{Representative Han Ho-jae. I have good news for you.}
Shall we explode from here?
Dokgo-eul received a call from the head of the Seoul Regional Tax Office about the surcharge at Daehan Market.
‘5.4 billion.’
It was an unsatisfactory amount for a list that was carefully inspected, but it could hit Daehan Market for now.
Han Ho-jae bought Dokgo Commerce shares at 13,000 won per share, and said that he would issue new shares of Daehan Market and exchange them at an appropriate rate after the purchase.
This meant that he needed money to buy stock from people who wanted to sell.
‘Since the tax investigation has tied my hands and feet to the collection of fines, where can I borrow money?’
Under further investigation, there would be no place to lend money.
‘Where do you dry up and die?’
He gave instructions to his secretary.
“I’m telling everyone who has stakes to sell them.”
“All right.”
Dokgo Eul leaned back in his chair and smiled with satisfaction.
‘Over 40% stake. Let’s see if I can digest it.’
***
The skills of the hacking unit composed of Fred Balman’s subordinates were considerable. They broke through the messenger’s log system in two days and extracted Dokgoeul’s conversation log.
“Can you pull it out this fast?”
“Because they’re one of the best hacking teams in the world.”
I could feel the pride in Benjamin Jung’s expression. It was understandable because they were people who worked with a place that was recognized in the US as well.
“I’ll have to give you a bonus.”
“You will like it.”
The ransom for programming personnel, especially those with outstanding skills, was quite high. It was reassuring to have such a person on the team.
“The content has not yet been analyzed.”
Since all the logs for one year were pulled out, it seemed like it would take a long time to analyze the contents. It seemed like it would take a long time to use an American intelligence team for such a task.
‘Who should I ask?’
Someone who is trustworthy and has a lot of time. And I thought it would be nice to have a person who is well versed in Korean.
I thought I could leave it to Choi Ji-hoon, who is playing now, and Han Sung-min, who has a grudge against the Dokgo Group. In particular, Han Seong-min can give legal advice, so I thought he would point out the problem.
‘I heard that he started working as a public defender because there weren’t many requests yet.’
Having lots of time was a plus. Benjamin Chung handed over a USB containing log files.
“I will analyze this first.”
he smiled softly.
“We will further review whether additional data, including CCTV, can be secured.”
“If you need anything, buy it.”
“Thank you, Boss.”
There is nothing more disappointing than not being able to spend money while working, so I thought of giving as much money as possible. Because I didn’t have the financial power to say sorry for money.
When I contacted Choi Ji-hoon and Han Sung-min, the two immediately stopped what they were doing and came to my house. Han Seong-min lightly greeted Ha-yeon, who was playing in the living room.
“hi.”
“hello.”
“Is it your daughter? It’s cute.”
“It’s my treasure.”
At those words, Ha Yeon-yi turned around with a pleasant smile. I was embarrassed and twisted my body, but that was more lovely.
I wanted to rush in and hug him right away, but I was a little embarrassed to do so in front of Han Seong-min, who was still a bachelor.
Choi Ji-hoon then stepped inside. The guards in front of the door were informed of their faces, so they entered right away. When he hesitantly entered, Ha-yeon greeted him first.
“hello.”
“Ah… hello.”
Seeing Ha-yeon saluting her belly button, Choi Ji-hoon lowered his head in embarrassment. Perhaps because he was still young, he was different from Han Seong-min in terms of internal skills.
“Let’s go to the study first.”
I entered the study with the two of them and showed the contents of the USB that Benjamin Chung had given me. Han Seong-min frowned.
“How did you secure this?”
“It’s a trade secret.”
“Looking at other people’s messengers is bad taste.”
he narrowed his brow. It must be that he is being strict because he is a former prosecutor. Because he was the one who took off his clothes while trying to catch the bad guys.
“I will only use it where absolutely necessary.”
“·······.”
“Shouldn’t Dokgo Group be destroyed?”
Sungmin Han chewed his lips without saying anything.
“To choose the lesser evil to catch the worst…”
“It’s the Dark Knight.”
I could have stuck from the front without choosing illegal. That’s because you can hire more people, prepare, and work while spending time.
But I thought there was no need to take such a risk. Justice is important, but my people were more important.
‘I have to minimize the sacrifice.’
As long as Dok-go-eul moved, it was only a matter of time before he fought Dok-go-gap and Dok-go-jin. Until then, I had to sharpen my weapons to deal with them.
Besides, when I used it this time, it seemed to be quite efficient to put the bad guys together and cross the river.
‘The first spear to attack Dokgo is ready.’
The assassins sent to former Dokgo Commerce executives who helped power the merger last time were still incarcerated. They were valuable witnesses who would testify about their connection with Dokgo-eul, just like in the case of Dokgo-jeong.
‘I need more information.’
That wasn’t enough.
Sungmin Han sighed. He rolled the mouse wheel with a serious face.
“Okay, but the content here will be difficult to use as evidence in court.”
“We need to collect evidence based on this.”
“So what are we going to do?”
“Please select as much information as possible related to Dokgo Group’s injustice from this.”
“What next?”
“Please let me know.”
***
Dokgo-eul walked round and round in his office with a nervous expression on his face. It didn’t matter that Dok-go-jeong was captured, but the problem was that he was not contacted by the people he sent for the assassination.
“Are you still unable to reach me?”
“Yes. I tracked the GPS, but only the phone was abandoned with the GPS.”
“The corpse.”
“None.”
“Damn it.”
He spat on the floor.
“What about the traitors?”
“I have already left.”
My head was pounding. My head hurts just from working at Daehan Market, but there were still traitors who should have been dealt with already.
It seems that it was also helped by someone, and the personnel who were put in also disappeared.
[Who the hell is interfering?]
It was just as Dok-go-jeong had said.
‘I’m on the same level as him.’
Dok-go-jeong was born as a result of her father’s change of heart and remarriage. Unlike Dokgo-gab and Dokgo-eul, who were sons of the wife of the royal family, Dokgo-jeong, born to the second wife, was treated as a bastard.
The chaebols refused to send their daughters to a place where they had two sons, so it was a marriage made by bringing in the daughter of a weak mid-sized company.
‘The origins are different.’
So, Dokgoeul always ignored Dokgojeong. Unlike her smart mother, Dokgo-jeong, who was born to a dull concubine, was slow in everything.
In the first place, I did not even think that I was a competitor fighting for the successor position.
[Kill your temper.]
I remembered what Dokgo-gab had pointed out. At that time, I thought it was just nagging and forgot about it, but now it was holding my ankle.
Wasn’t it necessary to immediately give orders to kill the two executives?
‘It’s not like the merger will be canceled even if you kill it…’
It was a decision made in a fit of rage. It was true that I let Dokgo-jin down because of them. Now that Dok-go-jeong has disappeared from the race for successor, he thought that if he was pushed by Dok-go-gap, he might be left out too.
“Look everywhere they might have gone.”
It was difficult for those who knew how to deal with traitors to run away. It was clear that he had made up his mind to the extent of pulling out the GPS chip implanted in his body and running away.
“And take it down several times.”
“All right.”
Even if the thugs run away, it’s not in the Buddha’s palm. At most, where would you go to visit your family or friends? If the face was known to people in the industry, it was only a matter of time before they were caught.
‘If the M&A is cancelled, I’ll have a face.’
Although it blocked some funds from Daehan Market, it was not enough. he asked the secretary.
“Is Phase 2 of Plan B going well?”
“Yes. It’s going smoothly. We sent it back with a full meal, so news will come sooner or later.”
“Yes. That’s how it should be.”
If the money extracted through the tax investigation was less than expected, it would be necessary to recruit someone who could siphon more money.
At the direction of Dokgoeul, I contacted the financial manager of Daehan Market. Having received hospitality for the first time, he drank a lot and went back in a good mood.
There were not many people who would refuse to say they didn’t like it when they said they would make a lot of money. It was impressive to see them accept and eat without even knowing that they were priming water to hell.
“I’ll start working soon.”
“Do it right. Leave no traces.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Dokgo-eul put on his coat and left the office. The secretary kept her head down until he left, then tidied up the office and locked the door.
***
Dokgo-eul’s plan was soon known to Kim Jae-gu. It was because an instruction to contact the head of the finance team at Daehan Market was found in the conversation he had with his secretary.
‘If you use something you’re familiar with, you’ll make mistakes.’
Normally, he would have given verbal instructions, but if he continued to give instructions, mistakes would sometimes happen.
If you didn’t think you would be seized, you didn’t have to organize the conversation history. And how dare news agencies and messenger companies hand over their conversation history to investigative agencies?
It was clear that he had complacently thought that it would be okay to blow it up when the investigation began.
“If we leave it as it is, there will be problems in the Korean market.”
Han Seong-min was right.
But it might have been better to put it in reverse. If you are a person who needs to organize anyway, it could be better to organize this opportunity and move on.
‘It’s good to put together an article.’
People loved the story. A stimulating article will only attract attention for a while, but an article with a story will continue to capture your attention.
‘Shall we explode from here?’
Although it was blocked, a boycott was also taking place in some because of the damaged image due to the fine. Thanks to the work being set aside, the movement of the boycott movement was not large, but there was no way to prevent the decrease in sales.
‘Still, this is enough for me to save.’
I heard that it is still recording a surplus. Lim Han-ul’s Meta Mart also received a good response, saying that the proportion of purchases is increasing along with the number of users.
It was very encouraging to offer new technology that other platforms couldn’t easily replicate. It won’t be easy for customers to move to another platform once they get used to Daehan Mart.
“Good work. Please do the rest as well.”
After extracting the data from them, I had a conversation with Benjamin Chung.
“Is there a law to follow or eavesdrop on the target?”
“For eavesdropping, just plant a wiretapping device. I live in the city center, so I don’t think it’s difficult to follow.”
“Then observe this person.”
I handed over the data from Han Ho-jae to the head of the financial team at Daehan Market. It was the result of requesting the data of the line that can be disclosed under the authority of the major shareholder.
Benjamin Chung carefully examined the information about him.
“You could have asked me to do this investigation.”
“Aren’t you busy right now?”
He went through all the remaining materials and opened his mouth.
“I don’t think the work will be difficult.”
“Then please.”
I could trust Benjamin Chung.
***
[Arrested for attempted embezzlement by head of Daehan Market’s finance team]
[From fines to embezzlement. Daehan Market ‘Unfortunately, an attack.’]
There were times when you had to give up flesh to take the bones of your enemies. It was bad news that the head of Daehan Market’s finance team tried to embezzle, but thanks to him, I was able to tie up the fine with him.
[Daehan Market is unfair. Is tax evasion an arbitrary act by the head of the finance team?]
If someone had to be sacrificed, it was only right that the traitor was sacrificed.
And the seducer who made him betray him.
[Daehan Market Finance Team Leader ‘I just did what I was told.’]
[Daehan Market attempted embezzlement, who is behind it?]
Now was the time to strike back.
Where do you get it too
Dokgojin’s study. Dok-go-eul was staring at his desk in a dead body, while Dok-go-gap was looking at his father with the same expressionless expression as usual.
Dokgojin’s face turned red. It looked like it would pop out of his eyes any second.
He threw the newspaper in front of Dokgoeul.
“How did this happen?”
On the opened page 2, an article titled [Daehan Market attempted embezzlement, who is behind it?] was written. Looking at the title alone, it seemed that there was nothing dangerous yet, but the content of the article was the problem.
‘Recently, Daehan Market succeeded in acquiring Dokgo Commerce, an affiliate of Dokgo Group.’
It was a comment that seemed to point out the opponent to anyone’s eyes.
“How do you come up with something like this!”
“sorry!”
Dokgo Eul lowered his head. He said he would move inconspicuously, but I would have thought that the light-mouthed man had already blown up.