The Regressed Chaebol Grandson Finds It Hard to Forgive - Chapter 114

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Chapter 114. Obtaining Results (6)

“The seizure is complete. Debt adjustment is what’s left.”
“I still don’t quite understand…… It seems like at this point, you’d want to wipe your hands clean and make a fresh start.”
“They’re not ordinary people, though. For foot soldiers like us, all we need to do is move as we’re directed.”

The office of attorney Kim Gyeong-min at Jo & Chang.

Ayura and Kim Gyeong-min have been busy these days handling the Taepeyang Fisheries matter.

VIP client Ha Tae-ung ordered the acquisition of Taepeyang Fisheries.

Ayura maintains a skeptical stance about acquiring the company.

“There are no clean assets. Every cold storage and freezer unit is mortgaged to the maximum. And underneath all that, illegal loans too……. Ugh.”

Taepeyang Fisheries’ asset condition seems suited for bankruptcy proceedings.

“There must be a plan.”
“We’d need to inject a minimum of one hundred billion won. At that level…….”
“That’s pocket money.”
“Excuse me?”
“He’s part of a top-ten conglomerate. Real bloodline members—they all keep that much on hand.”
“But Ha Tae-ung is an outcast.”
“Attorney, you really believe that?”
“Sir?”
“Nobody knows what could happen. That’s what’s frightening. Look at Korean history. A shepherd who cut grass on Ganghwa Island became king.”
“Oh!”

An exclamation escaped Ayura’s lips at Kim Gyeong-min’s words.

“Bloodline is terrifying precisely for that reason. If you were a group chairman, would you just abandon a capable bloodline relative?”
“…….”
“After all, it’s an undeniable bloodline connection. And if the cast-off child succeeds! What do you think his position would become?”
“Still…….”
“Do you know why Chairman Ha Cheol-gon became the heartless tycoon of the business world?”
“No.”
“Lack of power. That’s why he grew as ruthless as a demon. Look up his profile. You’ll understand.”
“…….”

Ayura found it nearly impossible to comprehend the calculation methods of upper-class wealthy people.

“Our young master is drawing a bigger picture. He’s planning a declaration of war through his father. That’s why Taepeyang Fisheries is necessary. It’s worth using.”
“…….”
“Brace yourself. If real war breaks out, you could die. I warned you.”
“Yes…….”

Ayura’s heart trembled.
Stories she’d heard through several colleagues about the ruthless measures of upper-class figures.

They made fearsome decisions that disregarded bloodline entirely in the face of money and profit.

She, too, playing the role of accomplice, might not escape unscathed.

“One hundred billion! He’ll produce it. We just need to take our generous share—legally, of course.”

Kim Gyeong-min believed this opportunity was the turning point of his life.

A conclusion he’d drawn after meeting the young master in person.

‘He’s no ordinary man.’

Buried deep in those eyes was a burning ambition and aspirations beyond easy measure.

The moment their gazes met, he found himself bowing his head involuntarily.

The succession of the Haryun Group has yet to be determined.

Chairman Ha Cheol-gon dominates the present.
His sons, responsible for succession, remain locked in fierce competition.

In such a situation, if a cast-off bloodline showed notable promise in management…….

“Heh.”

The mere thought made Kim Gyeong-min tingle with excitement.
He’d adhered to a straight-A life course throughout his years.

From graduating Seo Kook University, passing the bar exam, to becoming an attorney at Jo & Chang.

People around him had praised it as a successful life.

But he’d always lacked one impactful move.

Now a tremendous opportunity had found him.

“You seem pleased, sir?”
“Me? Haha. Of course. Our young master is quite the clever one.”

The deeper one’s involvement grew, the more completely one fell under the spell of VIP Ha Tae-ung’s charm.

“Aren’t you worried you’ll end up in worse trouble than me?”
“Me? Don’t worry. Even like this, I have the ability to cover my tracks.”

Kim Gyeong-min was confident.
Just then.

Bzzt-bzzt-bzzt-bzzt.

The office intercom rang.
The internal company line.

He pressed the call button.

-Attorney, Director Hong Il-su is looking for you.
“Director Hong?”

A summons from Hong Il-su, one of the real powers at Jo & Chang.

‘So it begins…….’

* * *

“……??”
“…….”

Kang Jun-woo and Jang Ji-yu were genuinely shocked.
Their pupils dilated to an almost comical degree of alarm.

The Management Research Society circle members watching them caught the shock as well.

These people were typically numb to anything less than a truly massive sum.
But the expressions on those two faces…

“H-how much is it?!”

Yi Jeong-jun asked in a trembling voice, reacting to Kang Jun-woo and Jang Ji-yu’s expressions.

‘Damn it! Could it actually be in the trillions?’

Even his formidable mother didn’t hold liquid assets on a trillion-won scale.
Only if he added up all the stocks he’d eventually inherit!

But right now, trillion-won cash assets were unimaginable.

All the members’ gazes focused on Kang Jun-woo and Jang Ji-yu, who were verifying Ha Tae-ung’s assets.

“…….”

Mouths hanging slack, neither Kang Jun-woo nor Jang Ji-yu could close them.

“Puahahahahaha!”

Suddenly Kang Jun-woo burst into loud, unbridled laughter.
And then.

“Anyone who objects to Tae-ung being vice president—get out.”

The order descended with absolute finality.

“Yi Jeong-jun!”

Kang Jun-woo fixed his gaze on Yi Jeong-jun.

“Get some perspective.”
“……!!”
“If you can’t objectify yourself…… life becomes exhausting.”

Kang Jun-woo’s cutting warning followed.

“What…… what do you mean?”
“How much money do you have in your account?”
“Sir?”
“Do you have around ten billion?”
“…….”
“If you don’t even have that much, shut up. Ha Tae-ung’s asset scale is…… beyond your imagination.”
“……!!”
“…….”

Beyond what Yi Jeong-jun could imagine!

Those words alone silenced everyone listening.

It meant clearly exceeding the trillion-won mark.

“Ha Tae-ung! Do you have a girlfriend?”

Suddenly Jang Ji-yu asked Ha Tae-ung directly.

The question seemed casual, but her expression was deadly serious.

“Not yet.”
“Yeah? Then how about me?”

Jang Ji-yu locked eyes with him and smiled wickedly.

She was one of Cheonghwa High School’s Three Beauties.

Yi Jeong-jun’s face twisted in an instant.

The girl he’d secretly pined for was now openly making her move on Ha Tae-ung.

The confession should have been directed at him, not this man.

But…….

‘I’ll kill him. Absolutely.’

Yi Jeong-jun glared at Ha Tae-ung with murderous fury in his eyes.

‘How is this possible?’

The real shock belonged to Jang Ji-yu as well.

Ha Tae-ung, who held vast sums through crypto investments.

The amount of Tether recorded in his overseas coin trading wallet.

The zeros were truly staggering.
It crossed the trillion-won threshold in Korean currency.

It surely exceeded even the slush fund scale of her father, the Shindo Group chairman.

Just a high school student…….

Jang Ji-yu genuinely coveted Ha Tae-ung.
His radiant appearance and dignified bearing.

All the prominent kids gathered in this circle room now seemed like limp squid in comparison.

Even the Crown Prince Kang Jun-woo had been rendered inconsequential by Ha Tae-ung.

The leadership of the circle had shifted entirely to Ha Tae-ung in that instant.

From this moment forward, Cheonghwa High School’s Management Research Society would be…….

“Yi Jeong-jun.”

Ha Tae-ung named the chief dissenter directly.

“…….”

Yi Jeong-jun’s lips pressed tight as he glared at Ha Tae-ung.

Crack.

Sparks seemed to fly in the empty space where their gazes collided.
And then.

“Try calling me.”

The corner of Ha Tae-ung’s right mouth curved upward in a smirk.

“‘Senior Tae-ung~’ or something like that.”
“Shut up! Why would I ever call an outcast like you that?!”

Yi Jeong-jun refused to yield to pride.
In that instant.

“Yi Jeong-jun! Get out! Right now!!”

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