Chapter Three: The First Fortune Was Not a Gamble

“Why not hold everything if it crashes?” Tang asked. “Because the worst hallucination is believing you deserve the exact top and bottom.” With twenty-four hours left, Xu sent Furnace Pool a request for comment. Thirty minutes later, Polaris announced a $500 million liquidity facility. On live television, Han called the reserve questions “a malicious short attack coordinated by a bankrupt trader and the media.” Blaze crossed $100,000. Lu's remaining puts lost sixty percent. Xu's editor delayed publication. Tang pointed at the risk limit. “Execute it,” Lu said, closing another quarter for a 760-yuan loss. At the hospital, imaging found no structural brain abnormality. The doctor suspected stress-induced synesthesia and ordered rest.