12 Hours After Chapter 192 - The Emperor Who Has Become God, Part II

Chapter 192: Chapter 192. The Emperor Who Has Beco God, Part II

Translator: Khan

Editor: Aelryinth

‘As it has been, I like the forest of buildings. And I like to look down from that tall building even more.’

I looked outside again today from the top floor of the building, my arms folded. Today’s landscape was quite different from what I usually saw. Nearby, I could see a big park, and in the distance, a forest of large buildings bigger than Gangnam. I looked at it and thought, ‘Certainly the original is better.’

The nearby park was Central Park. What was far away was the forest of buildings in New York City where Spider-Man webslung through in the movie. The place where I was standing was the top floor suite of a five-star hotel built by Trump, the forr president of the United States.

I thought, sipping champagne from a glass, ‘I’ll buy a vacation house near here to co and take a rest with Ah-young and Seo-hyun sotis.’

I ca to New York to attend SHH Electronics’ new product conference, but I wasn’t interested in the conference, because I knew the results in advance. The new hologram phone would have a trendous impact on the market, and it would boost SHH Electronics into a leading player in the smartphone business. I would sit in the front seat and give them so applause.

I was rather more concerned about eting with the Arican reporters after the conference. My na was now very well known in Korea, but not in Arica yet. My na needed to spread further, so it would appear frequently in the newspapers, and so I could expand my U.S. career.

Fortunately, the Arican journalists seed very interested in , too. The story of a man who was born into a poor family, and beca the richest man in Korea and the owner of Korea’s largest investnt company seed to be drawing keen attention, even in the mainland of capitalism. As soon as I set up my U.S. schedule, the Arican press was in contact, trying to make an appointnt with .

‘Win-win is what this is.’ As I thought about it, I once again sipped so champagne and looked out of the window. But then, behind , I saw a big, tall shadow. A big man had co into a hotel room reserved by without making any sound with the door closed.

But I wasn’t surprised at all. It was Crow who had showed up. He had appeared with a thick docunt as usual.

I said, raising my glass slightly, “Leave the docunt there, and co here. Let’s have a drink. How about?”

Crow left the docunt he carried on the sofa as I said, and instead picked up a glass of champagne.

“If the CEO recomnds it.”

I filled Crow’s glass with champagne which I had taken from the hotel bar. Even though I hadn’t seen the price, it was probably over $3,000. Then I said, tinking a glass with him, “Crow, you have a good job.”

“Don’t ntion it.”

We drank to one another. The pungent carbonic acid, rich fruit scent, and a slight aroma of alcohol were fantastic.

I asked, pointing out the window with a glass of champagne. “The night view of New York is great. You were here last year, weren’t you?”

“No. It’s my first ti in New York. I’ve only been back and forth in Washington a lot.”

“Ah… I see.”

Last year, when there was a nuclear war crisis, Crow traveled to and from the U.S. and China every month. However, he seed to be new to New York, too.

I said, as if Central Park were my front yard. “This is New York City, the capital of the world.”

Crow looked at the night view of New York with his exotic eyes for a mont. “What a splendid sight…” He then added, “It’s very good that this place has not been burned to ashes.”

I smiled and nodded. Only Crow knew that I had known the end of the world in advance, and that I had stopped it. So when I talked to Crow, I felt free, since I had never told my wife that the end of the world was coming. I was slightly intoxicated and repeated the remark, “That’s a relief. Thank God.”

Crow said, filling my empty glass, “You’ve done a really big job.”

I laughed at his words. Crow was the only one who could congratulate on my achievent.

“Well, I did it for myself and to save my wife and my daughter.”

Crow nodded and said as if he had just rembered. “Ah, by the way, Master Crow called to congratulate you.”

“The… the boss?”

“Yes, and he congratulates you on having power to compare with God.”

“Umm…”

Master Crow must have found out what abilities I had. I thought about the mysterious character, and said, “Please give him my thanks.’”

Crow drank all the remaining wine and said, “Yes, I will.”

Only after that did I approach the docunt he had brought.

Crow spoke on my back, “I hope this investigation will be helpful for your work.”

The words were based on ‘I apologize for not being helpful during a nuclear war.’

“Oh, don’t mind that. Crow, the information you brought wasn’t used to stop the nuclear war, but it really helped . It’s true.”

Crow spoke in a rather light voice, “Then, I am glad.”

“Yes. Next month… I’ll see you in fifteen days.”

“Yes, Mr. CEO.”

After hearing the words, his presence disappeared. I lifted the docunt Crow had left behind and thought, ‘Even when I have God’s power now, Crow is still very useful.’

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“Mr. Han, Mr. Han.” Ignoring the microphones of the flocking reporters, I cald them down and took a seat. Then, I gave so reporters a chance to ask questions.

“How would you rate this conference?”

I answered deliberately using automated voice recognition translations for the next generation of cell phones from SHH Electronics. When I spoke in Korean, the voice ca out in English imdiately and clearly.

“It’s very satisfying. SHH’s next generation of mobile phones will lead the next generation of mobile phones with powerful holographic capabilities.”

“How is your relationship with President Maverick Turner?”

“I have a hundred percent confidence in President Turner. As you’ve all seen today, he sotis looks like Steve Jobs’ reincarnation… Steve Jobs with a lot of hair.”

At my words, so reporters burst out laughing.

“Do you intend to increase your investnt in the United States?”

“Of course. If you’ve seen this conference, you’ve foreseen the trendous growth of SHH in the United States. So have I. I am going to increase SHH Group’s investnt in the U.S., and I will personally invest in a U.S. company, too.”

When I talked about my personal investnts, the eyes of the reporters were wide. Whether it was in Korea or in USA, news of money coming in was sothing to write ho about.

“Can you tell which company it is?”

I said with a smile, “That, of course, difficult.”

“Please, give so least hints.”

I hinted at the reporters, making them as curious as possible. “You’ll find out about it before long.”

But in the anti, there was a reporter who asked a serious question.

“Mr. CEO, you are known to be close to Maverick Turner’s brother, William Turner. There’s a saying that you intend to use him in the U.S. governnt as a lobbyist. What do you think about it?”

I looked at the reporter who asked the question. ‘What is this guy, a political journalist mixed up?’

A little misrepresentation might harm or the Turner brothers. I answered moderately, “No. I just talked to the senator of New York because I was trying to invest in New York.”

“Are you serious? You’re going to have dinner together tonight.”

‘Where did he get that information?’

I looked at the microphone held by the reporter as I thought about it. It said ‘BNC dia.’

‘BNC…’ I morized it and told him, “Yes. I’ve been invited to join them. I am sorry if I got clumsily caught up in their family dinner.”

The reporter wanted to ask sothing more, but another reporter stepped in. “Mr. CEO, the FutureSink you sold to Amazon is now valued at five billion dollars. Do you have any regrets that you sold it at too low a price?”

I went over to that question easily. “No. With the money I earned at the ti, I made dozens of tis more by investing in China. The deal was good for Amazon and , too. It was a win-win deal.”

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After the press conference, I spoke to Secretary Lee who was following . “Secretary Lee.”

“Yes.”

“This the first ti I’ve heard of BNC dia, either small or new. Find out about the company’s stake here.”

“Yes, boss.”

Today’s question had the potential to be a problem with my future course of action. I intended to forestall it.

‘First, I will press it with money, and if I can’t finish it… I will edit it…’

That evening, I had dinner with Maverick Turner and William Turner, as the BNC dia reporter had asked about.

“So what kind of person is the new president, Edward Pittman?”

“In a way, he’s more aggressive than Trump. President Trump used to exaggerate all the ti, but he was much more cautious about what he did. But on the other hand, President Pittman is normally a placid man, but sotis he does sothing drastic.”

“Well… I see.”

Now it was March 2025. Originally, it would have been the aftermath of a nuclear war. It ant that forr President Trump was a problem, but now President Pittman was responsible.

I used so negative expressions, “I think President Pittman is a little bit dangerous about the matter of China…”

William Turner seed to think the sa way, as well. “Yes, I think so, too. It’s good to pressure China, but he goes too far. I think it’s better to ease military tensions.”

I looked at him. It was my third eting with him so far, and he was prudent, bright and above all, kind. It was a quality not seen in the previous and current U.S. presidents.

I said with my hands together for a mont, “President Turner, could you leave us for a mont? And you too, Secretary Lee.”

At my words, President Maverick Turner and Secretary Lee left the room.

I spoke to Senator William Turner, using that simultaneous interpretation app, “Senator Turner, I hope you will listen to carefully and think about it.”

As I made them leave and said that, Senator William Turner looked at with a slightly nervous look. “What… what do you want to say?”

I told him what I really thought, “Sohow, I think… you should be aiming for the next presidential election.”

“Pardon ?” Senator William Turner was not only half surprised. It was that kind of response, ‘I had that idea, too, but I didn’t expect it to co out of your mouth.’

I took out the docunt I had prepared and handed it to him. t was the political weaknesses of the current U.S. president, whom Crow had investigated. As soon as he received the docunt, which would make it impossible for President Pittman to be re-elected, he grasped at a glance the importance of what was written there.

“It’s…”

I hinted to him. “How about it? Why don’t you try it with ?”

Senator William Turner spoke in a rather cautious voice, “But the presidential election is four years away…”

I said, holding hands together, “It is because we have four years left that I’m telling you.”

In four years, there would be plenty of ti to satisfy the probabilities in “Edit.”

I spoke to him in a firm voice, “Senator Turner, please beco President of the United States in four years. I will help you.”