Ch. 1621..1630
Life at the Top Chapter 1621
Jasper suddenly gave the order.
Jake was stunned. Any normal person with a normal IQ would attempt to break through this key point at one at this moment, but Jasper’s order was obviously contrary to common sense. Even so, Jake was an extremely good professional leader of the trading team. Without any hesitation, he immediately dismissed his doubts and executed the order first.
To maintain smooth communication, some people were responsible for answering and transmitting orders in the team to ensure that they moved in sync 24 hours a day.
Hence, Jasper’s orders were delivered to Waterhoof City, Harbor City, and Coreana in the shortest time.
At this moment, the entire team reflected its efficiency and terrifying execution power.
In less than 20 seconds, the short offensive had slowed down significantly. The most direct manifestation was that the candlestick chart of the Sun Dollars exchange rate on the screen no longer fluctuated so sharply. The price was still fluctuating between 129.9 and 129.8, but no longer at such a dazzling speed.
Jasper’s sudden move obviously exceeded the expectations of Softwin and Wall Street capital.
Not only them, but the critics and financial experts who had been closely following the dynamics of this war of the century were also left dumbfounded.
While everyone was wondering what Jasper would do, in Nauritus City, Jasper stared at the candlestick chart ofthe market. He was pursing his lips and saying nothing.
Jasper did not give any new order and Jake did not dare to take any other action. Thus, he simply followed Jasper’s line of sight to watch the market.
After looking at it, Jake realized that something was wrong.
“Do you see it?”
Jasper’s voice came from the side just in time.
Jake nodded and said with a look of disbelief, “According to traditional reasoning, now that we’ve slowed down our offensive, it is an excellent opportunity for Softwin and Wall Street capital to counterattack.”
“There are two advantages to doing this. One is to increase the exchange rate, and the other is to increase the confidence of the bulls and diminish the confidence of the bears. After all, both sides are clear that the biggest advantage of the shorts is that there are more retail investors and hot money institutions, and what they lack the most is faith.”
“But, it seems that they’re not doing it.”
Jasper nodded and said, “Yes, now that we’ve stopped the offensive, Softwin and Wall Street capital is neither advancing nor retreating at the 129.9 mark. Do you know what this means?”
“It means that they may have given up this level earlier than we expected.”
Jake answered subconsciously, but as soon as he said it, he felt that he was wrong.
“Impossible. The 130 point mark is an important round point mark. More importantly, once the 130 point mark is broken, it means that Sun Dollars has broken through the lowest exchange rate in history. If this happens, hot money from all around the world will go crazy.”
“There’s no way that they don’t know this.”
Jasper said lightly, “So what if they know? And so what if the hot money goes crazy? The Sunrise Central Bank has not yet joined the game and trillions of dollars in foreign exchange reserves are just lying in the central bank’s account.”
“In this critical moment, as the biggest master of Sunrise Land, the United States will not let Sunrise Land, their most important and strategic chess piece in East Terra, have an economic collapse. Therefore, from the beginning of our offensive it was already clear that Sun Dollars would not crash.”
“But it’s okay. I never expected the Sunrise Land economy to collapse. On one hand, I short Sun Dollars to replenish fresh blood and also to avoid Wall Street’s crazy counterattack against us on the US stock market, on the other hand, I intended to attract their attention over here.”
“A risk averse hedge fund should make a fortune and leave, rather than thinking about which country’s economic system they want to destroy every day. To have such an idea is the beginning of the road to self destruction.”
Jasper patted Jake on the shoulder and said loudly, “Everyone, restore full attack and break through 130 points!”
After Jasper gave an order, Nauritus City, Harbor City, Waterhoof City, Coreana, and Haddock Chamber of Commerce from the mainland gathered their forces together to break through 130 points in one go.
With that, the 130 point threshold that the world so firmly believed in, shattered like a film that had been stretched to its limit.
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When the Sun Dollars exchange rate broke through 130 points, everyone in the Nauritus City trading center cheered.
Jake clenched his fists and yelled, “Bravo!”
At this moment, it was not just their victory. This meant that Sun Dollars had made history and the exchange rate had reached a record low. This was the victory of all shorting parties and it was a feast for global capital.
The moment Sun Dollars fell below 130 points, huge amounts of capital swarmed over.
They had reasons to believe that the defense system of Sun Dollars had been completely broken down. Before the central bank of Sunrise Land used foreign exchange reserves or the head of Sunrise Land issued new orders, Sunrise Land was an undefended treasure and all the wealth in it was free for them to take.
The shorts went crazy. The capitalists went crazy. Everyone went crazy.
Financial magazines and media news all over the world reported this incident frantically.
At this moment, this incident was broadcasted on all financial channels in a state of panic-it totally did not matter what reports it was broadcasting beforehand as they were promptly replaced with this news.
No one thought that the economic system of Sunrise Land, the world’s second-largest economy, could be penetrated so easily.
In sharp contrast to the cheers and celebration of the capitalists from around the world, Sunrise Land was full of sorrow.
A radical media outlet had even made a pessimistic view that Sunrise Land’s economy would collapse, national wealth would be plundered, and the economy of the whole society would be pushed back 20 years. Under such pessimistic views, a large number of people began to gather below the central bank and Softwin for demonstrations.
This was an invisible war, but it was closely tied to every citizen.
Jasper issued the latest order when he saw Sun Dollars continue to avalanche.
“Withdraw!”
It was a simple word, yet, it made the team that was cheering and high fiving each other fell silent all of a sudden.
Everyone looked at Jasper with a look of horror. They were wondering if Jasper had misspoken or if they had misheard.
“Did you not hear me? Withdraw all funds!”
Jasper frowned and repeated.
Jake came back to his senses at this time and shouted, “Execute the order immediately! Execute the order!”
The whole team snapped back to their senses as everyone went back to their posts and started to execute orders. However, their faces were still full of confusion.
The current situation was as if Jasper was leading them to dig a ditch to connect to the river. After so much hard work, the great project would be completed since the largest stone was removed and all that was left was to continue digging for a bit. Yet, Jasper suddenly asked everyone to take their tools and go home for dinner. Some people were confused, some people were puzzled, and a small number of people were even angry, but during this period, they also understood Jasper’s training and authority over the team, so no one dared to violate Jasper’s orders.
At this moment, far away in Sunrise Land.
The Softwin headquarters was busy.
“Sir, more people are marching downstairs. Although there are police from the Metropolitan Police Department maintaining order, they can’t stop such a large crowd. A small group of militants are also beginning to stage a sit in in the plaza downstairs.”
Listening to his subordinate’s report, Myles asked nonchalantly, “What are they asking for?”
The subordinate said with embarrassment, “They asked the chairman to lead the entire company’s operation team to collectively resign and pay a bigger price.”
“A bigger price? Are you going to send me to jail?” Myles sneered and said, “Those fools don’t know anything. Don‘t worry about them for the time being.”
At this moment, the Sun Dollars exchange rate had fallen to 134 points.
The phone rang timely.
Myles knew that this was a call from the higher ups of the central bank, and he had already prepared what they needed.
After lifting the phone to his ear, Myles said in a deep voice, “This is Myles Shon.”
On the other end of the phone, an old man’s voice could be heard. “This is Vernon Wasser.”
“Mr. Wasser, what can I do for you?” It was a call from the president of Sunrise Central bank, Vernon Wasser. Hence, Myles quickly said respectfully.
“The deputy had passed an emergency bill at the special parliament. Before the head regains consciousness, he can exercise all the powers of the head. The first order he issued is to allow the central bank to withdraw our foreign exchange reserves. I can bring our foreign exchange reserves to the market at any time to save Sun Dollars exchange rate. How muchmoney do you need?”
Myles suppressed his excitement and said, “At least 800 billion US Dollars.”
This number was astronomical in any place and any era.
Vernon hesitated, “That much? Some countries have used foreign exchange reserves to rescue the market before, but no country has ever used so much money at once. Has the situation deteriorated to this point?”
Myles hurriedly replied, “No, if it is just to save the market, 500 billion US Dollars is enough, but this time, I want the instigator from Somerland to be doomed to eternal damnation. He has to pay a painful price for offending and plundering the national wealth of Sunrise Land!”
“In addition to this, I also need the cooperation of the central bank to release funds into the market and then make an announcement. This way, I can confuse Jasper as much as possible and have him fall into our trap without realizing it.”
“As soon as the announcement comes out, the hot money and institutions will disperse in confusion. Then, Jasper will be left with the huge tab that he can‘t get away with even if he wanted to.”
After listening to Myles, Vernon said in a deep voice, “The central bank will do its best to support you and I will also give you the cooperation you need, but you also see the current national sentiment. We do not allow failure. For you and me, there is only one chance, do you understand?”
Myles tensed and said loudly, “Yes, I understand!”
After he hung up, Myles immediately called Soros in the United States.
This was what the two had discussed. Now that the resources of the central bank were in place, an overwhelming net would naturally unfold.
However, just as Myles was about to move, the exchange rate of Sun Dollars suddenly rebounded sharply.
“What happened? Could it be that the central bank’s funds entered the market early?”
Myles hurried to the front of the screen and said in disbelief.
“Sir, no, it’s not the funds of the central bank, but the funds of JW Foundation, Sentel Corporation, and the the Somerland mainland. All of them have begun to withdraw!” Someone shouted.
The subordinate who did not know the higher-up’s plan sounded like he was in disbelief and excitement. This was like a girl who was pushed down by a strong man. After all her clothes were stripped off and she thought she would be unable to run away from this, the strong man suddenly got up and left.
This joy of getting a new lease of life was almost overflowing.
However, this news was like a bolt from the blue for Myles and Soros.
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Myles’ first reaction was that this was impossible. Regardless of Soros’ perspective on the matter or his own judgment, it was absolutely impossible for Jasper to retreat at this time.
However, it was happening right in front of him. Whether Myles wanted to believe it or not, he had to decide in the shortest possible time.
“Sir, should we continue with the plan?”
An assistant who knew of Myles’ plans asked anxiously. They initially wanted to cast the net to catch the fish, but now the bait had been eaten and the fish had escaped.
This was the most sullen and embarrassing thing in the world.
Myles’ expression was distorted and ferocious. Deep anger poured out from his eyes. He gasped for air, trying to calm his irritable mood.
“Continue!”
Myles gritted his teeth and said, “Intensify the efforts and speed up. Do everything possible to intercept Jasper’s funds, even if it’s a small amount. This is our main purpose, while our secondary purpose is to cut off those institutions and hot money. They sucked the blood of Sunrise Land, so they have to pay the price.”
After Myles’ hateful move, the huge amount of funds from the Sunrise Central Bank combined with the funds owned by Softwin and Wall Street Capital, which amounted to 800 billion US dollars, began to enter the Sun Dollars exchange rate market.
People who had not experienced it personally would never understand the shock and despair of that kind of situation.
The candlestick chart, which had fallen with no end in sight, seemed to he grabbed by an giant invisible hand and lifted to the sky abruptly. The exchange rate was rising wildly every passing minute and second.
In the transaction column, all the sell orders had been devoured. No matter who it was and no matter how much they released, they would only exist in the sell column for a short time before they were swallowed by this huge fund, leaving nothing behind.
Myles, who was leading all of this, was not happy at all. It was because he just received the report.
Somerland Capital, with Jasper at its core, had escaped.
“That despicable guy from Somerland! He fled even though he would lose more than 10 billion US Dollars! Those dirty bugs had no chivalrous spirit at all!”
Myles growled in the office, but it was no use.
Although he was cursing, he knew in his heart that if Jasper did not do this, his loss would increase tenfold or even more than that.
At this moment, the phone rang impatiently.
“The central bank must issue an announcement. Just now, more than six countries have sent an inquiry letter asking whether Sunrise Central Bank used foreign exchange reserves to rescue the market in advance without an announcement. As you know, this is not in compliance with the rules.”
The voice of the old man on the phone made Myles sit limply in the chair.
“I understand.”
“I’m sorry that the action plan has failed. Regarding this matter, I will give the people an explanation after the turmoil subsides.”
The old man on the phone was silent for a while before he said slowly, “At least we did not continue to suffer more losses. That punk from Somerland is certainly abhorrent, but our top priority now is to restore the loss of Sunrise Land in the wake of this disaster. Please cooperate with me during the follow up work.”
“Yes, Mr. Wasser,” Myles regained his spirit and replied.
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“Also, we have to get rid of Jasper.”
Vernon said in a dark tone, “I just received the report. Just a few days ago, before he attacked the Sun Dollars exchange rate, he pledged a large amount of gold to the central bank and borrowed a large amount of money. He deliberately wanted to lie on Sunrise Land’s body to suck up its blood.”
“I will find a way to withhold this lot of gold, but at the surface level, as long as all procedures are legal and compliant, the central bank cannot really refuse Jasper his gold, so you must do this as soon as possible, understand?”
Myles frowned and said, “I understand what you mean.”
Two minutes after they hung up, Sunrise Land held a press conference. The press conference announced only two things.
“The head of Sunrise Land was unable to effectively exercise his power due to his physical condition. According to the Sunrise Land Constitution, the deputy will temporarily replace the head to exercise all powers.”
“The first order after the deputy obtained legal power was to have the central bank release 500 billion US Dollars in foreign exchange reserves to steady Sun dollar’s exchange rate.”
These two pieces of news blew up the global financial community.
If people thought Jasper was just a bit tricky, if not brave, before, almost everyone was treating him as a god now.
If any head of a country had health problems, it would be an absolute secret. Even the higher-ups of the country might not know it, let alone a foreigner.
In that case, how could Jasper know of this in advance and manage to seize this opportunity?
Right now, in Nauritus City, Jasper could finally temporarily breathe a sigh of relief.
“Everyone, our plan was half successful.”
In front of Jasper, the screens of the Harbor City trading center and Waterhoof City trading center were being displayed.
The little prince, Lord Alvarado, and Kayden all smiled.
“Not bad, we made quite a lot of money this time and I can finally come up with an explanation.”
Kayden laughed and said, “I lost one-third of my principal when I suffered the most damage. To be honest, I was thinking of retreating at that time, but Jasper, it seems that trusting you was the right choice.”
“This is due to everyone working together, but the follow-up plan will be more difficult, so over these two days, all of you should take a break and wait for us to launch the second wave of attacks.”
“Is the second wave of attacks a decisive battle with Wall Street capital?” The little prince asked.
As soon as he asked the question, Kayden and Lord Alvarado’s expression became serious.
Jasper said with a nod, “This will be the most difficult part. Before this, we withdrew a lot of funds from the Dow Jones to snipe Sun Dollars.”
“But at that time, we couldn‘t let them know what we were doing, so we had to sacrifice a large portion of the funds at the high point. Coupled with the crazy offensive of Quantum Fund, almost all of those losses have been liquidated.”
“We must always remember that throughout this time, our real enemy has never been Sunrise Land.”
“There are three reasons we sniped Sun Dollars. The first is that its high debt gave us exploitable loopholes. The second is that we needed to replenish our capital. The third is that we wanted to defeat Softwin. If not for these factors, it would have been almost impossible for us to defeat Quantum Fund.”
“Now, Softwin is lying defeated the ground. After we use these two days to recompose ourselves and later defeat Quantum Fund, we’ll finally achieve real victory.”
“If we end it like this, Quantum Fund will charge at us with hatred and the domestic financial system will simply not be able to withstand it.”
“Jasper, what are you going to do during these two days?” Lord Alvarado asked.
Jasper sighed lightly and said, “I’m going to withdraw the gold that I pledged to Sunrise Land.”
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Jasper’s words excited everyone.
When Jasper was planning to short Sun Dollars before, he saved this so that everyone who followed him would make a fortune.
He told them the news in advance and then asked them to work their magic and borrow Sun Dollars through their respective channels and convert them into US Dollars or Somer Dollars.
Whether it was Kayden, the little prince, or Lord Alvarado, they all had their own channels, so this was naturally not a problem.
However, no one was as ruthless as Jasper, who bought 200 tons of gold in one go.
“You’re still the most ruthless one. I think you’ll probably break the hearts of the banks in Sunrise Land.” Kayden smiled.
Jasper replied awkwardly, “The most difficult thing in this matter is not how to pledge and mortgage the money, but to repay the money. The Sunrise Central Bank must already know that the gold is mine. Withdrawing it won’t be a simple matter.”
These words left the group of people speechless. After all, 200 tons of gold was too valuable.
It would be okay if nothing happened. One should repay the money they borrowed, as was a fundamental concept of life. If the interest was paid like usual, the Sunrise Central Bank had no reason to withhold the gold and not give it back.
Now that everything was clear, everyone was aware that Jasper had mortgaged this batch of gold to crash Sun Dollars. After the benefits were all taken away, the possibility of the Sunrise Central Bank not owning up to this would be huge.
According to exchange rate conversion, the 200 tons of gold were worth 200 billion Sun Dollars, equivalent to 26.3 billion Somer Dollars.
However, right now, Jasper still needed to return 200 billion Sun Dollars, which could be converted into a little over 10 billion Somer Dollars. After the transaction, they would obtain a profit of more than 15 billion Somer Dollars.
The power of economic warfare was evident from this.
After finishing the video call, Jasper contacted Adele. “Say, you’re my secretary and you never did your work properly. Have you ever even been to the company ever since you joined?” Jasper said angrily.
Adele said lazily, “Okay, okay, I’ve been busy these few days. What do you need from me, Boss?”
“I‘m going to withdraw the gold in the Sunrise Central Bank,” Jasper said.
Adele was taken aback for a moment. Then, she asked happily, “Are you going by yourself?”
“Duh. No one else can do this except for me,” Jasper said.
“Fine. Tell me when you’re going to Sunrise Land so that I can bring a bouquet to your grave on the same day next year during your first death anniversary,” Adele said something shocking.
Jasper was amused when he heard that. “You’re exaggerating.”
“Hmph, do you know the black market and bonuses?” Adele asked.
“Yes, but are those things reliable?”
Although Jasper had no actual experience in the matter, he had seen some things related to it before. The black market was an underground market that was not subject to legal restrictions. There were all kinds of shocking businesses conducted there. In other words, as long as you had money and as long as it was something that existed on this earth, you would be able to get it.
There was even a deal of nuclear warheads available back then, but it was never discovered whether they was genuine or not.
Moreover, a bonus was slang in the hitman subdivision of the black market, which meant to issue a reward. If the hitman killed the person, then they would be able to get the bonus.
“Of course it’s reliable. Your bounty is now ranked 59th in the world and 10th in Terra. You’re worth 200 million US Dollars,” Adele said in amusement.
Jasper was furious.
“My life is only worth 200 million? Help me put down more money and raise it to 1 billion. This is an insult!”
Adele snorted softly, “Stop being so glib. You should take this seriously. There are really elite hitmen who do this kind of thing. So, it’s irrational if you go abroad or to Sunrise Land right now.”
“That’s why I’m here to ask you for a favor.” Jasper laughed.
“No!”
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Adele raised her voice and said, “I’m just an intelligence dealer. I will never do a hit. Don’t even think about it.”
“No one asked you to do a hit. I need you to help me get an identity so I can go to Sunrise Land secretly, do you understand?” Jasper said.
Adele frowned and said, “This is not a very difficult thing. If it were someone else, I would take care of it in minutes, but it is not that easy for you.”
“There’s a difference for different people?” Jasper frowned, wondering if Adele was raising the price right there and then.
“Boss, are you really that ignorant of the world or just pretending to be confused with me? You did something so huge. Do you know how many departments in Swallow Capital are keeping an eye on you now? From security to economics to intelligence, you are set to become the number one object of observation.”
Adele continued angrily, “Under such circumstances, aren’t I deceiving myself if I get a fake identity for you?”
But my main purpose is to hide from those people who are watching me from abroad.” Jasper frowned.
“I know, so this matter is not completely hopeless. Let me check it out for you. You are indeed going to Sunrise Land this time for business, and you have just contributed to our national interests, so the higher-ups are happy. It shouldn’t be too much of a problem, so just wait for my updates.”
Adele finished speaking and immediately hung up the phone.
Jasper thought for a while and called Julian over.
“Get ready, let’s go to Sunrise Land together.”
Julian never asked the reason for Jasper’s orders before executing them to the tee. After he nodded, he prepared the necessary items.
After this, news of this affair somehow reached Henry’s ears.
“That punk Julian… ”
Looking at Henry, who was staring at him with a charming smile, Jasper rubbed his forehead.
“This trip will be dangerous.”
Henry patted his chest and said, “I wouldn’t go if it were not dangerous. I have been pursuing ultimate excitement my entire life.”
“If something happens to you, the Laws will be finished,” Jasper said again.
“Nonsense, they still have my sister.”
Henry waved his hand and said impatiently, “I just made a lot of money with you, so nowI have a lot of money on hand. Whenever I have money, I want to spend it. Hurry up and make up your mind, are you taking me with you or not? If you don’t, you can’t stop me from applying for a visa myself, right?”
“Everything is subject to my approval. You must not act independently. This is not a joke.” Jasper compromised.
After closing a deal with Henry, Adele called him.
“It’s done, but there are also requirements from the higher-ups. They want to send two people to follow you to protect you throughout the whole process.”
Jasper said dumbfounded, “I’m not an endangered animal. Do they have to do this to me?”
“It’s really dangerous, and I’m not just trying to scare you. These are the instructions from the higher-ups and it’s also for your own good,” Adele said helplessly.
“Alright, when will they arrive?” Jasper asked.
“When are you going to leave?” Adele asked.
“The sooner the better. If I can, I plan to leave on the flight this evening,” Jasper said.
“That’s fine. You should go to the airport now. They are departing from Swallow City and they should be there by the time you get to the airport,” Adele said.
“Nonsense, they’re flying over. I’ll need 40 minutes to go to the airport and they will need at least 2 and a half hours to fly here from Swallow Capital,” Jasper said doubtfully.
“They are flying over but they’re coming in fighter jets at a speed of 2.2 Mach. They can fly 2,700 kilometers in an hour. Can a civil aviation airliner compare with this?”
Adele’s words made Jasper speechless.
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When Henry and Julian learned that two people were coming over in fighter jets to protect Jasper on his journey to Sunrise Land, they reacted very differently.
Henry was excited.
“Damn! I f*cking knew it! The old man had enjoyed such treatment back then. It should have come from the highest secret service. Damn, everyone in there are gods and they all have the authority to act first, report later. How awesome.”
If these two people could make Henry so excited, then the department where these two people came from was indeed very powerful.
After this, Henry’s next sentence revealed his true nature.
“This is true f*cking power! We second generation only know how to go out every day to show off our strength and compare how much money our old men have. We’re such buffoons!”
“I dream of getting protected by such a department one day. When that time comes, I will bring them out to flaunt them to everyone, then I’ll ask them to point their guns at anyone unconvinced. I don’t care how bad *ss their father or grandfather is, my life will be truly complete if they don’t even dare to breathe too loudly in my presence.”
Meanwhile, Julian did not say a word, but there was a raging fire in his eyes. He said, “They are kind of like knights during ancient times, right? I’m sure they’re good with their fists.”
Jasper looked at the two monsters, shook his head, ignored them, and informed Wendy. Of course, he did not tell her the risks of this trip. Instead, he made Wendy think that this was an ordinary business trip. After the two stayed together for a while, Jasper bid farewell and left.
After arriving at the airport, Jasper’s identity ensured that no longer needed to queue through the security check to go to the terminal.
Although he never asked for it, society and reality were like this. His time was a different concept from ordinary people’s time. 1 minute for ordinary people was just 1 minute. Meanwhile, there was an unknown amount of wealth flowing in just 1 of Jasper’s minutes.
Once his status increased, he would naturally get to enjoy the privileges that came with it.
Jasper did not know when the staff in the airport started to arrange for him to go directly to the tarmac whenever he went to the airport himself.
Standing under his Gulfstream plane were two secret service personnel who had flown directly from Swallow City thousands of kilometers away in a fighter jet.
“Hello, Mr. Laine, my name is Gary Finnegan, and my comrade in arms is Seamus Donnell. The two of us belong to the highest secret service department. This is our identification. We are instructed to protect you during this trip. From now on, your safety will be in our hands until you arrive back in the country.”
A burly young man with a height of about 1.8 meters and a lean figure approached Jasper when he saw him. After he raised his hand to salute Jasper, he said these words clearly and precisely. After that, he handed he and his partner’s identifications over to Jasper.
Henry leaned in and said excitedly, “Yes, yes, yes! This is the identification that authorizes them to act first and report later!”
Gary glanced at Henry and said nothing.
Jasper smiled and nodded to the other party. He said, “I am not a soldier, so you don’t have to give me the military salute, but I still appreciate your protection and I will try my best to cooperate with you.”
When Gary saw that Jasper was so easy going, his expression relaxed and he walked behind Jasper.
As the most professional bodyguard, they had to pay particular attention to the person they were protecting. They should not hinder the target person’ s actions, but they also had to occupy favorable terrain to ensure that they could respond in the shortest time if and when an emergency occurred. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the distance of about 1.5 meters behind the target person would be ideal.
However, this distance belonged only to Julian.
Because of this, Gary soon met Julian’s gaze.
The task of protecting Jasper had always been Julian’s. Even now, Julian did not plan to give up the position that symbolized his identity, so he stared at Gary and confronted him.
Gary said nothing. He lifted his hand into a high five and waved it at Julian. Julian sneered. He had been waiting for this trick for a long time. He would use his strength to prove that Jasper could only rely on him to be his protector.
The palms of the two touched in the air. They did not separate immediately, and there was a look of surprise in each other‘s eyes moments after.
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Experts would know whether the other party had the skills. The two looked at each other and their gaze ignited a spark in the air.
“Hah! ”
The two opened their mouths at the same time and shouted. The volume was not high, but it sounded like thunder to the ears of humans.
At this moment, since they were about to take off, the two super large engines of the Gulfstream plane were warming up.
People who had been in an airplane before knew that when the turbine of the airplane was spinning, the noise would be loud enough to make people unable to hear the person they were talking even if they were face to face.
Even so, Jasper and Henry still felt a pain in their eardrums and became dizzy after they heard the shouts of the two men.
Looking at Gary and Julian again, they each took a half step back. This tentative fight was obviously evenly matched.
On the other hand, Gary’s comrade-in-arms, Seamus, had pulled out a gun from his holster and pointed it at Julian. He said coldly, “You have threatened the safety of the target person. Please step back three meters immediately, otherwise, I will immediately shoot you.”
The murderous look in Julian‘s eyes exploded.
“That’s enough.”
Jasper waved his hand. It was fine for them to test each other out, but if they really fought, it would be inappropriate.
“Julian is my friend.”
Jasper walked over and pulled Julian to his side. Then, he smiled at Gary and Seamus. “I’m sorry, guys.”
A powerful person would be respected wherever they went. Gary nodded, motioned Seamus to put away his weapon, and said to Julian, “You are very strong.”
The murderous intent in Julian’s heart faded, and he said to Gary, “You are not bad either.”
The two looked at each other and smiled. It could be said that they already had a preliminary understanding of each other.
“Come, let’s get on the plane,” Jasper said.
“Please be mentally prepared.”
While boarding the plane, Henry suddenly smirked at Jasper.
“What?” Jasper was puzzled.
“You‘ll know soon.” Henry guffawed.
Then, Jasper saw how jaw droppingly rigorous the highest secret service department was.
Once Gary and Seamus boarded the plane, they immediately searched and scanned the entire vessel.
Henry pointed to the instrument in Seamus’s hand and said, “Do you see that? Military technology is at least 10 years ahead of civilian technology. No bug can escape its radar. It’s so f*cking awesome.
“After that, they will also investigate and search all of the crew members. Then, they will ask for the highest authorization over the aircraft’s electronics to ensure safety during the flight.”
Jasper looked at Seamus and Gary who were busy going about their business and suddenly asked, “Guys, may I ask if you have any arrangements after you are discharged?”
Gary froze for a moment and replied, “There will be a special department that will facilitate us to change jobs, usually in local security gigs. If we don’t want to, we can also receive a retirement compensation to go home and do other business.”
“Some big bosses will find channels to recruit the discharged personnel to protect themselves, but this is not something that ordinary people can get access to even if they have money. They need to get approval and they can only get a maximum of two assigned to each household. My family has six, “Henry said proudly. “Jasper, do you want to recruit them?” Julian turned to look straight at Jasper.
Jasper smiled bitterly. “I’ll think about it when I have the opportunity. I won ‘t think about it now, but I might in the future.”
Life at the Top Chapter 1629
The work of Gary and Seamus was so meticulous it was almost tedious.
They would not overlook any corner or detail. As long as they felt that an area was suspicious, they would cross-check and audit it at least three times, and after assessing the risk level, they would then consider whether to respond to it.
For example, the co-pilot of the flying team, whom Jasper spent hundreds of thousands a month on, drank alcohol today.
In truth, Jasper did not blame him for this. After all, most of the time, he would use his plane on an ad hoc basis. People also had their own lives and social interactions. Drinking some alcohol was inevitable.
Yet, this was not excusable for Gary and Seamus.
“Mr. Laine, we have checked the identity of the co-pilot. He has 15 years of flying experience with more than 8,000 flight hours and his social relationship is simple. According to our rating, he is a safe person, but he had drunk alcohol, so he’s not allowed to fly a plane.”
Gary said to Jasper meticulously.
At this time, the captain could not help but interject, “But the Gulfstream plane has to be driven by two people.”
“We can’t delay the schedule.” Jasper frowned.
Gary said calmly, “It‘s okay, Seamus can be the co-pilot.”
As the pilot of a legitimate fighter jet, Seamus was no stranger to various civil aviation airliners. Although this was his first time driving a Gulfstream plane, this top-notch private business aircraft had a high degree of automation. Basically, the computer would automatically complete the flight mission should there be no accidents.
Besides, they still had the captain, so this was not a problem.
“Yes, take off as soon as you’re done with the arrangement.”
Jasper glanced at the time. It was two o’clock in the morning and Henry was already sound asleep. Hence, he also did not have time to waste here.
Under the captain’s suspicious eyes, the expressionless Seamus entered the cockpit.
Jasper did not know what happened in the cockpit, but the whole flight was smooth and stable.
By the time the plane landed at Handel Airport in the Eastern Capital of Sunrise Land, it was already half past six in the morning.
Jasper opened his eyes and saw the morning sun sprinkling the first rays of sunlight from the horizon. It was shining down on the flat and wide airport runway, making it look like a dream.
Jasper yawned and got up. The advantage of a private business jet was that you could treat it completely as your second home.
There was a bed and a bathroom to wash up, and they could also watch a movie or take a shower whenever they felt like it.
After washing up, Jasper walked off the plane with Henry, who was yawning non-stop. Gary, Seamus, and an energetic Julian followed.
“Where are we going?” Henry asked.
“Let’s go directly to the central bank,” Jasper said decisively.
Adele tried several times to persuade him not to go to Sunrise Land himself, and the higher-ups also sent two top-secret service personnel to protect him. Jasper was not a fool, so how could he not see the danger of this trip?
The people of Sunrise Land never made a promise to be an upright gentleman. Jasper had just slashed their aorta and now, he came to them when they wanted to skin him alive for revenge. Naturally, they had to quickly finish their business and get out of this place that was ridden with danger.
Just as Jasper got into the car, he received a call from Adele.
“Did you arrive in Eastern Capital?” Adele asked.
Life at the Top Chapter 1630
“Yes, we’re on the way to Sunrise Central Bank now. If it goes well, I can go back tonight after I directly repay and get the mortgage released,” Jasper said.
“It won’t go so smoothly. Although you have forged an identity to enter the country, you must show your true identity when you go to the central bank to cancel the mortgage. At that time, you won‘t be able to hide. The higher-ups of Sunrise Land will immediately know that you are already in Eastern Capital.
“I have sent a text message to your mobile phone. You can contact the number on the text message if you’re in an emergency. They will find a way to help you.”
Jasper was surprised, “Do you have spies in Eastern Capital?”
“What are you talking about? That’s so unpleasant to hear. That’s not a spy, that’s the embassy!”
Jasper was taken aback for a moment and then felt relieved. He smiled and said, “With this, I even dare to barge into the Parliament building in Sunrise Land.”
After chatting with Adele for a while, Jasper hung up. At this moment, the car had arrived in front of the central bank‘s headquarters.
Jasper got out of the car and saw the people entering and exiting the central bank. All of them were suppressing grief and sadness under their calm expressions.
The central bank, unlike commercial banks, had no commercial business, so very few ordinary people would come here. The ones here were either the staff of the central bank or staff from other commercial banks or financial departments who were here on business. These people would have been the most sensitive to the Sun Dollars exchange rate avalanche that had just happened.
That incident had just happened and the impact it had on all of Sunrise Land society would take some time to take effect, but these people in the financial industry already sensed the horrors and disasters looming over the horizon.
Jasper and Henry entered the central bank headquarters as they chatted. Their mental state was in sharp contrast with the people of Sunrise Land around them.
“Hello, sirs, are you here for someone, an errand, or perhaps a meeting?”
At the front desk, a beautiful and fair-skinned female staff member asked politely with a smile.
“For an errand. I’m here for the repayment and cancellation of my mortgage,” Jasper said.
“Okay, the pledge procedure office is on the 37th floor. You can resolve your issue over there.” The female staff was still very polite. “However, I need you and the people who are also entering alongside you to please show your IDs. We need to register your information.”
Jasper contemplated before taking out his real passport from the briefcase he carried with him.
Since he was at the central bank, there was no need to cover up. He would have to show his identification when he went about the proceedings later anyway.
The female staff first registered the information of Henry and the gang. Everything was normal and when she finally received Jasper’s passport, her expression froze when she entered his information into the computer.
She glanced at the computer, then at Jasper. After that, she spoke nervously, “Mr. Laine from Somerland, I’m sorry, your level is relatively high. Please wait a moment, a special reception manager will come to you shortly.”
When the front desk entered Jasper’s information into the computer, within one minute, the central bank president Vernon had received the news.
“This punk from Somerland can’ t wait to come and receive his trophy,” Vernon said gloomily.
“Sir, the wealth of Sunrise Land must not be taken away so easily by this man from Somerland,” the person who came to report this to Vernon said angrily.
“You should go and receive him. In short, he is not allowed to proceed with the mortgage release, let alone let him take the gold away so easily. Do you understand?” Vernon ordered.
“Yes! Don’t worry, sir, I will take good care of this matter!” The person in charge said with an evil grin on his face.