Mining And Construction Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 172

172. End of Betrayal (2)

Park Jeong-hwan couldn’t hold back and shouted.

“You stupid bastard!”

Cha Gi-beom wasn’t trying to shoot Park Jeong-hwan.

If that was the case, he could have just lowered his hand.

Yet, foolishly, he pretended to aim the gun until the end.

“Why… why did you do that, why!”

It’s incomprehensible.

It’s frustrating.

It was stifling.

Only then did Cha Gi-beom’s last words echo in his ears.

-For 15 years, you’ve always doubted me.

-I’m tired of one-sided loyalty and devotion.

Park Jeong-hwan grabbed Cha Gi-beom by the collar and shook him violently.

“This isn’t it! You weren’t trying to shoot me!”

The dead Cha Gi-beom did not answer.

“You rooted out all the spies and Ohsunghui [a secret society] members who infiltrated the security office and the Capital Defense Command to betray me!”

Thud, thud.

No matter how much he shook Cha Gi-beom, he wouldn’t answer.

“You blocked people from approaching me, pretended to be loyal, and coveted power! Because you wanted my position! To kill me!”

It’s true that Cha Gi-beom cleaned up the spies and Ohsunghui members.

It was also true that he blocked approaches and aimed a gun at Park Jeong-hwan.

So, Park Jeong-hwan made the first move.

Because he was sure of the betrayal.

But to think he was holding an empty gun.

“Why! Why did you do that! Why! Answer me!”

No matter how much Park Jeong-hwan shook Cha Gi-beom, no answer came back.

The dead have no words.

So, he will never know the reason.

“You stupid and foolish bastard…….”

He should have asked him frankly.

Instead of testing him until the end, he should have asked him directly once.

If he had, the result might have been different.

“Damn it. You were planning to stab me in the heart until the moment you die.”

Park Jeong-hwan suddenly felt empty.

As the strength in his grip loosened, he let go of Cha Gi-beom’s collar.

Thud.

Cha Gi-beom collapsed to the floor.

Park Jeong-hwan glared at Cha Gi-beom with trembling eyes.

Even his voice trembled slightly.

“Yes, Gi-beom. You’re right. I doubted you.”

He was convinced he had betrayed him.

He shot Cha Gi-beom before he could pick up a gun and shoot him.

He never thought that Cha Gi-beom wouldn’t shoot him.

So, he secretly wore a bulletproof vest, hid a gun in his arms, and tried to move the Capital Defense Command to prevent a rebellion.

“You said your loyalty and devotion were one-sided? So you were tired of it? Is finding a place to die without a word of excuse your decision?”

Jeon Doo-ho’s cry also came to mind.

-Do you think Park Jeong-hwan doesn’t know your intentions? I heard he called the Capital Defense Command behind your back!

-You’re already marked, you idiot!

-Park Jeong-hwan knows about the betrayal! That’s the end! The end!

At least Jeon Doo-ho was honest.

“Yes, Jeon Doo-ho saw it right. From the beginning, I had no intention of forgiving you. I was just testing your sincerity until the end, and the result would not have changed.”

In the end, trying to confirm Cha Gi-beom’s sincerity only confirmed Park Jeong-hwan’s true feelings.

Rather, Cha Gi-beom tested Park Jeong-hwan.

And he lost his life as a price.

“Farewell. Thank you for your hard work.”

Park Jeong-hwan closed Cha Gi-beom’s eyes.

His mouth tasted bitter as if he had chewed on colocynth [a bitter-tasting fruit].

Park Jeong-hwan turned around.

“Jeon Doo-ho.”

There is still one more traitor alive.

“Now, you’re the only one left.”

Park Jeong-hwan looked around with bloodshot eyes.

Then he realized that there was someone else here besides Jeon Doo-ho.

All his nerves were focused on Cha Gi-beom and Jeon Doo-ho, the two traitors, so he had forgotten about one man’s existence.

“Kang Tae-soo.”

He sat with his legs crossed, without moving.

Tae-soo had been watching the dogfight between the three of them.

The expensive, flamboyant red chair that Han Cheong-ho had brought in seemed like a throne.

Tae-soo’s appearance, with one hand propping up his chin and the other dangling on the armrest, was quite relaxed.

In a pose that could be seen on the cover of a book, Tae-soo alone was neat and tidy, like someone from another world.

“Were you sitting there all along?”

“Why should I run away?”

“I’ll give you credit for not running away after seeing this mess. Are you trusting that big guy?”

At the end of Park Jeong-hwan’s gaze was the 2-meter giant guarding Tae-soo.

It was Kim Kwang-rok, who had entered through the door opened by Jeon Doo-ho.

Jeon Doo-ho, who had crawled away, leaving a trail of blood.

Jeon Doo-ho grabbed Kim Kwang-rok’s leg.

“M-Major Kim, help me! Let’s just catch that bastard. Then it’s over!”

Kim Kwang-rok is the best in the military.

He has never lost a one-on-one fight.

That’s why he was sent to deal with North Korean special agents.

“Are you not going to let go of this?”

Kim Kwang-rok looked down.

It was a contemptuous look.

“Major Kim, you and I are comrades!”

“I thought we cut ties when you presented me with the Ohsunghui absolute obedience pledge.”

Kim Kwang-rok, who was out of favor with Jeon Doo-ho, was transferred to the provinces as if he was being kicked out.

No one can follow Kim Kwang-rok just by catching North Korean spies.

However, Kim Kwang-rok had difficulty even maintaining his position as a major despite his numerous achievements.

Jeon Doo-ho and Ohsunghui found fault with even the most trivial things.

Thanks to that, Kim Kwang-rok saw all sorts of dirty and petty things.

“Then that’s an order! I’m your superior! Kill that bastard!”

“It’s been a while since I took off my uniform. Are your eyes just for show? My superior is here right now.”

Kim Kwang-rok kindly introduces Tae-soo.

Tae-soo stared down at Jeon Doo-ho.

It was a cold eye.

Jeon Doo-ho gritted his teeth.

‘I have to buy time no matter what. I have to use everything I can!’

Everything will be over as soon as Ohsunghui rushes in.

There is no force here that can defeat the armed 70 members of Ohsunghui.

‘It’s a race against time. If I can achieve victory by enduring dishonor, I will do anything!’

Jeon Doo-ho grabbed Tae-soo’s pants leg this time.

“Chairman Kang, send Kim Kwang-rok. Then I won’t forget that favor!”

“Are you telling me to participate in treason?”

“Park Jeong-hwan, everything will be resolved if you just kill that bastard!”

Park Jeong-hwan is smiling as he looks at Jeon Doo-ho.

He was gauging how far and how he would go, and what decision Tae-soo would make.

‘Even in this situation, you’re saying you’re going to test me.’

I think that level of suspicion is a disease.

Whether he does or not.

Tae-soo snorted.

“Why should I do that?”

“Armed Ohsunghui members are coming this way. I will make you the number one contributor. I, Jeon Doo-ho, am a generous person. So…….”

“Are you telling me to buy some time instead? Until Ohsunghui comes?”

Tae-soo sneered.

“That’s cheeky. You suddenly declared war on me and now you’re begging for your life.”

Wasn’t it Jeon Doo-ho who picked a fight with Tae-soo, who was just standing still?

Jeon Doo-ho desperately clung on.

“I was wrong that day. That was a slip of the tongue. Think about it. I was just matching the beat for my in-law, Han Cheong-ho. I didn’t have any open grudges against you!”

Tae-soo was dumbfounded.

What did Jeon Doo-ho say the first day he met him?

-Can I smash the Taeyang Group to pieces, or can’t I?

-There’s nothing I can’t do if I set my mind to it. It will be the same in the future.

-Take good care of the Taeyang Group. I don’t know how long you can last, but it will probably be soon.”

It wasn’t something that someone who picked a fight with him as soon as he met him for the first time should say.

But what about now?

“Army Security Commander. To think you take the weight of your words lightly even while in that position.”

He is a general who is the commander of the armed forces of this country with stars [a high-ranking officer].

It was a disappointing response.

“I’ll take responsibility for the Taeyang Group. I promise!”

“I don’t make promises with people who have light words.”

Tae-soo glances at his watch.

-May 18, 1975, 11:21 PM.

It is the date set for Jeon Doo-ho’s execution.

It was also a terrible day in his past life when countless citizens bled because of Jeon Doo-ho.

Until 2020, Jeon Doo-ho denied the incident and shamelessly pretended not to know.

“I accepted your declaration of war and decided to respond.”

I will end his life before the clock strikes 12.

“I’m not the type to go around obstacles in my way. I’m the type to get rid of them.”

Tae-soo smiled.

“Besides, I’m not the type to show mercy to the enemy.”

So that’s the conclusion.

“Go to hell.”

Tae-soo kicked Jeon Doo-ho with his shoe.

Park Jeong-hwan smiled as he looked at Tae-soo.

“That’s Kang Tae-soo.”

Smart, good eyes, good guts, good judgment.

He’s going to be big.

Park Jeong-hwan turned his eyes to Jeon Doo-ho this time and clicked his tongue.

“It’s pathetic. Keep your dignity, Jeon Doo-ho.”

Tae-soo answered instead.

“The owner is responsible for the dog he raises.”

“I have to.”

Park Jeong-hwan waved his gun-wielding hand.

Then Kim Kwang-rok grabbed Jeon Doo-ho by the nape of his neck and began to drag him away.

He walks towards Park Jeong-hwan.

“Major Kim, everyone will die for treason if you do this. They were your comrades and colleagues. If you think about them, just once……!”

“Fuck off.”

Kim Kwang-rok raised his middle finger.

“I took off my uniform. How many times do I have to say it?”

“Once a comrade is always a comrade!”

“Say that kind of bullshit to the Ohsunghui dogs. I don’t raise dog bastard colleagues.”

I’m not a military dog soldier.

“Let’s do our own work. It’s time to stop thinking about splashing shit on others, right?”

Jeon Doo-ho was delivered to Park Jeong-hwan.

Kim Kwang-rok, who looked down at Jeon Doo-ho, grinned, revealing his gums.

“It’s embarrassing to have stars [rank insignia].”

Kim Kwang-rok turned his back and returned to Tae-soo’s side.

Park Jeong-hwan glared at Jeon Doo-ho with cold eyes.

“Doo-ho, did you take the bullets out of Gi-beom’s gun?”

“Damn it, did I have the mind to do that? I told that idiot to shoot because he had a gun. Is a guy who threatens to aim with a gun without bullets in his right mind?”

It’s this side that’s wronged.

Wasn’t Jeon Doo-ho the one who worked hard to hide behind Park Jeong-hwan?

“If I had known that Cha Gi-beom was holding an empty gun, I would have killed you then without looking at your face!”

It’s a regret of a thousand years.

He saved his body because he was only thinking about killing Park Jeong-hwan.

I didn’t know it would come back like this.

“How does it feel to kill the loyal dog who guarded the house with your own hands? Huh? Am I going to be boiled because I’m a hunting dog? Are you going to discard me after I’ve outlived my usefulness?”

Jeon Doo-ho sneered.

“Eat shit. Ptooey!”

While raising his middle finger.

Bang-

Park Jeong-hwan said indifferently.

“I guess my shooting skills have deteriorated. I was just trying to blow off your arrogant finger.”

Jeon Doo-ho sobbed, clutching his wrist.

Now Jeon Doo-ho has nothing left but resentment.

He hoped to dig into Park Jeong-hwan a little more.

“You’re just a dirty suspicious bastard. You’ve always been like that. Have you ever really trusted me? And then you want loyalty? That’s greed.”

Jeon Doo-ho is also spouting the same nonsense as the dead Cha Gi-beom.

But those words sprinkled salt on Park Jeong-hwan’s wound.

“You ungrateful bastard, you’re talking with a hole in your mouth.”

How dare you try to make fun of me by bringing up Cha Gi-beom?

Park Jeong-hwan lifted Jeon Doo-ho by the collar.

But Jeon Doo-ho didn’t stop.

“Ungrateful? What was the end of those who devoted their loyalty? Can’t you see that corpse over there? That’s the result of serving you for 15 years!”

Jeon Doo-ho and Park Jeong-hwan glared at each other.

It was an eye full of hostility and murderous intent towards each other.

“You’re the one who killed Cha Gi-beom in the end. The traitor is not Cha Gi-beom but Park Jeong-hwan. I’m going to end up like that too, so what can’t I do?”

Jeon Doo-ho did not give in.

“Ohsunghui is coming! You’re going to die no matter what! Even if I die, you’re going to die! Let’s die together, you son of a bitch!”

Park Jeong-hwan chuckled.

He checks the last bullet.

“It’s a pity that there’s only one bullet. Should I blow off your arrogant mouth, or should I blow off your head full of shit?”

No matter where I blow it off, you’re going to die anyway.

“They said men should be careful of the three ends. Fingertips, tongues, and dicks. In that sense, I’ll have to finish off your mouth.”

The decision is over.

“If dying is your wish, I have to grant it. You’ve been under me for 10 years too.”

Tae-soo watched the scene sitting in a chair, and Kim Kwang-rok watched with his arms crossed next to Tae-soo.

Bang- Thump thump thump.

Really, gunshots and footsteps were heard wildly from outside.

“Security Commander! Are you here?”

“I’m here! It’s on the 7th floor!”

Jeon Doo-ho shouted at the top of his lungs.

‘Finally!’

The Ohsunghui, who had been waiting and waiting, is near.

What would be the reason for enduring humiliation and somehow buying time?

Joy spread across Jeon Doo-ho’s face.

Then Kim Kwang-rok unfolded his arms and raised his hand.

“Kill them all. Don’t let a single one into this place.”

“Yes.”

Jeon Doo-ho was horrified.

‘Why can I hear the answer?’

Jeon Doo-ho turned his head.

The view of the 7th floor hall seen through the open door.

Taeyang Group security guards had already occupied the 7th floor hall and established a defense line.