Max-Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 21

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21. What Kind of Windfall Is This? (2)

‘After all, bribes are naturally accompanied by requests. Chairman Cha must have discovered the pages I cut out.’

I felt around my pocket.

I caught hold of the neatly folded paper.

‘Since I found plenty of treasure in our home safe, I don’t need to make any desperate pleas. But there’s no reason to refuse the goodwill he’s offering either. This is also necessary for seizing the initiative.’

Secretary Kim spoke.

“Young Master probably has an idea of what request I’ve come to make.”

Of course.

I nodded readily.

It’s comfortable since I don’t need to put on an act in front of Secretary Kim.

“What I’m curious about isn’t the content of the request, but the content of the bribe.”

Click.

I opened the front gate for him.

“Please come in. Though whatever bribe it is probably can’t compare to the 2 billion that Woo-gwang extorted.”

It was after I had confronted Chairman Cha at the Taeseong Hotel Coffee Shop a few hours ago.

So I couldn’t help but respond curtly.

“Then I’ll excuse myself.”

Secretary Kim bowed politely and entered through the gate.

‘He brought quite a lot of people.’

Besides the Security Team members, there were about ten people wearing different work uniforms.

“They’re people to help with odd jobs.”

Secretary Kim said as he walked steadily toward the garden.

“These are cleaning maids from our Taeseong Hotel. They’re quite skilled.”

I was already concerned about Mother cleaning alone. This worked out perfectly.

“This is a remodeling specialist from Taeseong Construction who can cleanly fix most defects from plumbing to electrical work.”

“I’m Manager Kim from Taeseong Construction.”

He came in rolling a cart loaded with a tool box.

“These are the Japanese cuisine Head Chef and Assistant Chef from Taeseong Hotel Restaurant. They’ll prepare dinner for Young Master and Lee Su-jin.”

“Then what about Taeseong Hotel Restaurant?”

“It’s fine. We have teams of Western, Chinese, and Korean cuisine specialists remaining, so they can easily cover for one day without Japanese cuisine.”

Beep beep!

A horn sounded from outside the gate.

“I also called a fuel truck. I noticed earlier that this house uses an oil boiler. Since the floor area is large, I thought there might be a shortage of oil, so I prepared it.”

Secretary Kim does good work!

He has quite a Sharp Eye.

What I need most right now is someone to help with household tasks.

“Do you like it?”

Of course.

But I deliberately answered indifferently.

“Do you think this is enough to win my favor?”

“Of course not. This is just a trick to buy time for conversation.”

Secretary Kim politely opened the Front Door and bowed.

“Young Master, please go inside first.”

I didn’t refuse Secretary Kim’s courtesy.

* * *

“This is the gift the Chairman promised.”

At Secretary Kim’s signal, the Real Estate Agent hurried out.

“I get to meet the little Young Master twice in one day.”

It was the same Real Estate Agent who had arranged the contract for this house when Apartment Ladies were swarming in Myeongdong.

“You’re looking for a Gangnam apartment this time? As expected, it was too regrettable to just pass by, wasn’t it? That’s why I came back!”

The Real Estate Agent began laying out documents for the finest apartments one by one.

“I’ve brought only the very best properties. I recommend Hyeonmu Apartment, Cheonma Apartment, and Geumjo Apartment!”

That wasn’t all.

“There are also commercial buildings. This one’s in Jongno, this one’s in Euljiro, that one’s in Namdaemun, and that one’s in Dongdaemun!”

Every document the Real Estate Agent laid out sparkled with golden light.

“Don’t these catch your eye at all? Just say the word! I’ll search the Eight Provinces of the Nation to find the perfect property and bring it to you immediately!”

The Real Estate Agent rubbed his palms together and smiled.

“Just sign the contract and I’ll take care of everything from the Legal Affairs Officer to the court registration in one-stop service. Hehehe!”

I snorted.

“Don’t tell me this is a bribe?”

“Of course not. This is a gift from the Chairman to Ms. Lee Su-jin.”

Mother, who had been listening quietly, carefully opened her mouth.

“Could you possibly put all these apartments and commercial buildings under our Jeong-hyeok’s name?”

“That’s possible. Would you like to proceed that way?”

Before Mother could answer, I stopped her.

“There’s no need for that. Mother, this is your share that Chairman Cha has taken care of for you. I’ll take care of my own share myself, so don’t worry about it.”

I turned to look at Secretary Kim.

“Please put it under Mother’s name. I won’t accept any other proposals.”

“Very well.”

Secretary Kim took out a black card.

“This is a Taeseong membership. Please use this when utilizing Taeseong Hotel and resorts, golf courses, and department stores. You’ll be treated with the utmost care as a VIP.”

Then he placed a Montblanc fountain pen in Mother’s hand.

“Whether to gift it to his son or not is up to the building owner. So please choose the real estate carefully yourself, Ms. Lee Su-jin. Since you’ll need to deliberate thoroughly, I’ll look after the Young Master in the meantime.”

At Secretary Kim’s signal, the Real Estate Agent hurriedly gathered up the Real Estate Documents.

“Besides this, our Real Estate Agency has quite a few prime properties. Take your time and choose carefully to your heart’s content, Madam!”

The Real Estate Agent pushed Mother’s back as they entered the Small Room.

Secretary Kim pushed up his Silver-rimmed Glasses.

“Now we can finally begin a proper conversation with the Young Master.”

This meant it was time for bribery.

Secretary Kim pulled out a thick Paper Envelope.

“30 Million Won Cash.”

“Chairman Cha is more stingy than I thought.”

I didn’t hide my displeasure.

“He doesn’t seem particularly interested in plugging the leaky water jar. The subway construction bidding is right around the corner so he must be busy enough already, yet he’s planning to mobilize elite personnel to search through All Subsidiaries’ Account Books?

“Hmm.”

“Is Chairman Cha’s temperament calm enough to turn a blind eye even knowing there’s a traitor?”

As if that were possible.

If that were the case, Secretary Kim wouldn’t have come rushing here loaded with all this stuff.

“You brought a bunch of Taeseong Security Guards with you. You’re not thinking of kidnapping a seven-year-old child and taking it by force, are you?”

“Of course not. How could we dare commit such an impious act against the precious Young Master? Though it might be different if it were someone else.”

When Secretary Kim gestured, a Security Guard brought someone over.

“Uncle Cheol-gu!”

I shot up from the sofa.

Uncle Cheol-gu’s entire body was covered in bruises of various colors, and he was full of bleeding wounds everywhere.

These were traces of torture.

Uncle Cheol-gu, who had been like a bear, couldn’t even walk properly without the support of the Taeseong Group Security Guards.

His expression looked utterly exhausted and worn out.

“Uncle, are you okay?”

I immediately ran over.

“Are you badly hurt? Are you sure you don’t need to go to the Hospital?”

“Who is this? It’s the little kid?”

“That’s why I told you to dig plenty of rabbit holes! I said to watch the line carefully because you need to aim higher than the bullseye to hit dead center!”

“Kid, why are you here······.”

“I told you it would be good to make a Copy! What have you been doing all this time? You should have gone to each of the guys written in the Account Book and threatened them first, but what kind of nonsense were you doing that got you dragged to the Seobinggo Basement?”

“No, so how do you know that······.”

Uncle Cheol-gu looked back and forth between me and Secretary Kim with a confused expression.

“Don’t tell me you were captured here too?”

“······.”

Does this man truly have no brain?

He says his intuition is good, but why is his perception so terrible?

Uncle Cheol-gu sighed deeply.

“Several acquaintances connected to me were dragged away and met terrible fates······!”

Uncle Cheol-gu hung his head low.

“Kid, that’s why I told you to pretend you never saw anything. I said to forget everything cleanly. Getting tangled up with me for no reason······, I’m sorry it came to this.”

Uncle Cheol-gu growled at Secretary Kim like a wounded beast.

“He’s a seven-year-old child! What does a little kid know? Please just send him back! I’m begging you!”

Secretary Kim looked back at me.

“That’s what he says. What would you like to do?”

It was a question directed at me.

But Uncle Cheol-gu answered instead.

“I don’t know anything about it! I really don’t know! But if you just send that child back, I’ll do whatever it takes······!”

“That’s enough, Uncle. You can stop now.”

I sighed.

“If I don’t hand over these Documents, Uncle Cheol-gu will meet a terrible fate, is that what you’re saying?”

“That’s probably what will happen. The Chairman said he absolutely must see those Three Pages.”

Secretary Kim nodded obediently.

“Bring the person who wrote Wookwang Construction’s Bribery Ledger immediately. This is the Chairman’s order.”

What would happen if Chairman Cha tried to force Uncle Cheol-gu to talk?

Uncle Cheol-gu probably wouldn’t return in one piece.

“But I brought Park Cheol-gu to you first, Young Master, before dragging him before the Chairman.”

So that’s what you call a bribe?

“You boldly threaten a seven-year-old child, then shamelessly push forward what you promised as a service, calling it a bribe. I do admire how you don’t discriminate between means and methods to achieve results.”

“······.”

Secretary Kim closed his mouth.

“Uncle Cheol-gu isn’t even my father, so do you think such threats would work on me?”

Life is originally about carrot and stick!

If threats don’t work, you have to sweetly add some bribes.

I clicked my tongue.

“The level difference between this and the bribe I gave is too great. The ledger I provided was worth at least 180 billion won.”

“······.”

“How much money was leaking because of Wooguang? About 2 billion won, wasn’t it?”

“······.”

“Then how much money will continue to leak in the future? What about rooting out the traitors who stabbed you in the back? What about the Taeseong Group personnel who’ll be running around like dogs while investigating the ledger?”

“······.”

“But you bring Uncle Cheol-gu as a so-called bribe and expect to wash your hands clean? Honestly, aren’t you trying to get away with too much for too little?”

“······.”

I crossed my arms.

“You called it a bribe, so I had some expectations. It’s not like you’re apologizing for insulting my mother and giving permission for the marriage.”

“······.”

“I thought maybe you brought my father who you said you’d catch from the Middle East, but that’s not it either.”

“······.”

“Or you should have at least given me a bunch of Taeseong stocks. About 100 million won worth?”

I tapped the floor.

“Shouldn’t it be at least that much to call it a bribe?”

“You’re quite bold indeed. I sincerely thank you for your active cooperation.”

Secretary Kim smiled broadly.

“I’ll prepare the bribe according to Young Master’s requirements. It won’t take long. Please wait just 3 days.”

I grinned as well.

‘As expected, Secretary Kim and I communicate well. Yes, this is exactly what you call a rigged go-stop game, customized service!’

Secretary Kim would cleanly take care of everything I requested.

That’s why I said it openly earlier, wasn’t it?

That I liked how he produces results without being picky about means and methods?

‘Then is it time to use the business card now?’

It’s a bit difficult to request as a bribe.

But if Secretary Kim cooperates well, I, Chairman Cha, Secretary Kim, and Uncle Cheol-gu can all achieve a win-win-win-win situation!

‘I know very well what kind of incident will happen at which Taeseong subsidiary soon.’

But there’s no way to explain where and how I obtained this information, right?

So who is the person I need?

That’s exactly Uncle Cheol-gu.

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