Max-Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 24

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24. Stabbing in the Back

A man in a suit stopped in front of the KCIA Inspector General’s Office.

It was the same man who had been torturing Park Cheol-gu.

Knock knock knock.

“Inspector General, this is Seo Mun-cheol.”

“Come in.”

Seo Mun-cheol saluted the Inspector General.

“The Public Security Bureau took Park Cheol-gu away. We haven’t even finished our investigation yet. They were completely unreasonable.”

“I know. I gave them permission to take him. Orders came down from above.”

The Inspector General pointed at the ceiling with his finger.

“Inspector General, Wookwang Construction won’t sit still if they find out about this.”

“That’s just what you think.”

The Inspector General was relaxed.

“What Woo-gwang wants isn’t the process, but the result. We just need to deliver the result with certainty.”

“That’s the problem. We still haven’t found the Wookwang Construction Bribery Ledger that Park Cheol-gu stole.”

“So you think I’m stupid for letting Park Cheol-gu go so easily? Or that I was scared of the Public Security Director?”

“…I’m sorry. That’s not what I meant.”

The Inspector General turned his chair around and sat down.

“Park Cheol-gu is a stubborn bastard among stubborn bastards who would die before opening his mouth. His stubbornness is beyond ordinary.”

“But…”

“You can’t try to break tough and fierce guys with force. You’ll just exhaust each other in a battle of wills for days. It’s better to dig a trap and stab them in the back.”

The Inspector General put a cigarette in his mouth.

“Guys who barely escaped death all act the same way. When they’re released, the first thing they do is secure what’s most important to them. For some it’s money, for some it’s family, for some it’s revenge.”

The Inspector General lit his lighter.

“Park Cheol-gu knows exactly why he barely escaped death. Let’s easily intercept the bribery ledger this time.”

He blew out a long stream of cigarette smoke while looking at Seo Mun-cheol.

“What about the tail?”

“I’ve put one on him.”

“You handle this matter personally and wrap it up. Let’s make sure there are no loose ends.”

“Yes, understood.”

“You may go.”

Seo Mun-cheol, who had bowed and was about to leave, stopped and turned around.

“By any chance, how far can we go with force?”

“That’s for you to figure out. Just don’t leave any traces.”

The Inspector General stroked his chin.

“He’s been tortured for two whole days. How much resistance could he possibly put up?”

Seo Mun-cheol also smiled sinisterly.

“Exactly. Park Cheol-gu, that bastard rotted away in a dead-end position and has become a toothless tiger.”

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I stuck close to Uncle Cheol-gu’s side and read along.

【There was a tip that the president of Taeseong Construction has been secretly meeting with executives and major shareholders.】

【Word is he threw a money party with construction fees earned from overseas. He silenced outsiders with bribes and strengthened internal unity with drinking parties.】

【In reality, he was secretly buying up Taeseong Construction stocks with the embezzled money. Under borrowed names, of course.】

【This information came from an accountant handling Taeseong Construction’s books.】

Uncle Cheol-gu had put five exclamation marks on the part that read 【But there’s no evidence!】, along with five stars and five underlines in a row.

【The next day, the accountant flatly denied ever saying such things.】

【The president of Taeseong Construction met with bank presidents to discuss auctions and seizures. He said Taeseong Construction planned to dispose of apartment development sites they owned.】

【The recording failed because the wiretapping device malfunctioned.】

That wasn’t all.

【The vice president of Taeseong Construction toured the Middle East and secured a tremendous amount of overseas construction contracts, but Taeseong Construction made no preparations for construction materials or workers to send to the Middle East.】

【Domestic construction projects are an even bigger mess. They keep endlessly delaying construction that already has completion dates set.】

【Construction sites are idle, workers have scattered, and machinery is abandoned. At this rate, they won’t meet completion deadlines, and trust in Taeseong Construction is expected to plummet significantly.】

【Why is Taeseong Construction just letting all these problems slide? As if they planned all these issues.】

Now I’m starting to get a rough idea of how things are unfolding.

The order was just different from the Taeseong Group information I had read, but the content was the same.

‘Cha Yun-seong, president of Taeseong Construction and Chairman Cha’s younger brother. He had been preparing for independence early on.’

I could guess the reason too.

‘Taeseong Construction was the place Chairman Cha had designated as Father’s share. So the president of Taeseong Construction, feeling his position threatened, must have started harboring other thoughts.’

Then what was Chairman Cha doing while all this was happening?

‘He was probably turning a blind eye to his brother’s incompetence for the time being. Planning to sweep everything away once his youngest son returned.’

But Chairman Cha’s calculations went awry due to unfortunate circumstances.

‘Father, who had been leading Taeseong Construction by securing multiple major overseas construction contracts, suddenly died.’

Overseas construction projects were canceled one after another, and domestic construction projects faced a flood of damage compensation claims due to delays.

It was the result of complacent management by the president and executives of Taeseong Construction.

‘On top of that, the fire accident at Taeseong Chemical broke out.’

This accident killed 23 people and sent 166 people to the hospital.

Disasters had struck one after another in just ten days.

‘Even the furious President joined in to pressure Chairman Cha. Chairman Cha immediately issued a public apology and established the Taeseong Foundation by donating 3 billion won of his private fortune. He temporarily stepped down from his chairman position as a gesture of self-reflection.’

Taeseong fell into an uncontrollable downward spiral, collapsing like dominoes before they could even respond.

They had to give up bidding for the Subway Line 2 construction project.

That’s how Woo-gwang secured the Subway Line 2 construction project and monopolized the land near subway stations, reaping enormous capital gains.

‘Shortly after, the president of Taeseong Construction separated the affiliate under the name of a loyal decision, saying he would take sole responsibility for Taeseong Construction’s debts. That’s when Taeseong Chemical was also taken by Woo-gwang, wasn’t it?’

This is the future record I know.

‘So it turns out the president of Taeseong Construction was already setting the snowball rolling? That’s why he’s secretly meeting with major shareholders and bank presidents at this point, scheming while buying stocks under borrowed names.’

How much does Chairman Cha understand at this point?

In the past, he stood by arrogantly thinking he could handle anything, and ended up getting properly backstabbed.

If Chairman Cha acts the same way this time, our Father would inevitably face disaster.

‘That can’t happen!’

I clenched both fists tightly.

Mother said she still deeply loves Father.

So unless Father completely turns his back on Mother and abandons her.

Until then, I have no intention of turning my back on Father either.

‘I can’t stand to watch anyone overturn my family’s rice bowl! Taeseong Construction belongs to our Father!’

Wait. Isn’t this actually a good opportunity?

‘If I handle this well, I might be able to solve all the troublesome problems at once?’

My mind started racing.

‘Honestly, even if Taeseong Construction has no connection to Wookwang Construction’s bribery corruption, I don’t care, right?’

That rough paper isn’t glowing golden for nothing!

There’s something else that caught my attention.

The Taeseong Chemical worker who had several meetings with Kim Gwang-pil from Wookwang Construction.

‘Someone from Wookwang Construction meeting with Taeseong Chemical, not even Taeseong Construction? When they had no particular friendship or exchanges before? It’s definitely suspicious in many ways. I need to investigate this more thoroughly.’

I carefully folded the rough paper I received from Uncle Cheol-gu and slipped it into my pocket.

That’s when it happened.

“Young Master, please take shelter inside the house immediately!”

The Taeseong Group Bodyguard who had been standing guard near the main gate came running over.

His expression was serious.

“What’s wrong?”

“First get to a safe place. I’ll report after that!”

The words “safety” and “shelter” came from the Security Guard’s mouth.

Uncle Cheol-gu shot up to his feet.

His sharply gleaming eyes were filled with murderous intent and hostility.

“What’s happening?”

I grabbed Uncle Cheol-gu’s arm.

“Uncle, your body hasn’t fully recovered yet.”

“It’s just a little skin damage. A bit of spit will heal this.”

“Young Master, then excuse me for a moment.”

That’s when the Taeseong Group Bodyguard scooped me up and started running.

A loud noise accompanied by a man’s scream could be heard.

“Aaagh!”

The sound of beating someone up came next.

“Got him!”

“Hold him down!”

“Got this one too! All targets captured alive!”

“Good. Knock them out and drag them over!”

Drag drag drag.

The Taeseong Group Bodyguards dragged over two unconscious men.

Uncle Cheol-gu suddenly burst into loud laughter.

“Well, well, who do we have here?”

The unconscious men couldn’t answer.

Instead, a Taeseong Group Bodyguard asked.

“Do you know them by any chance?”

I also craned my neck to get a look.

But the distance was too far.

Moreover, the Taeseong Group Bodyguards were surrounding them in a circle, so I couldn’t see properly.

‘Hey, Guardian Spirit!’

[You want me to turn up the volume?]

‘What good is hearing the breathing of unconscious guys? This calls for Vision Sharing!’

[Got it.]

My vision changed.

* * *

The Grim Reaper slipped between the Taeseong Group Bodyguards.

Only then could I properly see the face of the man collapsed on the ground.

‘This bastard is the one who tortured Uncle Cheol-gu!’

The bastard who relentlessly pressed him about who was behind it all!

The one who slapped him and dunked his head in the Water Bucket!

In other words, Woo-gwang’s lackeys!

“Well, um, so······.”

The moment I thought Uncle Cheol-gu’s eyes flashed with madness as he looked down at the two unconscious men,

“Don’t know them.”

Uncle Cheol-gu played completely dumb.

“But what were these guys doing when they got caught?”

“They were caught trying to secretly climb over this house’s wall.”

“Ah, so they’re thieves?”

Uncle Cheol-gu searched the man’s belongings without hesitation.

Faster than the eye could see!

The moment his right hand pulled out a pistol from the man’s jacket, his left hand performed a secretive maneuver!

He had secretly pocketed the ID card and important belongings first.

The security guards were shocked.

“A gun······!”

“These crazy bastards! They came armed with guns!”

Firearm use was prohibited in the Republic of Korea.

It was natural for the Taeseong Group bodyguard’s eyes to turn fierce.

‘Wait. There’s a KCIA mark stamped on that gun holster?’

But once again, Uncle Cheol-gu was faster.

With his right hand, he showed the loaded live ammunition, while his left hand skillfully slipped away the gun holster.

It was skill that would make even back alley pickpockets weep.

“Now that I look at it, these bastards weren’t thieves but robbers?”

The Taeseong Group security guards’ eyes became even more fierce.

“Drag these bastards to the basement. We need to make them talk.”

“How many minutes will it take to beat the shit out of these sons of bitches.”

Uncle Cheol-gu grinned wickedly, showing his gums.

“Don’t know about the KCIA?”

A place where they can extract confessions that don’t even exist!

“Trust me and leave it to me.”

I said he looked exactly like a brown bear.

When he rolled up his sleeves, his forearms looked as thick as a person’s thigh.

In other words, it was time for the truth.

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