Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Hitting the Back of the Head

A man in a suit stopped his steps in front of the KCIA inspection bureau chief’s office.

It was that man who had been torturing Park Cheol-gu.

Knock knock knock.

“Bureau Chief, it’s Seo Mun-cheol.”

“Come in.”

Seo Mun-cheol attached a salute to the inspection bureau chief.

“They extracted Park Cheol-gu from the public security bureau. Even though the investigation hasn’t even been finished yet. They were acting recklessly.”

“I know. I permitted them to take him. Because nagging fell from above.”

The inspection bureau chief pointed at the ceiling with his finger.

“Bureau Chief, if U-gwang Construction learns of this, they won’t stay still.”

“That’s your thought.”

The inspection bureau chief was leisurely.

“What U-gwang wants is not the process but the result. Just bring the result certainly.”

“That’s the problem. We still haven’t found the U-gwang Construction bribe ledger that Park Cheol-gu diverted.”

“Then do you think I let Park Cheol-gu go obediently because I’m stupid? Or because I was scared of the public security bureau chief?”

“······Sorry. That wasn’t the meaning.”

The inspection bureau chief turned the chair and sat.

“Park Cheol-gu, that guy is a vicious one among vicious ones who would rather die than open his mouth until the end. How ordinary is the stiffness?”

“But······.”

“You shouldn’t try to break a vicious and fierce guy with force. You’ll only exhaust each other after days of power struggle. Rather dig a trap and hit the back of the head.”

The inspection bureau chief put a cigarette in his mouth.

“Originally, guys who came back from the dead all act the same. Once released, they first take care of the most important thing. Some guy money, some guy family, some guy revenge.”

The inspection bureau chief lit the lighter.

“Park Cheol-gu knows well why he came back from the dead. Let’s easily snatch the bribe ledger this time.”

While looking at Seo Mun-cheol, he exhaled cigarette smoke long.

“Tail?”

“Attached.”

“This matter, you step up directly and finish it. Let’s handle it certainly without aftermath.”

“Yes, understood.”

“Go out.”

Seo Mun-cheol who was about to bow and go out stopped his steps and looked back.

“By any chance, up to what line is force usable?”

“That’s something for you to decide. Just don’t leave traces.”

The inspection bureau chief stroked his chin.

“A guy who was tortured all day for two days. Would he even resist properly?”

Seo Mun-cheol also smiled sinisterly.

“That’s right. Park Cheol-gu, that guy also rotted in a remote post and has already become a toothless tiger.”

* * *

I stuck close next to Uncle Cheol-gu and read.

There was a tip that the president of Taeseong Construction was secretly going around meeting the executive team and major shareholders.

They say he held a money party with the construction payment obtained from abroad. External figures were made to keep their mouths shut with bribes, and internal cohesion was solidified with drinking parties.

In reality, he was secretly buying Taeseong Construction’s stocks with the diverted money. Of course under borrowed names.

It was information obtained from the accountant in charge of Taeseong Construction’s accounting.

Uncle Cheol-gu attached as many as five exclamation marks only to the part <​But there is no evidence!>, of course five stars, and also drew five underlines in a row.

The next day, the accountant flatly denied that he had never said such a thing.

The president of Taeseong Construction met bank presidents and discussed auctions and seizures. They say he said he planned to dispose of the apartment development scheduled sites held by Taeseong Construction.

Because the wiretap broke, the recording also failed.

Not only that.

They say the vice president of Taeseong Construction went around the Middle East and brought in a lot of overseas construction orders, but Taeseong Construction didn’t prepare any construction materials or workers to send to the Middle East at all.

The domestic construction business is even more of a mess. They are endlessly delaying constructions that even received the completion date.

The sites are idle, the workers have scattered, and the machines are neglected. If it continues like this, they won’t be able to keep the completion deadline, and trust in Taeseong Construction is expected to drop greatly.

Why is Taeseong Construction just leaving these problems as is. As if they planned all these problems.

Now I roughly understand how things are going.

Only the order of the information of Taeseong Group that I read has changed, the content is the same.

‘The president of Taeseong Construction, Cha Yun-seong, who is Chairman Cha’s younger brother. He was preparing for independence early on.’

I could also guess the reason.

‘Taeseong Construction is the place Chairman Cha designated as the share for the youngest son. So the president of Taeseong Construction whose position was threatened seems to have harbored other thoughts.’

Then what was Chairman Cha doing while things turned out like this,

‘It seems he was moderately turning a blind eye to his younger brother’s incompetence. With the intention of sweeping them all at once when the youngest son returns.’

But Chairman Cha’s calculation went awry amid situational adversities.

‘Because Father who was leading Taeseong Construction by bringing in several large-scale construction orders overseas suddenly died.’

Overseas construction works were canceled one after another, and domestic construction works had damage compensation claims pouring in like a tide due to delays.

It was the result caused by the complacent management of the president of Taeseong Construction and the executives.

‘On top of that, the fire accident at Taeseong Chemicals also broke out.’

In this accident, 23 people died, and 166 people were transported to the hospital.

Adverse events broke out one after another in just ten days.

‘Even the greatly angered president joined in and pressured Chairman Cha. Chairman Cha immediately apologized to the public, and contributed 3 billion won of private funds to establish the Taeseong Foundation. He stepped down from the chairman position for a while as a meaning of self-reflection.’

Taeseong walked an uncontrollable path of deterioration like dominoes collapsing without even time to do anything.

They had to give up the Subway Line 2 construction bidding.

In that way, U-gwang won the Subway Line 2 construction and monopolized the land near the subway stations, reaping enormous capital gains.

‘Some time later, the president of Taeseong Construction separated the affiliate under the name of a loyal decision saying he would solely take responsibility for Taeseong Construction’s debts. At that time, Taeseong Chemicals was also taken by U-gwang, they say?’

This is the record of the future that I know.

‘Looking at it, the president of Taeseong Construction was rolling the snowball first? So at this point now, he is secretly meeting major shareholders and bank presidents, and playing tricks while buying stocks under borrowed names.’

How far has Chairman Cha grasped now.

In the past, he stood by with the arrogance that he could deal with it anytime and ended up properly getting hit in the back of the head.

If Chairman Cha acts the same this time too, our Father won’t be able to avoid misfortune.

‘That can’t be!’

I clenched both fists tightly.

Mother said she still loves Father deeply.

So unless Father completely turns his back on Mother and ignores her.

Until then, I also have no intention of ignoring Father.

‘I can’t watch anyone overturning the rice bowl of my family, my people even if I die! Taeseong Construction is our Father’s!’

Wait. Isn’t this rather a good opportunity?

‘If done well, I can solve even the problems that have been a headache all at once?’

My mind began to spin busily.

‘Honestly, even if Taeseong Construction has no connection to the U-gwang Construction bribe irregularity, I don’t care, right?’

No wonder that gangji paper is shining with golden light!

There’s also something else I paid attention to.

The worker of Taeseong Chemicals who contacted Kim Gwang-pil of U-gwang Construction several times.

‘A person from U-gwang Construction meeting not Taeseong Construction but Taeseong Chemicals? There was no particular friendship or exchange before that? Definitely suspicious in many ways. I need to grasp this more in detail.’

I neatly folded the gangji paper received from Uncle Cheol-gu and put it into my pocket.

It was then.

“Young Master, please take refuge inside the house immediately!”

A Taeseong Group security guard who was standing guard near the main gate ran over.

It was a serious expression.

“What’s the matter?”

“First take refuge in a safe place. The report is after that!”

The words safety and refuge came out of the security guard’s mouth.

Uncle Cheol-gu stood up abruptly.

The sharply flashing gaze was full of killing intent and hostility.

“What’s the matter?”

I grabbed Uncle Cheol-gu’s arm.

“Uncle’s body hasn’t recovered yet.”

“Only the skin is a bit damaged. This kind of thing gets better if you apply saliva.”

“Young Master, then I’ll excuse myself for a moment.”

When the Taeseong Group security guard lifted me up and ran.

A man’s scream was heard along with a noisy sound.

“Ugh!”

The sound of beating a person was next.

“Caught!”

“Hold him!”

“This side also caught! All personnel captured!”

“Good. First knock them out and drag them over!”

Drag drag drag.

The Taeseong Group security guards dragged two unconscious men.

Uncle Cheol-gu suddenly started laughing loudly, “Wahaha.”

“No, who is this?”

The unconscious men couldn’t answer.

Instead, the Taeseong Group security guard asked.

“Do you perhaps know them?”

I also stretched my head and looked.

But the distance was too far.

Moreover, because the Taeseong Group security guards were surrounding them, I couldn’t see properly.

‘Hey, guardian deity!’

[Raise the volume?]

‘What use is listening to the breathing of unconscious guys? At times like this, share the field of view!’

[Understood.]

The field of view changed.

* * *

The underworld messenger dove in between the Taeseong Group security guards.

Only then could I properly confirm the face of the man collapsed on the floor.

‘This bastard is the guy who tortured Uncle Cheol-gu?’

The guy who recklessly pressed asking who the mastermind was!

The guy who slapped the cheek and pushed into the water tub!

In short, U-gwang’s spy!

“That, um, so······.”

The moment I thought the pupils of Uncle Cheol-gu looking down at the two unconscious guys were flashing like madness,

“I don’t know them?”

Uncle Cheol-gu pretended not to know.

“But what were these guys doing when they got caught?”

“They got caught while secretly trying to climb over this house’s wall.”

“Aha, you mean thieves?”

Uncle Cheol-gu searched the guy’s breast without hesitation.

Speed faster than the eye!

The moment he took out a pistol from the guy’s breast with his right hand, the secret trick performed with his left hand!

He secretly diverted the ID and important belongings first.

The security guards were astonished.

“Gun······!”

“These crazy bastards! They came carrying guns!”

In South Korea, the use of firearms is prohibited.

It was natural for the Taeseong Group security guard’s gaze to become fierce.

‘Wait. There’s a KCIA mark stamped on that holster there?’

But this time too, Uncle Cheol-gu was faster.

While showing the loaded live ammunition with his right hand, he skillfully diverted the holster with his left hand.

A skill that even back-alley pickpockets would cry and leave.

“Looking at it now, these bastards weren’t thieves but robbers?”

The Taeseong Group security guards’ gazes became even fiercer.

“Drag these bastards to the basement. I need to open their mouths.”

“How many minutes does it take to crush these bastards.”

Uncle Cheol-gu grinned showing even his gums.

“Don’t you know the KCIA?”

A place where even non-existent confessions can be extracted!

“Trust and leave it to me.”

I said he looks exactly like a bear.

When he rolled up his sleeves, the revealed forearm looked as thick as a person’s thigh.

The so-called time of truth.