The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 100

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“Kim, what are you doing? Aren’t you going out?”

“Yes? Where are you going, Senior? Is something wrong?”

Kim Suho looked puzzled at his senior prosecutor’s words.

“Aren’t you involved?”

“More than half of the prosecutors from the Central District Prosecutor’s Office are out on search and seizure right now.”

“Yes? Wow, isn’t this too much? No matter how good my performance was, how could they leave me out?”

“Hey, I’m the only one who’ll even talk to you. Who likes you after you took down two seniors?”

“That’s true, but it’s not like I fabricated crimes… By the way, where are you going today?”

“I’m going to Shinhwa Securities, Team 3 is going to Shinhwa Lending, Shinhwa Savings Bank…”

Kim Suho’s eyes widened.

“Are you hitting the entire Shinhwa Group right now?”

“The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office came down directly. Today, the warrant judge is a complete vending machine. If you put it in, it’s unconditionally OK. Today, we might even seize Chairman Yoon Jeonghun’s underwear. And I heard that the Fair Trade Commission and the National Tax Service are next after us.”

“I understand. Have a good trip, Senior.”

Kim Suho hurriedly entered his office.

He called President Kang Sangcheol.

“Prosecutor Kim, shall we grab a drink today?”

He answered the phone with a playful voice, as always.

“Listen carefully, Sangcheol. They’re going to conduct a search and seizure right now.”

Kang Sangcheol was also nervous at Kim Suho’s urgent voice.

“Hey, what’s wrong? What’s going on?”

“Contact the Chairman right now. A large-scale search and seizure will begin soon. This is 100 percent a planned investigation.”

“Explain it so I can understand.”

“They create a crime and then collect evidence. So, you have to avoid having the data taken as much as possible.”

“Ah, I understand.”

Kim Suho hung up the phone and paced back and forth. He pondered what he could do to help him.

He had to prevent him from being in danger.

He thought about the data seized from Ilsong last time.

There, the transaction details between Ilsong and Hanho Group were piled up.

He thought that if he tracked the money that went into Hanho Group, he could find a clue.

If he just stood still, he would be defeated.

To subdue an opponent trying to seize his weakness, he had to seize his weakness.

Kim Suho went to the document storage in the basement of the Central District Prosecutor’s Office.

It wouldn’t be easy, but he had to find it.

Saving him was saving himself.

Kim Suho opened the heavy iron door and entered the document storage filled with the smell of paper.

***

Hanging up the phone, Kang Sangcheol looked out the window.

Cars he had never seen before were gathering around the building.

He went to the next office.

“Ms. Cha Youngmi, you can check the CCTV now, right?”

“Of course. What’s going on?”

Everyone, including Cha Youngmi, looked puzzled at Kang Sangcheol’s unusually nervous appearance, which was different from his usual humorous self.

“Let’s check the external CCTV first.”

At Kang Sangcheol’s words, the outside situation was transmitted to Cha Youngmi’s monitor as it was.

Unfamiliar cars were surrounding the building.

“What? These guys… They’re gathering creepily, aren’t they? I should give them a taste first.”

Cha Youngmi tapped on the keyboard.

“You won’t be able to use your cell phones anymore. Are those people here to rob our company?”

“Yes, and that’s just the beginning. The prosecutors are followed by the National Tax Service, and the Fair Trade Commission is coming too.”

“Really? Aren’t special forces going to storm in at the end?”

“…….”

She thought it was a joke, but everyone else thought it was possible.

“Ha, how can they do that when there’s no suspicion at all?”

“If they want to, they can disintegrate a group in a day.”

Kwak Hyeonsu, who had been quietly watching the situation, opened his mouth.

“I can’t get in touch with the Young Master. It’s urgent…”

“Ahem, there’s no choice. Jinhyuk, track our Young Master’s location!”

“Yes.”

After a while, Cheon Jinhyuk said.

“He’s at Gyeongbokgung Palace [a major royal palace in Seoul] right now. Shall I tell him to call?”

“Of course!”

Kwak Hyeonsu looked at Cha Youngmi and Cheon Jinhyuk.

Unlike himself, who was very nervous, they looked excited.

The problems that had been blocked were solved with a few taps on the keyboard.

‘How do these people know the Young Master’s location? And how are they going to make him call?’

Cheon Jinhyuk started tapping the computer microphone.

“We’ll let you know from the Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office.”

A short sigh escaped from Kwak Hyeonsu’s mouth.

***

Jeonghun left the company and walked towards Gyeongbokgung Palace.

It was a place he sometimes went to when his head was complicated.

Going inside and walking slowly would organize his dizzy head.

He liked the calm and cozy feeling of the old palace.

A simple and restrained place without complexity.

That’s why he often visited Gyeongbokgung Palace.

He wandered around the Pyeonjeon [king’s office], where he worked, passing by Geunjeongjeon [main throne hall], which symbolized the authority of the royal family of the Joseon Dynasty.

There would soon be a massive attack by the Cheonji Association.

If Cheonji Association played Han Pan-soo, then the next one was definitely him.

Han Pan-soo was released a few days ago, so he must have finished preparing now.

The prosecution is basic.

All the powerful institutions, including the National Tax Service and the Fair Trade Commission, will bare their teeth to destroy the Shinhwa Group.

Jeonghun sighed deeply.

After confirming that there was no one around, he opened the door of the Pyeonjeon and went inside.

The place where the king worked.

He could feel his anguish.

He walked forward.

At eye level, he saw the throne where the king sat.

He went up and sat in the seat.

When he closed his eyes, countless vassals were bowing their heads.

The fate of the country and the lives of the people depended on the will of a single person.

His worries and anguish were conveyed to madness and greed.

He couldn’t be compared to him, who had a few affiliates and moved the country.

While Jeonghun was lost in imagination, he heard a voice calling for him.

He was being searched for in the information broadcast.

“Tap, tap, the Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office would like to say again. Shinhwa Group’s Yoon Jeonghun, please contact the company immediately. Once again…”

‘Yoon Jeonghun? Those guys are really… It seems like an urgent matter…’

He immediately noticed that it was Cheon Jinhyuk’s voice and called.

***

“So, prosecutors and police are gathering around the building?”

“Yes. They are waiting around all the affiliate offices across the country.”

Cheon Jinhyuk’s voice was trembling as if he was nervous.

“Don’t be nervous. It’s a problem I expected. Ms. Cha Youngmi, send a text message to all workplaces instructing them to take a vacation this week. Close everything except for essential job groups. You can send it to all employees of the group’s affiliates, right?”

“Yes. I’ll send it right now.”

“Cheon Jinhyuk, change all servers to Plan B mode.”

“Yes? If it’s Plan B, the hard drives will all burn out.”

“That’s right. Let’s get some new computers this time. The people who broke them will buy them for us. The data is backed up, right?”

“Yes, it’s all backed up.”

“Then change it as I said. Is Mr. Lee Byeongseok at the game company right now?”

“No, he’s here.”

Lee Byeongseok’s powerful voice was heard.

The anxiety that had been lingering in everyone had disappeared like snow melting.

Now they were hunters waiting for prey.

Lee Byeongseok was also telling them to give him a target quickly.

“There’s a file that Cha Youngmi prepared. You can’t see it now, but there will definitely be reporters from news agencies and broadcasting stations.”

“Yes.”

“They’re trying to humiliate us. Send them the warning letter I prepared.”

“I understand.”

“Lastly, how much emergency food is there?”

“We have a month’s worth of food stored. We have prepared to be able to live for about a month even in a completely closed state.”

Kwak Hyeonsu replied.

“Then close the building by tomorrow. So that not a single rat can get in. All the problems will be solved in the meantime.”

When he moved the office to the rooftop, he installed 30-centimeter-thick steel doors on each floor.

It would take at least ten days to climb to the 20th floor.

“Uncle Hyeonsu. Please protect everyone.”

“……. Do you think they’ll go that far?”

“I don’t know. They always go beyond imagination.”

“I understand. Don’t worry. Young Master, please be careful too.”

“Yes.”

The surprise attack they prepared will fail.

Jeonghun was reading all their moves.

“Then everyone be safe until tomorrow.”

The war has begun.

Tomorrow, or maybe even faster, it will be decided.

Jeonghun, who was sitting on the throne, called Park Changsu.

“It has begun. Are you ready?”

“Yes, we are on standby. We will immediately deploy people to the Jongno Building. If they attack, we can drive them into the building and sweep them away.”

“They will target me.”

“Surely you’re not deliberately becoming a target? It’s too dangerous, Chairman!”

“I can’t help it. We have to sweep away their hidden power at once.”

“I understand. I will protect you with the fastest guys around.”

“Yes. I’m asking you.”

Jeonghun, who was sitting on the throne, hung up the phone and looked ahead.

Only an empty space was visible.

The king’s office.

The monarch of the country.

The country was the king, and his will was the future of the country.

A space where he saved the people and worked hard to enrich the country and strengthen its military.

He thought that it might be the path he had to take.

When he came out of the Pyeonjeon, the phone rang.

“This is Yoon Jeonghun.”

“It’s me, we need to meet. The search and seizure will begin soon. It’s time to negotiate.”

“Negotiate? You mean blackmail and surrender. What do you want?”

“It’s not something to do over the phone. Come to my house. I have to buy a drink for the person who will be my son-in-law.”

Jeonghun hung up the phone without answering.

‘Is that where you guys planned it?’

It was a pity.

He didn’t want the place full of Dahye’s memories to be stained with blood.

But he couldn’t back down.

It remains to be seen whose blood will fill it.

Jeonghun called Park Changsu again and said briefly.

“I’m leaving. Just move according to the plan.”

***

Park Hyeoncheol was in a good mood.

He mobilized prosecutors across the country to conduct a massive search and seizure.

It was an opportunity to properly show his power.

If he, who is the center of people’s attention, is a criminal…

All the attention that had been directed at Yoon Jeonghun would surely be directed at him, who had subdued him.

Only now did the path of the monarch begin to appear faintly.

“Dad, I’m going out for a bit.”

“No. Jeonghun is coming. You guys have to make a decision about your problem.”

“Why all of a sudden?”

Park Hyeoncheol smiled brightly.

“Our Dahye, don’t worry too much.”

“Ah, I understand.”

Dahye knew the meaning of her father’s smile.

Sometime suddenly, with that smile, our house fell into a deep swamp.

Her confident father became cruel,

Her mother became even quieter.

That smile was always the beginning.

The bell rang.

“Go out and bring him in. Still, wouldn’t it be better for our daughter to bring him?”

Dahye intuitively understood the meaning contained in her father’s cold words.

She had to run away with Jeonghun.

Dahye, who went outside, hugged Jeonghun.

“No, Jeonghun. It’s dangerous. You have to get out of here!”

***

The door opened and she hugged him.

Her eyes were full of tears.

“It’s okay. Everything will be settled today. Trust me.”

Jeonghun reassured her, held Dahye’s hand tightly, and went inside.

He entered Dahye’s house for the first time.

“Sit down. Dahye, go into your room!”

Jeonghun nodded to her.

“Wait in the room. It will take a while. Never come out.”

“O, okay.”

She also noticed.

What would happen here.

“You came empty-handed. You should have bought a gift, I’m disappointed, hahaha.”

“I don’t think we’re in a position to play such jokes.”

“Is that so? It could be the last time, so we should resolve our accumulated grudges. Don’t you think?”

“Grudges? Do you have a grudge against me? I’m the one with the grudge.”

Jeonghun took out a recorder from his arms.

“What? Were you trying to threaten me with that?”

However, his magnanimous impression was distorted when he played the recorder.

Captain Kang Dohyun’s voice and Park Hyeoncheol’s voice ordering Yoon Jeonghun to be killed were clearly recorded.

“This is just the beginning. Do you think the search and seizure will be successful?”

“Of course. They’re raiding the Shinhwa Group offices all over the country right now. If we weave a scenario by linking just a few, it’s at least 5 years. And prison is a place we can handle. Keuhaha!”

Park Hyeoncheol, full of confidence, laughed loudly.

“Check it out once.”

Park Hyeoncheol, feeling uneasy at Jeonghun’s confident expression, made a phone call.

“How far is it in progress?”

“What? The computers are exploding? So… you can’t do anything? You idiot bastards!”

“The reporters must have already withdrawn as well.”

Park Hyeoncheol, who threw the phone down, glared at Jeonghun.

“What did you do?”

“I just followed what you guys are doing. The high-ranking officials of the media… there are many corrupt guys, so as soon as I sent a few pieces of evidence, they immediately lowered their tails. And when I gave them 100 million won [approximately $75,000 USD] in each hand, they were about to swear allegiance. It seems that the Cheonji Association is not in good financial condition these days.”

“You dirty bastard!”

“That’s not something you should say. Now, call off the search and seizure. Then I won’t release this recording file.”

“It’s not up to me to decide. That person will come. Wait. That person’s disposition will determine your life.”

“That person?”

Jeonghun pretended to be curious and made a questionable expression.

“The owner of the Cheonji Association will interrogate you. Don’t be too nervous, you probably didn’t know that he would come out in person.”

The front door opened and sturdy men wearing modernized hanboks [traditional Korean clothing] rushed in.

And without delay, they took out sharp daggers from their arms.

The cold blade sparkled and shone.

Jeonghun leaned back on the sofa without paying attention to the cold air.

“Interrogate? Does that mean he’s investigating in person? Now I can finally see his face. Your owner is finally showing himself.”

“What? Surely, you didn’t know that and came here?”

“Would I have come here without knowing that? And would I have come here without any preparation?”

Park Hyeoncheol’s eyebrows trembled in embarrassment.

Jeonghun, who was leaning back on the sofa, looked around with a relaxed gaze.

The owner of the Cheonji Association finally revealed himself in his eyes.

A neat face with a side parting.

‘As I expected, he was the owner of the Cheonji Association.’

Jeonghun stood up and glared at him.

He also glared at Jeonghun.

Yoon Jeonghun and Lee Seok.

It was the first moment the two confirmed each other’s existence.