Chapter 75

Chapter 75

Let’s Hand It Over Quickly (2)

President Shim called the factory manager and a few work team leaders and made the employees who came to work gather in the empty lot.

The employees who were working hard even on the new year holiday began gathering in the empty lot without knowing why.

“What’s all this matter?”

“Not even weekday morning assembly time but suddenly saying all gather. Strange so that.”

“There’s a sound that Taeseong Chemicals is being handed over. Probably because of that?”

“Surely restructuring? Are we being fired?”

The Taeseong Chemicals employees couldn’t hide anxious expressions.

Everyone walked hesitatingly while watching eyes.

President Shim held the loudspeaker.

“Ah, ah! Announcing to Taeseong Chemicals family members! I’m Shim Won-cheol, the president of Taeseong Chemicals! The reason for urgently calling everyone today is to convey the chairman’s intention!”

At the sound of chairman, the murmuring became even larger.

“Due to time relations, I’ll speak only the main point simply! We decided to hand over our Taeseong Chemicals to U-gwang soon!”

Sighs mixed with various emotions burst here and there.

Someone burst a long lament, someone a sigh of resignation, someone burst perplexity.

“Rather than words of acquisition or something shares or something, aren’t you more curious whether fired from the workplace or not, whether salary comes out or not, whether receive severance pay or not?”

At President Shim’s words, the whispering sound became larger and larger.

For them, it was a matter where livelihood was at stake, and a matter where the future hung.

Because the throat is the grape office, if becoming unemployed, even the matter of eating and living immediately would become difficult.

“Taeseong doesn’t easily abandon family! Even if handing over the company called Taeseong Chemicals to U-gwang, Taeseong’s family members have to be embraced by Taeseong!”

The murmuring voices stopped abruptly.

Everyone concentrated like people who caught a strand of hope.

“Taeseong Construction is hoping for everyone’s help!”

“Taeseong Construction!”

“Everyone, these days Taeseong Construction changed greatly! As the former president and executive team resigned all at once, the Taeseong Chemicals executives were promoted there!”

“Ah!”

“Not only that! Taeseong Construction won several thick national projects this time! Our Taeseong Construction takes charge of the Subway Line 2 construction!”

“Oh!”

“Gangnam Seoul Express Bus Terminal and commercial building construction is also done by Taeseong! Will construct cities in the Middle East, lay roads, and build apartments!”

President Shim shouted greatly into the loudspeaker.

The more President Shim’s voice became large, the faces of the Taeseong Chemicals employees brightened.

“There’s something the Taeseong Construction president promised! A nest support policy for Taeseong Construction employees!”

It was another agenda that I made President Shim ask.

“He said he would separately secure sales volume for Taeseong family who hope to move into Taeseong apartments!”

Father decided to resume the apartment construction that the former Taeseong Construction president and executives ignored and abandoned.

The places where Taeseong apartments will be built are Samseong-dong and Banpo-dong.

Quite good locations were set aside as apartment sites.

“Also, he said planning to support apartment loans using in-house loans!”

It was a time when the bank threshold was high.

A time when institutional finance couldn’t fulfill its role and private loans were rampant.

So everyone knows that the Gangnam apartment sales boom is occurring, but couldn’t buy apartments because there was no cash.

Just in time, father setting aside apartment sales volume separately, and even supporting in-house loans.

Everyone couldn’t help but rejoice.

“Apartment! Apartment!”

“Taeseong Construction! Taeseong Construction!”

President Shim smiled and shouted greatly.

“Can enjoy all the welfare that Taeseong Chemicals supported even at Taeseong Construction!”

“Good!”

“One more! He promised to acknowledge the career and seniority worked at Taeseong Chemicals!”

“Wow!”

“One more again! He’ll support heavy equipment education for free! Everyone, technology is soon competitiveness! Even with just one heavy equipment license, won’t starve anywhere!”

“Correct!”

The Taeseong Chemicals employees cheered.

“If there’s a person who wants to remain at Taeseong Chemicals and try working with U-gwang, do as desired! But people who want to move to Taeseong Construction and remain as Taeseong’s family, write your names on the documents here!”

President Shim held up the paper and fluttered it.

It was a job transfer consent form briefly made while the Taeseong Chemicals employees were gathering in the empty lot.

“Taeseong believes in everyone! Taeseong is with everyone! Whether that’s Taeseong Chemicals or Taeseong Construction, it’s not different! Believe in Taeseong and be with us!”

“We’ll believe!”

“We’ll follow!”

“We’ll go together to the end!”

The Taeseong Chemicals employees whistled and cheered thunderously.

To the extent that the factory stirred at the employees’ enthusiastic response.

Looking down at the rejoicing people, President Shim smiled contentedly.

“Come, let’s hurry! If hesitating, might hit the ground and regret because there’s no seat at Taeseong Construction!”

The Taeseong Chemicals laborers rushed over and wrote their names on the documents.

They were people who would move to Taeseong Construction.

At the tables lined up next to the platform, the work team leaders helped with document writing.

President Shim came down from the platform and walked toward me.

“With this, one worry is relieved. If the Young Master, I thought you would rejoice more than anyone, is there something hanging on the mind?”

I couldn’t answer easily.

Because the more looking around the factory, the heart sank like mud.

The underworld messenger glanced at my eyes and cleared his throat.

[Ahem, as expected, doesn’t look good at all? Shall I erase them again?]

When I asked the underworld messenger if people who would be hurt in the Taeseong Chemicals fire accident are visible, he put up orange arrows above people’s heads right away.

Even roughly counting, over a hundred orange arrows were floating, so couldn’t help but become complicated.

‘Not that chemical substances are carelessly abandoned around, and also thoroughly keeping safety rules.’

The factory was running systematically and stably well.

It was evidence that President Shim of Taeseong Chemicals was managing carefully usually.

“President Shim, our factory 4 work team 1 all agreed to job transfer and finished signature and seal.”

A man in his 30s wearing the work jumper issued by Taeseong Chemicals handed over a thick document bundle.

“As expected Team Leader Kim. The work team you lead is quick.”

President Shim smiled as if satisfied.

“Did the entire work team come out? Everyone is hardworking even on holidays.”

“Holiday allowance is juicy, right? Everyone came out saying earning even one more penny.”

“How is the daughter? Is there improvement?”

“Thanks to President Shim, thoroughly saw the benefit of in-house medical insurance, but hoo, the surgery schedule has to be set quickly. It’s difficult.”

On his jumper, a name tag was sewn with overlock.

Kim Gap-yong

Exactly that man who put his name on the statement that Uncle Cheol-gu wrote down.

The reason Uncle Cheol-gu paid attention to Kim Gap-yong was as follows.

-First, the point of contacting several times even without friendship with the dead Kim Gwang-pil of U-gwang Construction.

-Second, the point of having a private meeting with the U-gwang hospital director with Kim Gwang-pil’s arrangement.

-Third, the point of being driven into a corner because of hospital fees to the extent of having to use bank loans and private loans.

-Fourth, the point of taking out a large amount life insurance at Taeseong Life and not canceling it.

That was the reason Uncle Cheol-gu smelled the scent of an impure element.

‘But why is the underworld path countdown floating above that person’s head too?’

The letters clearly written above his head were [10 days].

So it was puzzling.

‘Usually the person who caused the accident quietly slips out of the scene. Did Uncle Cheol-gu point wrong?’

Come to think of it, Uncle Cheol-gu said two question points weren’t resolved.

-First, the point that Kim Gap-yong’s name is not on the dead Kim Gwang-pil’s bribe ledger.

-Second, the point that Kim Gap-yong didn’t move to U-gwang Hospital and have the daughter operated on.

There, one more of my questions was added.

-Third, the point that the underworld path countdown flashes above Kim Gap-yong’s head.

Kim Gap-yong tilted his head looking at me.

“President Shim, who is this child? Perhaps your nephew?”

“The chairman’s grandson. Because he said wanting to look around the Taeseong Chemicals factory, I escorted.”

“Ch, chairman’s grandson?”

Kim Gap-yong opened his eyes round.

“Umm, factory tour. There are many dangerous things at the factory so don’t touch anything. Don’t run around or hide saying tag. Also······.”

Even though came with President Shim, have to hear nagging?

If knowing it would be like this, would have brought Secretary Kim.

When I looked up at President Shim with an unpleasant gaze, President Shim cleared his throat.

“Team Leader Kim, no intention of requesting you to guide the Young Master’s factory. I’ll escort the Young Master, so the sound of no need to worry too much.”

“Ah, yes. Because it seemed exactly like looking at my daughter so reflexively without realizing······. This is sorry.”

Kim Gap-yong scratched the back of his head and smiled innocently.

Looking at his innocent smile, suddenly a question arose.

‘This person brings me gain?’

If a fire accident occurs at Taeseong Chemicals, Taeseong would see enormous disadvantages.

On the paper that Uncle Cheol-gu wrote, it was golden light not shit color.

So couldn’t help but be puzzled.

“President Shim, what kind of person is Team Leader Kim?”

“Sincere, responsible, reliable, loyal, works well, careful, takes care of colleagues well. Taeseong’s proud worker who does more than his share anywhere.”

President Shim’s evaluation is generous.

Team Leader Kim who came to hear such praise in front of his face was flustered not knowing what to do.

The complexion of not knowing where to put his body was clear, but the raised mouth corner didn’t know how to come down.

“As much as believing and entrusting, I’ll work even harder for Taeseong from now on!”

Kim Gap-yong shouted greatly.

I took off the gloves and held out my bare hand.

“Please take care well.”

“Yes, Young Master. I’ll also leave it in your care!”

Kim Gap-yong also took off the dirty cotton gloves and held my hand in return.

Instantly, the front of my eyes rippled with blue light.

‘Huh?’

It was a matter I experienced once before.

Exactly on the day of discharge, when touching the U-gwang Construction bribe ledger in Uncle Cheol-gu’s jeep.

I glimpsed Uncle Cheol-gu’s future of being dragged to the Seobinggo water torture room and interrogated.

* * *

This place where blue light ripples.

The unique disinfectant smell wafted from various places, and a person wearing a nurse uniform passed the corridor.

I realized where this is.

‘Taeseong Hospital!’

Kim Gap-yong pleaded with the doctor.

“I’ll prepare the hospital fees somehow. So please don’t say to discharge as is.”

“Pay the overdue hospital fees at the administration office first and talk.”

The doctor turned his back and walked, and Kim Gap-yong quickly followed.

“This month’s salary will come out quite a lot with holiday allowance and overtime allowance attached. So please just until then······.”

“It seems enough looking after the circumstances until now. Already overdue close to 1 million won.”

Kim Gap-yong’s words became faster as much as his steps.

“I’ll use more private loans, so please don’t stop the treatment. The child is very sick.”

“Whether using private loans, receiving loans, advancing salary, I don’t know such things.”

The doctor firmly shook off Kim Gap-yong’s hand holding the gown hem.

“What I know is that have to pay hospital fees to continue treatment, and if unable to pay hospital fees, have to vacate the hospital room. That’s our hospital’s basic principle.”

“Teacher!”

“The hospital is not a place doing volunteer work, right?”

Strength loosened from Kim Gap-yong’s hand with a thud.

Because he knew that the doctor’s words were right in every detail.

But even knowing that, he couldn’t help but cling once more.

“Even so, telling to give up a living person’s life? Saying Taeseong is one family. I also work at Taeseong!”

“Say those words at the administration office. Because there’s the next consultation, then I’ll go now.”

The doctor went down the stairs without looking back.

Kim Gap-yong also tightly closed both eyes and leaned on the hospital corridor.

It was a face distorted with despair and resignation.

“Damn it!”

There was a man walking unsteadily toward such Kim Gap-yong.

“Hey, I hear this month’s salary comes out quite a lot with holiday allowance and overtime allowance? Why reporting that to the doctor gentleman not me?”

I recognized who he was at once.

‘Bulgwang-dong Gasoline! Why is that guy coming out here?’

He was a private loan shark famous for being vicious and annoyingly squeezing.

That guy stuck to the Namsan Leech and squeezed the blood of people who have nothing for a lifetime.