Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Thoroughly Cleaning Out (1)

Go manager swung the steel pipe in a full swing.

When a fierce sound of cutting the wind was heard, everyone flinched.

Go manager walked without hesitation toward the tangled people while swinging the steel pipe.

There was no sign of stopping at all.

It was clear that if hit, one would go to the grave, but Go manager didn’t even blink.

Step. Step. Step. Step!

Before he knew it, not only the Taeseong Hotel guards but also the security team under Go manager followed in two lines.

“W, who are you guys! Gangsters?”

“Why are you swinging a steel pipe in broad daylight! What will you do if people get hurt!”

“Don’t come! Go away!”

Go manager didn’t even pretend to listen.

“Uh uh uh? Ugh!”

So people had no choice but to scatter in all directions avoiding Go manager’s steel pipe.

The commotion in the venue was simply suppressed.

Thud, thud, thud.

Go manager approached the Japanese person who had sat down on the floor.

“Mr. Yoshimoto.”

Go manager lowered the steel pipe and instead held out a handkerchief.

Yoshimoto snatched the handkerchief and wiped the sweat.

“Damn!”

“Shall I lend a hand?”

“It’s fine!”

Yoshimoto stood up nervously and dusted the crumpled suit.

When Chairman Cha gestured, the Taeseong Hotel employees ran over and tidied up the luggage of the Japanese people thrown on the floor.

The Taeseong Hotel manager immediately bowed at the waist and apologized.

“We sincerely apologize for the insufficient Taeseong Hotel service.”

“Why is the Taeseong Hotel apologizing? The one who rudely charged in and caused a ruckus is U-gwang.”

Yoshimoto spat phlegm on the floor.

“These bastards, just try associating with me again!”

“U-gwang······.”

Looking at it now, the vice president of U-gwang Construction was mixed in.

Naturally, Chairman Cha’s eyebrows rose.

“Why is U-gwang causing trouble in someone else’s business place? What grudge is there!”

“That’s······.”

Chairman Cha turned his head.

“Mr. Yoshimoto, are you on the way to the airport?”

“Yes. Because of these bastards, the departure time is tight now. It’s snowing too, and the taxis are in that state.”

“Go manager, attach the security team kids and safely escort Mr. Yoshimoto and the companions to the airport!”

“Yes, understood.”

At Go manager’s gesture, the Taeseong Group security guards immediately opened the car doors.

Yoshimoto and the Japanese people politely bowed before getting into the car.

“Thank you, Chairman Cha. I will absolutely not forget this debt.”

Then they glared fiercely toward the vice president of U-gwang Construction and those people.

“U-gwang Construction, I will absolutely not forget this debt!”

Yoshimoto and the Japanese people got into the car that Chairman Cha provided and left without lingering.

Vroom!

As soon as the car with the Japanese people completely left the Taeseong Hotel, a black car came running at an enormous speed.

Screech!

As soon as the car stopped, the door opened with a bang.

The president of U-gwang Construction jumped out like a spring.

“Vice president, where are the Japanese people! Why are you standing blankly there?”

“No, who is this?”

Chairman Cha looked askance.

“I saw you yesterday too, and today too. Do you show up often at the Taeseong Hotel these days? Looking at it now, you were a regular customer of our hotel?”

“Why is Chairman Cha here······.”

The president of U-gwang Construction closed his mouth.

It was because he remembered what kind of answer he received to the same question at the hotel coffee shop last time.

‘Damn!’

The president of U-gwang Construction intuited.

‘The matter has completely gone awry!’

The Japanese people are not visible, the Taeseong side people are revealing hostility, and the U-gwang Construction people are lowering their heads deeply and struggling.

Just looking, the situation was roughly drawn.

Still, just in case, he asked.

“Did you end up missing them?”

“I’m sorry, President.”

Anger surged.

“I told you to cling without caring about means and methods until I arrive, but you couldn’t even do that one thing properly······!”

“I wish you would stop ruining others’ business and all get out of here.”

It was Chairman Cha.

“If you want to discipline your subordinate employees, go back to your company and argue. Why are you rampaging here?”

The president of U-gwang Construction only then came to his senses.

‘Subway Line 2 construction!’

Since he missed the Japanese people, there is no misfortune like this.

Without underground facility civil engineering technology, by what means can one take charge of the subway construction.

For U-gwang, there is no other method.

“Chairman Cha, I’m sorry. Actually, the reason I came to the Taeseong Hotel today was all to meet the chairman.”

“Do the dog talk back at your company too. Why are you rampaging at me?”

Chairman Cha snorted and turned his back.

Secretary Kim and Go manager followed behind him.

The president of U-gwang Construction ran over in a hurry.

“I intend to propose a joint bidding with U-gwang to Chairman Cha!”

“No need.”

“There will absolutely be no loss. I will yield by calculating the conditions so it’s not regrettable. Isn’t that beneficial for Taeseong’s position too?”

“Hmph!”

“Rather than competing in bidding prices with us and seeing losses while cutting margins, let’s hold hands with us and successfully carry out the great project as if showing off! Isn’t it a major construction that will remain long in history?”

“Ridiculous.”

Chairman Cha looked askance with his arms crossed.

“Why? You don’t have confidence? It seems things aren’t going well these days?”

“That······!”

“You said construction is originally won according to ability? Why are you rampaging now?”

The president of U-gwang Construction tried hard to hide the distorting expression.

But Chairman Cha turned his back.

“Try hard until the end. Even so, Taeseong will win the Subway Line 2 construction!”

“Chairman Cha! Just once more the joint bidding with U-gwang······!”

“Enough! That damned joint business! These days just thinking about that makes me a person whose teeth tremble!”

Even just Taeseong Chemicals jointly established with U-gwang is a headache that is not ordinary.

“U-gwang tried to fill the deficit that snowballed after jumping into the steel business 4 years ago by selling Taeseong Chemicals, right? It’s already annoying to death that they keep putting up obstacles, and now even asking for help with construction? Ha!”

He had just come after having a big fight with his son because of that damned Taeseong Chemicals!

Chairman Cha turned to look at Secretary Kim.

“Secretary Kim, sprinkle salt! About a bowl with coarse salt! Thickly!”

“Yes, Chairman.”

“Oh dear, from the morning the luck is bad. Go manager, what are you doing? I told you earlier to clean up the commotion!”

“Yes, I’ll take charge.”

Go manager and the security team blocked in front of the president of U-gwang Construction.

“President Kim, please go back now.”

“Go manager!”

“The warning is only once. Even if it’s the president of U-gwang Construction, if you cause a commotion at our hotel, I can’t overlook it.”

The steel pipe that Go manager was holding flashed.

The president of U-gwang Construction shouted loudly toward the receding Chairman Cha.

“I’ll be waiting! With the best conditions······!”

“I said no need!”

Chairman Cha walked without looking back.

But a contented smile was hanging on the corners of his mouth.

‘Thanks to my precious child, I’m even talking big like this. It seems like a ten-year-old indigestion is going down.’

To see the scene where that detestable face of the president of U-gwang Construction is crumpling like that.

The time when that guy had shamelessly charged into the Taeseong Hotel coffee shop bringing the subway construction related person yesterday came to mind.

At that time, the one who trembled in humiliation and turned first was none other than Chairman Cha.

So the smile couldn’t help but come out.

‘It’s still far! I’ll repay everything including trying to buy others’ favor with Taeseong’s money!’

Now it’s not far.

Less than a month left until the Subway Line 2 construction bidding, the New Year’s Blue House luncheon is scheduled in half a month, and in three days there is the year-end night event sponsored by political and business figures gathering.

‘From the year-end night event, they’ll sweat cold sweat quite a bit! Try being thoroughly bitten while surrounded by a pack of hyenas harboring venom! Hmph!’

The year-end night was a charity bazaar and sponsorship event to help the unfortunate neighbors at the end and beginning of the year.

There, not only political figures but also the business world and key figures from all walks of life gather in large numbers.

Naturally, the chairman of U-gwang Group and the president of U-gwang Construction would also attend.

‘U-gwang made a declaration of war, we can’t? Let’s do it too! At this year-end night event!’

Then a short and fat middle-aged man ran over waddling behind the president of U-gwang Construction.

A man from whom sweat was pouring like rain even in midwinter.

“Huff, huff, huff, what brings President Kim of U-gwang Construction all the way here?”

“How is President Cha of Taeseong Construction here again······?”

Go manager opened the way for the president of Taeseong Construction.

“President Cha, please go inside. The chairman is waiting.”

Go manager’s gaze was cold and chilly.

The president of U-gwang Construction intuited this time too.

‘President Cha, you’ll be thoroughly cleaned out properly today!’

He should have extended his feet looking at the place to lie down.

It seems he picked the wrong day today.

‘The way things are going is not ordinary at all.’

Somehow it felt like his neck was being choked.

The president of U-gwang Construction nervously pulled down his tie.

* * *

The Taeseong Hotel bar was very chilly and dark.

The reason the store door was opened at an earlier time than usual was solely because of the one-on-one between Chairman Cha and the president of Taeseong Construction.

Thud.

Chairman Cha put down the liquor glass.

“Yun-seong, exactly three glasses left from now on.”

“It seems the alcohol is going well today. You’re emptying a whole bottle of deodeok liquor alone. Hehehe!”

The president of Taeseong Construction made a hearty laugh as usual without knowing Chairman Cha’s insides.

“Older brother, but why have you been counting the remaining glasses since earlier?”

“Because when this deodeok liquor ends, my loyalty will also end.”

It was sincere.

But the president of Taeseong Construction didn’t take those words very seriously.

Because since earlier, only the words were like that, and he hadn’t gotten angry or argued and just silently drank.

“Older brother, these days you’re busy leading the Taeseong Construction people and preparing for the subway construction bidding, right?”

The younger brother personally poured deodeok liquor into Chairman Cha’s glass.

The golden-colored liquor was poured with a trickle.

“Originally it was something I should have done, but because of the incompetent younger brother, Older Brother’s efforts are really many.”

“You do know that.”

“Why wouldn’t I know that? When I was in charge of Taeseong Lumber too, and every place I went through among Taeseong’s affiliates only had deficits every time, but Older Brother always covered for me.”

“It’s fortunate that you know that.”

Unlike Chairman Cha, the younger brother had no talent for management at all.

“As expected, there’s only Older Brother. Even the incompetent younger brother is a younger brother, so when my children are getting married, you seated me firmly in the construction company president position saying not to be ashamed in front of the in-laws.”

The president of Taeseong Construction scratched the back of his head and smiled.

“I should run harder and repay Older Brother’s heart. But this is really not easy as said.”

“······.”

“Still, this Subway Line 2 construction, since Older Brother personally stepped forward, this younger brother is very reassured~! A major construction worth 180 billion! If we just win this··· hehehe!”

“Yes, the 180 billion major construction. The matter you kept babbling until the bottom of this deodeok liquor was visible.”

Chairman Cha lightly fiddled with the liquor glass that the younger brother poured.

“Yun-seong, I said it’s the last chance. So stop the subway construction talk, and just speak frankly about your true feelings. I’ll listen.”

“Older Brother too. A person who dislikes saying things twice is repeating the same words today. Why? Do you have worries these days? Is it because of the youngest’s marriage?”

The president of Taeseong Construction also fiddled with the soju glass.

“You snatched U-gwang’s daughter and even obtained Taeseong Chemicals. I only obtained daughters-in-law with politician fathers or judge fathers at best. As expected, the skill of making money is different.”