Chapter 95

Chapter 95

Time of the Decisive Battle

‘Good!’

Cut the field of view sharing with the underworld messenger.

‘Our Uncle Cheol-gu became able to announce the U-gwang Chemicals intermediate investigation results!’

Now the media is igniting the suspicion that the U-gwang Chemicals fire accident is not a safety accident but arson.

As much as the casualties of the U-gwang Chemicals fire accident are many, a situation where the citizens’ interest is gathered.

The sound of properly stamping eyes in front of the citizens.

‘The sound that a mere Central Intelligence Agency agent does a press conference is the meaning that the entire Central Intelligence Agency pushed Uncle Cheol-gu. Without the upper line’s order, an impossible matter.’

If a person who can move an upper line with this level of power, as expected Secretary Kim!

Certainly keeping the promise of pushing Taeseong.

‘A place where name value is power, and career is immediately power. Uncle Cheol-gu, now won’t live getting ignored somewhere with that skill.’

Anyway Seomun something!

Knew Uncle Cheol-gu very lightly?

‘How much can dig out the matter that U-gwang tried to cover in detail depends the degree of U-gwang’s sinking.’

No matter how large a ship, if a hole is pierced at the bottom, have no choice but to sink.

If a small hole, somehow patch, but for a large hole, helpless!

U-gwang who boarded the large ship of business world 9th wouldn’t be different.

‘How will U-gwang try to escape from here?’

The media started concentrated fire.

The Central Intelligence Agency is pushing, the Blue House is watching.

But high-ranking officials and politicians ignore.

A situation of four sides surrounded and advance and retreat both difficult.

‘Certainly the shit line is burning.’

Probably very busy forcing countermeasure meetings every day.

Conclusively, for the body to live, have no choice but to cut the tail.

‘If the tail trying to cut ends at just Bulgwang-dong Gasoline, difficult.’

The reason I recruited Secretary Kim.

Have to drive U-gwang to the edge of the cliff using Taeseong’s power.

‘Of course Chairman Kim of U-gwang also received the anonymous tip-off.’

If Secretary Kim’s skill, delivering one letter without even a trace would be nothing.

‘There sent enclosing even Secretary Choi’s business card. A dog fight between brothers seems unavoidable.’

Clack.

‘Hey, guardian deity.’

[Daily serial drama······.]

‘Is that more fun than watching a fight?’

[Th, that······!]

‘This side is a fight where how many of U-gwang’s affiliates to eat for free depends, that side is a matter where when to watch the recorded serial drama depends. Still not going?’

The underworld messenger’s pupils shook largely as if an earthquake occurred.

I slightly shook the video tape.

‘As promised, recorded the daily serial drama you like like this.’

[Ooooh!]

‘But don’t even show the recording tape to those who didn’t work. Natural words? Going and returning. Execute!’

[Execute!]

The underworld messenger ran out hastily.

* * *

The underworld messenger stood in front of the Jeju basalt 10-story stone wall that is the end king of money splurge and the iron door reaching 20 meters.

It was the main gate of Chairman Kim of U-gwang’s mansion located in Jongno Samcheong-dong.

Site about 1,200 pyeong and the 2-story building total floor area about 900 pyeong.

In front of the main gate, reporters and reporters, cameramen from newspapers and broadcast stations formed a long line.

Even in the midwinter cold where knife wind blows, they burned will shouting ‘scoop!’

“Achoo! Trying to catch a scoop and catching a person. Mouth about to turn?”

“The coffee brought in the thermos all froze. Ooh, cold!”

“Go buy some steamed buns and warmed soy milk. Let’s eat at least that.”

“By the way, why is it so quiet here? Not moving at all. Doesn’t make sense?”

Despite the bad weather where feet stamp because too cold.

The reason the reporters couldn’t leave this place until late time.

The reporters stuck out tongues.

“The situation is growing this much, shouldn’t there be a countermeasure meeting at the group level?”

“The steps are too different from when the U-gwang Chemicals fire accident burst.”

“At that time a great person who called all affiliate executives and did a public apology, why chose silence this time?”

The reason the reporters tilted heads and burned the will of the scoop.

“Something smells.”

“Yes, the smell of conspiracy.”

“No sense how trying to settle.”

“Then can’t help. Have no choice but to camp like this and capture the decisive moment.”

In front of the main gate, the reporters shone eyes in the darkness like a hyena pack.

Their purpose was only one!

-Newspaper front page article! The scoop is mine!

But they didn’t know.

That luxury sedans are entering in a line of several tens through the next door parking lot.

They were the cars of U-gwang Group core affiliate presidents.

Clack.

President Kim of U-gwang Construction and Secretary Choi got off the car.

Secretary Choi swallowed dry saliva.

“No one received our phone. Seems trying to cut hands with us and seek the way to live like this.”

“Bastards who don’t even have the qualification to receive bribes.”

“President, what are you intending to do? If revealed that the one who instigated Bulgwang-dong Gasoline is the president······.”

“Eh, big matter sound! I have never seen, never heard such a guy!”

President Kim of U-gwang Construction said cutting sharply.

“What is a three-page anonymous tip-off.”

In the anonymous tip-off sent to Secretary Choi, the business card was missing.

Unlike the one sent to Chairman Kim.

“If there is evidence, tell to bring. No way there would be such a thing either.”

“President, then······.”

“While older brother was locked inside the house all day not moving at all, why did I go around busily all day? Met the affiliate presidents and gathered the meaning.”

The reason fatigue was thickly laid on President Kim of U-gwang Construction’s face.

“Think only put in the mouths of the guys who took bribes? Fed much more to my people.”

How many years have been eyeing the head position until now.

President Kim of U-gwang Construction has put all efforts into internal politics.

“Since came this far, it’s a make or break situation. Faster for me to pull down older brother than older brother selecting the traitor.”

President Kim of U-gwang Construction walked with big strides.

“Anyway a hard to catch opportunity again. Secretary Choi, straighten the mind properly. Understood?”

“Yes, president.”

“Probably after today, very many things will change. Older brother’s era ends now, and my Kim U-seok’s era will start.”

President Kim of U-gwang Construction smiled basely and opened the door.

When the door connected to the back gate of Chairman Kim’s mansion opened, the U-gwang affiliate presidents who arrived first all looked back at once.

Among 41 U-gwang affiliates, 28 affiliate presidents.

“President Kim has come?”

After secretly recruiting, the years of pushing and pulling each other are already approaching 30 years.

Comrades who have lived more stickily than brothers.

The fact that such affiliate presidents chose to wait for President Kim of U-gwang Construction and enter together instead of entering the mansion first implied many things.

So President Kim of U-gwang Construction could make a contented smile.

“Waited long.”

Words with many meanings implied.

President Kim of U-gwang Construction waited only for this day for over 30 years.

“It’s the time of the decisive battle. Let’s enter now.”

Like the protagonist appears last.

President Kim of U-gwang Construction entered confidently and proudly spreading shoulders and chest.

Behind that, 28 affiliate presidents followed.

* * *

Chairman Kim’s mansion study.

The U-gwang affiliate presidents sat on the sofa in two rows and hardened their expressions seriously.

Chairman Kim stood in front of the study glass window where moonlight entered coldly and looked down at the garden with cold eyes.

The U-gwang affiliate presidents looked at each other and gestured with eyes.

In the eye gestures going without words, unavoidable anxiety and tension of course worry and concern were full.

Finally Chairman Kim opened his mouth with hands behind his back.

“President Seo, current U-gwang’s stock price?”

“Due to the U-gwang Chemicals fire accident, about 30% plunged all at once, and with the arson estimation article floating, additionally fell more from at least 15% to at most close to 30%.”

The sound that the stock price halved in a few days.

The meaning of seeing astronomical damage sitting still.

“The entire group? Or a specific affiliate?”

“Reported the entire group average.”

President Seo of U-gwang Securities swallowed dry saliva.

He was the man who flicked the abacus beads and calculated tens of billions of gain in the Taeseong Chemicals acquisition negotiation.

“Among them, U-gwang Steel’s stock price fell the most.”

“How much?”

“Finished the transaction at about 40% line compared to just before.”

“The stock price plunged close to 60% in a few days.”

A terrible figure.

The U-gwang affiliate presidents closed their mouths tightly at the unbelievable gloomy situation.

President Seo carefully continued the report.

“U-gwang Steel entered enormous capital from the beginning of the business, but still not avoiding deficit. So······.”

“The most good affiliate?”

“U-gwang Construction. Because last year’s U-gwang apartment sale performance was so good. Ended at falling about 20% total.”

Chairman Kim pressed his temples hard.

“President Lee, how are the bank and private loan market reacting?”

“Refused the loan extension. Received a demand note to repay the principal.”

This was a more serious matter than the sound that the stock price fell.

If unable to repay the loan, the U-gwang stocks caught as collateral at the bank and private loan market will be handed over.

“Chairman, bills are also returning. But if like this, difficult to repay.”

Bills can be said to be credit contracts between companies.

In transactions between companies, because the transaction amount is usually large, cases of giving and receiving large amounts in a short time occur frequently.

So instead of paying cash every transaction, there were many cases of offsetting with short-term bills.

“Especially the bill amount that has to be paid to Taeseong is too large.”

In the case of Taeseong and U-gwang, because they formed a close relationship in business, cases of bills coming and going were particularly more.

“There when acquiring Taeseong Chemicals, no, U-gwang Chemicals, promised payment with as much as 15 billion short-term bills······.”

President Lee was the one who warned the risk of as much as 15 billion short-term bills regarding the Taeseong Chemicals acquisition.

But unfolded optimism regarding U-gwang’s cash flow and agreed to the acquisition merger.

That he was now struggling wiping his forehead with a handkerchief.

“Anyway U-gwang’s cash flow was not good. But regarding this U-gwang Chemicals deceased and victim compensation money, the union stood up and the problem became serious.”

The other U-gwang affiliate presidents also deeply agreed.

Because the entire affiliates were having a headache due to union protests and strike sit-ins.

“Due to the strike sit-in, the stock price falling of course even product production and sales became all stop. Can’t even sell the objects piled in the warehouse right now, the way money comes in······.”

President Lee sighed deeply.

“No money, how will block the bills. If other bills, might not know, but absolutely can’t block the U-gwang Chemicals bills. No capacity.”

Chairman Kim closed his eyes tightly.

The hand behind the back trembled.

“President Jang, the possibility of fighting reacquisition negotiation with Taeseong and U-gwang Chemicals?”

“If reacquisition negotiation, our side will have to desperately request. Please buy at a good price.”

He was the one who insisted that have to desperately refuse the reacquisition negotiation saying where is there an opportunity to eat Taeseong Chemicals with just a few bills.

President Jang continued the words with a trembling voice.

“If unable to overcome this crisis······ U-gwang won’t avoid chain bankruptcy.”

Cold silence settled.

Chairman Kim only looks at the glass window without words.

The tick sound that the pendulum clock weight moves left and right was heard particularly large.

In that heavy silence, someone opened his mouth.

“Older brother, seems the time to make a decision has come.”

It was President Kim of U-gwang Construction.

“Step down from the head position. Prostrate to His Excellency and seek leniency. Only that way our U-gwang can live.”