Max-Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 88
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88. If You Caused Trouble, You Should Pay the Price (2)
One of the henchmen confessed that ‘we didn’t set the fire intending to kill people from the start.’
In other words, that meant ‘we set the fire and killed people.’
Another henchman quickly opened his mouth.
“We just secretly poured a lot of oil around!”
The prisoner’s dilemma.
If one of the accomplices talks, he gets a reduced sentence while the one who stays silent receives aggravated punishment.
In such a situation, when another accomplice opens his mouth, what option does the remaining one have?
“If it were any other time, the building would burn a little, people would get scared and obediently hand over money!”
“And we’d collect extra money from the fire insurance we had taken out. That’s how it was supposed to go!”
It’s beneficial to cooperate with the confession and receive a reduced sentence together.
Because staying silent in this situation would inevitably result in aggravated punishment.
On the other hand, Bulgwang-dong Gasoline was furious.
“Shut your mouths, you brats!”
The henchmen seemed to have already made up their minds as they competed to shout.
“I just did what hyung told me to do! Please believe me!”
“It was just bad luck. We were surprised too, you know?”
Bulgwang-dong Gasoline struggled and shouted.
“You stupid brats! Do you really want to die?”
“We’re about to die right now!”
“It’s better to go to prison! At this rate, we’re really going to die!”
The henchmen also screamed back just as fiercely.
In the Seobinggo Water Torture Room, even those guys had no choice but to be desperate to save their own lives.
“Good. I promised to show leniency to those who cooperate with the investigation, so I’ll keep that promise.”
Uncle Cheol-gu grinned and raised his hand.
“From now on, it’s a one-on-one interview. Leave only that one and take the rest to the interrogation room.”
“Yes!”
The KCIA Agents took the two Henchmen away.
They would be made to write statements in the Interrogation Room.
Only Bulgwang-dong Gasoline and Uncle Cheol-gu remained in this Seobinggo Water Torture Room.
“What have you been up to behind the scenes?”
“They say the KCIA can make people confess to crimes they didn’t commit. I don’t know anything about this.”
“Really. What reason would a Brat who doesn’t even smoke have for carrying a Torch around?”
Bulgwang-dong Gasoline’s pupils trembled violently.
“What business would a Brat who goes around collecting money have to be covered in the smell of Oil?”
“That’s nonsense! Don’t try to frame an innocent citizen as a bad guy. Stop going on about some Gasoline smell that doesn’t even exist.”
“So you’re saying you set the fire with Gasoline?”
“Who…!”
“Nobody mentioned the word Gasoline.”
Bulgwang-dong Gasoline bit his lips tightly.
“Since you’ve come this far, spill everything. That’s the only way you’ll get a reduced sentence.”
Now that the crime had already been admitted, if only Bulgwang-dong Gasoline kept his mouth shut, he’d just end up taking all the blame alone.
But even so, Bulgwang-dong Gasoline stubbornly kept his mouth shut.
This wasn’t like the Bulgwang-dong Gasoline I knew.
He was a cunning, cruel, and cowardly Brat.
“You know very well that spilling even one more thing would be the most advantageous path for you. Why do you keep your mouth shut? At this point, there’s no loyalty left to protect.”
“I may not need to protect loyalty, but I need to protect my life.”
Before I knew it, Bulgwang-dong Gasoline had even dropped the respectful speech.
“So. You think I acted without having someone to rely on?”
“Who is it?”
“You’ll get hurt if you know. You can’t handle it. He’s a big shot.”
“Well, if he’s such a big shot, I don’t think he’d bother looking after a punk like you?”
“Have you heard of a community of fate? That’s what we are.”
Instead of denying it, Bulgwang-dong Gasoline actively tried to appeal about his backing.
“So you deliberately ruined Taeseong’s event at the Hospital Lobby?”
“In such a tiny Hospital, with letters and Balloons crudely stuck in some remote corner? Damn, it’s only a general Hospital in name – what kind of Hospital doesn’t have an Auditorium and holds such events in the Lobby.”
It was true.
A hospital located just 15 minutes away from Guro-dong Shantytown.
The surrounding area was an industrial complex, and the pockets of factory workers were usually as light as feathers.
It was a place where patients without money would often skip out on hospital bills and run away.
“I thought it was just some New Year’s talent show to coddle sick brats. Would you have thought that was a real Taeseong event? Who’s being ridiculous here?”
Taeseong Hospital had only recently been acquired by Taeseong.
No wonder I was surprised to see the state-of-the-art hyperbaric chamber facilities and coffee vending machine.
They received massive investment from Taeseong Group and expanded their scale – seeing how much money went in, I could really feel how much the hospital’s finances had improved.
“Guro Hospital, no, Taeseong Hospital? That place was where factory workers who got their hands caught in machines or gangster brats who got stabbed were taken – a place where you’d often end up going to funeral halls for condolences.”
Despite its small size, it was also a strange place that boasted the best surgery skills in the Republic of Korea.
Perhaps Taeseong acquired this hospital that was drowning in debt because of those surgical skills.
Bang!
“Stop beating around the bush. Who’s backing you?”
Just then, the door to the Seobinggo Water Torture Room burst open.
“Park Cheol-gu, that’s enough.”
It was a familiar face.
It was the senior agent who had tortured Uncle Cheol-gu, and the bastard who had climbed over our house wall and got beaten up.
What was that guy’s name again? Seomun Something.
“It’s an order from the Inspector General. Park Cheol-gu, step back.”
“This can’t be! These bastards are arsonists!”
“Park Cheol-gu, don’t make false accusations without evidence.”
“The evidence isn’t ready yet, but if it’s statements…!”
“This?”
Seomun Something held up several crumpled documents.
Then he lit a lighter and set fire to the edge of the documents.
“What are you doing right now?”
“Oh no, what should we do? Not only the evidence but even the statements have disappeared.”
“Senior!”
Several KCIA agents rushed over and held Uncle Cheol-gu back.
Uncle Cheol-gu seemed like he could beat down the KCIA agents, but he didn’t readily swing his fists.
The KCIA agents spoke quietly with troubled expressions.
“Hold back. Let’s not make this bigger here, Cheol-gu. Okay?”
“Even the senior agents!”
Seomun Something dropped the half-burned statement fragment onto the floor with a thud.
The document fragment soaked into the puddle of water on the floor with a small hissing sound.
“Don’t act up. You might end up getting your head dunked in that water bucket again.”
“Are you threatening me right now?”
“I’m warning you.”
“Last time you at least had the false charge of a bribery ledger, but now…!”
“Hey, Park Cheol-gu. Are you naive or just stupid?”
Seomun Something released Bulgwang-dong Gasoline.
“The KCIA makes people confess to crimes they didn’t commit. What are you going to do if you don’t know that?”
Uncle Cheol-gu’s tightly clenched fist trembled violently.
Seomun Something mocked Uncle Cheol-gu as if toying with him.
“That’s why you’re still running around outside like an idiot. You don’t know shit, brat.”
Bulgwang-dong Gasoline whistled smugly.
“As expected, having good backing is nice. Yeah, this is the power of money, this is the power of authority. Using KCIA agents like servants.”
Bulgwang-dong Gasoline waved his hand toward Uncle Cheol-gu who was being held by the KCIA agents.
“Well then, good work. From the looks of it, I can’t expect you to see me out.”
Bulgwang-dong Gasoline scratched his temple with his fingertip as he spoke.
“About those brats who wrote the statements. There probably isn’t anything significant. At most…”
“Shut up. I’ll make the judgment.”
Bulgwang-dong Gasoline immediately closed his mouth.
Seomun Something gestured to the KCIA agents.
“Take care of those brats from earlier in the Water Torture Room. Make it thorough.”
He meant to kill them and destroy the evidence.
Seomun Something left the Water Torture Room together with Bulgwang-dong Gasoline.
Uncle Cheol-gu shouted angrily.
“Don’t tell me the seniors are involved in this too?”
There was no answer, and the door closed.
“I’m asking if the seniors are involved in this too!”
The intelligence agents who had been restraining Uncle Cheolgu also couldn’t answer.
Bang!
A man in a suit kicked down the door to the torture chamber.
“Let Park Cheol-gu go.”
“Director!”
“Director!”
The KCIA agents who had been holding Uncle Cheol-gu tactfully backed away.
The intelligence agents who had been detaining Uncle Cheolgu tactfully withdrew.
On the floor were soggy fragments of a statement that Seomun something-or-other had been burning.
The Director crushed the cigarette butt with his shoe.
The director ground out his cigarette with his shoe.
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‘I was hoping it wasn’t arson.’
I pulled my hands away from the Bulgwang-dong gasoline.
The moment I encountered the fire accident on the broadcast, I sighed deeply thinking ‘What’s meant to happen will happen.’
Now I see it wasn’t a natural disaster or safety accident.
Why did I rush around taking losses to save people who were going to die and get injured in the Taesung Chemical fire accident.
‘The Taeseong Chemical fire accident. These bastards and Wooguang conspired to pull this off.’
Now I see it wasn’t a natural disaster or safety accident.
Looking at what Bulgwang-dong Gasoline was babbling about having someone to rely on, I can only be certain.
‘The Taesung Chemical fire incident. To think these bastards conspired with Woo-gwang to pull this off.’
Otherwise, there’s no way Woo-gwang would step up and back Bulgwang-dong Gasoline.
Looking at what that Bulgwang-dong gasoline guy was babbling about, going on about having something to rely on, I can’t help but be certain.
-Have you heard of a community of shared destiny? That’s what we are.
Damn bastards!
‘This means Wookwang was scared shitless enough to move a department chief responsible for the KCIA. How is this any ordinary matter?’
Wookwang moving even a KCIA department chief just to extract one lousy loan shark?
Even a dog would laugh at that.
That’s why I had strong doubts.
‘Why did Wookwang deliberately set fire to the chemical plant?’
If it were Taeseong Chemical, that would be one thing.
But deliberately setting fire to a chemical plant they’d already transferred to Wookwang, bringing losses upon themselves?
According to the Taeseong Group meeting, property damage alone reached 1 billion won.
1 billion won isn’t some dog’s name.
‘To pursue greater gains worth accepting the losses.’
Otherwise, there’d be no reason to set fire to their own factory.
There’s another suspicious matter.
‘When they eliminated the thugs who wrote statements, they could have dealt with Bulgwang-dong Gasoline at the same time. Yet they deliberately chose the difficult path.’
Instead of simple elimination, Wookwang chose the troublesome method of moving even a KCIA department chief to extract Bulgwang-dong Gasoline.
In such cases, there’s always a good reason.
‘It means Bulgwang-dong Gasoline has properly caught Wookwang’s weakness.’
What could a mere back alley loan shark have that would properly catch their weakness?
‘Bulgwang-dong Gasoline must know the identity of the culprit who instigated the Wookwang Chemical fire.’
I also have someone in mind.
An ambitious person who could use the Wookwang Chemical fire to aim for a higher position.
A cunning and crafty individual who would commit dirty deeds without hesitation for profit.
‘I only have circumstantial evidence, no proof. On the other hand, Bulgwang-dong Gasoline might possibly have decisive evidence.’
Otherwise, would Wookwang go to such lengths to save Bulgwang-dong Gasoline?
‘Wookwang deliberately moved public authority.’
Even though Uncle Cheol-gu dragged these bastards to the KCIA, they were easily released.
When even the Director said it was a hopeless case and suggested dropping it, that said everything.
‘If Woo-gwang is this deeply involved in the fire accident, then things change. Since this is an incident that has enraged the Blue House, it could become a decisive leash for Woo-gwang, an inescapable trap.’
I suddenly remembered how the rough paper with Uncle Cheol-gu’s statement had glowed golden.
I had been thinking that when such a disastrous fire accident broke out, Taeseong would only suffer losses, not gain any benefits.
But if we can grab Woo-gwang by the throat and extract hefty compensation for their crimes, then it becomes a worthwhile business.
‘If you cause trouble, you should pay the price for it.’
Now there’s only one concern left.
‘How should I handle this? My way? Or the chaebol way?’
Chaebols usually handle things by mobilizing public authority.
They move the police, prosecutor’s office, and KCIA, deploy legal teams, and exert pressure on the court and media.
Literally using both legal and semi-legal means to bury things with power and the system.
‘I guess I need to expand the playing field.’
Whatever Woo-gwang can do, Taeseong can do too.
If it’s something Woo-gwang needs to step up for, then I just need to make Taeseong step up too.
‘Then shall I start with my way first?’
The method I mainly used is very simple.
1. Catch them by any means necessary.
2. Destroy them.
3. Drag in and destroy all the connected bastards in a chain.
See? Clean and simple, right?
Of course, I’ll have to use the chaebol method as well.
After all, the more cards you can use, the better.
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