Chapter 77

Chapter 77

Protagonist of Luck

President Shim smiled gently.

“Yes, since the Young Master said no need to worry about hospital fees, you can put your heart at ease and devote to daughter’s treatment.”

“Ah······!”

Team Leader Kim looked at me with eyes shaking as if an earthquake occurred.

“C, can I receive such a thing readily? There are many people who worked hard besides me, I···, that is I······.”

Kim Gap-yong’s voice was trembling.

“The Young Master···, that is I···, such luck···, ah······.”

Not even properly connecting words.

Kim Gap-yong wiped the corners of his eyes with fingers.

“That’s, also sorry, also no face, also thankful, and also······.”

Rejoicing at the sound of hospital fee support, yet watching eyes uselessly, fearing if might reverse, such complicated feelings were conveyed intact.

“Can’t believe. How such a matter to me······. I’m not such a well person, and no qualification to grasp such luck······.”

Sobbing began to mix into his voice.

I smiled brightly.

“When did luck come calculating qualifications?”

Actually, such things are matters to ask King Yama.

Speaking of me, in the past I lived dirtily and unluckily wearing the false accusation of selling the country in the previous life?

Really why is only my life such a gutter, I also resented toward the sky.

But when actually dying and going to the underworld, King Yama said.

Heaven’s net is vast and loose but never misses.

‘If you saved people and died and went to the underworld, King Yama would have taken care well somehow. Still, isn’t it better to enjoy happiness with family while alive.’

If small luck that can help your happiness, I seem able to take care somehow.

I also returned biting a gold spoon recognizing the merit of saving the country in the previous life.

Money is for using at times like this?

“There’s the saying that luck is not coincidence that comes to those who only wait, but inevitability that comes to those who live hard. Team Leader Kim lived hard for Taeseong more than anyone, right?”

President Shim nodded.

The people looking at us from afar also nodded the same.

There were many with [10 days] or orange arrows sparkling above their heads.

“So from now on please work hard for Taeseong. Really thank you. Sincere.”

He worked hard for Taeseong, and bravely devoted his life for colleagues.

Even if it’s a matter that hasn’t occurred yet at this point, it doesn’t matter.

Already I know, the underworld messenger knows, heaven knows.

“Tomorrow go to Taeseong Hospital with me. I told the director in advance.”

“Young Master······.”

President Shim burst into a contented laugh.

“Just greet saying thank you. The Young Master isn’t hoping for much either.”

“Yes? Yes! Thank you! Young Master, really thank you!”

“Just don’t forget the words of working hard for Taeseong from now on. Understood?”

“Yes? Yes! Have to be so! Yes, of course!”

President Shim tapped the shoulder of Team Leader Kim who was half soulless.

“Hoping you work hard at Taeseong Construction like you worked hard at Taeseong Chemicals. This Young Master here is the child of the Taeseong Construction president.”

“I’ll work hard at Taeseong Construction too, really hard to death! Harder than now! Doing my best! Really thank you, Young Master!”

Team Leader Kim shouted greatly in attention posture.

It was a resolution with sobbing mixed, but not a bit of shame mixed.

The people who gathered around, that is, the people sparkling the letters [10 days] above their heads ran rejoicing particularly largely.

“Well done, Team Leader!”

“Now just the daughter heals and enough!”

“See! I said even above knows that Team Leader Kim works hard?”

“Now hardship ends, happiness begins! Well done, really well done!”

They smiled brightly and messed up Kim Gap-yong’s hair, hooked arms on the neck, clapped, and patted the back.

Kim Gap-yong smiled brightly and accepted the colleagues’ hand gestures.

‘Good people. Sincerely congratulating the colleague’s luck.’

I saw many people with twisted hearts in the back alley world.

They sharpened knives first if discovering a colleague’s luck.

Because it was a place that treated unexpected windfalls as equal to having to worry about one’s own safety.

So it was a desolate and tight and sorrowful and gloomy bottom gutter life.

‘This I can’t stay still either?’

No.

No way not to open the coin wallet!

I took out five 100,000-won cashier’s checks.

“President Shim, people working hard for Taeseong from the first day of the new year. Please take care of makgeolli and side dishes generously with this.”

If 500,000 won, even if beef company dinner is unreasonable, if makgeolli and side dishes, money that everyone can eat and drink until belly bursts.

At this time, jajangmyeon was 300 won, minister’s salary 250,000 won, prime minister’s salary 350,000 won.

“Hahahaha! As expected flashy! Good!”

President Shim shouted greatly with full voice.

“Taeseong Chemicals family members, today is the first day of the new year so let’s have a company dinner modestly!”

At the sound of company dinner, the Taeseong Chemicals employees reacted immediately.

People who were about to return to the workplace stuck their heads out and looked back this way.

“Suddenly what company dinner?”

“For the factory family members who worked hard, this person here, Young Master Jeong-hyeok who is the youngest grandson of Chairman Cha, will treat largely!”

“Young Master Jeong-hyeok?”

“The son of the Taeseong Construction president! Everyone eat makgeolli and side dishes firmly and work hard!”

“Makgeolli!”

No need to say that the entire factory rang cheers as if leaving.

“Samgyeopsal!”

“Pajeon!”

“Banquet noodles!”

“Does soju not work?”

This won’t do?

I opened the coin wallet again.

Had to shake out all bills and coins.

‘What use if being stingy with eating.’

If knowing it would be like this, should have brought cash generously.

I put both hands together and held out the bills and coins poured from the coin wallet.

“Perhaps if money is insufficient even with this······.”

“Would it be insufficient? Young Master, please put this back in.”

President Shim refused the money I held out.

Instead, took out his own wallet from the suit inner pocket.

“Even if insufficient, please leave that as my share. Taeseong Chemicals family members eating and drinking, if the president doesn’t open the wallet, who will open. Hahaha.”

It was a good-looking laugh.

President Shim too, Taeseong Chemicals employees too, Team Leader Kim too, his colleagues too.

It was a sunlight-like laugh that matches the words hope and happiness.

I reflected in President Shim’s pupils was also smiling brightly.

* * *

In the factory empty lot, a makgeolli party was held lining up tables.

The Taeseong Chemicals employees’ laughter doesn’t stop.

The noisy atmosphere was quite fitting for the new year holiday so good to see.

The work team leaders didn’t neglect the work of going around and giving cautions.

“This is not evening company dinner! Don’t forget that it’s during work! Makgeolli moderately! Let’s just wet the lips!”

“Team Leader Lee also sit quickly and receive one drink. The side dishes cool.”

“Eh! Don’t continuously think of feeding alcohol subtly! Eat side dishes a lot! Side dish suction is the best!”

“Team Leader Lee saying that hasn’t eaten even one piece of meat from earlier because carrying side dishes. Sit quickly.”

“Eh! The factory line is running now, not the time to leisurely eat and play! Just pour one drink. Ahem! The samgyeopsal is well cooked.”

“The pajeon is fried amazingly well. The banquet noodle soup is really the best.”

“I know! The smell itself kills!”

I looked down at that appearance from the Taeseong Chemicals president’s office.

Sitting up on the office chair so the window side looks down well.

‘Still, fortunate that the orange arrows decreased a lot compared to when first came to the factory.’

Seems good that proposed job transfer to Taeseong Construction.

Earlier, even though new year holiday, I was startled seeing orange arrows floating above the heads of over a hundred people.

‘Want to erase the underworld path countdown floating above Kim Gap-yong and colleagues’ heads too.’

Just in time, Kim Gap-yong who was drinking makgeolli and laughing and chatting with colleagues in the empty lot looked up my side so eyes met.

“Young Master, really thank you! I’ll absolutely not forget this grace!”

Kim Gap-yong waved both hands greatly and smiled brightly.

“Receive lots of new year luck, and always be healthy! I’ll pray that luck is always full to the Young Master!”

The letters [10 days] still sparkling above Kim Gap-yong’s head stuck into the chest.

The people sitting next to him and eating food together, people sparkling the letters [10 days] above their heads also looked up at me and shouted greatly.

“Young Master, I’ll eat well!”

“Receive lots of new year luck!”

“Deciding to help Team Leader Kim was a very excellent decision!”

“Come come, let’s raise a toast for the Young Master. For the baby Young Master!”

When they led the cheer, other people who were drinking makgeolli also raised cheap plastic cups high all at once.

“For!”

I ended up with my face burning.

What I gave them was at most pocket money.

Only gave makgeolli and side dishes under the pretext of welcoming the new year.

Only engraved their names in my chest.

“For Taeseong!”

“For!”

Embarrassed to face the thunderous shouts and pleasant laughs, I turned the chair in a circle and sat.

Leaned on the chair armrest and propped my chin and immersed in thought deeply.

‘Can I block even these people’s deaths?’

For that, have to grasp the cause of this accident first.

‘Didn’t see how the Taeseong Chemicals fire accident occurred.’

Can’t hastily judge whether a coincidental safety accident, someone’s impulsive crime, or a meticulously pre-planned crime.

‘How would be good.’

Let’s examine from the most important thing.

Let’s think simply.

Then the decision becomes simple.

‘Have to hand over Taeseong Chemicals to U-gwang quickly. For four reasons.’

First, if a Taeseong side safety accident, it will resolve naturally as the laborers withdraw.

Second, even if a coincidental accident, since the factory with no people and equipment operation stops, there will be no matter of fire.

Third, even if a malicious crime aiming at Taeseong, since Taeseong withdrew, the reason to force disappears.

Fourth, yet if a fire occurs, have to see it as a natural disaster that I can’t help up to there.

‘Good. End of worry!’

I looked back at President Shim.

President Shim was groaning stacking documents like a mountain on the office desk.

Because handing over Taeseong to U-gwang, the documents taken out from the steel cabinet are this many.

“President Shim, the Taeseong Chemicals acquisition plan mentioned earlier. Have to advance that a bit more.”

“Yes?”

“Thinking about it, 3 days is also long.”

President Shim was shocked.

To the extent of worrying if the chin would fall off.

The hand of President Shim holding the fountain pen trembled.

“H, is there something to reduce more here?”

Have to reduce.

At the time of the fire accident, President Shim was arguing at the negotiation table with the U-gwang acquisition team.

I clearly said finish within 3 days, but the negotiation with U-gwang didn’t end so easily.

Because the U-gwang side bites and holds in every matter, it looked tiring arguing.

“Even staying up all night for three days from today, difficult to reduce Taeseong’s damage.”

“What about seeing a bit of that damage. Said small gain large loss.”

Better than losing people.

Better than the factory exploding too.

“Taeseong Chemicals is a company that the chairman prepared for father. So maximally······.”

“Already handed over all important documents to dad.”

I began counting fingers one by one.

“Also handed over the borrowed name stocks that President Shim was in charge of, also handed over the affiliate stocks that Taeseong Chemicals held, also handed over the slush fund ledger.”

“There are some remaining.”

“Ah, promised to cleanly launder the remaining stocks and slush fund ledger and return within a week, right?”

“Processing that now, but anyway to launder cleanly enough that no aftermath······.”

“If money laundering, there’s just a good place.”

I pointed at myself with the thumb.

“My investment company.”

“Ah······!”

President Shim hit his forehead with the palm.

“There was that method!”

“Let’s live life easily.”

“Then no need to hang for a week and launder difficultly.”

President Shim grinned with a much refreshed expression.

Then tore off a handful of documents from the desk and put them into the document bag.

“Then this as the Young Master’s share······.”

“Did you forget?”

Knowing it would be so, I took out the employment contract from the coin wallet and fluttered it in front of President Shim’s eyes.

“Decided to take charge of the investment company nominal president position.”

“······.”

In the end, it was the sound that that matter is also President Shim’s share.

“Even considering that, the work became much simpler, right?”

“That’s so. Ahem! Still the work overflows. To see less damage for Taeseong even a little······.”

“Charge into the U-gwang headquarters right now and negotiate with the U-gwang Group head.”

That was the conclusion I drew and the best solution.

“Yes?”

President Shim jumped as if hearing unheard words.

“No, why does the conclusion suddenly jump like that? Wait a bit, Young Master!”