Zhao Chen was woken up by a slight knock on the door.
He opened his eyes and saw Zhang Qingxue standing at the door with a complicated expression.
"Xiao Chen, are you awake?"
Zhao Chen sat up and rubbed his eyes:
"What time is it?"
"Three o'clock in the morning."
Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment:
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Qingxue walked in and sat down opposite him:
"I have something to report to you."
Zhao Chen looked at her, waiting for her to continue.
Zhang Qingxue said:
"Our selling of Bitcoin this time has attracted some attention."
Zhao Chen's brows moved slightly:
"Attention?"
Zhang Qingxue nodded:
"Wall Street Someone is checking over there. Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Citel, Renaissance--
Several big institutions are looking for the person who sold the market above 17,000."
She paused:
"They used Blockchain analysis company and chased him for a whole day."
Zhao Chen's fingers tightened slightly.
Zhang Qingxue continued:
"They followed a lot of clues - when the account was created, trading patterns, Fund Flow.
But when they chased it to the end, the clues were broken."
Zhao Chen asked:
"How did it break?"
Zhang Qingxue said:
"Didn't I mention it to you before? Our accounts have all taken some... protective measures.
A new address is used for each transaction and is not reused. After the funds are cleared, they are all transferred to other currencies through the cross-chain bridge, and then dispersed through the currency mixing agreement.
They chased for more than 20 hops, and finally caught up in a chaotic mess - Join transactions involving hundreds of addresses, and it was impossible to tell who was who."
Zhao Chen was silent for a few seconds:
"So they can't find it?"
Zhang Qingxue said:
"We can't find it yet. But there is one thing they noticed."
Zhao Chen looked at her.
Zhang Qingxue said:
"The first transactions of these accounts were all after December 2016."
She paused:
"They used the process of elimination to exclude all known whales, exchanges, and institutions.
Finally, the goal points to--"
Zhao Chen finished for her:
"Hong Kong This international financial center."
Zhang Qingxue nodded:
"Yes. But that's all they have. No matter how specific it is, they can't find it."
Zhao Chen took a deep breath and leaned on the sofa.
But Zhang Qingxue didn't leave.
She stood there, unable to speak.
Zhao Chen looked at her:
"Anything else?"
Zhang Qingxue was silent for a few seconds, then spoke:
"Xiao Chen, it's about fund handling."
Zhao Chen motioned her to sit down and said.
Zhang Qingxue sat down opposite him, his expression became serious:
"I have come up with three plans on how to deal with these more than 8 billion US Dollar."
Zhao Chen Waiting.
Zhang Qingxue said:
"The first option is also the safest - wash slowly.
Transfer it out bit by bit through over-the-counter transactions, unregulated platforms, and legal investment channels.
The advantage of this plan is that there is almost no exposure risk, but the disadvantage is that it takes time. At least a year."
Zhao Chen nodded:
"What about the second one?"
Zhang Qingxue said:
"The second plan is to use our existing overseas structure to inject this money into our shell companies in Cayman Islands, BVI and other places in the form of investment, and then invest in physical projects through these shell companies.
This plan is faster than the first one, about half a year, but it requires a suitable target on the project side."
She paused:
"The third option--"
Zhao Chen looked at her.
Zhang Qingxue Take a deep breath:
"The third plan can be proposed within a month."
Zhao Chen's brows moved slightly:
"A month?"
Zhang Qingxue nodded:
"Yes. But we need to take a... more radical path."
She opened the notebook in her hand:
"Switzerland There are several Private Banks who are relatively open to the realization of cryptocurrency.
We can use their channel to convert Bitcoin into legal currency and then deposit it into the account.
But the problem is that although these banks are highly confidential, they are not completely opaque.
If there is strong enough external pressure one day, they may cooperate with the investigation."
She paused:
"Moreover, such a large amount of concentrated capital inflow will definitely attract the attention of regulators.
Swiss Bank is tight-lipped, but they have anti-money laundering obligations.
If they report this transaction, our source of funds will be flagged."
Zhao Chen was silent for a few seconds:
"What happens if you get marked?"
Zhang Qingxue said:
"It's not necessarily what will happen. But if someone wants to investigate us in the future, this will be a breakthrough."
She looked at Zhao Chen:
"Chairman Zhao, I don't recommend taking this path. The risk is too high. We can afford to wait six months to a year."
Zhao Chen said nothing.
He stood up and walked to the window.
It was a dark night outside the window, with a few lights flickering in the distance.
Various thoughts were racing through his mind.
Half a year?
One year?
Can he afford to wait?
He has too many things to do. It takes money to invest in Shennong Group, and it takes money to lay out US Stocks.
Further expanding the territory of Henglong requires money, and every next step requires money.
Moreover, who can guarantee that nothing unexpected will happen in the past six months?
He turned around:
"Take the third route."
Zhang Qingxue was stunned for a moment:
"Xiao Chen, that risk..."
Zhao Chen interrupted her:
"Aunt Zhang, I know there are risks. But I need this money to arrive as soon as possible."
He looked at Zhang Qingxue:
"You just said that Swiss Bank might be reported?"
Zhang Qingxue nodded:
"Yes, they have anti-money laundering obligations. If risk control is triggered, they will definitely report it."
Zhao Chen thought for a while:
"Then look for someone who can't report it."
Zhang Qingxue frowned slightly:
"You mean..."
Zhao Chen said:
"Private Bank is not monolithic. There are always more flexible options."
He paused:
"Besides, what if it's flagged? As long as every one of our future payments is legal and compliant, they won't be able to find any problems."
Zhang Qingxue was silent for a few seconds.
Then she nodded:
"I understand. Then I'll find another channel."
Zhao Chen said:
"The sooner the better. Within a month, I want to see that the money can be used."
Zhang Qingxue nodded. "Okay!"
"By the way," he asked, "Wall Street people, how are they reacting now?"
Zhang Qingxue laughed:
"I'm so angry. Some people say we are 'spoilers', some people say we are 'mysterious whales', and some people are guessing whether the North Korea government did it."
Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment:
"North Korea?"
Zhang Qingxue nodded:
"Yes. Because we really can't find out who it is, so there are all kinds of guesses.
North Korea, Russia oligarchs, Satoshi Nakamoto himself—it's almost a suspense novel."
Zhao Chen couldn't help laughing:
"Then let them guess."
Zhang Qingxue stood up:
"Then I'll continue my work. Can you sleep a little longer?"
Zhao Chen shook his head:
"I won't sleep anymore. I've had enough sleep."
Zhang Qingxue walked to the door and looked back:
"Xiao Chen, I still have to remind you - if we take this step, we will leave traces.
If someone pursues it in the future, this line may become a breakthrough."
Zhao Chen nodded:
"I know. But they know my identity and there's nothing they can do to me, right?"
He paused:
"Besides, I need to use this money now."
Zhang Qingxue said nothing more, opened the door and left.
Zhao Chen is the only person left in the room.
Wall Street.
Bitcoin.
Billions US Dollar.
There is no airtight wall in the world, and the sense of smell of Wall Street media is as sensitive as that of a dog.
When the elites here started investigating, the media got a whiff of it.
The news also spread back to China as soon as possible.
"Have you heard? Wall Street's gang searched for a whole day, but they couldn't find out who smashed the disk."
"You deserve it! Let them cut leeks every day. Maybe someone else will cut them this time."
"I heard that they suspected North Korea was responsible. I was laughing so hard."
"The general has so many coins? It's unlikely."
"It could also be the Russia oligarch."
"Anyway, it's definitely not from China."
"Why?"
"Because China people would not be so low-key, Moments would have appeared earlier."
"Hahahaha that makes sense!"
"Actually, I'm quite curious, who is it?"
"Stop guessing, you can't guess it. Bitcoin can't be found."
"It's weird if you can find it, decentralize it."
"You are too naive. You can still find out if you really want to. It's just that this person is too cunning this time."
"No matter who he is, he is a ruthless person."
Although we haven't found out who jumped the gun at the critical moment, Wall Street's elites are already thinking about him.
For Zhao Chen, as long as this matter is exposed, he will be greeted by a sniper attack from Wall Street, unless he does not show up in the international financial market in the future.
But will the reborn be afraid of this?