Chapter 64

Chapter 64

100 Million Won Errand

Chairman Cha was silent for a moment.

-Why doesn’t the chairman press me who the anonymous sponsor is, or dig whether a trustworthy person?

Because Secretary Kim’s question was heavy.

“I don’t know who the anonymous sponsor is but know you well. You not a person who gladly accepts matters harmful to me and Taeseong.”

“Chairman······.”

“Already a matter finished identity grasp and ability verification on your line? Then enough.”

Chairman Cha grinned.

“With this much became an answer?”

“Okay? I am determined to keep the mouth shut continuously.”

“Then do so.”

Chairman Cha nodded refreshingly.

“Honestly speaking I also curious who that person. Thoughts of pressing you and knowing the identity of the guy called anonymous sponsor, such thoughts also suddenly come.”

“But why······.”

“Thinking no need to cut the belly of the goose that lays golden eggs.”

Chairman Cha drank alcohol in one go.

“You also, that anonymous sponsor also would be doing so because of reasons. Would there be need for me to stir unnecessarily and invite distrust?”

“Hmm.”

“Now that anonymous sponsor is clearly sending favor to Taeseong. That enough.”

“A favor not visible to the eyes? Not suspicious of the intention or afraid of aftereffects?”

“Why would I worry about such? The one doing a losing business is the anonymous sponsor, not Taeseong.”

Chairman Cha smiled.

“Did I go looking on knees and beg for help, write a memorandum, put up collateral and write a loan certificate?”

Secretary Kim swallowed the words ‘Chairman already wrote a memorandum.’ that rose to the throat.

“Sometimes not knowing becomes medicine. Even if trying to claim something from me difficult. I will firmly deny with ignorance. No evidence either?”

Secretary Kim couldn’t even say the words ‘Chairman already handed over even stocks.’

“Now the gain unilaterally only our Taeseong seeing. So how can I not call a noble person. This a pushover, a big person, even I confused.”

Secretary Kim swallowed even the words ‘If caught as a pushover probably the chairman.’

“Many graces received from the noble person. That every time, at the most important moment, received the most necessary help.”

Chairman Cha hit own chest bang bang.

“I Cha Tae-seong, not such an ungrateful guy! Going forward please take care well, someday will certainly repay this debt, convey so.”

“Yes, will convey so.”

Secretary Kim nodded.

But suddenly rummaging the bosom and taking out blank paper and Montblanc fountain pen.

Secretary Kim pushed them in front of Chairman Cha.

“That person a person who likes documents rather than words. Since words came out write.”

“No, telling me to voluntarily write a memorandum not even demanded?”

“Wouldn’t a sincere thank you letter be better than a thank you greeting of only words?”

“Ah, thank you letter.”

Only then Chairman Cha’s complexion unfolded.

“Yes, that a good thought. If received thanks have to repay, have to leave even a sincerity display to repeated favors.”

Chairman Cha held the Montblanc fountain pen Secretary Kim held out and scribbled a thank you letter.

“Here, take.”

“Yes.”

“Hmm, Secretary Kim receiving a thank you letter? No matter how looking this not your style? Did the anonymous sponsor tell to bring?”

“No way. This just my sincerity, and customer customized service.”

Secretary Kim carefully folded Chairman Cha’s thank you letter neatly fearing even wrinkles.

Chairman Cha who was blankly looking at that appearance made a grumbling sound.

“Secretary Kim, just now a suspicion suddenly came to me. Honestly say. Sponsor, me?”

“May switch?”

“No way! Absolutely not until I die! Promised to go together until we die! Keep loyalty!”

The more Chairman Cha said cutting sharply the deeper Secretary Kim’s smile.

“No, this person? Not answering and why continuously only smiling from earlier? Really not thinking of switching?”

“Actually received a recruitment proposal today.”

“What?”

“A path that cut sharply and refused and came. I Kim Yeong-geol, not such an ungrateful guy. The grace received from the chairman can’t repay even with my life.”

“Did well! That our Kim Yeong-geol! In that meaning have one cup of alcohol!”

Chairman Cha poured hearty laughter and poured alcohol full in Secretary Kim’s alcohol cup.

“Seems to have realized why His Excellency gathers ministers and gives alcohol just now. This mood great?”

“I also just realized why everyone rejoices receiving His Excellency’s congratulatory liquor. The alcohol taste seems really good.”

“Eit, I hate such hierarchy play. Only alcohol taste drops! So let’s drink comfortably giving and receiving among us. Toast!”

Chairman Cha and Secretary Kim clinked alcohol cups making a clear sound.

Unlike the drinking seat with the president where knife wind blew here warm wind blew.

“Secretary Kim, that last remaining deodeok liquor. When going later don’t forget and take.”

Highest grade deodeok liquor.

A liquor hard to obtain even trying to buy on the market, a liquor tried to offer to the president.

“Can’t receive. A liquor the Young Master Jeong-hyeok gave so not even offered to the younger brother.”

“Why can’t you receive? A liquor even offered to Blue House security guards saying giving one advice to the son. So no residual words take. You also have to taste once.”

Chairman Cha put the last deodeok liquor in Secretary Kim’s hand.

“Alcohol taste really amazing. Since establishing Taeseong until now received all kinds of famous liquors. Among so many liquors this deodeok liquor by far the best. I guarantee.”

A liquor the seven-year-old grandson handed to soothe grandpa’s hurt heart.

From then deodeok liquor became the most valuable and precious liquor in Chairman Cha’s life.

“Good. Then I also have to taste once.”

Secretary Kim immediately opened the deodeok liquor.

Trickle.

“Will share only exactly one cup. I also have that level of loyalty.”

“Why share this precious deodeok liquor with me? Drink alone cherishing.”

“Drinking alcohol alone also gloomy. Wouldn’t alcohol taste better sharing and drinking together with the chairman.”

Secretary Kim lifted the alcohol cup.

“Already looking forward to the day Young Master Jeong-hyeok grows quickly and the three tilt alcohol cups together.”

“Me too! Shall toast for our Jeong-hyeok?”

“Good.”

Clink.

Like that the two finished the last deodeok liquor.

Whoosh!

The front door opened.

Chairman Cha’s wife, Cha Seong-jun’s mother panted and smiled.

“Huu, barely safe! Still not passed the curfew time correct?”

“Yes, barely avoided the detention center fate. What that on your head?”

“Yes? Head?”

The chairman’s wife was startled and rummaged the head.

A rustling vinyl sound came.

The wife quickly took off the black vinyl bag covering.

“Oh my, oh dear! Forgot!”

The wife hit the forehead tak.

“Sold the storage!”

Even wearing the vinyl bag not to forget selling the storage!

Chairman Cha clicked the tongue.

“Ran out saying going to see the grandson what? Sold the storage?”

“Still resolved all the misunderstandings with the in-laws until now, and finished the future talk well too.”

“Hmm?”

“Became one with go-stop and agreed to marry the kids.”

“In-laws? Go-stop? What sound that again? By any chance went to Bundang?”

“No? The person living together now at the Hannam-dong mansion, Lee Su-jin’s mother and older brother. The in-laws’ cooking skill really amazing?”

Secretary Kim calmly corrected.

“Madam, seems pointed wrong. Know the elders who will become in-laws currently residing in Bundang.”

“Yes?”

“If the mother and son seen at the Hannam-dong mansion probably the Guro-dong shantytown house owner mother and son. Just looking two brown bears. Correct?”

“Heok!”

The wife dropped the mouth open.

“Just grandly united going to find the Inwangsan Fairy Bodhisattva together soon and receive the wedding day!”

* * *

Our Hannam-dong house was busy mindlessly from morning.

Father and Secretary Kim of course Taeseong Group elites all mobilized and put heads together and worked mindlessly.

Recalculated the estimate and plan according to the subway line 2 extension construction.

There had to simultaneously draw up the budget and planning regarding Gangnam Seoul express bus terminal road expansion construction and commercial building construction.

-Right. Not passing this year.

From the moment the president’s order fell a time limit was hung.

“Section Chief Jo, how many road rollers and excavators? Immediately phone Taeseong Heavy Equipment. Have to secure sufficiently even adding extra money.”

“Yes!”

“With Taeseong Construction belonging workers not enough at all. Deputy Director Lee connect phone to the manpower office.”

“Yes!”

“Director Kim, how much gravel and cement secured? Will start from Gangnam Seoul express bus terminal road expansion construction.”

“Yes!”

Thanks to that everyone had to move busily enough not even breathing properly.

The place busy without rest not only the 2nd floor study.

The kitchen also the same busy.

“Aigo, soup boiling over! Have to adjust the fire!”

“Bean sprout salad seasoning too bland. Add more salt, and turn sesame oil one more round.”

To prepare food to feed the working people.

With only the house owner grandmother manpower insufficient so Secretary Kim called a few more kitchen helpers.

Of course I also busy.

“Jeong-hyeok, picked all the bean sprout heads?”

“Yes.”

“Peeling bean pods?”

“All done.”

“Anchovy poop?”

“That not yet. Doing now.”

This precisely the reason I busy all day.

A special measure worried that young me might disturb father’s work saying bored?

No matter appealing I won’t do such, I also busy, doesn’t believe.

No method to explain this what?

“Young Master, know became a hamster expression now?”

Have to be able not to be sullen.

Yu Jong-tae watched the kitchen aunts’ eyes and whispered small.

“Help picking anchovy poop?”

“Enough. Team Leader Yu busy now because of investment company establishment. In the time helping such pay attention to that.”

“That roughly finishing.”

Fast!

“Establishing two investment companies, one in Korea, one in the US. Correct?”

“Yes. So the US headquarters and Korea investment company can decide investments to each other.”

“As expected! Money laundering!”

Yu Jong-tae understood immediately if said.

“Then soon I have to go to the US.”

“Will entrust that problem to Team Leader Yu. Please take care well.”

“Put down concern, Young Master. I Yu Jong-tae!”

Like that my investment company also gradually revealing concrete outline.

“Young Master, will cover the initial business funds with disposing former Taeseong Construction President Cha Yun-seong’s personal assets.”

Grandfather drove out the former president of Taeseong Construction and emptied that house’s safe and gave to me.

But insufficient with only that.

‘Became the time to open the safe of our house basement air-raid shelter!’

Gold bars, dollars, land documents and art works.

Property that would have entered the Namsan leech’s hands if I not bought this house.

The guy expanded power recklessly based on enormous fund power in the past.

‘Have to make this seed money.’

* * *

I visited the Songgolmae pawnshop located in a secluded alley in Myeongdong.

Clang.

“Welcome. No, who is this?”

“Hello.”

“What matter the Taeseong Group’s youngest grandson came here again?”

The master made a playful smile.

“Let’s see. The transaction party who brought subway station information as promised, bank investor? Or came as a pawnshop little guest?”

“All three. Today scheduled a bit many businesses.”

I pushed the neatly folded paper under the pawnshop iron bars.

“Thinking of giving information on 17 subway stations.”

“Oh, I invested 5 billion and gave seventeen stations?”

Anyway opens eyes wide if seems falling for free.

Know all deliberately invested money that doesn’t fall exactly aiming for that.

“1 billion service correct?”

“What service receiving as much as 1 billion without conscience?”

“Then telling me to put out 1 billion separately? Eit, I no money! Belly split!”

Knew would be like this.

“Then just receive only 16 subway station information.”

“Late. Already 17 stations’ information in my hand······ was 16 stations?”

On the note given to the master only 16 stations’ information written.

“Then 2 billion service correct?”

“What service trying to receive as much as 2 billion without conscience!”

“What money young me has. Belly split.”

Returned with the same words, but the master foamed at the mouth.

If the master absolutely can’t give up.

“Wouldn’t mediating item sales and receiving one more subway station information better? Let’s settle our 1 billion as errand fee.”

I rubbed one neatly folded note and grinned.

“If dislike never mind. Then no need to go even to other businesses. Goodbye.”

I gathered both hands and did a belly bow.

The master finally raised both hands.

“Good! 17 stations! 100 million won errand, I will take charge!”