Chapter 245 - 226: Someone Actually Believes in Xuanfeng Bank?

Chapter 245: Chapter 226: Someone Actually Believes in Xuanfeng Bank?

Upon hearing Xiaozhi’s report, Lu Feng asked, "Xiaozhi, have you finished tallying up all the hackers’ assets? Then, find a cover story and transfer everything to Xuanfeng Bank under the identity of a mysterious customer."

When it came to the hidden rich, the world’s top hackers were definitely among them, especially the Western ones who served the interests of capital.

For example, when Aubens carried out his financial operations this time, he had to use these top hackers. By making a few moves behind the scenes, those hackers could easily make a fortune for themselves, and quite safely at that.

They could even siphon off a portion with just a few keystrokes. With such massive amounts of money in play, would a magnate like Aubens even notice?

Xiaozhi reported, "Master, the combined assets of those hackers total 10.5 billion USD. It’s all scattered in banks around the world and categorized as secure funds!"

Lu Feng was left speechless when he heard this. 10.5 billion USD... converted to the domestic currency, that was over 70 billion.

’I really don’t get it. With that much money, why are they still hacking? Wouldn’t it be better to just live as a wealthy tycoon?’

’But this money is quite useful. Since it’s all deposited in legitimate international banks, if we transfer it to Xuanfeng Bank, the bank can publicly announce the deposit. That’s sure to stir up a lot of interest, right?’

’The biggest fear with something new is that no one will be the first to try it; everyone just waits and watches. But once one person takes the plunge, many more will follow.’

’Now, an anonymous tycoon has deposited over 70 billion, transferred from various international banks. That will definitely grab everyone’s attention.’

’That should get people to start trying it out, right?’

’After all, many people are losing their faith in Rui Shi Bank.’

’It has already lost its neutral stance.’

As for what stance that was, everyone knew.

After all, in the conflict between the two bears, they took sides, showing their bias.

That was not something a neutral party should do.

Once something like this happens, it will happen again. Once trust is broken, many people will lose faith. And once that distrust takes root, it will lead to many consequences.

This was especially true for those with grey- and black-market assets.

They were the most worried about this exact issue.

At this thought, Lu Feng felt that these hackers had given him another huge assist. He decided to have someone add to their meals—an extra steamed bun for each of them.

’These people are still useful. Perhaps they can help develop the Xuanfeng Alliance’s network technology in the future. If that fails, well, I can always use them as scapegoats for Xiaozhi if needed.’

...

Baguda had been quite busy these past few days. Besides handling various matters for the Xuanfeng Alliance—like replacing official seals across the regions, updating economic accounts, and changing all sorts of official designations...

After all, the country was formerly Cambodia and was now the Xuanfeng Alliance; many things needed to be changed.

Previously, there might have been resistance.

But now, things were different. The economic crisis Osborne had created was resolved by the Governor. The Governor had even devoured all of Osborne’s assets, doubling the wealth of the Xuanfeng Alliance’s citizens in the process. This gave the populace a real sense of identification with the Xuanfeng Alliance.

That’s just how people are. You can talk all you want about dreams and the future, but for most people, tangible benefits are what matter most.

So now, when making these changes, the people wouldn’t resist; they would even cooperate.

Beyond that, Baguda was also focusing all his energy on Xuanfeng Bank.

He knew the Governor’s goal, and he knew what a huge advantage it would be for them if they could create an international bank on par with Rui Shi Bank.

He was also well aware that this was a difficult task—extremely difficult. Given their circumstances, it was almost impossible.

’But since the Governor was the one who proposed it, he must have a way, right?’

For some reason, ever since the economic crisis created by Osborne, he had developed a strange confidence in the Governor.

’Logically, I should hate him.’

’After all, without him, I’d be the one with supreme power. I wouldn’t be taking his orders, and he wouldn’t be controlling me with this thing on my neck.’

’But for some reason, when I think about the citizens’ assets doubling, and about how he’s going to build roads for the people, a part of me feels that this is for the best.’

"Forget it. I’ll stop thinking about it." Baguda sighed. ’Since I’ve already chosen to compromise, I might as well do a good job assisting him.’

’At least for now, what he’s doing is good for the people.’

’Increasing the people’s wealth, developing the economy, and bringing prosperity to this region... this has been my lifelong wish, too.’

’I just hope my trust in him is not misplaced!’

Baguda immediately headed to the Xuanfeng Bank headquarters to handle the relevant affairs.

For the past few days, international news had been dominated by Xuanfeng International Bank.

With ample funding, Baguda paid off major international banks, offering them a "red envelope"—a bonus—for any promotional help.

In truth, he had no other ideas; he had no experience in this field, after all.

However, one thing was certain: this kind of advertising blitz was bound to have some effect. At the very least, it would make people around the world aware of Xuanfeng International Bank and leave a lasting impression.

Baguda had not been at the bank for long when the new bank president came rushing in. "Mr. Baguda, good news! Good news!"

Baguda immediately asked, "President Lu Fei, what is the good news?"

Lu Fei immediately reported, "Mr. Baguda, just now, Xuanfeng International Bank processed over a dozen incoming transactions. They were wired from several renowned international banks in various countries, totaling 10.5 billion USD."

"What? 10.5 billion USD?" Baguda’s eyes lit up when he heard this.

A deposit of that size was absolutely astonishing.

More importantly, he knew what this meant: someone was starting to test the waters by depositing money into Xuanfeng Bank.

"Was the deposit accepted?" Baguda asked again, urgently.

Lu Fei nodded emphatically. "It has been. The funds are now in our Xuanfeng Alliance main branch."

"Excellent! That’s excellent!" Baguda was thrilled.

He wasn’t a fool; he knew exactly what to do next. He immediately ordered, "Lu Fei, quickly, announce this news! You can release the deposit and transfer information, just leave out the client’s identity."

He knew very well that once people started to trust Xuanfeng Bank, many more would be willing to give it a try.

Especially under the influence of a 10.5 billion USD deposit.

"Yes, Mr. Baguda." Lu Fei immediately nodded and went to handle the matter.

Meanwhile, Lu Feng heard a report from Xiaozhi through his earpiece. "Master, the hackers’ funds have been transferred from the other international banks into Xuanfeng International Bank."

"Good. Get the bank’s network system ready as well," Lu Feng instructed.

"Yes, Master," Xiaozhi replied.

A moment later, Lu Feng took out a laptop. Though no one was touching it, streams of data began to flow across the screen.

Soon, news that Xuanfeng Bank had received an international deposit of 10.5 billion USD spread like wildfire.

Just as Lu Feng and Baguda had expected, the news created massive waves on the international stage.

It was truly astonishing.

After all, there weren’t many clients in the world with deposits of 10.5 billion USD.

Yet now, one such person had placed their trust in the Xuanfeng Alliance.

Moreover, this wasn’t something the Xuanfeng Alliance had faked. If it were, the deception would be too easy to expose.

There were more than enough capable people in the world who could investigate and find out the truth..

By the same token, if the news was real, an investigation would confirm it.

And when people did investigate, it was undoubtedly proven to be true. The funds weren’t fabricated by the Xuanfeng Alliance; someone had genuinely made a deposit into Xuanfeng Bank. It was even possible to trace which banks the transfers had come from.

The other banks, in fact, were utterly baffled and even a little spooked in hindsight.

They had indeed received the transfer requests, but an "internal operational error" had caused the funds to be sent out ahead of schedule..

They didn’t even know how they could have made such a low-level mistake. Their banking network systems had malfunctioned.

So, when the Xuanfeng Bank news broke and investigators came asking, they could only cooperate. They didn’t dare admit their own network systems had failed.

After all, that would be admitting their network security was compromised. Who would dare keep their money in their banks after that?

Thus, thanks to Xiaozhi’s manipulations, the deposit appeared completely legitimate. No one would ever imagine that an artificial intelligence had mobilized the illicit funds of several hackers.

In this climate, just as predicted, many people began to approach Xuanfeng Bank and deposit some of their funds.

When Baguda saw these developments, the smile on his face grew wider. This was undoubtedly excellent news.

That 10.5 billion USD deposit had truly been a massive help. ’If I ever get the chance to meet the person behind it,’ he thought, ’I must thank them properly.’

The result was clearly beyond the expectations of international observers following the situation.

No one had expected that, under such uncertain circumstances, someone would dare to deposit such a huge sum into Xuanfeng Bank.

At that moment, Lu Feng called Baguda, summoning him to his manor, and gave him two instructions.

Baguda soon left the manor, excited. ’As expected, the Governor still has more moves to make.’

Not long after, Xuanfeng Bank released an announcement that instantly shocked the entire planet. The world erupted, and all eyes turned to Xuanfeng Bank in disbelief.