The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 137

“Hey, Eun-soo, don’t be scared and stick close to me, okay?”

Ji Hyun-bok nodded and spoke to Eun-soo as if giving advice.

“I can fight a bit too, you know.”

“Kid, wanna try going up against me?”

“Kid? I think I’m taller than you though…”

Eun-soo really did seem to be about three centimeters taller than Ji Hyun-bok.

“Hehehe, is that so? Anyway, you need to take good care of that pretty face.”

Suddenly, the boss’s warning flashed through his mind, sending a chill down his spine.

‘Never say Eun-soo is pretty.’

“Hahaha, not pretty, but handsome, no, a cool face.”

Watching him hastily change his words, Eun-soo wondered.

Why was he so oversensitive to the word ‘pretty’?

She realized it the moment she met her.

The words she always uttered before abusing herself.

‘Our pretty Hwan.’

That’s where the trauma started.

It’s okay now.

She’s old, and I’m no longer a lonely child being abused by her.

I have Grandma and Jung-hoon to protect me.

There was no need to go berserk at such words anymore.

Ji Hyun-bok, taking the lead for the first time in a while, felt nervous.

It wasn’t fear, but an exciting nervousness.

“Hoo, this is going to be fun today…”

“I know, right? I’ll show you just how good I am.”

How good could she be, even if she was good?

A young age, a body that hasn’t been properly trained.

Hyun-soo said she had outstanding talent, but it was laughable.

Still, there was no need to deliberately dampen her spirits.

“Still, be careful. Hyun-soo asked me to take good care of you.”

“Huh? That taciturn guy, what’s up with him? Where’s Hyun-soo uncle?”

“He said he had other business. Where’s our boss, though?”

“He said he had something to do.”

Both Ji Hyun-bok and Eun-soo rolled their eyes, thinking.

“Are those two up to something fun? Tsk, too bad.”

“I know, right? It’s a shame, but still, how fun is it to smash things up here?”

“Oh, you rascal. Is risking your life fun?”

Eun-soo was also putting on a show to relieve the tension.

“Still… you can’t get a scratch on that handsome face. Hehehe.”

“Yes, sir.”

Ji Hyun-bok checked his watch and took the lead in opening the door.

“Welcome.”

Those were the employees’ last words.

Eun-soo, who was behind him, shot forward like lightning.

She sprang up and kicked the man in front of her in the chin, landing gracefully.

The second man slashed at Eun-soo’s face with a knife.

She ducked her head slightly to avoid it, then punched him in the temple.

He passed out instantly.

Accurate strikes and unbelievable speed.

‘Oh, she’s not kidding.’

His mouth hung open, unable to close it.

Hyun-soo’s words were a lie.

She wasn’t just talented, she was a genius.

As Eun-soo and Ji Hyun-bok cleared the way, Hwashin Distribution’s members surged in like a wave.

***

“I’ll escort you.”

“Just a moment.”

Ha In-sun tilted the bottle of whiskey on the table into her mouth.

She poured about half the bottle straight in, filling her mouth with the rich apple scent of the whiskey.

“Take this person and leave first.”

“Yes?”

The man was taken aback.

“It’s dangerous.”

“No, I have my own security, so don’t worry. I have something to do.”

She couldn’t just sit still.

She decided she had to get rid of Yoon Jung-hoon, who was a thorn in her side.

And she was curious.

How that child had survived.

She took out the poison from her bag and mixed it into the liquor.

In the quiet, darkened room, she waited for Yoon Jung-hoon.

The child’s voice began to echo in her ears.

‘Mom, I’m sorry!’

‘Shut up.’

She shook her head violently and brought the bottle back to her lips.

She poured the strong liquor into her mouth.

Pounding sounds and screams seeped in.

She bit her lip tightly, her sharp gaze fixed on the door where the sounds were coming from.

After a while, the door opened and the lights came on.

It was Yoon Jung-hoon, whom she had been waiting for.

“Hello.”

She didn’t answer.

“It seems we have a lot to say to each other. Have a seat.”

She poured a drink and placed it in front of Jung-hoon.

“What is your real identity?”

“Just a woman who sells alcohol.”

“Is a woman who sells alcohol the real owner of Daewongak and Sunwoongak [Korean-style restaurants/entertainment venues]? And do you also engage in dirty schemes?”

“Schemes? I just record things. There are many people whose hobby is recording. Why, you’re a man, so you know, right? Hohoho.”

It was unpleasant.

“…I shouldn’t be saying this to a friend’s mother. Aren’t you curious about Eun-soo?”

“My Hwan? Of course, I’m curious. How on earth did he survive?”

“…I pity Eun-soo for missing a woman like you as a mother.”

She wore a strangely distorted expression for a moment, but quickly hid it with a smile.

“Mother? Go tell him. That mother died a long time ago. Tell him that a demon came and dragged to hell a woman who didn’t feel an ounce of guilt while abusing her child… He’ll like that.”

“I already knew. That she was already dead.”

Eun-soo entered.

His expression was calm, but Jung-hoon knew.

His tightly clenched fists were trembling slightly.

Eun-soo had mustered great courage and entered this room.

“The mother who gently stroked my cheeks every night before I went to sleep was nowhere to be found. It was the pitiful Buddha who stroked me after I was beaten unconscious.”

Ha In-sun’s eyes turned red in an instant.

‘How does he remember that?’

Her shoulders were trembling slightly.

A faint smile was drawn on her stiff face as she bit her lip tightly.

“That’s a relief. That at least the Buddha stroked you. Your mother was abandoned even by the Buddha and is groaning in hell.”

Eun-soo looked at her with a pitiful expression.

“I don’t know why you abused the child, but please get out of hell now. I’ve forgotten everything.”

It was a calm voice.

“Get out of hell? Out of hell? Hahaha!”

A grotesque laugh burst from her lips.

“You are hell, my pretty Hwan. My beloved son, you were my hell. Every time I saw you, I was reminded of your father who defiled me. Those dirty memories of that day. But after beating you to my heart’s content, I felt relieved. You, whom I killed, have come back to life. You’re telling me to get out of hell while you’re dropping me into hell? Hahaha.”

The distorted woman grabbed a bottle of liquor.

Eun-soo snatched the bottle and threw it.

-Smash

It shattered into pieces as it hit the wall.

“You’re still… relying on alcohol. Could you forget then? Do you even remember? What you did when you were drunk?”

“Me, what did I do?”

“You abused me cruelly. So much more cruelly that I can never forget!”

Her eyelids fluttered.

It was clear that she was flustered when asked about moments she didn’t remember.

Eun-soo pressed his lips together and said nothing.

That she only became a mother when she was drunk.

That she was a mother who would hug him tightly only when she was drunk enough to lose consciousness. Eun-soo didn’t say that.

He knew that it would push her into even greater pain.

He was a child who had to hate while being loved.

That was Lee Hwan.

Eun-soo swallowed the tears that welled up in his eyes.

And finally said.

“Tell that person in hell. The child didn’t take the medicine his mother gave him that day. Knowing that he was no longer a being who could be loved… he chose to be in that darkness himself. So, tell her she doesn’t need to feel guilty. He chose to die himself.”

“What? What… What are you saying?”

Ha In-sun raised her head and looked at Eun-soo.

The hell he didn’t know was unfolding again.

He reached out a trembling hand towards Eun-soo.

“Ho, how…”

“It was the last gift the child gave. He knew she was in pain because of him… I hope you can forget with alcohol.”

Eun-soo picked up the glass of liquor in front of Jung-hoon and brought it to his lips.

“No!”

Ha In-sun rushed to Eun-soo and knocked the glass out of his hand.

But it seemed he had already swallowed a few mouthfuls.

Eun-soo’s expression hardened in an instant.

“Spit it out, Hwan-ah, spit it out quickly… No!”

Jung-hoon, who had jumped up, shouted.

A lonely smile was drawn on Eun-soo’s face.

“…I’m finally dying at your hands.”

After saying those words, Eun-soo struggled to swallow the remaining liquor in his mouth.

He was about to open his mouth towards Jung-hoon when he collapsed.

Jung-hoon’s mind went blank for a moment.

‘What happened?’

He shook his head to clear his mind.

“Eun-soo! Jung Eun-soo!”

He shook him, but he didn’t respond.

“What did you do?”

“I don’t know either. It’s poison.”

He picked up Eun-soo and went outside.

“Boss, Eun-soo is…”

Ji Hyun-bok, who had grasped the situation, cleared the way.

Jung-hoon put Eun-soo in the car and drove towards the hospital at full speed.

He made a deafening noise and sped like crazy, but the nearest hospital felt endlessly far away.

***

“Everything is taken care of.”

“The damage?”

“About three or four people are seriously injured. But their lives are not in danger.”

“Good work. The data?”

“It hasn’t been around for long, so there wasn’t much.”

“It can’t be helped. Let’s go.”

The subordinate who was leaving through the door was suddenly hit in the temple by a flying fist and collapsed.

The ability to take down his subordinate with one blow.

He was a master.

“Who is it?”

Immediately, a sharp blade was aimed at his neck.

He barely dodged it.

‘Fast.’

Park Chang-soo, tense at the speed at which the opponent’s sword was digging in, looked around.

Fortunately, there was no one there.

It was a situation where he had no choice but to reveal his hidden abilities.

“Who sent you? Did Shincheong send you?”

“…”

The masked man did not answer.

“You’re not an ordinary fighter… I was too lazy to look for you all this time, but you came to me like this… Should I say thank you?”

Sparks flew from Park Chang-soo’s eyes.

The way he took out his sword from his chest was different from usual.

The masked man also tensed and put strength into the sword in his hand.

‘If I mess this up, I’m in big trouble…’

Park Chang-soo’s sword, which had instantly dug into his chest, aimed for his heart.

-Clang

He barely managed to deflect it.

‘He’s not ordinary after all. He was more than twice as strong as usual.’

The masked man did not back down either.

He fought with all his might.

The swords clashed roughly against each other, and sparks flew in the dark room.

A battle that was not easily decided.

His stamina was now running out.

Park Chang-soo prepared for the final blow.

He gathered all his strength.

“Hoo, let’s end this now!”

“Hoo.”

The man nodded without answering.

“Aaaaaah!”

The two men screamed and rushed towards each other.

‘I definitely stabbed him in the heart….’

Park Chang-soo, lying on the floor, felt empty.

He was disappointed that he couldn’t take revenge and couldn’t fulfill the decree passed down through generations.

“Kill him.”

“…I think I should reveal my identity now….”

“Identity? Weren’t you guys members of Shincheong?”

“Shincheong? Is that the organization of the guys you’re chasing?”

“You… you….”

It was a familiar voice.

The one who took off the mask was Kwak Hyun-soo.

“I was looking for an organization called Shincheong. My grandfather was the secret bodyguard of the Joseon Emperor [Korean Empire’s Emperor]. I have been tracking them down until now by order of Emperor Gojong [The last emperor of Korea].”

“The reason?”

“They stole all of the emperor’s independence funds.”

“The gold of a dying country. It wouldn’t have been much.”

“No. It was a truly enormous amount. Have you ever heard of Silla, the land of gold? There was a rumor that even dogs carried gold in their mouths. There had been enormous gold mines in Gyeongsang-do [Region in Korea] for a long time. A huge gold mine was discovered in the early 1900s. The gold mine discovered in Goesan was secretly mined.

They collected a huge amount of gold bullion. The plan was to use it to train an army in Manchuria…”

“But?”

“The shamans of Shincheong and pro-Japanese royal family members who had betrayed us rushed in. We were mostly massacred by them, who brought Japanese assassins.”

“Hmm… The gold would have already disappeared, and this was the reason why you’ve been tracking them down until now?‘

“It’s also a personal revenge, but I heard that they were operating secretly.

Daewongak and Sunwoongak, and Sugumjae were probably organizations run by Shincheong.”

“Hyun-soo!”

Ji Hyun-bok appeared and urgently called out to Kwak Hyun-soo.

“Eun-soo collapsed.”

Ji Hyun-bok told him about Eun-soo’s condition.

“What?”

Kwak Hyun-soo ran to the hospital.

***

“How is Eun-soo?”

“He’s being treated now.”

“What happened?”

“Ha In-sun put poison in my glass, and Eun-soo drank a little of it. Just a little….”

Kwak Hyun-soo’s face contorted.

“Did that woman have poison?”

“I think so.”

“We can only pray that it’s not the worst-case scenario.”

“What’s the worst-case scenario?”

“Ordinary people can’t get poison. She must have gotten it through the military or gangsters. If it’s Chun Seong-han’s lover, she must have gotten it through the military… There won’t be an antidote.”

“That’s…”

Kwak Hyun-soo frowned instead of answering.

“But the hopeful thing is that his heart was beating.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s not a deadly poison. There’s a lot of possibilities.”

A deadly poison takes a life as soon as it touches it. But that wasn’t the case with Eun-soo.

When he arrived, he clearly had a pulse and was breathing.

There is hope.

At that time, the door to the emergency room opened and the doctor came out.

“The vitals are normal. But he hasn’t regained consciousness.”

“Is he safe?”

“He’ll be fine. Fortunately, the measures were taken quickly, so the prognosis will be good.”

“Thank you.”

Jung-hoon breathed a sigh of relief.

Then his cell phone rang.

It was Park Chang-soo.

“Ha In-sun is escaping.”

“Chase her.”

Jung-hoon replied briefly.