillion! And that's just a conservative estimate!"
"Not only that, we now effectively control the core lifeline companies of almost every country!
In other words, the economic lifeline of most of the world is now practically in Chairman Su's hands.
Chairman Su... he alone has bought half the world!"
"Holy crap... is this even human?!"
Huang Fengwen completely lost his composure, abruptly standing up:
"30 trillion to 300 trillion? A tenfold increase? What does that mean?
This isn't stock speculation, even robbing a bank wouldn't be this fast! This is clearly printing money!"
"No governments intervened?"
"In principle, they should have intervened. But at that time, who dared to intervene?
Everyone was waiting for life-saving funds. Anyone who dared to block this flow of funds would instantly face riots, collapse, and national ruin!"
This was Su Hao's open conspiracy.
"30 trillion to 300 trillion..."
This number was so surreal that Huang Fengwen stared blankly at the long string of zeros on his tablet, which seemed to burst the screen.
He finally understood why Su Hao had been pushing him so hard.
Now, Fang Huan Investment held not just money, but the pricing power over 30% of the world's assets!
He knew Fang Huan was wealthy, but he never imagined she was this rich!
In that insane week, Su Hao single-handedly launched a financial nuclear war against the entire world.
And he won! He made a fortune!
Not just a fortune, he practically bought the entire Earth!