Chapter 170

Chapter 170

Closest Aide’s Request

‘Yugong?’

Surprised at the sudden remark.

‘Didn’t know the talk of giving Yugong would come out first from the Blue House security chief’s mouth.’

There is something guessable.

When grandfather handed the presidential election funds together with the U-gwang Construction bribe corruption ledger to the Blue House security chief.

There was a time probed regarding Yugong.

-How good if repaying Taeseong with what?

-If a matter of transferring Korea Oil Corporation to the private arises then please think of Taeseong first.

-Yugong? Seems eyeing Yugong because Taeseong no oil refining company. But unless another oil shock bursts don’t know if a matter of putting Yugong on the market arises.

Naturally my gaze narrowed.

‘After guessing Taeseong’s inner thoughts then, keeping Yugong in mind?’

At that time he was confidently guaranteeing seeing the possibility of oil shock bursting almost none.

-Hahaha, good! If privatizing Yugong Taeseong 1st priority!

Of course followed advice together.

-The sound of needing to properly use requests not foolishly clinging only to business.

I smiled faintly.

‘So this the request the Blue House security chief said.’

Unexpected.

‘The Blue House security chief volunteering and putting a request to the president instead of Taeseong?’

Puzzled.

‘Didn’t know would show favor to Taeseong to this extent. No, why?’

Of course diligently hung debts every time gap to use if something.

Gave the U-gwang Construction bribe ledger and helped so can remove political opponents and expand political influence.

When handing presidential election funds also separately expressed sincerity with a pear box.

Also when catching Kim Hyeong-won stealthily put information.

But only that.

‘To this level power holder such favor would have felt as very natural service. Why stepping forward and enlarging the matter?’

The Blue House security chief one of the president’s closest aides.

The so-called absolute power holder of this country!

A position where receiving natural, knowing favor as right.

A strong person where even weaknesses not unless large shame enough to fall out of the president’s eyes.

‘No way such a guy hanging such mere sincerity as debt. Some other scheme······ ah!’

The Blue House security chief looking at the central intelligence director as if to show and checking.

‘For power display.’

The Blue House security chief and central intelligence director dog and monkey relationship.

Because one of the trio fighting bloodily over the president’s favor.

The Blue House security chief, central intelligence director, army security commander.

‘As the central intelligence director brought Kim Hyeong-won and bought the president’s favor, the Blue House security chief anxious.’

So trying to show openly.

Own power and the president’s favor!

Declared will press the central intelligence director’s spirit by displaying influence, and confirm the ranking.

‘But no matter how Blue House security chief Yugong not easy.’

What company Korea Oil Corporation.

A state-owned enterprise established with the help of the US Gulf company.

The cash cow in charge of this country’s oil distribution foundation!

That is, the sound of a perfect place to extract political funds.

‘Unless oil shock bursts and Yugong rises on a debt pile, no way the president easily gives own wallet.’

A premature request.

Probably reaching 90% failure probability.

That the answer comes out just looking at the president’s crumpled brow now.

But the Blue House security chief confident.

“Your Excellency, remember?”

The president didn’t even answer.

Still the Blue House security chief didn’t care.

“When calling that friend to a private seat and having a drinking seat. After hearing the possibility regarding oil shock Your Excellency pondered?”

“Hmm?”

The president didn’t release the crumpled brow, but showed interest.

“As the conclusion impossible to solve at the government line kept in mind response at the private level.”

“Can’t interfere in Saudi internal affairs.”

“Assuming 2nd oil shock occurs, if saying will receive Saudi royal family’s debt with oil?”

The words the president said then.

“Not at the diplomatic level but at the private level. Assuming Taeseong makes an oil refining company?”

The Blue House security chief transferred the president’s words wholly and grinned.

“If oil shock really bursts again Yugong’s debt pile soon becomes national debt.”

In the past really so.

As the Iran-originated 2nd oil shock burst, Yugong rose on a debt pile.

Because the government shouting national economic stability and dumped all the losses from the oil price surge on companies.

In the end the US Gulf company stepped out to clean up minority country shares even accepting losses, and then disposed the shares regarding Korea Oil Corporation at a bargain price and left.

‘Not even oil shock burst yet, requesting to give the political fund line? This premature.’

No good words.

‘Can give the old chicken that finished usefulness but can’t give the goose that lays golden eggs.’

Excessive requests soon call disaster.

Conclusion came out, so only confirming the result enough.

But what is this?

The president closed the mouth for a moment and sank into thought.

“Hmm······.”

What surprised was me.

‘Pondering? The president? Not cutting the closest aide’s excessive request mercilessly and punishing?’

Shock.

This a matter no need even to tap the calculator.

-Absolutely no good matter.

A matter no room for pondering to intervene.

‘A super giant dinosaur company the US Gulf company holds 50% shares. A matter that has to risk at least 200 million dollar negotiation to Gulf company in current stock market price······ deliberating carefully?’

What 200 million dollars whose house dog name?

The president who clung to national development pulling all kinds of loans and pouring into growth.

Drawing highways, turning factories, building steel mills and shipyards, nurturing talents, developing technology.

Even when building Pohang Steel had to pull Japan’s reparations 100 million dollars because no money.

‘Was the security chief’s influence this level?’

The deeper the president’s pondering the deeper the Blue House security chief’s smile.

On the other hand the central intelligence director who was sitting silently without words expression hardened.

Grandfather and father swallowed dry saliva.

That the same for me.

‘By any chance··· maybe··· luckily··· one in ten thousand······.’

Hope slowly rose.

If preparation to acquire Korea Oil Corporation that will come out as sale after oil shock bursts already diligently doing now.

‘Even squeezing until becoming a dry rag still up to 200 million dollars······ certainly excessive though······.’

No method to prepare funds separately somewhere?

When busily rolling the head this and that.

The president said cutting sharply.

“No good words. Oil refining and supply one axis of heavy industry that becomes the country’s foundation.”

Erai, said good ended!

“Presidential election right in front, no need to invite trouble deliberately.”

Not a newly surprising matter the words that came out of the president’s mouth.

No choice but to smack lips at the vain regret.

That the same for grandfather and father.

‘Yes, indeed no way easy eating Yugong for free!’

Even though the president’s refusal fell the Blue House security chief calm.

“Yes, Your Excellency correct. Right words.”

No, rather full of joy and satisfaction.

Contrasting with the central intelligence director’s complexion darkening more.

“Presidential election right in front, my thoughts short.”

“Busy even cleaning up the Koreagate. No thought of stimulating US companies unnecessarily.”

“Yes, Your Excellency. Correct. If ending up with the stigma of oppressing Gulf company the already distant relations between the two countries will worsen more.”

The Blue House security chief picked up the wet towel and wiped hands leisurely.

The fierce eyes still fixed on the central intelligence director.

The central intelligence director lowered eyes as if resentful.

As the sign of the story finishing like that appeared, I screamed inside.

‘No! If blew Yugong, have to ask even something else!’

Too regrettable to miss such a good opportunity.

‘Only now barely released the president’s suspicion and wariness!’

If not tearing more certainly here loss!

What grows doing loan business only the sense of gauging the counterpart’s pocket capacity.

‘Only turned the gaze with tax reduction, if Taeseong steps forward and shows greed here will buy suspicion again. This troublesome.’

Regret remains to turn like this.

Because the atmosphere turning now quite good.

‘Only the Blue House security chief hung debt? The central intelligence director also hung!’

I looked back at the central intelligence director eating silently without words.

‘If the central intelligence director puts my spoon on the table the Blue House security chief laid nothing better. Not okay?’

If not okay enough finding a method to make okay!

I flicked fingers.

Tak.

‘Hey, guardian deity.’

[Why? This time really shut that guy’s snout? Wait.]

The underworld messenger looking at the president as if trying to recover the opportunity missed earlier and lifting the robe hem.

‘This time the opposite. Have to open that guy’s snout.’

[Long speech again? You not tired?]

‘Because if shutting mouth and fleeing like this when the opportunity to properly tear came troublesome!’

[How help what?]

Wait, wait a minute!

Because that the problem now!

I made a decision after a moment’s pondering.

‘Let’s do with dream. No aftermath.’

[Send to dreamland with group drowsiness?]

‘No need to send as group. Exactly one person enough. That person.’

What I pointed was the central intelligence director.

The underworld messenger tilted the head.

[Said wanting to open the snout of the stubborn looking guy this side? Telling to send the stiff looking guy that side to dreamland?]

‘Because that side stiff has to persuade this side stubborn.’

[Oh!]

‘Tell that side stiff to repay the debt owed to Taeseong. Can?’

[Just entrust.]

The underworld messenger blew breath hu toward the central intelligence director.

The central intelligence director flinched with eyes lowered.

“······!”

The central intelligence director raised the head abruptly with a startled face.

One stream of cold sweat flowing down the central intelligence director’s forehead.

The underworld messenger smiled confidently and looked back at me.

[Conveyed certainly.]

‘Okay?’

[Believe. I specially put effort in direction.]

Even so only dream what.

As much as insured I quickly devised a second plan.

‘If something let’s secretly convey a note. Or settle with the president like this?’

But the central intelligence director who was quiet the whole time opened the mouth.

“Your Excellency, the security chief’s words also make sense.”

An expression of firmly hardening resolve.

“Thanks to Taeseong’s cooperation caught Kim Hyeong-won and covered the Koreagate. The fact the reward too stingy to end with mere tax.”

Intentionally mentioned the Koreagate.

The central intelligence director fixed the gaze on the president.

“How about entrusting thick national projects to Taeseong.”

“What?”

“Didn’t Your Excellency directly suggest choosing earlier? Subway line 3 and line 4 construction, steel mill business rights, industrial complex reclamation project, defense industry.”

This the tempting bait thrown to probe Taeseong’s inner thoughts.

Matters with not even a speck of thought to actually grant.

But the president didn’t even rebuke saying don’t talk nonsense.

-Where Taeseong’s dreamed future among here? Choose. If none suggest.

Because the words brought out with own mouth a little earlier.

Unexpectedly the president more shameless than thought.

“Already a rejected matter.”

“That yielded for Your Excellency’s face.”

“Too excessive for one company to monopolize.”

“Only the problem the scale too large for one company to monopolize. Anyway government budget extremely insufficient, lamented national projects to do numerous?”

“Director Kim.”

The president clearly thinking of cutting without a speck of reconsideration.

But the central intelligence director no hesitation.

“Taeseong scraped oil money cleanly in the Middle East.”

“······1 billion dollars!”

Only then light flashes in the president’s eyes.

“Just received even tax reduction so Taeseong Construction’s funding capacity not ample?”

“Hahaha!”

“National projects great works for the country. Didn’t request anytime whatever just entrust if such. Please give Taeseong the opportunity to patriotically willingly.”

“Patriotism! That good!”

Different reaction from when the Blue House security chief mentioned Yugong.

The president nodded as if very satisfied.

“Good! Chairman Cha, try choosing once. What national project hoping to entrust?”

I dropped the mouth open.

‘Jackpot!’

A pumpkin rolled in with the vine!

Earlier shed blood tears and closed eyes to avoid the president’s suspicion and wariness.

If given to choose as reward would have picked and eaten without two words, all thick and coveted businesses.

Busily flicked the calculator in the head.

‘If subway line 3 and line 4 the former mayor will roll up sleeves and push Taeseong Construction so pass.’

No need to necessarily choose already caught fish.

‘Not even farming reclaiming immediately, no thought of reversing the relocation decision to Ulsan and Yeocheon.’

Then the remaining defense industry and steel mill business rights.

The answer already decided.

“Your Excellency, how about steel mill business rights?”

Yes, exactly that!

A request directly handed by a power holder matching the Blue House security chief, one of the president’s closest aides.