Chapter 6

Chapter 6

I told my mother what happened yesterday.

When the mother heard her talk, her eyes widened.

“What is a Bantcoin? Where do you publish it?”

“It is a cryptocurrency issued only on the Internet.”

“Then is it like game money?”

“Well, it would be easier for you to understand that.”

Anyway, the 100,000 won I received when I was in middle school became 13.6 billion won. And of that, 1.24 billion won is my share.

In terms of yield, it is over 100,000 times, but it is only 1/10 of the money Taek-gyu earned.

The reason for the difference is that the character that Taek-gyu sold was a high level character, whereas my character was a high level character.

If I had known it was going to be like this, would I have worked hard to raise it?

* * *

Now that I have money, the first thing I need to do is find a house to live in.

It is impossible to continue living in a semi-underground with poor ventilation. Apart from being narrow and messy, it is not good for health. Maybe that’s why my mother coughs frequently.

She tried to get the best house possible, but her mother objected.

“You shouldn’t spend a lot of money just because you suddenly got a lot of money.”

In the end, after looking around a few brokerages, I signed a contract for a two-room villa with a deposit of 120 million won. It’s been a while since it was built, but the interior was clean with the new wallpaper and floor boards recently.

moving day.

There was no need to call the moving center because there was not much of a household. One dragon was enough. The move was soon over.

After moving all my belongings, the dragon driver left, and I organized my luggage with my mother.

“Do you like the house?”

Mother laughed and said.

“then. There are two rooms, and the sun is good. It’s so good.”

If I had spent more money, I could have gotten a better house…

I’m glad you like it though.

My mother’s hand, who was diligently organizing the luggage while opening the box, suddenly stopped. Inside the small box were a picture frame, an album, and an old notebook.

Each time we moved, the size of the house got smaller. As space was reduced, there was no choice but to throw away unused items.

So, most of my father’s things were thrown away.

What’s in the box is what my mother kept until the very end. It is her father’s memento.

The mother carefully picked up the frame.

It contained a picture I took in my yard when I was in elementary school. My mother and father stood on either side with me in the center, and behind me was a small two-story detached house.

My mother’s dream was to live in a detached house. To make his dream come true, his father bought the land and built his own house.

The house was built before I was born, and I have lived in that house since I was born. Most of our family memories are there.

The mother looked at the picture without saying a word for a long time.

“Do you think of your father sometimes?”

When I asked, my mother nodded her head bitterly.

“then. She went through so much suffering. If I were still alive, I would have seen good days like now.”

I turned to the picture again. There was a father in his youth. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, so it felt a bit awkward.

After a while, the mother got her body up and she said deliberately cheerfully.

“I need to clean up one more time. After Jin, you go to your room and tidy up.”

“I see.”

Since I didn’t have any luggage, the cleaning was completed quickly, and since the house is small, the cleaning was finished quickly.

Hmm, should this be considered an advantage?

She sat in the living room and looked around and saw that the house was quite spacious. So, this is an optical illusion that occurs because there is nothing there.

The washing machine, refrigerator, dining table, and bed are all new to buy.

“I’m taking a break from work for a while.”

“I’m fine, how do I play at home?”

I am not the mother who will be told to dry.

“Then take a three-month break. okay?”

After she stopped a few times, she nodded her head as if her mother couldn’t help it.

“Okay, son. I will do that.”

She spent a lot of her money on buying a house, but still had 375 million won left in her bank account (although about 100 million of this had to be paid in taxes before filing taxes).

And there is still another 740 million won in money to be received from Taek-gyu.

Wouldn’t this be worry-free for a few decades?

I am happy, but at the same time, I feel disappointed. Was it really that easy to earn money?

I gave my mother a bankbook containing 100 million won.

“This money is spent by my mother. If you need something, buy it.”

“Mom is fine. She has the money she has saved up so far.”

“I’m not okay, so take it.”

After finishing cleaning up and taking a breather, Taek-gyu came into the house with toilet paper and detergent in his hand.

“I’m here, Mother!”

mother was ecstatic.

“Oh, Taek-gyu is here.”

Since Ha often came to my house to play, my mother also treated Taek-gyu like her son. While I was in the military, Taek-gyu came to visit his mother for his holidays and birthdays.

“did you eat?”

“I haven’t eaten yet. On moving day, it’s jjajangmyeon. I’ll eat it later.”

Taek-gyu looked around his house and said.

“Is there anything I can do to help you?”

I was just grunting.

“Could you come early to help?”

Did you come to eat jjajangmyeon?

In fact, even if I came early, there was not much to help.

I went into my room with Taek-gyu. There were no desks or chairs, so we sat on the floor of the room.

“Eat the fruit.”

Mother set the fruit plate and left the room.

I said while dipping an apple with a fork.

“Looking at the article, Mountain Hill was completely ruined.”

Taehyung nodded his head.

“It’s not even a fuss right now.”

Mountain Hill is the world’s largest Vantcoin exchange.

The amount of damage caused by hacking was estimated to be as low as hundreds of billions of dollars and as high as 1 trillion. In principle, Mountain Hill should compensate users for the amount of damage.

But what kind of money does one exchange have to compensate for that amount?

Eventually, Mountain Hill went into bankruptcy proceedings.

“Then what happens to users?”

“How is it? It was just a waste of money.”

If a similar incident had occurred at a bank, the government would have come up with countermeasures and compensated for damage or punished those involved.

However, as there is no management body in BANTCOIN, there was no institution to take measures or a way to receive compensation for damage.

This was a fundamental problem with virtual currencies including BANTCOIN.

According to Taek-gyu, there have been several exchanges hacking in the past. Since it was a small amount compared to the total transaction volume, it was simply not a big issue.

But this case was different.

In terms of the amount of damage, this hack was the largest incident in the history of BANTCOIN.

A few days have passed, but nothing has been revealed as to who was responsible for the incident.

There were only rumors of a hacker group belonging to IS or Anonymous, an international hacker organization.

Vantcoin, which traded at around $1,120 for 1 BNT, fell below $1,000 as soon as the news of the closure of Mountain Hill was announced.

And in one day, it plummeted by more than 20 percent again, destroying even $800 for 1 BNT.

Even the Korean media poured out articles about the safety of cryptocurrencies.

– What is the fate of the virtual currency Vantcoin?

– Problems of VANTCOIN revealed by the Mountain Hill hack

-Bantcoin, the currency of the future. stand at a crossroads

-Bantcoin’s credibility is back on the cutting board

– Growing skepticism about cryptocurrencies

Some financial experts say, ‘The value that the public placed on Bantcoin has disappeared. In a few months, BANTCOIN will be treated like a Monopoly Dollar (board game currency).”

“It’s going to be cut in half soon.”

Anyway, to Taek-gyu, it’s a different story now. I sold them all before then.

“No matter what you think, this doesn’t make sense.”

“A bankruptcy?”

“no. You got it right.”

“It’s just a coincidence.”

“Nothing in the world just happens. In my opinion······.”

Taek-gyu’s expression suddenly became serious. Did you ever find out something?

I listened.

“Jinhoo, you originally had superpowers. When a crisis struck, that ability blossomed. That’s how superheroes are born.”

“Have you been around?”

I was expecting a fool.

But Taek-gyu was still serious.

“Think about it. That’s obviously… Oh! I think I have a good idea now.”

“What?”

“Why don’t we call that ability the Oracle Eye? Are you okay?”

“Huh. It’s not okay.”

Unlike me, who shook his head resolutely, Taek-gyu nodded his head as if he was convinced by himself.

“I love Oracle. I will call you that in the future.”

“Please don’t do that.”

At that moment, Taek-gyu’s phone rang.

Tirling!

“Is anyone else calling you besides me?”

“there is. Delivery drivers and all kinds of spam who are always struggling.”

When Taek-gyu looked at his phone, he was startled.

“Ugh!”

Taek-gyu’s face turned white as he answered the call.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“Uh, when did you come to Korea? Huh? now? I’m busy… Oh, no, it’s not like that… Oh, I see… Yes!”

Hanging up the phone is unusual.

Did something happen?

I asked Taek-gyu.

“Who is it?”

Taek-gyu said while crying.

“My sister.”

“Hyun-joo’s older sister?”

Taek-gyu had one older sister who was 10 years older than him.

His name is Hyunjoo Oh.

Unlike Taek-gyu, who is a great otaku by anyone, Hyun-joo’s older sister was a wealthy person working in an American IB called Golden Gate.

It was possible because of the help of Hyun-joo’s sister that Taek-gyu was able to establish a corporation in a tax haven called Della Island before he sold Vantcoin.

“But what’s on your face?”

“You came to Korea. Long jump right now.”

Hyun-joo’s older sister was working in the Asian branch in Hong Kong. So he spent most of his time in Hong Kong, and rarely came to Korea.

Perhaps because of the large age gap, Taek-gyu has been afraid of his older sister since he was young.

Taek-gyu grabbed my shoulder and said.

“Let’s go together.”

“Why me?”

“To me, she’s just a real older sister, but to you, she’s a senior like the sky.”

“Well… it’s not like the sky.”

Hyunjoo’s older sister graduated from the Department of Economics at Hankuk University. It’s different, but to me, he’s a senior in the 10th grade.

“Hasn’t it been a long time since you saw my sister?”

Come to think of it, it was the last time we ate together before enlisting in the military.