The Regressed Chaebol Grandson Finds It Hard to Forgive - Chapter 28

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Chapter 28. How a Returnee Uses a Debit Card (1)

“What the hell is this kid? Completely reckless?”
“……That’s what I’m saying. Is he really just a kid?”

The response team leader felt a twinge at the back of his skull.
He’d overheard the call with the counselor from across the room.

The boy—young as a blade of grass—seemed to understand exactly how the Cryptocurrency Exchange operated.

Appbit, whose stock had been climbing steadily.
This was precisely the timing when you needed not ordinary traders, but a whale.

The company’s Credit Rating had risen considerably thanks to the recent influx of Tether and coins registered on the exchange.

Competitors Gopbit and Batssum were being courted, and whales were being recruited.

And then this English-speaking whale simply rolled into their lap.

He’d expected the man to plant himself and build his position, but never that he’d come with such audacious scope.

“I wonder what this gentleman’s real identity is? That voice really was charming.”

The word “gentleman” slipped naturally from Go Ha-na’s lips, even though she knew he was just a kid.

Appbit’s response team wasn’t large.

Two teams of three members operated the service.
Apart from the team leader, there were just two staff members per team.

Until now, the three of them had handled most problems with ease.

Go Ha-na, the counselor wearing oversized glasses relative to her face.
Her cheeks flushed slightly, and her voice trembled with excitement.

“This one’s going to be big.”

The team leader felt it strongly—that instinct.

South Korea had no shortage of whales holding coin assets worth hundreds of billions.

He could smell them on this customer.

“With a voice that good, he must be handsome too, right?”

Go Ha-na hadn’t recovered from the call; her eyes were glazed and distant.

“Why would you contact him personally?”
“Is that allowed??”
“……Ha-na!”
“Tsk! I know, I know. Company policy and all that.”

Go Ha-na genuinely smacked her lips in regret.
After graduating from junior college, she’d drifted through unemployment for a while.

Then, through her uncle’s introduction, she’d joined Appbit.

Her uncle was a Grade 4 aide to a three-term congressman.

The work wasn’t difficult.
All nighttime incoming call consultations were passed on to others.

Her main job was managing the part-time chat counselors they’d hired.

Occasionally, like today, high-level customers would call and she’d handle them personally.

“Team leader, will this be okay?”
“Okay with what?”
“If we raise the limit to one billion…….”

Cheon Su, the shy male team member, shot a worried glance.

Approving a limit without official orders was the kind of decision that could earn them a scolding from above.

“And what if we don’t? What happens if this whale slips away? Who takes the blame?”
“You’re right, team leader. We actually did good work today.”
“Still, a billion won……. That’s only possible for VIP customers…….”
“Cheon Su. You think that kid’s only got eighty million Tether to his name?”
“What?”
“I’ve got good instincts, don’t I? I can feel it!”

A high-value customer they’d never met.
The team leader replayed the customer’s careful, measured responses in his mind.

His voice kept echoing through the leader’s thoughts.

“Ha Tae-woong. That bastard…… is going to pull off something huge soon!”

* * *

My ears are ringing constantly.
People are talking about me everywhere.

“The color’s stunning, right? White? Red? This blue suits a man your age perfectly. Listen to the engine sound!”

Vroom, vroom.

A man sat in the driver’s seat with the door open and started the ignition.

“It’s a 3.3 turbo. This engine goes in the H90 too. The H70 is smaller and lighter—step on it and you’re headed straight to space.”

The used car dealer spattered saliva as he explained.

He looked to be in his mid-thirties.

Unlike the other dealers in suits, he wore ripped jeans and a light red t-shirt.

His short hair, bleached yellow, was teased up stiffly with mousse.

His nimble movements and casual delivery were textbook…….

street tough.
But he’d chosen to become a dealer because he genuinely loved cars.

His eyes gleamed with passion as he continued his pitch.

“When you’re cruising the highway with a pretty girl riding shotgun and you crack open that panorama sunroof—man, it’s just perfect! Especially on that brand new Yangyang Highway, it’s like art. Stars, the ocean, and hitting the Lexicon audio system hard, dude—with your face, you’re golden. Hehehehe.”

This was a man who loved life.
His laugh had a slightly sinister edge, but genuine passion shone through.

How many people had bought cars from this dealer?

I hadn’t heard a pitch this light and breezy in ages.

Still, there was an odd, vibrant charm about the man.

A dealer whose voice seemed made for some upbeat commercial jingle.

“And of course—safety. We’ve loaded in the latest Active Safety Control 2, Smart Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance Assist, High Beam Assist, Highway Driving Assist, vibration warning steering wheel, Lane Keeping Assist, and more! Full options. Full load!”

He knew a lot about cars too.

I’d found the largest Used Car Dealership Complex in the Seoul Metropolitan Area.

Buying a new car would take too long.

I needed a vehicle immediately.

I’d gotten my license issued right away at the testing center after passing the exam.

I’d never owned a personal vehicle in my past life.

Though I’d often driven company vehicles.
Even then, whenever money freed up, my first instinct was always to buy a car.

Used car lots offered the broadest selection.
That’s why I came here.

I’d checked around, but new cars had a delivery timeline.

The dealers lounged at the lot entrance, waiting for customers to pick them.
I picked this one.

There’s no way I’d know this dealer from before.
There were several of them, but none had paid me any attention.

Dealer Ha Jin-sung.
Only this man’s eyes had met mine.

A kid buying a car? Nothing special about that!

The other dealers had judged by appearance and moved on.

Ha Jin-sung’s presentation was brimming with enthusiasm.

The car he showed me caught my interest.
It was the same model a senior from my university days had driven—a dream from a lifetime ago.

A car I’d always wanted to get behind the wheel of.

But now, the feeling wasn’t quite right.

“You know about Brembo Brakes, right? When you want to stop, you slam down and boom—you stop. Cruise smooth and brake hard, plus all-wheel drive for rain and snow, you’re safe as they come…… Whoa! There’s no better car in South Korea.”

He wasn’t drunk on afternoon soju or anything, yet he kept marveling at his own words.

Ha Jin-sung explained with the intensity of a man describing his own ride.

“And here’s the clincher! Check out the mileage. One thousand four kilometers! This is the real deal. Fresh off the lot with a wax job and ceramic coating. Previous owner was in a rush to sell, so there are still some protective films on it. It’s a used car, but it’s brand new—it’s a virgin! Hehehehe.”

His phrasing was cheap.
It seemed like he was deliberately playing up a street-tough persona.

I studied him closely.

Bright, golden light!

The dealer who’d stood out from the moment I entered the lot.

Among all of them, only this man had a different color.

The other dealers gave off dull grays and dark auras.

I wasn’t yet outputting exact data on the light people carried.
But this was clearly more than casual perception.

“I’ve been in this business ten years. Never lied to a single customer. Dealer Ha Jin-sung! I introduce only honest deals based on trust and care!”

Beneath his deceptively casual tone lay genuine sincerity.
The way he emphasized his name inspired confidence.

“Is this a broker deal?”
“……Yes, sir. I don’t have enough capital yet to buy premium cars in my own name.”

Ha Jin-sung opened up honestly about his situation.

To really make money as a dealer, you need capital and inventory of your own.

But this world also followed the rule of the rich getting richer.

Swish.

I looked around a bit.
Then I spotted one solid-looking unit.

A satisfied smile bloomed across my face.

Before I came back, the H70 was a dream.

Obviously, that’s not the case anymore.
I had money—plenty of it.

“Show me that one.”
“That? That one……. Wait!”

The dealer’s eyes widened as he followed my gaze to the vehicle I’d pointed at.

“Is it not available?”
“A-available! Absolutely available!!”

“How much?”

I loved it immediately.

“……It’s 170 million won. No negotiation.”

His face screamed today was a bust.

“Hahaha. What’s with the hard sell for a kid?”
“Just let it go, man. I’ll buy lunch if Ha Jin-sung sells that one.”
“I’m in for coffee!”

“Yeah. With negotiation, maybe we could knock a hundred off…….”
“172 million. I’ll pay it right now.”
“What?”
“The extra 2 million’s your tip. Go home early—if you have a girlfriend, spend some quality time with her.”
“S-sir!!”

Ha Jin-sung’s eyes suddenly flooded, his pupils burning bright.

“The service isn’t necessary. Once we sign the contract, I can drive it out right away, yes?”
“Of course! After insurance and registration, you can leave immediately!”
“Then let’s draw up the contract.”
“Thank you! And thank you again!”

“A card? Yes, it will, but—a card with a limit over 100 million won doesn’t really exist in this country…….”

“What??”

And then.

“Ah!! Debit!!”

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