158 – Lost Wallet (2)
Instead of going straight home, I stopped by the apartment lounge.
This is because the shock of losing my wallet was too great.
First, I went to the apartment desk and had my ID card reissued.
If you just listen, it would seem that it was simply reissued, but that is not reality.
I paid 250,000 won to invalidate the ID card I used before and reissue a new ID card.
When issuing a card, I had to pay a deposit and an issuance fee, so I couldn’t help but feel that it was a bit expensive.
When I arrived at the lounge, I ordered an iced Americano and sat down at the table.
I looked outside and sighed.
“Ha…100 Million…”
In the end, I had no choice but to contact the police and ended up leaving.
Anyone can see that I lost it because of my mistake, and I was worried that this incident would make a big fuss.
Think about it.
News that a student who was only 21 years old lost a check worth 100 million while holding it.
It’s hard to even imagine what kind of malicious comments are waiting for me.
“Let’s just pretend it never happened…”
100 Million is enough profit for a month.
It is not an amount that can be replaced with nothing.
And since it is completely personal money, it is money that can be used freely.
“No… I suddenly made a check for 100 million won, but I can’t just ignore it, right?”
Places like banks and the Financial Supervisory Service are not stupid.
If you make a check with a high amount, of course there will be a notification somewhere.
And, there might be some crazy guy trying to use my lost check.
If it is misused for a crime, I will remain as is…
“Life will be ruined…”
“What’s wrong?”
“Life……..What do you do?”
I raised my head and looked to the side.
I wondered who spoke to me, and it wasn’t even Ara’s voice, but it turned out to be an employee who always greeted me whenever she came to the lounge.
During vacation, she did it because she had nothing to do at home after Ara went to work. She
She would come to the lounge and chat with the other guys or the staff, and she was the most relaxed of the staff.
Except for the fact that she was a woman, she was comfortable with everything.
“Hello….”
“Why is the pressure so low? Did you have a fight with Mr. Ara?”
“It’s not like that…”
I’m dying of frustration, but should I confide in this person?
Anyway, it’s something that can’t be hidden.
Isn’t this a problem that needs to be addressed and resolved by Ara at some point?
If that’s the case, the first thing to do would be to confide in someone and find a solution.
“Can I say this…”
“Uh…I guess it’s difficult to talk about?”
“Yes, but still, someday I have to tell someone…”
“Hmm…”
The employee began to think deeply while stroking her chin.
She seems to be thinking about something.
“I’m not sure, but tell me anyway.”
“Ugh…”
“Hey, you know that our apartment staff can’t reveal the private lives of other celebrities or creators, right?”
Ah.
When I thought about it, it was like that.
These people have a defense obligation as specified in the contract.
I said there was a clause in the contract that prevented me from revealing what I learned here.
Then wouldn’t it be okay to say it?
“Then….”
Before I tell it to Ara
I need to tell this person and try to find a solution.
If this doesn’t work… There’s nothing we can do.
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I have no choice but to tell Ara.
*
“So… You’re doing this because you lost the check?”
“To be exact, I lost my entire wallet.”
“What about cards or something inside?”
“We’ve stopped everything.”
“Hmm…”
But now that I’ve confessed it, I feel relieved.
This is why there is no point in struggling alone.
“I’m glad though.”
“Thank goodness…?”
“I’m glad it was a check and not cash. I thought I lost at least two bundles of 100 cards worth 50,000 won.”
“Isn’t this a situation that is no different from that…”
I became depressed for a moment.
This is because the analogy was not much different from the current situation.
Isn’t 50,000 won in cash enough for my living expenses for a week before I married Ara?
No matter how much your sense of economics has been shattered in your life, you still lose 100 million won.
I wouldn’t know if it was written by me…
“Seonghwan, there’s something wrong with you.”
An employee sighs and smiles bitterly.
He looks like he doesn’t understand why I’m still depressed.
“Why are you doing this about the lost check?”
“I wouldn’t know if it was 100,000 won or 1 million won… It’s 100 million won.”
“That’s not it… Ah, are you sure Seonghwan doesn’t know?”
“What is it?”
“It’s okay to lose a check. A check is something the bank pays you, right?”
“What does that have to do with anything…”
“So! Think of a blank check! If you bring a check with no signature and only the amount and account number written on it, do you think the bank will cash it?”
“Then you won’t change it?”
When I asked again, the employee sighed and sat down on a chair.
Afterwards, I heard a detailed definition of a check.
The cashier’s check, which is an item issued by me, is said to be an item issued by a bank and guaranteed by the bank.
So, it is a little different from a checking check, commonly called a blank check.
The payment concept is said to be similar.
So, in the end, the check itself does not have the same value as cash.
It has value only when you take it to the bank and exchange it.
It appears that the person who issued the check can cancel it, and if there is no signature on the back, the amount can be recovered through an administrative lawsuit.
So…I lost the check, but I didn’t lose the money.
“I understand. If you are just starting out in society, you may not know.”
“Well… Then…”
“Don’t worry. It will take a while, but it won’t go away.”
“Ha…Ha….”
In an instant, I felt all strength drain from my body.
Is it because the tension suddenly eases from my tense body?
I don’t think I can even raise my arms properly.
“Thank goodness…”
“Then why did you make the check so big?”
The employee tilts his head and asks why he uses checks when internet banking is so good these days.
Well, hardly anyone writes checks these days.
“I just…Wanted to make it…”
“Is that why? After all, rich people try that kind of thing.”
“No, well… It’s not like that…”
I laughed it off with a bitter smile.
And I took a refreshing shot of the iced Americano I ordered earlier.
“Puh-ha…”
“Do you want to go in now?”
“Yes, it’s time for my wife to come.”
“I’m jealous of Ara. Sigh…I should get married soon too…”
She trudged back, saying that she wanted to get married quickly, even though she was only twenty-five years old.
I also have to return the cup and go home quickly.
No, before that, should I ask my lawyer how to get the money from the check?
Ugh… Or should I at least consult her mom first?
Even if you find a solution, your worries are still worries.
***
Several days have passed since she lost her wallet.
First, she got her ID card and driver’s license reissued.
Cards were also reissued.
When she reissued her credit and check cards, all the card information registered in the Pay app was lost, so she registered a new one.
She had a busy time here and there.
For your information, she has not yet told others about the check.
To the lawyer, not yet….
Even if you ask her why, she can’t say anything other than that it was because she had too much to do. Because she filmed
Videos and did other things.
“Hmm… Now that I’m thinking about it, I’ll contact the CEO…”
The CEO asked me to contact him first if anything happened to me or if he had anything to say.
Generally, we contact the representative.
It would be unimaginable to other people.
The sight of personally communicating with a representative of a large company…
“Hmm?”
I tried to call the CEO, but the call came from a number I had never seen before.
If you see that it starts with 010… Isn’t it a spam call?
I didn’t want to answer an unknown number, but for some reason I was drawn to it and pressed the call button.
“…Hello?”
– Hello. Are you Seonghwan Yoo?
“Yes… I’m Yoo Seong-hwan…”
– This is XX police box. Have you lost your wallet recently?
“Huh! How did you know!?”
I ended up asking like a fool.
Is the person calling the police station for no reason?
– A woman recently reported it lost. “But her personal information was clear, so I contacted her.”
“Ah.. Thank goodness..”
– But the check inside… Is this real?
“Yes… It’s the real one, issued on the day it was lost.”
– I see. If so, would you please visit XX police box within this week?
“I will visit right away tomorrow. Thank you, thank you.”
– hahahaha, please say thank you to the person who picked it up, not us.
Of course.
What is a greeting? Even bowing once would not be enough.
Luckily, I got my wallet back that way.
I feel like the time I spent reissuing cards and ID cards was a waste.