297: commit again (6)
“Are you asking me to become an illegal money transfer operator?”
“It is a matter of diverting gambling funds used in Hong Kong and Macau to the casinos to be built in Incheon. Of course the Chinese government will hate it…”
Cheol-woo waved his chopsticks toward Mingyu and said as if it was nothing special. anything related to gambling. In particular, in matters related to Hong Kong and Macau, it was difficult to distinguish between the legal and the illegal.
Governments and local governments have virtually tolerated gambling in order to secure a budget. They didn’t even think that everything would be legal in a gambling world where huge amounts of money came and went.
However, it was the one who tolerated the gambling funds to some extent. It was closer to taking it out of the shade and sucking on more rice cakes.
“Only that will hold me back…”
“Hey! With personality…. I want you to hear more. First off, that’s the basics. But the really important thing is to manage the places where the ●●coins are traded together.”
“Are you talking about cryptocurrency exchanges?”
“Again, he’s quick on the speculative side. Huh!”
Cheol-woo smiled as if satisfied. If it was director Yang, it would have taken me a long time to explain just the concept.
But Mingyu’s expression wasn’t very good. Damn speculation is what it is now.
It sounded like he was going to give the bar to the alcoholic of his life.
If it’s a money game, I’m sick of it now. Especially when it comes to gambling.
“Don’t refuse!”
“Then I can’t…”
“If you’re going to give up so easily, why did you make such an offer to me?”
“Then I thought I would grab the guy I didn’t like and even plead with him. I was just asking because it was the best option among the nerds in Hong Kong. What did you expect from a ruined bastard?”
“Whoa! This is so painfully revealing of reality. Giggles!”
Mingyu bowed his head, shrugged his shoulders a little, and smiled. Now, his ignorance deserves a lot of ridicule.
Now, without a single penny, he was living with the sympathy of these hostile people. But even though he was begging, he wanted to protect his last remaining pride.
“Hey, Chief Jang! Still, it’s a bit too much…”
“why? I was just saying it as it is… There’s nothing good about being born with a golden spoon. I don’t even know who’s spine was pulled out and I don’t know…”
Cheol-woo wiped his mouth with a napkin and said in a hoarse voice. He didn’t mean to belittle anyone in terms of his attitude.
I just said it as it is. Knowing that, Mingyu couldn’t even get angry. His current appearance was too shabby to show his pride.
At that moment, Yang’s cell phone rang. It was a call from headquarters.
Director Yang did not even call the head office for several days because he was idle without doing anything.
“Yes, Manager Kim. Is there anything wrong with the company?”
Director Yang answered the call in an exaggeratedly bright voice. In the team he was in charge of, he was a subordinate who could be said to be the most aide.
“What… what? that’s ok ok! Say goodbye.”
He hung up the phone with an urgent voice. And then I did a quick search on my phone.
At the same time, Cheol-woo’s phone was also ringing. It was Ahn’s phone call.
“Chief Jang! There was a huge fire at the Kangho Group chemical complex.”
“But what…?”
“What’s the big deal about the hotteok house on fire?”
“Hey, it’s not a hotteok restaurant…”
Director Ahn was perplexed by Cheol-woo’s pitiful attitude. He stuttered at his attitude of treating the fire in the chemical complex like a fire in a hotteok house.
“At the chemical complex, you can catch fire, don’t you? So is the bathroom. is not it?”
“Yeah, but the situation is so big…”
“If there was a fire, of course the damage would be great. So the light hasn’t gone out yet?”
“No, the fire was put out a little while ago. However, there were no casualties…”
“Hundreds? Then that’s a problem.”
“No, not hundreds, but about twenty-four or five.”
Slowly, the conversation began to lose steam. Manager Ahn, who called, also asked, ‘Why did I make such a fuss?’
“Then you’re lucky out of misfortune. So what’s the matter?”
“The damage was expected to exceed 1 trillion won…”
“OMG! Are you sure you don’t have insurance?”
“No, I have insurance.”
“Then what’s the matter?”
“Well, that’s me…. The amount of damage at the group level…”
“Are there any harm to our project?”
“no. We have a lot of advance money, so it’s no problem at all. And since we are tied to a contract with G Company or Daeyoung, other affiliates cannot tamper with the funds.”
“Then there is no problem? Except for the emotional issues.”
“Yeah, yes.”
“Then, call me when you have a real problem. got it?”
“Yep! Good work.”
So the conversation ended. As Cheol-woo said, there were no problems except for emotional problems.
Even if the entire group had a problem due to lack of funds, Kangho Construction did not hesitate. Anyone who knows Cheol-woo’s presence has already noticed who the Kang-ho group is run by.
“Gosh! look at this The company is very upset.”
Director Yang, who found the related video belatedly, pushed the phone screen forward and trembled. Concentrating on his search, he couldn’t hear Cheol-woo’s call.
Black smoke completely covered the sky on the screen. Smoke, which seemed poisonous to anyone, was spreading rapidly over a large area.
“It’s already evolved.”
“okay? when?”
“Chief Ahn just reported on the phone.”
“Still, the damage alone would be astronomical, right?”
swish! good!
At that moment, Mingyu quickly grabbed Director Yang’s cell phone. He then stared at the scene of the accident.
“Damn it! It’s the NC (naphtha cracking) facility.”
Mingyu spoke with a disappointed expression on his face. Petrochemicals was one of the affiliates he was CEO of.
Just by looking at it, it was immediately possible to determine the cause of the fire. It was a part that had been appealing for replacement of aging facilities countless times over the years.
It was a problem that cost a lot of money to replace the facility, so it was ignored several times. According to the books, it was supposed to be replaced once, but in fact, the entire cost was tied to the pharaoh.
“The damage is over 1 trillion won…?”
He frantically searched for relevant articles. Director Yang, who suddenly lost his cell phone, was pressed by the momentum and could not even make a sound.
‘Is this going to get serious?’
The more Mingyu searched for related articles, the more he felt the aftermath of the situation. He knew the seriousness of the problem better than anyone, as he was the mastermind behind petrochemical and energy companies.
As with all large corporations, chemicals have served as the group’s primary source of funding. Just as the government’s basic tax revenue is the price of gasoline.
It’s the human heart that keeps getting greedy when you have cash cows in your hands. I was thinking of stealing the money that would come in again and playing with money.
The greed that started like that grew bigger and bigger. Looking back, regardless of whether money was won or lost, the money game had no choice but to continue.
So, more than anyone else, we accurately identified the cause of this fire. Traces of the corruption he committed remained like detonators throughout the affiliates he was in charge of.
“This is a very serious problem. It will have a bigger impact than people think.”
“I’m worried about the guy who splattered after putting it all together and I don’t know. It’s someone else’s business now, so don’t worry about it.”
“Well, this is much more than you think…”
“You don’t think a damn company will go bankrupt just because you’re worried? If it’s going to go bankrupt anyway, it’s going to go bankrupt even if you find another excuse. Why do you have a snot, but even one conscience pricked you because of what you did?”
Cheol-woo’s direct words shot Mingyu’s heart. He became aware of what he had dedicated his life to and what he had done to the company he had so longed for.
“I will do it!”
“What else?”
“The illegal remittance. I’ll take care of it, so please help me with this.”
“like! What can you do with your strength?”
“I want you, not me, to help.”
Mingyu looked at Cheol-woo with a determined expression. When he thought he was an enemy, the abilities of Cheol-woo were far beyond the standards of the Korean economy.
Of course, there was no detailed information about him. However, the instinctive sense of his skin defined him as an out-of-standards figure.
“What do you say you know?”
“I don’t know! no i don’t want to know But Minseok alone can never solve this problem. Even if the president goes out on his own, he will be confused with hidden problems.”
He couldn’t even list the numerous holes he had made here. Besides, if you list the things that people called close friends have done, one night and one day will not be enough.
“huh! So you can’t.”
“What do you mean?”
“People do change. But you haven’t changed in all those years. And you know that everyone is like you.”
“…are you saying that Minseok isn’t the guy I used to know?”
“okay! At least he knows what he has to do and is worried about it. You’d be much more suited to this than a raccoon-like inspiration. Huh!”
“Minseok… that nosebleed?”
Mingyu gave a blank expression. The youngest child in his memory still remained as a stingy child.
“The fire was put out safely. First of all, we would like to sincerely apologize to everyone who was affected by this fire.”
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Min-seok, who came out in front of the podium, bowed deeply and apologized. At that moment, the flashlights of reporters went off dazzlingly.
“I heard that 24 people have died. Most of them are daily workers at partner companies. How will compensation for the families of the deceased proceed?”
“We promise to give the best compensation to all those affected by this fire. To the daily workers who have unfortunately passed away, we promise compensation equivalent to that of full-time employees.”
“··········!!”
The reporters were surprised by Minseok’s answer and there was silence for a moment. It was a statement that was beyond their common sense.
If you engage in tedious negotiations and legal battles with an insurance company or corporation, most of the victims who have a hard time making a living will leave first.
After promising compensation in such a way, it was possible to reduce the damage compensation to one-tenth by delaying time. But speaking out like this, you can’t escape your moral responsibility.
If there is a bereaved family trying to rip off the bottom of a stream with compensation as bait, it was a perfect statement to catch. Therefore, the reporters did not readily believe his words.
“I want to say something else in front of the bereaved family…”
“I will meet with the bereaved family as soon as this event is over. If you don’t believe me, follow me.”
Everyone was surprised by his bold remarks. It was obvious how much money I would lose because of those words.
“That human, can’t even count, or is he schizophrenic?”
“Well, at first glance, there was a rumor that he was a drug lord who went to the extreme…”
“Hey, are there any chaebols in Korea who don’t do that? You risked something like that and fell over.”
A murmur was heard among the reporters. It was an open secret, but since there were many ears to hear, the voice naturally decreased.
“From the outside, it looks really good… Do you think your medicine has improved a lot these days?”
“a. It’s stronger when you’re weak, so I’ll get rid of the aftereffects by asking whoever it is. I must have done it another way.”
Reporters murmured over Minseok’s remarks. There were also chaebols who sometimes act foolishly, so the reporters took notice and skipped the article.
They discussed among themselves whether or not to filter again this time. A chaebol who is willing to take all the responsibilities. It was like saying the sun rises in the west.
“What will the neighbors who have been affected by the toxic gas emitted during the fire do?”
“Of course, we will reward them as much as possible. I am well aware that the group succession issue has caused concern to many people. Although it is an unfortunate accident, we will do our best to become a proud strong group that takes responsibility for everyone involved with this incident. Now, this place is the starting point. Please watch it with warm eyes.”
Minseok shouted with a firm voice in front of the microphone. He was a person who was afraid of being in front of people because of his qualifications.
However, after Cheol-woo’s meticulous water torture and living on the island, he became a person who had nothing to fear anymore. Whether such feelings were expressed externally, every word he said penetrated people’s hearts.
After finishing his speech, he once again walked out of the podium and bowed his back 90 degrees. The reporters’ cameras were once again taking his picture seriously.