Mining And Construction Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 171

Betrayal’s End (1)

“S-Son-in-law! Son-in-law, please help me!”

Han Cheong-ho, being dragged outside, grabbed onto Jeon Doo-ho’s pants leg this time.

Jeon Doo-ho turned to Kim Jae-guk.

“What’s going on?”

“The mastermind behind the attempted assassination of the President and the shooting of the First Lady.”

“What?”

Jeon Doo-ho glanced at Han Cheong-ho.

Han Cheong-ho clung to Jeon Doo-ho.

“H-Hurry! For my daughter’s sake!”

Jeon Doo-ho said nothing.

Instead, he strode over and closed the VIP room door.

Thud.

As Jeon Doo-ho turned around, Cha Gi-beom approached him.

“What is it?”

“We need to search you again.”

Cha Gi-beom wore a meaningful smile.

“Wasn’t the mastermind behind the attempted assassination of the President and the shooting of the First Lady just dragged out? And you became in-laws with that man.”

“I am Jeon Doo-ho, the commander of the Security Command!”

“That’s why I’m telling you to hand over your weapons.”

“Why don’t you hand over your weapons first? Let’s be fair.”

Neither man would back down an inch.

Park Jeong-hwan snapped irritably.

“Both of you, put down your weapons in front of me! Whether you’re a general or the chief of security, if I tell you to disarm, you disarm!”

Cha Gi-beom and Jeon Doo-ho glared at each other.

They patted each other down, searching for weapons.

Cha Gi-beom had two pistols and a dagger, while Jeon Doo-ho had one pistol and two military daggers.

“Put them on the table!”

Clang.

The weapons appeared on the table.

Park Jeong-hwan frowned and put a cigarette in his mouth.

Park Jeong-hwan threw a lighter at Cha Gi-beom.

It was his father-in-law’s keepsake, marked with the Blue House [South Korean equivalent of the White House] emblem.

“You know what this is, right?”

How could Cha Gi-beom not know?

He had kept it close for years, using it to light cigarettes from time to time.

“I’ve recovered it. It’s yours as of today.”

Cha Gi-beom flinched and looked at Kang Tae-soo.

Kang Tae-soo nodded.

Click.

As Cha Gi-beom lit his cigarette, Park Jeong-hwan took a deep drag.

He exhaled the smoke like a sigh.

“Don’t you have anything to say to me frankly?”

No one answered.

“Has everyone made up their minds? Is that the best you can do?”

Jeon Doo-ho and Cha Gi-beom looked at each other.

Cha Gi-beom glanced at the lighter in his hand, and Jeon Doo-ho looked at the weapons on the table.

At that moment, a loud noise came from outside.

Bang- Bang- Bang-

Gunshots.

“They shot at a general!”

“They have guns! It’s not just one or two of them!”

“Aaaaaah!”

At the same time, Jeon Doo-ho and Cha Gi-beom lunged at the table.

Crash.

The table couldn’t withstand the weight of the two men and fell backward.

Jeon Doo-ho and Cha Gi-beom grabbed their guns, but they blocked each other’s weapons.

The struggle was evenly matched, and they reached for their knives.

Park Jeong-hwan kicked the knife on the floor away.

“What are you doing in front of me!”

“Jeon Doo-ho!”

“Cha Gi-beom!”

Fists flew, and elbows and knees were aimed at each other.

They took hits and blocked as they struggled to pull the guns closer.

Bang- Bang-

Crash.

Loud noises and gunshots were heard from outside.

Clang- Clatter-

The sound of metal clashing was also heard.

People’s screams and chaotic footsteps were constant.

There were those who knocked on the VIP room door.

“Your Excellency, it’s a rebellion!”

“You must evacuate!”

“Your Excellency, it’s dangerous! Open the door!”

Park Jeong-hwan smiled as he smoked.

“Who started it? Doo-ho? Or Gi-beom?”

“It’s Jeon Doo-ho!”

“It’s Cha Gi-beom!”

“So it’s no one? You bastards.”

Park Jeong-hwan chuckled.

“Everyone, just give up.”

Park Jeong-hwan checked his watch.

“By now, the entire Capital Defense Command will be heading here.”

Even Cha Gi-beom, who had gained control of the Capital Defense Command through the recent legal amendment, didn’t know this.

Cha Gi-beom looked at Park Jeong-hwan with surprised eyes while fighting with Jeon Doo-ho.

“I told you earlier. Jang Tae-won is excited and bringing tanks.”

Jang Tae-won is the Chief of Staff of the Capital Defense Command.

In his past life, he was the soldier who resisted to the end when Jeon Doo-ho captured Army Chief of Staff Jeong Seung-hwan.

“Gi-beom, you’ve done tank parades at night so many times that everyone knows to get out of the way. They just go along with it.”

That’s why Park Jeong-hwan pretended not to notice Cha Gi-beom’s power plays.

“Cha Gyu-hyeon is leading two divisions and one brigade of troops in the advance.”

This meant that Capital Defense Commander Cha Gyu-hyeon was leading the charge.

Jeon Doo-ho and Cha Gi-beom’s expressions changed simultaneously.

“Look at those gunshots. Where did they get the weapons? They shot a general in the presence of the President. How should we interpret this?”

Jeon Doo-ho’s hands trembled especially.

He had already started the plan.

The gunshots must have been fired during the process of subduing and detaining the military generals, and they had agreed to go into full emergency mode when that sound was heard.

‘There’s no turning back.’

Jeon Doo-ho abandoned the pistol with Cha Gi-beom.

And charged at Park Jeong-hwan.

Park Jeong-hwan threw his cigarette case to hit Jeon Doo-ho’s eyes.

Jeon Doo-ho easily blocked the attack with his hand.

Then, he headbutted Park Jeong-hwan in the face.

“Jeon Doo-ho!”

As Cha Gi-beom grabbed his gun and aimed, Jeon Doo-ho pushed Park Jeong-hwan forward.

“Shoot!”

Cha Gi-beom aimed at Jeon Doo-ho’s head next to Park Jeong-hwan’s head.

Jeon Doo-ho quickly hid behind Park Jeong-hwan.

“I said shoot!”

Cha Gi-beom bit his lip.

“Do you think Park Jeong-hwan doesn’t know your intentions? He called the Capital Defense Command behind your back!”

Cha Gi-beom has command of the Capital Defense Command.

Of course, as the supreme commander, Park Jeong-hwan can issue operational orders.

But why didn’t he even mention it to Cha Gi-beom?

“You’re already marked, you idiot!”

If it goes on like this, there’s no turning back!

“Park Jeong-hwan knows about the betrayal! That’s the end! The end!”

Jeon Doo-ho tightened his grip on Park Jeong-hwan’s neck.

Park Jeong-hwan also resisted, digging his fingers in.

He laughed, blood streaming from his nose.

“What will you do? Loyalty, cough, or betrayal?”

Park Jeong-hwan urged Cha Gi-beom to answer.

Cha Gi-beom’s hand holding the gun trembled.

“I said the lighter is yours! Cough!”

Park Jeong-hwan gave Cha Gi-beom his lighter.

Cha Gi-beom had harbored resentment, jealousy, hatred, and resentment because of that lighter.

But the lighter in question has returned to Cha Gi-beom.

“What are you doing! Shoot! We have to kill this bastard first to survive!”

Jeon Doo-ho has already started the rebellion.

But Cha Gi-beom has not yet moved the security detail.

It can be reversed if he wants to.

Didn’t Park Jeong-hwan say that?

-Loyalty or betrayal.

-The lighter is yours.

It is Park Jeong-hwan’s last test.

Cha Gi-beom bit his lip.

“Shoot! There’s a next step only after Park Jeong-hwan dies! We can fight among ourselves later!”

Once he has decided to betray, Park Jeong-hwan’s removal is the top priority.

Cha Gi-beom or Jeon Doo-ho.

The winner can be decided later.

Right now, the first thing to do is to pull Park Jeong-hwan, who is in power, down.

“Cha Gi-beom!”

Crash.

Bang.

Even the people who were knocking on the VIP room door, which Jeon Doo-ho had locked, scattered.

The gunshots outside grew louder.

The screams of people and the sounds of fighting were the same.

It was then.

Bang- Bang-

Guns were fired from outside at the VIP room doorknob.

This happened because Jeon Doo-ho locked the door when he came in, just in case.

Who would dare to hold a gun and attempt to retake the VIP room if they weren’t a member of Oseonghoe [A secret society or organization]?

Jeon Doo-ho laughed with joy.

“It’s over, Park Jeong-hwan! I won!”

Isn’t Park Jeong-hwan’s death a foregone conclusion?

But Cha Gi-beom doesn’t lower the arm holding the gun.

‘What is that idiot hesitating about? Good. If I can just take care of myself until Oseonghoe invades, victory is mine!’

Jeon Doo-ho completely hid behind Park Jeong-hwan.

Accordingly, the end of Cha Gi-beom’s gun also shook.

‘That’s right. Either way, it’s over when Oseonghoe invades.’

Cha Gi-beom, having made up his mind, put strength into his finger.

It was then.

Bang-

Before that, the gun in Park Jeong-hwan’s hand fired.

Towards Cha Gi-beom.

Park Jeong-hwan had a pistol in his arms.

It was Jeon Doo-ho and Cha Gi-beom who searched the body.

Who would dare to step forward and search the President’s body?

Bang- Bang-

Park Jeong-hwan shot Cha Gi-beom in the chest and neck in succession.

Blood spurted out as it grazed his carotid artery.

Cha Gi-beom grabbed his neck and collapsed to the floor.

Park Jeong-hwan turned and shot Jeon Doo-ho as well.

Bang-

“Ugh!”

Jeon Doo-ho, shot in the thigh, let go of Park Jeong-hwan’s neck and sat down.

Click, click.

The bullets were all gone.

Park Jeong-hwan threw the empty gun behind him.

A gun that had fallen on the floor caught his eye.

He picked it up.

“Damn it!”

Jeon Doo-ho, injured in the thigh, hurriedly crawled on his arms and one leg.

Towards the VIP room door.

‘If I just open that door!’

The Oseonghoe members will rush in here.

Or at least people will rush in.

Park Jeong-hwan is about to kill him right away, so he can’t die like this.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

Bang-

“Argh!”

Park Jeong-hwan shot Jeon Doo-ho in the other thigh as well.

Even so, Jeon Doo-ho desperately turned the doorknob.

‘Got it!’

He put his weight on it and pushed the door.

“Come in!”

“Oh, gladly.”

A 2-meter giant who was about to kick the door open grinned, revealing his gums.

It was Kim Gwang-rok, the chief of security for the Taeyang Group [A large corporation or conglomerate].

“K-Kim Gwang-rok!”

“Where are you crawling out to? Stay there, you bastard.”

Kim Gwang-rok lifted his leg and kicked Jeon Doo-ho in the abdomen like a soccer ball.

Jeon Doo-ho screamed and flew away.

Jeon Doo-ho rolled back into the VIP room.

In front of him, Park Jeong-hwan, who had roughly wiped the blood from his nose, was smiling with a gun pointed at him.

“Did everyone run away?”

“Damn it!”

Park Jeong-hwan grabbed Jeon Doo-ho’s hair.

But his hand kept slipping.

It was because he didn’t have much hair.

“Jeon Doo-ho.”

Park Jeong-hwan grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.

That’s better.

“What were you so greedy for? Did you think the position of Security Commander was a joke? I even gave you Oseonghoe, so you had nothing to fear?”

Bang-

He shot Jeon Doo-ho in the chest.

It’s a bulletproof vest.

Bang-

Park Jeong-hwan shot Jeon Doo-ho in the groin.

Jeon Doo-ho gasped for breath in extreme pain.

Park Jeong-hwan looked for Cha Gi-beom instead of Jeon Doo-ho, who was foaming at the mouth.

“Huk… Huk….”

Cha Gi-beom was sitting with his legs stretched out, blocking his neck.

Cha Gi-beom, leaning against the wall, was watching all of this.

Park Jeong-hwan strode over and checked Cha Gi-beom’s condition.

“Gi-beom, are you still not dead?”

Cha Gi-beom was lying on the floor, just gasping for breath.

The bleeding was too great.

“I gave you many chances.”

Park Jeong-hwan grabbed Cha Gi-beom’s hair and made eye contact with him.

“To think you would turn away for just a lighter. Did you forget that you got that position with loyalty alone?”

Gurgle.

The sound of blood bubbling from Cha Gi-beom’s throat could be heard.

Cha Gi-beom laughed as he gurgled.

“Because of the lighter…? No way. Cough.”

“It was 15 years, Gi-beom.”

“For 15 years… Cough, you always… suspected me.”

Cha Gi-beom’s eyes were fading.

“I’m tired of… one-sided… loyalty and… dedication.”

Park Jeong-hwan burst out laughing.

“One-sided loyalty and dedication? I’ve been letting you live in luxury and act like a tiger, but you still can’t let go of your greed until the end.”

Park Jeong-hwan’s eyes turned cold.

“If you betrayed me for that reason, you should die. Rest in peace in your coffin.”

Bang-

Cha Gi-beom, with a hole in his head, died without even closing his eyes.

The pistol fell from Cha Gi-beom’s hand.

It was an empty pistol with no bullets.

Cha Gi-beom was blocking it with his palm so it wouldn’t be seen.

“What… is this…? An empty… gun?”

Seeing that, Park Jeong-hwan belatedly made a stupid expression.