My American magical life
Chapter 826 - 826 45 King's Game 5 Utterly Insane Mass Release 126k Words for Monthly Votes!

826: Chapter 45 King’s Game 5 (Utterly Insane, Mass Release 12.6k Words for Monthly Votes!) 826: Chapter 45 King’s Game 5 (Utterly Insane, Mass Release 12.6k Words for Monthly Votes!) (I suggest listening to “Hotel California” while reading this chapter for a better vibe.)

San Francisco, in the Niusen mansion, Geweil was facing the storm head-on.

“My dear brother, my good brother, my ever-so-wise brother, could you, therefore, please tell me what exactly happened with the BEC?”

Niusen’s words were brimming with praises, yet even with Geweil’s very limited brainpower, he could discern the sarcasm dripping from them.

And the suppressed rage, teetering on the edge of eruption.

Niusen was not without self-restraint.

Any political figure with a certain status has a degree of facade, but even the most composed individuals can’t withstand the manipulations of the cruel capital market.

This time, he’s been screwed over by President Cheng, again!

Coming to me, telling me to make a deal with Gru behind my back!

You think you can play games with me!

I understand you, Mr.

Niusen, but I still have to give you a little capital shock, to teach you a lesson!

“Yeah, the situation with BEC isn’t optimistic.

The drop has been substantial.”

Geweil knew he couldn’t take a hard line at this moment and responded meekly, but inwardly, he was cursing his brother to hell and back.

It was you who pushed me to join the cryptocurrency project at the beginning, your own words, tackling Gru and Temir was one thing, dealing with them for money was another.

Alright, let’s not count that.

I’ll admit, I am the fool, the idiot, that got involved with them.

But who stood on stage for BEC Coin just a few days ago?

The ABC press release clearly had your name on it!

Don’t talk about the LCE cryptocurrency platform or the development of California’s financial industry; those are just excuses, everyone knows that it was the ICO day for BEC, and you personally appeared at the ICO ceremony!

It was you who tacitly allowed me to join the fray with leverage!

Niusen, now that you’ve screwed it up, you don’t dare to look for trouble with those guys, taking it out on me, what’s this about?

Outwardly you bow and yield, time and again, but inwardly you employ ruthless tactics, even Wigginster was killed by you.

Acting tough within your own circle, huh?

I think your term as Governor is utterly wasted, only knowing how to bully your own people, you spineless cur!

“My dear, the apple pie is fresh out of the oven.

Come try some, you and Will.”

A woman’s voice rang out, Niusen’s wife Jennifer walked in with the apple pie, and was bewildered by the ‘frigid’ atmosphere in the study.

“Are you guys fighting?

Will came over after quite some time, you should speak more politely, dear.”

Niusen married a great wife, smart, perceptive, and sensible, nearly the epitome of a woman.

She used her wisdom to break the standoff between Niusen and Geweil.

“Oh, the apple pie is excellent, thank you, thanks for the hospitality.”

Geweil began eating directly with his hands, spilling sugar all over his mouth and gushing with praise.

“Hahaha, glad you like it, it was specially made for you.

Continue your chat then, I’ll be leaving.”

Jennifer set the remaining apple pie in the middle of the two, turned around crisply, and left the study to the men.

However, at the door, she turned back to caution Niusen.

“Don’t fight with Will anymore, dear.

You can do that for me, right?”

“Of course, hahaha, you misunderstood, it was a misunderstanding.”

One played good cop, the other bad cop.

Niusen was one of America’s exceptional politicians, capable of outperforming even the best actors.

Jennifer, damn it, was like a director, the kind that teaches actors how to perform!

Without any verbal communication, just slight, subtle coordination, they had Geweil, the poor fool, completely at their mercy.

If Geweil had a taste for mature women, with his intelligence, he might even think Jennifer had some interest in him.

With Jennifer gone, Geweil wasn’t here for dinner; naturally, he understood that now was the time for a complete confession to Niusen.

“The issue with BEC isn’t as bad as you think.

The current cause of the crash is still unclear, and cryptocurrency, after all, is decentralized.

The people cashing out used Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other payment methods to transfer the funds, even the Chinese CEO of LCE can’t trace it back.”

Niusen’s expression remained poor, but he still managed to conjure up a feeble smile, pretending to be gentle.

“So, how much did we lose?”

Squirming on his seat, Geweil looked up and stealthily glanced at Niusen.

Coincidentally, the Honorable Governor was staring at him with icy eyes, which gave Geweil the chills.

He hemmed and hawed, hesitatingly and ambiguously speaking.

“Ah, about the investment, as long as we haven’t cut our losses and closed our positions, we haven’t lost anything.

It’s just a paper loss, not an actual loss, so…”

Niusen was just about grinding his teeth in anger, thinking Geweil was treating him like an idiot.

Being seen as a fool by a fool is extremely humiliating, no, it is deeply humiliating.

It’s a good thing Geweil is his own brother (even cousins are related by blood); if it were anyone else sitting there, Niusen would tear him apart tonight, whoever it might be!

“Give me a number, just tell me the number!”

It was as if Geweil’s backside had an engine installed, the depth and richness of the Chinese language say it all—he was sitting on pins and needles.

“You know, at the beginning, we started with off-exchange margin financing, triple, then later on, we did a bit of on-exchange margin financing, 1.5 times, totaling about four times the leverage.

1.5 times is actually very safe under normal circumstances….”