Chapter 194

Chapter 194

Busan’s Hegemon

Grandfather’s pupils shook like an earthquake occurred.

“Took in the smuggling king?”

“Yes.”

“Surely not the smuggling king I know?”

“Smuggling king name quite common? Who the smuggling king grandfather knows?”

“Busan’s hegemon.”

Grandfather said dada da fast like rapping.

“A guy tightly holding Busan International Market and Jagalchi Market, and seized half of Busan Port loading yard.”

Correct.

I also know so.

“Heard leading mackerel fleet and deep-sea fishing boats and solely bearing 70% of the Korean aquatic product market.”

If 70% of Korean aquatic products market monopoly level.

Didn’t know that.

“A man handling all goods regardless of type regardless of nationality except drugs, and opened smuggling routes to the US, China, Taiwan, Japan, Soviet Union, Southeast Asia and even some Europe and the Middle East.”

Opened smuggling routes even to Europe and the Middle East?

Ah, to bring in guns and explosives from Vietnam War and Middle East War had to open smuggling routes.

Feet much wider than thought!

“Limited to Busan area, but a Busan big shot evaluated above Gukcheon Group’s financial power and influence.”

“······Yes?”

What sound did I hear now?

“If Gukcheon Group a company ranked 7th in the business world? Busan’s local company that hit with Prince brand rubber shoes and sneakers.”

“Yes.”

Gukcheon Group a chaebol company representing the Busan area.

“Gukcheon Group only affiliates 21, annual sales in the 8 trillion won range, employees over 38,000?”

“Yes.”

Gukcheon Group possessed from trading company to shoe manufacturing, textile, cement, fiber, general machinery, steel, trading, steelmaking, construction, civil engineering, development, resort, electronics, sink, agricultural machinery, securities company.

Compared to U-gwang ranked 9th in the business world affiliate number less, but received evaluation internals more solid than that.

“Saying treating the smuggling king higher grade than such Gukcheon Group?”

“Yes.”

Grandfather obediently nodded.

“Does that make sense?”

“Nothing not making sense.”

Grandfather smiled faintly.

“Gukcheon Shoe’s Prince brand rubber shoes largely hitting a matter of the 50s. Even then the smuggling king who seized International Market and Busan Port already more big shot.”

“But Gukcheon Shoe after that seized the domestic market with Prince brand rubber shoes and sneakers, and grew into a large company exporting to overseas markets?”

“Correct.”

“Limit growing with smuggling. No matter how the smuggling king flies and crawls hard comparing to Gukcheon Group chairman?”

Why chaebol chaebol.

If only money many call nouveau riche, not chaebol.

Call chaebol only when can exercise power and influence together in Korean society of course money.

“Don’t know sound. Gukcheon Group Yang Jeong-mun’s backing the smuggling king.”

“······Not the opposite?”

“Half of Gukcheon Group stocks the smuggling king would be holding.”

“Yes?”

“How many companies among our country’s chaebol companies grew without borrowing others’ money think? Gukcheon Group debt ratio about 900%.”

Grandfather smiled faintly.

“If calculating so the smuggling king took care much more substantially than banks.”

“Heard the smuggling king doesn’t touch private loans?”

“Not private loans but investment. Major shareholder.”

“······.”

“Wonder if another guy holding more cash than the smuggling king in Busan.”

Looking into heard earning huge money with mackerel fleet and deep-sea fishing.

How smuggling business not paying one penny tax.

All cash business.

“Heard holding a lot of stocks of Busan area local companies including Gukcheon Group.”

First hearing sound.

‘Even when I became a big shot of the private loan market and made a name as a big hand of corporate investment never heard report regarding this?’

Recalling the reason carefully, realized something.

‘Ah, when I was young Gukcheon Group already disbanded long ago having bought the regime’s dislike.’

First seeing the smuggling king this life.

A big shot of the generation before I was active.

Heard rumors until ears hurt, but no big connection with the private loan market so no matter deeply entangling with the master.

“The smuggling king quite clever, saying even if dying absolutely not dying alone tied the political and business world like a net and made a large horse never dies board.”

Not that the smuggling king tightly held Busan’s political and business famous figures.

Looking at the smuggling king’s bribe ledger and statement, even I momentarily lost words to say.

Thought sprayed a lot evenly up and down for long years.

No figure among political figures active in the Busan area who didn’t receive the smuggling king’s back money.

“Not called Busan’s hegemon for nothing. How many guys coveting International Market and Busan Port until now? Not an ordinary figure just sweeping all that and enduring until now.”

Suddenly curiosity arose.

“Grandfather, then if the smuggling king becomes troublesome Gukcheon Group will step forward first?”

But when the smuggling king caught this time, Gukcheon Group didn’t particularly exercise pressure.

Even Busan mayor, Busan chief prosecutor, Busan police chief and National Assembly members regardless of ruling or opposition making a fuss.

“Hmm, usually the opposite. Gukcheon Group Yang Jeong-mun completely bad at politics.”

“Not as much as grandfather?”

“That Yang Jeong-mun guy much more bland this side than me.”

Grandfather grinned.

“I acknowledge completely no political head and give as much as the regime asks for money and go middle, but Gukcheon Group Yang Jeong-mun can’t see such appearance.”

Suddenly recalled how Gukcheon Group disbanded.

In 1983 to secure 10 billion won as annual operating funds for the scholarship foundation for bereaved children of those who died in the Aung San Mausoleum bomb terror, the new military gathered chaebol groups and forced voluntary fundraising.

Upper large companies decided to bear 1.5 billion, 1.2 billion etc. each, but Gukcheon Group Chairman Yang Jeong-mun the head of a group ranked 7th in the business world tried to settle with 500 million won, that all with promissory notes.

So bought the regime’s dislike, and as part of taming chaebols Gukcheon Group disbanded overnight.

‘If holding half of Gukcheon Group stocks the damage the smuggling king received when the group suddenly disbanded also quite large?’

So?

In the past the smuggling king disappeared without sound or rumor.

No one claiming to be the smuggling king’s successor either.

‘Then where did all the smuggling king’s many assets go?’

Doubt remained.

“Such smuggling king decided to enter under you obediently? No way.”

Grandfather laughing as if nonsense.

“No way such a man volunteers to play hands and feet under others?”

Ding dong.

Anseongdaek working at grandfather’s house ran out urgently.

“Chairman, guest came.”

“Guest? No particularly caught appointment?”

“Said Go Dong-eon who came up from Busan and brought gifts full.”

“What?”

Grandfather stood up with a whoosh stopping eating.

“Busan’s Go Dong-eon?”

First hearing name.

“Why the smuggling king coming to our house holding gifts?”

What? The smuggling king’s name Go Dong-eon?

“Live mackerel, frozen mackerel, salted mackerel and tuna, abalone, lobster, sea cucumber, sea squirt. Brought several boxes with fresh ones.”

“Tell to come in quickly!”

* * *

“Nice to meet. Go Dong-eon.”

“Cha Tae-seong.”

Grandfather and the smuggling king exchanged handshakes.

“Seems first meeting seeing like this. What matter came to this person’s house?”

“Haven’t heard the story from the Young Master yet?”

“Story?”

“The story I became the Young Master’s person, haven’t heard?”

“······Not joke?”

“I received some life-saving grace from the Young Master.”

“······?”

Grandfather looked back at me with a displeased expression.

An expression what nonsense sound this.

“Ah, unluckily directly hit by the great disaster of public power.”

“······.”

“Organization collapsed in an instant. All executives dragged, warehouses all searched, even I caught in the central intelligence water torture room?”

“Ha······!”

Grandfather couldn’t hide puzzlement.

“Heard smuggling organization security so thorough warehouses location unknown, even executives don’t gather at once?”

“I also a matter couldn’t even imagine.”

“Even executives’ identities veiled, even I in a position barely knowing your name three characters······.”

“So. Skillfully came directly to me and finished from transaction to writing employment contract smoothly?”

The smuggling king smiled meaningfully looking at me.

“A person appeared who collapsed the forces made like a net in Busan for 30 years at once, seized Busan’s main figures instantly, reorganized the Busan power map in ten days.”

“······!”

“No choice but to submit.”

“······!”

Grandfather inhaled.

An expression heard unbelievable sound.

“A checkmate with no way out. Helpless.”

“······!”

“So died and lived in the central intelligence water torture room. Thanks to.”

“······!”

The smuggling king smiled and raised both hands to show.

A gesture of surrendering.

Grandfather naturally made a suffering sound.

“Heard the news the central intelligence director determined and went down to Busan and drew the knife.”

Shadow fell on grandfather’s face.

“Heard stirring Busan noisily carrying His Excellency the president’s full support on the back.”

Grandfather tightly closed eyes.

“Thought not ordinary seeing continuing power dark struggle shoulder to shoulder with the Blue House security chief and army security commander without particularly great support base······.”

Grandfather muttered seriously.

“Didn’t guess had such tremendous skill. Collapsing the smuggling organization at once, sweeping executives, reorganizing Busan’s power map in ten days······.”

“Wrongly pointed.”

The smuggling king shook the head.

Grandfather’s complexion changed.

“No way. If not that the shipping company······.”

“Yes. Finished talking Busan area political and business famous figures and I investing, central intelligence watching the back.”

“But why trying to set our kid as dummy president?”

“······Dummy president?”

“If needing Taeseong’s name value or shield should have come to me.”

Grandfather exhaled a heavy sigh.

“Understood why the smuggling king came to me. How does the central intelligence director hope Taeseong does?”

“······Firmly wrongly pointed.”

The smuggling king glanced at me and continued calmly.

“If the central intelligence director such a tremendous man I would have thrown myself into central intelligence and helped national work, not coming carrying bribes and greeting the chairman like this?”

“······Uh?”

The smuggling king greeted politely.

“Say again. I said received life-saving grace from the Young Master. Not the central intelligence director.”

“······!”

“Who think progressed from transaction to employment contract smoothly coming down to Busan as day trip?”

“S, surely······!”

“The central intelligence director after 10-minute interview with that person, running around Busan day and night for ten days X falling?”

“No, what this······!”

Grandfather opened eyes large and looked back at me.

“No, think commonly. What means our kid······!”

“In other words skill making possible difficult matters to the extent even Chairman Cha can’t understand! Tremendous person.”

The smuggling king grinned.

“Receiving even handwritten instruction from the president and using like talisman, using the central intelligence director like subordinate?”

“Th, such······!”

“The Young Master made all the show, the central intelligence director doing all the hardship. This Go Dong-eon, only admiration again admiration.”

I promised resolving the central intelligence director’s three difficulties and obtained the smuggling king.

So what I provided part of the bribe ledger and corruption books, list of Busan area main figures conciliable.

Now the central intelligence director busily spending without time to open eyes and nose stirring Busan hard making own forces based on that list.

“Chairman Cha, heard announced deciding Taeseong’s next chairman within 10 years?”

The smuggling king’s gaze looking at me hot.