Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 242



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Episode 242.

Words have become seeds.

“The plan has been brought forward.”

It was less than a month after 2025 began. These were the words that Han Jang-soo had conveyed.

“What are your plans?”

“What are your plans, Chairman?”

It’s stuffy. Han Jang-soo.

“Aren’t there many new projects about to begin, such as the artificial magnetic field, the tokamak, the SMR, the ion engine, the VTOL, the PPU, the super-powerful laser research facility with a peak power of over 200 PW that will surpass the current best ELI-NP, and the CRISPR technology to create plants and animals that can withstand the extreme environment of Mars? My question is, which one are you talking about?”

I’m asking because I really don’t know.

When I recited it one after another, his mouth fell open. Did you memorize it all? This is exactly his face.

“None of them.”

Han Jang-soo barely managed to answer.

“Then what is it?”

“A nuclear bomb. Trump gave me a gift before he entered the Nexus.”

Oh, I forgot that.

“Can we talk more?”

“Of course.”

His story continued like this.

A pro-cocoa political force has been formed around Howard Grant, the leading Republican presidential candidate and a strong contender for the next presidency, surpassing the neoconservatives and the Tea Party.

It was a political force whose first pledge was to collect nuclear warheads slated for disposal by Russia, which had recently completely lost its status and position as a great power after its defeat in the Ukrainian War, and to gather all nuclear warheads in the United States and use them for the development of Mars.

Yeah, the intention is good.

But what does that mean otherwise?

Russia, if you offer to collect the US nuclear bombs and give them to me, that means you won’t charge me a single dollar for the nuclear bombs. You mean the US government will pay for them.

This is an undesirable outcome.

“Nuclear weapons are not only found in the United States and Russia. They are also found in China, India, Pakistan, and Israel. You are not trying to solve all of that yourself, are you?”

That’s why he tackled Jang-soo Han, who wasn’t even a party involved. But Jang-soo Han’s words didn’t stop there.

“That’s it.”

Trump’s threat to withdraw from the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) has apparently worked.

He said that in addition to the justification of stopping the global nuclear crisis and envisioning a better future for humanity, there was also an underlying promise to guarantee a large Martian territory only to the country that provided nuclear weapons.

In addition, it was said that countries that are active in the agreement will also receive support from cocoa.

Well then, that’s right.

As expected, it’s Trump. He’s a generous person who spends other people’s money as if it were his own.

There was a moment when I started to hate myself for having said something so absurd.

“Ahem, great. It’s great to hear that such a good thing has come sooner.”

Han Jang-soo frowned at my 180-degree change in attitude. But he didn’t say anything.

“Anyway, if you understand, I guess I’ll be going now.”

I was just blankly staring for a while.

A big project has begun.

I didn’t spend as much money as I thought, but that’s okay. This is about as much as I can get.

I started 2025 with a new mind.

I made a promise to myself that this year, I won’t just make money like I did last year and the year before.

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At that time, the Russian Kremlin.

“Why hasn’t the battle report come in yet? Everyone is missing!”

The toothless tiger, Putin’s roar resonated loudly. Even with age, one’s voice does not diminish.

He sometimes forgot that the war had ended in a humiliating defeat. Today was no different.

“dismissal.”

“Did you bring it? Did you win today?”

“Your Majesty, I am sorry, but the war is over.”

“Oh, that’s right. That’s right. I forgot. I promised you that if the war ended in victory, you would be the first to receive a medal.”

It was not a victory, it was a defeat. He still couldn’t wake up from his sweet dream.

“Your Majesty, please.”

Five minutes passed like that,

Putin’s eyes, once filled with madness, gradually became more serious. His memories had returned. He had become aware of the reality he did not want to return to.

“······.”

“······.”

This silence was a little long.

“What are you going to do with the letter from Trump? The contact on the Republican side in the United States has informed me that you must respond quickly. If you delay any longer, they will have no choice but to release the transcript. Please respond quickly.”

Putin’s deep memory traced the contents of the report he had received a few days ago. Now he remembered.

This is the content.

Trump went into what was called Nexus One, and his successor, Howard Grant, sent an ultimatum.

In order to atone for the sins committed during the war, Russia must promise to use all of its nuclear warheads for terraforming Mars for world peace. Of course, this promise cannot be made publicly. It is to be kept as a secret document and then disclosed at an appropriate time.

‘What a clever guy.’

Trump’s rat-like face flashed through my mind.

No matter how you look at it, the future is clear. In the end, America will do what it wants.

“China?”

The only place he could trust was China. But the secretary shook his head. It was like telling him to wake up from his dream.

“Don’t you know? The Chinese president will also spare himself.”

“Why?”

The reason couldn’t be said. Putin already knew without me saying anything. The secretary changed the subject.

“I think it would be best if you just accept it, Your Majesty.”

“Why is that so?”

“For the sake of Russia’s future (which is already on the verge of collapse), Your Excellency, shouldn’t you give the next President some breathing room?”

Shouldn’t we do that much? He cut his words short.

Even this was something that could not be said in the past. That is, if you did not want to taste black tea.

But now it’s different.

In the miserable state of Putin, who had lost all his teeth and fingernails, he couldn’t even pick up the book. Even in this state, he was still a person with that level of intelligence.

“······I see.”

Putin mocked his own mistakes.

“Bring it. Sign it right now.”

“A wise choice, Your Majesty.”

“Russia will remember your choice for a long, long time. You are wise, Your Excellency.”

The secretaries quickly chimed in. They wanted to end this whimsy before it ended.

That was when.

Putin’s eyes suddenly became cloudy. His eyes were starting to drift away from reality again.

“But after I do this, won’t someone be offering me the Nobel Peace Prize? I should accept it this time, right? Isn’t that right, comrades?”

There was no one to answer those words.

The papers were placed on the desk in silence. Putin’s trembling hands, unable to hear the answer he wanted, finally began to draw a crumpled signature.

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As time passed, it became election season in the United States.

The result was obvious.

Howard Grant was easily elected as the next president of the United States, promising a grand alliance between the Democratic and Republican parties.

Party color didn’t matter. There was something else that really mattered.

– Right now, our United States of America is at a crossroads. It doesn’t matter if you’re Republican or not, or Democrat or not. It matters if you’re Cocoa or not, folks.

This speech in particular struck a chord with American voters.

So our work was also resolved. The work of trading nuclear warheads between the Third World countries, excluding the US, Russia, and China, was smoothly carried out to the next step.

It was a happy thing for Cocoa, no, for me.

Of course, you don’t have to pay money to buy it.

The United States didn’t do that either.

Even in a country like the United States, where handguns are sold at neighborhood gun stores, nuclear weapons are not handled so lightly.

The transportation, maintenance, and management of nuclear weapons were outsourced to the United States, and instead, an indirect method was taken in which Cocoa invested an amount equivalent to the value in that country.

India and Pakistan have been active in this regard.

but,

‘What can I do for you? Just say the word, Prime Minister Singh.’

‘President Mustafa, our cocoa is ready to do whatever the people of Pakistan desire.’

No matter how proactive they were, they couldn’t be as proactive as I was when I finally had the chance to spend a lot of money.

Thanks to that, Han Jang-soo’s smile, which had been beaming with joy at the election of President-elect Cocoa Grant, disappeared in an instant. It was a complete disaster.

Today again, he was looking at me with a shit-chewing expression.

“Relax your expression.”

“······yes.”

“What’s going on this time?”

He said.

“Here is a drawing of the Nexus India and Nexus Pakistan to be built in India and Pakistan. As you requested, the population is planned to be 10 million, a hundred times that of Nexus One.”

Both the Prime Minister of India and the President of Pakistan wanted to build the Nexus. When I asked them how big it should be, they were competing. I was grateful. I was impressed by their willingness to spend my money.

One hundred thousand became two hundred thousand, and two hundred thousand became a million.

When the number of people called out for the last time was ten million, the two regretfully declared the end of the competition. They held each other’s hands.

‘Use a little more.’

I felt sorry, but I didn’t show it.

“Mr. Chairman?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

I came back to reality at the look of puzzlement on General Han’s face. He continued.

“And I have plans for today.”

“What about the schedule? Wasn’t Vice Chairman In supposed to tell you that?”

“Yes, I did. But I think I should take her with me today. I have an outside schedule.”

The schedule was none other than an emergency meeting of the Federation of Korean Industries.

In the process, Han Jang-soo explained the significance of this schedule by saying that, as a result of Russia’s defeat, companies advancing into Russia will take back their Russian factories, but Putin set a condition.

“condition?”

“Yes, there is a buyback clause, so they said they would return the factory, but only if the cocoa stake was included.”

“Shares? Then aren’t you telling us to invest in Russian cocoa?”

“Who said what?”

It was a hoarse voice. It sounded like he was really angry that he had invested in Russia, which was going to fail.

But I disagree.

Why did Putin do such a good thing?

“I’m glad to hear that… No, that’s surprising. Should we go and check it out?”

The place where the Federation of Korean Industries is located is Seoul,

As I went down to get in the car, I couldn’t help but smile.

At the Federation of Korean Industries building, all the heads of major corporations that had invested in Russia, including Seongsam and Daehyun, were gathered and waiting for someone.

Someone arrived. They got up in a hurry, just as they had promised.

“Chairman Kang!”

Following the welcoming voice of Seongsam Lee Yongjae,

“It’s nice to see the arrival of our country’s leading company, Cocoa.”

“Russia won’t trade unless it’s cocoa. Me too.”

Daehyun, GH, and even the president of Dopal Enterprise, a ramen company that is not a large corporation but has a presence in Russia, each spoke out.

“Let’s take a seat.”

Soon, Chairman Jeong Jun Group, who was the chairman, raised his voice.

After the boring meal, the main topic came.

“As you know, after the war broke out, Russia took away real estate, materials, etc. from all trading partners, including Korea, at a very low price. The Japanese company Nissan had to hand over all its assets for just $1.”

“Our Daehyun is the same. What is 10,000 rubles? 10,000 rubles. It’s only 140,000 won in Korean currency. Do you know how much money went into that factory? A lot······.”

“Okay. Okay, so please be quiet during the meeting······.”

“Why are you being so quiet? Just thinking about it makes me jump out of my sleep!”

After a brief commotion,

“······Anyway, the problem with the buyback clause is that Russia bought it for 10,000 rubles, but when we buy it back in our country, we have to calculate the original value and buy it. Mr. Chairman, how much did you say that was?”

Chairman Daehyun Cha, as always, asked again about the bubbles.

“1 is narrow. 1 trillion.”

“They took it for 10,000 rubles, so how can they expect me to buy it again for 1 trillion?”

Why doesn’t that make sense!

“Eureka!”

This is what Russia was after, I tried to hold back from saying it outside, but it came out of my mouth without me knowing.

“Huh? What did you say?”

“Oh, sorry. Anyway, so you’re saying I should just buy it for 1 trillion won?”

I asked, careful not to sound too bright. Everyone nodded with quizzical looks.

“No need to talk much. How much is the total?”

This is a really good opportunity. Thank you Putin. F**k f**k! No, was it Spasib?

But that joy was short-lived, as the chairman continued to speak.

“So what I’m saying is······.”

“I’ll say the next thing.”

Seongsam Lee Yongjae stepped forward, perhaps frustrated with the chairman who could not open his mouth. His eyes were shining.

It was extremely dangerous. It was as if he had a determination to repay a debt. He didn’t have to.

“Chairman Kang. Since this incident is a loss that our Federation of Korean Industries has caused to Cocoa, we will pay the price. We at Seongsam have already passed a resolution at the board of directors to transfer the entire defense industry to Cocoa free of charge.”

What the heck?

That was the signal for everyone to step forward. Next was the GH chairman.

“We at GH also have telecom······.”

“Although it is small, we at Dopal have the entire Russian Dashirak (ramen) business license······.”

Something crazy was happening.

It wasn’t even a minute after the damage was done. The damage was repaired on its own. It was a miraculous moment. I cried.

It was good but it ended. Damn it!

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