Saturday afternoon.
The golf course near Yongin is crowded with people on every hole.
“These days, dogs and cows are playing golf like friends. Tsk tsk tsk.”
Park Min-gyo clicks his tongue for a long time before grabbing a golf club.
His attitude was different from that of an amateur. Thanks to only eating and playing golf, he already possessed semi-professional skills.
Pak-!
The ball flies with an exciting sound.
In the middle of watching the trajectory of the ball, I hear the sound of clapping next to me.
“Nice shot, Executive Director! This is a really nice shot!”
It was Manager Baek Seung-tae who followed along.
Park Min-gyo looks back at him with wrinkles between his eyebrows.
“Centurion, didn’t I tell you not to make noise before the ball drops?”
“sorry. The executive director’s swing was amazing, so I stopped without realizing it… … .”
If it had been in the past, I would have smiled and passed on it.
However, after Park Min-gyo went through that incident in the United States, whatever he did seemed to be hated.
“What are you doing. When your turn comes, you have to get ready quickly.”
“yep! All right.”
Baek Seung-tae hurriedly heads for the ball with a golf club. No matter who saw it, he was doing his best to please Park Min-gyo.
However, Park Min-gyo had a personality that never embraced a person who was once out of sight.
‘It would be nice if I could quickly get rid of that ugly guy.’
Park Min-gyo wanted to get rid of Baek Seung-tae right away if possible.
However, Baek Seung-tae knew too many secrets for that, so I had to hold him close to him even though he regarded him as a thorn in his eyes.
“Nice shot. The form is really no joke. hahahaha. hahahaha… … .”
Park Min-gyo and Baek Seung-tae’s uncomfortable rounding continues.
By the time the ball reached the hole cup, a man in dark clothes could be seen approaching from a distance.
It’s not like you’re dressed for golf.
“Executive. Someone is coming this way.”
“Looks like I’m the manager.”
“Chief Na Jun-seok? Why is he coming here?”
“You don’t have to know about it, so go over there and get ready to go to the next hall.”
Park Min-gyo deliberately sends Baek Seung-tae away and greets Na Jun-seok.
“I’m the manager, are you here?”
“Yes, manager. Have you been safe in the meantime?”
“Is there any way you can get away with it? I’m going crazy because I can’t sleep because of the stress these days.”
“At that time, come back after a bit of recuperation in a place with good water.”
“I want to do that like a chimney, but I’m really busy with work.”
Park Min-gyo takes a quick look around and leads the topic to the main point.
“By the way, what is the urgent matter, so did you call all over the weekend?”
“I contacted you because I have something to tell you about the account I mentioned before.”
The just-mentioned ‘account’ refers to the virtual currency wallet where the embezzlement money was exchanged for bitcoin.
“The first movement was caught on that account.”
“That rotten bastard withdrew the cash?”
“It’s not cash, but there has been a movement to buy other cryptocurrencies in bulk.”
Park Min-gyo’s impression, which had been dyed with excitement for a while, frowned again.
“Didn’t you say that tracking is meaningless unless you withdraw it in cash?”
“This move can be seen as a preliminary procedure to evade tracking before withdrawing money into real money.”
“Oh my. So that means there will be a full-scale movement soon.”
“That’s right. No matter what virtual currency the culprit converts to, the final goal is to exchange real currency.”
Park Min-gyo, a stranger to virtual currency, also understood that currency exchange was essential. Because cryptocurrency itself has almost no use.
But for some reason, the feeling of missing something doesn’t go away.
“What if he changes exchanges? Can you still track it then?”
“Among the existing virtual currency exchanges, it is rare to find a place that can handle a large sum of 10 billion won. So nine times out of ten they can be traced.”
It was nice to hear it, but if you interpret that word the other way around, doesn’t it mean that even a small amount cannot be tracked?
At this point, it was the same as a currency made to launder money in name only.
‘wait for a sec. Then I can use this.’
In an instant, three or four plans popped up in Park Min-gyo’s head.
One of the plans was not to his liking, so perfect that it was applauded.
The perfect plan to launder money in cryptocurrencies while also taking care of the headaches.
Park Min-gyo’s gaze naturally turned to Baek Seung-tae, who was resting in the corner of the golf course.
“I can finally get rid of that.”
* * *
On Monday morning, the beginning of the week, I got up an hour earlier than usual and left the house.
The air is cool and the roads are quiet. All environments were pleasant, but my mood was not pleasant.
‘Why did Park Min-gyo call me? Even early in the morning.’
Normally, I would have thought that he would make me do something strange again, but this time I couldn’t.
Two days ago, I moved the bitcoins stolen from the embezzlement account.
What if I called because I found out that the owner of the account was me?
‘no. If I had been sure, I wouldn’t have waited until Monday. He must have kidnapped them before then and locked them up in a warehouse in the countryside.’
When I got to the office, it was exactly 6:40.
Yesterday Baek Seung-tae asked for trust, so I was in a hurry, but I think I arrived too early.
As I was getting up to drink coffee in my free time, I ran into Baek Seung-tae coming out of the bathroom.
“Hello boss, how are you?”
“You came early.”
“I was in a hurry because it seemed like something important.”
“Yeah, good job. In company life, you have to be aware to survive.”
Baek Seung-tae complimented me. It is something to live for a very long time.
“What did you say yesterday that you know when you come?”
“hmm… … .”
Baek Seung-tae is about to say something, but then shakes his head.
“Tell that story later. Let’s go up first.”
“All right.”
While going up to the executive office, Baek Seung-tae did not open his mouth even once.
Normally, I would have talked about work or even trivial intellectual matters, but it seems that something big is coming.
smart.
“I’m Baek Seung-tae.”
-come in.
The moment you open the door and step right into the office.
Park Min-gyo, who was sitting there, jumps up and greets me.
“oh! Come on. deputy god. No, from today onwards, should I call him Chief Shin?”
Baek Seung-tae, who came in from the side, added a comment.
“You, from today on, you are the chief. The managing director gave me a special promotion.”
Shin Woo-hyeok, manager.
If it was me in the past, I would have bowed my head at 90 degrees in joy. That’s why it was unusual to be promoted to a manager in the fourth year of employment.
However, knowing the real reason for the rapid promotion, it was not welcome news at all.
‘I’m exaggerating, exactly… … Five months later, I was promoted again to team leader.’
Of course, it wasn’t just the team leader who ran away. In terms of form, Seung-tae Baek was handed over as it was, arguing about the great achievements with overseas buyers.
And after that, exactly one month later, the embezzlement case broke out.
If I’m going to guess, it wouldn’t make sense if an assistant manager embezzled 180 billion won, so it seems that he did it to put the ‘integrated management department team leader’ on trial.
“Chief Shin. Why are you so blank?”
While I was lost in my old thoughts for a moment, their eyes were fixed on my face.
“Ah, this. I’m so confused… … I don’t feel it. ha ha ha… … .”
“It’s awkward at first, but it’ll be fine after a few days.”
“Thank you, Mr. Manager.”
I play a clumsy employee who is at a loss for joy.
Acting wasn’t difficult. It was enough to follow what I had done in the past.
“Come on, that’s enough for me to say hello. sit down now I have to tell you something important from now on.”
After setting the mood, Park Min-gyo even smokes a cigarette before speaking.
“Why do you think I pushed Chief Shin?”
“I think it’s because of what happened on my last business trip to the US.”
“that’s right. To not betray when it is difficult and difficult. That’s what really matters when working as a team.”
Park Min-gyo’s gaze sneaks up on Baek Seung-tae and then returns. Baek Seung-tae is busy pretending not to know even if he notices.
“So, I’m thinking about running a Hong Kong trading company this time. I want Chief Shin to go in as the person in charge there.”
“You mean stay in Hong Kong all the time?”
“No, I didn’t mean to keep going. I want you to look at me as I come and go.”
Although I have been on overseas business trips frequently, this is the first time I have entrusted an overseas company like this.
What is Park Min-gyo up to?
More info was needed. I pose questions in a way that is as unsuspecting as possible.
“I want to know what kind of company it is.”
“I will do the job of providing materials and imported goods used by our company. I should be retiring soon too, shouldn’t there be a Bibil Hill?”
Roughly summed up, it meant that we would create an overseas company and put a straw in KN Chemical.
It’s a common thing for the president’s relatives to seek company money, but the problem was why they put me in there.
‘I am the one who will go into bread next year at the latest as an embezzler. There’s no way I’d be assigned to an important position knowing that.’
It smells stinky, but I can’t quite figure out what it smells like.
After that, a decisive word flows from the mouth of Min-gyo Park, who has been talking about business and trade for a long time.
“I plan to introduce cryptocurrency this time in line with global standards.”
* * *
After leaving the executive office, I go straight to the rooftop.
‘Park Min-gyo’s ulterior motive was cryptocurrency.’
Looking at the atmosphere, it seems that they are completely unaware of the fact that I stole money in virtual currency.
Even so, worries entangled in their tails and tails.
It had to be. This is because by using virtual currency, he could quickly swallow the company’s money and finish the laundry.
‘If Min-gyo Park uses virtual currency, the time when I will be accused of embezzlement may be accelerated.’
The countdown had already begun when I was promoted to department head.
Now I really can’t afford to waste time gathering evidence. If I don’t want to be eaten, I have to eat it before then.
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‘I have to risk my life to hit Park Min-gyo.’
In the past, I easily said that I would change my life for the sake of revenge, but now I’m afraid to rush into it, perhaps because I have a lot to lose.
“hmm… … .”
I belatedly light a cigarette and inhale deeply.
Then, the roof door burst open.
“Hey, Mr. Shin. How fast are you walking?”
Baek Seung-tae gasps for breath and approaches me.
“I am no longer a substitute.”
“Ugh. Look at this guy.”
Baek Seung-tae, smiling like an old raccoon, borrows a fire from me and burns a cigarette.
He glanced at me and opened his mouth.
“What are you thinking?”
“What?”
“A suggestion from Executive Director Park. I asked if you would like to do that.”
“Do I have a choice? If you don’t want to quit the company, you have to.”
I didn’t want to talk to him for a long time, so I put out the cigarette that was more than half left. And just as I was about to turn around, Baek Seung-tae stopped me.
“If you do that, you will be in big trouble.”
“Isn’t it the same as getting into trouble if you don’t?”
“I don’t know how big of a deal you think it is, but if you mess with it, you’ll get 10 years in prison.”
what? Is this man crazy all of a sudden?
Even while I stare blankly at you, Baek Seung-tae’s words continue.
“Do you think I am lying? Park Min-gyo is thinking of putting you and me together through virtualization or something.”
“Do you have any proof?”
“The garage is full. Don’t freak out.”
Baek Seung-tae turns on his cell phone and plays the recorded file as if he had waited.
The main character of the audio file was Park Min-gyo.
-If you receive virtual currency as an overseas corporation, it will be solved neatly. What if the money from the company is later found out? At that time, the guys who ran the corporation were all overturned.
I expected at least that Park Min-gyo had drawn me in for that purpose.
I just didn’t know that Baek Seung-tae would teach me that.
“Are you aware of the situation now? If we continue like this, you and I will join hands and go to hell side by side.”
“So what will the manager do?”
“after… … what the heck That bastard is going to slap us on the back of the head, but we can’t just stay still.”
Baek Seung-tae takes out a new cigarette from his inside pocket. Then he turned the biting direction towards me and held it out.
“Let’s hit Park Min-gyo first.”