The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 120

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“That woman is Hain Sun?”

“Yes, it’s confirmed.”

“Wow, it really is Hain Sun. Why is she there…?”

Cha Youngmi added, looking at the woman on the screen.

Junghoon looked at Ji Hyunbok.

“I don’t know either. But she was definitely murdered because of that woman. The dirty part is coming up soon.”

Ji Hyunbok said in a calm voice.

Junghoon thought it would be better to send Cha Youngmi outside.

“Youngmi, would you like to wait outside? I don’t think you should watch anymore.”

As Junghoon said that, there was a sound from outside the door.

He hurriedly opened the door and went outside.

There was no one outside.

Instead, a subtle fragrance lingered.

‘This is the scent I recently smelled from Eunsoo…’

How much did she hear?

Or how much should I tell Eunsoo?

He hesitated for a moment.

Junghoon went back into the room and checked the video with the others.

At the moment when Cha Younghoon was murdered, he wanted to close his eyes, but instead, he opened them wider.

It was the moment to confirm the clear reason why he had to punish him.

“Ji Hyunbok, what are you going to do now?”

“…What do you mean?”

Junghoon looked at him.

He was sitting there dejectedly.

Before the regression [time travel], he was cocky but very cheerful.

He was a person who received a high salary.

Junghoon wondered if he had made Ji Hyunbok like this.

No.

Whatever position he is in now, it is only the result of his choice.

There was no need to pity him sitting there miserably.

However, he wanted to help him once.

Just like he helped him.

Junghoon also needed him.

What is Hain Sun doing now?

And he had to confirm whether she was really Eunsoo’s biological mother.

“Ji Hyunbok, are you just going to sit there blankly like that? What are you going to do now? Don’t you want to fix this twisted situation?”

Ji Hyunbok looked at Junghoon, who was urging him.

He couldn’t believe the words coming out of his mouth.

“Help us. There are many things to do.”

“Yes?”

Ji Hyunbok’s eyes widened as much as they could.

‘Help me? Are you asking me, who deserves to be killed right now, to help you?’

He couldn’t believe it.

But he was curious.

‘Is there anything I can do? Can I get a chance to atone?’

“What do you mean? Is there anything a murderer like me can do to help?”

Junghoon looked down at Ji Hyunbok and then said in a calm tone.

“You infiltrated here to assassinate me, right?”

“Yes.”

“And you were the one who sniped me in Busan, right?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“Chun Seonghan will never let you live if your identity is exposed. But we are the only ones here who know that your mission has failed.”

“You mean? Could it be…”

Ji Hyunbok’s hands were shaking.

“Yes, be a spy. You have to repay the favor you received from Cha Younghoon, or rather, Pope. Go and investigate Hain Sun and Chun Seonghan. And especially find out everything about the black ops agents that Chun Seonghan is using.”

Ji Hyunbok did not answer.

“Can you do it? It could be dangerous.”

Ji Hyunbok hesitated. When he turned his head, he saw the white screen.

He thought of Pope’s pale face.

‘Is it too late?’

No. Let’s give it a try.

Whether it’s here or there, I’m already a dead man.

I have to repay my debts before I die.

Ji Hyunbok struggled to get up.

“…Hoo, I’ll try. No, I have to. I’m a dead man walking. I have to do something meaningful before I die.”

“Die? You have to live. We’re doing this to live…”

“…We’re doing this to live, thank you.”

Ji Hyukbok’s eyes were filled with tears.

Junghoon looked at him and smiled faintly.

He tried to return the gun to him, but he refused.

“This is my most precious gun. It’s a reward for saving my life. I think it would be better for the chairman to have it than me. You may need it more.”

“I understand.”

After finishing the conversation with Junghoon, Ji Hyunbok looked around.

He approached Cha Youngmi, who was quietly sobbing.

And he knelt down in front of her and bowed his head.

“I… I have committed a crime worthy of death. Please wait a little longer until I punish that person. After that, I will accept any punishment.”

“Yes, our Younghoon must have been very lonely being alone. I will definitely send that murderer to Younghoon’s side. I will help too.”

Cha Youngmi finished speaking in a calm voice.

She got up from her seat and looked at Junghoon.

“Would it be okay to declare war today?”

“It’s okay.”

Cha Youngmi opened the door and went outside.

And she slowly walked to her computer and sat down.

She slowly typed on the keyboard.

‘I will definitely kill you miserably.’

A spark of madness was in Cha Youngmi’s eyes.

That day, the computer in the Ministry of National Defense server room caught fire due to overheating.

The entire computer network of the Ministry of National Defense connected to the Internet was hacked.

On the main screen of the homepage, a picture of Harley Quinn smiling was repeatedly displayed with eerie phrases.

‘I WILL KILL YOU. I WILL KILL YOU. I WILL KILL YOU.’

***

Junghoon had Ji Hyunbok report important group matters and information to Chun Seonghan.

This increased the credibility of the information provided by Ji Hyunbok.

He only had to provide incorrect information once.

Until then, he had to make them believe him unconditionally.

Ji Hyunbok also reported Chun Seonghan’s movements to Junghoon from time to time.

There were no unusual trends.

He visited Daewongak [a high-end Korean restaurant] two or three times a week to drink alcohol and met Han Pan-soo more often.

Junghoon carefully observed Eunsoo from time to time.

He was always 신경 쓰였다 [concerned] after that day.

Eunsoo showed no particular signs.

As usual, she was just reading romance novels and poetry books at home.

But he couldn’t pretend not to know.

After 고민 [deliberating], Junghoon decided that he had to talk to Eunsoo about Hain Sun.

It was a matter of trust between each other.

He had to tell Eunsoo what he knew.

Junghoon took Eunsoo to the convenience store.

From a long time ago, Junghoon and Eunsoo had many conversations at the convenience store.

They used to confide in each other, looking out the window, unable to do so while looking at each other’s faces.

The two bought simple snacks and took a seat by the window.

The two quickly ate the freshly cooked ramen.

Junghoon, who had neatly emptied a small cup of ramen, looked out the window.

And he started to say what he wanted to say.

“Eunsoo, do you know a woman named Hain Sun?”

“…I know.”

“People say she looks like you. So I’m looking for her now, but there’s no trace of her. It’s strange that a person who had a short career as a celebrity disappeared without a trace.”

“Hain Sun’s name is probably a pseudonym.”

Junghoon was shocked as if he had been hit on the head.

‘Ha, I was too stupid.’

He never even thought it was a pseudonym.

“Ah, I didn’t think of that. Anyway, I don’t think that person is your mother.”

“I… think so too. I had a hard time getting a picture of Hain Sun and saw it, and she had an angelic face. That woman is not my mother.”

“Yes. It won’t be. So don’t 신경 쓰지 마 [worry about it].”

“Thank you for 신경 써 줘서 [caring].”

“No.”

Eunsoo did not talk about her cold voice or her vicious face that lingered in his ears.

It was clearly the same face, but she was an angel in the picture and a demon in her memory.

She decided to firmly believe that she would never be her mother.

Junghoon smelled the perfume he had smelled that day.

-Sniff sniff

“Hey, do you use perfume these days? A guy using perfume is annoying!”

“This is a 명품 [luxury brand] perfume, Hermes! I bought it for over 300,000 won [approximately $250 USD].”

“What? Are you crazy? How many bowls of 국밥 [Korean rice soup] could you buy with that money? You’ve been using your card too carelessly these days, give me your card!”

“……. This perfume, my mom used to use it. It smells like my mom. It’s funny, I don’t remember her face, but I remember the perfume.”

Junghoon was speechless for a moment.

He thought of Kwak Hyunsoo’s words.

‘He asked his mom to 살라 달라고 [save him] in his sleep. I think he was abused.’

He felt sorry for Eunsoo, who missed that kind of human being and still remembered that smell.

He wanted to hide his 울컥하는 [welling up] feeling.

“You 개새끼 [son of a bitch], where are you lying? 좆 까 [fuck off]. Anyway, I have to acknowledge this 새끼’s [bastard’s] love for 명품 [luxury goods]. Give me your card!”

Eunsoo was flustered when she saw the anger burning in Junghoon’s eyes.

She 벌떡 일어나 [jumped up] and took a step back before running away.

-Hoo, hoo

Eunsoo, who was gasping for breath, said 힘겹게 [with difficulty].

“Junghoon, you can stop looking for Hain Sun. She’s not my mom.”

“Okay. But a person named Hain Sun has a deep relationship with General Chun Seonghan. She’s definitely related to 천지회 [Cheonjihoe, a secret society].”

“Really? She’s not a good person.”

“Maybe……”

“Did you remember everything?”

“Not completely, just a little.”

Junghoon didn’t ask anymore.

Eunsoo looked at the sky and smiled faintly.

It was snowing.

She prayed that the white snow would fall heavily and cover her wounds.

Eunsoo glanced at Junghoon and moved her lips, but in the end, she didn’t say anything.

That half of her came from Hain Sun.

She thought that the other half of her was definitely dirty blood.

That’s why she was abandoned.

It was a moment when she was endlessly compared to the 티 없이 깨끗한 [spotless] snow and herself with dirty blood.

***

Time passed quickly and the new year arrived.

During the holidays, Junghoon spent time with Dahye and Eunsoo, cooking food.

His parents and grandmother all visited together.

Grandmother was no longer sick during the holidays.

On 명절날 [holidays], she went out 마실을 나갔다 [for a stroll] busily.

Rumors in the securities district that the chairman of Future Finance Group and the chairman of AR Group had a secret meeting were 심심치 않게 올라왔다 [frequently surfacing].

The rumors dismissed the meeting between the two as a business meeting.

Meanwhile, the ruling party 분당을 해 [underwent a split] and split into the Open Party and the Democratic Party.

With the general election approaching, the president was caught up in a controversy over election neutrality, and rumors circulated in the political world that he would be impeached for violating election neutrality.

The ruling and opposition parties joined forces to drive him into a 사지로 [dead end].

They forced him to make a humiliating apology, but President Gu Hansoo did not budge an inch.

He 맞불을 놓았다 [fought back] and told them to impeach him if they wanted to.

Junghoon called Jo Youngjin to the chairman’s office and served him tea.

“I always saw you at the 횟집 [raw fish restaurant], but seeing you in the chairman’s office makes me feel a little intimidated.”

“I was intimidated when I went there, so I invited you here today. But do you 신경 쓰십니까 [care] about that, 어르신 [elder]?”

“I thought I didn’t, but after coming here today, I see that I do. You… are too big, you were already very tall, but now that you’ve become the chairman of a 재벌 [chaebol, a large conglomerate], it’s too 부담스러워졌어 [burdensome]. I liked the high school student who 버럭하던 [yelled] at me, calling me an old man in the back room, 허허허 [he he he].”

“하하하 [ha ha ha].”

Junghoon laughed along.

After the laughter ended, he opened his mouth after a while.

“President Gu Hansoo is 사면초가 [surrounded on all sides]. What are you going to do, 어르신 [elder]?”

“Well, I don’t really know. It hasn’t been long since I joined the Democratic Party. But I have to protect Gu Hansoo.”

“You must do that.”

Junghoon strongly 어필했다 [asserted] his opinion.

“Is there a reason?”

“There are rumors that he will be impeached.”

“I heard it too, but would they really do that?”

“You never know what will happen. You have to prepare.”

“How so?”

“Prevent the impeachment with all your might. And it would be better to move your party affiliation to the Open Party. I think it would be good to create your own forces, 의원님 [assemblyman].”

“Really? Well, it would be easier to increase my power in the Open Party than in the Democratic Party.”

“Yes, you have to increase your power and rise to a higher place.”

“This person is 말장난하기는 [joking around] again, look, I know my 그릇 [capacity]. A minister, maybe a prime minister, that’s it.”

“…You never know.”

“Yes, you can’t know the 속은 [inner thoughts] of the people.”

Assemblyman Jo Youngjin emptied the remaining coffee in one go.

“Look, Chairman Yoon. Thank you for your interest and concern for me. But if you’re thinking of making me your 꼭두각시 [puppet], you’re wrong.”

“…I have no intention of making you a 꼭두각시 [puppet]. Don’t worry too much. But what is your purpose, 어르신 [elder]?”

“Purpose? The purpose of doing politics is to 쓸어버리는 [sweep away] the 천지회 [Cheonjihoe] guys.”

“I’m the same. I’ll help you from the side so that you can 쓸어버릴 수 있도록 [sweep them away] more easily.”

Junghoon placed a file of documents in front of Assemblyman Jo Youngjin.

“This is information collected by Shinhwa Group. Use it 요긴하게 [usefully].”

Jo Youngjin frowned and then 훑어보았다 [glanced over] the documents.

“크흠 [ahem], I don’t need this kind of data. 협박하는 [threatening] with this kind of thing is what 양아치들이나 [gangsters] do.”

“Isn’t there a time when you have to become a 양아치 [gangster] when you live?”

“No, nothing works if the 원칙 [principle] is 무너지면 [destroyed].”

“천지회 [Cheonjihoe] doesn’t 가리지 않는 수단과 방법 [discriminate between methods and means]. If you 정정당당하게 맞서면 [confront them fairly] those guys… you’ll 순식간에 목숨을 빼앗깁니다 [lose your life in an instant].”

“That’s true, but……”

“If you’re 부담스러우시면 [uncomfortable], I’ll do it. I think it’s better for me to do it. Don’t 신경 쓰지 마십시오 [worry about it].”

“Hmm, you really make it 곤란하게 [difficult] for people. It’s more fun when I 춰야 칼춤 [dance with a sword]. I guess you’ll be loyal to me if I 휘둘려 [wield it].”

“Thank you.”

Jo Youngjin put the documents in his bag.

“Did you call me because of this?”

“Yes.”

“Looking at your face, I think you believe the rumors. If you believe the rumors… then it’s no longer a rumor. A big 위기가 [crisis] will come to the country soon.”

“위기는 [crisis] is an 기회 [opportunity], 어르신 [elder].”

“Okay, let’s try to survive. I’m going now.”

“Please go in.”

He 인사했다 정중하게 [bowed politely] towards him as he left the chairman’s office.

Junghoon was planning to turn the 닥쳐올 위기 [impending crisis] into an 기회 [opportunity].

In late 2003, reformist lawmakers who left the Democratic Party founded the Open Party.

Gu Hansoo, who belonged to the Democratic Party, showed great favor to the Open Party.

Under the pretext of a single slip of the tongue, the Democratic Party and the Conservative Party 야합해 저질렀다 폭거 [colluded and committed an outrage].

March 12, 2004, 11:55 AM.

The president was impeached with the approval of 183 of the 271 members present.

A megaton-class nuclear bomb fell on Yeouido [the political and financial heart of Seoul].

From that day on, the night in Seoul burned with tens of thousands of candles.