The Regressed Chaebol Grandson Finds It Hard to Forgive - Chapter 98

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Episode 98. I Won’t Forgive (6)

“I’ve reviewed the report. It’s exactly what I’d expect from Choan & Jang.”
“Thank you so much!”

The executive office of Pacific Seafood, after the company representative had been taken away by police.

Ha Dong-hwi sat on the sofa in the executive office, facing Kim Gyeong-min and attorney A-yu-ra.

His bearing was composed.

Nothing like the wild-eyed lion of moments ago, ranting about hell and Yang Su-san.

His eyes, deep as a well, revealed not the slightest trace of emotional turmoil.

‘So this is why chaebol bloodlines are different.’

Kim Gyeong-min confirmed it once more to himself.

Over his years as an attorney, he’d dealt with several children of wealthy families as clients.

Ordinary citizens cursed them, but Kim Gyeong-min didn’t curse indiscriminately.

Those blinded by wealth and power, acting recklessly, inevitably self-destruct.

Members of multi-generational chaebol families typically approach life with an intensity beyond ordinary people.

Fall behind in market competition, and you’re cut from the power structure in an instant, vanishing into history’s back alleys.

The blood of the chairman of Ha Ryun Group standing before him now.

He was a Deposed Crown Prince.

His father, chairman of Ha Ryun Group, had cast him out of the family.

Now, after hiding away in a provincial city, he was preparing to step back into the world.

Such a move would soon reach the Ha family’s ears.

‘Who exactly is the real money behind this?’

The client who’d hired the two attorneys first was Ha Tae-ung.
He didn’t believe a high school student had orchestrated all of this.

More likely, his father Ha Dong-hwi had been pulling the strings from behind.

“What will become of Yang Su-san?”
“He’ll have a hard time escaping. Once we cross-reference the information we’ve gathered with the ledgers seized in the search warrant……. We’re looking at over one hundred billion won minimum.”
“So at least five years, then.”
“If we can prove the embezzled and breach-of-duty funds were used for gambling, ten years or more is possible.”
“I’m counting on you. Make it even more.”
“Yes, sir!”

Two people who’d been friends until yesterday.
Ha Dong-hwi had no intention of forgiving the traitor Yang Su-san.

He hadn’t planned to go this far from the beginning.

Yang Su-san’s attitude—brazenly crossing every line and then some—had changed Ha Dong-hwi’s mind.

‘I used to carry the Ha bloodline too.’

Seething fury sharpened its edge to a lethal point.

For the man who’d used him from the start, not a shred of mercy emerged.

If he’d been destroyed while being exploited like this, the fallout would’ve crushed his wife and son.

That traitor bastard who’d tried to wreck the lives of three people.

“How should I proceed from here?”

Ha Dong-hwi knew well the power of Choan & Jang.

“There was an instruction to proceed with the acquisition of Pacific Seafood.”
“That instruction—it came from Tae-ung?”
“Yes, sir.”
……

Ha Dong-hwi closed his eyes slowly.
It wasn’t his pride that was wounded.

His only son, who carried Ha Ryun’s genes.

‘I’m sorry, son.’

He hadn’t wanted to show his son this pathetic sight.
Yet heaven had opened a different path.

With one billion won his mother had left behind, his son had hit the jackpot.

The moves his son was making were audacious.

He’d mobilized Choan & Jang to strike at Yang Su-san.
Without consulting his father at all.

If they’d delayed even a few days, Yang Su-san would’ve slipped away.

Now came the instruction to acquire Pacific Seafood itself.

“As for the funds…….”

Ha Dong-hwi, as executive director, hadn’t known the company’s financial situation clearly.

Especially since the financial director and Yang Su-san had kept everything under wraps and never disclosed it.

“The official debt alone comes to about one hundred billion won.”
“One hundred billion??”

Ha Dong-hwi asked back, startled.

Pacific Seafood’s net asset value had once been in the hundred-billion-won range.

The frozen-storage warehouses and their land comprised a significant portion of the assets.

“Given the land prices compared to the maximum creditor claims, asset value alone is at least two hundred billion won. Even with the acquisition, it’s more than positive.”

Kim Gyeong-min offered his personal assessment.
This was an acquisition Ha Tae-ung’s client had pushed for.

Choan & Jang’s information team had moved to examine the creditors of Pacific Seafood.

‘Crazy bastard. He gave away all these jewels for peanuts.’

Kim Gyeong-min swallowed several curses as he reviewed the finances.

Yang Su-san, the company representative, was insane.

He was a man who borrowed money recklessly, scatter-brained and chaotic.

His business acumen was zero.
He’d failed at every venture he’d started outside his main business.

He’d tapped into primary finance, secondary finance, and even private loans.

Interest compounded on interest.

Primary banking institutions posed no problem.

Secondary finance interest adjustments were somewhat manageable.

The problem was the private loans.

Though not official creditors, those people would relentlessly try to recover their funds.

Blood could very well be spilled.

“I’m against it.”

That’s when A-yu-ra, who’d been listening quietly, spoke up.

“Against it, you say…….”

Even Ha Dong-hwi, who’d majored in business management, lacked practical experience.

He’d been too busy making ends meet, focusing only on sales.

“I think it’s better to file for bankruptcy and go through liquidation via auction to clean up the assets. The secondary finance creditor claims are substantial. Once word of an acquisition push gets out, they’ll find any excuse to collect everything they can.”

A-yu-ra precisely pinpointed what the two men were overlooking.

……

Ha Dong-hwi fell into thought.
Before his son had left for Seoul yesterday, he’d given him a tip.

Just buy them a month’s time.

“Have you filed for asset garnishment on Yang Su-san’s property?”
“The only asset worth anything was ancestral burial ground. Here are the documents. Since the current representative is vacant, you’ll just need to delegate authority from a board member with voting rights.”

Kim Gyeong-min had prepared all the necessary paperwork before arriving here.

“Proceed with the garnishment. And send us trusted experts in taxation and accounting.”
“Yes, sir!”

‘Work. Beautiful!’

Kim Gyeong-min cheered silently.

The case had come via A-yu-ra, who’d relayed the client Ha Tae-ung’s wishes.

Don’t worry about costs—just nail him.

The prosecution and police lines moved simultaneously.

Choan & Jang had multiple retired prosecutors and judges on its rolls.

For sufficient compensation, they’d conjure up charges that didn’t exist.

But this case had genuinely foul facts!

All the people who’d decided to participate without betraying justice were thrilled.

Getting paid handsomely while serving justice—that was the dream.

Kim Gyeong-min, usually starved for work as A-yu-ra’s partner attorney, had finally landed the big game.

‘If I play this right…….’

The entrance of Ha Dong-hwi, direct blood of current Ha Ryun Group chairman Ha Cheol-gon.

The bigger the case grew, the more work and fees would follow.

“I’ll place my trust in both of you.”
“Don’t worry! We’ll handle everything from protective measures to stabilizing your surroundings perfectly!”

Kim Gyeong-min’s discipline tightened automatically with the size of the stakes.
He too was an attorney at Choan & Jang.

If money was on the table, he’d gladly shake hands with the devil himself.

* * *

I studied Kang Jun-woo carefully once more.
He wasn’t conventionally handsome.

His broad shoulders and athletic physique rivaled that of any sports player.

He didn’t take after his beautiful mother.

Kang Jun-woo seemed to carry a higher proportion of genes from the paternal side.
He’d thrown a test question at me.

His suggestion to drop formalities meant forging a friendship alliance.

It wasn’t a simple decision.
He was currently the idol of all students at Cheonghwa High School.

And me—an official Outcast.

“You know my situation, right?”
“Yeah. The rumors are everywhere. You’re part of the Ha Ryun Group family, but…….”

Kang Jun-woo trailed off, swallowing the rest.

“And you’re still okay with that?”

I couldn’t fathom why he’d sought me out directly and even shared his sandwich to propose an alliance.

When it’s just him and me, it’s a kid’s matter.
But if groups get involved, it becomes a fight between grown-ups.

That’s why confirmation was necessary.

What passed between Kang Jun-woo and me could become an issue between Ha Ryun and Ilseong.

“I don’t know about all that, but I like you.”
……
“Honestly, in all my years, I’ve never met a peer as composed as you. Your eyes are bright too.”

Warmth and admiration filled Kang Jun-woo’s voice and gaze.
I felt the same.

The aura emanating from Kang Jun-woo’s entire being was clear and pure.

Whether the future holds what we can’t know, but what I can see now is quite positive.

“You know I don’t have friends, right?”

Kang Jun-woo revealed his privacy.

“I want to live normally, but people around me won’t let me. It’s unavoidable, but sometimes it’s sad.”

I nodded in agreement.

“But you pull at me somehow. You’re a year older than me too, right?”

I nodded.

“Since I’m a year ahead of you, how about we each drop one year and be friends?”

Kang Jun-woo’s proposal, his laughing eyes full of hope.
I still don’t know his true motives.

But it’s not a bad offer.

“Deal.”

I answered briefly and accepted.

“Ha-ha-ha! I knew it—you’re perfect! Ha Tae-ung!”

I took the hand Kang Jun-woo extended.

Zzzz.
A warm surge of energy transmitted through the contact.
Kang Jun-woo’s words and actions aren’t jokes.

“Starting now, you’re the vice president of the club.”
“……??”

Vice president??

“By presidential authority, I hereby appoint you vice president of the Management Research Club. Friend! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.”
……

This is ominous.
Something went wrong here—I’m certain of it!

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