The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 20

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“Seong-hun, did you get the text this morning?”

“Yes, it seems like all the reporters in the country got it.”

“Wow, that’s an exaggeration.”

The chief responded with a surprised expression.

“No, really, a friend of mine in the public relations office in Namhae County also got the text.”

“Really? Wow, what is Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok planning to do?”

“Who knows? Will it be as noisy as last time?”

“It seems like it, what a shame. We should have gotten this exclusively.”

“Yeah, exclusive my foot. You couldn’t even handle it if they gave it to you…”

Park Seong-hun pointed out the chief’s words.

The failed Hyeon Jeong-ok interview from last time lingered in his mind.

‘Ah, I finally caught a scoop.’

“Ahem, watch your manners. You go to the press conference.”
The social affairs editor, feeling guilty, said to Park Seong-hun.

“Of course.”

“Let’s properly repay the debt from last time with this opportunity.”

The reporter nodded readily at his words.

A text message received by all reporters nationwide.

Hyeon Jeong-ok volunteered to hold a press conference.

She said she would also run advertisements if they attended and wrote articles.

It was a tempting offer that neither the reporters nor the company owners could refuse.

The title of the press conference was ‘Hyeon Jeong-ok has finally found her grandson.’

It seemed like the result of the large-scale newspaper advertisement ‘Looking for Grandson’ a month ago had come to fruition.

Park Seong-hun also felt good about the fact that she had found the family she had been waiting for so long.

The interview article that was cut last time.

Fortunately, the article was uploaded a few days later, as if being pushed from behind.

But it felt uneasy.

He felt indebted to Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok.

In addition, he felt like he had lost his scoop and suffered a loss.

He looked at the text she sent again.

Unfortunately, this time it was not an exclusive interview.

A press conference open to all media reporters.

Park Seong-hun smacked his lips with a regretful expression.

The press conference will begin in an hour.

Park Seong-hun also packed his things and got up from his seat.

At that moment, Park Seong-hun’s cell phone rang.

“This is Park Seong-hun from Munhwa Ilbo.”

“Hello, this is Kim Man-ho. I am assisting Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok. From the last interview…”

“Ah, yes. Hello. How have you been?”

Park Seong-hun remembered the middle-aged man who had been by the interview.

His face, which seemed both gentle and upright, came to mind.

“I’m doing well, thanks to you. The reason I’m contacting you is because I need some help.”

“Yes? Help? I will help with anything I can. Actually, I feel indebted because of the last article.”

“No. Madam was very satisfied just with the article being published.”

“That’s a relief then… So, what kind of help is it? Please tell me.”

“Can you borrow the front page of that internet newspaper from last time?”

“I have to check with them about that.”

“I understand. Money doesn’t matter.”

“Yes, I understand. I will check and contact you.”

“And could I possibly borrow you for today?”

“What do you mean?”

“From now until evening, no, just until the afternoon, please.”

He had a good feeling about something. He definitely felt like a pretty good story would come out.

“… If there’s a good story, I’ll lend you myself today and tomorrow.”

“Thank you. I’m waiting at the entrance on the first floor right now. Please take care of me.”

The phone call ended.

He didn’t quite understand the last words.

‘Who is waiting?’

Park Seong-hun, with a bewildered expression, packed his things and went down to the first floor.

He was curious about who was waiting for him.

The energy of a huge scoop was rising.

Park Seong-hun, who arrived on the first floor, looked around.

But he couldn’t see anyone looking for him.

He only saw people passing by busily.

Then, someone tapped him on the shoulder.

He turned around and froze for a moment.

“Hello, Reporter Park Seong-hun. Long time no see.”
Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok, who should have been at the press conference, was in front of him.

***

“Step on it, you.”
Hyeon Jeong-ok, who was in the passenger seat of Park Seong-hun’s Galloper [a type of SUV], scolded him for going slowly.

“What kind of car is so noisy that I can’t even talk?”

She complained.

“No, Elder, what on earth are you up to…”

“What am I up to? How much longer until we get to Jungbu Market?”

“I think it will take about an hour more.”

“Good, good. By the way, is the internet live broadcast confirmed?”

“You heard me talking on the phone earlier. They said it’s possible, so they’ll take care of it.”

“More than that, please tell me the reason why we’re going to Jungbu Market.”

“Reason? Do you want to know?”

“Yes. I’m dying of curiosity.”

“You could lose your life because of a trivial curiosity.”
Hyeon Jeong-ok said something terrifying without a second thought.

“So, you’re saying my life is in danger? Then I’m not curious.”

“A reporter is so scared.”

“It’s because I’m thinking about my children… ahem.”

“I’m sorry, but you’re already in a dangerous state.”

Park Seong-hun asked back with a flustered expression.

“What do you mean?”

“Well, don’t worry too much. If something goes wrong, I’ll take care of all your family.”

“Elder, aren’t you going too far?”

Park Seong-hun’s voice grew louder.

“I’m not deaf, you rascal, and how dare you…”

Park Seong-hun suppressed his anger at Hyeon Jeong-ok’s angry expression.

“Anyway, let’s go quickly so it’s not dangerous. Why is this speed so slow?”

“This is the fastest it can go.”

“Haa, anyway, cars should always be German-made… Ugh, frustrating.”
Hyeon Jeong-ok turned her head and looked out the window.

She calmed her tense mind by looking at the rapidly passing scenery.

So far, everything had been successful.

The eyes of the Cheonji Association were all directed at the press conference hall.

She had to enter Jungbu Market in this gap.

Then 70 percent would be successful.

After a long time, Park Seong-hun called Hyeon Jeong-ok.

“Elder.”

He thought she couldn’t hear him because of the loud diesel engine noise.

He called her name loudly once again.

“Hyeon. Jeong. Ok. Elder.”

“I’m not deaf, you rascal.”
Hyeon Jeong-ok, who was anxiously looking out the window, answered in a loud voice.

“We’ll be entering Jungbu City in just 10 more minutes. Where should we go next?”

She didn’t answer.

“Yes?”

“Go to the city first.”

“Okay.”

Park Seong-hun couldn’t believe that Hyeon Jeong-ok, who he interviewed, and the woman in his car now were the same person.

During the interview, she answered about elegant happiness and the authority of being rich.

But the woman next to him now was just a grumpy old woman from next door.

“Elder, the atmosphere is so different from that day.”

“What do you mean?”

“No, you were really cool during the interview…”

He stopped talking and looked at Hyeon Jeong-ok.

“You’re a little more cheerful today.”

He said as indirectly as possible.

“So, you’re saying I was elegant that day, but why am I so frivolous today? Is that what you mean?”

Park Seong-hun was embarrassed to have his inner thoughts revealed.

She had a ghostly sense.

“Ahem, no. It’s not that, it’s just a little different… something like that.”

“You’re like a frivolous person. You should know that both are my true selves. Women should be mysterious, hmm.”

“Yes, I understand. Oh, but what are you going to do about the press conference that was supposed to be held in Seoul?”

“What should I do?”

“Yes?”

“I’ll do it in Jungbu City.”

“It’s like a spy movie. Suddenly changing the press conference location…”

“Hmm… If the people on the bus right now are ordinary people, they might… die.”

“Yes?”

Park Seong-hun doubted Hyeon Jeong-ok’s words.

But he couldn’t think of it as nonsense because of her firm voice.

“They’re alive because those people are reporters. The Cheonji Association is that kind of group. They wouldn’t even bat an eye even if they killed hundreds of people.”

“Yes? Cheonji Association? Is that like a gang?”

“Hmm, pretend you didn’t hear that.”

“How can I pretend I didn’t hear what I heard? Tsk.”

“If you want to live, you have to pretend you didn’t hear it. Are you going to make your kids fatherless?”

Park Seong-hun’s spine chilled at Hyeon Jeong-ok’s words.

Park Seong-hun’s car, which went down the highway and entered the city.

Hyeon Jeong-ok, who was looking out the window, opened her mouth.

“Go to Jungbu High School. And thank you so much today. You don’t know how hard it was to come all the way here.”

“No. What’s so hard about coming to Jungbu City? Hahaha.”

Park Seong-hun couldn’t understand her words.

It’s a place that takes an hour and a half, not a day, to get to by car.

It was definitely not a difficult task.

“Yes, hohoho. It’s better for you not to know. Speed up a little.”

“Yes, I understand.”

He entered Jungbu High School into the navigation.

After confirming that it was less than 10 minutes away,

He sped up and headed to Jungbu High School.

***

The reporters filling the grand ballroom were noisily buzzing.

The conference that was supposed to start was delayed for 20 minutes.

And no one explained the reason.

Kim Man-ho got up, went to the podium, and grabbed the microphone.

The reporters’ questions poured out.

“Isn’t Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok coming?”

“Mr. MC, please start now.”

“Yes, let’s start.”

“It’s already 20 minutes late.”

The reporters gathered in the grand ballroom were in an uproar.

The reporters, who had to send the manuscript even one second faster than the other reporters.

He knew their urgent hearts.

But the place where the press conference would be held was not here.

Kim Man-ho, who turned on the microphone, looked at the reporters.

The buzzing noise gradually decreased.

Everyone paid attention to Man-ho in front and listened.

“Ah, ah. I am very sorry to the reporters. The press conference venue has been changed due to important circumstances that cannot be said.”

“Yes? Where does this happen?”

It was a voice full of dissatisfaction with the conference that was delayed by 20 minutes.

“Where is the changed location?”

“The location will be sent to you via text message in 30 minutes. Instead, if you take the tour bus prepared at the entrance, you will be taken directly to the press conference hall.”

“Please explain again.”

“What are the important circumstances?”

“Sir, shouldn’t you explain?”

It was a difficult situation to understand.

The reporters raised their hands and poured out questions.

“I will inform you one last time. I will not accept any more questions. You can either take the car leaving for the press conference hall now, or you can come after seeing the text message in 30 minutes. It will be a little late compared to others.”

Kim Man-ho put down the microphone.

The life of an article is time. It must be uploaded even one minute faster than others.

That way, you can preempt the incident.

An article that is 30 minutes late is a dead article without life.

The reporters got up and ran out quickly.

They hurriedly boarded the tour bus parked at the hotel entrance.

Two buses filled with seats slowly departed.

***

“Hey, when are those live broadcast guys coming?”
Hyeon Jeong-ok was already talking informally as if she were treating a subordinate.

It wasn’t uncomfortable to be treated like that.

It felt strangely friendly.

“Those friends will arrive in 30 minutes. And please stop asking, Elder. How many times is it already? Sigh.”

Park Seong-hun shook his head.

He thought things would proceed after coming to Jungbu High School.

But he was waiting endlessly after stopping in front of the school gate.

It was boring, but it wasn’t easy to take care of an old woman.

Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok, who was like an elegant and refined aristocrat, was not here.

There was only a grumpy grandmother with a fiery temper and a mean heart.

“Hey, but is that possible? An internet live broadcast?”

“Yes, it’s my first time too… but it’s possible if you spend a lot of money.”

“If it’s money… I have more than enough, hohoho.”
Hyeon Jeong-ok boasted about her money once again.

He had been slightly annoyed since she compared it to German cars and belittled his beloved car.

‘If it’s so good, she should have come in her own car.’

“You’re not upset that I bragged about money, are you?”

“No.”

She had a ghostly sense.

Park Seong-hun, who was uncomfortable being in the car, was about to go outside.

“Wake me up when those live broadcast teams come. I couldn’t sleep all night, so I’m sleepy.”

“Knock knock knock.”

Park Jeong-hun woke up Hyeon Jeong-ok.

When he looked outside, there was an unfamiliar car. He instinctively knew it was the live broadcast team.

He said to her in the car.

“Let’s go inside.”

“Yes.”

He started the engine and started.

He was about to go to the parking lot.

“Go to the middle of the playground.”

“Yes?”

Park Jeong-hun’s eyes fluttered.

***

Jeong-hun couldn’t concentrate on the class at all because of his worst physical condition.

He suffered from a high fever all night because of the rain he got yesterday.

He dragged his heavy body to school.

He thought school was safer than the orphanage.

Eun-soo, who saw his body boiling with high fever, worried about him.

He took the medicine he bought from the nurse’s office, but the fever didn’t go down.

He thought he should rest in the nurse’s office in the afternoon.

He was uncomfortable, but he tried to concentrate on the class with superhuman will.

But he couldn’t concentrate on the class.

Suddenly, he wondered if the uncle was okay.

He couldn’t bring himself to ask Cheol-jung senior first.

He felt like he had to hide the fact that he was there.

The recorder the uncle gave him had a prosecutor who ordered me to be removed.

His head was so complicated that he turned his head and looked out the window.

It was a way he sometimes used to clear his head because he felt better when he looked at the distant mountains.

Today, he turned his head and looked out the window.

He saw an empty playground.

And he also saw the mountains dyed in various colors.

A Galloper car entered the empty playground.

Following that, a fairly large truck parked next to the Galloper.

A man got out of the Galloper, and people got out of the truck and unloaded their luggage.

And the passenger seat door of the Galloper opened and a woman got out.

It was an old woman with neatly tied white hair in a khaki-colored modified hanbok [traditional Korean dress].

Jeong-hun, frowning and staring at the place,

His eyes widened and he jumped up from his seat.

“Hey, Yoon Jeong-hun, what are you doing in class?”
The Korean teacher, also known as Mad Dog, Heo Du-sik.

He was a teacher who entered the school through a connection of being an eighth cousin of the chairman’s in-law.

Even a very faint blood relationship became his strong backing.

He was arrogant and violence was a basic option.

The students were very resentful, but he was building an unshakable position in the school because of the chairman’s trust.

He thought of the irregularities he committed to gain the chairman’s trust.

It was so shocking that articles would be published in the media in the future.

Jeong-hun did not react at all to such a mad dog’s barking.

His head was aching as if it would break, but he only stared out the window.

“Haa, is this crazy? I was going to study a little and take good care of you. Anyway, where did an orphan who doesn’t have anything…”
The mad dog approached Yoon Jeong-hun.

Jeong-hun was annoyed by the word orphan.

He left his seat and stood in front of him.

The two people faced each other in the middle of the classroom.

“This bastard, are you crazy?”

He struck Jeong-hun’s shoulder with the pointer in his hand.

– Thud.

Jeong-hun only glared at him without moving at all to his pointer.

His eyebrows were fluttering.

“Haa, this won’t work. You know my nickname and you’re doing this… Are you ignoring me?”
The mad dog took off his watch and nodded his head.

His hand soared into the air.

Jeong-hun wanted to punch the mad dog’s face, which was defenseless.

But he had to endure it.

He grabbed his wrist with as much force as he wanted to crush it.

The mad dog screamed and bent over.

“Aaaaaak, don’t let go, you bastard.”

“Teacher… Never apologize to me later. Do you understand?”

“What are you talking about, you crazy bastard? Let go of this!”

When he let go of his hand, the mad dog sat down on the spot because of the pain.

Jeong-hun looked at him with a pathetic expression and then slowly walked out of the classroom.

Genius Grandson of Cash King, Becoming a Billionaire.