The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) was based on surveillance journalism. More than two hundred journalists from eighty countries participated in the organization, and Bastian was one of them.

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Oh my gosh, they really beat China.

Bastian was an investigative journalist with a basic understanding of the financial field, so he was left stunned by the incident. According to the article, the minor capital forces had taken the victory.

Some considered the Awakened, who possessed superhuman powers and fierce savagery, as the world’s biggest problem. However, this perception was based on their limited knowledge of the group as the issues related to Awakened were all resolved by the World Awakened Association.

Hence, the foremost issue of global concern was the extreme economic disparity prevailing in the world. The apparent currency war between China and other nations, also known as US dollars against Chinese renminbi, was essentially a struggle for power and resources between a few dominant capital forces that monopolized wealth and the Chinese economy. The capital forces were the Big 4, including the Jonathan Group, Gillian Group, Telestar Investment, Gold and Silver Investment, and their followers.

This wasn’t the first time that they had destroyed a country. During the Asian financial crisis in...