Chapter 99

Chapter 99

What Shall I Repay With?

Grandfather put the document envelope on the alcohol table.

But the Blue House security chief didn’t even look at the document envelope and immediately frowned.

“Isn’t the thickness too thin for thick sincerity?”

A voice beyond disappointment and angry.

“Chief, this is none other than······.”

“I’m a busy person. Why is a person who should know doing this?”

The Blue House security chief raised a hand and blocked grandfather’s words.

“Don’t know that His Excellency’s presidential election is right in front?”

After the October Yushin, the Republic of Korea presidential election became a controlled indirect election that only a single candidate runs and is elected unanimously, literally.

The 9th presidential election schedule is like this.

Receives presidential candidate registration in May this year, and holds the delegate election the same month to elect the National Conference for Unification delegates.

Then in July, the delegates gather at Jangchung Gymnasium and conduct the presidential vote.

‘Of course the 9th presidential candidate would be sole, and was elected with a 99.9% vote rate with only 1 invalid vote among 2,578 delegate votes.’

Would the Blue House security chief not know this fact.

Nevertheless, is pressuring grandfather bringing up the presidential election.

If intention, obvious.

“When calling a busy person all the way here, should have prepared thick support enough that the steps are not regrettable. Enough to establish my face in front of His Excellency.”

The sound of putting out money.

A scolding that took out a gift different from expectation.

“Who sees as a beggar bastard who runs just to get one dinner?”

“What beggar bastard. Would there be such a thing.”

“If not that, what? Without seeing me lightly, no way calling a person late at night and taking out this mere document envelope first.”

Clack.

The sound of putting down the empty ceramic cup became larger as much as the displeased mood.

The eyes glaring at grandfather are fierce.

“Didn’t know that the sincerity Taeseong prepared is only this much.”

“This, I committed a rudeness without fully understanding the chief’s deep meaning. If knew it would be like this, should have brought to the hotel parking lot.”

Grandfather put the car key on the alcohol table.

“The presidential election is right in front. If an apple box to offer to His Excellency, piled on the truck.”

“Ahem! So?”

“Just thought it might be a bit awkward for the chief’s face to carry to a hotel that attracts everyone’s attention.”

“Kheum! Well, if someone sees the appearance of carrying apple boxes, easy to misunderstand.”

“Who would dare misunderstand? This is all the chief’s loyalty to His Excellency.”

“Right. Who else is there under the sky of the Republic of Korea with deeper loyalty to His Excellency than me.”

Grandfather smiled and held the ceramic teapot again.

“Well know that the chief stepping here is all for His Excellency. Thank you for sparing precious time in the busy midst.”

“Didn’t know Chairman Cha would understand my meaning so well. Hahaha.”

The Blue House security chief was very pleased and laughed largely.

Raised the ceramic alcohol cup that was put down making a clack sound.

Only then grandfather could tilt the alcohol teapot and fill the cup.

“Want to drive directly? Or shall we take charge of delivery too?”

“Send to Jangchung-dong.”

Not the Blue House or the Blue House security chief’s mansion.

Having separate safe houses in various places in Seoul and secretly dividing and receiving political funds.

“Apple boxes to Jangchung-dong. Then what about the pear boxes to give to the security chief?”

“Pear boxes? Surely prepared even my share?”

The pear box was a bit larger than the apple box.

“If the navel is larger than the belly, difficult.”

“Can’t be as much as the apple boxes to offer to His Excellency. Still new year, can’t greet empty-handed. So could prepare only three pear boxes.”

“As many as three boxes? Hahaha, just good! New year greeting, can’t not receive this. Come, you also receive one cup.”

The Blue House security chief was very pleased and snatched the ceramic teapot from grandfather’s hand.

Grandfather received the cup politely with both hands and turned his head and drank the alcohol.

“The one stuck with His Excellency 365 days, 24 hours is precisely me.”

“Will keep in mind.”

“The meaning to clearly know who the person you have to look good to from now on.”

The Blue House security chief looked at such grandfather fixedly and bent the alcohol cup as is.

As much as the firm ranking is visible to the eyes, the Blue House security chief couldn’t hide satisfaction.

“Will raise words well to His Excellency about Taeseong’s loyalty and patriotism. Will try hard as much as the sincerity sent.”

“Thank you. Please take care well.”

Grandfather filled the security chief’s empty cup back and slightly brought up the topic.

“These days His Excellency would have a headache in various ways because of U-gwang.”

“What need to say? A time that has to concentrate on the presidential election anyway. Because U-gwang uselessly disturbed public opinion and public sentiment, His Excellency’s mood has not been good lately.”

“That’s a big matter.”

“Can’t understand why Chairman Kim of U-gwang is silent like that. Ignoring even though the younger brother and affiliate presidents were escorted.”

“By any chance, do you have something you guess regarding the reason President Kim of U-gwang Construction was escorted to the Central Intelligence Agency?”

“Seems entangled in the U-gwang Chemicals arson as the noise says.”

“There is more.”

“More?”

Grandfather glanced down at the document envelope put on the alcohol table.

The Blue House security chief only then paid attention to the document envelope that was neglected all along.

“Come to think of it, what is that?”

“The bribe list and shame book that President Kim of U-gwang Construction sprinkled to political and official figures.”

“What? Making a ledger secretly behind while clearly knowing that His Excellency hates corruption in politics and officials?”

The focus that the Blue House security chief got angry was slightly different.

Accurately speaking, not ‘because committed corruption’ but ‘because made a bribe ledger secretly behind.’

“This was written by a dead U-gwang Construction employee, and obtained by the Central Intelligence Agency agent interrogating current President Kim of U-gwang Construction.”

What? Why? What!

Even if a lot was omitted in the middle, anyway as a result what Uncle Cheol-gu obtained is right!

“Taeseong’s gift given to the chief.”

The Blue House security chief urgently rummaged the document envelope.

To find if his name was recorded just in case.

“Prepared hoping to be a help in removing the annoying ones.”

Naturally the Blue House security chief’s name didn’t come out anywhere.

Only then the Blue House security chief’s expression became leisurely.

“No list of the Army Security Command commander and Central Intelligence Agency director?”

If the political enemies that the Blue House security chief checks with eyes on fire, couldn’t help but pick those two.

But no matter how much the Blue House security chief rummaged, the bribe list with those two’s names written didn’t come out.

“Sorry.”

“Only small fries. What to do with this?”

Grandfather and I decided not to take out the two people’s bribe ledgers.

Because concluded that no way the president would purge the number 3 and number 4 just because received a few pennies of bribes.

A gift has to remain a gift to the end.

No need to invite aftermath.

“Even without such a thing, sweeping these small fries is not difficult. Have to be the shame of the Army Security Command commander and Central Intelligence Agency director. Said a gift?”

“Please continue reading the rest.”

The Blue House security chief who thought maybe the political enemies’ weaknesses are mixed somewhere in the back pages rummaged the rest.

Then suddenly the Blue House security chief let out a low moan.

“Isn’t this too many even if many?”

No matter how much turning, the end doesn’t come out.

Because the shames of high-ranking figures that become more detailed continue coming out no matter how much turning.

The Blue House security chief couldn’t hide perplexity.

“U-gwang Construction sprinkled this much bribes? Not an amount that a mere construction company can handle?”

So.

In the meantime, took out and used Taeseong’s safe like one’s own house safe and ate a lot of bribes.

‘Since decided to remove the names of the big shots that the Blue House security chief is eyeing, had no choice but to change the details a bit.’

Instead of diverting the big shots’ list, have to fill up at least the lists of high-ranking political and official figures a lot.

If quality falls, have to compete with quantity!

So sincerity.

“Ate a lot. If catching all these guys, the state that the Republic of Korea’s state affairs would be paralyzed at once.”

Naturally would be so.

Not only copied U-gwang’s bribe ledger whole, but also tightly stuffed all kinds of figures’ slush fund details that Secretary Kim investigated behind for a long time and obtained.

‘In this opportunity, putting all on U-gwang Construction and Taeseong cleanly shaking hands doesn’t matter.’

At times like this, the more guys who received bribes the better, the larger the amount the better, and the dirtier the back the better.

‘Anyway U-gwang will take the sole responsibility.’

So prepared more!

Of course the back transaction bribe ledgers obtained through the four previous generation big shots of the underground financial world, and even gathered the dirty shames of political and official figures and stuffed all there.

The specialty of our shadow side big shots is precisely digging others’ shames.

My belief was that there is no guy whose back is not fishy among guys with power and money.

“Amazing. To the extent of no sense!”

The Blue House security chief threw the document envelope.

“Actually the documents of the guys I want are not there, prepared only useless small fries full, what to do?”

“Chief, by any chance do you know how tiger hunting is done?”

“Why suddenly tiger hunting talk here?”

“No matter how competent a hunter, entering the tiger’s den alone and catching the tiger is dangerous. No need for the chief to particularly bear the danger alone?”

“Me?”

The Blue House security chief pricked ears.

Grandfather opened his mouth calmly.

“Digging a trap in advance, driving using hunting dogs, preparing several spear men and throwing in turn and killing is more certain.”

“Right.”

“Here there is no list of the person the chief wants, but wouldn’t it be okay to use the people here as drivers and spear men?”

“The meaning of offering these guys’ leashes to me?”

The Blue House security chief shone eyes.

“Why? Guys that if Taeseong is holding, would have used very usefully?”

“I’m just a mere merchant. If I hold the leash and shake, would even blink one eye?”

Grandfather picked up the documents that the Blue House security chief threw.

Put them politely in the envelope and handed again.

“Originally the leash has to be shaken by a person with power like the chief. That way the neck is strangled and breath is blocked.”

The eyes of the Blue House security chief looking at the thick document envelope gradually become greedy.

Now realized how to use that.

“His Excellency took the eradication of corruption as the banner.”

“Even without this, those guys won’t dare oppose the chief’s words. But if only this, the matter will become much easier.”

“Since the lifeline is caught, will follow my words without a peep.”

“If chasing these out at once, a number that the Republic of Korea’s state affairs would be paralyzed at once. Would His Excellency who also listens to the citizens’ public opinion ignore the loyal advice that these who claim to be hands and feet raise in one voice?”

In one word, the meaning of somehow making the pretext for political enemy removal yourself using these.

The sound of pushing with force even if no weakness.

Even if going crookedly, if Seoul, enough.

The details of the plan changed a bit, but if only achieving the desired purpose of ‘gift for political enemy removal’ with the bribe list, enough.

“Yes, if so many people rush and bite······.”

The Blue House security chief crumpled and gripped the document envelope as if about to crush.

“Hahaha!”

The Blue House security chief couldn’t endure and burst into laughter.

“Taeseong filled the carrot with pear boxes too, and even put the stick in my hand.”

Making force is always a headache, and when recruiting as one’s own person, carrot and stick are essential.

“Chairman Cha, I will absolutely not forget this merit!”

Clack!

The Blue House security chief couldn’t endure the excitement and hit his knee.

“If closing the mouth pretending not to know even receiving such sincerity, a dog bastard. What would be good for me to repay Taeseong with? Speak frankly.”

Grandfather carefully opened his mouth.

“I don’t know about politics, and no heart to get involved. So please do as I have never seen this, never obtained this.”

“So turning all the merit to me?”

“Also, the U-gwang Chemicals fire and Taeseong have no relation at all.”

“Compared to the merit established, the greed is too insufficient. Even if claiming innocence, only break even? What’s so scary that being careful with the body? What is U-gwang or something.”

The Blue House security chief grinned.

“Anyway His Excellency is seeing U-gwang resentfully and preparing. Insufficient to fill the bellies of the people I gathered with a few pear boxes, so have no choice but to tear U-gwang.”

Pour.

The Blue House security chief filled grandfather’s alcohol cup and said.

“Taeseong’s share I’ll take responsibility and cut a large one. If one or two affiliates, His Excellency will also close eyes.”

Before grandfather made the sound of thank you, the Blue House security chief added.

“But speaking. Will the belly be full with just that?”

The sound that can give even larger.