Mining And Construction Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 112

112. Counterfeit Money Operation (1)

Han Cheong-ho’s study.

Han Cheong-ho turned off the television.

“How tiresome. Even the national anthem is enough with just the first verse. As if she were some great person.”

As always, the news was dominated by sensational reports about the First Lady’s assassination.

“Is the dead important? The living are what matter. Honestly, the media is making such a fuss. Tsk, tsk.”

Oh Young-soon broke her shackles and flew away to the sky.

She should have just stayed in her cage, receiving affection.

‘The red bank hidden in the Bank of Japan. It’s definitely there, but where did she hide the code……?’

Oh Young-soon left behind many things.

The stocks, real estate, and money I squeezed out of her are quite a fortune.

‘It would have been nice if Oh Young-soon had coughed up Park Jeong-hwan’s weakness before being released.’

What a pity.

It was a time for long patience.

Han Cheong-ho leaned back leisurely on the sofa.

“If Oh Young-soon doesn’t reveal the vault code, I can just get it from someone else. I know who you would have left the code to. It’s obviously your daughter.”

Han Cheong-ho shouted loudly towards the outside of the study.

“Secretary Park, hasn’t Il-kwon returned yet? How long has it been since he left, and there’s still no news?”

Han Il-kwon answered instead of Secretary Park.

“I just arrived. Why are you being so impatient, Father? It’s not like you.”

Han Il-kwon confidently burst into Han Cheong-ho’s study.

However, Han Il-kwon was holding a long iron chain in his hand.

“What is all that?”

“Can’t you tell by looking? It’s a dog leash.”

He was saying he brought someone, collared like a dog.

As Han Il-kwon pulled the chain, a middle-aged man entered the study with a groan.

“You taught me that back then, Father.”

-Completely trample that bastard. A dog that has been subdued can never bite its owner.

“I did as you taught me, and it was indeed very effective. Hey, bark.”

“Woof woof! Grrr!”

The bloodied middle-aged man quickly made dog noises.

His eyes were filled with terror as he looked at Han Il-kwon.

Han Il-kwon shrugged his shoulders while holding a horsewhip dripping with blood.

“See? It just took a little time to make him like this.”

“Good. Very well done.”

Han Cheong-ho looked at the middle-aged man.

“So, you’ve been playing the role of a pseudo-religious leader?”

“Not pseudo, just a small church…….”

“Did you think I wouldn’t have investigated you? Fraud, jail, name change, and even playing the role of a pseudo-religious leader.”

“Th, that’s… just the past. I live a wholesome life now, yes, I do.”

Han Cheong-ho clicked his tongue.

“A wholesome life, you say, while spreading your seed everywhere, extorting money, and ruining other people’s families? How many years would you rot in jail if I sent you there?”

“Th, that’s……!”

“I’m confident in uncovering other people’s assets and weaknesses.”

In that regard, Han Cheong-ho was far superior to the con man in front of him.

That’s how he grew his wealth and became a tycoon.

“I’ll shake out everything you’ve hidden, leaving not even a speck of dust. I’ll ruin your life too.”

“S, save me!”

Once you break their spirit at the beginning, you have to offer them bait to make them listen to you. That’s how you train a mutt.

Han Cheong-ho spoke subtly.

“I’ll clean up all your dusty past that comes out with just a little digging.”

“R, really?”

“So, there’s something you need to do for me.”

“What is it?”

A way to live is in sight.

The middle-aged man’s eyes gleamed.

“There’s a precious young lady who has lost her mother and is heartbroken right now. A helping hand is the warmest when times are tough. Use your tongue to win her over somehow.”

“If she gets pregnant, I’ll be in big trouble.”

The first thing that came to mind as a way to seduce a precious young lady was that kind of thing.

“That family is not ordinary. One snap of their fingers could lead to a mass funeral. You could die faster than if you died by my hand.”

“You’re telling me to seduce a girl from such a family without using my dick? How am I supposed to do that?”

The middle-aged man turned pale.

“Seduce her no matter what. The means and methods don’t matter. But there’s something you absolutely must get from her.”

“What is it?”

“The code her mother left behind. Three 16-digit codes composed of numbers and English letters are needed.”

Han Cheong-ho looked at the middle-aged man with cold eyes.

“Your only way to live is this path.”

The future is bleak, and the sky is yellow [a Korean idiom for a hopeless situation].

When he couldn’t answer easily, Han Il-kwon immediately pulled on the leash.

“Where do you think you’re scheming, you bastard?”

The middle-aged man choked because of the chain tightening around his neck.

“Aren’t you going to answer?”

The pale middle-aged man hurriedly replied.

“I’ll, I’ll keep it in… mind! Cough!”

“Get out.”

“Let’s go.”

Han Il-kwon pulled the dog leash, and the middle-aged man was dragged out.

Han Cheong-ho chuckled quietly.

‘Oh Young-soon, with this, you will give me everything, down to the last bit. Farewell. You were good while you lasted.’

So, now that you’re all used up, go to hell.

* * *

The Saudi National General Hospital in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

The top floor VIP ward was densely packed with guards.

It was because of the shooting incident in the Saudi royal family.

[Have you arrived?]

However, even the guards maintaining the emergency security system had no choice but to bow and make way for one person.

It was Rahman, Khalid’s successor.

[Father!]

Rahman opened the hospital room door, and Khalid turned his head.

[Have you come?]

[What is all this about?]

Khalid suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm.

The surgery was successful, but his expression was not good.

[It’s a rebellion.]

Khalid defined this assassination attempt in one word.

Rebellion.

In the face of treason, one cannot argue even if the traitor’s entire family is exterminated.

But the problem was that the one who started the rebellion was the king’s nephew.

[I have suspicions, but I don’t have any evidence yet.]

The one who shot the king and injured as many as 12 Saudi royals.

He used the last bullet to blow his own head off.

[The culprit took his own life and silenced himself.]

Kill the person to destroy the evidence.

There is no more perfect way to destroy evidence than that.

[Turki brought that bastard himself, but Turki was shot and killed…….]

The assassinated Saudi king was the third son.

After his death, the first in line to the throne was the fourth son, Turki, the Minister of Construction.

But he was caught up in this assassination and died.

Thanks to that, Khalid, the fifth son of the founding king, became the first in line to the throne.

[That bastard tried to kill me along with His Majesty. I’m sure of it…….]

After harming the Saudi king, the gun was pointed at Khalid.

At that time, Khalid’s right-hand man and younger brother, Abdullah, stood in front of Khalid.

Thanks to that, Khalid only suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm.

But Abdullah died.

[Damn it!]

Abdullah was so trusted that he would have become the Prime Minister when Khalid became king.

But he was also caught up in this assassination and died early.

[To think that Abdullah would die.]

He was Khalid’s right-hand man and trusted half-brother.

Abdullah, who had lost his mother at a young age and had no siblings, always had to be careful.

It was Khalid’s mother who took him in.

He was a reliable brother who volunteered to escort Khalid, touring the front lines together as Khalid built his career.

He wasn’t the kind of guy to die so absurdly.

[I will never forgive this! I will definitely catch the mastermind behind this!]

Khalid bit his lip, suppressing his anger.

His tightly clenched fist looked white as the blood drained from it.

Rahman took Khalid’s hand.

[Father, please calm down. You must get up from your sickbed to catch the culprit.]

That’s right.

If Khalid doesn’t recover, it will only benefit those who plotted the rebellion.

They might usurp the throne at any moment, bypassing Khalid.

Khalid has not yet ascended to the throne.

[You must avenge the late King and the late Minister Uncle. You must get up, Father.]

[…I understand.]

Only then did Khalid release the strength from his fist.

[Kang Tae-soo has arrived.]

[That man?]

[He came with me on the royal private jet. He is waiting outside the hospital room door.]

[Bring him in.]

Rahman quickly called Kang Tae-soo.

The hospital room door opened, and Tae-soo appeared.

Khalid raised his hand to stop Tae-soo’s greeting.

[The situation is urgent, so let’s skip the greetings and get straight to the point.]

[Understood.]

[There is something I want to ask of you.]

[What is it?]

[Keep an eye on Fahd’s movements.]

Fahd is the Saudi Minister of Finance and the ninth son of the founding king.

[I will compensate you generously.]

Compensation that Khalid guarantees.

The smell of money stings the nose.

As expected, the power of oil money!

‘Just keeping an eye on his movements, but why does it smell so strongly of money?’

It’s strange.

But it’s tempting.

It smells very delicious.

The compensation Khalid is talking about must be more than just generous.

‘This is a jackpot! Let’s grab it!’

Opportunity doesn’t always come.

It was when Tae-soo was swallowing his saliva.

[I suspect him.]

There are a few things that I can’t understand no matter how much I think about it.

[At first, I thought Turki had instigated the assassin.]

When the Saudi king was assassinated, and the gun was pointed at him.

The smile on Turki’s face.

Khalid can’t forget that vile smile.

[But then he shot Turki as well. Without hesitation.]

It wasn’t a stray bullet.

It was a direct aim.

The last face of Turki, who was flustered, came to mind.

-You betrayed… cough!

That became his last will.

The eyes, filled with resentment, stared at the last person.

At first, I thought it was the assassin.

But who else was in that direction?

There was his brother, Fahd, the Minister of Finance.

[As a result, I am the biggest beneficiary of this assassination attempt.]

Khalid is the first in line to the throne.

[But if I had died there, Fahd would have had a chance too.]

What if the third, fourth, and fifth sons of the founding king died?

The remaining brothers are no match for Fahd, the Minister of Finance, in a power struggle.

Even the sixth and seventh sons are already dead.

The eighth son holds a minor position in the provinces, and the next is Fahd, the ninth son.

After saying this, Tae-soo took over Khalid’s unspoken words.

[You have suspicions but no evidence, so you want me to visit the Minister of Finance’s house.]

He spoke vaguely, but how could he understand so perfectly?

Khalid nodded heavily.

[We are stuck. The entire Saudi royal family is in a state of emergency right now.]

The injured Khalid cannot move.

Even if Rahman, who is lower in rank than Fahd, goes, it will be useless.

Guards and secretaries are the number one targets of suspicion, so they can’t even get close.

[I happen to have enough reason to visit the former Minister of Finance’s house.]

Khalid hadn’t even properly started speaking, but Tae-soo had already grasped not only the situation but also Khalid’s intentions.

That’s why Khalid liked Tae-soo.

There’s no need for long explanations.

How smart is this guy?

[I’ll bring bribes.]

If you want to visit the Minister of Finance’s house, there’s nothing better than bribery and illegal favors.

If you bring a pile of bribes, the Minister of Finance will run out barefoot to greet Tae-soo.

No matter how this situation is, that is.

[If I use the pretext of the Saudi Jubail Industrial Port construction project, they won’t suspect anything. They all know I’m aiming for the bid.]

If the Minister of Finance received bribes from Han Cheong-ho for the same reason, would he refuse Tae-soo’s bribes?

Absolutely not.

He would wash his mouth after taking the money, but he’s not the kind of person to refuse money.

Isn’t he the kind of person who became the Minister of Finance because he was crazy about money?

[I will take this opportunity to extract all of Khalid’s worries at once, like pulling a wisdom tooth.]

It was Tae-soo’s bold statement.