Chapter 167 It's all over
Shiba Inu Coins?!
Yu Ling's numb nerves were pricked by this absurd yet familiar word. Another Shiba Inu! She subconsciously raised her head and looked at the phone screen.
Su Xiao frantically manipulated the system, and a pop-up window with an encrypted link popped up on Yu Ling's phone screen. She clicked it with trembling fingers.
The page jumps to a very simple blockchain browser interface. It clearly displays a record of a huge cryptocurrency transfer that just occurred:
Sender:
WANG-HOLDINGS-OFFSHORE-001 (Wang Wang Holdings Offshore Account 001)
assets:
100,000,000 SHIB (Shiba Inu Coin)
Value (estimate):
≈ $XXX,XXX,XXX USD (based on the real-time exchange rate, this appears to be a dizzying astronomical figure!)
Timestamp:
[Current time - 30 seconds]
Payee:
0xBankruptPancakeHero-Ling (Bankrupt Pancake Hero-Ling)
Bankrupt Pancake Man-Ling?!
Yu Ling's pupils suddenly contracted to their limit! The blood in her body seemed to flow backwards at this moment! She stared at the recipient's ID—"Bankrupt Pancake Man-Ling"!
"Ling"! That's her name!
One hundred million Shiba Inu coins! An astronomical sum of inestimable value! Less than a minute after she sent that unanswered message, the money went directly from the mysterious offshore account of the "Wangwang Group" to the encrypted wallet address named after her, branded with the "Bankrupt Pancake Man" stamp!
This is no coincidence!
The cold phone screen became scorching hot in Yu Ling's hands! The huge impact of the information made her mind go blank!
"Did you see that?! Lingzi! Did you see that?!" Su Xiao was so excited on the other side of the screen that he was babbling incoherently, slamming the table frantically. "One hundred million Shiba Inu coins! 'Bankrupt Pancake Man - Ling'! Is this a fucking confession?! Is this a token of love?! Your Zhao Chen is saluting you with the entire cryptocurrency market!!! Lingzi! You made it! You're a billionaire! And in the Shiba Inu coin world!!!"
Su Xiao's scream pierced Yu Ling's brain like a demonic sound, echoing in her buzzing ears. Billionaire? Shiba Inu coin circle? These words were as absurd as the Arabian Nights!
Just then—
“Tick…tick…”
Steady and familiar footsteps sounded on the quiet street not far behind Yu Ling.
Yu Ling's whole body stiffened, as if she was under a spell, and she turned around slowly and extremely stiffly.
Under the dim light of the street lamp, Zhao Chen walked slowly towards them.
He was still holding the plastic bag with the Pet Supermarket logo, which contained dog food for Wangcai. His face was filled with a hint of helplessness and gentle concern, as if he was just looking for a lost wife.
His gaze fell calmly on Yu Ling, who was stiff all over and holding the cell phone showing the shocking transfer record.
Their eyes met.
The air seemed to freeze. Lidya Su held his breath on the phone.
Zhao Chen stopped in front of Yu Ling. The dim streetlight cast a long shadow across his tall figure, shrouding her. There was no sign of panic from being caught. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes were clear and open, even a hint of understanding in his smile.
He tilted his head slightly, his eyes sweeping across the dazzling mobile phone screen in Ling's hand. The transfer record of 100 million Shiba Inu coins, with the recipient named "Bankrupt Pancake Man-Ling", seemed to him to be just an insignificant string of numbers on the screen.
Then, he raised his hand very naturally, not to grab the phone, nor to explain the astronomical transfer.
He shook the plastic bag from the pet store in his other hand, and the dog food package he bought for Wangcai rustled inside. Simultaneously, as if by magic, he pulled out a card printed with cool game characters and equipment from his slacks pocket—it looked like some kind of premium game point card or virtual item redemption card.
Zhao Chen handed the game card and the bag of dog food to Yu Ling. His voice was low and gentle, with a relaxed and natural tone of "Praise me quickly":
"Here, honey, I found it. The guild successfully completed the first kill in the new dungeon 'Gu's Ruins' tonight, and the system has distributed dividends."
He tapped the game card, his tone as casual as if he was talking about a discount at the supermarket downstairs:
"The dividends were quite generous this time. I didn't take cash for my share. I asked the guild leader to help me redeem it for the latest epic skin and weapon set in the game, the 'Star Guardian'. It has all the special effects and wings, and it looks really good on a female mage."
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of "I understand your preferences" in a smug arc. He glanced meaningfully at the ID "Bankrupt Pancake Man-Ling" on Yu Ling's phone screen and added:
"Oh, by the way, the activation code was sent to the email address associated with your game ID 'Bankrupt Pancake Man-Ling'. Surprise?"
The air in the top-floor VIP ward of Haicheng Ren'ai Private Hospital is colder than that in the morgue.
Gu Changhai slumped on the leather sofa in the reception area. His expensive suit was wrinkled like dried pickles, and his bloodshot eyes stared blankly at the lavish crystal chandelier on the ceiling. The light was bright, but it couldn't illuminate the dead abyss in his eyes.
In just a few days, the Gu Empire, which he was so proud of, collapsed completely in a series of crisp and terrifying explosions, like a chain of dominoes.
He had already smashed his phone, its shards scattered across the expensive Persian carpet. But his assistant's desperate, tearful report played in his ears like a mantra:
"Director Gu...it's over...it's all over..."
"Those seven shipping ships... The Port of Rotterdam issued hefty fines... The cargo owners filed collective claims... The bank cut off loans... The funding chain was completely severed..."
"Over at the real estate agency... all our partners are withdrawing their investments... material suppliers are blocking the door and demanding payment... all construction is halted..."
"The group's stock price... hit another circuit breaker... dropped 70%... the exchange issued a delisting risk warning..."
"The board of directors...those old guys...jointly requested a special shareholders' meeting...to remove you..."
Every word was like a poisoned ice cone, piercing Gu Changhai's heart.
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