Chapter 166

Chapter 166

Just an Entrance Ceremony (1)

Our Hannam-dong house was a bit more bustling than usual from early morning.

A trivial reason.

“What all this fuss for just an entrance ceremony?”

“Our Young Master’s historic first school attendance!”

Taeseong Group security guards were making a fuss.

“This can’t be! Young Master Jeong-hyeok holding dongdonggurimu again! Snatch!”

“Confiscate stone ring, confiscate gold necklace, confiscate flower pattern shirt. Have to wear the lost child gold bracelet!”

“Hey, newbie. Won’t iron properly? Pants hem angle tilted about 3 degrees? Again.”

“Sneakers no! Today unconditionally have to wear polished shoes!”

“Check the bouquet! Prepared flower paper? Birthday firecrackers? Banner?”

“Where Team Leader Yu? Where stuck the instant camera again?”

The kitchen side also noisy the same.

“Finished individual packaging the cookies to distribute to the Young Master’s classmates?”

“Hamburger quantity not matching? Two missing!”

“Soy milk also one bottle short.”

“What human ate secretly without conscience and fled? Euu, if only catch this human!”

“Went to the ancestral rite table? Sometimes the Young Master if seeing delicious things puts on the ancestral rite table.”

The underworld messenger clicked the tongue.

[The fuss during 6.25 not even fuss.]

‘Where learned such words again?’

[All comes out if watching dramas.]

The underworld messenger glanced at the soy milk bottle and hamburger prepared as offering.

With an indifferent expression stuck a straw in the soy milk bottle and sucked smooch smooch and drank.

The warmly heated soy milk quite to liking appearance.

But the eyes looking down at the hamburger not very pleasing.

[Why kids’ rice balls these days this shape? Where all rice grains fled? Why not putting kimchi?]

‘That’s not rice ball but hamburger.’

[Western guys’ rice ball? Then I enough.]

‘Grandma Ok-bun’s hamburger different dimension? Try eating once first.’

[Not very willing··· tsk.]

Fresh lettuce and shredded cabbage on freshly baked bread.

Beef patty full of meat juice and well-grilled onion and bacon.

After inserting thinly sliced ham and tomato and pouring Grandma Ok-bun’s special sauce hamburger complete.

The underworld messenger took a big bite of the hamburger, then instantly eyes became round.

[No, what kind of western rice ball······!]

‘Tasty?’

The underworld messenger couldn’t deny saying no.

Instead hurriedly ate the hamburger munch munch.

[This house does western rice balls a bit too?]

‘Yes, whose skill.’

Grandma Ok-bun’s food skill famous enough to be counted first even in Guro-dong shantytown.

Probably if opened a restaurant would have hit big or something.

Even crossing genres to East-West fusion food?

This precisely talent, itself!

‘Heard Grandma Ok-bun specially paid attention saying my entrance ceremony today.’

[Worthy of causing this fuss. The entrance ceremony, seems a very special day?]

Would it be special?

Only the people of this house uniquely making a fuss.

But because the underworld messenger was smiling with a soft face swallowed the later words pretending not knowing.

The underworld messenger who finished the hamburger in an instant looked back at me sucking even fingers smooch smooch as if regretting.

[Western rice ball, next opportunity······.]

‘Knew would be so and set aside two in advance on the ancestral rite table.’

[Our kid indeed the best!]

The underworld messenger raised a thumb.

‘For reference that’s chicken burger. Fried chicken patty well.’

[Ah······! If beef for yangban then chicken for servants.]

The underworld messenger answered gloomily.

Even drooping shoulders.

[Chicken dishes trash below young chicken white soup.]

‘Tried eating chicken? If not eaten don’t talk.’

[Chicken there there. No matter oiling chicken not becoming beef.]

‘Try eating first and talk.’

The underworld messenger farted largely and bit the chicken burger put on the ancestral rite table with a whoosh.

[Huk, no such chicken dish until now······!]

The underworld messenger looked back at me with teary eyes.

[Keu, this precisely the other world taste? Tasty······!]

What if you ask me that!

The underworld messenger preciously held the chicken burger and smiled brightly.

Ready to film a mukbang immediately.

* * *

U-gwang Scholarship Foundation Private School General Entrance Ceremony

Even just looking at the large banner attached to the school main gate no particular thoughts.

But after seeing the procession of luxury sedans entering one after another under that banner all kinds of thoughts came.

Mother admired small looking outside the window.

“Waa······. This the U-gwang school entrance ceremony grand parade only heard in words.”

What grand parade.

Just cars blocked dirty.

But the nuance a bit different from general traffic congestion.

‘What kind of entrance ceremony······.’

Combat police controlling vehicle entry and exit at the main gate.

“There will be ID check.”

A fierce and meticulous inspection.

“If who seeing would know coming to catch spies.”

“Yes, often catch.”

“Ei, Team Leader Yu also joke······.”

“See Colonel Bak the thick head there?”

Yu Jong-tae pointed at the corner of the main gate with a finger.

Uncle Cheol-gu holding a cigarette in the mouth watching the inspection search.

Suddenly recalled Uncle Cheol-gu’s words ‘See at the entrance ceremony!’

“To political and business world social leaders U-gwang school more popular than international schools. Perfect for south-dispatched spies to enter and launder identity and contaminate ideology?”

I lost words to say.

Yu Jong-tae driving whistled.

“Ministry of Home Affairs minister car, Ministry of Industry vice minister car, Seoul mayor car, Central Intelligence Agency intelligence bureau chief car, police commissioner car also visible.”

We also joined the procession of luxury sedans entering one after another.

“Samhwang Group, Ilseong Group, Cheongwol Group, Geumjo Group, Hyunmu Group, Noksan Group, also······.”

To the extent worrying whether all these many cars enter that school parking lot.

So more overwhelming.

“No, mere just entrance ceremony······.”

“The words political and business world connections come out from U-gwang school not for nothing.”

Actually because private school corruption serious to that extent, but the education level of U-gwang private school in this era counted the best.

Thanks to that excellent talents from all over the country crowded here a lot, and the entrance exam hurdle also quite high.

How much the government considered even private tutoring crackdown due to overheated entrance exam competition.

The underworld messenger whistled.

[That guy of Cheonggye Mountain. Seems came out to greet?]

‘Hmm?’

A middle-aged teacher near the side gate rolling feet and waving hands.

The person who will become our class homeroom teacher.

Yu Jong-tae also recognized that man and grinned.

“There is good news and bad news related to today’s entrance ceremony. Which want to hear first?”

Mother tilted the head.

“Is there something called bad news at the entrance ceremony?”

“The Young Master’s homeroom teacher a quite famous person. Heard the best tyrant of U-gwang private school, heard?”

Father flinched.

“Tyrant Tirano?”

“Yes, correct. Precisely that person.”

“Hmm, Jeong-hyeok will suffer quite this year?”

Mother looked back at father.

“A person know?”

“I came from this school. Even in our time the bad reputation widespread.”

“A scary person?”

“Foundation chairman’s son. Thanks to that a real power among real powers who firmly holds the school.”

Father crossed arms and hardened the expression.

“No overlooking even saying child. No mercy even to teachers or parents. My friend got hit on the cheek wrong and eardrum burst, the guy who protested received expulsion disposition?”

“Oh my······!”

“What to do. Child’s future taken as hostage. No choice but to give appropriate bribe and bend in tactfully.”

Yu Jong-tae said calmly looking at the rearview mirror.

“The news that person internally decided as Young Master Jeong-hyeok’s homeroom teacher for 6 years.”

Already a matter finished talking at Cheonggye Mountain.

But father quite surprised, the complexion darkened rapidly.

“Even now should turn the car right away and look for another school?”

Then.

Tyrant Tirano recognized us and ran out at full speed.

I turned the manual lever and opened the car window.

“Hmm, then parents please get off for a moment? A bit conversation with me there······.”

Oh, look at the eyes rolling a bit?

Seems thoughts changed a lot from when interviewed at Cheonggye Mountain?

I raised one eyebrow.

“Anyway there are items prepared for the teacher and friends. Team Leader Yu.”

“Yes.”

Quick-witted Yu Jong-tae immediately got off the car.

Bang!

Yu Jong-tae took out a cart from the trunk.

Stacks heavy document boxes neatly on the cart.

Yu Jong-tae put a food box on top as if generously.

“Please distribute these cookies and soy milk to classmates. This prepared as share for the teachers’ office teachers.”

One white envelope stuck in each hamburger bag.

Envelopes with teachers’ names written on the surface.

As soon as seeing the white envelopes Tyrant Tirano’s eyes gleamed as the strongest of private school corruption.

“Ahem ahem, what all this.”

Yu Jong-tae whispered small in Tyrant Tirano’s ear.

“That the teacher’s corruption list showed at Cheonggye Mountain.”

“······!”

“Randomly picked a few each as samples and put in envelopes. So other teachers also look around and chew and tear and taste interestingly.”

“······.”

“Seems the teachers’ office will become quite harmonious?”

“······.”

“Just say. To the central intelligence I will specially take care and send the corruption ledger in original form.”

Tyrant Tirano lowered eyes neatly.

Only then Yu Jong-tae held out a hand.

“Please take care well going forward. I Yu Jong-tae, scheduled to stamp face seal every day. Know?”

“Aigo, of course!”

“Still need parent interview?”

“Not even entrance ceremony yet, what parent interview? Just tried to greet thanking for entrusting the precious student.”

Tyrant Tirano rubbed palms quickly and made a servile smile.

“Time left until the entrance ceremony shall I also roll up sleeves and carry documents together?”

“Quick-witted. Desirable attitude.”

“This envelope, really sending to the teachers’ office?”

“That a matter depending on the teacher?”

Tyrant Tirano stood in attention posture in front of me.

“Young Master, as ordered finished installing cabinet and phone in our class classroom.”

Tyrant Tirano rummaged the pocket and held out a neatly folded note.

“Wrote the number here. Direct number so don’t teach to anyone.”

Requested small with a hollow cough.

“Even if young friends insist saying will use the phone absolutely don’t lend. Because if parent protests come annoying.”

“······.”

“Prank call prohibited. Will cooperate this level?”

A very teacher-like request so I nodded.

Father muttered astonished.

“No, now prank call the problem? Saying will open a student’s personal phone directly in the classroom······.”

“For reference elementary school 1st grade only morning classes.”

Tyrant Tirano looked around and smiled stealthily.

“Will pull the phone cord when leaving school?”

Mother couldn’t hide the fluster.

“Jeong-hyeok, what all this situation?”

“······Individual interview with the homeroom teacher?”

“······.”

What? Why? What?

Individual interview with the homeroom teacher correct!

Of course not even entrance ceremony yet, and not even entered inside the main gate!

But finished group interview separately at Cheonggye Mountain long ago!

“For reference our class 1st grade 1 class, number unconditionally 1 for 6 years. So easy to memorize.”

Yu Jong-tae collected all the white envelopes, and instead held out an envelope containing 10,000 won bills to Tyrant Tirano.

“This service.”

Yu Jong-tae winked one eye and returned to the driver’s seat.

Tyrant Tirano received the cart handle and bowed the head politely and greeted.

“Will take responsibility for the Young Master’s school life.”

Roll roll roll roll.

Tyrant Tirano disappeared to the side gate pulling the cart.

Yu Jong-tae hummed a nasal song with a refreshing face and moved following the back of the luxury sedan.

Vroom.

Questions poured as if natural.

“Jeong-hyeok, why that teacher using honorifics to you?”

“What the document boxes again? Work?”

“What the direct phone again?”

“1 class 1 number for 6 years? Didn’t U-gwang school originally number in alphabetical order by name?”

No method to explain what?

I shrugged shoulders.

“Well. That the homeroom teacher’s heart?”

Nonsense that doesn’t even work.

I pretended not knowing and turned the head outside the window.

Father stroked the chin and said with a serious expression.

“Makes sense.”

“Senior, crazy? Really think this makes sense?”

“Yes. Tyrant Tirano.”

“······?”

“All the things Tyrant Tirano does so. Purely arbitrary.”

Father buried the back in the back seat with a convinced expression.

“As expected people don’t change easily. That teacher still the same.”

“······.”

“U-gwang also quite consistent. How so identical to when I attended. Said the hotbed of private school corruption.”

Passing like this?

Quick-witted security guard and Yu Jong-tae who claims to be my hands and feet and recently striving in secretary education more than security team leader quickly turned the topic.

“By the way, not curious about the good news?”

“Right! Curious. What?”

“That our Young Master Jeong-hyeok became the representative to do the general entrants’ oath!”