Ch. 1601..1610
Life at the Top Chapter 1601
The first trading day after the Dow Jones reached a trading curb. Everyone knew that Wall Street would inevitably launch a fierce revenge.
Meanwhile, Quantum Fund did not disappoint.
This time, the strength demonstrated by Quantum Fund showed the world that Wall Street was still the same powerful entity, and it was still the core of global financial control.
Once someone challenged its authority, they would have to pay the price. The fierce offensive started by Quantum Fund was enough to make anyone feel desperate.
30 minutes after the opening, more than 600 billion US Dollars entered the market, all of which were real money. After this money was poured into the Dow Jones stock index, almost all the stock prices rose.
Hence, the investors who had no chance to escape in the previous trading days cheered. They praised that the United States was the greatest country in the world and that the bigwigs of Wall Street were generous well-doers.
This was because they made money.
The vast majority of stock gains resulted in an overall surge in the overall index.
It opened at 6669 points, and in just half an hour, had soared to 7200 points. Moreover, this ferocious rise continued.
Some people even clamored that the Dow Jones Index would break the biggest single-day gain in the global index today.
There were more radical individuals who even believed that all the stocks in the Dow Jones Index would rise to their limits today.
This would be a historical record that all of mankind would remember.
At the same time, everyone was looking at Somerland capital. They all looked forward to it because they thought there would be a fierce battle. They expected that the most exciting financial war of this century would also be staged on this day.
However, when Somerland capital eventually encountered Wall Street capital, it seemed that they surrendered in an instant.
At first, people thought that Somerland capital was planning something big, or they were discussing countermeasures, or that they simply thought that it was not yet time.
Before they knew it, many people’s attitude toward Somerland capital had changed without them even realizing it
At first, no one thought that Somerland capital would be Wall Street’s opponent, and that this conflict would have ended easily with Wall Street as the clearly winner. Yet, Somerland capital performed miracles time and time again, and they even directly crashed the Dow Jones Index, much to everyone’s surprise.
This went on until now, at which point people no longer thought that Somerland was the same pushover as before.
When they saw Somerland capital’s silence, they all thought that it was due to preparations for a countermeasure. Although they did not admit it, the fact was that most people agreed that Somerland capital had the power to force Wall Street capital to bow down to them.
Until… Someone discovered Somerland capital liquidating its positions.
The world was instantly in an uproar.
“l’he People from Somerland are Admitting Defeat!’
The United States Global Economic Daily published this news immediately.
Everyone was discussing this in the financial sector of the major global websites.
Somerland capital was admitting defeat!
Western hegemony had won once again.
Some people cheered and others sighed.
However, in Somerland, everything seemed extremely peaceful. Sunrise Land and Harbor City were also very peaceful.
“Hahaha!”
Fabian looked at the news on the computer and guffawed.
“Idiots! Jasper is pulling back because he wants to long Sun Dollars.”
Life at the Top Chapter 1602
Right now, Fabian felt as if he was the only sober person in a room full of drunkards. He thought the whole world was stupid, and that only he and a handful of people were smart.
At this moment, his phone rang.
On the other end of the phone, Echo’s nervous and excited voice could be heard.
“I’m ready.”
Fabian smiled coldly and said, “I also prepared 30 billion US Dollars. This money will be injected into Sun Dollars foreign exchange simultaneously as we short Sun Dollars.”
“I have 150 billion US Dollars here.”
Echo’s voice was distorted with excitement. “Jasper must be feeling very proud of himself now.”
“When he was being attacked by Wall Street, he chose to give up his position in order to deceive the world and make people all over the world think that he had given up. Then he turns around and goes long on Sun Dollars and uses the opportunity to make a fortune.
“There is a saying in Somerland that describes how someone thought they’re the hunter but in reality, they’re also the prey. Jasper thinks he’s the hunter, but he doesn’t know that we’ve been eying him from behind this whole time.”
Fabian grinned evilly.
“Hahaha!”
Echo exaggerated laughter could be heard from over the phone. He continued, “I am now closely observing the Sun Dollars exchange rate. Once a large amount of money enters the long position, we will immediately short it.
“This time, we can’t have the slightest reservation in the pursuit of destroying Jasper completely. We will crush him in one go and will not give him any chance to turn over or liquidate.”
As Fabian and Echo were talking on the phone, a buy order of 100 million US Dollars appeared silently on the Sun Dollars foreign exchange market.
It was done without rhyme or reason. This was just a huge one-time transaction of 100 million US Dollars. At the same time, Jasper was talking to Kayden.
“You are really willing to go fishing with 100 million,” Kayden said.
Jasper chuckled. “The bigger the fish you want to catch, the bigger the bait you have to be willing to use. You can’t go fishing for sharks with earthworms and corn kernels.”
Kayden replied, “Since you have put out your bait, there must be a fish that’ll get hooked right away. I will prepare the knife to kill the said fish.”
“I hope the plan goes well,” Jasper smiled lightly.
Kayden paused on the other end of the phone. Then, he answered in a deep voice, “It will.”
After ending the call, Jasper walked to the trading floor. At this moment, only a few sub-screens were displaying the Dow Jones index data while the others were all showing the Sun Dollars foreign exchange trading index.
Most members of the team were confused.
Just a few minutes ago, they received the order to abandon the Dow Jones index trading and switch to Sun Dollars foreign exchange.
This order caught them completely off guard. However, this team was very efficient and professional. If it were any other group, they would have all but shut down.
“Mr. Laine, the order of 100 million has been devoured.”
“The exchange rate of Sun Dollars has not changed.”
Jake’s report made Jasper smile. “The fish’s appetite is not small. Let’s put in another 100 million.”
Jake proceeded immediately.
A few seconds later, the moment the 100 million US dollars worth of Sun Dollars appeared on the screen, it was immediately devoured.
Immediately after, dense empty orders began to fill the screen.
“We caught the fish!” Jake shouted.
Jasper said lightly, “Open a position and short the Sun Dollars exchange rate.”
Following Jasper’s order, all of Somerland capital suddenly changed directions.
Somerland capital, which disappeared without a trace from the Dow Jones Index, appeared unexpectedly in the foreign exchange market trading Sun Dollars. Hundreds of billions of dollars in empty orders caused huge fluctuations in the Sun Dollars exchange rate like a storm.
At this moment, Jasper received a call from Sylphie of Coreana.
“No rush. You are my reinforcement, so I’ll only use you during critical moments.”
After Jasper finished speaking, he turned to look at Dean who was dumbfounded and smiled. “Mr. Hall, are you surprised why I am shorting instead of longing?”
Life at the Top Chapter 1603
Looking at Jasper who was smiling at himself, Dean wanted to turn around and jump down from the floor to ceiling windows hanging dozen of stories in the air.
His scalp was tingling.
His scalp was really tingling.
Dean felt as though he had been stripped naked as he stood in front of Jasper. He felt shame, panic, and fear.
Adrenaline frantically secreted. His palms were hot, his body was trembling, and cold sweat was leaking from every one of his pores.
At the same time, Dean was yelling to himself frantically on the inside.
‘You can’t show any flaws at this moment.’
Even if Jasper already knew something, he could not take the initiative to be timid right now.
“I am confused indeed.”
Dean nodded, unconsciously avoiding Jasper’s eyes. He looked at the trading screen, trying to make his voice sound calmer and to stop himself from trembling.
“Didn’t you say you wanted to go long?”
“I am. You saw it too. I invested 200 million US Dollars to go long and now all 200 million US Dollars have been snapped up.”
Jasper stood beside Dean, raised his arm to wrap it around Dean’s shoulder, and said in his ear, “Sol think the shorts are going strong now and I’m going to join them, there shouldn’t be much of a problem, right?”
Dean twisted his neck mechanically and looked at Jasper. Then, he said with great difficulty, “But shorting such a large amount of funds is not proportional to the 200 million that you had longed before. I almost feel that you wanted to go short since the start but that you were just hiding it from us.”
Jasper patted Dean on the shoulder and said with a smile, “Be confident, don’t feel. That’s exactly what I did.”
Dean’s pupils shrank suddenly. He wanted to speak but Jasper had already let go of him.
“Let me look at the current real time exchange rate graph of Sun Dollars.”
Following Jasper’s order, the exchange rate chart of Sun Dollars was immediately displayed on the screen.
“Sun Dollars has closed at 1 US Dollar to 107.7 Sun Dollars yesterday. Before we started the offensive, the exchange rate was 1 US Dollar to 105.1 Sun Dollars.”
“How much of the 100 billion empty orders we threw out have been devoured?” Jasper asked.
Jake looked at the data. His eyes widened and he said in disbelief, “O One-tenth.”
After speaking, he looked at Jasper in amazement.
In fact, whether it was foreign exchange or stock market futures, there was a huge amount of short orders that could not be washed away by buy orders.
What did that mean?
It meant that price suppression on the short side had formed.
For example. The market price of a kilogram of apples was 5 dollars. Now, someone suddenly ran out and claimed that hehad 100 kilograms of fruit and he would be only selling 4 dollars per kilogram. Would anyone want it?
10 kilograms of the 100 kilograms were bought by someone, so only 90 kilograms were left. Therefore, before the 90 kilograms were digested, the market price of apples was 4 dollars.
Even after the 90 kilograms were digested, whether its market price could be restored to 5 dollars would depend solely on whether the buyers in the market chose to wait for others to sell for 4 dollars or buy at 5 dollars.
This was a suppression from the short side, and suppression on the long side was to change the role of a seller into a buyer.
It was very simple.
The bigger the game, the simpler its rules.
This was because only simple rules could be universal. Before seeing this set of data with his own eyes, Jake could never imagine how the seemingly strong Sun Dollars could be so weak.
Even empty orders that were less than 100 billion US Dollars could not be digested instantly.
In the US Dollars or Somer Dollars were in the same situation, they might be gone in the blink of an eye. Was 100 billion US Dollars a lot?
So much!
However, compared with the global currency system and with the currency system of the US Dollars, Sun Dollars, and Somer Dollars, 100 billion US Dollars was really no different from a drop of water in the vast ocean.
However, Sun Dollars unexpectedly could not hold this glass of water.
“It’s surprising, right?” Jasper walked over to Jake and said with a smile.
Jake nodded vigorously, his eyes flashing eagerly. “Mr. Laine, this is not in line with common thinking.”
“Yes, it is not, but if you examine it carefully, it is actually normal.”
Jasper had the intention to nurture Jake, a talent who could be regarded as a financial genius.
“Tell me, what are the factors that affect the exchange rate?”
Jake answered without hesitation, “The country’s comprehensive strength, foreign exchange reserves, gold reserves, and economic policies.”
Jasper replied with a nod, “That’s barely a passable answer.
“This is just what you learned from textbooks. The real currency war is much more complicated than this, and the requirement for information is also higher.”
“Look at Sunrise Land. After the Plaza Accord, the entire national economy of Sunrise Land was almost completely plundered by the United States. So, what was the best way to stimulate economic recovery? With quantitative easing.”
“Printing more banknotes increases the amount of cash in the society while the amount of cash that each citizen can use also increases.”
“Then, lower the loan interest rate and lending requirements, so that companies and individuals can get more loans easily. After that, buy bonds on the open market, so that the people and capital believe that the government is supporting them.”
“The direct result of this is that it’ll seem that every company and individual has more money on hand. Now, what should they do if there is too much money?”
“Capital is profit- oriented. They instinctively seek opportunities for investment. The flow of this money will make the stock market prosper so large companies can get more financing, which in turn provides more jobs, R&D, and production.”
“It looks great, doesn’t it? But the problem is that under this economic stimulus policy, there will be an inevitable consequence, in the form of debt.”
“The national debt per capita and total social debt will increase sharply because the country issues more currency, which is in turn distributed to the central bank, at which point the central bank distributes the money to the banks. When the banks have money, they will get the green light to lower interest rates and lower loan thresholds. Since every person and company can easily borrow money, everyone will be in debt.”
“In this world, it doesn’t matter if it is an individual, an enterprise, or even the entire society or government, they all follow a common principle that debts must be repaid.”
“If someone knows that you, Jake Cullen, has a debt of several hundred million, but your annual salary is only 1 million, then in the eyes of the people around you, you have no wealth and trust.
“Sunrise Land is a debt-ridden person, and other international speculators and countries are the people around it.”
Jake’s eyes lit up as he listened. Then, he said excitedly, “So Mr. Laine, did you choose to snipe Sun Dollars simply for revenge?”
“Nonsense, who doesn’t want to make money after wasting so much effort? Revenge? If I don’t make money, I won’t even have the time to retaliate against them.”
Life at the Top Chapter 1604
In reality, there was another important reason why Jasper could cause the current situation, but he did not say it.
Basically, Sunrise Land did not own the highest decision maker now.
This was very fatal.
The attack on the currency system was a major event that represented the very foundation of a country, so its response had to be defined by the highest decision maker.
However, the highest decision maker was not even conscious, so how could he make any critical decisions?
It was not inconceivable to think that the Sunrise Land government would be in chaos right now.
And this time, Dean was not the only one who was in the middle of a breakdown.
In the Atticus family’s villa in Harbor City. Fabian sat in front of the computer and had not moved for a few minutes.
He stared at the screen with wide eyes, cold sweat dripping down gradually.
The 30 billion US Dollars he took from the family had all been poured into the market after devouring Jasper’s second long order of 100 million US Dollars.
Softwin’s 130 billion US Dollars also entered alongside him. The two would add up to a total of 160 billion US Dollars.
After such a terrifying number entered the Sun Dollars foreign exchange market, Sun Dollars suddenly plunged.
Everyone was fleeing like crazy while some of the bold ones were following the shorting.
Fabian felt his body turning numb.
He never thought that Sun Dollars foreign exchange would be so vulnerable.
The Sun Dollars exchange rate candlestick chart, which started to fluctuate greatly and then plummet, seemed to have taken away Fabian’s soul.
He grabbed the phone abruptly to try to dial a number, but the phone rang suddenly first.
After seeing the number, Fabian yelled at the phone immediately after he answered, “This is a conspiracy! This is a f*cking conspiracy!”
On the other side of the phone, Echo’s voice was also shaking.
“We’re in huge trouble.”
Fabian was using his family’s money. At most, he would lose his power in the family.
However, Echo was different. He took Softwin’s money and shorted his home country’ s currency.
When this came to light, Softwin would be the first to kill him, he would hung by his own countrymen.
Thus, Echo was definitely panicking more than Fabian.
“What are we going to do?”
Fabian‘s hand was shaking as he held the phone. He pretended to be calm and said, “Don’t worry, don’t panic. We can’t get muddle-headed now. We have to find out what is happening.”
“I don’ t have the time to care about what is happening now!”
Echo growled like crazy into the phone.
“Now, my entire team is questioning me and the exchange rate of Sun Dollars has fallen by 2 percentage points. This downward trend and speed are still accelerating. If it is not resolved, I will be finished! Fabian, I’m telling you, if I am done for, I will definitely drag you down with me!”
When Fabian heard that, the veins on his forehead pulsated wildly.
“Do you think I will be any better off if you’re screwed? Do you think my family will forgive me?”
Fabian roared, “This is not the time for infighting. We must find out what is going on, otherwise, how will we create our coping strategies?”
Echo gritted his teeth and said, “What else can happen? This is clearly Jasper’s trap. We strung up 160 billion US Dollars in shorts while he dropped another 140 billion. Now, a total of 300 billion US Dollars are shorting Sun Dollars!”
“This is Jasper’s trap! Your so called spy is also what Jasper deliberately used to deceive you!”
Echo’s words made Fabian’s breathing heavier.
Huge droplets of cold sweat oozed out from his forehead. Fabian said eagerly, “The current situation does not allow us to make too many choices. We will immediately close all the empty orders and turn around to go long!”
“But if we do this, our losses will be huge!” Echo said in a pained tone.
Fabian gripped the phone so tightly that he almost broke it, then spoke in an extremely angry and hateful tone, “It’s better to lose some money than to be Jasper’s accomplice in crashing Sun Dollars. Listen to me, go long right away!”
“First of all, although Sun Dollars are plummeting, it still has not yet formed a general trend. More investors and institutions are still waiting and watching while the news has not yet spread globally. Most people are still staring at the United States stock market. We should withdraw all the funds immediately now that we still have the chance.”
“I have estimated that we will lose about 20 billion dollars, but now we can’t worry that much about it. We can find a way to make up for the 20 billion loss in the future. Jasper only has 140 billion dollars in the market even though he went all in. Even if we lose 20 billion, we will still have as much money as him, so we can counter him.”
Fabian’s series of decisions reassured Echo.
He gritted his teeth and said, “This is the best tactic at the moment I hope the situation can still be saved.”
Fabian hung up the phone directly after this. He started the operation immediately.
He delivered all the empty orders and canceled all the entrusted transactions directly if they had not been met. Then, Fabian glanced at the holding account.
A loss of 5.9 billion US Dollars.
The astronomical loss made Fabian’s organs tremble.
However, he could not overthink it. After that, Fabian immediately mobilized his remaining capital.
At the same time, Softwin’s money was mimicking Fabian’s strategy.
The battlefield of the Sun Dollars exchange rate was experiencing violent developments. The original short with huge influence was suddenly cut in half like an avalanche.
The strength of the short declined before numerous huge long orders appeared.
After some tapping on the keyboard, the position of hundreds of billions of dollars was immediately changed.
In the first moment, they were still comrades in arms, and in the next second, they became rivals.
In the trading center in Nauritus City.
Jasper was thrilled when he saw this scene.
“It seems that Fabian and Echo are more anxious and scared than we thought.”
“Mr. Laine, all our short orders have been countered and traded. If no subsequent funds enter the market, the decline in Sun Dollars may end here.” Jake looked up.
Jasper turned his head and glanced at Dean, who was pale but still pretending to be calm, and asked meaningfully, “Mr. Hall, are you nervous?”
Dean forced a smile and said, “No…”
“It’s good that you’re not. There will be more excitement later. It won’t be fun if you’re absent for it.”
After Jasper finished speaking, he dialed Sylphie’s number.
“It’s your turn to shine.”
“Roger.”
They hung up the phone after just one line each.
The moment Jasper hung up, the Sun Dollars exchange rate market turned upside down.
Life at the Top Chapter 1605
A short-selling fund of more than 100 billion US Dollars entered the Sun Dollars exchange rate market without warning.
This fund not only filled the power gap after Fabian and Echo left, but it also became more aggressive. The shaky Sun Dollars exchange rate was like a boat in a violent storm. After being hit by such a big wave, it simply disintegrated.
In the foreign exchange market, the candlestick chart representing the Sun Dollars trading index plummeted as if it had fallen off a cliff.
The speculators all over the world were behaving as though they had gone crazy. They crowded like sharks that had smelled blood, trying to get a bite in this unwarranted feast. The clustering effect immediately became apparent, and the only result was that Sun Dollars plummeted further.
At this time, Quantum Fund in New York that had previously been gearing up to teach Jasper a lesson came to their senses as well.
“JW Foundation has already withdrawn and transferred their main funds to the foreign exchange market!”
Soros was dumbfounded.
He stared at the candlestick chart of the foreign exchange market with his eyes widened. In his heart, he felt a deep humiliation that made him feel so uncomfortable that he almost vomited blood.
“This despicable Somerland man. Does he not carry the spirit of Somerland at all? Why doesn’t he fight me head-to-head in the stock market?”
The enraged Soros finally realized the helplessness Rogers had experienced before him.
Jasper was like a slippery Ioach. Although the power in his hand was enough to squeeze Jasper to death in an instant, Jasper simply refused to fight him head-on.
He would rather lose a large sum of money to survive short-term and then open up another battlefield. The purpose of him doing this was to exhaust Soros.
“Sir, Mr. Greenspaner’s on the phone.” A subordinate rushed over and said softly.
Soros’ brows trembled and he did not dilly-dally. Then, he immediately went to answer the phone.
“Mr. Greenspaner, it‘s me, Soros.”
On the other end of the phone, Greenspaner’s tired voice could be heard, “Somerland capital is going to destroy Sunrise Land’s economic system.”
These words made Soros turn grim.
“Mr. Greenspaner, Sunrise Land is the world’s second-largest economy. Jasper can’t touch them with the little over 100 billion dollars he has on hand.”
Greenspaner was silent for a moment. Then, he said, “What if Sentel Corporation is in the picture?”
Soros was shocked, but after analyzing and calculating it in his mind, he said, “It still won’t be enough. After all, the economic value of Sunrise Land is too large.”
“Mr. Soros, we have reliable intelligence. In the face of this sudden attack by the Somerland capital, the highest authority in Sunrise Land has no way to respond because he cannot handle government affairs now.”
Those words were like a big rock that crashed down and set off a huge wave in Soros’ heart.
“Then what should we do now?”
Soros was very clever, and he did not ask why the head of Sunrise Land could not handle government affairs. He realized that this matter was top secret and was very serious. Therefore, it was not something he should know as a mere hedge fund capitalist.
“Sunrise Land is our ally, and Somerland is our enemy, do you still need to ask?”
There was a murderous tone in Greenspaner‘s voice. “Although we don’t know how Jasper managed to seize the opportunity during this brief moment of Sunrise Land’s weakness, we can no longer stand by anymore. If Jasper is successful, his strength will rapidly increase and the lost wealth of Sunrise Land will flow directly into Jasper’s arsenal. When that happens, it would be difficult for Wall Street capital to deal with him.”
“So, Mr. Soros, Sun Dollars must not fall too much. You know what I mean by this.”
After speaking, Greenspaner hung up without waiting for Soros to answer.
Soros slowly put down the phone, his face solemn. Without hesitation, he went straight to the office upstairs and found Rogers.
“Friend, I need your help,” Soros said in a deep voice.
Rogers raised his head. He already knew what had happened.
“But this thing is definitely not that easy to handle.” Rogers pulled up the data of Sun Dollars in the foreign exchange market.
“Sunrise Land’s quantitative easing policy has caused the entire Sunrise Land society and even Sun Dollars to bear huge debts. This in and of itself was a big hidden danger, but so far there was nothing that would have set it off. Apparently, Jasper wants to detonate this.”
“However, what we have to do is to help Sunrise Land stabilize Sun Dollars. This is equivalent to fighting the problem the entire Sun Dollars system has been hiding for many years.”
“The most important thing is that this is not only visible to us, but also speculators in other countries.”
“Soros, now Jasper is using the method we used to create the Terra financial crisis to penetrate Sun Dollars.”
“Once we choose to stand on the side of Sun Dollars, then we have to fight against Sunrise Land’s debt problem and countless flocking speculators in the world. This is definitely not a choice for the savvy businessman.”
Soros finished listening to that with a blank expression and said, “Your analysis is very reasonable, but this matter is no longer just a business matter. Rather, it has a strong political affiliation. So, we must do this.”
Rogers pursed his lips and said, “In this case, I need greater authorization.”
This sentence cut straight to Soros’ heart. No one wanted to be stared at helplessly when they were going about their business.
“I will authorize this immediately so you should be prepared. This time, we will fight side by side.”
Soros patted Rogers on the shoulder and said in a deep voice.
After Soros left, Rogers stared at the Sun Dollars candlestick chart that was still plummeting on the screen. He looked excited and bloodthirsty.
“Jasper, I won’t spare you this time.”
At this moment, in Nauritus City in Somerland. Jasper sat on the sofa with his legs crossed.
Dean was standing in front of him with a pale face and was sweating profusely.
Henry grinned villainously as he stared at Dean maliciously. A tape recorder was lying by Dean’s feet. This was the recorded evidence that Henry obtained to prove that Dean was a spy.
Turning his head, Jasper looked at Dean playfully and said, “Mr. Hall, do you have anything to say?”
Dean took a deep breath, resisting the anxiety and panic in his heart, and said, “This is a misunderstanding.”
After he said that, Henry slapped him across his face. “A f*cking misunderstanding? Do you think I am a three-year-old?!”
“The others feel fear when they see a coffin but when you’re f*cking thrown into a coffin, you still pretend that you’re on top of a big bed in a five-star hotel!”
Life at the Top Chapter 1606
Henry used all his strength to deliver that slap.
Henry once said that he hated two kinds of people the most in his life, the first were people who would flirt with his friends’ women, and the other were traitors. It would be normal for a man to spend a few hundred dollars to go to a brothel if he wanted a woman but could not get one.
If a man had no money, it would be right and proper for him to work in a construction site for a meal. However, a traitor was unforgivable no matter what the reasoning was.
Dean was caught off guard and he fell to the ground after getting slapped. He felt a buzz in his head as his vision turned black. He wanted to say something, but his mouth was full of blood.
Looking at the blood on the palm of his hand, Dean’s eyes showed a hint of ferocity and spite.
Looking up at Henry, Dean sneered, “Kill me if you have the balls.”
Henry was amused.
He lifted his foot and stepped on Dean’s chest to push him to the ground. Then, he looked at Dean condescendingly and said with a grin, “Kill you? It’ll dirty my precious hands.”
“If I want to ruin a person like you, killing is nothing. It’s best to break your arms and legs, then blind you and pull out your tongue. However, I won’t let you die no matter what. Do you think that such a fate would be worse than death?”
Dean inhaled sharply. He knew that people like Henry would really do something like this.
“Kill me if you have the balls. Do you think you’re ballsy for threatening me like this? ” Dean roared.
“Balls? Why do I have to prove that I have balls to you? Who do you think you are?”
“You dumbf*ck, you really think that I am willing to waste time on inferior goods like you? Who am I and who are you? Do you even deserve me soiling my hands?”
“If I want to destroy you, I have a myriad of ways to do it. Is Gale supporting you? Do you think that I won’t skin that old fart alive? When that happens, do you think you can raise your voice and look at me like this?”
Henry’s words caused unparalleled damage to Dean. He gritted his teeth furiously and raised his head to look at Jasper with resentment. He said, “Since the matter is over, I have nothing to say, but I want to know how you found out about this.”
“Do you think that you were doing this all secretly?”
Jasper asked rhetorically.
After he pointed at Dean’s eyes, Jasper continued, “This is the look This is the look you’re always hiding. This is also your true feelings toward me, right?”
“Sometimes I really feel sorry for someone like you. You don’t even dare to show your true thoughts. You clearly despise me, but you still have to put on a hypocritical smile. You even have to treat me so respectfully and courteously. Aren’t you disgusted with yourself?”
“Of course, you can now say that that you are a winner. Since ancient times, which one of the powerful people who achieved great things were stupid enough to wear their true emotions on their faces? Forbearance is a prerequisite for success.” Dean immediately retorted.
“Is this what Gale taught you?” Jasper scoffed.
“It’s exactly the same as the argument he has always adhered to. There is a disgusting smell of decay reeking from his character. The argument initially sounds reasonable, but when you actually think about it, it just doesn’t make sense.”
“I won’t allow you to talk about my grandpa like that!”
Dean roared.
“What a dumb*ss.”
Jasper sneered and said, “What bullsh*t is forbearance? Is this what you call forbearance? If you gritted your teeth and stubbornly went about your business, inherited Gale’s business after he died, and then found a chance to defeat me, I would have praised you for being a real man.”
“What you call forbearance is to put on a hypocritical mask like a eunuch and run to me to become a traitor. What kind of f*cking forbearance is this?”
After Jasper scolded Dean, he did not want to look at Dean, who was acting like a mad dog, anymore. Thus, he took out his phone and tossed it to him.
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Are you going to make the call or do I have to do it for you?”
Dean, who was previously struggling and scolding frantically, quieted down suddenly. He looked up at Jasper suspiciously.
“Why are you looking at me? Do you think you can bear such a big disaster with your scrawny body? Does Gale not want to wipe your *ss for you?” Jasper frowned.
“I did this on my own volition, it has nothing to do with him!” Dean snapped loudly.
“What an affectionate and loyal grandson.” Jasper chuckled lightly.
Crouching in front of Dean, Jasper looked down at Dean condescendingly and spoke slowly, “The nature of what you did is bad, and the consequences are serious. You are not a fool so you must understand this. Do you think I caught you just to vent my anger? You’re overthinking. Your life and death are of no interest to me because you don’t carry enough value. To me and Gale, you are just a pawn on the chessboard. Gale also knows this very well, so if you come up with something like this now, he will have to bear the consequences. He doesn’t have a choice right now.”
“The only person who doesn’t understand this is you. This is also what’s so lamentable about a nobody.”
Seeing Dean’s eyes gradually changing from maniacal to shock, to disbelief, Jasper shook his head and continued faintly, “You thought you were manipulating the situation behind the scenes, but Gale and I were sitting on both sides of the board watching your performance. Now, it’s time for you to take a curtain call, do you understand?”
Dean was about to have a breakdown.
“How is this possible? No way! You must be lying!”
Jasper raised his head and said to Henry, “He is still confused. Tie the evidence to him and send him back to Gale. Let Gale give us an explanation.”
Dean shuddered as he looked at Henry’s smile that was gradually turning maniacal.
“I’ll call! I’ll make this call by myself!”
Henry pressed his lips together in disappointment after he heard what Dean said.
“You also want to confirm that what I said is true, right?”
Jasper glanced at Dean with a faint smile.
“Go on, you will get the answer you want right away.”
Dean grabbed the phone with his blood-stained hand and dialed the number that he could recite backward with his eyes closed.
Soon, the call connected.
“Grandpa, it’s me.” Dean tried to calm his voice.
“Oh, Dean, what is the matter? Why are you calling me so late? The weather has turned cold recently. Even if you are busy with work, you must pay attention to your health.”
On the phone, Gale’s warm and benevolent voice could be heard.
Dean felt a lump in his throat, and he almost burst into tears.
He wanted to raise his head and tell Jasper, ‘Look, this is my grandfather’s attitude toward me. It’s not like what you said at all.’
“Grandpa, I gave Fabian the intelligence surrounding Jasper.”
Dean said. Then, there was a long silence on the other end of the phone.
“Hand the phone to Jasper,” Gale said slowly as if he could envision the scene himself.
His voice was still low and hoarse like an old man, yet there were some inexplicable changes to it when he said this.
Jasper smiled and said, “Old Master Hurlbutt, you’re on speaker. If you have something to say, you can just tell me right now. I can hear you.”
Life at the Top Chapter 1608
In a house far away in Suesville, Gale’s white eyebrows trembled when he heard Jasper’s voice on the phone. He said in delight, “Oh, you sly child, you have plotted against an old man like me.”
“I wouldn’t dare, Old Master Hurlbutt. You are so scheming, and as a junior, I would have to be grateful even if I were to fall into one of your traps. I don’t have such skill as to plot against you,” Jasper said.
Gale said lightly, “Believe it or not, this has nothing to do with me and I have never asked Dean to do such a thing.”
“Yeah, I believe you.” Jasper responded fairly quickly, but his next sentence followed right after.
“But does it mean anything whether I believe you or not?”
“Old Master Hurlbutt, we are all sly people, so let’s cut to the chase. It’s meaningless to beat around the bush. How do you think you can solve this?”
Gale seemed to be irritated by Jasper’s aggressiveness. He answered in a deep voice, “How can I solve it? Since he has done a foolish thing himself, he should be the one to take responsibility for it.”
“Tch tch.”
Jasper sighed.
“Old Master Hurlbutt, I’m afraid he can’t be held responsible for such a big issue. Old Master Hurlbutt, you are a senior, and I, a junior, certainly can’t force you to clean up the aftermath. This is where I am a little ignorant.”
“It’s okay if you don’t come forward. I will notify the trading centers of Harbor City and Waterhood CIty of this matter, and we will solve it by ourselves. Thus, this phone call can simply be regarded as us notifying you, okay?”
After Jasper finished talking, what followed was a long period of silence. Gale did not say a word because he was weighing the pros and cons of the decision.
Jasper did not rush him. Instead, he looked at the candlestick chart on the screen without showing what he was thinking.
Henry was a little impatient. He said, “Why is this old fart not talking? He should at least tell us how he’s planning to solve this. Why is he wasting everyone’s time?”
On the phone, Gale‘s voice was finally heard.
“Little Law, your father would not even dare to talk to me with this attitude.”
Henry sneered. “That’s why my old man is not here. Don’t pretend to be mysterious with me, just spit it out.”
Gale said, “Sly child, I want to talk with you alone.”
Jasper gave Henry a look, then picked up the phone and turned off the speaker. He walked into the office and said, “It’s just you and me now. Let’s talk”
Gale said in a deep voice, “This matter cannot be known to the people of Harbor City and Waterhoof City, especially Harbor City. Do you want them to view us mainlanders as jokes?”
“I share the same sentiment, and that‘s why I’m calling you, Old Master Hurlbutt. To put it bluntly, I am giving you an opportunity as your junior.” Jasper chuckled.
“I don’t know whether they’ll laugh at us, but if this kind of thing reaches the ears of Swallow Capital, then I don’t know what the consequences will be. After all, the Haddock Chamber of Commerce is not irreplaceable.”
Gale replied coldly, “Let’s talk about your conditions.”
“It’s simple. First, Dean disappears forever.”
Gale said without hesitation, “No problem.”
“Second, 500 million bucks of mental damage expenses.”
Gale’s tone did not change much. He sneered, “Sly child, you are asking for too much now.”
“Old Master Hurlbutt, you have a lot of money, just treat this as pocket money for me,” Jasper said with a grin.
“Okay, I’ll agree to that.” Gale snorted coldly
“Third, the Haddock Chamber of Commerce must unconditionally support me in my subsequent actions, and in exchange, I will guarantee the interests of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce.”
Jasper’s words annoyed Gale.
“Support you unconditionally? Should I support you even if you are dragging the Haddock Chamber of Commerce to hell?”
Jasper said indifferently, “Old Master Hurlbutt, you are wrong. Only ants live without purpose. I am rich, powerful, and I even have connections. So why should I die for no reason? Let’s put it bluntly, do you think I will let myself fall into the same predicament just to cause some trouble for the Haddock Chamber of Commerce?”
“I told you I will guarantee the interests of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce. No matter what you think of me, my goodwill and credibility in the domestic business world are still pristine, right?”
Gale frowned when he heard what Jasper said.
He knew that people like Jasper valued promises more than gold. If he gave his word, he would do it. Gale had to admit this even if he often detested the young man.
“Okay, I promise you this.”
After a long while, Gale said through gritted teeth.
“Similar things will not happen in the future, but you do not have a fourth condition, right? Do not be dissatisfied with small gains, sly child.”
This sentence caused Jasper to swallow the fourth condition immediately. Too far was as bad as not enough, especially for people like Gale.
Needless to say, the first condition was just to serve as a stop gap measure.
The 500 million bucks in the second condition was just a trivial matter to Gale and Jasper, so it was no thing. The third condition was not only Jasper’s core purpose but also Gale’s bottom line.
After testing and compromising with each other, Jasper had achieved his core purpose, so he knew not to further test Gale’s limits.
“You must be joking, Old Master Hurlbutt. How could I be the kind of person who would demand too much? If I have one, it will only be to ask you to send someone to take Dean away as soon as possible.”
After Jasper finished speaking, Gale snorted and hung up the phone.
Coming out of the room, Jasper saw that Henry was teaching Dean a lesson.
When Jasper saw that Dean was holding on to his dear life, he said, “Enough, throw him out and send someone to watch him. Gale’s people will come to pick him up soon.”
As he said that, Jasper walked up to Dean, who no longer looked human, and smiled. “I really envy you for having such a good grandpa. Look, isn’t he cleaning up your mess now?”
Dean used all of his might to open his red eyes and glanced at Jasper. He gritted his teeth and said, “Jasper, I will never forgive you.”
“Nice, you sound like a villain now. I have heard this from so many people before, but look at where they are now. ”
At this moment, Jake ran over in a hurry.
“Mr. Laine, the Sun Dollar foreign exchange has fallen below 10%. The Minister of Finance of Sunrise Land has just given a televised speech stating that they are going to fight back.”
Jasper nodded and said, “This is expected. However, they will need their head to sign and authorize the series of administrative orders. This is just to scare people. Tell the trade centers in Harbor City, Waterhoof City, and Sentel to launch a general attack.”
“There are so many hungry wolves all over the world waiting to bite off a chunk from Sunrise land, the second fattest chunk of meat in the world, so how can we disappoint them?”
Life at the Top Chapter 1609
The wind was roaring in the Sun Dollars foreign exchange market. A financial war that would cause major social upheavalwas stirring. With the influx of Wall Street capital, Sun Dollars briefly held on to a support level.
However, this kind of persistence did not last.
When Sentel entered the market, the bears saw hope of completely crushing the bulls.
Hence, the greed and profit seeking nature of the capitalists was fully reflected at this moment.
After discovering that it was hopeless and extremely risky to persist with long positions, many long term retail investors immediately cleared their positions, turned their heads, and fell into the arms of the short selling side. These retail investors hoped to make up their losses by shorting.
However, this behavior was a devastating blow to Fabian and Echo, who insisted on going long. Fabian was sitting in front of the computer. There was an air conditioner blowing to maintain the room at the most comfortable and cooling temperature, but the cold sweat on his forehead could not stop flowing.
He held the least positions, and under the pressure of short positions this time, it would be easiest for him to liquidate.
“The floating loss on the book has reached the warning line. If you don’t cover the position, it will be over.”
Fabian could not imagine how terrifying the consequences of throwing such a large sum of money into the foreign exchange market and not having a single cent remaining.
For the first time in his life, Fabian felt intense fear.
“No, I have to find a way!”
Fabian had a malevolent look on his face. He immediately called Echo.
“I need funds to cover up, otherwise the positions will be liquidated immediately!”
Fabian went straight to the point but he only got Echo’s roars in return.
“How much better do you think my situation is compared to you? Now the chairman is already on the way here. I’m done for! I’m going to be finished soon!”
With a click, the dial tone was all that could be heard on the phone.
Fabian’s features were distorted. He wanted so badly to pounce on Jasper and strip him of his flesh instantly. Suppressing his irritability, Fabian paced back and forth on the same spot and picked up the phone again. This time, he called Morrison directly.
“I need funds.”
Fabian demanded directly, not in the mood for greetings.
Morrison was silent for a moment. Then, he said, “How much did you invest in Sun Dollars?”
“You don’t need to worry about this, but now I desperately need to cover the position with some funds. Do you understand what I mean?” Fabian said irritably.
Morrison answered indifferently, “Atticus, you have to know that I am just the president of Layman Investment Bank’s Terra regional branch and there are many people above me who are watching me. The current situation has made me adopt a very passive role in the investment bank. Where will I get the money to help you?”
“One billion, I need one billion dollars!”
Fabian did not seem to hear what Morrison said. He spoke without caring about the others, “If you only help me cover up and make it through this period, Wall Street’s capital along with Softwin and the Sunrise Land government will be able to defeat Jasper.
“When that happens, Jasper‘s wealth will be divided, and I can return it to you instantly. I will return to you a t least 1.1 billion US Dollars. Morrison, there is no better money in the world than this.”
“That is true, but in many cases, reality is often not as good as imagined.”
Life at the Top Chapter 1610
Morrison said faintly, “How many times did we wrongfully assume that we would be able to completely destroy Jasper in the next moment or if we held on a little longer? What were the results of those situations? He is getting stronger and stronger, and we are getting more and more passive.”
“Have you noticed that at the beginning we were presiding over how to deal with Jasper, but now, my father’s position is no longer guaranteed? Jasper’s opponent is no longer us, but the Federal Reserve, Softwin, Layman, and even the economic system of Sun Dollars. We are nothing more than fodder to him.”
Fabian widened his eyes and said unwillingly, “So you’re giving up?”
“In the capital market, this is called a stop loss. I will still look for opportunities, but when it comes to this hand, even if I don’t fold, it is as good as dead.”
Morrison finished speaking and hung up.
Fabian staggered and fell back into a chair. He was completely lost.
After some time, his phone rang again. Fabian pressed down on the answer button numbly.
“Mr. Atticus, the fund is in a state of emergency. Now, Sun Dollars is still falling, but the rate of decline has slowed. Shorts and longs are fighting fiercely at the current level. If we fall by one more point, we will have to liquidate our positions. Do we… Still have funds to cover the position?”
“Yes, wait for me.”
Fabian hung up the phone and looked at the constantly oscillating candlestick chart on the computer screen grimly.
The current situation was as if the main forces of both sides were fighting each other on an open plain. Blood was spilling everywhere.
At this time, no matter how clever the tactics and skills were, they were no longer useful. The only thing that could really determine the outcome of this battle was the financial strength on either side. Someone’s skills would only make it easier to play the game to the end, but it always the fundamental strength that determined the outcome.
This was why Jasper had never dared to face the United State stock market and Quantum Fund head on.
Fabian was unwilling to give up like this. Hence, he picked up the phone abruptly and dialed a mainland number. The phone was connected within three rings.
“You are the most powerful intelligence dealer in the mainland. This time I’m not doing business with you for intelligence, but for funds,” Fabian said directly.
On the other side of the phone, a lazy female voice replied, “You already said I‘m an intelligence dealer, not a banker. We can end this conversation now if you need to borrow money.”
“I have something to mortgage!” Fabian sounded urgent.
He had completed a deal with this woman a long time ago. After that transaction, he caused Kayden to suffer a huge loss and firmly established his position as the number one young master in Harbor City. Therefore, Fabian completely believed in the strength of women. However, he also understood why this woman was so fast to hang up the phone.
She could not be tempted unless she could reap enough benefits.
“I own 4.6% of Atticus Family Group and Atticus Family Group’s investment projects totaling 30 billion Somer Dollars in the mainland. They are all under my name and I can pledge all these to you. I just need 1 billion US Dollars.”
Fabian was afraid that the woman would hang up, so he spoke as quickly as possible.
Sure enough, there was silence on the other end of the phone as if she was weighing the pros and cons of the deal.
“I will return the principal in 1 week at most, and I will give you 100 million US Dollars in interest. If I can’t return it, you can claim the mortgage,” Fabian said through gritted teeth.
There was a chuckle on the other end of the phone. The woman seemed to roll over and change to a more comfortable position. Then, She replied leisurely, “Mr. Atticus, are you really willing to pay such a high price?”
“There is nothing to be unwilling about. If I can win, this will be nothing at all. You can’t quibble over trivial matters if you want to do big things.” Fabian gritted his teeth and said.
“Deal. Give me the address. Someone will go to you with the agreement within 30 minutes. You will get your funds after you sign,” the woman said lightly.
Fabian was ecstatic inside and he said, “Okay, I will send you the address right away. I’m waiting for your good news.”
After Fabian hung up, he bowed his head and frantically composed a text message. He had no idea that right after the woman hung up the call, she immediately called a number in Nauritus City.