The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 37

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“I am the president of Giant LLC.”

“What? Pfft.”

Director Ahn Man-seok couldn’t help but laugh at the words of the man who looked like a high school student.

“Hey kid, you seem lost. The exit is that way.”

“I think you’re the one who didn’t hear me.”

Jeong-hoon ignored his impudence and walked to the center of the office.

He spoke to the computer room staff who were staring at him.

“From now on, you are not allowed to delete any data. If any traces of deletion are found, be prepared for criminal charges and dismissal without exception.”

Jeong-hoon sternly warned the computer room staff.

“Especially the server, do not touch it under any circumstances.”

People were taken aback by his sharp voice.

“Team Leader, who is that guy?”

Deputy Manager Cha asked in a low voice.

“I don’t know, he’s either the real deal or crazy. But seeing as he mentioned Giant, he seems legit.”

“What? A president at that age? Huh, ha ha, ho ho ho.”

Deputy Manager Cha Young-mi burst into laughter.

“Shhh.”

Cha’s laughter echoed in the silent space, drawing everyone’s attention.

“Listen, I don’t care if you’re the president of Giant or not. Right now, you’re nothing. Got it? You have no authority.

Hey, Team Leader Lee, submit the report I asked for by today. Understand?”

“……”

Team Leader Lee Byeong-seok didn’t answer.

He had no intention of getting involved in something fishy.

“Answer me, Lee……”

Jeong-hoon grabbed his wrist from behind as he picked up the documents again.

“Ugh.”

He looked at Jeong-hoon in sudden pain.

He was overwhelmed by Jeong-hoon’s force.

“In my opinion, you’re definitely getting fired. If you throw those documents here, you won’t get any severance pay.”

“What do you mean?”

“Go ahead and throw them. But I’ll dig up everything from your illegal use of the corporate card since you joined the company to all the bribes you’ve taken, so don’t expect any severance pay. Oh, and I should probably add assault charges too……”

His hand, raised in the air, trembled.

“We’ll, see about this. Do you think you can easily acquire BHC Securities as you wish?”

“See what? Go pack your bags.”

Jeong-hoon smirked at him.

“Eee.”

Director Ahn Man-seok, his face flushed red, stormed out of the computer room.

The remaining people were all staring at Jeong-hoon.

“Don’t look at me, get back to work.”

Then, he slowly walked towards Team Leader Lee Byeong-seok’s desk.

He extended his hand for a handshake.

“I’m Yoon Jeong-hoon, the CEO of Giant. Nice to meet you.”

“Yes?”

Team Leader Lee Byeong-seok unconsciously bowed slightly and accepted the handshake with both hands.

“Nice to meet you.”

“You’re the computer team leader, right?”

“Yes, do you know anything about the recent incident?”

“Well……”

He hesitated to speak, as if conscious of the eyes around him.

***

“So, you’re saying you still haven’t deleted it?”

“Well……”

“Did you or did you not?”

“It hasn’t been done.”

“Haa, then if we trace the funds that went to the US, it should show up, right?”

“Probably……”

“Hey, Director Ahn, go to the gas station and buy some oil. Kerosene.”

Director Ahn was taken aback by Vice President Kwon Young-soo’s sudden words.

“Why kerosene all of a sudden?”

“Oh? I’m going to set the server room on fire. Huh? Can’t even handle one thing properly?”

Kwon Young-soo’s shout startled him, and he flinched.

“Ugh, it’s my fault for trusting you with this. My fault, my mistake.”

Vice President Kwon leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

A throbbing headache washed over him.

“By the way, what are those guys from Giant doing right now?”

“They came to the computer room and made threats.”

“Threats?”

“They told us not to touch the files.”

“What? Why are they going to the computer room?”

Kwon Young-soo slammed his fist on the desk.

‘How did they come straight here?’

He wondered.

Usually, when conducting due diligence, they review the accounting data first.

He thought he would have time to tamper with it…….

The initial plan had completely gone awry.

He tried to get away with it easily, but everything fell apart.

He didn’t know how he could face the Chairman, and he might even lose his job.

“Hey, I told you to go to the gas station and buy kerosene!”

“Yes, I understand. I’ll be back.”

He scolded and chased him out.

He looked at the ringing phone.

He had to answer it, but he couldn’t.

He knew he would be dead if he answered.

At that moment, the intercom rang.

“Vice President, you’re wanted in the president’s office.”

“Now?”

“Yes, they want you to come up right away.”

***

Vice President Kwon Young-soo, who entered the president’s office, doubted his eyes.

He couldn’t believe that the president had given up his seat even before the acquisition contract was signed.

He was known in the industry for his strong pride…….

“You called for me, Mr. President.”

The president, sitting next to him, opened his mouth.

“Yes, Vice President, please sit down. This is the new President Yoon Jeong-hoon.”

“No matter what, you can’t just let anyone be the president of a securities firm……”

“Ahem, anyone? He’s the grandson of Madam Hyun Jeong-ok. Haven’t you watched TV?”

Vice President Kwon Young-soo raised his head and glanced at his face.

Only then did he vaguely remember his face, which had caused a stir in the media last year.

Thanks to his handsome appearance, he had been the center of attention for a while.

“Even so……”

Jeong-hoon sensed that it was time for him to step in.

“I am the interim president. I plan to hand over the position to a suitable person after the investigation is over. I have a lot of work to do, so I have no intention of staying here for long.”

“I understand. But what do you mean by investigation?”

“I was just talking to the president about this, but it seems that this incident was not caused by an external party.”

“So, you’re saying there’s an insider?”

“That’s what I’m trying to investigate. How can a securities firm, where security is paramount, go bankrupt due to hacking? There must be a traitor inside. For the sake of the company, we must uncover the mastermind.”

“Yes, if there is a traitor, we must reveal them.”

Vice President Kwon nodded in agreement.

“By the way, the computer room budget was drastically cut last year. Do you happen to know why?”

“Well, maybe it’s because the securities firm’s performance was poor?”

“I see.”

“By the way, if you’re going to investigate, when are you planning to start?”

“Well, the acquisition hasn’t been finalized yet. I’ll have to do it after the acquisition.”

“I see. We need to resolve any suspicions quickly, so I hope the acquisition will be finalized soon.”

Vice President Kwon didn’t show it, but he was relieved.

He judged that there was time since the investigation would be conducted after the acquisition.

“Yes, I think so too.”

Jeong-hoon, having thrown the bait, looked at Vice President Kwon Young-soo.

The one who was presumed to be the ringleader of the internal traitors.

He didn’t know if he would take the bait or not.

But looking at the situation, he seemed likely to take it.

The traces they left on BHC Securities were not just one or two.

“By the way, shouldn’t the computer room team leader be held responsible?”

“Well, that friend prevented a loss of 100 billion won thanks to him. Otherwise……”

President Moon Seong-hoon defended computer team leader Lee Byeong-seok.

“Well, it seems like they’re getting paid to prevent accidents like hacking from happening.”

“Ahem, that’s true, but……. Then I’ll issue a personnel order for a three-month suspension right now.”

“President Moon, are you kidding me?”

President Moon Seong-hoon was startled by the cold voice.

He was sitting in the seat of honor, but his appearance was very different from the polite one he had shown so far.

“Why are you suddenly like this?”

“Fire him. He’s the one who lost 100 billion won. What suspension? It wouldn’t be strange to claim damages.”

“But this incident is not his fault. And he is the most skilled person in Korea.”

“The most skilled person in Korea? Then he must be the second most skilled person now.”

“What do you mean?”

“The person who hacked BHC Securities must be the most skilled person.”

President Moon Seong-hoon couldn’t say anything.

His words were not wrong.

He should have stopped it no matter what.

Team Leader Lee Byeong-seok, who was evaluated as the best in the industry and recognized as the best genius in Korea by everyone.

But the result of this situation was his responsibility anyway.

“I understand.”

President Moon Seong-hoon picked up the intercom with a stiff expression and said.

“Fire Team Leader Lee Byeong-seok.”

“Thank you, Mr. President.”

Jeong-hoon thanked him for following his opinion.

President Moon Seong-hoon, who hung up the intercom, glanced at Jeong-hoon.

The atmosphere was different from the heirs of conglomerates he had seen several times.

A different force from the weak conglomerate heirs.

There was a bulldozer-like drive to push forward.

President Moon Seong-hoon understood it only when he realized that.

He accepted the personnel order for Lee Byeong-hoon’s team leader in an instant.

It was something he would have pondered for three days if it were his personality…….

He made him understand and act at once.

He felt like he had broken his indecisive frame.

“Thank you for listening to my request.”

“No, it’s something I’ve been thinking about. But I feel like a tooth has been pulled out because you’ve organized it so neatly.”

“I’m glad then.”

Jeong-hoon was satisfied with achieving his first goal of firing Team Leader Lee Byeong-seok.

And he looked at Vice President Kwon Young-soo.

He didn’t like the way he kept glancing at him.

But that person had something to do.

‘Now, you have to take the bait.’

“There will be a lot to do once the acquisition is finalized. I would appreciate it if you could investigate the mastermind behind this incident in advance.”

Kwon Young-soo was startled.

He was all smiles at the offer to take charge of the investigation.

He was already having trouble approaching due to the issue of authority, but now he had the authority.

He was so grateful to Jeong-hoon that he could have bowed to him.

Now, he could erase all the traces that might remain under the pretext of the investigation.

“Yes, I will do my best. I will do my best to restore the company’s reputation that has fallen to the ground.”

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

Jeong-hoon got up and looked at Vice President Kwon Young-soo, who was smiling contentedly.

‘Smile hard now. I wonder how long you’ll be smiling.’

***

Computer room team leader Lee Byeong-seok and Deputy Manager Cha Young-mi, who went up to the roof of the building, looked around.

After confirming that no one was there, he opened his mouth with a curious expression.

“Aren’t you going to tell me at this point?”

“Wait, I’m thinking.”

“What? You’re…… thinking?”

“Tsk.”

Her eyes narrowed.

“Okay, you’re cooking dinner tonight. Then I’ll tell you.”

“Wow, you’re really too much. A woman who cooks once a week. What?”

“Take it or leave it.”

“Okay, but you’re doing the dishes, Deputy Manager Cha.”

“Deal.”

Team Leader Lee Byeong-seok perked up his ears and looked at her mouth.

“So, I think all of this was planned. From the budget cuts for the security program last year. And the hacked file came from Vice President Kwon’s computer.”

“I knew it…… that bastard was acting strange. But why did he do that?”

“Well? I don’t know……”

“Can we find out with the remaining traces now?”

Cha Young-mi shook her head.

“I don’t think we can with the remaining traces now. There is one person who can do it, though……”

“Who?”

He had a curious expression on his face.

“Me, the genius Cha Young-mi. Hehet.”

“Ugh…… I was crazy. I was blinded by that skill……”

“What? What did you just say? Didn’t you marry me for my face?”

Cold sweat broke out on Team Leader Lee’s forehead as his true feelings came out without him realizing it.

“Let’s go, it’s cold. Our Young-mi must be cold. I’ll treat you to dinner tonight.”

“Tsk, you were supposed to cook.”

“I’ll buy it with my allowance.”

Lee Byeong-seok, who was heading to the computer room, saw people gathered and buzzing.

“What’s going on?”

He asked a colleague he hadn’t seen in a while.

He looked surprised to see him.

Then, with a hesitant expression, he pointed to the bulletin board.

[Notice of Disciplinary Action]

Department: Computer Room

Name: Team Leader Lee Byeong-seok

Disciplinary Action: Dismissal

Reason: Security Incident

There was only one notice attached to the bulletin board, announcing his dismissal.

***

“How can this be? Oppa [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend], are you really going to pack your bags like this?”

Lee Byeong-seok was packing his bags without answering.

“If it wasn’t for you, Oppa, we wouldn’t have been able to stop it……”

Cha Young-mi was furious and rampaging, while Lee Byeong-seok was calm.

People who saw them whispered.

“Hey, she called him Oppa. We can act like we know them now.”

“Yeah, it was hard to pretend we didn’t know them all this time.”

“What happens when Team Leader Lee leaves?”

“I don’t know, someone new will come.”

“Actually, someone has to take responsibility. If the situation is like this, someone has to take responsibility.”

“Then we should start by cutting out Vice President Kwon’s line, who cut the computer room budget.”

The computer room staff who were gathered were expressing their opinions to each other.

And Yoon Jeong-hoon, who was behind the computer room staff, asked.

“What is Vice President Kwon’s line?”

People who saw Jeong-hoon looked surprised and

“Oh my……”

“Ah, I’m sorry. I misspoke.”

They hurriedly scattered to their seats.

“I’m leaving this dirty company too. Why would I go here without Oppa?”

“Hey, who’s going to pay the loan interest then?”

“I don’t know, I’m leaving!”

Cha Young-mi, who was about to return to her seat, saw the man in front of her.

It was the face she saw earlier.

It was Giant CEO Yoon Jeong-hoon.

“Did you do this? Did you fire our Oppa?”

“Yes.”

“Then fire me too!”

“Sure, you can leave together.”

Cha Young-mi was even more agitated by his indifferent voice.

“You…… you little chick……”

Cha Young-mi gritted her teeth and glared at Yoon Jeong-hoon.

Then she went to her seat and started packing her bags.

***

“Young-mi, this isn’t right.”

They were sitting in a cafe in front of the company.

They looked at each other’s faces and sighed.

“It’s okay, Oppa. Trust me, I have some emergency funds, so we can live on that.”

“What? Really? That’s a relief. But……. Never mind.”

“I prepared it just in case. Sorry for not telling you.”

“No, it’s okay……. Sigh.”

When Lee Byeong-seok sighed and turned his head, he saw Yoon Jeong-hoon in front of him.

Cha Young-mi also found Yoon Jeong-hoon and said as if she was in a bad mood.

“Hey, why are you following us here? You little brat, get lost.”

“Young-mi, why are you doing this? Stop it. I’m sorry. My wife is very excited…… I’ll apologize on her behalf.”

“It’s okay. It’s true. I fired Team Leader Lee.”

“Ugh. That little chick doesn’t know anything and fired Lee Byeong-seok, the genius programmer of Korea. Amazing, chick.”

Jeong-hoon smirked at Cha Young-mi, who was jumping up and down.

“Pfft, do you think I don’t know that? Cha Young-mi, or should I call you the legendary hacker Harley Quinn?”

At those words, Cha Young-mi’s body froze instantly. Her pupils were shaking rapidly.

“How did you know that?”

Lee Byeong-seok asked Yoon Jeong-hoon.

“Well, does that matter? Now that you’ve been fired from BHC Securities, would you like to work with me from tomorrow? The annual salary will be increased by 1.5 times.”

A brief silence fell between them.

A loud voice broke the silence.

“I will work hard. Mr. President.”

Before they knew it, Cha Young-mi was politely placing her hands on her stomach and bowing 90 degrees.

The worry about the loan interest that had not disappeared since leaving the company was resolved in an instant.

The Genius Grandson of the Cash King Becomes a Tycoon