Dear Comrade the Leader Episode 293
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Now, Kim Young-il came to the conclusion by shaking his head in an almost bitter tone.“… … …if you’ve seen this far, it’s obvious. President Choi Seung-il’s comrade has been using his authority to continuously earn unfair profits, and he used Martin Bang and his daughter, whom he had raised as an agent to manage his assets abroad, to pay 700 million dollars in the Republic’s blood tax. It is the conclusion of me and the Bureau of Investigation that it was stolen from the tax haven account of It’s a conclusion that I personally didn’t believe in and didn’t want to believe… … As the old saying goes, there is no real business in front of money.”
At his lamentation, there was even an atmosphere in the conference room that seemed to be even more surprised and exhausted.
There is no business in front of money.
It was a proverb that everyone had taken for granted for a long time, especially after reform and opening-up and the tide of the market economy hit the republic, and its position was elevated to almost the truth.
However, it was a completely different story to see it in front of your eyes, even at the core of the party.
The most important thing was the general secretary’s reaction.
The general secretary was not like the previous chiefs, who would often purge him if it was a bit offensive to him, but he was not good enough to keep him alive after being betrayed by his henchmen whom he believed to be.
The moment everyone was convinced that Choi Seung-il was guilty and all that was left was to decide in which prison he would disappear as dew, then General Secretary Jeong-hwan in question opened his mouth so low that it almost seemed difficult.
“The person responsible for this… … What is Comrade Choi Seung-il explaining about this situation?”
“That… … Comrade Choi actively addressed the Martin Bang issue, but the fact that her daughter met Martin Bang in Singapore and the resort business case was a truism. I did explain the reason for the purchase of the land, but… … .”
“What did you call it?”
“He said that the daughter of comrade Choi was trying to build a small hospital with the director. In my opinion, I wanted to lead the establishment of the foundation and hospital myself, but I felt that such actions would cause unnecessary suspicion due to my current position. I did confess. However, he simply said that he had never dreamed of doing Martin Bang or the Bukmyung group resort business.”
“… … .”
Silence came again in the conference room.
Although the executives kept their silence, their eyes were all on Jeonghwan, but Junghwan also kept his hands crossed and his head bowed, not saying anything, just looking down at the desk.
With his mouth shut, Junghwan saw only his hands, wristwatch, desk, pen, and a report from the Bureau of Investigation about Choi Seungil and his recent asset changes.
At that moment, for a very short time, Junghwan’s eyes stayed in one spot for a moment, and a subtle change occurred in his eyes.
It was like a small ripple on the surface of the pond.
“Comrades, can you spare a moment for me?”
“… … ?”
“I have something to think about for a while. Let’s end today’s meeting and discuss Choi’s punishment a little later. Oh, except for Major Yoo, of course.”
“Ah, I got it.”
Although it was sudden, and too calm for the voice of the leader who was afraid of giving an order to bury the aide who betrayed him at any moment, the other executives were Gyoshi’s teachings of supreme dignity.
Eventually, when the conference room was completely empty, Jung-hwan instructed Yoo Hye-rim, who remained until the end, to secretly call a person.
As soon as that one person arrived, Jeonghwan quietly bowed his head to him and opened his mouth with his eyes fixed in the air without looking at him.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you in person. I called because I have something to entrust you.”
“… … .”
“It’s a bit sudden, but trust me you’ll do well. And don’t let anyone in the party government know about this, and report it to me only.”
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‘Is this how it ends? I came out of that hellish kyohwaso, but I didn’t think it would end like this… … Like last time, the leader’s money wallet management was wrong, so the sky is very mean. Are you suggesting that we sell something like this?’
At the interrogation site owned by the Bureau of Investigation, Choi Seung-il had a bitter laugh with half ridicule and half lament about his situation.
More than a month had passed since his arrest at his office, but he was not afraid of death.
He was ready to die at any time as long as he did not procrastinate and finished it quickly, as he had already experienced more suffering than death in the labor correctional center and revolutionary zone during the Kim Jong-il era 20 years ago.
The only thing that bothers me the most is that I am afraid that something will happen to the future of the child who is now legally able to call me his daughter, and the second thing that bothers me the most… … .
‘I fell into a trap. But who?’
During the period of intensive interrogation at this interrogation site, that was the issue that worried Choi Seung-il the most.
All in all, the entire process of getting information about Red Star Mining, meeting Martin Bang, and making an investment decision, and the $700 million in question disappeared, was as if a sophisticated mousetrap was operating.
It is clear that someone or some group spent a lot of time, manpower, and money in designing it for a short period of time, but the group’s primary goal is to frame himself as the chief’s money manager and eat the whole Peony Holdings. that seemed obvious.
However, what worries Choi Seung-il the most is that the ultimate goal of these people is not likely to end with one of them.
‘The goal is to become a general secretary, but… … The question was whether I could even say a word to him before I die.’
Even if the general secretary accused him of a crime and sentenced him to the death penalty right now, Choi Seung-il had no intention of resenting Jeong-hwan, or even the slightest brow.
After all, he extended the life he gave up once for over 20 years, built a republic that he had never even imagined or dreamed of during the days of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, and even included himself in the true ‘revolutionary path’. will not be able to repay him even if he is reborn ten times.
He fell into such a trivial trap on such a subject, inflicted a loss on an investment project made with the blood of the people, and betrayed the general secretary’s expectations.
‘No, it’s a bit overrated to say it’s insignificant. It must have been designed by someone who has known me for a very long time and knows my investment tendencies and judgment habits well. Girai must have the capital and organization that can actually put it into practice as well as information about me… … Are you Chinese? if not… … .’
Chunkyung!
At that moment, the door to the room where Choi Seung-il was locked up opened.
Choi Seung-il, who was sitting on a chair in the middle of the room, immersed in thought, turned his apathetic gaze toward the door, wondering if his disposition was finally decided, and then opened his mouth.
Choi Seung-il knew the person who was looking at him with the anti-corruption bureaucracy agents who were watching him at the doorway, politely standing next to him.
“Let me release the shackles (handcuffs).”
“It’s done, comrade general secretary! Hey, come on, let me go.”
“… … And make your comrade stop. Oh, and comrade Choi Seung-il. From next time on, whether you adopted a child or had a daughter at a late age, I would like you to speak to me a little. I know I have a dry personality, but if I looked like a ruthless person enough to ignore the sergeant of a member of the Central Committee, it would be a bit disappointing.”
“Cho, Comrade General Secretary… … !!! Are you freeing me now? What the hell do you believe in… … You mean you believed in my innocence?”
Jeonghwan nodded to Choi Seung-il, who looked at him with his eyes wide open as if he couldn’t believe it even after the handcuffs were removed.
“Not all suspicions have been fully resolved yet, but at least I can believe that your comrade has fallen into a trap. And the fact that those who trapped my comrades attacked my comrades, who are my limbs, and targeted Peony Holdings.”
“… … Ha, but if you release me despite these evidences, no matter how comrade the general secretary, the Central Committee will tell you behind the scenes… … .”
“Bring me.”
While Choi Seung-il was muttering in disbelief, Jeong-hwan gestured for him, and an investigative bureaucrat standing behind him shoved someone tied in a rope and knelt at Choi’s feet.
Choi Seung-il recognized at a glance the face of him sitting in front of him, tied up and powerless.
“Ryom Jeong-hoon… … !!! I hope you… … !!”
“From now on, I recommend that you be more careful when choosing a secretary. He exerted influence over the process of preparing the investment qualification report of the review team, and created a huge inflation of Red Star Mining’s financial structure, business history, and audit results. By the way, it was this comrade who wrote the accusation letter against you. I also owed a lot of horse racing debt, which is a very good condition to be included by someone.”
“If you say that someone… … ?”
“I will figure it out now. Maybe you’ll find out right away when that comrade opens his mouth. Oh, and the story of my comrade’s daughter meeting Martin Bang in Singapore… … .”
Choi Seung-il had no choice but to listen with his mouth open to Jung-hwan’s explanation.
When the Bureau of Investigation asked him to explain his daughter’s meeting with Martin Bang in Singapore, he shook his head because he was too ignorant, how on earth did the general secretary find out in the meantime?
“Your friend’s daughter went to church for a while while she was living in Toronto because she was tired of living abroad. Christianity (Christianity) is still not widely recognized in the Republic, so I never told my comrade… … Martin Bangdo Do your comrades know that you often went to church to expand your business contacts? I think it must have been to approach the daughter of a comrade… … .”
“Come to think of it, I once said that when I was an exchange student in Singapore for a while, I ran into a person I met at church by chance on the street. … .”
“I’ve heard that it is common in both South and North Korea for the church ties to become the pillars of the Korean-Korean society in an unfamiliar and unfamiliar country. Perhaps, after getting used to his face, he followed him all the way to Singapore, and this is also a relationship, but after approaching him to have a cup of coffee for a while, he made the guy who waited in advance take a picture. With the intention of creating evidence against you in the first place.”
“… … Do you really, really believe in my calling? I know that the general secretary I know wasn’t the type to trust people recklessly… … .”
Choi Seung-il muttered as if possessed by the tone that it was still hard to believe even though he knew all the causes, Jung-hwan smiled and pointed to his left wrist.
“I believe. To be honest, I was almost fooled by it at first, but then this watch caught my eye. This is what made me reconsider my doubts about you.”
“… … Are you talking about a watch? What the hell… … .”
“What is the so-called association effect? I wish I was lucky. Both for me and for myself.”
As he himself revealed, at first, Junghwan seriously doubted that Choi Seungil had really changed his mind.
As anyone says, a sufficient amount of money has the magical power to change even the strongest loyalty in the end.
But then, what caught Junghwan’s eyes was the Patek Philippe wristwatch he was wearing on his left wrist.
A wristwatch that was once given to Yoo Hye-rim by the old people who were called Bukmyung Group executives who thought it was Robbie, but somehow found its place on his wrist.
I don’t wear it in public, but Jeonghwan himself liked the rare watch, and above all, it was a gift from Yoo Hye-rim, so he used it sparingly when there was no camera. The moment they were put together, a firework exploded in Jeonghwan’s head.
“At that time, I started to ask myself why the Bukmyung Group suddenly changed the initial business plan and took action to raise the price of the land purchased by my comrade, my right-hand man. Then I made this assumption. Perhaps all the information I believe in has been fabricated, and the ultimate goal may be to cut off my limbs, one of them, you. And after that, I called another trusted person to re-investigate from a different angle… … As you can see, the result proved that it was a carrier.”
And he also naturally told me who was behind this sleight of hand, and Jeonghwan omitted the back words, but Choi Seungil still had an expression that was hard to believe.
“really… … Are you really thinking of re-investigating my allegations with that one watch? Wasn’t the general secretary comrade joking around to make fun of me?”
“Oh, of course, it wasn’t just wristwatches. I had unshakable faith in my comrade. My comrade and I have been together on the revolutionary path of this republic for how many years have you thought that you would be suspicious of your comrade to this extent?”
“… … I never dreamed that the general secretary trusted me so much.”
Hearing Jeonghwan’s words, Choi Seungil mumbled, even more surprised than all the surprises he had ever put together.
Was Kim Jeong-hwan, the general secretary, whom he knew and brought along, a person full of humanity?
But then, for the first time, Jung-hwan patted Choi Seung-il on the shoulder, who was standing blankly with a mischievous smile.
“Don’t believe it. To be precise, rather than about the comrade himself… … Do you believe in your comrade’s vessel?”
“What do you mean… … .”
“It’s been a while since I heard that my comrade stole only $700 million. Frankly, I was guessing that if my comrade had decided to do something behind me, he would have done at least ten times the $700 million.”
“… … .”
“But when I heard the report that the amount of embezzlement was ‘only’ 700 million dollars, I thought this was not the work of Choi Seung-il I know. As you well know, all scammers are very economical companies, and turning your back on me for only $700 million is a serious miscalculation of your risk-benefit calculations. Isn’t your comrade an idiot who can’t even do basic calculations like that?”