1. I became an unemployed man with a lot of suspiciously rich money
#1. I became an unemployed man with a lot of money to the point of being suspicious
[ Steven Han ]
[ CEO of SJ Investment.Co ]
Sungjin Han, CEO of SJ Investment Company
I saw a banner hanging in the distance.
It was a proud title. CEO of an investment company that everyone wants to work for.
But that ended today.
“Steven Han.”
Steven Han (Han Seong-jin).
“Congratulations! Have a happy retirement!”
Congratulations! Happy Retirement!
I was retiring as of today.
If it was short, it was short and if it was long, it was a long representative life. It’s because we’ve been running non-stop since the establishment.
“Congratulations! CEO! No, are you the former representative now? hehehe.”
“Sorry. CEO. Congratulations though.”
“Congratulations on your retirement. Sungjin.”
“Ha ha. What. No no. Yes suffer Oh, thank you for coming too. Thank you everyone!”
Many people came to congratulate me.
Acquaintances, employees, colleagues. There were countless people.
Meanwhile, a woman approached me.
“What kind of celebration is it? I’m retiring… Is that something to celebrate? Does it make sense to retire in your late twenties in the first place? I still have 20 more years to work!”
“Eliana. Why are you so angry Aren’t you going to hand over the representative position to you? Shouldn’t you rather like it? Half the people here are here to congratulate you?”
This is a place to celebrate my resignation as CEO and Eliana’s promotion to CEO.
Of course, Eliana’s promotion celebration will be officially held once more later. I will be in Korea by then.
“This is Steven. It’s because you’re retired That’s what I’m saying, but I want you to stay. Well, it’s also true that you have to work for 20 more years, right? Because you tend to retire too early. Retiring in your late 20s. Considering the industry average, it’s too soon.”
“Think of the money I have saved up. Aiden. I’m more worried about whether I can use it all in my life.”
“Khehehehe. Yeah you should have made a lot of money When I first saw you, I thought you were just a kid with some money. I thought it would be like this.”
Me and Aiden. And Eliana. The three of them were co-founders of an investment company.
All the capital is provided by me, they provide knowledge about the economy, and I invested based on my knowledge of the original work.
That’s how the company grew rapidly.
“I’ll stop by from time to time if I remember. Don’t be too upset.”
“What? Are you going to kick me out?”
“Yeah. Me, a 90% shareholder? Are you Eliana? You only have 5% right? FYI, I have no intention of selling the stock. The company trusts you and entrusts it to you. Run it well.”
“Speaking loudly… it’s okay! Don’t appear in front of me in the future.”
Eliana got angry and ran off to another place.
Seeing that even though I said this, my anger didn’t go away, it seemed that I was really angry.
I’ll have to take a seat later to relieve my anger. There were many times when I was in trouble because of my fiery personality, but more than that, I received a lot of help. And I’ve been running the company together for 6 years.
She must have felt sorry for me because of that. Just because I’m leaving so suddenly
‘But I can’t help it. How long have I been waiting for this moment hehehehe.’
10 Years.
Possessed and worked like crazy to save money for 10 years.
For three years, I rolled to make money, and after that, to make money.
Afterwards, to find a suitable retirement time and to develop the strength to protect the money you have.
‘If you don’t have the strength to protect money even if you earn it, you’re a jerk, right?’
I was thinking of living in Korea.
I am currently in the United States, but isn’t Korea the most comfortable place to live if I have money?
‘If you want to protect what you have, you must share it with those in power. It’s good that I spread the money in advance.’
I did some preliminary work before going back to Korea. Regardless of the politics, the prosecution, etc., I worked hard to feed the money.
If you think about the money I earned, it’s nothing more than pennies, but it must have been a great gift for them.
Besides that, I also developed a lot of personal connections.
“Steven. Are you going to Korea right away tomorrow? Do you have any regrets at all?”
“Yes. I brushed it off.”
“A heartless fellow. Okay. Be well. Even if I go, I would like to keep in touch often.”
“I receive performance reports regularly, so if the performance drops, I will do it even if you don’t like it.”
“hahahahaha! You are the answer i have to go to work Goes.”
I heard voices calling for Aiden from everywhere.
I saw Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Lewis in the distance. He was smiling at Aiden. Even at a time like this, you’re struggling with work. He said his final goodbyes to me and left.
I also went up to those who called me and enjoyed the last party.
***
The afternoon after the retirement ceremony.
I left Korea by plane and arrived in Korea via a long flight.
[ Incheon International Airport ]
“Great. We finally arrived.”
The plane was, of course, a private plane.
Doesn’t it cost money?
What remains is money. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a private jet?
“Who is that person? Why are you going down alone?”
“… Isn’t that a private jet?”
“Oh no way.”
I heard people whispering to me.
I pretended not to hear and got off the plane. I could feel the reporters coming.
Did you f*cking come on a private plane for no reason?
I’ll just stop puckling and come back.
-Steven Han, CEO of SJ Investment. Turned out to be Korean.
-Young representative of a huge investment company with hundreds of trillions of operating funds! Steven Hahn! Retire!
-Steven Hahn. Enter Korea!
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‘b*tch, kid. I was fine until yesterday. What kind of bastard did the information?’
Until yesterday, SJ Investment, which I was the owner of, was wrapped in a veil.
Few people knew exactly who the owner was. Except for the people around me and my staff.
By the way, starting from this morning, articles poured in like crazy.
There was even an article confirming that I was Korean. That might have been written there just to turn off aggro, but….
‘Ha ha. It’s something I should have thought of… I was complacent. I’m so excited about coming to Korea after a long time.’
I don’t know where I got the information, but my head was dizzy.
At least one of the people who came to my retirement ceremony must have said it.
If this is the case, my normal old age may not be guaranteed.
If your face is sold, you won’t be able to walk around the streets normally.
“Do not come closer.”
“Please back off.”
“There, don’t take pictures.”
The bodyguards cut off the approaching reporters.
Except for a few, most of them were hired mercenaries, so it was rough.
I was waiting for the bodyguards. Seeing the reporters camped out, I thought it was a good thing they were wearing sunglasses.
“Whoa. Still, it’s nice to be stepping on my hometown after a long time.”
I was getting some fresh air while the bodyguards cleared the reporters. Hmm. Good night.
It was a different feeling from the US.
Something gives me a sense of security. After all, people should live in their hometowns. It’s a fictional world. How are you?
It’s all real.
“Come on, everyone, let’s go.”
I spoke to the bodyguards.
They surrounded me and guided me.
I heard strange stories around me, but I didn’t pay attention. Stories that will be forgotten with time anyway. You don’t have to worry about it.
If not, you can just bury it with money.
***
An hour has passed.
I wonder if I stepped on Korean soil.
“Ah. Really, why are you like this today? Even if it was only an hour ago, I felt refreshed. What day is it today? Why do bad things like this happen?”
This 1 hour was enough time for my exhilarating mood to turn into a feeling of displeasure.
Why?
It was simple.
Because it took so damn long to enter the country.
“… Why are you blocked No, why is it so hard to enter the country? Is this America?”
“I don’t think the US is like this.”
“That’s right. Is that what I mean?”
My stomach rumbled.
In a way, it was natural for me to feel agitated when I was tired after flying a long way.
“Will you go and find out?”
“Yes.”
I ordered the bodyguard to find out what was going on. The horse is a bodyguard, no different from my attendant.
“That. They say they are searching for people going through immigration.”
“… Did I hear you wrong?”
“You heard it right.”
“Amazing. Is this Korea in the 21st century? Really shocking, shocking.”
“Well, to be precise, a hero lost an artifact here, and he went on a rampage claiming that someone took it, so entry into the country is being delayed. They say they are trying to catch each person as they pass by and rummage through their clothes.”
No matter how many monsters appear and the hero is the top of the world, isn’t this too radical?
In a 21st century democratic society, such a thing is possible?
“So. To sum it up, I lost an item by mistake, and I’m doing this sh*t to find it, right? Searching through other people’s clothes?”
“That’s right.”
“What does airport security do?”
“That… It seems that the hero has something to do with someone of a slightly higher rank.”
I frowned.
Yes, that’s why he carries the artifact.
It’s an expensive item that costs at least billions of dollars each.
“… Is it so. What’s wrong with those people? It’s the hero’s fault.”
Airport Security’s heroes are just people who have to be removed from above.
I also had a job in my previous life, so I knew it well.
The sense of shame and contempt that you have no choice but to follow even if your boss gives you unreasonable instructions. A sense of doubt that I am affiliated with this place for this purpose. I was well aware of that.
Of course, it had nothing to do with me anymore.
‘But I feel strangely f*cked up. Is it because it reminds me of the f*cking memories? Or is it because I was meaninglessly wasting time because of that hero?’
I thought maybe it could be both.
My hostility towards the hero only grew deeper.
Since I’ve been doing this since my first holiday after retirement, I couldn’t help but be angry.
At that time, a man pushed people and came towards me.
“Hey, you among the bodyguards over there.”
He pointed at me and said.
“Am I talking?”
“Yes, you there. You’re a bit suspicious too… Will you follow me?”
“… Under.”
I could tell without anyone telling me
This bastard.
This guy is that idiot hero.