133 episodes. Yes, there seems to be a relationship.
“The person who invited me has some influence.”
“I can’t ignore that part, but I saw earlier that my poker skills weren’t normal.”
“Isn’t Manager Kang the person who investigated my junket room at the Sydney Casino? I guess you didn’t even understand my skills at that time?”
“It looks like you brought up some kind of talk.”
Kang Jun-ho had a shaky expression on his face.
Did you bring up the junket room and misunderstood that I was being sarcastic?
“No, I think you misunderstood, I was just asking because I was really curious.”
“Haha, is that so? To be honest, I could only check the history of the junket room at that time, I didn’t know what was going on there.”
That’s why you don’t even notice that there is Liaoshin who was with me in the junket room next to me.
“That’s when the talk came out.”
“……?”
“This time it’s a competition, so don’t drive it to an expedition even later. Hahaha.”
I am still a Korean citizen.
No peace of mind until you get Australian citizenship.
“Haha, Jin Yu-seong, that was the case back then, but I don’t think you know the reason why expedition gambling is illegal, so let me explain.”
“……?”
“People don’t know about it, but it’s not because you gambled at a casino that you’re gambling abroad is a crime.”
“sure?”
“To be precise, it is a violation of the Foreign Exchange Control Act. If you want to take more than US$10,000 overseas, you have to report it. If you don’t report it, you will get caught if you spend more than that abroad.”
Mr. Oh, was it like that?
“Then you’re saying it doesn’t matter whether you win 1 billion or 10 billion at the casino as long as you don’t meet that criteria?”
“Yes. But if you win such a large amount of money, you have to prove that the amount you used for your stake was less than $10,000. Usually, you don’t win hundreds of millions of dollars with such a small amount of money.”
At the words of Kang Jun-ho, I thought that I had been deceived by Ko Sang-moon.
At the time, I gambled for a billion dollars in Sydney, but I was able to prove that my initial capital was less than $10,000.
It had only been a few days since I arrived in Australia, and I immediately exchanged money for the initial cost of the Warhol from my Korean account.
“Then you were bluffing when Koh Sang-moo brought that up to me?”
“Even so, Jin Yu-seong used the junket room, so he could have made a lot of connections. There are a lot of illegal things going on inside the junket room, either knowingly or unknowingly.”
That means you can gamble as long as you want in this tournament, as long as it’s in a space like the junket room.
“Chief Kang.”
“yes?”
“At that time, I was inexperienced, and I was alone again, so I’ll move on.”
“……?”
“But from now on, you’ve touched me in some way, and if you later find out that I was a rogue, I won’t be complacent. I’m not alone anymore. I can’t just be a good person because there are people who have to take responsibility, I.”
“Now that won’t happen.”
I nodded and opened my mouth in a hard tone.
“I hope so too. You’d better not bump into me here either.”
“Then can I ask you a question?”
“What?”
“Isn’t there a resource diplomacy project that the managing director of Changwon GL Electronics mentioned before?”
“yes.”
“We got to work on that project, and we heard about it along the way.”
“……?”
“In addition to the GL Group, the Bosco Group was scheduled to join the group, but they were suddenly unable to join because of their own iron ore mine development. And in the process, the name of a young businessman from Australia came up. At first, I wondered if it was the same person. Jin Yoo-seong, are you right?”
It’s the secretarial office of a large corporation, so one piece of information is amazing.
“Yes, this is the company I negotiated with Bosco as an agent for Jencock and Bearfax at the time.”
“I see. So, was the mining industry the business you were preparing for at that time?”
I took a business card from my pocket and handed it to him.
“That’s right. I am the CEO of All Mining now.”
“Then, did you come here to meet high-class people from all over Asia?”
“It also serves a purpose. I don’t intend to stay in Australia.”
Kang Jun-ho thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“Then I’ll tell you in advance. Since the director has strongly instructed me not to make any conflicts with Jin Yoo-sung in the future.”
“……?”
“You see the name James Thorn on the bracket over there?”
“yes.”
“He is Sohn Young-seok, the Vice Minister of Knowledge Economy. This time, he came with Jang Min-soo, the head of the Korea Gas Corporation. By the way, Jang Min-soo is the nephew of President Chang Hak-jun.”
“……!”
He’s the president’s left arm.
Come along with your nephew….
“I’m here to follow them.”
“Yes? You said you joined the volunteer diplomacy project?”
“Because there is no information that has been opened to us yet. We do not share any information on which country or region to explore and develop.”
“Isn’t your name a project, but you don’t have a plan?”
“Yes, it’s a government project, and everything is classified as confidential. So I came here to see if I could find out anything about who the authors were contacting. Minsu Jang over there is the project manager for Asia and Australia. there.”
“So you’re giving me a hint in advance because you think you might bump into me in the mining industry.”
“Because I don’t want any small troubles to arise.”
It seems to be sincere.
Just knowing that they are in the same industry, I see them booing.
“How about a person named Min-soo Jang?”
I’m a little curious because I’m in charge of Australia.
“If I could define it in one word, he is a typical model student. When President Chang Hak-Jun was a first-time member of the National Assembly, he was smart when he saw that he passed the Korea Gas Corporation on his own, but after looking at his performance, his practical work was somewhat inferior. I took on a pivotal role in a large project called resource diplomacy.”
“But it seems that there are no Australians in today’s competition. Does Min-soo Jang have any personal connections in Australia?”
“I don’t know about that, but since I studied in the US, I might have pretty wide feet.”
I shook my head and stopped paying attention.
Henry’s advice.
I was told not to get involved with the resource diplomacy project because it was prepared as a main dish by the current administration.
“Okay. I’ll have to be careful not to get involved with that side as much as possible.”
“I’m begging you.”
“Please contact me when you have time. It’s a relationship that we met here, so I’ll buy you dinner at least once.”
“Ugh, no. Don’t worry about it.”
If you refuse, what can you do?
“If you change your mind, please contact me. You can think of it as a reward for telling me about those people.”
Kang Jun-ho nodded his head lightly and disappeared into the crowd.
“Chief, who is that person?”
Lucy, who couldn’t understand the situation because she was talking in Korean, asked a question.
I told her about her past with the GL group.
“Oh, it was the person with the Swiss account.”
“Yes. I think there is a relationship. Seeing you here again.”
I looked at the direction where Kang Jun-ho disappeared and beyond that, Son Young-seok and Jang Min-soo.
They were talking to someone who appeared to be Southeast Asian.
***
Son Young-seok said with a smile, pointing to Jang Min-soo.
“Mr. Salin, this is Mr. Jang.”
“Oh, Mr. Chang? Is that the same family name as President Chang?”
“You did well. This friend is also a Korean royal family.”
“Are you your son?”
“No. It’s my niece.”
“Hmm, nephew. There’s really nothing like blood. Then this friend will come forward and James, will you take care of it from the back?”
“No. Mr. Chang will take care of all the rebates and handle them.”
“Is it okay? It’s okay if you take good care of me.”
He extended his right hand and continued.
“I’m Sigit Sutan Salin. Please take care of me, Mr. Jang.”
“I wish you all the best in the future, Mr. Salin.”
“What is your affiliation and rank?”
“I am the head of overseas resource development at Korea Gas Corporation.”
“Gas? James, the last time I was talking about a mine, not a gas field, was it?”
“The actual work will be taken care of by the Korea Mineral Resources Corporation. Mr. Jang will assume the role of general manager instead of me.”
Sigit Sutan Salin shook her head.
“Actually, it doesn’t matter who’s in charge, the affiliation doesn’t matter.”
“Will the Indonesian government approve of the aforementioned?”
“Don’t worry. I’ve roasted all the people involved, so I’ll do well. I’m not handing over the actual stake in the mine anyway, it’s not all paperwork.”
When Son Young-seok smiled satisfied, Jang Min-soo interrupted and asked.
“That’s right, but isn’t it necessary to issue a memorandum of understanding in the name of the state?”
“Hahaha, Mr. Jang. That’s right, there are over thousands of memorandums of understanding issued every month, so don’t worry.
Jang Min-soo was embarrassed, but he did not show any expression and hid his expression.
‘Even though it has no legal effect, a document with the name of the state government is just a piece of paper.’
while he was organizing his thoughts.
Son Young-seok and Sigite Sutan Salin quickly finished the rest of the conversation.
Because there were a lot of people I had to meet.
Son Young-seok, the only man of the two, opened his mouth with his tongue.
“Chief, it’s no different to openly revealing that you’re a novice when you bring up such a story.
“In my opinion, I decided that it was an area that needed confirmation. If the local situation in Indonesia is the case, the Mineral Resources Corporation will not know about it.
“Why? You’re going to suspect that you have to sign a contract with a mining broker who has a memorandum of understanding MOU? It’s even worse because you have to take care of rebates in advance.”
“……”
Jang Min-soo did not answer yes.
It was because I could see Son Young-seok looking at him pathetic.
“Did you know that the president of Korea Mineral Resources Corporation is a VIP line?”
“yes.”
“That’s enough, what more do you need?”
“Still, on a practical level…”
“Haha, I’m getting frustrated trying to explain them all. You live in gratitude that you are a true royal family. Before I explain, let me ask you one thing. Are the construction workers civil servants or office workers?”
“……”
“It’s a public company, but if you’re serious about it, you’re a civil servant, aren’t you?”
“yes.”
“It’s an iron rice cooker that guarantees you a bowl of rice until retirement, if you don’t mind, are you going to accuse me of being suspicious of the boss’s instructions?
Son Young-seok patted Jang Min-soo on the back and continued speaking.
“Humans are horses, chief. You are the most important thing. If you paste something in my mouth, it’s in the public interest? It’s easy to pretend that you didn’t see such a floating cloud.”
“……”
“Yeah, of course, it’s rare, but there are people like that. They say they can’t deceive their conscience at all. But do you know that?”
“……?”
“Those people can stand pasting my mouth, but they can’t stand starvation. Do you understand what I mean?”
“Do you mean that you’re going to put people with families as practitioners?”
“Yes. Why do you say that. Parents who want to protect their children are strong. Do you know why they are strong? They are strong because of their desire to wear good clothes and educate their children in a good environment even if they roll their own shit.”
He was choked with champagne from a passing casino employee.
“Hey, when you enter your late 40s, the money that goes into your children will run high and low, and if you are cut off, you will have nowhere to go. Also, if you hold on for 10 more years, you will reach retirement age, so would you want to cause trouble?”
Jang Min-soo was sweating in a cold sweat on his back.
It was self-evident that the resource diplomacy project would be re-examined if the government changed after the end of his uncle’s term as president.
And by then, his age would be close to the time Son Young-seok just said.
‘No, it must be my guess.’