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Grandpa swallowed dry saliva.
The promise of the head of the Blue House bodyguard to be the second person in the country was tantamount to a guarantee check of power.
Since he expressed his willingness to accept the request, he seized a rare opportunity.
“If something happens to hand over Korea National Oil Corporation to the private sector, then think of Taeseong first.”
“Gong Gong?”
The Chief of Security at the Blue House looked at the grandfather with strange eyes.
“There is no oil refinery company in Taeseong, so they have their eyes on the oil industry. However, I don’t know if there will be a case of putting oil on the market unless there is another oil crisis.”
“I know.”
“Even if we give away our share, the US Gulf Corporation’s share is 50%. Would they be willing to give it up?”
“I mean.”
“Are you saying that you don’t really want anything right now? Ha ha ha, good! If you privatize Yugong, Taeseong is number one!”
The Blue House Chief of Security’s smile grew thicker.
It meant very satisfied.
“Chairman Cha, I knew right away that you weren’t greedy for politics, but I didn’t know you weren’t greedy for business.”
“What would you do if your business is greedy for politics? However, as long as it is a business, business greed belongs to the great axis. That’s why I dare to covet merit.”
“This person is so stupid. Taeseong is overly upright when others are busy kicking back pockets while sticking to the scene.”
The Chief of Security at the Blue House clicked his tongue slightly.
“Remember that when a typhoon blows, a reed may bend, but a pine tree may break. It means that you need to properly use the solicitation instead of being foolishly obsessed with business.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“It’s technology development and facility investment, so take the money pouring in and grease it evenly from top to bottom. Taeseong can only grow that far because he pushes so hard.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“Well, Taeseong’s core is solid, so it’s not bad. What do you mean that His Excellency didn’t throw Taeseong away even though you acted so stiff? His Excellency is taking care of it in moderation.”
The Chief of Security at the Blue House hinted subtly.
“It’s not enough just to be good at business. Just do it like today. Then His Excellency will also look at you pretty.”
I didn’t forget the advice either.
“Woo-gwang will know what happens the moment Tae-seong gets out of his sight.”
The eyes of the Chief of Security at the Blue House shone insiniously.
“Sooner or later, you will see what true sincerity is.”
* * *
The drinking party is over.
Grandpa came out to the front of the room and bent down.
“Take a look.”
The Chief of Security at the Blue House left with light steps.
He had a thick paper envelope tucked at his side.
“Whoa.”
Only after the Chief of Security at the Blue House is completely out of sight.
Grandpa let out a deep sigh.
“This is something I really can’t do. It’s enough if a businessman is good at business, is he going to be criticized for not being good at business?”
“What can I do? That this is real.”
Secretary Kim, who was waiting in the hallway, approached.
“If it’s money to grease up and down, I’ll give Taesung employees a bonus. Tsk. It’s still a political fund, and it’s a waste to rip off a bunch of spears!”
“What can I do? But if we don’t make donations, we won’t be able to do business.”
“It’s hard to do business with!”
“It wasn’t yesterday or today, was it? Now is the time to say so.”
“Just as it hurts every time raw meat is ripped off, it hurts every time raw pork is ripped off. Where are you going to be in pain?”
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Next to Secretary Kim was Chief Ko.
“It’s sincerity that can be seen…”
Grandpa held out the keys to the truck loaded with boxes of apples.
“Chief Ko, deliver this to Jangchung-dong. Covertly. know?”
“Yes, Chairman.”
“Secretary Kim, you are…”
Just then, a news anchorman’s voice came from the television installed in the lobby of the hotel’s Japanese-style room.
-The fire at Wookwang Chemical was found to be arson and shocked.
It was headline news.
Grandpa and Secretary Kim simultaneously turned their eyes and focused on the news.
– Let’s listen to the announcement of the middle court.
Mr. Cheolgu went up to the podium and made an announcement.
Amidst the loud flashes of cameras, Mr. Cheol-gu put his mouth to the microphone in a neatly dressed suit.
-Jungjeong secured conclusive evidence that the fire at Wookwang Chemical was caused by arson.
click! click! click!
The camera flash went off riotously.
-We are expanding the investigation, assuming that Woogwang, an affiliate of Woogwang, even had such a self-inflicted victim due to a power struggle.
Woo-gwang When he heard the word “fight for power,” the reporters’ questions grew louder.
However, Mr. Cheolgu seemed determined to convey only what he had to say instead of taking questions.
-We are checking whether the presidents of Woo Kwang are accomplices. We will focus on how far we have been involved in arson.
-Since there were many sacrifices due to the disaster, the Court promises to the public that an investigation without external pressure and a clearer truth will be revealed.
Mr. Cheol-gu bowed his head and withdrew from the podium.
Grandpa laughed.
“That friend, by tomorrow, I will make the headlines of all the newspapers. will you be a star? Your comment is very good.”
“That friend is the one who brought the book of bribes from Wookwang Construction in Taeseong.”
“Good. With this kind of performance, you won’t be pushed aside with glare wherever you go. It’s a bad thing for Woo-gwang.”
Grandpa’s smile turned bitter.
“Since the arson of Woogwang Chemical was announced at a public press conference like that, it will not be possible to remove or remove it now. Right now tomorrow’s newspaper article will be plastered with Woo-gwang.”
“I guess so.”
“The fall is a predestined result, and the only thing left is how far it will be destroyed. It seems that they have already decided to bite it off…”
Grandpa closed his mouth and thought for a moment.
“Chairman, do you want to go home?”
“no. Today, I plan to tip the glass.”
“It’s a celebratory note.”
“It is a request for counseling. Secretary Kim, do you have time?”
“······of course.”
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As soon as he sat down, Grandpa swallowed his drink.
“I mean honestly. I didn’t even think that the tycoon helping Taeseong would give advice because he had an eye on Yugong. Merit? It’s too big for Taeseong to swallow.”
“No matter how cheaply you catch it, you have to give 400 million dollars to swallow it.”
“So that is it. How many affiliates of Taesung must be sold to earn merit?”
Grandpa laughed.
“I hear the sound of ants devouring dinosaurs. Even if there is a meritorious product on the market, I wonder if there is a company in Korea where I can buy it.”
“Maybe?”
“of course. I don’t know if I can swallow it even if I introduce foreign loans. No, there’s no way there would be a hukou that would give out a 400 million dollar loan in the first place.”
Grandpa’s smile grew thicker.
“Thanks to this, I was able to avoid the suspicions and checks of the Chief of Security at the Blue House, and only pay off my debts. Say thanks again to the giant who helped Taeseong.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
“Secretary Kim, tell me honestly. Could it be that the hurried handing over of Taesung Chemical to Woo-gwang was also an illustration of a big man?”
Secretary Kim could not answer.
“Isn’t he tipping you off to roast and boil the Chief Security Officer and Chief Secretary of the Blue House with Wookwang Construction’s bribe ledger?”
Secretary Kim silently tipped the kettle and filled the glass.
Silence soon became the answer.
“Certainly he is a step above me. I realized it acutely today. How did you come up with a plan to send the bribe ledger as a gift?”
“But the president came to the same conclusion.”
“The decision to remove the names of the Army Security Commander and the Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency?”
“yes.”
“That, too, I was pushed back. I was busy thinking about mana, whether I should give this as a gift to the list of static purges that only had small sticks left. I was conflicted over which of the two to put before the blade of the purge.”
Grandpa drank at once.
“When he was hesitating and couldn’t choose anything, he found a savvy side road, paying only the debt that promised Taeseong’s future to the country’s second-in-command, without touching the dangerous person.”
Grandpa quietly admired.
“What great skill is this? If such a person had taken over the position of general manager of Taesung, Taesung might have become the number one company in Korea.”
“President!”
“I’m saying this because if it wasn’t for the big man helping Taeseong from behind, our Taeseong would have been in the same situation as Woogwang.”
It was the reason my grandfather drank in a row.
“When Taeseong is in trouble, how many forces will protect him by claiming to be a shield? Even after Wookwang Chemical exploded, Woogwang ended up announcing a public apology, but if you consider that the fire broke out at Taesung Chemical…”
Grandpa shuddered.
“That must have been terrible. The downhill path of Taeseong must have been scheduled at the point of being called to the Blue House.”
“President.”
“Why didn’t the names of the Chief Security Officer and Chief of Staff of the Blue House appear in the bribery ledger of Wookwang Construction? Woo Kwang-i, the leader, feeds them abundantly, so he gave up because there was no time for him to attack.”
“I would have.”
“What does it mean that you kept your position as CEO even after such a big accident and didn’t even give up affiliates?”
“It means that there was protection from the chief of security and the chief of staff at the Blue House.”
“If a fire had broken out at Taesung Chemical, I would have lost my position as CEO, and I would have been robbed of all my personal belongings, right? Half of it would have been given to His Excellency, and half would have established a foundation to deal with the accident.”
I drank my grandfather’s drink.
“Where is that? If it was Woo-gwang, taking advantage of my retreat, he would have worked to swallow Tae-seong with blades, right? Taesung Chemical is more than enough to get rid of him with his bare mouth.”
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“I’m sure I’ll give Taeseong half for the position of commander. Taesung Construction and Taesung Chemical would have been separated and independent by making the children fight each other.”
It was as written in the Taesung Group report.
In the past, it came true just as my grandfather had guessed.
“Are you glad it ends there? Some of my children may have died. If Woo-gwang makes up his mind and tries to give Tae-seong to the upper ranks as prey…”
Grandpa shook his head hastily, dispelling the ominous delusion.
“If it hadn’t been for the bold decision to hand over Taesung Chemical to Wookwang, if it hadn’t been for Wookwang Construction’s bribery ledger, if he hadn’t summoned the giants of the underground financial world to attract investment…”
Grandpa washed his face dry.
“If Woo-gwang, who dominates the media, is to be beaten like this… how much will Tae-sung be hacked to pieces?”
“Chairman, Taeseong isn’t that incompetent either.”
“This is not a matter of incompetence. It’s a problem in our Taeseong because there’s no one as good at politics as Woo-Kwang. That is also the limit of Taeseong.”
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“The first one is good for people, the second one is a small bowl, and the third one is not clever. Even I was short of political power, so I heard the chief of the Blue House bodyguard say something, but who is going to discuss whose lack?”
So it was a sigh that came out.
“So I can’t help but express my gratitude to that resourceful bigwig who helps Taeseong like rain during a drought.”
“It’s the president’s blessing.”
“Why did you help Taeseong?”
Grandpa was lost in thought as he stared at his glass of wine.
“Why would you help Taeseong for no reason? Without wishing, without even asking. Is this possible? Even if I had saved his life, I don’t think I would have been so dedicated to helping him.”
Secretary Kim had a lot to say.
But not a single word came out of his mouth and he swallowed it.
“If you receive grace, you have to repay it. My heart is heavy as the debt keeps piling up.”
Secretary Kim took a piece of paper out of his pocket and held it out in front of his grandfather.
“What is this? You want me to write a thank-you note again?”
“Isn’t it too big a ball to be lumped in with a thank-you letter? So I think you should write a memorandum this time.”
“memorandum?”
Grandpa widened his eyes.
Either that or not.
Secretary Kim took out her Montblanc fountain pen and put it in her grandfather’s hand.
“The sincerity you just said, write it yourself.”
“what?”
“Because he believes in documents more than words and sincerity in sight.”
“No, Secretary Kim. Who are you?”
“All of these are paths for Taesung. You’ll know when you see it. Why am I doing this?”
Secretary Kim smiled.
“As I think, sooner or later he will come to the president with this document and claim his legitimate rights.”
“what?”
“All of these are the president’s blessings and Taeseong’s blessings. So don’t worry and just write.”
Secretary Kim tapped the paper with her fingertips.
“Yugong, who is said to be a dinosaur swallowed by ants, and Wookwang’s affiliates, including Taesung Chemicals, have been falling in front of Taeseong, but I am not someone who would have my rice bowl taken away from someone by sucking my fingers from behind.”
As expected, it was a memorandum bursting with golden light.
* * *
Cut off sight sharing with the Grim Reaper.
“I guess I can’t hide it any longer.”
I fiddled with my grandfather’s memorandum in my coin purse.
“If I want to take care of Taesung Chemical as my mother’s share, and mine as a share of merit, I will have to negotiate directly with my grandfather.”
I grinned.
“It was rather good.”
Even when I was in the ant hell of Sillim-dong, I wasn’t the type to dig traps and wait for food to fall.
It’s because I have to take the lead in the work of the original board that I made, and I feel relieved when I overturn the board that someone else made myself.
“From now on, you can carry Grandpa on your back and stir around as much as you like.”
Good?
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