Max-Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 42

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42. Triple Strike – Shake, Shake, Shake! (1)

Uncle Cheol-gu glared at the House Gambling Den with murderous eyes.

“An illegal private gambling den that brings harm to this country! I can’t just pretend I didn’t see it.”

Uncle Cheol-gu was someone who protected the country as a Korean Army officer in his twenties, and devoted himself to patriotic defense as a KCIA Agent in his thirties.

“If Uncle goes in alone and tries to turn the place upside down, Horse Head will just escape in the chaos. You can’t eliminate the gambling house that way.”

So I said.

“Uncle, listen carefully. I’ll tell you the secret method that can shake down their pockets, shake down this gambling house, and shake down Horse Head’s mental state – killing three birds with one stone.”

I waved the invitation gently.

“My purpose isn’t simply to deliver the invitation. It’s to make Horse Head take our side at the Year-End Night.”

To be honest, I covet the enormous cash that Horse Head possesses.

Because of the hole in Taeseong Construction’s safe, we’re severely short on construction funds to proceed with the 180 billion won subway construction project.

The Government won’t give us all that money at once anyway.

“I’m thinking of shaking this place down completely to secure construction funds, and using that as leverage to force Horse Head’s participation.”

Horse Head has a strong rebellious streak, so he’s not someone who’ll obediently listen.

Moreover, he’s not someone who’ll actively cooperate with our plans.

Furthermore, he’s not someone who’ll freely sponsor massive cash to our Taeseong.

That’s why he needs a whip and leash, threats that will bind him so he can’t move.

“Uncle, lend me your ear.”

I whispered into Uncle Cheol-gu’s ear.

Uncle Cheol-gu, who had been listening intently for a while, burst into hearty laughter.

“Puhaha! Will that really work?”

Uncle said the exact same thing when he was first released from the Seobinggo Basement and came to our house, didn’t you?

Even then, Uncle ended up saying ‘This actually works?’ in the end, remember?

“Team Leader Yoo, then I’ll ask you to handle this errand too.”

“Understood. I’ll finish this one with a 3-Minute Cut as well.”

It must be difficult.

If Horse Head acts like the horse head he is, it’ll take much longer than that.

I handed the umbrella to Yoo Jong-tae with plenty of concern.

“Open this first as soon as you mention the invitation. Unless you want to get baptized with cold water and salt.”

Yoo Jong-tae opened and closed the umbrella a couple times, then grinned.

“Well then, I’ll be going!”

Uncle Cheol-gu and I stood side by side and waved our hands.

“Have a safe trip.”

“Let’s meet up later.”

“Meet up?”

Yoo Jong-tae tilted his head at the word “meet up,” then waved his hand and ran out.

The invitation Yoo Jong-tae was carrying gleamed with a particularly golden light.

Several times more than the one I had given to Master!

Somehow I had a pleasant premonition that I’d be able to rake in quite a lot.

Or maybe not!

* * *

Even though quite some time had passed since Yoo Jong-tae entered through the back door, he showed no signs of coming out.

It was obvious he was having trouble with Horse Head’s manipulation.

‘I knew this would happen, but as expected, they don’t listen when you speak nicely. Fine! Then I won’t go easy on them either. I have no choice but to make a show of force myself.’

I fiddled with Secretary Kim’s business card.

“I’m going to make a phone call.”

“There’s one over there. Let’s go together.”

The conclusion is one thing.

‘To catch Horse Head, I need to raid his business first.’

I dusted off my hands.

‘I’ll have to fill Taeseong’s safe with your money. It’s your money, but your willingness to sponsor won’t even matter. That’s why you’ll be forced to participate.’

I looked back at Uncle Cheol-gu.

“Uncle, are you ready?”

“Of course.”

“Good. You’ll follow my lead as promised, right? I’m the one with the money today.”

I pulled out a 500 Won Bill from my coin purse and grinned wickedly.

“Let’s turn the Gambling House upside down today.”

“You think you can do that with just 500 won?”

“Just watch. I’m pretty lucky, you know.”

I winked with one eye.

“Let’s see how much we can empty their pockets with this 500 won. What do you say?”

“Even if we lose, it’s only 500 won. Fine, kid, let’s do whatever you want!”

The cheapest White Chip costs 500 won.

Perfect!

When it comes to anything involving money, I almost never lose.

* * *

Inside The House was thick with acrid Cigarette smoke, making it feel like a raccoon’s den.

The heavy stench of blood pierced my nose.

In this area, cockfighting was in full swing.

“Kill it! Break it!”

“Don’t hold back, push forward!”

The roosters in the fighting ring had Razor Blades attached to their feet.

Blood splattered every time the blades grazed, and people went wild every time blood flew.

They deliberately set it up this way because the gambling becomes much more exciting when there’s plenty of blood.

Seeing that sight after so long, I couldn’t help but frown slightly.

‘This place definitely isn’t my style.’

I prefer clean victories and making money discreetly.

Back when I came here on Master’s errands and had to wait, I participated in gambling a few times to kill time and train my Discerning Eye, but it wasn’t fun at all.

Uncle Cheol-gu was making a similar expression to mine.

“These crazy Brats.”

I agreed completely.

“They’re really swarming around like a bunch of ants. Why did these brats bring kids to a gambling den?”

“They’re using the kids as shields to extort sympathy money.”

“These crazy bastards, really······!”

I agree with that sentiment too.

But in other people’s eyes, Uncle Cheol-gu bringing me around probably looks similar, doesn’t it?

······There’s no need to point that out to him though.

Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

“What are those guys doing? Why did they bring out desks to sit at in a gambling den?”

In one corner of the gambling area, there were two people sitting at desks placed side by side.

Both were wearing white coats, but the tools placed in front of them were quite different.

“A veterinarian and a chef.”

“What? I get the veterinarian, but what’s the chef for?”

“They take the losing roosters from the cockfights and make them into chicken soup on the spot to share with everyone.”

“Huh······, these crazy bastards really do all sorts of things.”

In front of the veterinarian’s desk was a first aid kit, and in front of the chef’s desk was a gas burner.

Lose and become soup, win and go to the hospital. Or in some cases, both end up as soup.

That’s the fate of the roosters that enter the cockfighting arena.

And people go wild with excitement watching it.

“Even though cockfight gamblers say it’s bad luck and never touch chicken soup made from fighting roosters, they deliberately show it off like that. It’s a kind of showmanship, you could say.”

“Freshly caught cockfighting chicken soup made on the spot would be fresh and chewy, so it’d probably taste good.”

“······.”

What the hell is going on inside this guy’s head?

Looking at this bloody life-or-death cockfighting arena······.

‘Whoa!’

I opened my eyes wide.

‘The left rooster is glowing golden!’

Uncle Cheol-gu also looked at the roosters that had entered the cockfighting arena and stroked his chin.

“For some reason, I feel like that left one is going to win?”

It was exactly the same choice as mine.

So I asked.

“Why?”

“Just picked randomly.”

“······.”

“The momentum looks good, right? Just by looking, that one’s weak, that one’s strong. The end!”

The Grim Reaper quietly appeared and flicked his finger.

Above the head of the right rooster that wasn’t chosen, the Death Countdown glittered.

[5 minutes]

Flutter! Flutter!

Indeed, the match was decided in just 5 minutes.

“Woooah! Thunder Black won!”

“We won! We won!”

Cheers and screams echoed throughout the cockfighting arena.

People’s joy and sorrow were divided by a single match.

Tug tug.

I tugged at Uncle Cheol-gu’s sleeve.

“Shall we slowly start as well?”

“Sounds good.”

With Uncle Cheol-gu’s Intuition, the Grim Reaper, and my Eyes.

Don’t you think we could make quite a splash in the gambling scene with this much?

Or maybe not!

* * *

Yoo Jong-tae, who had been unexpectedly caught up in the gambling scene, sighed.

Since he hadn’t even gotten to see Horse Head, he still hadn’t been able to deliver the invitation.

‘It seems they’ve assigned the House’s Top Gamblers to me. Their skills really are good.’

They were definitely experts considered the best in this scene.

Yoo Jong-tae was helpless against them.

So a bitter smile naturally emerged.

I had already figured out their true nature long ago.

‘No matter how hard I try here, there’s no answer anyway.’

What good is being quick-witted?

Those damn annoying bastards have faster hands than eyes.

In rigged go-stop and poker tables with marked cards, there was no winning alone.

‘At this rate, I won’t be able to deliver the invitation until dawn. What should I do? Should I just cause a ruckus first?’

That was why Yoo Jong-tae was anxiously tapping his feet under the table.

But Yoo Jong-tae had something to rely on too.

‘Didn’t they say Young Master and Baldy Colonel Pak would definitely join?’

But he couldn’t ask when or how they would join.

He had planned to deliver the invitation and return within 3 minutes.

He had let his guard down.

“Woooah! It’s the Gambling God! The Gambling God has appeared!”

“Insane! He’s going around all the games and easily setting winning streaks!”

“Thanks to him, I won too! Gambling God, hooray hooray hooray!”

From the gambling house over there, thunderous cheers and shouts had been continuing non-stop.

Extremely excited voices could be heard echoing all the way here.

“Amazing, he’s going all-in every time and winning everything!”

“How many wins in a row is that now? About 15 consecutive wins?”

“I don’t know! At some point I heard cheering sounds and wondered what it was. Look at those chips! It’s a mountain!”

“He stacked them up like that while changing chip colors!”

“At this rate, this House will really close down today?”

Everyone was enthusiastic with one voice.

“Victory Bear!”

“Gambling God! Gambling God!”

“Awesome! Awesome!”

“One more time! One more time!”

In contrast, this poker table was gradually growing cold.

It was because the pale-faced House Manager kept running over and whispering in their ears.

Yoo Jong-tae pricked up his ears while pretending not to know.

“This is terrible! At this rate, we’ll go bankrupt today!”

“What?”

“This is completely beyond our capabilities!

The Gambling House was being turned upside down in real time.

“He’s been going all-in on every game like a madman and winning consecutively, so we’re running short on the House’s chips.”

The House Manager bit his lips tightly.

“Since he’s going all-in every round, if we could just win one game, the problem would be cleanly solved, but the issue is we can’t win that one game.”

“Sigh…! How did things get this bad?”

The young and beautiful female gambler, Madam, irritably stubbed out the cigarette she was smoking in the ashtray.

“Is he a pro?”

“Well. Given the nature of the games, he had absolutely no opportunity to use any technique.”

“Exactly. In that House’s games, it’s mostly our dealers who use manipulation, while the game participants just bet money, so there’s no room for them to use any technique.”

Madam’s expression became serious.

“So it’s purely luck?”

“Yes, it was as if the Goddess of Fortune was blessing that bastard. His momentum was so incredible, it felt like being possessed by a ghost.”

“Is that possible?”

“There’s no other explanation. As you know, we occasionally see guys who hit jackpots in this business. However…”

“The question is how far that luck will go.”

Madam’s gaze turned cold.

“You bastards should have crushed him with skill before things got this big in the first place.”

“…We’re sorry, Madam.”

“My head is throbbing. Can’t be helped.”

Madam pressed firmly on her throbbing temples.

“Bring him over here.”

“Yes, Madam.”

When Madam gave a look, the House’s Top Gamblers simultaneously lit up their eyes like hyenas spotting prey.

“It’s been a while. There aren’t many cases where that bastard makes such a fuss.”

“What kind of guy is he that this fellow turned pale and came running all the way here?”

“Could it be a National-level Pyeong-gyeong Master? Or maybe the Jeolla Province Demon or Gyeongsang Province One-ear?”

“Whoever it is, since they’ve come to our gambling house as a guest, a showdown is unavoidable. From now on, it’s a real battle.”

The gamblers cracked their necks left and right, and popped their fingers with audible cracks.

After steeling their resolve in their own ways, they looked at the House Manager and gave slight nods.

Only then did the House Manager bow to Yoo Jong-tae and speak politely.

“Sir, we’d like to bring one more special guest to this table. Would that be alright?”

“I don’t mind. I was just playing to pass time while waiting for the House owner to return anyway. Tell them to join us.”

“Then. I’ll take that as your consent.”

The House Manager placed one more chair at the same table.

Swish.

Someone was walking with confident strides, parting the beaded curtain.

Yoo Jong-tae almost jumped to his feet.

‘Baldy Colonel Pak, no, Mr. Park Cheol-gu!’

One more child was following behind him.

‘Young Master!’

The seven-year-old Young Master was walking while holding the bear-like man’s hand, then winked with one eye.

‘As expected, if it’s the Young Master, he’d somehow manage to join… Wait! Then did he already foresee this far back then?’

There was another surprising thing.

Yoo Jong-tae’s eyes widened.

‘Gasp!’

The tray the House Manager was carrying had chips piled up like a mountain.

They were even colorfully diverse!

It was quite different from Yoo Jong-tae’s table where only a few white chips were rolling around.

‘How much is all that?’

He couldn’t estimate it at a glance.

Though he didn’t know for sure, it was clearly an amount that would make one’s jaw drop.

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