Max-Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 36
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36. I’ll Take Care of It (1)
Father had already gone into the study first, but Secretary Kim was giving instructions to several Taeseong Group Security Guards in the living room.
I ran over to Secretary Kim with quick steps.
“I have a favor to ask of you, Secretary Kim.”
In the old days, it would have been enough to just send an invitation under the name of ‘Sillim-dong Ant Hell’.
But now I definitely need Secretary Kim’s help.
“A favor? Very well. However, right now I must carry out the Chairman’s orders first. How about Young Master unwrap some presents in the meantime?”
The presents Secretary Kim was referring to weren’t the gift boxes placed under the Christmas Tree.
At Secretary Kim’s gesture, the Taeseong Group Security Guards placed the travel bags they had brought in front of my feet.
“The fun of checking them should be quite entertaining, so you won’t be bored while waiting.”
“Got it.”
“Then I’ll see you again shortly.”
Secretary Kim politely bowed to me before heading to Father’s study.
‘Hmm?’
The sharp-eyed security guard, self-proclaimed number two, Security Team Leader Yoo Jong-tae who claims to be my right-hand man, was struggling to carry bags.
Moreover, the other Taeseong Group Security Guards began carrying desks and chairs.
The direction they were heading was the second floor study.
‘Father definitely said he just wanted to have a cup of tea, right? How does it seem like things are getting bigger and bigger?’
I snapped my fingers.
‘Hey, Guardian Spirit!’
[Got it. Vision Sharing.]
To immediately do Vision Sharing without asking any questions!
This guy’s work skills have improved a bit since I keep putting him to work constantly!
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Father was standing with his back turned, looking out the study’s glass window.
Secretary Kim spoke politely.
“Young Master, it seems this conversation will be lengthy. How about sitting on the sofa?”
“I said I have no desire for a long conversation. Let me be direct. What was your intention in deliberately bringing up Taeseong Chemical in front of Jeong-hyeok?”
His tone was cold, sharp, and filled with hostility.
“It was something Young Master Jeong-hyeok needed to know as well.”
“Still being evasive. I thought you would have understood my meaning by now.”
Father didn’t even glance at Secretary Kim.
“I know Father well. You never take business matters lightly. You’re not someone who would give up Taeseong Chemical without compensation. I’ll ask again. What’s your reason for deliberately shaking up the child?”
“It seems I’ve fallen quite out of favor with you, Young Master, because of that money envelope from seven years ago.”
Secretary Kim opened the travel bag he had said was Father’s share.
“The Chairman didn’t send gifts for free without compensation. Strictly speaking, you could call it a reward.”
He pulled out a black-covered document file tied with string from the bag.
Thud.
“This is Wookwang Construction’s bribery ledger. It’s also classified internal KCIA material.”
“…What?”
It was the very ledger that Uncle Cheol-gu had written and I had sent to the Chairman.
“By the way, there should be a man in this house who’s bruised and battered like a brown bear. Park Cheol-gu. He’s the KCIA agent who wrote this Wookwang Construction bribery ledger. Young Master Jeong-hyeok rescued him when he was nearly dead in the Seobinggo Water Torture Room.”
“No way…”
“Yes, that’s exactly what Young Master Jeong-hyeok gave to the Chairman.”
“…Wait. Jeong-hyeok? How did that child know about Wookwang Construction’s dirty secrets and deliver them to Father?”
Father couldn’t help but turn around.
He wore an expression of disbelief.
Regardless of that.
Secretary Kim continued speaking calmly.
“According to the bribery ledger, Wooguang distributed approximately 2 billion won in bribes to win over key figures related to the subway project.”
“Wait. Wooguang has been suffering from financial difficulties due to the steel business they entered four years ago. Where did Wooguang get the money to distribute 2 billion won in bribes?”
“Money embezzled from Taeseong’s safe.”
“What did you say?”
“Yes, the Chairman had every right to be furious. This is Agent Park Cheol-gu’s handwritten statement.”
What Secretary Kim pulled out this time were the three pages I had cut out.
“Young Master Jeong-hyeok persuaded that tough man who never opened his mouth even after being dragged to the KCIA. Thanks to that, the Chairman was able to purge all the Taeseong Construction flies at once.”
“Did you just say Taeseong Construction?”
“Yes, this is the content confessed by former Taeseong Construction President Cha Yun-seong.”
Thud.
“It records the circumstances of how they joined hands with Woo-gwang and the situation up until now.”
“Ha, Uncle…”
“Of course, evidence regarding this and materials such as double books are contained in this bag. You can check the results after we’ve completely cleaned out all Taeseong Construction executives and employees.”
“Hmm.”
“So instead of the Chairman sending Uncle to prison, he scraped together everything he had and gave it as presents to Young Master Jeong-hyeok. That’s why it’s a reward.”
“…Does this make any sense?”
Whether Father was bewildered or not.
“The Chairman repeatedly said, ‘Young Master Seong-jun really raised one son well.'”
Father looked at the materials Secretary Kim had laid out with a half-dazed expression.
Secretary Kim picked up the Wookwang Construction bribery ledger and shook it slightly.
“Woo-gwang is evaluated as being several levels behind Taeseong in terms of technology, track record, and even scale. So for Woo-gwang, they bet their lives on lobbying.”
“In this country, collusion between politics and business is rampant.”
“In the end, thanks to Young Master Jeong-hyeok, our Taeseong has obtained even Woo-gwang’s most powerful weapon.”
“Weapon?”
“Yes, the Chairman sent one letter each to those recorded in this bribery ledger.”
“Are you saying he threatened them? How do you plan to handle the consequences?”
“The consequences aren’t something Taeseong needs to worry about. It’s something Woo-gwang should worry about. Why do you think we deliberately sent anonymous letters?”
“Hmm.”
“We couldn’t just let such a good weapon rot in the warehouse like idiots, could we?”
Secretary Kim pushed up his silver-rimmed glasses.
“This time, I too benefited greatly from this weapon. Thanks to it, our Taeseong was able to obtain Japan’s underground facility civil engineering technology. This is the technology sharing agreement signed with Japan.”
Thud.
The documents piling up on Father’s desk increased again.
“Shouldn’t the harvest naturally go to the owner of the money? Today, the Wookwang Construction President ran all the way to Taeseong Hotel to propose a joint bid to the Chairman.”
“Ha…!”
“Of course, the Chairman declined.”
“Of course it should be that way.”
When Father nodded, Secretary Kim pointed to the travel bag.
“That’s why I brought all these materials when we cleaned out the safe in the Taeseong Construction President’s Office. You could say it’s the future of Taeseong Construction that Young Master Seong-jun will need to handle directly from now on.”
Secretary Kim placed the travel bag on the desk and began taking out documents.
“These are the tax evasion records recovered from the Taeseong Construction President’s Office safe and materials related to promissory notes that need to be dealt with immediately.”
Thud.
“These are materials related to the apartment sites that Taeseong Construction was trying to sell off and domestic construction sites that are currently suspended.”
Thud.
“And these are feasibility study materials related to site selection and securing construction funds for the Subway Line 2 project.”
Documents piled up layer by layer on Father’s desk.
“Phew. There’s still a lot more left. Should I continue?”
“…I think that’s enough. No, it’s already excessively overflowing.”
Father squeezed his eyes shut.
There was no pile of crap like this pile of crap.
“Ha! I had no idea Taeseong Construction was such a complete mess.”
“Since we’ve cleanly cut out those messy cancer-like bastards this time, Young Master Seong-jun doesn’t need to worry.
Secretary Kim tapped the documents related to the Taeseong Construction Executive Board with his fingertips.
“Considering it was a fight that had to be fought sooner or later, it actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise.”
Executive positions don’t open up easily.
Even when trying to cut them out, you need justification, and there’s always the risk of major backlash spreading.
“When Young Master returns to the company this time, please fill those vacant positions with your own people.”
Father was about to nod unconsciously but stopped and pressed his hand to his forehead.
“Are you saying all of this started because Jeong-hyeok brought Wookwang Construction’s bribery ledger?”
“Yes.”
“Jeong-hyeok is just a seven-year-old child!”
“I’m aware of that.”
“Good grief······!”
Father rubbed his face with his hands.
“Could it be that some other capable collaborator was involved?”
“Perhaps that might be the case. But in this business, luck is also an ability, and resourcefulness is also an ability. This is all Young Master Jeong-hyeok’s power as well.”
Secretary Kim lifted one corner of his mouth.
“The Chairman wants Young Master to take charge of Taeseong Construction and successfully complete the Subway Line 2 construction project in a spectacular fashion.”
Secretary Kim waved the Wookwang Construction Bribery Ledger once more.
“Your young son has advanced the work to this extent, so would you, as his father, turn a blind eye to it?”
Every time the ledger swayed, Father’s eyes wavered as well.
“The Chairman has given up on Taeseong Chemical. The Chairman will be busy organizing Taeseong Chemical for the time being, so wouldn’t it be too much to take on the 180 billion won Subway Line 2 construction project and pursue it simultaneously?”
“······Fine. I’ll take charge of the Subway Line 2 construction project.”
Father looked at the mountain of documents on his desk with a confident expression.
“If I put my mind to it, there’s nothing I can’t do. I’ll give it a proper try. When it comes to construction bidding, I’ve created countless estimates and plans and given briefings in the Middle East, so how would Korea be any different?”
“Young Master is absolutely right.”
Father firmly closed the Wookwang Construction Bribery Ledger.
“It seems like there will be too much work to do from now on.”
“Yes. As you know, time is tight until the Subway Line 2 construction bidding. So you’ll be quite, no, extremely busy.”
“How far along is the preparation for the Subway Line 2 construction bid estimate?”
“The Taeseong Construction Executive Board is so incompetent that progress is very slow. It’s enough to make one sigh.”
Secretary Kim pointed to the travel bag.
“Shall I take out more materials? For reference, I haven’t even taken out half of them yet.”
“That’s enough. I understand perfectly well with just that much. You’re saying the road ahead is endless.”
Father let out a small sigh.
“It’s impossible for me to handle this work alone. There’s less than a month left until the bidding, but the work to be done is mountainous.”
“That’s why I came here.”
Secretary Kim shrugged his shoulders.
“What should we do? Should we have a cup of tea and leave as is? Or should we stay? As I made clear from the beginning, I will follow Young Master’s wishes.”
“It looks like you’ll be earnestly begging for help.”
“Would there be any need to beg? Young Master need only give orders.”
When Secretary Kim opened the study door, Yoo Jong-tae set down five heavy travel bags as if he had been waiting.
“My security team will also join and provide support for the time being.”
“I’ve called seven from the Taeseong Group Secretary Office staff. They’ll all join here starting tomorrow morning.”
“I’ve also contacted Taeseong Construction Finance Department, General Affairs Department, and Audit Department. They’ll bring related materials and account books.”
“Young Master just needs to appropriately distribute work to them.”
Secretary Kim and Yoo Jong-tae worked in perfect harmony.
Father smiled broadly.
“How reassuring.”
“Leave the rear to me, and Young Master can just focus on running toward the Subway Line 2 construction project.”
“I feel like I’ve gained a thousand troops and ten thousand horses.”
When Secretary Kim gestured slightly, a Taeseong Group Bodyguard brought a desk and chair to the corner of the study.
“Three days. I will stay here and assist Young Master until the year-end night event is over. If you have any work to assign, please entrust it to me anytime.”
“First, let’s send one telegram.”
“A telegram? Where shall we send it?”
Secretary Kim pushed up his silver-rimmed glasses.
Father quickly wrote on the memo pad with his fountain pen.
He handed the memo pad to Secretary Kim.
“To Crystal Hotel Room 707 in Dubai.”
“Ah, you’re calling Secretary Lee?”
“Too much is at stake in this 180 billion won Subway Line 2 construction project. At times like this, a partner who works well together is desperately needed.”
Father gently traced the cover of the Wookwang Construction Bribery Ledger with his fingertips.
“Do you know why I’ve been going around the Middle East until my eyes turned red, winning construction contracts?”
Father said.
“When I refuse the marriage proposal with Wooguang, I wanted to reduce even slightly the enormous losses that would have to be borne if Taeseong Chemical were to collapse. Since it’s something I caused, I couldn’t just push all the losses and responsibility onto Father.”
His face looked somehow relieved.
That was brief, as Father hardened his expression and looked at Secretary Kim.
“Come to think of it, do you happen to remember why I ended up flying to the Middle East?”
“The Middle East has been making tremendous oil money since declaring oil weaponization. They’re building cities with all that overflowing money. Isn’t that right?”
“Wrong. When I threw away all my pride and knelt before you, begging.”
“Don’t tell me…”
Secretary Kim was rarely flustered.
“Was it because of the report that Lee Su-jin’s last known whereabouts ended in the Middle East?”
“That’s right. We searched every corner of the nation like hunting for lice but couldn’t find her. But when I actually met her, Su-jin was…”
“That was Jung-dong, Mapo-gu…”
“…”
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