Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 664

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 134
44. Handing Over (4)
“…What?”
Kyung-ho Lee couldn’t help but question this unexpected response.
“Hand over the company?”
He’d anticipated compensation or an apology at most.
What was the intention behind handing over the company?
“Pay off the remaining debt. Transfer the company’s shares to us, and you’ll survive. Honestly, there’s no other way.”
That was obvious enough.
What meaning could a company with zero profits possibly have?
“Sell it to Jia?”
That’s it?
For all the coercion involved, this almost felt like they were opening an escape route for him instead. What benefit did Jia even get from this?
Kyung-ho Lee didn’t know the internal circumstances, so his confusion was understandable.
But for Juhyeok, this held real value.
‘It’s cheaper than borrowing someone else’s name.’
Popular culture and entertainment planning business.
To register this type of business, you needed years of experience in the related industry.
Juhyeok fell far short of meeting that requirement. He still needed two more years.
He had no intention of spending those two years stuck in a manager position.
「You can either borrow someone’s name to register the business, or have someone who’s already registered one transfer their company to you.」
That’s what he’d heard when he called his senior attorney.
Any other method existed in that gray zone of questionable legality. This was the only proper and stable approach.
And for Kyung-ho Lee, it was the same situation.
“Ah… I understand. I’ll do it that way.”
In the end, he made his decision. Pay off the remaining debt and transfer the company.
“You’re no longer the CEO or a shareholder.”
Whoosh.
Juhyeok produced the documents he’d prepared in advance.
Kyung-ho Lee gripped the pen with trembling hands.
‘Right. Just forget about it and move on.’
There was no other option anyway.
If they actually managed to turn a profit with that company, he’d lose his job and might even face a damages lawsuit.
A private individual might not go that far, but a major corporation wasn’t someone to take lightly.
They could do it just to make an example.
‘I saw that preview earlier.’
Thinking back to when he thought it was the audit team coming after him, this was getting off cheap.
So Kyung-ho Lee thought this through as he signed the document.
‘Huh?’
Why was it that the longer you worked in society, the more suspicious every document became before you signed it?
‘Wait. You’re not selling this to Jia, are you?’
The other party’s name is Juhyeok Kim.
“Hold on… Is this your name?”
“Yeah.”
“You’re selling to Jia’s side?”
“Jia’s side.”
Juhyeok pointed to himself with his finger and shrugged his shoulders.
He meant that Jia’s side was him.
“This… this doesn’t make sense. Did Seojia agree to this?”
‘What?’
Juhyeok thought it was a strange reaction.
Whether he sold to Seojia or here.
Wasn’t he grateful enough just to leave the corporation?
He was even paying back half the debt.
And yet he was rambling on.
“This isn’t right. Honestly, I can’t trust you. You deceived me from the start. I… I don’t think Jia would agree to this. This is strange.”
Juhyeok sighed and nodded.
“Then read through the strange content slowly. You can confirm it with your own eyes. I was going to connect the call and verify it anyway.”
Jia is also a co-representative, so mutual confirmation is necessary. At least on paper. He had already finished talking with Jia.
‘I didn’t expect him to be suspicious like this.’
I didn’t expect him to be suspicious just because he didn’t want to sell to Juhyeok.
In any case, Juhyeok began sending a message to Jia, explaining the whole situation.
Meanwhile, Kyung-ho Lee read through the letters in the documents. But there was no way anything would properly register in such a situation.
Still, he pressed down his pounding heart and checked the letters.
The contract itself had no problems.
But doubt crept in.
“…Sigh.”
Was he certain?
Could he confirm anything by reading like this with his heart trembling in such a situation?
‘I think signing here would be insane.’
He thought he should call a lawyer.
At least he needed to have these documents reviewed.
“You’ve committed so much fraud that you suspect everything? Do you think everyone else is like you?”
“…What?”
“You don’t have a choice anyway. I don’t know what you’re worried about. I’m just helping to speed up the process. There’s nothing more to it.”
With those words, Juhyeok picked up his phone.
A familiar voice flowed from the speakerphone.
[I agreed to it too.]
The moment he heard that voice, Kyung-ho Lee’s mind burned hot.
“J… Jia? Is it really… you?”
[Right.]
Juhyeok adjusted his glasses while observing Kyung-ho Lee’s reaction.
‘This is unexpected.’
I hadn’t thought he genuinely cared for Jia.
After all, he’d done nothing but cause her harm.
But then….
“When I called, he wouldn’t pick up like that… at all….”
When talking with me, he’d seemed like a competent planning manager.
But the moment Jia’s voice came through, he became a completely different person.
‘So he’s fine selling to Jia, but selling to me is strange?’
I couldn’t understand it.
‘Why did he do that then?’
There’s no way to know.
They say no relationship defies common sense quite like romantic relationships….
“Jia. Let’s meet. Let’s talk in person. Huh? I can explain everything….”
Kyung-ho Lee was practically begging.
[I don’t want to….]
“What? After doing something like this. How can you not even meet me? Huh?”
Kyung-ho Lee seemed to have almost forgotten that Juhyeok was standing right beside him.
[Meet? I don’t even want to talk to you. Talking to you in front of my boyfriend right now… do you think that feels pleasant?]
“J-Jia?”
[If you keep talking, I’m worried you’ll start saying you recorded my voice or something!]
Jia seemed breathless, panting for a moment.
[Haa… that’s why I’m saying this. Anyway… I’ve already agreed to that contract. You just need to leave. Then there won’t be any problems.]
“Jia. That money…! I’ll pay it all back. I can just send less money home. Then it’ll be quick. Huh?”
[Is it that simple? Then why didn’t you pay it back sooner?]
“I deliberately didn’t pay it back! Because I was afraid the only connection I had with you would break! This way, you’d have no choice but to come back to me! B-but now you’re seeing another man?!”
[You’re just insane. Please go see a psychiatrist. The money I’ve already paid back, you don’t need to repay. It’s cheap compared to the cost of dealing with you.]
“W-w-how could you do this to me! No. No. That money! I-I’ll pay it back! So─”
Click.
The call ended.
Kyung-ho Lee remained hunched over in silence. All I could see was his jaw trembling.
I moved into the final stage of wrapping this up.
“This call is the maximum mercy I can offer. There’s nothing more. Unless things go exactly as the preview showed.”
Kyung-ho Lee lifted his head.
“You… what exactly are you? Why, why did you do something like this? It’s not like you’re even short on money!? How could you….”
Facing a man in his thirties covered in tears wasn’t a pleasant experience. That’s what I thought.
“Loose ends need to be tied up. From my position, wouldn’t you agree?”
“….”
From the perspective of a current girlfriend, having ghosts from the past hovering around like this was certainly unwelcome.
However, this was far more than a simple domestic dispute over chasing away an ex-boyfriend.
I wouldn’t have invested this much effort into preparation for something so trivial.
A stalking report, a lawsuit, and a direct visit followed by a single kick would have resolved it quickly enough.
That would be tedious work as well, but compared to the time I’d spent orchestrating this scenario, it would be nothing.
‘I have my own reasons for doing this.’
I was looking at something else entirely.
Kyung-ho Lee probably sensed that discrepancy too. He had decent instincts for such things.
But it made no difference.
Kyung-ho Lee was nothing more than an extra trapped within the scenario I had so carefully orchestrated.
He had no choice but to pick up his pen with trembling hands and sign.
And so he began to sign.
Scratch.
Scratch, scratch…
After several certificate authentications, the contract was finalized.
Snap.
I snatched the documents away and tucked them into my bag. Then I stood up from my seat.
“An excellent choice, Manager Lee.”
It was over now.
Everything.
‘No further business here.’
Kyung-ho Lee remained sitting motionlessly, as if his soul had left his body.
Time had passed, yet no contact came from the colleague who had gone in first. He’d probably already severed ties, assuming it was the audit team.
‘I was originally planning to give him a hit.’
I had even considered kicking him in the head with my shoe.
But beating down a man who had already lost his will to resist and was just shedding tears didn’t suit my tastes.
‘Besides, a fitting punishment is already being prepared for him.’
A kick from my shoe was merely a complimentary gift compared to what awaited Kyung-ho Lee in the future.

* * *
“Alright, Almond! Perfect. If we nail one more take from here, we’ll wrap this scene.”
“Yes, yes.”
As they spoke, the filming was nearing its end.
Sanghyeon had become far more skilled compared to the first commercial.
“Ah, that’s good! I think we can nail it in one shot!”
Since this commercial featured only Sanghyeon, there wasn’t much downtime.
Kyung-ho Lee had arrived midway through filming and sat quietly with a hollow expression on his face.
A colleague who couldn’t help but notice asked him.
“…Manager Lee. What happened?”
“Nothing. It’s nothing.”
He didn’t answer. How could he explain something like this to anyone?
“The filming seems to be going well. I’m sorry, but would it be alright if I left early?”
“Sure. I have an appointment nearby later anyway. I’ll stay and watch a bit more.”
Seeing how dejected he appeared, his colleague readily agreed.
“Yes, then…”
Kyung-ho Lee, expressing his gratitude, gathered his bag and settled into the back seat of his car, rubbing his stiff neck.
Thump.
“Sigh…”
He glanced up at the ceiling for a moment before exhaling deeply.
“The Harrison Hotel. A place I frequent.”
[Heading to The Harrison Hotel parking garage, your usual destination.]
The car departed on its own, heading toward the hotel he favored.
After parking, he retrieved his golf bag from the trunk.
“Welcome, member.”
“Yes. A day pass, please.”
At the counter, he casually prepaid everything with his corporate card, then headed to the sauna.
After warming up his body thoroughly, he retrieved his golf clubs from the locker and made his way to the indoor golf range.
“Oh, Kyungho. You’re back again? Just how far are you trying to push your skills?”
“Ah, yes. If you lack talent, you have to work hard instead. Haha.”
“How’s business these days?”
“Not great. I come here to relieve that stress.”
“Come on. I’ve never seen anyone who frequents this place as much as you who isn’t doing well. Haha.”
He chatted with familiar acquaintances about trivial matters. Before long, everything was forgotten.
After that, he returned to work peacefully. About a week had passed like this.
“What? Why, why like this!? What is this?”
He was having a peaceful morning at the office.
“This is the audit team. We’ll be taking this for a moment.”
“What, what did you say?”
The audit team had actually begun removing his desk. So this was what the real audit team looked like.
“No….”
Only then did Kyung-ho Lee distinguish between the real and the fake.
But from the start, he should never have possessed such an ability.
Because he was never supposed to face the real one.
“Ah, no, that won’t do!”
Tap.
A man who appeared somewhat older grabbed his shoulder and stopped him.
“We received a report, and after checking, it was confirmed. Come with us. Or should we discuss everything here?”
His subordinate employees, colleagues, and seniors all turned to look at him.
“What? What did the Manager do?”
“Hasn’t he been here that long?”
“Looks like something caught up with him. Ugh….”
“Damn it, don’t stir up trouble….”
There weren’t many people who could endure so many stares.
“…No, let go. I’ll go.”
With his head hung low, Kyung-ho Lee followed the audit team as if fleeing.

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“What, he got dragged away just now? How?”
Sanghyeon asked.
His eyes were wide open with great interest.
The green bottle on the red table at the pojangmacha remained untouched since earlier.
He had forgotten to drink and had been listening to Kyung-ho’s story.
He thought it had ended with him handing over the company, but in the end, he was referred to a disciplinary committee.
He couldn’t help but be surprised.
Was this Juhyeok’s design?
“Did you do it?”
When Sanghyeon asked again, Juhyeok nodded.
“Yeah. I did it.”
He smiled with a flushed face from the alcohol. As if it felt satisfying.
“It felt wrong to just end it like that. We ended up just cleaning up after him. I gave him a taste of his own medicine.”

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